Develop & Destroy
Missed the beginning? Start with The Cassette Letters to uncover the mystery from the very first tape. A forgotten film. An impossible photograph. A secret that defies time. . .Years after escaping her haunting past, Astrid "Ash" Calloway discovers an undeveloped roll of film inside a thrift store camera. The first few images are ordinary. But then she finds something impossible-a photograph of herself taken decades before she was born. The search for answers leads Ash to a Creepy Past Mystery buried in an abandoned facility-a place where memories were manipulated, identities erased, and time didn't flow the way it should. Ellie Mercer-her long-lost siste -has been searching for the same truth. But the more they uncover, the more they realize: one of them was never meant to exist. For readers who love: ✔ Suspense and Thriller Books that explore reality-bending conspiracies✔ Mystery and Thriller Books for Adults where past and present collide✔ Family Drama Fiction Books with deep emotional stakes✔ Memory Thriller Novels featuring psychological twists✔ Time Loop Thriller Books where history is not what it seemsAs Ash and Ellie fight to reclaim their stolen pasts, they must answer the ultimate question: If reality was rewritten once-could it happen again? Read now and experience the mind-bending sequel to The Cassette Letters!
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The Mars House
A compulsively readable queer sci-fi novel about a marriage of convenience between a Mars politician and an Earth refugee. Named a Best Book of 2024 by The Washington Post * Amazon * Book Riot * LitHub * Paste Magazine * HuffPost In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee in Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. There, January's life is dictated by his status as an Earthstronger-a person whose body is not adjusted to lower gravity and so poses a danger to those born on, or naturalized to, Mars. January's job choices, housing, and even transportation are dictated by this second-class status, and now a xenophobic politician named Aubrey Gale is running on a platform that would make it all worse: Gale wants all Earthstrongers to naturalize, a process that is always disabling and sometimes deadly. When Gale chooses January for an on-the-spot press junket interview that goes horribly awry, January's life is thrown into chaos, but Gale's political fortunes are damaged, too. Gale proposes a solution to both their problems: a five year made-for-the-press marriage that would secure January's future without naturalization and ensure Gale's political success. But when January accepts the offer, he discovers that Gale is not at all like they appear in the press. They're kind, compassionate, and much more difficult to hate than January would prefer. As their romantic relationship develops, the political situation worsens, and January discovers Gale has an enemy, someone willing to destroy all of Tharsis to make them pay-and January may be the only person standing in the way. Un-put-downably immersive and utterly timely, Natasha Pulley's new novel is a gripping story about privilege, strength, and life across class divisions, perfect for readers of Sarah Gailey and Tamsyn Muir.
Prophet Wacko
Hilarious and flippant sci-fi, tempered by the solemn profundity of the human condition. It features extraterrestrials, bigfoots, and a handful of level-headed humans struggling to make sense of unprecedented circumstances on their home planet. An advanced species of aliens, Xenkonians, pretend to be God. Their purpose? To convince humanity to blissfully accept cranial tubing in order to harvest their melatonin, which just happens to have the same chemical properties as a powerful recreational narcotic, but with even better effect. It also enhances the telepathic ability of the few Xenkonians predisposed to telepathy, including an egomaniac military leader hell-bent on conquering the galaxy. God is created by exploiting an ancient channeling species, the Hoo'qqai, who have a history of benevolently imitating God to influence and guide less-evolved species throughout the galaxy. The Xenkonians send an avatar in human form to earth, channeled by an elder and somewhat reluctant Hoo'qqai, whose initial mission is to unite humanity's religions, then create a new religious order controlled by the avatar. But the mission gets sidetracked when the mind of an old Xenkonian mute monk, with a decidedly Zen disposition and a fondness for gambling, finds its way into the avatar's body. The avatar befriends a young atheistic hermit in the mountains of Oregon and the fun begins. Earth will never be the same.
Idolfire
An epic sapphic fantasy roadtrip inspired by the fall of Rome, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Frontier and Floating Hotel On one side of the world, Aleya Ana-Ulai is desperate for a chance. Her family have written her off as a mistake, but she's determined to prove every last one of them wrong. On the other, Kirby of Wall's End is searching for redemption. An ancient curse tore her life apart, but to fix it, she'll have to leave everything behind. Fate sets them both on the path to Nivela, a city once poised to conquer the world with the power of a thousand stolen gods. Now the gates are closed and the old magic slumbers. Dead -- or waiting for a spark to light it anew... A character-driven science-fantasy road trip book with sword fights and a slowburn romance, Idolfire delves into the vastness of history and the terrifying power of organized faith.
Journey to Oddity-9
Journey to Oddity-9 follows Ethan, a young man stranded between the stars and his fractured past. After a life-changing accident and years of alien encounters, he embarks on a journey of healing, reconciliation, and rediscovery-learning that even across the vast cosmos, family can always bring you home. (Hardcover edition)
Worlds Away From Here
Award-Winning Book One in the Metashiftors Saga! Tutami is a robot with awareness, feelings - and a past she's desperate to leave behind her.
Das st瓣hlerne Geheimnis (Dystopie-Klassiker)
Hans Dominik (1872-1945) war ein deutscher Science-Fiction- und Sachbuchautor, Wissenschaftsjournalist und Ingenieur. Aus dem Buch: "Um die sechste Abendstunde wurde die Nachricht in New York bekannt. Gellend schrien die Zeitungsboys die letzte Ausgabe ihrer Bl瓣tter mit einer neuen Schlagzeile aus. Vertrag zwischen Grand Corporation und Roddington-Konzern unterschrieben. J. W. Roddington bekommt hundert Millionen! Gibt die Gesch瓣fte auf! Es war die Zeit des B羹roschlusses, zu der die Wolkenkratzer der City sich leeren. Eine vieltausendk繹pfige Menge f羹llte die Stra?en, und trotz des nichtsnutzigen Februarwetters blieben zahlreiche Passanten stehen, um die noch druckfeuchten Bl瓣tter zu kaufen. Der Vertrag mit der Grand Corporation perfekt - das war immerhin eine Sache, um derentwillen man einen Augenblick l瓣nger in dem kalten Regen und Schlackerschnee verweilen konnte. In den Stra?en- und Untergrundbahnen wurde der Inhalt der Abendbl瓣tter von Tausenden besprochen und kommentiert..."
The Martian Contingency
Mary Robinette Kowal returns to Mars in this latest entry to the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Lady Astronaut series. "Kowal masters both science and historical accuracy in this alternate history adventure."--Andy Weir, author of The Martian, on The Calculating Stars Years after a meteorite strike obliterated Washington, D.C.--triggering an extinction-level global warming event--Earth's survivors have started an international effort to establish homes on space stations and the Moon. The next step - Mars. Elma York, the Lady Astronaut, lands on the Red Planet, optimistic about preparing for the first true wave of inhabitants. The mission objective is more than just building the infrastructure of a habitat - they are trying to preserve the many cultures and nuances of life on Earth without importing the hate. But from the moment she arrives, something is off. Disturbing signs hint at a hidden disaster during the First Mars Expedition that never made it into the official transcript. As Elma and her crew try to investigate, they face a wall of silence and obfuscation. Their attempts to build a thriving Martian community grind to a halt. What you don't know CAN harm you. And if the truth doesn't come to light, the ripple effects could leave humanity stranded on a dying Earth... Lady AstronautThe Calculating StarsThe Fated SkyThe Relentless MoonThe Martian Contingency
Siege of Vraks
Understand just how the Death Korps of Krieg have earned their reputation as the Imperium's most ruthless fighters in this gripping tale of desperate defence and defiant loyalty. Vraks is an armoury world that is vital to the struggling Imperium and its efforts to resist the wider threats to humanity. The planet is a key link in the long supply chain that keeps the beleaguered Imperial regiments stationed around the Eye of Terror and ready for war. The stoic Death Korps of Krieg have been assigned to this desperate world's defence. The grim soldiers of this regiment are born to serve the Emperor, as below Krieg's irradiated surface is a human factory, existing only to produce soldiers destined for the front line in the Imperium's most toxic and gruelling warzones. These indoctrinated soldiers are unflinchingly loyal and willing to sacrifice themselves without question or regard to ultimately win victory. And they will need all these qualities to face the horrors awaiting them on Vraks...
Die gro?e Revolution (Science-Fiction Klassiker)
"Auf dem Monde wars Nacht. Und die dicke Luft war ganz still. Und die Goldk瓣fer sa?en auf den dunklen Moosfeldern und leuchteten - so wie die Sterne am schwarzen Himmel leuchteten. Von der Erde war nur ein Viertel als Halbkreis zu sehen. Und f羹nf Mondm瓣nner schwebten 羹ber den Moosfeldern und leuchteten auch - aber so wie Kugeln von Phosphor. Und der Mondmann, der voranflog, wurde pl繹tzlich so rot wie eine feurige Kohle, und da flogen die vier anderen Mondm瓣nner an seine Seite und wurden ganz allm瓣hlich ebenfalls so rot. Durch dieses Rotwerden sagten sich die Mondleute, da? sie bereit w瓣ren, miteinander zu sprechen. Und der Mondmann, der zuerst rot wurde, sprach jetzt langsam und nachdenklich: Der Stern, mit dem wir leben, unser guter Mond, will ein gro?es Auge haben - und wenns m繹glich w瓣re - schlie?lich ein gro?es Auge sein - blo? noch ein einziges Auge sein - ganz Auge sein. Die Mondleute hatten, wenn sie in der Luft schwebten, unten Kugelgestalt, und aus der ragte oben ein kleiner Brustrumpf mit einem R羹benkopf und zwei Armen heraus..." Paul Scheerbart (1863-1915), auch unter seinen Pseudonymen Kuno K羹fer und Bruno K羹fer bekannt, war ein deutscher Schriftsteller phantastischer Literatur und Zeichner.
The Hampdenshire Wonder
In this pioneering science-fictional treatment of superhuman intelligence, a mutant wonder child's insights prove devastating. Science fiction luminary Ted Chiang introduces The Hampdenshire Wonder, one of the genre's first treatments of superhuman intelligence. Victor Stott is a large-headed "supernormal" mutated in the womb by his parents' desire to have a child born without habits. Known as "the Wonder," Victor surveys humankind's science, philosophy, history, literature, religion--the best that has been thought and said--and dismisses it brutally: "So elementary . . . inchoate . . . a disjunctive patchwork." Rejecting "the interposing and utterly false concepts of space and time," the Wonder claims that life itself is merely "a disease of the ether." Unable to deal with the child's disenchanting insights, his adult interlocutors seek to silence him . . . perhaps permanently.
The Sea Eternal
"Wherever Emery Robin goes from here, I'm going to follow." --Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author From one of the most original voices in science fiction comes the spectacular sequel to the epic, interstellar love story that began in The Stars Undying. Goddess, tell me the story. Matheus Ceirran, commander of half the known world, is dead. For the past year, his loyal captain Anita has hunted down his assassins--that is, when she can pull herself from the bed of Altagracia Caviro Patramata, queen and oracle of the client planet of Szayet. But when Anita's quest for revenge takes her across the borders of an enigmatic neighboring empire, she uncovers a dangerous secret that could upend the fragile balance of the galaxy. Meanwhile, Ceirran's heir apparent Ot獺vio Julhan grows more and more powerful in the capital that Anita has left behind. Caught between home, Szayet, and a new and greater threat, Anita finds herself at the center of a war that threatens to collapse her world. The fate of empires dances on the tip of a knife, and history will be written by the victors in this sweeping tale of myth, imperial legacy, and the love affair of a lifetime. Praise for the Empire Without End: "Dazzling, transportive, boundless, precise--and dares to ask, what if Mark Antony was the hottest butch girl in space?" --Casey McQuiston "Gorgeously written, impeccably characterized, and profoundly aware of the way the ghosts of history linger." --Emily Tesh "A glittering triumph of a book that weaves together history and tragedy into a star-spanning epic." --Everina Maxwell
