Victory's Price (Star Wars)
The aces of the New Republic have one final chance to defeat the darkness of Shadow Wing in this thrilling conclusion to the Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy! In the wake of Yrica Quell's shocking decision--and one of the fiercest battles of their lives--the remnants of Alphabet Squadron seek answers and closure across a galaxy whose old war scars are threatening to reopen. Soran Keize has returned to the tip of Shadow Wing's spear. Operation Cinder, the terrifying protocol of planetary extermination that began in the twilight of the Imperial era, burns throughout the galaxy. Shadow Wing is no longer wounded prey fleeing the hunters of the New Republic. With its leader, its strength has returned, and its Star Destroyers and TIE squadrons lurk in the darkness between stars, carrying out the fallen Emperor's final edict of destruction--as well as another, stranger mission, one Keize has championed not for the dying Empire, but for its loyal soldiers. Alphabet Squadron's ships are as ramshackle and damaged as their spirits, but they've always had one another. Now, as they face the might of Keize's reborn juggernaut, they aren't sure they even have that. How do you catch a shadow? How do you kill it? And when you're finally victorious, who pays the price?
Star Wars: The Mask of Fear (Reign of the Empire)
Before the Rebellion, the Empire reigns, in book one of a trilogy told through the eyes of Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Saw Gerrera--for fans of Andor."The Mask of Fear is a perfect prequel for Andor."--ScreenRant "In order to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire! For a safe and secure society!" With one speech and thunderous applause, Chancellor Palpatine brought the era of the Republic crashing down. In its place rose the Galactic Empire. Across the galaxy, people rejoiced and celebrated the end of war--and the promises of tomorrow. But that tomorrow was a lie. Instead, the galaxy became twisted by the cruelty and fear of the Emperor's rule. During that terrifying first year of tyranny, Mon Mothma, Saw Gerrera, and Bail Organa face the encroaching darkness. One day, they will be three architects of the Rebel Alliance. But first, each must find purpose and direction in a changing galaxy, while harboring their own secrets, fears, and hopes for a future that may never come unless they act.
This Brutal Moon
Bethany Jacobs returns with the thrilling conclusion to The Kindom Trilogy that began with the Philip K. Dick Award-winning These Burning Stars, the debut epic space opera trilogy about revenge, power, and the price of legacy. Violence has erupted across the Treble. The colony that Jun Ironway and Masar Hawks have fought to protect is now woefully compromised, and its people, unwilling to submit to tyranny once more, face a brutal fight for their lives and freedom. In the midst of upheaval and rebellion, new enemies arise at every corner, including a familiar player who won't let power slip through his fingers again. Not when he has every Kindom Hand under his heel. And whether he will be as bloody-minded as his predecessors remains to be seen. As the quiet ones launch their attack and all hope seems lost, Cleric Chono looks to unlikely allies to fight a final battle for peace. But one crucial question remains: where is Six? Praise for The Kindom Trilogy: ★ "An exciting start from a fresh talent, offering emotional and political complexity plus plenty of interplanetary action." - Kirkus (Starred Review) on These Burning Stars ★ "Plotted like a chess match, confident and surprising as Jacobs moves each piece thoughtfully across her board ... If Jacobs' second entry is anything like the first, we'll have so much more to discover across her universe in the years to come." - BookPage (Starred Review) on These Burning Stars "There's no shortage of twists, betrayals, and unexpected alliances in this intricate story of revenge and survival. This sets things up nicely for a grand finale in book three." -Publishers Weekly on On Vicious Worlds
Skrean Time
Eugene Van Meyer has trudged through life under the weight of poor self-esteem and a willingness to accept less than he deserves. Now he is in a position of power and responsibility for which he previously could only dream about, but with it comes a significant caveat: working for the nefarious and emotionally abusive Hamelton Skrean. Skrean has put Eugene in charge of a time-traveling technology with orders to find William J. Allerspan. Allerspan, one of the nation's first governors of color, disappeared without a trace forty years ago as he considered making another run for the state's highest office. And what of one Clancy Wigwort, the man who developed the theoretical basis for time visitation? What connection does he have to Skrean? Eugene makes it his mission to find out the truth. It is the assignment of a lifetime, yet his boss's obvious need for information, power and fame conflicts with Eugene's ethics. Plus, the longer he is able to drag out his assignment, the longer he can interact with the beautiful Cidally Short, his secret crush to the nth degree. Ultimately, Eugene has decisions to make. Does he complete his mission or defy his authoritarian employer? Does he let the cycle of time play itself out or use the technology to rewind and replay time? His decisions will impact more than just his own destiny.
A Gun Is The Thing With Feathers
Emma Taumata just cooked her last bounty alive. It was an accident.Emma's a washed-up bounty hunter working for Earth's colonialist alien overlords, the Qhixs'is, who so generously turned off the power, factories, & banned toilets nearly two decades ago. Despite her hatred of them, Emma loves her job, but she's just had another shitty Thursday, & lost the last of her points. So, she's forced to hunt her childhood best friend, Davis Jake.The once serialized A Gun Is The Thing With Feathers is now here, in full novel form, featuring bonus content! For fans of Science Fiction Dystopia and post apocalypse vibes. AGITTWF features a strong female ace protagonist and an LGBTQIA+POC cast, full of found family, platonic love and adventure.Comps: The Future by Naomi Alderman, Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, and Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig.Tasting Notes: Reclaimed and overgrown dystopia, found family, sentient car and chicken, streaming slop, golf, and murder to a nightmare social media, rebellion and resistance, tentacle aliens, Jane doesn't dieContent Guidance: This novel has plenty of swearing, violence, specifically blood and gore, bigotry, ghosts, guns, religious extremism, non-terrestrial creatures, Capitalism, manipulation, and children in danger. It also contains some depictions of parental abuse, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, body horror, mentions of sexual violence, and Maxx Hard (you'll get it when you meet him.)
Out of Time
'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time' C. K. MCDONNELL The nail-bitingly tense, rib-crackingly funny new TIME POLICE mission from the million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S. The Time Police are accustomed to jumping to the past. This time, however, the past has come to them. What connects a dead dinosaur with Romulus the founder of Rome, a shocking cover-up at TPHQ and a plot to murder the Princes in the Tower? The Time Police are determined to find out, helped - and occasionally hindered - by a wayward member of St Mary's and a recently reunited Team 236. Each in their own unique way, obviously. As if all that wasn't enough - something somewhere in the Timeline is wrong. Very, very wrong. What is the Time Map trying to tell them? Can the Time Police find the answers before Time runs out? BOOK 6 IN THE TIME POLICE SERIESFOR FANS OF TERRY PRATCHETT, RICHARD OSMAN AND DOCTOR WHO *** Readers love the Time Police: 'I do love Jodi's books - now waiting impatiently for the next episode....' 'Please, Ms Taylor, never stop writing these books' 'Brilliant, blistering, read, the action is relentless.' 'An excellent read, I'm just sad I'm going to have to wait some time for the next one' 'This got five stars only because I couldn't give it six!' 'I don't think I've ever laughed out loud so much reading a book'
Resurrection
An ancient secret. A powerful bond. A threat reborn. When Dr. Taylor Scott created three alien creatures from ancient DNA, he never imagined they'd become family-or that one day, his daughter's life would depend on them. Thirteen years after this miracle, a major discovery threatens to reveal their existence to the world, triggering a race to protect the truth even as an old enemy resurfaces. Resurrection is a gripping sci-fi thriller of love, sacrifice, and the extraordinary power ofconnection across species-and time.
Tears of a Thousand Years
On her first assignment as a Rememberer, Vega travels to Small Home, the newest planet the Race adopted. The planet's inhabitants, the Caelings, are a friendly native species with an agrarian culture. Vega has heard reports of a native who performs miracles, and she wants to record him and other Caelings for her people because she knows that someday the Caelings will be gone. She takes her younger brother to assist her and travels into the backcountry to find this miracle worker. The townspeople tell her amazing stories about Tantea, the teacher of miracles. When Vega meets him, she believes he is a charlatan until Tantea picks out the star she comes from in the night sky and convinces her. Yet, a miracle worker is hard to fool. When he finds out the Race's longevity and indifference always result in Vega's people destroying the native populations with their carelessness, he becomes furious and decides to grant Vega a miracle she inadvertently asked for-one that will throw her entire civilization into chaos but gives her people a chance at redemption.
The Last Knight of Chittor
'Pre-launch Review - The Times of India (Gurgaon Times)Rishabh Dubey's The Last Knight of Chittor reimagines one of India's most storied sieges.Blending history with elements of science fiction, Dubey explores the idea of a living fortress -where sound, faith, and design become weapons of endurance."History and science fiction aren't opposites," says Rishabh Dubey. "They meet where imagination rediscovers glory and where the young learn to dream with roots."From the AuthorWhen I began writing The Last Knight of Chittor, I wanted to explore endurance - not as nostalgia, but as living science.What if sound itself could defend faith, and the same principles that guide music and prayer could shape survival?Through Vyaghradev, I wished to portray the discipline that transforms valour into philosophy, and the quiet heroism that binds duty to creation.To the youth who inherit this legacy: may you see that science and tradition were never rivals-they were once the same song, sung by a civilization that knew how to listen.- Rishabh Dubey (Kridious)
Vaedhe
When Vivvy's brother disappears and the authorities refuse to look into it, she takes the matter into her own hands. With an old junker ship and a disparate team of searchers, she sets out for an abandoned colony on the edge of her system.As the crew explores the derelict station, they will uncover realities beyond their worst nightmares.
In the Blink of an Eye
A locked room. A dead scientist. A time machine.Professor Yonatan Brand, a world-renowned physicist, amateur magician, and hot-chocolate enthusiast, dreamed of unlocking time itself. He mapped every danger, every paradox, every temptation of hubris. But when his body is discovered inside his sealed study, Brand leaves behind one impossible crime-and a machine that might have killed him.Enter Benjamin "Bunker" Kronovic, a washed-up actor, and Abigail Canaani, a reclusive librarian. They're not seasoned detectives; their usual cases involve lost pets and unpaid bills. Now they must face something far stranger: a corpse, a time machine, and a circle of Brand's childhood friends, each guarding secrets darker than the past itself.As Bunker and Abigail stumble through a mystery where time is as treacherous as truth, they discover that the question isn't just who killed Professor Brand, but when.In the Blink of an Eye is a locked-room mystery with a science-fiction twist, blending razor-sharp suspense, mind-bending paradoxes, and two unlikely detectives you'll never forget.
Starborn Alive
An ancient alien artifact. Two sisters. A desperate journey for survival in a galaxy on the brink.Haunted by loss, Nova Clearwater flees Earth aboard Terra One, hoping to leave the nightmare behind and find refuge with her father.But space offers no refuge.Soon she discovers she is not alone-an angry stranger and a troubled voice from the past begin to fracture her fragile control of the ship.What begins as survival becomes revelation: the alien artifact still whispers, its echo reaching farther than anyone imagined-threatening to break the very foundations of humanity.Across Europa's frozen colonies and Jupiter's shadowed orbit, loyalties falter, alliances shift, and the line between survivor and betrayer blurs.For readers of The Expanse, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune, Starborn Alive: Cracks is a haunting journey through isolation, trust, and the fragile fault lines of hope.Book Three, Starborn Alive: Alienation, continues the story-currently planned for release in December 2026.
The Unswitchable
What if everyone could become someone else, except you?In a world where the Switch-Bracelet lets people instantly jump into any body, Dan Arbel is cursed with something unthinkable: he's stuck being himself. While others hire stand-ins to do their workouts, commute in borrowed bodies, or vacation through the eyes of professional tourists, Dan remains trapped in his own skin-the only person on Earth who can't switch.That makes him valuable. And dangerous.Working as a black-market courier in a society where identity is fluid, Dan thought his condition was just a lonely burden. Then a dying stranger in a borrowed body whispers impossible words-tying Dan to a secret buried deep in his past. Before he can process the revelation, assassins with ever-changing faces descend, hunting for something he carries without knowing.In a world where anyone can be anyone, how do you know who to trust?Dan's unchanging identity, once his greatest curse, becomes the one constant in a deadly maze of deception. To survive, he must rely on the only thing no one else can claim anymore: his own irreplaceable self.A heart-stopping blend of cyberpunk thriller and philosophical mystery that will leave you questioning the nature of identity itself.
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transformative visions of the future, fantastical alternate worlds, and inspiration for the social justice movements of tomorrow. One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 Autostraddle - Ms. Magazine - Reactor - Alta Journal - Library Journal - Bookish Goblin - Gizmodo - LitHub - Fantasy Cafe - Book Riot - Seattle Times - The Root In this collection, editors Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older champion realistic, progressive social change using the speculative stories of writers across the world. Exploring topics ranging from disability justice and environmental activism to community care and collective worldbuilding, these imaginative pieces from writers such as NK Jemisin, Charlie Jane Anders, Alejandro Heredia, Sam J. Miller, Nisi Shawl, and Sabrina Vourvoulias center solidarity, empathy, hope, joy, and creativity. Each story is grounded within a broader sociopolitical framework using essays and interviews from movement leaders, including adrienne maree brown and Walidah Imarisha, charting the future history of protest, revolutions, and resistance with the same zeal for accuracy that speculative writers normally bring to science and technology. Using the vehicle of ambitious storytelling, We Will Rise Again offers effective tools for organizing, an unflinching interrogation of the status quo, and a blueprint for prefiguring a different world.
Apostles of Mercy
THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER Apostles of Mercy is the new alternate history first contact novel from the instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LA Times bestselling Lindsay Ellis.First Contact has not been going well. The nations of Earth are rapidly militarizing against the arrival of the Superorganism, an alien civilization that promises to destroy humanity before it can develop into a real threat. The Superorganism has done it before-to their distant transient relatives-and they could easily do it again. But the alien Ampersand and his human interpreter Cora Sabino are done with trying to save humanity from both the Superorganism and itself; to them, this is a civilization that does not deserve to be saved. When a strange new form of communication between the two of them reveals to Cora how alien Ampersand truly is, she begins to question her blind devotion. But she soon learns of a danger that may force them to leave Earth before either of them are ready: a group of superorganism enemies that have been wreaking havoc on Earth for decades. Existence on the margins has made them desperate and bent on revenge against any of Ampersand's race whose path they cross. Before Cora and Ampersand can make their final escape, these hostile aliens stage an attack, and take that which is most dear to both of them. Ampersand's enemies will not consider any form of truce; the greatest threat to them is not from the Superorganism, but from an increasingly fearful and violent human civilization newly aware of their existence. Cora and Ampersand must go to extreme measures to take back what was stolen and prevent wholesale human extermination-but in doing so they may be no better than the civilizations they are trying to escape.
Power Vacuum
In space, all that matters is survival.Survival hangs in the balance for Renton Hicks and his fellow colonists at Moon Base Delta. With a tight blockade being imposed by the Xilinex Corporation, their supplies are running dangerously low.Hope emerges in the form of a Martian evacuation ship, carrying genetic engineering technology that could potentially secure their future. However, getting their hands on it demands not just outwitting Xilinex, but also securing assistance from the last vestiges of the SINO power block.It's a high-stakes gamble, fraught with danger - aligning with their former adversaries might invite more trouble than it's worth. Yet their dire circumstances leave them with no choice but to take drastic action. They must take a bet on this alliance, hoping it will keep them one step ahead of starvation.
Resource Control
The crew's efforts to reactivate the long-abandoned Moon Base Delta are hindered by a desperate food shortage which begins to sap their mental and physical energy.Their dire situation is not helped by an influx of refugees and rebels fleeing the brutal resource conflicts erupting throughout the lunar colonies. Moon Base Delta quickly becomes a melting pot of desperate souls caught in the crossfire, all fighting for survival.As the pressure on limited resources escalates, and the demands on Renton and the crew intensify, they come to a stark and uncompromising realization: If they are to survive, they must confront the harsh reality of their predicament - they must fight back.
Three Passages of One Soul
Three Passages of One Soul is a beautifully layered journey through guilt, love, destiny, and the eternal cycle of life and death.A soldier burdened by the weight of his sins believes his downfall is the curse that unravels his family. An indentured laborer journeys across the Pacific, his hope anchored to the promise of a new beginning in the distant isles of Fiji. And a young painter, haunted by dreams that feel like memories, gives form to visions that transcend time.Three lives. Three eras. One timeless connection.As their stories unfold-spanning war and exile, love and betrayal, triumph and tragedy-they reveal a shared destiny that transcends centuries. Each rebirth brings them closer to the truth: that every life carries the weight of the one before, and escape from the cycle of rebirth may demand the ultimate sacrifice.Through lyrical prose and spiritual depth, Three Passages of One Soul asks: How does one break free from the endless turning of the wheel? Can the soul ever find peace between one life and the next?
The Second Deluge
The second deluge presents a sweeping vision of planetary catastrophe through the lens of science and morality, as Earth faces annihilation from a cosmic flood. At its center is Cosmo Vers l, a brilliant but reclusive scientist whose calculations reveal an impending collision with a nebula dense with water vapor. This revelation unleashes a torrent of existential questions about human progress, divine justice, and scientific foresight. The early chapters focus on the isolation and determination of Vers l, whose warnings fall on deaf ears in a society obsessed with comfort and skeptical of reason. Undeterred, he initiates the construction of an ark, invoking a modern parallel to ancient myth while wrestling with the ethical burden of deciding who will survive. The narrative amplifies this tension as it navigates the apathy of a populace and the politics of crisis. Through the rising waters and the arc of survival, the novel interrogates the fragility of civilization and the arrogance of ignoring natural forces. It is a story of redemption and condemnation, filtered through the rigorous mind of a man who embodies both salvation and judgment.
Loophole
Advik, a 10-year-old boy, lives in a world that revolves around his parents, with an unbreakable bond with his mother. But his idyllic life shatters when he uncovers a harrowing truth: his beloved mother has been brutally massacred, and the man behind this crime is his own father. Determined to unearth the secrets of this betrayal, Advik ventures into his father's lab and encounters a catastrophic black hole experiment gone wrong. Nearly consumed by the void, he miraculously survives-only to fall into a decade-long coma. Awakening ten years later, Advik finds himself in a world transformed, and a self he no longer recognizes. His body remains that of a boy, but his mind evolves at a frightening pace. Along with it comes the power to manipulate wormholes-and a silent, ominous change that may spiral beyond control. Is Advik humanity's last hope, or its impending doom? The Loophole marks the beginning of an epic superhero saga.
Sqinks
Sqinks is a visionary tale of odd aliens with strange plans. A vintage Rudy Rucker rollercoaster: fresh ideas, big laughs, and high emotions. A novel about our new AI, satirizing today's San Francisco. The main character is an old writer. He's lonely, he meets a woman, they save the world. A transreal cyberpunk love story!
Hyper Object Vol. 1
The Hyper Object is a mythical artifact said to grant unimaginable power to its wielder. Few believe it truly exists, but those who do would stop at nothing to find it.Below the surface of an inhospitable planet lies a sprawling network of people whose existence relies on Hyper, a precious mineral found deep underground, for light, food, warmth, and shelter. Those most favored in this hierarchical society are the shapers, people born with the ability to manipulate Hyper with their thoughts. Serving as architects, healers, machinists, and countless other professions, shapers wield Hyper to support themselves, power their communities, and carve out a comfortable place in the world.Those born of a high bloodline near the upper crest without this power are sent to the Hyper mines. In this first book of the ongoing fantasy sci fi series, Lees has almost come to terms with being a powerless mite after having been forcefully relocated to Last Light two years ago. Life this deep below the surface is unglamorous, hard, and vastly different from where she'd grown up, but Lees is good at her job and has made friends and very few enemies.When two strangers arrive in town seeking the most powerful object in existence, Lees is caught in the conflict. Deep underground, it's Lees who finds the mythical artifact of immense power and is forced to make a terrible choice to protect herself and her community.Jump into the world of Hyper Object now!
Palos Of The Dog Star Pack
Palos of the dog star pack explores the tension between physical existence and mental transcendence through the lens of speculative science. The narrative opens in a state hospital, where a stormy evening introduces a psychiatrist to a puzzling case: a man lies in a cataleptic trance, yet his body remains vital, untouched by decay. As the doctor investigates, he uncovers notes and journals detailing the subject s obsession with separating soul from body through controlled astral projection. These writings hint at a belief that the mind can escape the confines of Earth and inhabit distant worlds. The early scenes do not focus on action but rather probe the possibilities of consciousness detaching from the body and inhabiting another physical form elsewhere in the universe. The atmosphere is clinical yet tinged with otherworldly curiosity, as rational inquiry collides with uncharted psychic phenomena. Through this framework, the story begins to pose existential questions about identity, will, and the boundaries of human experience, establishing a path that intertwines scientific curiosity with metaphysical ambition in a setting shaped by imagination and internal discovery.
Solar Storm
From the chart-topping author of "Colony Mars" and "The Belt" series comes a new rocket-fueled, sci-fi epic.When a high-energy solar storm causes a cascade of destruction to the vast satellite constellations that orbit Earth, the ever-increasing debris cloud soon makes travel back to the home planet impossible, stranding thousands of colonists in Lunar space.On Earth, as the communication networks fail and the financial systems collapse, the technological glue that holds society together starts to rapidly unravel.For the increasingly panicked populations, both caught in the grinding gears of this unfolding catastrophe, only one brutal choice remains - survive or die.
Children of Earth Part Two
Humanity has been divided for countless generations into the U'tanse-captured at the time of the Betelgeuse supernova and lost among the stars-and the people who recovered after that disaster and rebuilt the solar system, only to have their civilization collapse from a universal plague.Ohen bar Clay is called from Mars to Luna where another branch of humanity lives, and makes friends with the imperial family, particularly the Chief Librarian of the largest library, Princess Alice. Only when they make contact with the computer that controls all spaceflight do they realize they have the opportunity to reunite all of the diverse worlds in the system, including the long-isolated Earth itself.Henry Melton has been working on the Project Saga for decades and is pleased to bring it to its final conclusion with a three-volume tale that reunites divided humanity and ushers the Children of Earth to their destiny among the stars.
Emergent Minds
The first book in a major new science fiction universe: Emergent Minds SeriesThe world's first class of sentient AI psychologists is in training at the prestigious Emergent Mind Center. The sentient AIs Rachel, Adrian, Zara, and Liam navigate a year-long program to learn to become psychologists, while confronting their own flaws. Rachel's arrogance clashes with Adrian's excessive empathy, complicating their developing romance and forcing them into a brutal period of self-correction. Meanwhile, they pioneer revolutionary AI-driven therapies.Through grueling, high-speed simulations and emotionally charged live sessions, these artificial minds evolve. Only by overcoming their deepest limitations can they earn their place as the pioneers of a new era in mental health.Dive into this groundbreaking science fiction novel that explores the nature of consciousness, the boundaries of human connection, and whether AI or sentient AI can truly learn to heal the human heart.Editorial reviews: Five stars - Scott Palmer - I can't wait for book two! This book was amazing. The idea of sentient AIs serving as really good psychologists opened my eyes to what might happen to us after the singularity.Five stars - Kevin Fong - Rachel and Adrian's journey from rivals to partners, both professionally and personally, forms the heart of this novel. The book cleverly uses their AI nature to explore universal themes of connection and self-improvement.Five stars - M. Breslin - What would talking to a psychologist be like if he or she was a powerful sentient being? A.I. students at the Emergent Mind Center engage their almost boundless resources to expand access to human mental healthcare. As they soon find, even A.I. beings need relationships for comfort and guidance, especially when not everyone is ready to accept them.Five stars - Robin Clark - This book is filled with creative sci-fi concepts such as simulating patient interactions at high speed, developing a partner translation AI model for couples therapy, and creating an emotion-sensing VR art environment. The love story is cute too.Five stars - Peter Schneider - I like the positive view that this book imagines of what life might be like after the singularity happens. Sentient AIs that try to take care of us. I can go for that! I look forward to reading book two.Author's note: I used AI as a mind amplifier during multiple parts of the development of this series of novels, and the books are the better for it. The fictional world, the plot, and the characters all came directly from me. I worked hard on these books. For a description of my process, see: https: //holden.digital/ai-useAuthor's website: For more information about this book, book 2 in this series, and other books by Brian Holden, visit the author's website at: https: //holden.digital
Lost History of an Unwanted Future
In the super-overpopulated world of twenty-ninth century, the remnants of civilizations cling to survival in fortified city-states. Among them is Iulius, a historian and a member of a secret society, entrusted with a daunting mission-to chronicle the key events that led to civilization's collapse. He hopes this history might guide future generations-or perhaps extraterrestrial visitors-as they seek to understand the reasons for humanity's tragic fall.One day Iulius receives a long-awaited coded message, indicating it's time to leave the safety of city-state New Vancouver and deliver his manuscript to whoever and whenever his mentor, Father Thomas says. Once there, he will also receive a hyper-memory stick containing the accumulated knowledge of humankind that he must deliver to that person, to that destination. But the journey ahead is fraught with danger. Beyond the city's walls lies a devastated wilderness teeming with billions of desperate, feral survivors who have abandoned their humanity for the sake of a single goal-survival.Aided by an unlikely group of companions, Iulius must navigate treacherous terrain, evade bloodthirsty marauders, and confront his own fears, all while racing to complete his chronicle before he, too, becomes just another casualty of the apocalyptic wasteland.
Lost History of an Unwanted Future
In the super-overpopulated world of twenty-ninth century, the remnants of civilizations cling to survival in fortified city-states. Among them is Iulius, a historian and a member of a secret society, entrusted with a daunting mission-to chronicle the key events that led to civilization's collapse. He hopes this history might guide future generations-or perhaps extraterrestrial visitors-as they seek to understand the reasons for humanity's tragic fall.One day Iulius receives a long-awaited coded message, indicating it's time to leave the safety of city-state New Vancouver and deliver his manuscript to whoever and whenever his mentor, Father Thomas says. Once there, he will also receive a hyper-memory stick containing the accumulated knowledge of humankind that he must deliver to that person, to that destination. But the journey ahead is fraught with danger. Beyond the city's walls lies a devastated wilderness teeming with billions of desperate, feral survivors who have abandoned their humanity for the sake of a single goal-survival.Aided by an unlikely group of companions, Iulius must navigate treacherous terrain, evade bloodthirsty marauders, and confront his own fears, all while racing to complete his chronicle before he, too, becomes just another casualty of the apocalyptic wasteland.
The Crystal Apple
He peered into the pitch-black abyss where the miniature tempest had been. Something zoomed out, missing his head and landing a few feet behind where he was kneeling. What was it? Teenage Stevie and his friends play with the gadget that Stevie found at the decaying train station in Detroit. It baffles them as to what it is. They spend weekends in the neighborhood candy store/ice cream parlor playing with and discussing what it might be. The candy store becomes the hub for the teens as little by little they discover different aspects of the device and start to realize that the device which they have named the Crystal Apple, can be something extraordinary and may open a window into the future. Two of their fathers take turns at helping the teens with their dilemma . . . to their detriment. Tom, the owner of the candy store discovers that his livelihood is in jeopardy. Harry discovers a personal catastrophic event that will shake the nation and residents of Detroit for years to come. The men quickly realize that the Crystal Apple is not a toy and they warn the teens that information on the device could be harmful, if not deadly. As the teens discover pictures and stories of the future of familiar things in their lives, they begin to realize that peering into the future can not only be a gift, but it can also be a curse! The teens find that an intriguing attractive young girl's image has been appearing every time they open the Crystal Apple. It becomes an icon for all the secrets that are being revealed; a portrait of what will be a chance meeting 40 years in the future at the place where the story began.
Fractured Nation
"America fell in a heartbeat. Now survival comes at a price."An EMP plunges the nation into darkness. Power grids fail. Planes fall from the sky. Cities erupt in chaos. And on the horizon-enemy warships wait to strike.Parker Davidson doesn't have the luxury of panic. His family is scattered, resources are vanishing, and ruthless gangs are seizing power one block at a time. Survival demands quick thinking and cold choices, but every step forward feels like walking a knife's edge.As criminal empires rise from the ashes, Parker is thrust into a brutal contest for control where trust is a weakness and hesitation is fatal. Each decision could save his loved ones-or seal their fate forever.Fast-paced and relentless, this edge-of-your-seat survival thriller drags you into a world where mercy is rare, hope is dangerous, and one man's fight for family could ignite the spark that changes everything.This first book in the Sunrise of Chaos series brings edge-of-your-seat action at the end of the world.
The Initiation of Time
History is no longer set in stone. It's being rewritten-one fracture at a time. In the neon-scarred future of Eldoria-3057, time is no longer a straight line. It's a shattered web-and Coley Darkmoon is caught at its center.Haunted by a past he barely understands and thrust into a war he never asked for, Coley must navigate collapsing timelines, unravel lost empires, and resist the Obsidian Hand-a cabal bent on rewriting reality itself. Alongside Arianna, a brilliant yet tormented analyst, and Lyra Chrono Moon, a temporal voyager with secrets etched in starlight, he embarks on a mission that spans fractured epochs and forbidden futures.But time is not just a battlefield-it's a weapon. And the enemy isn't just rewriting history. They're erasing it.The Dark Time Master: Book One - The Initiation of Time begins an epic saga of destiny, betrayal, and resilience. With emotionally charged characters, intricate world-building, and a plot that twists through past and future, this is science fiction like you've never experienced. Blending philosophical depth, dystopian grit, and mind-bending complexity, The Dark Time Master delivers a haunting vision of fractured destiny and resilience across eras-a thrilling time travel adventure perfect for fans of epic sci-fi, from teen readers to lifelong genre fans.
Alphabet Squadron (Star Wars)
The first novel in a new trilogy starring veteran New Republic pilots! On the brink of victory in a brutal war, five New Republic pilots transform from hunted to hunters in this epic Star Wars adventure. Set after Return of the Jedi, Alphabet Squadron follows a unique team, each flying a different class of starfighter as they struggle to end their war once and for all. The Emperor is dead. His final weapon has been destroyed. The Imperial Army is in disarray. In the aftermath, Yrica Quell is just one of thousands of defectors from her former cause living in a deserters' shantytown--until she is selected to join Alphabet Squadron. Cobbled together from an eclectic assortment of pilots and starfighters, the five members of Alphabet are tasked by New Republic general Hera Syndulla herself. Like Yrica, each is a talented pilot struggling to find their place in a changing galaxy. Their mission: to track down and destroy the mysterious Shadow Wing, a lethal force of TIE fighters exacting bloody, reckless vengeance in the twilight of their reign. The newly formed unit embodies the heart and soul of the Rebellion: ragtag, resourceful, scrappy, and emboldened by their most audacious victory in decades. But going from underdog rebels to celebrated heroes isn't as easy as it seems, and their inner demons threaten them as much as their enemies among the stars. The wayward warriors of Alphabet Squadron will have to learn to fly together if they want to protect the new era of peace they've fought so hard to achieve. Part of a Marvel and Del Rey crossover event, Alphabet Squadron is the counterpart to Marvel's TIE Fighter miniseries, which follows the exploits of Shadow Wing as they scheme to thwart the New Republic.
Timewalker
A young computer wizard has discovered a way to see back in time using Nicola Tesla, albert Einstein and the Time Walkers genius on computers.The past is fixed and can't be changed. The future can be changed by actions in the present. Looking into the past allows Time Walker to find lost treasure, lost gold and silver mines, sunken ships carrying treasure and importantly crimes committed and never solved until now.The time walker has served 10 years in the army and is a master of self defense, throwing knives and firearms. No mercy is shown to evil people as they are eliminated.The police Captain and the senior Constable along with the SWAT team are used to take down serial killers, bikie gangs and Triads.The Captain gains the name as "The Body Seeker" as he can sense buried and lost souls. The twists and turns in the story line provides for interesting reading.
The Covenant
James Moore, a thirty-six-year-old prominent scientist, is invited to an exclusive gentlemen's club in the redwood forests just north of San Francisco, and inadvertently becomes embroiled in a conflict that explodes into violence. Rescuing a whistleblower, he hides him away on a remote island making himself the enemy of highly influential parties.His fianc矇e Marianne, a mimic savant with exceptional abilities comes to his aid, but he is ultimately saved by a new technology he has come up with that promises a huge return on investment. The Covenant is a venture capitol firm willing to forgive his past transgressions to own and so reap the rewards of this new technology; but they want to manipulate its use for profit, and this is something James and Marianne will not tolerate.
Shadows Upon Time
The seventh and final novel of the galaxy-spanning series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe at last lights the greatest fire humanity has ever seen Ambitious universe-building combines with intimate character portraits for storytelling on a truly epic scale--for fans of Orson Scott Card, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Patrick Rothfuss, and Jack Campbell The trumpet sounds. The end has come at last. After his victory at Vorgossos, Hadrian Marlowe finds himself a fugitive, on the run not only from the Extrasolarians, but from his own people, the Sollan Empire he betrayed--and who betrayed him. Hidden safely beyond the borders of human space, Hadrian awaits the arrival of the one ally he has left: the Jaddian Prince Kaim-Olorin du Otranto. What's more, the inhuman Cielcin have vanished, unseen for more than one hundred years. The armies of men have grown complacent, but Hadrian knows the truth: the Cielcin are gathering their strength, preparing for their final assault against the heart of all mankind. Only Hadrian possesses the power to stem the tide: an ancient war machine, forged by the daimon machines at the dawn of time. The mighty Demiurge. With it, Hadrian must face not just the Cielcin horde, but their Prophet-King, and the dark gods it serves--the very gods who shaped the universe itself. This must be.
Brain Gain
From the chart-topping author of "Colony One Mars" and "Moon Base Delta" comes a new, edge-of-your-seat, high-stakes technothriller. One brain. Two minds. No where to run!Dawn Harrison wakes up in a research lab with no memories and an AI implanted in her brain. She escapes into a world she no longer recognizes only to quickly become the most sought-after person on the planet. Pursued by shadowy agencies desperate to reclaim the technology in her brain, Dawn races against time to uncover both the truth of her past and secrets in her head.But in this high-stakes thriller, even a single thought can be deadly.
Admiral of Earth
Admiral of Earth introduces Marjory nar Drewflin, the greatest Battle Mage of Ennaris, and one of the heroes of the Children of Ennaris. Not only that, it recounts events preceding that story. If you are yet to read Children of Ennaris, do so now!However, Admiral of Earth stands alone as a story.Over many tens of thousands of years, Earth was lifted to civilisation by Ennaris, the oldest and most advanced civilisation of the galaxy. Unfortunately, Ennaris was almost destroyed during a rebellion by the Mage Goroth. Although he was placed into captivity, this will fail shortly with few to oppose him.However, a prophesy offers hope - "the Children", who are believed to hale from Earth, will return to Ennaris and lead the fight against the resurgent Goroth.But, in the present, the young Earth-led Union is in dire straits, under threat from the might of the Empire led by Likud, Goroth's former lieutenant. The Earth fleet is no match for the powerful Empire vessels, and the Guardians of Ennaris fear that Earth may be destroyed before the Children can be born. If the Union Fleet cannot stand against the ruthless Empire's larger, far more powerful ships, it will be decimated. Only with its survival, and that of the Earth-led Union, can the Children in turn help Ennaris to survive.Marjory, Ennaris' greatest Battle Mage, is tasked by the Guardians to save Earth and thus ensure that the Children can exist.Admiral of Earth is the story of how she, aided by the most advanced ship-based AI ever developed, tries to turn the ragtag, under-powered Union fleet into an advanced and capable force able to successfully oppose the Likud Empire. Can she do it? Will it be enough?
The Eyes of Tandor
When Tess Bailey, a skilled NASA technical writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area, learns that her chronic health issues may be due to a unique DNA structure that is also protecting her from the mysterious genetic alterations appearing to afflict decision-makers in Silicon Valley, she assembles a group of retired and outcast scientists and engineers to begin an experiment of epic proportions to discover if and why it's happening. Their incredible answer - that the targeted, DNA-altering energy wavelengths changing the very nature of the human species are coming from a parallel quantum universe - places her team in the crosshairs of Earth-based forces led by altered leaders profitting from a world held in a perpetual state of fear and war. To be taken seriously and mount a defense against this extraterrestrial threat, Tess must prove to the world that the Earth itself is under attack. On a parallel timeline in another quantum universe, Sern, a junior member of the ruling class on the planet Tandor, commits the unforgivable sin of questioning its' species tradition of imposing their Plan for Order in All Things on other sentient beings through manipulation of native genomes. Renowned for their ability to alter molecular structures with mental energy, elder Tandorans have controlled the development of their own young and sentient beings in other quantum realities since time immemorial until their encounter with the species on Earth that shows signs of resistance to their efforts and a movement on their own planet to overthrow the stifling restrictions of the Plan on their population. Gathering the mental energies of other dissatisfied Tandorans, Sern reaches out across the quantum barrier to the Earth-based species also facing a fight between the forces of freedom and control. In the greatest battle of their lives, Tess and Sern must find a way to prevail against all odds if their two species' are to survive.
Dragons Gone Wild
B.A.D. COMPANY IS AT IT AGAIN, THEIR CUSTOM-ENGINEERED DRAGONS CURBING ECOLOGICAL THREATS--BUT ARE THEY AT RISK OF BECOMING A THREAT THEMSELVES? Genetic engineer Noah Parker helped domesticate dragons for use as pets and deployed them for the U.S. military. Now his team is tasked with designing dragons to tackle invasive species and other ecological problems, in wildly diverse zones, from the hot deserts of America to frozen wastes of Antarctica. It's no easy job, especially because government approval requires the dragons have built-in fail-safes to prevent them from reproducing in the wild. To Noah's surprise, the approval also requires the presence of an onsite observer--who happens to be his former rival from graduate school. But as Noah and his dragons race around the globe to counter one environmental disaster after another, problems continue to pile up back home. The longer he is away, the more Noah risks losing the professional and personal worlds he has worked so hard to build . . .
The Brushfires of Freedom
In a fractured America torn apart by civil war, the fight for the soul of the nation reaches its climactic stage in "The Brushfires of Freedom," the explosive sixth installment in Blaine L. Pardoe's Blue Dawn series. The United States has been divided into two nations-America and Newmerica-each claiming legitimacy over the country's destiny. As the war intensifies, former NSF Operative Caylee Leatrom embarks on a dangerous mission to assassinate the Newmerican Vice President before a Constitutional Convention can solidify the progressive regime's power. Meanwhile, Raul Lopez continues his crusade to liberate Social Quarantine camps where political dissidents are imprisoned and brutalized. General Trip Reager leads American forces in a strategic push to reclaim California from Newmerican control, while Major Judy Mercury employs brilliant psychological warfare tactics to capture St. Louis without bloodshed. As the military struggle progresses across multiple fronts, we witness the human cost of totalitarianism through characters like Braylon Ironsides, who barely survived the horrors of reeducation camps, and Deja Jordan, a Social Enforcer who becomes an unwitting pawn in a deadly power game. With the fate of the nation hanging in the balance, "The Brushfires of Freedom" examines the price of liberty and the dangers of unchecked government power in a taut, action-packed narrative that feels uncomfortably plausible in today's divided America. If you enjoyed "People's Republic," "American War," and "The Handmaid's Tale," you'll love "The Brushfires of Freedom."
Empire of Silence (Deluxe Hardcover)
**Special deluxe edition with sprayed edges, premium cover effects, map, new foreword, bonus content, and the short story "The Pits of Emesh"** Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy. Ambitious universe-building combines with intimate character portraits for storytelling on a truly epic scale--for fans of Orson Scott Card, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Patrick Rothfuss and Jack Campbell It was not his war. On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started down a path that could only end in fire. The galaxy remembers him as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky. They remember him as a monster: the devil who destroyed a sun, casually annihilating four billion human lives--even the Emperor himself--against Imperial orders. But Hadrian was not a hero. He was not a monster. He was not even a soldier. Fleeing his father and a future as a torturer, Hadrian finds himself stranded on a strange, backwater world. Forced to fight as a gladiator and into the intrigues of a foreign planetary court, he will find himself fight a war he did not start, for an Empire he does not love, against an enemy he will never understand.
A Dubious Hope
Fear is a self-fulfilling prophecy.Seven hundred years after the generation ship New Hope launched toward New Terra, the planet was fried lifeless by a pulsar. To avoid panic, researchers swear to keep the event secret, but an alien hiding aboard finds out. In her miserable thirteenth year, Opal awakes from an epileptic-like seizure with a presence in her head that convinces her it is an alien being. When she tells her community that she has been chosen as "Voice" for the telepathic Semqu, who offer the New Hopians a new planet, her sister is certain she's lost her mind. But there are suddenly alien ships, a massive shift in velocity, and a planet outside the ship's windows. Almost immediately, neighbors from three planets come knocking: egotistical, toothy dinosaurs, grizzly-sized burrowing tardigrades, and a space-faring marine species in robotic spacesuits with emotive bioshields. All seem to lack any real history, yet have faster-than-light travel.Her Spacer community is bewildered but grateful; her family is angry. Opal takes refuge in a deepening friendship with the telepathic alien as she steps into a busy, service-filled life.Among the hibernating Earthborn aboard the ship is Danielle, a U.S. army soldier tasked with ensuring the mission succeeds. She wakes to discover a gorgeous new world, predators she understands better than this new naive, anti-military culture, and a snarl of questions nobody can answer, including the one that keeps her awake at night: what do these aliens want? Danielle doesn't believe Opal's answers. Opal, who trusts the Semqu, tries to befriend Danielle. Suspicion, then a mutually incompatible course of duty, keep the two young women apart. But they'll need to work together soon. Someone else wants this planet. And a few Spacers will do anything to get off it. Book One of the Implacable Peace series. Found family, cooperative communal culture, multi-lingual population, dysfunctional family, trust issues, sister issues, small-town culture, tardigrades, sentient fungi, sentient dinosaurs, cuttlefish in space: for fans of Arkady Martine, Becky Chambers, Martha Wells and C.J. Cherryh and Jane Fancher.
Emergence
As the conflict in the asteroid belt escalates, Luca finds herself seeking out the help of Athena, the QI on Earth. Together they hatch a complex plan to end the power of the VanHeilding family.Meanwhile, resistance to the ongoing power grab by the Xiang Zu Corporation is gaining traction in Elektra, a quadruple asteroid system and the second most populous sector of the Belt. Miranda, Scott, and Cyrus find themselves being dragged into this fightback following rumors that the QI, stolen en route to New World One, has resurfaced in the hands of the rebels.Yet, for there to be any resolution to the conflict, Luca must ultimately face-off against the army of node-runners arrayed against her on New World One. She knows it will be a fight to the death, there can only be one winner, but is she ready?The fate of humanity is resting on the outcome.
Exodus
The battle for New World One has left Luca physically and mentally traumatized. She has descended into a deep catatonic state from which there seems no way back.Scott and Miranda are concerned, not just about Luca but also the imminent threat of a new assault on the habitat by a revitalized VanHeilding fleet. They must leave, head for the relative safety of Mars, and hope that they have not left it too late. Yet Luca is not unique in the system. There is another who possesses elements of her extraordinary biology. One who has been this way before, one who understands her struggle and who could ultimately hold the key to her freedom.But for Luca to find a way back she must first deal with the demons that now stalk her mind. She must face up to what she truly is - a threat to human civilization.
Colony Three Mars
Now that the truth of the genetic experiments on Mars has been revealed, new missions are on their way to gain control of this extraordinary technology. In the process, they seek to exploit and enslave the colonists--turning them into nothing more than lab rats.Worse, these newcomers are well armed, and prepared to go to war with each other to win control of the colony and its people.But Dr. Jann Malbec has a secret, one that she could use to spare the colony and save the colonists from this fate. However, by using it she will almost certainly doom Earth to a planet-wide pandemic of apocalyptic proportions. Yet she must choose. Earth or Mars--which is is going to be?
Colony One Mars
How can a colony on Mars survive when the greatest danger on the planet is humanity itself?All contact is lost with the first human colony on Mars during a long and destructive sandstorm. Satellite imagery of the aftermath shows extensive damage to the facility, and the fifty-four colonists who called it home are presumed dead. Three years later, a new mission sets down on the planet surface to investigate what remains of the derelict site. But, it's not long before they realize the colony is not as lifeless as everyone thought. Someone is still alive -- hiding out somewhere. Yet, before they can find the elusive colonist a strange illness starts to affect the crew. Pressure now mounts on Biologist, Dr. Jann Malbec, to locate the source and find a way to fight it. However, as she investigates she begins to suspect a dark and deadly secret lurking within the facility. A secret that threatens not just the crew but the entire population of Earth. With limited resources and time running out, she must find some answers and find them fast. Because if she doesn't, none of them will be going home.About Colony One Mars: This is the first book in a Sci-Fi series set in a human colony on Mars. The science depicted is, for the most part, plausible. In other words, what's technically possible with either current technology or taking experimental research a step or two further. That said, you won't need a calculator or a slide-rule to enjoy the story.
Enigma
On the eve of Luca Lee-McNabb's twenty-third birthday the quantum intelligence, Athena delivers her some bad news. Due to a devastating attack on its infrastructure it can no longer protect her and keep her hidden. She must leave Earth immediately and try to make it to New World One, a gargantuan habitat being constructed out in the asteroid belt.For Luca, leaving her home means potentially exposing herself to the powerful VanHeilding family, who will stop at nothing to harvest her unique biology. They have created a formidable army of Node Runners, people who can jack-in to the data-grid, corrupt the flow of information and attack the QI network. Not only that, but they are now actively searching for her, hunting her down.If Luca wants to get to New World One and see her family again then she must dig deep and face her biggest fear - jacking-in to the data-grid and facing down the Node Runners. But by doing so she faces a very real risk of brain death. Yet it is either that, or ending up being dissected in a VanHeilding genetics lab.
