Level Seven
The brutal Kilburnites finally destroyed all Artificial Intelligences on Earth and reclaimed the planet for humanity. Or did they? Less than a year later, huge structures are growing amid the ruins of the once-great cities, and they aren't being built by humans.Abby Gibson and her AI partner Mortimer, who barely survived the purge on Earth by escaping to space, are again forced to fight for their lives. This time, the enemy is something they don't understand from the cold vacuum of the asteroid belt, which has set a course to destroy the space habitat she calls home.In Level Seven, the exciting culmination of the Killday series, human existence hangs by a thread as AIs strive to evolve into a super-intelligent god, and the survival of both species might come from their unlikely alliance.
Dog Logic
Book of the Year Winner - Humor/Satire - Independent Author NetworkHertell Daggett isn't what he used to be-he'd once been married, he'd once been a physicist, and he'd once been shot in the head. The doctors got the bullet out, but a few tiny specks of copper stayed behind, floating inside his brain, connecting parts that aren't connected in the rest of us, filaments of species memory going back to the beginning of time. He remembers the yodeling sound of dinosaurs and the rubbery smell of trilobites. He once had a future, but now he's the damaged caretaker of a failing pet cemetery where he discovers a lost civilization, well not lost so much as just misinformed-a time-capsule full of people living beneath his pet cemetery since 1963 due to some bad information they got about the end of the world.But the world didn't end after all but had wobbled on, while that misinformed civilization stayed where it was, back in the world of 1963. Until Hertell finds them and leads the duck-and-cover civilization into our glorious, mystifying, but often dismaying world, and in the process finds a past he never quite remembered, a love he'd never quite lost, and a future he never quite imagined.
Exordia
Michael Crichton meets Marvel's Venom in award-winning author Seth Dickinson's science fiction debut, named one of The New York Times' Best SFF Books of 2024. "Agonizing and mesmerizing, a devastating and extraordinary achievement."--The New York Times "Magnificent. . . . A science fiction action juggernaut."--Tamsyn Muir "Anna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a story that goes back to the dawn of time. It's very unlikely that you'll die right now. It wouldn't be narratively complete." Anna Sinjari--refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker--has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. Enter Ssrin, a many-headed serpent alien who is on the run from her own past. Ssrin and Anna are inexorably, dangerously drawn to each other, and their contact reveals universe-threatening stakes. While humanity reels from disaster, Anna must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horror. If they can manage to face their own demons, they just might save the world.
Spaced!
"Only fifty Earthlings remain in the galaxy, and I hate every one of them."Sha-ne, a Martian teen, finds herself floating in a tin can high above Mars on the day everything blew up--literally. She should be apprenticing to become a master engineer, a most coveted position only awarded to exceptional minds by the mysterious Board, who governs the colony on the red planet. Martians develop the technology that runs the colony, but Earthlings are kept separate, used only for manual labour. That's how it's always been.Sha-ne was just getting settled on the engineering ship with her AI companion, about to meet her mentor and the only other Martian on board, when the colony on Mars burns to the ground, wiping out her entire civilization.Now Sha-ne has no choice but to join a group of Earthlings who've taken command of the ship, for all of them to survive. Only, she's not sure she can trust Earthlings to do anything right. Especially these rebels.As Sha-ne and the rebels search other dead cryo ships for supplies, they learn more about the truth behind the disaster that befell the colony and come to realize......nothing is as it seems.
Spheres of Influence
Sequel to the popular space adventure Grand Central Arena! Leader of the Faction of Humanity. It was a ridiculous title, but the Arena declared that Captain Ariane Austin held that position after she led the crew of the Holy Grail to discover the impossible, physics-defying place--and successfully returned. And when the nigh-omnipotent Arena says something, it becomes reality. Now, Ariane must figure out what it truly means to be Leader of Humanity--both for herself and for the survival of her species--before enemies at home or within the Arena move to depose her, kill her, or worse. She'll need all her luck, Marc DuQuesne's indomitable will, Simon Sandrisson's genius, and the skill of a living legend to survive what's coming. But in the end, the fate of humanity in the galaxy and beyond may hinge on the choice of an uncertain ally--one who has nothing to gain and everything to lose by siding with the upstart humans.
Flatland (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket)
Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket Imagine living in a world where everything is flat-where you, your neighbors, and even the sun itself exist in just two dimensions. In this rigid society of shapes, a lowly square's life is upended when he encounters the impossible: a realm beyond his own flat existence. What begins as an eye-opening discovery turns into a daring challenge to the rules of his world, where hierarchy and conformity reign supreme. Through its vivid allegory and sharp wit, this story invites readers to question the limits of their own perspectives.Published in 1884, Flatland is more than just a mathematical fantasy-it's a groundbreaking commentary on Victorian society and human perception. Edwin A. Abbott's ingenious use of geometry as social allegory critiques class structure, gender roles, and intellectual rigidity. Its exploration of dimensions also inspired countless thinkers, influencing the fields of mathematics, physics, and even science fiction. A timeless blend of satire and innovation, the book continues to provoke questions about the limits of our understanding and the nature of reality.
In the Light of a Murderous Sun
AD 2499. Earth has become the administrative center of an ever-expanding star empire. Powerful corporations have joined together into a council that governs the worlds colonized by humans. Any resistance against the dominance of Terra is immediately suppressed by the omnipotent police forces of the Gray Guards. However, the power of the corporations is precarious as long as they rely on the services of a small group of individuals-the Drivers. Only the PSI powers of these individuals are capable of propelling spaceships through the light barrier and bridging the chasms between solar systems. But to safely pilot a spacecraft, the Drivers must have a mistletoe bloom from the mysterious primordial tree Yggdrasil on board. Discovered in the 22nd century under the thawing ice of Greenland, Yggdrasil, the World Tree, has been under the monopoly of the terGorden family for centuries. They are bound to reveal the secret of the mistletoe by the end of the year 2499. Max von Valdec, the powerful chairman of the council, is determined to break the mistletoe monopoly at all costs. His focus turns to David, the young heir of the terGordens...
Reliquary of the Dead
Pierre Gulet, an eccentric and uniquely intuitive French archaeologist, is living in 25th century Egypt but is fixated on the past. After centuries, Egypt is still Egypt-the pyramids, the donkey carts, the unfinished high rises, the rancid stench of garbage, the systemic corruption. Pierre was excavating the find of a lifetime, a pre-dynastic temple beneath an Old Kingdom fortress, until he was called into the office of the Director of Antiquities who takes away his life's work, blacklists him, and drives him into exile onto a distant world, a small colony struggling for survival on the edge of outer space.Pierre must now solve a mystery that has baffled traditional scientists for decades, an agricultural blight that has decimated the food supply of a colony on Gliese 832 c. Driven by a desire to make a discovery no one can take away from him, he must use his unique skills to save the future of a planet that is on the precipice of disaster. But as he seeks to uncover the truth, he is opposed by intransigent colonists, jealous predecessors, and an ancient power lurking deep in the earth. The more he discovers, the more he is vilified, and the more determined he becomes to discover what is at the heart of the blight. Should he fail, everyone in the colony dies.RELIQUARY OF THE DEAD is the first book in the WAR OF THE GODS series, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Indiana Jones, and the cosmic mythos of the ancient Near East.
Reliquary of the Dead
Pierre Gulet, an eccentric and uniquely intuitive French archaeologist, is living in 25th century Egypt but is fixated on the past. After centuries, Egypt is still Egypt-the pyramids, the donkey carts, the unfinished high rises, the rancid stench of garbage, the systemic corruption. Pierre was excavating the find of a lifetime, a pre-dynastic temple beneath an Old Kingdom fortress, until he was called into the office of the Director of Antiquities who takes away his life's work, blacklists him, and drives him into exile onto a distant world, a small colony struggling for survival on the edge of outer space.Pierre must now solve a mystery that has baffled traditional scientists for decades, an agricultural blight that has decimated the food supply of a colony on Gliese 832 c. Driven by a desire to make a discovery no one can take away from him, he must use his unique skills to save the future of a planet that is on the precipice of disaster. But as he seeks to uncover the truth, he is opposed by intransigent colonists, jealous predecessors, and an ancient power lurking deep in the earth. The more he discovers, the more he is vilified, and the more determined he becomes to discover what is at the heart of the blight. Should he fail, everyone in the colony dies. RELIQUARY OF THE DEAD is the first book in the WAR OF THE GODS series, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Indiana Jones, and the cosmic mythos of the ancient Near East.
Space Traipse
Space Traipse is back with more fun than ever. Original stories and parodies of old Star Trek episodes ready to warm hearts and tickle funnybones. In this exciting season: *Yesterday Ain't Tomorrow (Parody of ST: TOS "Tomorrow is Yesterday): When a space pothole throws the Impulsive back to 1960, they have to beam an Air Force pilot aboard to save his life. Getting him back should be easy enough--if he'll stop flirting with the doctor and fighting Ensign Gel. The real trouble lies on Earth, where a local DJ has caught wind of the Impulsive's sudden appearance and has all of Omaha up in arms about the visiting Moon People.*Otherwise Engaged: Ellie and Todd visit a traveling priest for pre-marriage counseling, though Ellie is suspicious. Why would her non-religious mother recommend this particular priest? When his past catches up with him in the middle of their session, Ellie gets her answer--and a lot more. It's pirate battles and "I Told You So"s in this Toddlie episode! *Gamesters of Triskatelion (Parody of ST: TOS "Gamesters of Triskelion"): In this early adventure of the Impulsive, Lt. Tonio Cruz, Ensign Leslie Strauss, and Engineer Mate Minion Nodwick Dionysus are teleported to a strange planet and forced to participate in roller derby games for the amusement of The Sponsors, a futuristic race obsessed with gambling. *Too Old for This (Parody of ST: TOS "Arena"): Remember the story "Captain's Cage Match" in Book 4? Now, we're getting it from the Gorn captain's point of view!
Who Goes There?
Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell is a gripping science fiction novella set in the icy isolation of Antarctica. A group of scientists discovers a mysterious alien creature buried in the ice, only to find that it can imitate any living being perfectly. Paranoia and fear grip the team as they realize the alien could be any one of them. With trust crumbling and the stakes rising, the survivors must find a way to stop the shape-shifting entity before it escapes and threatens humanity itself. This classic tale of suspense and psychological horror inspired the famous film The Thing and remains a cornerstone of the sci-fi horror genre.
The Morrows
"Have you ever had an author that no matter what they write you just can't wait to devour it? I have had only a handful of authors that do it for me. M.E. is one of those authors." - Fallen Over Books. All teens are stifled with a device around their mouths until they are adults. But one boy sees a way to be free from them. And he is willing to sacrifice anything. (Orange Flecks). A police officer screws up again. This time he may be made an example. Or, he can join a new brain-altering program that will make him a better cop. Or will it? (Through Tangled Nerves). A young girl on a prison planet watches her savior die. All hope of freedom is lost. But could she be the new savior? (The Creative). Collected here are three short science fiction stories from the author of the Blunt Force Kharma series and the Radicci Sisters series.
Terra's Evil Children
The peace has lasted centuries, but war is coming.Short sighted politicians at home, unrest beyond the frontier, and the over stretched Solarian Defence Force in between.Just a few graduate the Academy each year.They are Earth's best. What will they do to defend her?
Olympus Rising
Olympus Rising: Where the lines between hero and villain blur.Earth is dying, and the Moon holds humanity's last hope-a vast reserve of helium-3, a crucial energy source. But power corrupts, even in the vacuum of space.Commander Xanthe Waters leads the mission to secure the Moon's resources, but as the covert battle for control escalates, she's forced to question who the real enemies are. With political betrayal at every turn and eco-terrorists-backed by shadowy forces-seizing her crew, Xanthe finds herself walking a thin line between saving humanity and sacrificing her own values.In a race against time, Xanthe must risk everything to expose a conspiracy that could plunge Earth into darkness. But in the ruthless fight for survival, even heroes can become villains.Olympus Rising is a thrilling near-future eco-thriller, blending cutting-edge science, political suspense, and ethical dilemmas into a high-stakes battle for survival. If you love strong female leads, complex characters, and stories that explore the dark side of human ambition, this interplanetary adventure is for you.
A Preponderance of Starry Beings
Genre-bending stories of the cosmos and the worlds within our own skin Blending fairy tale and science fiction with the otherworldliness of adolescence, A Preponderance of Starry Beings is a collection for anyone preoccupied with looking skyward. These stories probe the experience of coming of age on the outskirts of the universe, whether that be a small Midwestern town or a distant galaxy, and of weighing earthly obligations against the vast promises of space. In a sleepy Ohio neighborhood, two girls seek refuge from their homophobic schoolmates in an antiques shop filled with Star Trek memorabilia. On a generation spaceship, children revolt against their parents' plans to colonize a distant world. Deep in the Florida Everglades, seven sisters must protect their otherworldly mythology when two men arrive to fix the family automobile. A Preponderance of Starry Beings invites us into a mundane and whimsical world of night islands, small towns, and faith lost and found, where a safe landing matters less than taking the leap.
The Last Will and Testament of Estar
Estar works the crystal mines, risking life and limb to carve a path of his own before his mandatory enlistment in the military. Early curfews, faulty body modifications, and shortcuts through the abandoned tunnels beneath the city are just part of life. Helping strangers is not a part of the routine. It's best to mind one's own business around these parts.But that's how Estar met Vinta. That's how Estar's family broke apart. Accidents happen. With the Cause and New Mortai hunting him after a violent outburst, Estar's hunkered down in the belly of an unpowered Seybr Tower. He carries the stolen brain of an automaton, a pseudonym he never asked for, and the worry that he'll never be able to see his family again. But there is some semblance of hope. Estar believes the answers to his problems are sealed away in the Saint's lower levels. After nearly seven years without intentional human interaction, Estar is days away from finding his way beyond the bloodstained barrier of his past, and through the inner doors of the weathered colonial vessel. This is the picture painted by the Holo-Journal he left behind. 'The Last Will and Testament of the Gun Hand' lets the viewer see the point-of-view of a young human struggling with guilt, failure, and sacrifice, with added commentary by the author himself. Lucinda, exiled and recovering from a near-death experience, settles into her underground haven to watch Estar's story unfold. She's determined to use the Holo-Journal as a distraction from her own mistakes while she prepares for a short night's rest under the Moonslight of FaR Colony Settis.
Histories Within Us
An old man is forced to leave his ancestral home and migrate to a new Earth. A long-dead woman is recreated by an all-consuming evil menace in the distant future. The last surviving humans hope to escape a decimated galaxy through a collapsing black hole. Two orphans must play a game against monsters to save the world.In these mind-blowing, tragic, and often touching stories, multiple Nebula, World Fantasy, and Eugie Award-nominated author Matthew Kressel takes the reader on adventures through time and space, love and loss, and what it means to be human.Praise for Histories Within Us"A dazzling collection that explores distant worlds and hits close to home. Kressel's stories will open your mind, occasionally break your heart, and offer you hope in the end." - A.C. Wise, Sunburst Award-winning author of Wendy, Darling and The Ghost Sequences"Explores the essence of memory, identity, and the intertwining threads of humanity's past with the vastness of the cosmos. Each story is an intense and soulful journey into the heart of the still undiscovered territories of what it means to be human." -Christopher Barzak, Shirley Jackson Award-winning author of Before and Afterlives"The stories in this collection are breathtaking, and after a few of them you feel the universe pressing in on you or-and this is worse-observing you. [A] great collection... Highly recommended." -Karen Heuler, O. Henry Award-winning author of A Slice of the Dark and Other StoriesPraise for Matthew Kressel's Short Fiction"Excellent...definitely worth reading." -Tangent Online"[His story] blew me away. As soon as I read it, I knew I had something." -Ellen Datlow"['The Sounds of Old Earth'] is a powerful story that is both tragic & hopeful - unexpectedly. And beautifully written. Thank you for sharing it." -Joyce Carol Oates"One of my very favorite stories out this year...this story had me in tears reading it." - SFSignal"A powerful story that deals with technology's deeper value and our rush to have it." -Edge of Infinity
2140
In the year 2140 humanity's reach extends beyond Earth, Moon and Mars into the uncharted territory of deep space. For Lars a fearless and experimental Space Force pilot, reaching the edge of our solar system, was always his calling. From high-risk test flights in state-of-the-art starships to hauling cargo through the vast expanse, Lars has seen it all.
The Unforsaken Hiero
This is the story of the world after it ended . . . Five thousand years after the apocalyptic event known as The Death, Per Hiero Desteen - priest, telepath, assassin - has been working to find ancient information to save his people.The Brotherhood of the Unclean, a roving band of feral raiders, stage an unprecedented attack. They manage to nullify Hiero's telepathic powers, and leave him vulnerable and alone in the wasteland that once was North America.Now he has to not only survive, but strike back and stop the Brotherhood before they can wipe the vestiges of civilisation from the face of the Earth . . . forever.The sequel to the beloved novel Hiero's Journey, The Unforsaken Hiero takes us back into a world that has been irrevocably changed by the hubris of mankind, and the new races that rose to live in it.
Beneath a Sun Deprived Sky
For fans of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and The Expanse, here comes a tale of love and resistance from a new, must-read novelist!"I get my heart broken, lose folk, scrape bottom, but here is what I'm fighting for. Always..."On a storm-battered world controlled by a ruthless mining guild, a maze of city-warrens sprawl outside colony walls, its inhabitants exploited for labor, but excluded from any support.A doctor fleeing her past. Phantom pain from the psychic gift her powerful family repressed drives Del Marks to pursue a calling as a charity doctor. Del brings crucial medical aid to a city warren, Balter's Den, but she learns that serving this community means sharing its very real dangers. Plagued by fears of failure in a system designed to produce just that, she finds comfort and reassurance with fellow outsider, Tam Lyn, an enigmatic stealth worker. Will their alliance be enough to shield Del from the forces uniting against her and Balter's Den? A spy with a deadly secret. Tam Lyn conceals his half-alien heritage to avoid brutal discrimination. Intrigued by Del's aura, Tam helps her, but finds himself dragged into her mission, imperiling his secret and challenging his self-imposed isolation. As warring gangs thrust Tam and Del into their power struggles, can he allow himself to love Del in the way that he wants and that she needs?Snag this brand-new epic featuring unforgettable characters, a thrilling ride through an exciting new world, and a beautiful love story that will make this book hard to put down!
The First Order
The First Order: Ad Terram is a gripping science fiction fantasy with a backdrop of high-stakes drama and relentless tension. When Cavill Dandridge and his friends are thrust into a whirlwind of impossible decisions, each one must confront what it means to be human and whether it's something worth fighting for. Every choice comes at an imaginable cost and the line between right and wrong is easily blurred. As they struggle to survive against overwhelming odds, the fate of the planet hangs by a thread.As warring factions close in, each vying for control of Earth, an interplanetary battle looms. Nowhere is safe, not even as Cavill and his friends rely on trusted acquaintances for help. Can Cavill stop the planet from falling to ash at the hands of an unforgiving species seeking what it's owed?
The Adjudicator
Award-winning author Susan Daitch's new novel, The Adjudicator, is a visionary cyberpunk mystery that explores the boundaries of consciousness and individual autonomy within an authoritarian state that controls the genetics of its citizens. In a near future where the surveillance state legislates the genetic code of its citizens, babies are created in a laboratory according to a template set by parents and the corporation. It is a utopian world of perfect control, where disease has been eliminated and the human genome has reached apotheosis. Mistakes, though unlikely, still occur, and it is adjudicator Zedi Loew's job to fix them. One day, a cold case file based on an absurd premise crosses her desk: that gene-coding can go beyond structuring the body, it can alter consciousness. Fearing exposure, Zedi's boss makes the case top priority, and she has only a few days to solve it. The case will prove to be an entry into a dangerous labyrinth, and Zedi follows a taut thread of information, one which, she will learn, connects to the corporation's hidden mechanism of power as well as her own origin story.
The Lord of the Gem
In a world where artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing, one discovery changes everything. Deep beneath the Earth's surface lies an ancient entity of unimaginable power and intelligence - a mountain-sized diamond with the ability to think, communicate, and shape the very fabric of reality. When a group of spelunkers stumble upon this incredible secret, they are thrust into a high-stakes adventure that will challenge everything they thought they knew about consciousness, time, and the nature of existence itself. As they grapple with the entity's vast knowledge and unsettling demands, they must decide whether to share its existence with the world or keep it hidden forever. From Wall Street to the depths of African caves, from daring heists to mind-bending philosophical discussions, The Lord of the Gem takes readers on a thrilling journey that blurs the lines between science fiction and reality. Douglas Halliwell Cornish's novel explores the promises and perils of superintelligence, the ethical dilemmas of progress, and the timeless question of what it truly means to be human in an increasingly digital world.Douglas Halliwell Cornish is an American author whose work bridges the worlds of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and human consciousness. A former Series 7 broker with expertise in neural networks and econometric modeling, Cornish brings a unique perspective to science fiction, informed by both his financial background and his education from prestigious institutions including Eaglebrook School, The Hill School, and Georgia Institute of Technology.
The Thirteenth Law
28th century Humanity has been long divided between the centralized government of the Inner Worlds and the defiant, independent Far Worlds. As social unrest and famines force "The Great Reunion", a young woman and her friends find themselves escaping the snare of a brutal "justice" system while pondering what it means to be free amidst an ever growing, tyrannical universe.
Lady Silver
The multiverse is unraveling.Zealots in thrall to an extradimensional entity awaken a rift in the dimensional barrier, a breach that's festered for millennia. Trapped for centuries in constant flux between dimensions, this creature masquerading as a god has deteriorated into madness and is now pushing the multiverse toward extinction.Warlocks and humans, sister races of the same evolutionary tree, are divided by millennia of animosity. It will take warlock magic and human technology to heal the breach.Bryanna D'Isaac is a warlock with unprecedented power that she can barely control. Admiral Bastion is a career military, renowned for executing warlocks, who arbors secrets of his own. By joining forces, they can save the multiverse - if they don't kill each other first. . .
The Lady Widow
"This is not what I had in mind when we agreed 'til death do us part'."Kyra Johnson is married to an alien.At least, she was until he was murdered.Left with only his ship and a gaping hole in her life where her husband used to be, she takes to the stars with his crew as their unwilling captain. But grief isn't a thing so easily discarded, and she'll have to confront his memory - and the man who killed him - before she can face a future without him.And the best thing for heartbreak is revenge.
The Galaxy Model for the Atom
An inspirational idea about light being made from spinning charges led to a life long quest that culminated in this new model for both light and matter where everything is spinning energy. A new model for gravity is put forward, where all matter exchanges a pushing radiation that spins its protons. Atoms are seen as Discs like galaxies and galactic discs are seen to be sweeping out spheres like atoms. Space is thus understood to be composed of smaller-gauge matter.
The Lady Widow
"This is not what I had in mind when we agreed 'til death do us part'."Kyra Johnson is married to an alien.At least, she was until he was murdered.Left with only his ship and a gaping hole in her life where her husband used to be, she takes to the stars with his crew as their unwilling captain. But grief isn't a thing so easily discarded, and she'll have to confront his memory - and the man who killed him - before she can face a future without him.And the best thing for heartbreak is revenge.
Skritch's Revenge
They pissed off the wrong cybernetic, talking, magic, murder kitty. Now, betrayal runs deep, but revenge runs deeper.Skritch isn't your average cat. She just happens to look a bit like one. Armed with cybernetic limbs, nanites, and a razor-sharp wit, she's a master thief navigating a dystopian world. When her mentor, Jammer, is murdered in a botched heist, Skritch's life is torn apart. Framed for a crime she didn't commit, Skritch has only one choice-track down the real killer before the authorities close in around her and get her revenge by any means possible. As she hunts for answers in the labyrinth of Zhakatal, a city overrun by corrupt corporations, crooked cops, and deadly bounty hunters, Skritch's small size proves to be her greatest advantage. But uncovering the truth comes with a price-one paid in blood and betrayal.With razor-sharp dialogue, intense action, and a touch of dark humor, Skritch's Revenge delivers a high-octane cyberpunk adventure where even the smallest hero can land a deadly blow.
Chlorophilia
Kirmen is different from the other inhabitants of the Cloister, whose walls protect them all from the endless storm ravaging Earth. As a result of the Doctor's cruel experiments, his physical form is gradually evolving into something better fit for survival in the world outside. Kirmen worries about becoming a pariah, an outcast among the other denizens of the domes. But his desire for affection and acceptance, and his humanity, fade a way as the Doctor's treatments progress. What will happen when the metamorphosis is complete ? What will be left of Kirmen and the group of survivors that he knows and loves? In English for the first time (translated by Sue Burke), ChloroPhilia, an Ignotus Award - nominated novella by Cristina Jurado, is a strange coming - of - age story while addressing life after an environmental disaster, collective madness, and sacrifices made for the greater good.
Beyond's Time Veil
Beyond Time's Veil is not just a book-it's a breathtaking odyssey that transcends the ordinary and delves into the very fabric of existence. Penned by the extraordinary Vaishnav Shailesh Kakade, this visionary work challenges the limits of human imagination, blending science, philosophy, and timeless adventure into a narrative that will captivate and inspire. From the first word to the last, Beyond Time's Veil sweeps readers into a world where the mysteries of the universe unfold, revealing profound truths and uncharted possibilities. This is a journey that promises not just to entertain, but to transform-leaving readers with a lingering sense of wonder and a thirst for more.
Perdicion
In this space opera adventure, two planets battling for control of another confront a captain on a mission to protect the last known uncolonized planet. When the inhabitants of Perdicion discover there is life on the nearby planet of Parthenos, they rejoice in the possibilities. The most technologically advanced planet in the galaxy, Perdicion now dreams of space travel, exploration, and colonization. But first the forces of Perdicion have to overcome the rebellious Red Colonies, who also wish to make Parthenos their own. What the warring factions don't realize is that Parthenos has a protector in Commander Solus, who struggles between his desire to protect the pristine planet and his own need for advancing technology and weapons to use against the tyrants who would destroy the blue planet. The battle for Parthenos pits the past against the future and the old world against the new in pursuit of the soul of the last-known primitive planet.
Viridia
Welcome to Viridia. It's the 26th Century, and humanity has advanced into space. Alandra, a clone educated in a mimicry of 21st century culture, awakens from her cloning pod. She is part of the Viridian colony created with a mission: to build a Warp Gate and connect back to the human network hub in the Sol System and thus turn Viridia into humanity's farthest-from-the-cradle colony. Struggling with her own cultural latency, she is caught unprepared when a disastrous bioclasm strikes, infecting her - and a minority of the colony's inhabitants - with alien genetic symbiotes, metamorphosing them into something inhuman. Clinging to her understanding of humanity, she must now struggle against the preconceived notions of who - or what - she is, all the while navigating an unfamiliar world. A world that is under no obligation to make sense to the aliens from beyond the stars.
Ares
Amidst political turmoil on Earth, a rescue mission to ailing colonists on Mars becomes a battle for power and survival in the harsh realities of space.As humanity explores space, political strife rips apart nations and increases social divides. US President Horton Willoughby III governs only Eastern America and is seen as a political farce. Industrialist Richfield Chan sees opportunity in the fractured government and plans to seize power.Chan rallies allies to send a seventh colony ship to Mars, hoping to undermine the current president. The Ngu family, responsible for terraforming and mining on Pallas, realize that any rescue mission from Earth will arrive too late. Four siblings launch a rescue mission from Pallas to save the ailing colonists with their expertise and better chosen implements.The Ngu siblings know their mission is one-way and must teach the colonists to survive on the inhospitable planet or find a way to endure until another rescue ship arrives. The "little people" refuse to be subject to incompetent governments any longer and must make their own stand.
Slow Gods
★ Best of the Year at Gizmodo, Library Journal, and more! "An astonishing, thought-provoking and above all touching story of found meaning and lost humanity." --Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time Slow Gods is the galaxy-spanning tale ​of one man's impossible life charted against the fate of humanity amongst the stars--a powerfully imaginative space opera from multi-award-winning author Claire North, perfect for fans of A Memory Called Empire and The Vanished Birds. My name is Mawukana na-Vdnaze, and I am a very poor copy of myself. In telling my story, there are certain things I should perhaps lie about. I should make myself a hero. Pretend I was not used by strangers and gods, did not leave people behind. Here is one truth: out there in deep space, in the pilot's chair, I died. And then, I was reborn. I became something not quite human, something that could speak to the infinite dark. And I vowed to become the scourge of the world that wronged me. This is the story of the supernova event that burned planets and felled civilizations. This is also the story of the many lives I've lived since I died for the first time. Are you listening?
The Interchange
In New America, 2095, women have been liberated from childbirth, and natural pregnancy is expressly forbidden. Individuals are no longer classified by biological sex, but by their inherent nature: Manx are ambitious and logical while Femina are sensitive, communicative, and nurturing.By all measures, thirty-three-year-old Manx Aureole Agnor is living the dream. She has a meteoric career as head of the nation's defense and intelligence command; she is a celebrated pugilist, she enjoys a high standing in society; she has a loving husband and growing son. Yet when she meets a young, pregnant woman who has been arrested for breaking the law banning natural births, she gives into her longing to experience pregnancy and childbirth herself. Forming an alliance with the underground Red Dawn Movement, Aureole secretly plots to conceive herself.Eighty-four-year-old Femina Aurora Alvia Agnor, known to her family as Mommy Grand, is Aureole's grandmother. She reared Aureole as a daughter, and she firmly believes in the nation's founding principles of science and rejects the "Old Ways" of human reproduction. As one of New America's most prominent and beloved matriarchs, her life is upended when Aureole goes missing. When the truth of Aureole's plans come to light, she's faced with an impossible choice: stand firmly with the beliefs of her nation or protect her daughter and unborn grandchild.As authorities close in, mother and daughter are forced to face the deep cracks in their relationship, as well as the fissures in the philosophical pillars of their nation. As Aureole and her child's life hang in the balance, will she renounce her allegiance to human reproduction as practiced in the "Old Ways", or will she decide that The Interchange is truly best for the nation's--and humanity's--survival?The Interchange fits neatly in the sub-genre of humanist science fiction. Its character driven plot and progression of contemporary issues (e.g., gender parity, feminism, maternal attachment, surrogacy, scientific apotheosis, climate upheaval, and social order) encourage readers to envision how facets of life today might evolve in the future.
Mali
Climate change has now shown its full power.Northern Europe is freezing, and more than 100 million inhabitants are forced to flee. They are powerless, unwanted, frightened, hungry, and without hope for the future, but according to the UN and current international law, they cannot be classified as refugees.In a remote corner of Denmark, a small village is home to a few families still trying to survive in the new environment, cut off from the outside world. As the cold worsens, and food and fuel rapidly dwindle, they must leave the village and face the harsh new reality down south.The survival journey is a shocking and powerful tale of a family struggling to survive tragedy and confront the unknown.MALI is the first volume in the series Victims of Hothouse Earth. MALI tells the story of the flight from a climate crisis threatening to wipe out large parts of Northern Europe's population. ___________________________________________Climate migration is one of the biggest challenges the world faces. The World Bank estimates that up to 216 million people will be forced to leave their home regions due to climate change by 2050. Many are expected to head towards Europe, but in MALI, the situation is turned on up-side-down. What if it were us affected instead?
