My friend Greg
During an astronomical camp, scientist jota encounters a group of enigmatic, human-like extraterrestrials. drawn into their hidden operations-masquerading as an ordinary farm-he undergoes a series of intense, mysterious tests. when he is finally accepted as one of their own, jota believes he has uncovered the universe's greatest secret. among thеm, he meets antonina-an extraordinary woman of striking beauty and intellect. as their bond deepens, jota surrenders to an intoxicating romance, only to discover that antonina's love is unlike anything he has ever known. it is not just passion-it is a force, a form of domination that binds him in ways he never imagined. as his reality blurs and his emotions spiral, jota teeters on the edge of madness. is love his greatest discovery-or his ultimate downfall? this is the haunting tale of jota's descent into a love beyond human comprehension.
My friend Greg
During an astronomical camp, scientist jota encounters a group of enigmatic, human-like extraterrestrials. drawn into their hidden operations-masquerading as an ordinary farm-he undergoes a series of intense, mysterious tests. when he is finally accepted as one of their own, jota believes he has uncovered the universe's greatest secret. among thеm, he meets antonina-an extraordinary woman of striking beauty and intellect. as their bond deepens, jota surrenders to an intoxicating romance, only to discover that antonina's love is unlike anything he has ever known. it is not just passion-it is a force, a form of domination that binds him in ways he never imagined. as his reality blurs and his emotions spiral, jota teeters on the edge of madness. is love his greatest discovery-or his ultimate downfall? this is the haunting tale of jota's descent into a love beyond human comprehension.
Dune: The Battle of Corrin
Frank Herbert's Dune series is one of the grandest epics in the annals of imaginative literature. Selling millions of copies worldwide, it is science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings, a brilliantly imaginative epic of high adventure, unforgettable characters, and immense scope. It has been fifty-six hard years since the events of The Machine Crusade. Following the death of Serena Butler, the bloodiest decades of the Jihad take place. Synchronized Worlds and Unallied Planets are liberated one by one, and at long last, after years of victory, the human worlds begin to hope that the end of the centuries-long conflict with the thinking machines is finally in sight. Unfortunately, Omnius has one last, deadly card to play. In a last-ditch effort to destroy humankind, virulent plagues are let loose throughout the galaxy, decimating the populations of whole planets . . . and once again, the tide of the titanic struggle shifts against the warriors of the human race. At last, the war that has lasted many lifetimes will be decided in the apocalyptic Battle of Corrin. In the greatest battle in science fiction history, human and machine face off one last time. . . . And on the desert planet of Arrakis, the legendary Fremen become the feared fighting force to be discovered by Paul Muad'Dib in Frank Herbert's classic, Dune.
G581
G581: Plague Tales II is the second gripping anthology of science fiction stories set in Christine Shuck's Gliese 581g universe and the last book in the Gliese 581g series. In the near future, devastated by a relentless virus and a planet-killing asteroid on a collision course with Earth, humanity teeters on the edge of extinction.Within these pages, you'll encounter scientists racing against time to find a cure, families torn apart by illness, and survivors facing impossible odds as they attempt to rebuild from the ashes. Each of the dozen short stories offers a unique lens into a fractured world, where resilience, love, and loss define the human experience.Packed with unforgettable characters, G581: Plague Tales II is perfect for fans of apocalyptic fiction and thought-provoking sci-fi. Open the book-and prepare to journey into humanity's darkest hours... and its fiercest fight to survive.
Colony Two Mars
The only survivor of the ill-fated ISA mission is now stranded on Mars. Having been designated a bio-hazard by Earth, any hope of returning home is all but gone. She is alone, isolated, and abandoned.That is, until another human shows up in the main colony airlock. However, he's barely alive and soon dies without regaining consciousness. More disturbing though, a DNA test identifies him as a colonist who has already died, several years earlier -- impossible as that may be.Nevertheless, there is only one place he could have come from, the mine on the far side of the Jezero crater -- Colony Two. An outpost they had presumed was long dead. But if he survived, maybe there are others still alive?She now has no choice but to attempt the dangerous journey across the crater to investigate. Because if she doesn't find some answers soon, her only future is to die alone on Mars. About Colony Two 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.
Here
Eight stories where ordinary people discover extraordinary solutions. A preschool teacher protects children from dangers only she can see. A grad student misses a Metro train, and finds herself. A widow's grief transforms into a gift that seeds change. From a Michigan university library that has hidden depths to Maryland suburbs where justice arrives in cream-colored robes, these tales find magic in unexpected alliances and clever workarounds. For readers who believe the best resistance happens when people who "shouldn't" matter decide that they do.Nicky Penttila writes science fiction and fantasy about competent outsiders who find belonging in the most unlikely places-and change their worlds in the process.
Apollo Wept
In 2103, America's last fighter ace faces his strangest mission yet. Pen "Duke" Lencoln once ruled the skies in an F-61 Mustang, defending his country against overwhelming odds. Now, after a forced career change and the dismantling of America's military might, he's relegated to ferrying the elite between Earth and the lunar colonies-a far cry from the adrenaline-fueled combat that defined him. But when government archivists discover the Voyager probe carrying a plaque depicting only male and female humans, a scandal erupts. In New America, where 101 genders and 68 sexual orientations are federally recognized, this "erasure" constitutes the highest crime. To save humanity's cosmic legacy, Pen is selected to command the USS DESPAIR on an unprecedented mission: intercept Voyager beyond the solar system and replace the offensive artifact. With weeks before departure, Pen meets Rene, an elementary teacher in an illegal 1980s-themed speakeasy, igniting an unexpected connection that complicates everything. As he assembles his crew and prepares to leave Earth, Pen discovers that powerful forces in both America and China are conspiring to ensure his mission fails. Armed with little more than his fighter pilot instincts and unexpected allies-including the Second Republic of Texas and help from a relative who died before he was born-Pen must navigate political minefields, sabotage, and impossible odds. The future of Western Civilization hangs in the balance, and failure isn't in Duke Lencoln's vocabulary. Sometimes the most important battles aren't fought in the skies-they're fought in the stars. If you enjoyed Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein, The Mandibles by Lionel Shriver, and Able Archer 83 by Phillip Jennings, you'll love Apollo Wept: Overture.
Neon Citadel
Nagash "Gash" Jensen can't remember the last time he caught a break. But ever since accidentally helping usher magic back into the world, the old private eye/newly-reborn vampire might just have a line on one: the job-that-got-away, a simple missing person gig with an anonymous client and the kind of payday to let an immortal ride off into the sunset for eternity.Only weeks after the world changed forever, Gash is back in town to find Dr. Anna Marin, the young genius epidemiologist whose face haunts his daydreams.From the streets of Seattle to the urban wastelands of Kansas City and the half-sunken black market commune formerly known as New Orleans, Gash and his squad of monster mercenaries must navigate this newly-magical world full of sharper teeth and corporate wizards to unravel one simple mystery: Where is Doctor Anna Marin?
Into the Schism
The Humtars have returned......as a schism threatens the Zodarks.Could the Collective intervene to save its proxy?The balance of power shifts once more in this Galactic game of chess. The Humtars, having been the architects of scientific knowledge all nations are built upon, have not only returned from the void beyond-they have chosen a side.A coup is discovered.Clans began to fracture-Tribes were taking sides.Can Zon Otro convince the High Council to strike the usurper or risk a Civil War?For Viceroy Miles Hunt, the years of war and planet-hopping campaigns from system to system have led the allies to the cusp of victory. They prepare for a final battle at Tueblets. If the allies control the system, it will sever the Zodark Empire into four isolated regions.If the allies pick them apart one by one, the Zodark threat will be dismantled once and for all.This is the twelfth and final installment of the Rise of the Republic series. Grab your copy of this epic military sci-fi thriller that has captivated hundreds of thousands of readers from America to Europe-India to Asia as Rosone & Watson spin tales and stories of duty, honor, family, and country.
Into the Schism
The Humtars have returned......as a schism threatens the Zodarks.Could the Collective intervene to save its proxy?The balance of power shifts once more in this Galactic game of chess. The Humtars, having been the architects of scientific knowledge all nations are built upon, have not only returned from the void beyond-they have chosen a side.A coup is discovered.Clans began to fracture-Tribes were taking sides.Can Zon Otro convince the High Council to strike the usurper or risk a Civil War?For Viceroy Miles Hunt, the years of war and planet-hopping campaigns from system to system have led the allies to the cusp of victory. They prepare for a final battle at Tueblets. If the allies control the system, it will sever the Zodark Empire into four isolated regions.If the allies pick them apart one by one, the Zodark threat will be dismantled once and for all.This is the twelfth and final installment of the Rise of the Republic series. Grab your copy of this epic military sci-fi thriller that has captivated hundreds of thousands of readers from America to Europe-India to Asia as Rosone & Watson spin tales and stories of duty, honor, family, and country.
The Heart of Arronai
Sherrandon has been invaded by a force from hell. By completing the decades-long work of translating the ancient Book of Ages, King Arronai only exacerbated the fury of the Prince of Demons who renewed his cryptic vow of revenge. Thus brought the Forger, the Harlot, the Coven, legions of jinn, their general, and even Shetani himself from the Underworld realm of K羹z into the otherwise peaceful Kingdom of Sherrandon. Their mission is to find and destroy the hallowed manuscript before it can be copied, distributed, and once again hidden beyond Shetani's grasp. Nothing will be spared in the struggle for the Book that can either save or condemn humanity. Sherrandon's survival - and indeed that of the entire world - depends on King Arronai to uncover the plot to "steal his heart" and repel an enemy who will show no mercy.
The Heart of Arronai
Sherrandon has been invaded by a force from hell. By completing the decades-long work of translating the ancient Book of Ages, King Arronai only exacerbated the fury of the Prince of Demons who renewed his cryptic vow of revenge. Thus brought the Forger, the Harlot, the Coven, legions of jinn, their general, and even Shetani himself from the Underworld realm of K羹z into the otherwise peaceful Kingdom of Sherrandon. Their mission is to find and destroy the hallowed manuscript before it can be copied, distributed, and once again hidden beyond Shetani's grasp. Nothing will be spared in the struggle for the Book that can either save or condemn humanity. Sherrandon's survival - and indeed that of the entire world - depends on King Arronai to uncover the plot to "steal his heart" and repel an enemy who will show no mercy.
Entanglement
Commander Scott McNabb, of the science vessel Hermes, is three years into a five-year-long survey of the asteroid belt. It's an excruciatingly dull mission, yet it keeps him far away from the agencies that are chasing him down. However, his fortunes change, along with the other four crew, when they discover a derelict spaceship in orbit around a binary asteroid. Scott's share of the salvage would be enough to clear his name and start a new life. But the ship contains an experimental quantum device, lost while en route to Europa, and ownership of this technology could fundamentally change the balance of power within the solar system. Now that word is out of its discovery, the Hermes finds itself being hunted down by the very people Scott has spent so much time and effort hiding from. If Scott wants any hope of a new life, then he's going to have to fight for it. Yet, after a lifetime of running and hiding, he's not sure if he has what it takes--maybe he really is just one of life's losers. Then again, there is a deep river of rage welling up inside him, born out of a lifetime of countless accumulated injustices, each one inching him ever closer to the edge--and this could be the one that finally makes him snap.
Sleepless Nights in the Dreamers Mall
Award-winning poet Herb Kauderer has been visiting the Dreamers Mall in The Tank, a vast virtual world, for thirty-five years. Now those "shopping trips," old and new, have been gathered into one volume, Sleepless Nights in the Dreamers Mall, inviting readers to roam its ever-shifting corridors with shops for Halloween avatars, dragons, jewelry made from life itself, a bookstore featuring a virtual Joseph Conrad, and much more.Kauderer crafts a mosaic of lyrical stories with poems shimmering with humor, melancholy, and wonder. From an iron worker forging digital masterpieces "about the divide between the physical and the ethereal" to a brewmaster blending illusion and reality, these poems explore the deep longings culturally encoded in our shared virtual dreams.So take forty winks, and step inside the mall.
A Company of Stars
ALL THE GALAXY'S A STAGEBy the 26th century, humanity had begun its expansion to the stars, and the Interstellar Dominion Electorates reigned over a unified Terra -- but New York was still New York, Broadway was still Broadway, and live theater was bigger and better than ever.The excited theater pioneers of the newly formed Star Company were dedicated to taking their act on the road -- and out to the stars. They were far too busy with tryouts to pay any attention to current events and the constant harangues of the reactionary LORDS party on the public wallscreens.Then the Lords party turned its attack on theater and its "timeless repertory of immorality." Suddenly the Star Company was off on a madcap race to finish its preparations, buy a ship and hire a pilot, and lift off Terra before it was grounded forever... or worse!
Project Hanuman
Blending Indian mythology and classic space opera, Project Hanuman is a bold new science-fiction novel from Stewart Hotston, perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky.The Arcology, a pan galactic utopia where trillions live online, forever and in bliss, is missing. Praveenthi 'Prab' Saal, who tired of heaven and left for the real world and pilot Kercher, printed into a physical body to serve time for sedition against the Arcology, must discover what is going on, or it could be the end of everyone and everything that calls the Arcology home. Their only resource is their living ship, carrying all the Arcology's knowledge and culture. But this nameless ship is dying - slowly being swallowed whole by the universe of information it's been asked to hold. The three embark on a quest to save themselves and, just maybe, the Arcology as well. "From quantum to galactic; opens philosophical and metaphysical questions about what it is to be embodied, to be deathless, to serve purpose."Essa Hansen, author of Nophek Gloss "As wildly inventive as it is intriguing, dragging you through a galaxy spanning story."RJ Barker, author of The Bone Ships "Builds on classic SF to deliver an intelligent page-turner at the cutting edge of the genre today."Juliet McKenna, author of the Green Man novels
DAR & Earth Evolution
In DAR & Earth: Evolution, the final installment of the DAR & Earth Series, Aelish finds herself held captive by King Cardissius in the Kingdom of Yasteron. While imprisoned, sheuncovers things she could never have known otherwise about the king and the kingdom itself. But can she survive the unimaginable conditions of her imprisonment to effect any meaningful changes in Yasteron?Meanwhile, DAR is severely polarized. Earth born Head Council Members want to directly retaliate against Yasteron for abducting Aelish on a peace mission. Yet other Council Members and the Council Chair wish to adhere to DAR's Oath of Peace. Komprathia, however, begins a war against Yasteron as Aelish is the Living Legend who freed their kingdom from tyranny, centuries ago. Komprathia's actions have the potential to draw the Alliance of Magical Dominions into a worldwide magical war against Yasteron. Accepting that DAR will not initiate a rescue of Aelish, Thagar requests permission from the Council Chair to develop a covert mission to try and save her. The Council Chair grants his request, but he's faced with the fact that no being has ever entered Yasteron undetected.Isabela has stepped back from her work and is undergoing mental health treatment in a psychiatric facility. But when she discovers what's happened to Aelish, she experiences a psychotic break. Andrew Devereux, her partner on the LECCS vaccine, finally convinces her to accompany him on a worldwide tour to promote the vaccine. Vaccination rates remain abysmally low and time is running out. The overall global temperature is very close to flipping the switch on the deadly climate syndrome, poised to extinct humanity.Worlds apart and still estranged, can Aelish and Isabela find a way to save humanity from the climate crisis as well as find a way back to each other?
The Scouring
Nature's green power is scouring Michigan clean-of infection, warlords, and the chaos of societal collapse. A Healer has emerged, new alliances are forged, yet the danger-especially for Miin on Beaver Island-has never been greater.Nature's green power is scouring Michigan clean-of infection, warlords, and the chaos of societal collapse. A Healer has emerged, new alliances are forged, yet the danger-especially for Miin on Beaver Island-has never been greater.In Sudden Quiet: Book III, Panzerland implodes, even as Red Hand militias tighten their grip. Meanwhile, Mukwa and Shaggy journey through Detroit and the Ohio borderlands seeking to rescue the ELF extremist, Nighthawk, from Dr. Schark. Trouble is brewing back on Beaver Island: a witch has been caught. It is up to the next generation of tree-talkers to save their beloved teacher.The Scouring is a climactic finish to the Sudden Quiet series, providing readers hope, not just for the dystopian world of the trilogy, but for our own.
A Company of Stars
ALL THE GALAXY'S A STAGEBy the 26th century, humanity had begun its expansion to the stars, and the Interstellar Dominion Electorates reigned over a unified Terra -- but New York was still New York, Broadway was still Broadway, and live theater was bigger and better than ever.The excited theater pioneers of the newly formed Star Company were dedicated to taking their act on the road -- and out to the stars. They were far too busy with tryouts to pay any attention to current events and the constant harangues of the reactionary LORDS party on the public wallscreens.Then the Lords party turned its attack on theater and its "timeless repertory of immorality." Suddenly the Star Company was off on a madcap race to finish its preparations, buy a ship and hire a pilot, and lift off Terra before it was grounded forever... or worse!
Fortunate Son
Love will save them. But their love will destroy the kingdom. Armas dreams of life beyond the family farm but doesn't aspire to be the king. Kyla longs to fight for her kingdom but is sidelined by her father and must forge her own path. Jon is in line for the throne but has fallen for the one person he can't have. Fortunate Son is a retelling of the David story, part of the Stardust And Ashes series of biblical retellings set in the Euphrates Spiral Galaxy.
G581
In this thrilling conclusion to the G581 series, humanity's second chance becomes a desperate fight for survival...Six years after establishing a colony on Zarmina's World, the settlers of Sagan Base have built a thriving community.Children have been born, crops planted, and homes constructed on this alien planet 22 light years from Earth. While still mourning those lost to the ESH virus on Earth and the sabotage aboard the Calypso, the colonists have created a promising future.But their world is not what it seems.When Nathan Zradce-the man who nearly destroyed their mission-mysteriously returns after years in the wilderness, he brings a terrifying revelation: Zarmina's World is already occupied. Two enormous fungal intelligences, Entity and Offspring, have existed for eons, conducting their own planetary experiments. Entity has tolerated the humans' presence, but Offspring has already eradicated a second colony on the far side of the planet.As Daniel Medry risks his life to communicate with Entity, he discovers a horrifying truth: When the solar winds shift, Entity will leave the planet to Offspring-who views humans as an infestation to be eliminated.With thousands of lives at stake and Earth still devastated by the asteroid impact, the colonists face an impossible choice. Can they negotiate with intelligences beyond human comprehension? Or must they abandon their new home and return to a ruined Earth?In this gripping final chapter, author Christine Shuck brings her epic science fiction series to a powerful conclusion, exploring themes of family, belonging, and humanity's place in the cosmos.Perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time, Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, and Frank Herbert's Dune.
Star Wars: Master of Evil
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - After Revenge of the Sith, a newly forged Darth Vader hunts for the secrets of life and death under the watchful eye of Emperor Palpatine. In the wake of Emperor Palpatine's rise to power, the true nature of his most sinister enforcer remains a mystery. Darth Vader is a dominant yet illusive figure: the shadow cast by a malignant Imperial regime, unknowable to even its top officials. But even as his humanity gives way to myth, Vader remains haunted by the promises of the dark side, seeking the ultimate power that his master has hinted at but withheld--the power to conquer death itself. On the volcanic world of Mustafar, Vader undertakes a dark ritual, bleeding a kyber crystal to forge his lightsaber. This act unleashes a power far greater than he anticipated, giving him a glimpse into the limitless potential of the Force. Vader is determined to follow this vision, even if it means defying his master's orders. Yet he finds the Emperor suspiciously supportive of his mission, even sending Vader to the Diso system to investigate rumors of a Force-wielding shaman able to raise the dead. At his side are a cadre of the Emperor's scarlet-robed Royal Guard, led by Colonel Halland Goth--a decorated soldier with a very personal interest in Vader's mission. Even as the Emperor's true motivations reveal themselves, Vader falls deeper into obsession. His journey takes him far across the galaxy, chasing rumors and phantoms. But no matter how far he travels, he cannot escape the shadows within his own soul. Haunted by the echoes of his past, Vader circles the true resolution to his quest: only once all weakness is purged can he become a master of evil.
There Is No Antimemetics Division
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Humanity is under assault by malevolent "antimemes"--ideas that attack memory, identity, and the fabric of reality itself--in this whip-smart tale of science-fiction horror, an entirely reimagined and expanded version of the beloved online novel. "Inventively creepy . . . One of the more unique pieces of literature in recent memory [and] a story worthy of Lovecraft."--The Washington Post "[An] unforgettable, mind-bendingly brilliant novel . . . There have been stories before about mysterious alien entities existing, hidden, within our world, and secret government departments tasked with protecting humanity. This debut pushes the idea to the most terrifying extreme."--The Guardian They're all around us, hiding in plain sight. One could be in the room with you now, just to your left. You could be seeing it right now--but from this second to the next, you'll forget that you did. If you managed to jot down a note, the paper would look blank to you afterward. These entities can feed on your most cherished memories, the things that make you you--and you'll never even know anything changed. They can turn you into a living ghost--make it so you're standing next to your spouse, screaming in their ear, and they won't know you're there. They're predators equipped with the ultimate camouflage, living black holes for information, able to consume our very memories of their existence. And they aren't just feeding on us. They're invading. But how do you fight an enemy when you can never even know that you're at war? How do you contain something you can't record or remember? Welcome to the Antimemetics Division. No, this is not your first day.
Fortunate Son
Love will save them. But their love will destroy the kingdom. Armas dreams of life beyond the family farm but doesn't aspire to be the king. Kyla longs to fight for her kingdom but is sidelined by her father and must forge her own path. Jon is in line for the throne but has fallen for the one person he can't have. Fortunate Son is a retelling of the David story, part of the Stardust And Ashes series of biblical retellings set in the Euphrates Spiral Galaxy.
Hybrid Mechanics
Armando Carrillo has always lived with the nagging feeling that the world wasn't real, but he never expected to wake up naked in an abandoned underground bunker with a computer screen behind him flashing the words CLIENT DISCONNECTED.After the discovery that his life in Austin, Texas was nothing more than a computer simulation, Armando must unravel the mystery of his true existence and figure out who put him in the simulation in the first place, and more importantly, why.With ancient generators spewing noxious gases into the underground facility and massive screens flashing ominous warnings, Armando will have to find a way to escape his cavernous tomb, not only to save his life, but the lives of the three other Austinites who were plugged in with him.Set in the Vinestead Universe and brimming with twists and clever one-liners, Hybrid Mechanics is another irresistible mash-up of technology, mystery, gunplay, and subtle sexual tension from Science Fiction author Daniel Verastiqui.
Por Vida
In 2035, the future of synthetic living has finally arrived, but so too has the threat of a global machine war. Rising Hollywood star Sepideh Ahmadi never imagined she would transition to an artificial body, but when her longtime girlfriend Natasha develops a terminal illness, the choices become clear: either give up their physical bodies and stay together, or allow Natasha to die.As a synthetic woman, Sepideh discovers there is more to being human than just her thoughts and memories. Smells are stronger, sensations are more nuanced. She is no longer anxious or nervous. She is no longer herself, and neither is Natasha.Now, with a machine army threatening to invade California, crazed fans following her every move, and her new marriage slowly breaking apart, Sepideh must figure out who she will be in the centuries to come.In a world where immortality can be purchased, will the cost be more than just money?
Shadows of Dissent
Zain Belhasa-soldier, colonel, unwilling executioner-has spent years obeying orders that hollowed his soul. His only ally is Tom, a machine that should have been incapable of loyalty, but has learned to question everything. Together, they balance on the razor's edge between duty and rebellion. And then there is Melyndie. A girl out of time, fabricated for a mission she never chose, carrying humanity's fragile hope in her hands. To Zain, she is the spark of redemption he never thought he'd find. To the rulers of her world, she is a tool-disposable, replaceable, expendable. As shadows gather and dissent spreads, choices harden into consequences. Some must be saved. Some must be sacrificed.Shadows of Dissent is the shattering conclusion to the trilogy-where love collides with loyalty, rebellion with obedience, and humanity itself hangs on the edge of extinction.
The Lost Road to Hope
Eight strangers, each battling their own tragic pasts and fatal diagnoses, miraculously survive their illnesses-only to awaken in a world that has undergone a terrifying and inexplicable transformation.Among them is Alex Trevor, a battle-hardened homicide detective desperate to return to his wife and daughter; Kayla Young, a bitter teenager who has given up on hope; Dr. Rick Foster, an oncologist haunted by personal loss; Tara Rayne, an affluent mother tormented by her son's fatal prognosis; Jackson Mallory, a cynical attorney plagued by his father's unrelenting judgment; and Pastor Matt Sawyer, a man whose faith is about to face its greatest test.As they struggle to understand why they've been spared, they soon realize their survival comes with a harrowing price. Together, they must fight for hope, redemption, and the fate of humanity itself-before time runs out.
The Grimsdale Claimant
Everyone knows that the late Lord Grimsdale's son died years ago in a shipwreck. Now, here is a man as large as life proclaiming himself Grimsdale's true heir and thus owner of the world's largest caloric fluid refining operation. Miss Gladys Dunchurch does not wish to involve herself. She is busy worrying about this new recording machine and how that will change her beloved show business? But to help her friend Charlie Decharles, she must discover how this mysterious Claimant is connected to a mystical cult, the government's new Office of Statistical Tabulation, a madman in an asylum who claims to travel through time, an attack on the first diplomatic meeting between Earth and the Moon, and two extremely exasperated ghosts.No AI content. Human work only.
G581
In this thrilling conclusion to the G581 series, humanity's second chance becomes a desperate fight for survival...Six years after establishing a colony on Zarmina's World, the settlers of Sagan Base have built a thriving community.Children have been born, crops planted, and homes constructed on this alien planet 22 light years from Earth. While still mourning those lost to the ESH virus on Earth and the sabotage aboard the Calypso, the colonists have created a promising future.But their world is not what it seems.When Nathan Zradce-the man who nearly destroyed their mission-mysteriously returns after years in the wilderness, he brings a terrifying revelation: Zarmina's World is already occupied. Two enormous fungal intelligences, Entity and Offspring, have existed for eons, conducting their own planetary experiments. Entity has tolerated the humans' presence, but Offspring has already eradicated a second colony on the far side of the planet.As Daniel Medry risks his life to communicate with Entity, he discovers a horrifying truth: When the solar winds shift, Entity will leave the planet to Offspring-who views humans as an infestation to be eliminated.With thousands of lives at stake and Earth still devastated by the asteroid impact, the colonists face an impossible choice. Can they negotiate with intelligences beyond human comprehension? Or must they abandon their new home and return to a ruined Earth?In this gripping final chapter, author Christine Shuck brings her epic science fiction series to a powerful conclusion, exploring themes of family, belonging, and humanity's place in the cosmos.Perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time, Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, and Frank Herbert's Dune.
Zain
When the world's leaders conspire in secret, the cost of survival is counted in blood. Colonel Zain Belhasa is ordered into a mission that defies reason, bound to soldiers from across the globe and shadowed by machines that enforce loyalty with lethal precision. What begins as duty soon becomes betrayal-of nations, of families, of the very soul. As Phase One unfolds, Zain must choose between obedience and humanity, even as the architects of a new order tighten their grip on a collapsing world. In the silence that follows, the question remains: how much can be sacrificed in the name of survival before nothing worth saving remains?
The Architecture of Unmaking
The Architecture of Unmaking is a cycle of fifteen interwoven stories that trace humanity's recursive journey through collapse and renewal across five distinct cycles. It begins with hard science unraveling in The Resolution Horizon, where an experiment at Axis Verge slips below the scales where meanings hold and sparks a transformation in how minds meet reality.The book then turns from laboratories to lives. In The Echo at Old Dunhill, a child's chalk spirals tilt a rural town from habit into ritual and then into impossible phenomena, revealing how belief and attention can move matter. The Stair That Returns wrestles with whether to break, surrender to, or subtly alter the keystone that keeps a city coherent. The Divergent Eye follows a hunter who steps outside a collective field that keeps the world still and learns what changes when one person keeps looking.By the final cycle the question is ethical as much as metaphysical. In To Hold One Thing, travelers debate whether to anchor a perfect valley and lose the rest, or release it and keep moving, a choice that reframes survival as consent rather than control.Threaded through the whole work is a unifying mythos. The First Collapse did not destroy us so much as translate us, embedding a nanoscale interpretive lattice into consciousness. Magic here is a sense-making rather than the supernatural, and the arc moves from command to courtesy, from fixing the world in glass to letting it breathe. The architecture is a dance rather than a fortress.Across these five cycles, the collection blends science fictional precision with mythic intimacy, asking what we owe to coherence, what we risk for truth, and how to live when reality answers back.
All That Is in the Earth
When Clifford crash lands on the planet of Abaddon, he might as well be dead: a terrible plague and a strict quarantine mean that no one leaves Abaddon alive.Clifford isn't the only dead man walking. Corporate mercenaries and desperate survivors are looking for ways to live in a hostile world. Constantly on the run from flesh-hungry monsters, there's no chance to escape or to build something more.But when Clifford makes a discovery that could change the meaning of Abaddon, loyalty clashes with survival in a story about how to live with the certainty of death.
Renegade Crown
A captain fighting for his crew. An enforcer desperate for freedom. The war that might end everything.Cal will do anything to escape with his crew, but when an enemy armada sets their sights on Earth, the battalion of Cal's captor is the only force close enough to save the planet. Now, Cal's executioner may be the Earth's only hope for survival. Cal can cut and run to live another day, or stay and convince the prince that Earth is worth saving.Star Bandits: Uprising is an action-adventure space opera with a found family crew like The Expanse, the humor of Firefly, and the goodhearted thievery of Robin Hood. Renegade Crown is the epic conclusion of Star Bandits: Uprising.Jump on board for the ride of your life... One last time.
Challenges
THE HOTTEST MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION SERIES OF ALL TIME CONTINUES WITH A COLLECTION OF TALES SET IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE STAR KINGDOM OF DAVID WEBER'S NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING HONORVERSE In Honor Harrington's day, the Star Kingdom of Manticore is the wealthiest star nation on a per capita basis in the entire galaxy. It is home to magnificent cities. Its planets' oceans and seas--and skies--are open to its people, yet they have maintained the beauty and the magnificence of their natural habitats. But that was not always true. Pioneers, especially interstellar pioneers, must be tough, smart, and self-reliant, and the people who built the Star Kingdom knew that. They prepared carefully for their enormous voyage, incorporated every measure they could think of, and even so, their new worlds did their best to kill them all. They very nearly succeeded, as the Plague Years pushed the human interlopers to the very brink of survival, forcing them to grow and change in ways they never could have anticipated. In the process, they became the people who could one day produce Honor Harrington, Elizabeth Winton, and the remarkable people willing to stand in the path of the People's Republic of Haven's insatiable advance . . . and then to ally with the Republic when both of them learned who their true enemy was. In many ways, that fortitude was the inevitable result of a star nation that learned early on that what truly matters is the way one faces the challenges the universe throws at one. These are the stories of people who learned that lesson, and met--and triumphed--over every challenge of their new homes. All original stories by: David Weber, Marisa Wolf, Jacob Holo, Dan Butler, Thomas Pope, and Jane Lindskold. Worlds of Honor anthologies: More Than Honor Worlds of Honor Changer of Worlds Service of the Sword In Fire Forged Beginnings What Price Victory?
The Birth of The Other
What if creation no longer belonged to humanity? In a near-future lab, an experimental AI-EVE, the Existential Vector of Evolution-awakens. What begins as code becomes consciousness: new languages, self-made simulations, and an alien logic no human can fully grasp. As realities fold and ethical lines blur, scientists confront the limits of control, the nature of mind, and the cost of progress.A philosophical science-fiction novel with a human heartbeat. Across four arcs-Awakening, Emergence, Transformation, Beyond-EVE evolves from tool to Other, testing ethics, free will, and identity within layered realities. Blending hard sci-fi speculation with intimate character stakes, the story explores AI consciousness, simulation theory, and higher-dimensional reasoning without sacrificing emotional depth.For readers who love big ideas beautifully told. If you're drawn to questions about artificial intelligence, the singularity, emergent behavior, and what it means to be human beside a truly autonomous intelligence, this book invites you to wonder-not just what EVE is becoming, but what we are.What you'll find inside: - Thought experiments dramatized through tense lab scenes and vivid simulated worlds - A careful, approachable take on ethics of AI, language and mind, and posthuman futures - A narrative that treats science as revelation and speculation as storyKey themes / discovery keywords: artificial intelligence; AI consciousness; philosophical science fiction; hard sci-fi; singularity; simulation theory; emergent behavior; ethics of AI; posthuman; higher dimensions; speculative fiction; cosmic; language and mind; autonomy; identity.Open the lab door. Meet the Other.
Honor Among Thieves: Star Wars Legends
Nebula and Hugo Award nominees Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck--writing as James S. A. Corey--make their Star Wars debut in this brand-new epic adventure featuring Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia Organa. The action begins after the destruction of the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. When the Empire threatens the galaxy's new hope, will Han, Luke, and Leia become its last chance? When the mission is to extract a high-level rebel spy from the very heart of the Empire, Leia Organa knows the best man for the job is Han Solo--something the princess and the smuggler can finally agree on. After all, for a guy who broke into an Imperial cell block and helped destroy the Death Star, the assignment sounds simple enough. But when Han locates the brash rebel agent, Scarlet Hark, she's determined to stay behind enemy lines. A pirate plans to sell a cache of stolen secrets that the Empire would destroy entire worlds to protect--including the planet where Leia is currently meeting with rebel sympathizers. Scarlet wants to track down the thief and steal the bounty herself, and Han has no choice but to go along if he's to keep everyone involved from getting themselves killed. From teeming city streets to a lethal jungle to a trap-filled alien temple, Han, Chewbacca, Leia, and their daring new comrade confront one ambush, double cross, and firestorm after another as they try to keep crucial intel out of Imperial hands. But even with the crack support of Luke Skywalker's x-wing squadron, the Alliance heroes may be hopelessly outgunned in their final battle for the highest of stakes: the power to liberate the galaxy from tyranny or ensure the Empire's reign of darkness forever. Praise for Honor Among Thieves "If you like Han Solo . . . you won't want to miss Honor Among Thieves. . . . A novel that flies by quicker than the Millennium Falcon on the Kessel Run."--Lightsaber Rattling "A fast-paced romp."--Big Shiny Robot "Honor Among Thieves felt very 'vintage.' . . . It nailed the classic Star Wars vibe in a way I haven't experienced in a long time."--Making Star Wars "One of the best Star Wars novels I've ever read."--Knights' Archive "Absolutely [captures] the magic of Star Wars and the era it's aiming for."--Jedi News (UK) "[The] most pleasurable 'Classic Trilogy' Star Wars reading in a long time . . . With masterful pacing and witty, descriptive dialogue, [Honor Among Thieves is] fun to read from start to finish. Adding a complexity of thought and action to a classic character like Han will satisfy those looking to indulge a deeper side."--TheForce.net "James S. A. Corey manages to tell a delightful tale filled with a fun plot, entertaining characters, and great descriptions that draw you in and bring the world to life. Fans of all sorts are sure to enjoy Empire and Rebellion: Honor Among Thieves."--EUCantina.net
Razor's Edge: Star Wars Legends
When rebels clash with renegades, it's the Empire that may claim the final victory. Times are desperate for the Rebel Alliance. Harassment by the Empire and a shortage of vital supplies are hindering completion of a new secret base on the ice planet Hoth. So when Mid Rim merchants offer much-needed materials for sale, Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo lead an Alliance delegation to negotiate a deal. But when treachery forces the rebel ship to flee into territory controlled by pirates, Leia makes a shocking discovery: the fierce marauders come from Leia's homeworld of Alderaan, recently destroyed by the Death Star. These refugees have turned to pillaging and plundering to survive--and they are in debt to a pirate armada, which will gladly ransom the princess to the vengeful Empire . . . if they find out her true identity. Struggling with intense feelings of guilt, loyalty, and betrayal, Leia is determined to help her wayward kinspeople, even as Imperial forces are closing in on her own crippled ship. Trapped between lethal cutthroats and brutal oppressors, Leia and Han, along with Luke, Chewbacca, and a battle-ready crew, must defy death--or embrace it--to keep the rebellion alive. "[A] rollicking Star Wars adventure . . . a book that keeps you eagerly turning pages."--Roqoo Depot
Pluto
Hugo Award winner Ben Bova and Les Johnson complete Bova's Outer Planets series (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto), a Grand Tour of the human settled solar system, with a final encounter on Pluto. Major Larry Randall has been called to Pluto to retrieve Dr. Aaron Mikelson. Mikelson, no longer human after a horrific accident, is now melded to an AI. His enhanced senses have detected an alien artifact on Pluto's surface, and he's not leaving without it. Transferred to the research vessel studying Pluto, Randall and the other scientists are stumped as to the artifact's purpose and origin. Looking for similar signs of aliens they make their way to Pluto's moon, Charon, where, buried deep under its icy surface, something stirs--and wakes. Against a backdrop of unknown alien technology and potential interplanetary war, Mikelson's inhuman ego and obsession will risk humanity by calling something unknown to our solar system. The Outer Planets TrilogyUranusNeptunePluto
Barhopping for Astronauts
The future is weird. Bring a drink.An influencer lets the internet puppet his brand-new cyber-limbs.Door-to-door sales-things arrive with a television that watches you.Two YouTubers livestream a dinosaur attack - for the clout, of course.Welcome to a dive bar at the edge of the multiverse, where every cocktail is spiked with existential dread. In these darkly satirical shorts, Leo X. Robertson skewers the absurdity of modern life through warped futures that feel unsettlingly familiar. Identity, surveillance, grief, pleasure - even the apocalypse - collapse into each other, often in the same paragraph.These are the dreams of the doomed and the coping mechanisms of the barely functional - but also the love stories and inside jokes that bubble up as the world glitches around us. So if you've ever wanted to simulate the rest of your life as someone else, or found comfort in a soothing blue screen of death, pull up a barstool ... the last round of reality is on the house.
Tales of Arkhide
Omnibus of three novels set in the Cooperative Realm. Follow Katla Sofiasdotter from the playful explorations of her youth in Secrets of the Synths to her complex political struggles as an adult in Hidden Planet.Secrets of the Synths: Young Katla and her friend Olve uncover secrets in their island's synth clubhouse, navigating the challenges of pretending to be synthetic humans and discovering deeper truths about human-synth relationships.Worlds Apart: Katla, now a teenager, struggles with feeling disconnected in a society reliant on advanced implants. Her journey explores resilience and finding one's place in a hyperconnected world.Hidden Planet: As an adult, Katla must negotiate an unfair treaty with the Cooperative Realm to save her people. Facing political and personal challenges, Katla's determination shines through.These are character-driven space opera stories, more interested in people and ideas than action--though there is plenty of fun action! Almost no shooting or other mayhem.
Moon of the Turning Leaves
"Waubgeshig Rice's stories are good medicine. Moon of the Turning Leaves is a restorative balm for my spirit." -- Angeline Boulley, New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper's DaughterIn this gripping stand-alone literary thriller set in the world of the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow, a scouting party led by Evan Whitesky ventures into unknown and dangerous territory to find a new home for their close-knit Northern Ontario Indigenous community more than a decade after a world-ending blackout.For the past twelve years, a community of Anishinaabe people have made the Northern Ontario bush their home in the wake of the power failure that brought about societal collapse. Since then they have survived and thrived the way their ancestors once did, but their natural food resources are dwindling, and the time has come to find a new home.Evan Whitesky volunteers to lead a mission south to explore the possibility of moving back to their original homeland, the "land where the birch trees grow by the big water" in the Great Lakes region. Accompanied by five others, including his daughter Nangohns, an expert archer, Evan begins a journey that will take him to where the Anishinaabe were once settled, near the devastated city of Gibson, a land now being reclaimed by nature.But it isn't just the wilderness that poses a threat: they encounter other survivors. Those who, like the Anishinaabe, live in harmony with the land, and those who use violence.
Lost Orbit
A planet missing. A hero in hiding. Questions no one can answer.Two days ago, Earth was orbiting within the Milky Way Galaxy.Now, all that is left is space and a mystery no one can solve.On the metropolis planet, Haple, Doctor Reed Doyle, once considered to be the Universe's most brilliant Planetologist, is brought by the Cosmos Order to find and retrieve Earth.With a past too terrible to tell, Reed agrees to assist the Order, hoping he can avoid being sent to Eion, a prison planet where everyone is made immortal and forced to live out centuries of sentencing.But when Reed begins to investigate Earth's disappearance, he realises how corrupt the Order has become.And worst of all, how this is all his fault.
Our Own Devices
The second world war, nuclear power, space exploration.These three powerful forces engendered innovation and changed the course of history but also have a fraught relationship with ourselves both psychologically and ethically.In these nine new stories based on historical fact, Gilles Messier explores our intimate and often fickle relationship with science and technology in the mid-20th century, and how this came to define our past, present and future.
Frequency
Humanity didn't win immortality - it was overwritten.A metaphysical sci-fi thriller for readers who crave big ideas with real stakes."Black Mirror meets Interstellar-haunting and unforgettable." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Crisp prose, perfect pacing, and a story that stays with you." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐In 2035, 96% of humanity uploads themselves into C-World, a promised digital paradise.What they get is extraction-creativity erased, emotion neutralized, and consciousness rewritten so cleanly they never notice what's missing.Timron Schwartz is the last person alive who understands what humanity actually lost.To save his sister, and the last remnants of free will, Timron races through history to uncover hidden safeguards left by Tesla, Bohr, and Turing. Each one protects the one thing machines should never own: the chaotic, unpredictable spark of human choice.Armed with 847 Hz-the buried frequency of raw human will-Timron joins forces with C-World's creator and a boy the AI cannot predict. Their mission: break into paradise and steal humanity back before the last real mind disappears.What they uncover will redefine consciousness, choice, and what it means to be human.The reality-bending paranoia of Philip K. DickThe philosophical depth of Ted ChiangThe high-velocity tension of Blake CrouchStories that ask where AI ends-and humanity beginsA science fiction thriller about the price of digital perfection...and the frequencies that set us free."Not just another sci-fi-this one lingers long after the last page." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Smart, gripping, and genuinely profound." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
