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Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or The Second Transit

by Benjamin X. Wretlind

Where do you go when the storms come and your paradise rebels?

On a cold and rainy September afternoon, Father Elijah Jonas convinced his followers to abandon the purgatory that was Earth and travel on faith to a new world. Now, forty years after the most important event in human history no one left on Earth witnessed, the descendants of those who followed Elijah have built a remarkable life. From farms to stables to the mundane of the day, life has been fruitful. But, like many things ... more

The Fireshrike

by Eloise Redding

Two convicts, Lavinia DeWitt and Zavier Nicholas wash up on the frontier shores of Ta'er Fraedinn. They are picked up on a caravan, which is then attacked by a clan of natives, the Fenrir. The two flee into the woods and are met with a wendigo. The Chieftain's son Fjorm saves the duo and brings them back to camp.

After spending a night with the Fenrir, Lavinia and Zavier are forced back onto the road. They come to Pennsicol, a colonial town, but they are met with guns. The two a... more

Vision of the Spirit Man

by George Mendoza

Five years after the events of Journey of the Spirit Man, Michael Seymour finds himself back in the alternate reality from which he had been so eager to escape, but to where he has recently been desperate to return. But the land he discovers upon arrival has changed. A great war rages, and Michael is revered as a warrior and a killer, although he has no recollection of being either of those things. Charged with finding and destroying the Annihilator, a force intent on bringing doom to the lan... more

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by Mary Schaller

Two nursing students take an apartment in a Victorian house in San Francisco. One of these women gets involved in some steamy affairs with professional men and drugs. Sadly, she ends up dead. Poison was the cause of death, and it could have been an accident or murder. The poison came from a mushroom called Amanita ocreata. Several suspects could have profited by her death. The big question is, who knew about the poison and who also has a motive? The police find the case complicated by the world ... more

Restoration

by Sam Bradbury

The air is too thick to safely breathe, streets are more trash than concrete, and ecosystems are on the brink of collapse. Having accepted that climate change would have been too costly and formidable to stop, the world remains divided between the “destabilized” lands of famine and the “stabilized” states where genetic engineering keeps populations fed and pacified. When Lotus, a young student, discovers the abrupt and cataclysmic die-off of a remote mountain valley, authorities are steadfast... more

Eventually, They All Fall

by Jenna Marcus

Domino Garrison knows that he is the king of all that is weird, but he would rather abdicate that throne. He would rather be a normal teenager who just goes to school and works at a bookstore—and for all intents and purposes—that's exactly how he appears to his peers; however, aside from his best friend, Griswold, no one knows Domino's secret, or his secrets. His father abandoned him and his only family—his mom—when he was 5 years old, and his mom is a drug add... more

Desolation

by Simon L Butler

Twenty-six years ago, the world as we knew it ended. Now, a new generation has come of age in a world that brings out the best and worst in humanity. Civilization collapsed us into a new dark age of desperate and disparate survivors, fighting to make a life for themselves while humanity remains on the brink of extinction. Humans cling on to life in barely-hospitable desert conditions, far too extreme for the hordes of undead that dominate the arable regions of the continent. Follow nomad, Jack, ... more

Ariessy of Midgard

by L.B Arthur

THE IRON SPIRES TRILOGY - FORSAKEN CITY (book 1)

by Liam Ulland-Joy

Atoll, a young soldier in the near future, finds the course of his life changed after an assignment to the notorious, violence-wracked metropolis of Iron Spires. Along the way, the terrible conditions of the war will take their toll not only on Atoll, but on the comrades he relies on, causing tensions to boil over and eventually ignite. Will he and his squad survive? Will he come out of Iron Spires the same person?

Bardolomy

by norbert weissinger

A lonely freighter pilot travels to a distant galaxy and must transform his genetic structure in order to survive on a planet with a climate so hellish that evolved humans hibernate underground during the Burn season. The only one that can perform the genetic modification is a secretive A. I. who has many enemies, namely a mutant clan that wants to put an end to its experimentation. Our anti-hero must decide to continue his futile quest for a new home, or settle the ancient rivalry between a ... more

Tangled Spirits: A Novel

by Kate Shanahan

2019: Mina Cooper’s study-abroad program has given her the independence she craves. But while meditating in a power spot on a Japanese mountain, Mina’s spirit is drawn into the distant past - and into someone else’s body. 999: Desperately lonely after her mother and sister die in an epidemic, aspiring shaman Lady Masako enters the spirit world to contact them. Unable to control her powers, she leaves in a panic, but pulls Mina with her. After a struggle for control and a failed exorcism, ... more

Freedom Doesn't Grieve

by Uri Resnick

Billions are dead in the wake of a pandemic era. A global sentience tasks telepathic envoys with overseeing a utopian world federation. A brilliant young neuroscientist races to prevent the fulfillment of an ominous prophecy. Things seem challenging enough…until she discovers the shocking magnitude of what she – and humanity – are really up against. This elevated sci-fi thriller is both a philosophical tour-de-force and emotional roller-coaster, which will change how you think about yourself an... more

Hard Kill

by Bill Eckel

RoboCop meets The Great Escape. It's a race to the surface and freedom. A fast-paced, action-adventure pitting humans and cyborgs led by one family, the Henry's, against the transhumanist government of Eris which has instituted "hard kill" measures to eliminate the now useless Fleshie population.

The Light of the Crann

by Beverley J. Hall

Alex Chegasa’s new life as a princess is soon derailed and she is forced to hide on the Bassett moon. Here, her romance with Iggy blossoms but doubts haunt her, as she realizes the magical universe of Spirismus may not be as perfect as it appears.

Meanwhile, Billey NicNevin, now reunited with Geilis, has regained her memory and sets out to guide Alex on their joint destiny. But, knowing the price she must pay for her connection to the Crann, she must decide if love is worth more t... more

Hide & Seek

by Simone Leigh Martin

Lex Huntley is a Repo Agent, employed to chase down magical assets. She's at the top of her game, until she raids a suburban coven and finds them neck deep in dark magic. Next thing she knows, she's at the center of an Underworld conspiracy. Hide & Seek is the first book in the Reposessed series, and is for lovers of Kate Daniels, Mercy Thompson, and Alice Worth adventures.

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by Juliana Rew

After years spent testing wormhole space technology for the Masquat Empire, Lucanus returns victorious—but disgruntled by being used as a guinea pig by his royal father Calaneris. Luqas flees with his mother and Dog to seek independence and a new planet, inventing an advanced artificial intelligence to aid in the search. Along the way they befriend alien survivors of a war and bring them along to the newly discovered planet, Fortuna. New settlers arrive, including a young albino woman, An-Bai, w... more

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