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Featured Fantasy: The Prince of Ravens (The Exile Trilogy Book 1) by Hal Emerson

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Featured Fantasy: The Prince of Ravens (The Exile Trilogy Book 1) by Hal Emerson

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The Prince of Ravens has vanished.

Word spreads quickly from the Fortress of the Empress, through the dark streets of Lucien, and to the far corners of the Empire of Ages. The Children are summoned to the Fortress, and the people talk in muffled whispers, if they dare to talk at all, of secret plots and ancient prophecies. Some say the Prince was murdered, others that he was kidnapped; but underneath it all runs a darker word, one full of terrifying possibility:

Exile.

Rumor begets rumor, and soon the whisper of truth is lost in the swirling winds of growing fear.

For the Prince of Ravens is the prophesied Lord of Death, and on his shoulders rests the fate of the Empire.

Featured Sci-fi: Big Trouble, Little Earth by J.N. Chaney and Jason Anspach

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Long after Earth’s destruction, Humanity is an endangered species…

When freighter pilot Dalton Thorne reunites with his old friend Kota at Little Earth’s best noodle shop, he’s expecting a straightforward job. Instead, he finds himself embroiled in a centuries-old mystery that could change humanity’s place in the universe forever.

Little Earth is a decaying city carved into an alien planet where humans live as refugees.

Beneath its neon-lit streets and crowded markets lies a secret: fragments of Earth’s past, preserved by a mysterious race of aliens and hidden from the ruling Consortium.

Now, Dalton and his fledgling crew must uncover a vital piece of evidence, long buried in depths of Little Earth—one that might lead to a real home for humanity.

With combat-enhanced martial artists, power-hungry crime lords, and the iron fist of the Consortium all hot on their trail, Dalton must navigate a web of divided loyalties and hard choices.

If only he’d kept eating his noodles, none of this would have happened.

Grab your copy of “Big Trouble, Little Earth” today and join Dalton Thorne on a journey that will take him from the depths of Little Earth to the secrets of humanity’s forgotten past.

Featured Sci-fi: Stellar Drift (A Central Galactic Concordance Novella)

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Featured Sci-fi: Stellar Drift (A Central Galactic Concordance Novella)

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He must choose between his duty and the truth. She must choose between her solitude and the man she can’t resist saving.

For fugitive pilot Sairy Sarvand, survival in the vast rainforest on Qal Corona depends on one rule: trust no one, especially not a government forest ranger. But when she finds the handsome and honorable Houyen succumbing to a fatal illness, her conscience won’t let her walk away. Even though saving him exposes one of her secrets.

Haunted by a memory of the woman who saved him, Ranger Houyen Albasrey is trapped between a corrupt command that wants the truth buried and his own unshakeable integrity. His search for answers leads him back to Sairy, forcing them into an uneasy alliance. Together, they must uncover the source of the plague before their deadly secrets—and their growing attraction—destroy them both.

When they discover the source might be even deadlier than the disease, can they survive long enough to do what must be done? Or will they be caught in a web of secrets, lies, and betrayal?

If you love stories with genetically engineered pets, a principled ranger defying his bosses, and a romance that sparks in the face of danger, you’ll love this thrilling novella.

Buy Stellar Drift and uncover the dangerous truths today!

Note: Stellar Drift first appeared in the limited-edition Pets in Space 8 science fiction romance anthology. This new standalone version has been expanded from the original.

Featured Sci-fi: Reckoning (Archangel Book 4) by Rick Partlow

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Featured Sci-fi: Reckoning (Archangel Book 4) by Rick Paltrow

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Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

Brent Parthet finds himself far too close to his enemies. Trapped in an uneasy alliance with the corporate monopoly and the secret police who control the Coalition, Brent and the other Archangels wonder if their new allies are worse than Conrad Janus and his Insurrection. One wants to prop up a corrupt government while the other wants to throw the galaxy into chaos, no matter how many millions of lives it costs.

But Brent is no puppet, and he has his own plans for the monolithic organizations who seek to pit one enemy against another. For the men responsible for starting a genocidal war and for killing Brent’s family, there’s going to come a reckoning.

Book 4 in this new military science fiction series by Rick Partlow, bestselling author of Drop Trooper and Taken to the Stars.

Filled with explosive and realistic military action as well as heroes you can’t help but root for, this is military Sci-Fi the way it’s to be!

Featured Sci-fi: Fallen (Archangel Book 1) by Rick Partlow

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Featured Sci-fi: Archangel Fallen by Rick Paltrow

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A new military sci-fi series by Rick Partlow, bestselling author of Drop Trooper and Taken to the Stars.

They pissed off the wrong soldier…


Brent Parthet just wanted to be left alone.A deadly supercommando in the Southwind War, Brent had retired a hero to a wildlife preserve as far from civilization as possible to enjoy the simple life with his wife and young son.

But when one of the Southwind, the massive, genetically-engineered slaves who’d rebelled against their human masters, shows up at Brent’s door, asking for help from an old enemy, Brent will find out that the war isn’t really over. And he may have been fighting for the wrong side.

Don’t miss the start of a new military science fiction series by Rick Partlow, bestselling author of Drop Trooper and Taken to the Stars. Filled with explosive and realistic military action as well as heroes you can’t help but root for, this is military Sci-Fi the way it’s meant to be!

Featured Fantasy: Undraland Books 1 – 3 by Mary E. Twomey

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Featured Fantasy: Undraland Books 1 - 3 by Mary E. Twomey

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Lucy Kincaid wants a simple life with a white picket fence, but after Jens crashes into her life, she knows that won’t be in the cards.

Still reeling from the deaths of her family, Lucy Kincaid struggles to get her life back on track. But when the short-tempered Jens saves her from an attack, Lucy is swept away to a world that seems infinitely more perilous.

Suddenly, fairytale creatures are no longer make-believe–and more dangerous than she ever imagined. As Lucy delves deeper into this fantastical realm, she encounters oversized garden gnomes, warrior elves, Nøkken, Fossegrimens, and worst of all, sirens with a vendetta. When her life on earth is utterly destroyed, Lucy knows there is no going back. Lucy must hunt down the siren who is targeting everyone she loves, or all of Undraland will go up in flames.

This is the first box set in the 9-part Undraland series, which contains Undraland, Nøkken and Fossegrim.

If you love Veronica Roth, Bella Forrest and Cassandra Clare, you’ll devour this fast-paced paranormal romance series by USA Today bestselling author Mary E. Twomey.