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Featured Science Fiction: Spinward Fringe Origins by Randolph Lalonde

August 26, 2025 by Carolynn

Featured Science Fiction: Spinward Fringe Origins by Randolph Lalonde

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It is the distant future and one man, Jonas Valent, is letting his life slip by. He is employed by Freeground station as a port traffic controller, a job he took after completing a tour in the military. His only real joy in life is his participation in true-to-life military simulations with a cadre of friends who come together regularly to defeat challenges made to test the brightest military cadets and officers alike. These restricted scenarios stand as an addictive preoccupation that is so enticing that they ignore the potential repercussions of breaking in to participate.

When someone betrays their identities to the Freeground Fleet Admiralty, Jonas and his friends are faced with a far greater challenge: to venture out into the more populated regions of the galaxy to acquire technology and knowledge. They are tasked with laying the groundwork for the Freeground Nation in their efforts to reconnect with the rest of humanity, and to secure the armaments they might need to defend themselves from encroaching enemies.

Spinward Fringe Broadcast 0: Origins is a collected trilogy that chronicles the early adventures of an ambitious crew. Their leader, Jonas Valent, has the least to lose and everything to gain as he tells the tale of his first tour as Captain of a ship tasked with making allies and discovering new technologies for the good of his people. This simple mission becomes more complicated as the crew ventures further into the settled fringes of the galaxy.

This trilogy spawned the best selling Spinward Fringe eBook series. This is where it all began, when one man was challenged to aspire for more than an idle life.

A Space Opera Adventure enjoyed across the globe by all ages.

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Featured Fantasy: The Witches of Scotland by Steven P Aitchison

August 25, 2025 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: The Witches of Scotland by Steven P Aitchison

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Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey across the globe with “The Witches of Scotland: The Edinburgh Files,” the highly anticipated sequel to the smash-hit series “The Witches of Scotland: The Akashic Chronicles.”

In the heart of Edinburgh, witches David and Jessica have joined forces with a top-secret agency to unravel the mysteries of the occult, supernatural, and conspiracy theories that span the world. With their unparalleled magical abilities and razor-sharp instincts, this dynamic duo is ready to take on any challenge that comes their way.

From the misty moors of Scotland to the bustling streets of Tokyo, David and Jessica will travel far and wide to investigate the strange and inexplicable events that threaten the fabric of reality. They’ll face powerful supernatural entities, ancient curses, rogue AI programs, and shadowy organisations that will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden.

However, David and Jessica are not alone in their fight. With the support of Aunt Gen, Jacqueline and Logan Gordon and a team of expert agents with access to cutting-edge technology, they’ll have the resources they need to crack even the most complex cases. Along the way, they’ll forge new alliances, uncover shocking truths, and confront their own deepest fears and doubts.

As they delve deeper into the heart of each mystery, David and Jessica will discover that the key to saving the world may lie in the forgotten lore of ancient civilisations and the untapped potential of their own magical heritage. They’ll race against time to unravel the threads of a conspiracy that weave through history, all while battling their own growing feelings for each other.

With non-stop action, heart-pounding suspense, and a richly imagined world that blends magic and mystery, “The Witches of Scotland: The Edinburgh Files” is a globe-trotting adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. So pack your bags, grab your wand, and get ready to join David and Jessica on a quest to save the world, one case at a time!

Filed Under: Box Set Featured Fantasy, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Steven P Aitchison, The Witches of Scotland

Featured Sci-fi: Angel City Blues by Jeff Edwards

August 25, 2025 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fi: Angel City Blues by Jeff Edwards

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2018 Writer’s Digest eBook Award – First Place Winner for Science Fiction

Another action-packed cyberpunk detective thriller from the award-winning author of ‘Dome City Blues’

Los Angeles: 2065. A wealthy reporter vanishes from her high-security apartment without leaving a single strand of DNA behind. No trace of the victim’s disappearance is recorded on any of the building’s many cameras or security sensors. Her apartment’s memory cores have been destroyed beyond any hope of recovery.

To find the missing woman, Private Detective David Stalin must unravel a crime with no apparent motive, no imaginable means, and no conceivable opportunity. The truth, when he finds it, will blur the lines between pleasure and pain. Between fantasy and reality. Between life and death…

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Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Angel City Blues, Jeff Edwards

Featured Sci-fi: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (Translated by Stephen Snyder)

August 25, 2025 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fi: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (Translated by Stephen Snyder)

$1.99 as of August 25, 2025
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Finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award

A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor.

On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. . . . Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards, and together they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. Powerful and provocative, The Memory Police is a stunning novel about the trauma of loss.

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * TIME * CHICAGO TRIBUNE * THE GUARDIAN * ESQUIRE * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS * FINANCIAL TIMES * LIBRARY JOURNAL * THE A.V. CLUB * KIRKUS REVIEWS * LITERARY HUB

American Book Award winner

Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: The Memory Police, Yogo Ogawa

Featured Sci-fi: The Forever Children by Frank Kennedy

August 24, 2025 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fi: The Forever Children by Frank Kennedy

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In defense of forever ….

Bioengineered immortal Exeter Woolsey retires to Aeterna but discovers discontent,  conspiracy, and treason. Unable to reproduce, many immortals question life’s purpose without children. Yet this dilemma pales against the designs of the reclusive alien intelligence that built Aeterna. Exeter’s people face unimaginable change in this thrilling saga.

Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Frank Kennedy, The Forever Children

Featured Fantasy: The Witching Place A Fatal Folio (A Curious Bookstore Cozy Mystery-Book 1) by Sophie Love

August 24, 2025 by Carolynn

FREE on November 22, 2023
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When Alexis Blair, 29, is fired from her book publishing job and breaks up with her boyfriend on the same day, she wonders if life is urging her to make a fresh start. She decides it’s time to pursue her lifelong dream of opening a bookstore of her own—even if that means leaving Boston and accepting a job in a curious bookstore in a small seaside town an hour away.

But the odd shop, Alexis soon learns, is from more than just a rare, occult bookstore. Something strange is going on in the shop’s secret back room, with its eccentric owner, and in the small town itself.

And when a dead body appears, Alexis, with her beloved newfound cat, may find herself right in the middle of it all.

A page-turning cozy, rife with the supernatural, mystery, secrets and love—and centered around a small town as odd and endearing as its shop—A CURIOUS BOOKSTORE will make you fall in love and keep you laughing out loud as you turn pages late into the night.

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Filed Under: Box Set Featured Fantasy, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: A Curious Bookstore Cozy Mystery, Sophie Love, The Witching Place A Fatal Folio

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