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Featured Sci-fi: Stranded (Lost Eden Portal Fiction Adventure Book 1) by Shawn Inmon

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Featured Sci-fi: Stranded (Lost Eden Portal Fiction Adventure Book 1) by Shawn Inmon

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Stranded: A Lost Eden Portal Fiction Adventure tells the gripping story of brothers Ben and Barney Pepper as they embark on a daring journey through a mysterious portal to a completely new and uncharted world.

What awaits them on the other side is a breathtaking world teeming with colossal mammals and never-before-seen dinosaurs, a true Eden lost to time.

As the group navigates this perilous new realm, tensions rise as differing agendas emerge. Ben Pepper wants to preserve and safeguard this idyllic, if savage, land. Other members of the jump team seek to exploit its resources.

In a riveting blend of adventure, discovery, and moral reckoning, “Stranded” is a thrilling exploration of human nature set against the backdrop of a world beyond imagination. Will the group find a way to return from this Lost Eden, or will their conflicting agendas lead to irreversible consequences?

Come on an unforgettable journey filled with danger, intrigue, and the boundless possibilities of a completely new world waiting to be explored.

Featured Fantasy: Paranormal Outcasts the Complete Series by Sean Fletcher

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Featured Fantasy: Paranormal Outcasts the Complete Series by Sean Fletcher

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In this paranormal world, her death is just the beginning

Riley’s seventeenth birthday should have been fun, but when a knife-wielding psycho attacks her best friend, of course Riley tries to stop him.

Turns out, taking a knife through the heart isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Neither is death.

Instead of pearly gates, Riley wakes up alive and ensnared in a witch’s curse with twelve paranormals known as the Outcasts—including the inhumanly beautiful, totally-hates-her-guts vampire Jasper. And shifters, faeries, witches, and other creatures that shouldn’t exist? They’re real. And Riley just might be the most powerful paranormal amongst them.

Between attempting to control her unstable new magic, figuring out what the deal is with broody Jasper, and learning more about her role in the Outcast’s curse, it becomes clear she’s a target. A dangerous paranormal wants her dead. Only this time, dead means dead.

There’s only one thing to do: she’s got a destiny to fulfill.

If you like snarky, fast-paced fantasies full of magic, mysteries, and a slow-burn enemies to lovers romance then this series is for you!

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Featured Sci-fi: The Wrong Stop. A Sci-fi Caper by Rex Burke

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Featured Sci-fi: The Wrong Stop. A Sci-fi Caper by Rex Burke

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Ready for an adventure that’s out of this world?

Hutch has it all planned. College is out – backpacks ready for a summer train trip around the famous sights of Europe.

Sure, it means matching party animal, Sully, drink for drink, and dealing with conspiracy nut, Jed, who’s along for the ride. But it’s nothing that Hutch can’t handle – until they meet a mysterious stranger on the way to Berlin.

Faced with an extraordinary truth, they are drawn into a life-changing adventure – one that will have repercussions down the years.

Off the rails and on the run, they’re pursued from city to city by shadowy forces. In the end, there’s only one place left for them to go. And one chance to escape.

But as ancient secrets are uncovered, the next journey might just be a trip too far.

The Wrong Stop is ‘Starman’ meets ‘Paul’ in an irreverent, fast-paced SciFi caper that will keep you guessing until the end.

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Featured Fantasy: Vampires of Athens Books 1 – 3 by Eva Pohler

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Featured Fantasy: Vampires of Athens Books 1 - 3 by Eva Pohler

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A bookworm from New York studies abroad in Athens, Greece where her addiction to books is replaced by a far more dangerous one.

Yes. The city of Athens has secrets.

Her host family calls them “tramps.” In Greek, they are called vrykolakas, or “vryks,” which sometimes gets translated to “freaks.” They are the vampires of Athens, created centuries ago by the Maenads. They live in caves beneath the acropolis without economic resources and according to rules imposed on them by the Olympians.

First and foremost, they are forbidden from turning humans into vampires. The human will not turn unless all of the blood is drained, so a vampire is allowed to drink up to one pint per month from a willing mortal. Some mortals are willing because a vampire bite will infect the body for six hours, and during that time, the mortal has the powers of the vampire: flight, invisibility, strength, speed, x-ray vision, and mind control. Such great power can become irresistible, though dangerous and addicting to mortals…

As Gertie uncovers the unfathomable secrets of this ancient city, she is drawn to the beauty and deep thoughts of a boy she first met on the bus into Athens–Jeno. Her host family and another boy she later learns is a demigod warn her to stay away from him, but her curiosity gets the best of her and she unwittingly becomes a catalyst in an uprising led by Dionysus, the god of wine and lord of the vampires.

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Featured Sci-fi: Darkspace Renegade by G J Ogden

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Featured Sci-fi: Darkspace Renegade by G J Ogden

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-From Kindle Storyteller Award Winner, G J Ogden-

Humanity depends on the Star Bridges. Hallam Knight must destroy them.

As a Bridge Runner, Hallam Knight risks his life to supply worlds with Randenite – the galaxy’s rarest and most vital starship fuel. Without it, the Star Bridges will collapse, isolating a dozen planets and condemning billions to starvation and war.

But when a bar fight with a notorious mercenary gang nearly gets him killed, Hallam falls into the hands of the Darkspace Renegades. This ruthless band of anarchists is determined to destroy the Star Bridges and plunge the galaxy into chaos.

Their enigmatic leader reveals a devastating truth, shattering everything Hallam thought he knew. To save humanity, he must do the unthinkable: join the rebels and tear down the very system he’s spent his life protecting.

Hallam Knight must become a Darkspace Renegade.

Fast-paced and morally charged, Darkspace Renegade delivers daring heists, relentless battles, and a reluctant hero caught in a galaxy-spanning conflict. Perfect for fans of gritty space opera and military sci-fi, this is the adventure you’ve been waiting for.

Featured Sci-fi: Pandora’s Star (The Commonwealth Saga Book 1) by Peter F. Hamilton

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Featured Sci-fi: Pandora's Star (The Commonwealth Saga Book 1) by Peter F. Hamilton

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“An imaginative and stunning tale of the perfect future threatened . . . a book of epic proportions not unlike Frank Herbert’s Dune or Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy.”—SFRevu

The year is 2380. The Intersolar Commonwealth, a sphere of stars, contains more than six hundred worlds interconnected by a web of transport “tunnels” known as wormholes. At the farthest edge of the Commonwealth, astronomer Dudley Bose observes the impossible: over one thousand light-years away, a star . . . disappears. Since the location is too distant to reach by wormhole, the Second Chance, a faster-than-light starship commanded by Wilson Kime, a five-times-rejuvenated ex-NASA pilot, is dispatched to learn what has occurred and whether it represents a threat.

Opposed to the mission are the Guardians of Selfhood, led by Bradley Johansson. Shortly after the journey begins, Kime wonders if the crew of the Second Chance has been infiltrated. But soon enough he will have other worries. Halfway across the galaxy, something truly incredible is waiting: a deadly discovery whose unleashing will threaten to destroy the Commonwealth . . . and humanity itself.

“Should be high on everyone’s reading list . . . You won’t be able to put it down.”—Nancy Pearl, NPR

“Recommended . . . A large cast of characters, each with his own story, brings depth and variety to this far-future saga.”—Library Journal