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Featured Sci-fi: Into the Stars (Rise of the Republic Book 1) by James Rosone

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Featured Sci-fi: Into the Stars (Rise of the Republic Book 1) by James Rosone

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The stars are within mankind’s reach…

…But what awaits in the void may end humanity…

Mars and the Moon have been colonized, piracy runs rampant in the asteroid belts, and a thriving society grows in the depths of space. Humanity prepares to embark upon its greatest journey—the colonization of Alpha Centauri.

Then everything changes…

A deep space reconnaissance probe discovers a new Earth-like planet twelve light-years from Earth’s sun. The probe also finds something unusual, something…unnerving. A new mission is created, a space fleet is formed, and humanity embarks on unraveling the greatest mystery of all—the origins of life itself.

Can the factions of Earth remain united, or will old rivalries and animosities destroy the fragile peace in the face of this terrifying existential threat?

Will exploration prove to be a fatal mistake?

If you love new technologies, fast-paced action and gut-wrenching turns of fate, you’ll love this first book in James Rosone’s military sci-fi series, The Rise of the Republic.

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Author Note — This is not a standalone book. This is book one of a multi-book series.

Featured Sci-fi: Seed of Treason (The Last Fleet 2) by Joshua T. Calvert

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Featured Sci-fi: Seed of Treason (The Last Fleet 2) by Joshua T. Calvert

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Andal has fallen, engulfed by the Never and torn from the galaxy. Gavin and his crew of rebels have escaped the mysterious stealth ship and are stranded on an alien world, while Janus Darishma tries to figure out what happened on the edge of the Empire and what part Fleet Admiral Marquandt might have played. During his investigation, Darishma comes across his own past, which he wanted to leave behind at any cost. But just like Gavin, he must operate in the shadows and accept any help he can get to reveal the truth. One that will shake all of humanity.

Featured Sci-fi: Fog of War (The Last Fleet 3) by Joshua T. Calvert

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Featured Sci-fi: Fog of War (The Last Fleet 3) by Joshua T. Calvert

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Gavin and his crew have left the borders of the human hegemony and are on their way to Sol to stop the dawning catastrophe.

But their allies have their own plans, and when the inevitable conflict between the conflicting forces occurs in Earth’s orbit, Janus must decide where his loyalties lie.

The enemy has long planned for this war to unfold, and Fleet Admiral Marquandt’s connections reach into the deepest recesses of the Human Empire. Can he be stopped? And at what cost? Gavin and Janus are determined to find out – even if it’s the hard way.

This is the final book of the first trilogy of “The Last Fleet”.

Featured Sci-fi: Return to the Galaxy Book 1 by BA Gillies

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Featured Sci-fi: Return to the Galaxy Book 1 by BA Gillies

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Return to the Galaxy – Winner of the London Book Festival 2025 (Science Fiction)

The Humans Are Coming. The Galaxy Better Be Ready.

The astonishing truth? The human race didn’t evolve on Earth.

Ewan Scott was a dying SAS veteran, until a 300-year-old alien AI Avatar offered him a second chance: rebirth in a bio-engineered body, fitter, stronger, and movie-star handsome. His mission? Reunite humanity with its parent civilization, the Saret Federation, before merciless enemies erase all life on Earth.

Frigate Captain Velal, haunted by her past and bound by impossible orders, fights to save what’s left of her civilization. As worlds fall to alien invasion and nuclear fire, the ancient monsters she dreads are hunting for Earth.

An ancient empire falls to betrayal. A merciless enemy closes in. Earth lies defenseless. Its last hope a flawed hero reborn, and a woman who will fight until the stars go dark. Join Ewan, Velal, and wise-cracking Jera in an epic, fast-paced space opera packed with:

– Savage interstellar war
– Planetary colonization
– Special Forces warfare
– Found alien tech
– The secrets of a dying empire

If you love John Scalzi, Craig Alanson, and David Weber, the epic scale of Peter F. Hamilton, and the military brilliance of Elizabeth Moon

Grab your copy now!

Featured Sci-fi: Beasts in the Garden (Archangel Project. Convergence I) by C. Gockel

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Featured Sci-fi: Beasts in the Garden (Archangel Project. Convergence I) by C. Gockel

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When John Miller signs up for the rescue mission to the Proxima Centauri outpost, he expects to find his former lover, Hana, the brilliant physicist behind the invention of near light engines, dead. 

Instead he and his team find Hana missing and a large part of the outpost destroyed.

John’s team suspects suicide.  John knows Hana would never give up so easily.

John and Hana are very different people. Their relationship was a fluke born of proximity and convenience. But when he discovers her Hail Mary attempt to return to Earth with a dangerous, experimental faster-than-light vessel, he has to follow her.

But it isn’t where Hana has gone that is the real surprise. It’s when … 

Vessels damaged, fighting for survival, Hana and John struggle to rebuild the basics of civilization from scratch. They’re in a world where unboiled water or an untreated cut can result in death, and four-legged predators lurk in the trees.

But the greatest threats to Hana and John are almost human …

Featured Science Fiction: Archangel Down by C. Gockel

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Featured Science Fiction: Archangel Down by C. Gockel

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In the year 2432, humans think they are alone in the universe. They’re wrong.

Commander Noa Sato plans a peaceful leave on her home planet Luddeccea … but winds up interrogated and imprisoned for her involvement in the Archangel Project. A project she knows nothing about.

Professor James Sinclair wakes in the snow, not remembering the past twenty four hours, or knowing why he is being pursued. The only thing he knows is that he has to find Commander Sato, a woman he’s never met.

A military officer from the colonies and a civilian from Old Earth, they couldn’t have less in common. But they have to work together to save the lives of millions—and their own.
Every step of the way they are haunted by the final words of a secret transmission:

The archangel is down.

What the Reviewers are saying:

“ARCHANGEL DOWN is a compelling sci-fi complete with satisfyingly high-tech gadgetry and high stakes political and social intrigue … subtle humor pervades the book, often in the form of Noa and James’s banter, and the vivid action sequences provide suspense and adventure. “ -IndieReader

“This is a terrific science fiction selection that explores our human emotion.  Anger, fear, self-doubt, love,  and humor are on display as the colonists of a new world are forced to realize they are not alone in the universe.” –Great Digital Books, “7 Great Books for Star Trek Fans”