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Featured Sci-fi: THE STORMFORGED (The Forge’s Requiem Trilogy Book 1) by S.M. Grey

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THE STORMFORGED by S.M. Grey

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Echoes of a forgotten strife resurface, and the gears of fate turn anew.

Altrameda has served as a lab assistant and friend to the Tinkerer, her kind-hearted but perplexing inventor, for many years. But when she wakes to discover she has been abandoned in a basement for more than two decades, she wants answers.

With the help of an old friend, Altrameda tracks down the Tinkerer and learns that there is far more at stake than her own chassis. She learns the truth of her enigmatic origins, and begins to question the creator she thought she knew. The Tinkerer’s past deeds—and misdeeds—threaten to unravel the known history of Falkirk… and set the future on an altogether new course.

Featured Sci-fi: Sub-Human Book 1 by David Simpson

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Sub-Human by David Simpson

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When World War III strikes, Dr. Craig Emilson is sent to take out a powerful artificial intelligence. Unexpectedly, he becomes the greatest hope for humanity. He must choose between saving mankind or saving himself as he faces impossible odds and an army of super soldiers on a mission to destroy him.

Sub-Human is the first book in a new series of page turners that will keep you guessing until the very end. A mix between action thriller and science fiction, this novel will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. First in a new series!

Featured Sci-fi: Boltguns and Duct Tape (Spaceship Mechanic Book 1) by Jamie McFarlane

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Boltguns and Duct Tape by Jamie McFarlane

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One busted starship.

One small-town mechanic.

One wild ride into the galaxy.

Rix Banner thought his fighting days ended with World War II. Back home in Cranberry Cove, he just wants to fix cars, drink coffee, and put the past behind him. But when a broken-down starship crash-lands in a Wisconsin cornfield, Rix discovers the universe isn’t done with him yet.

The Galactic Empire doesn’t care about Earth’s isolation. They want their ship back—and the fugitive who stole it. Rix isn’t a soldier anymore, but he’s the only one standing between his town and an alien war. With nothing more than wrenches, welding torches, and a stubborn streak, he’ll have to patch together a ship—and a plan—before everything he loves is stripped for parts.

Fans of retro science fiction, found-family crews, and grease-stained heroes will love Boltguns and Duct Tape—a fast-paced adventure where the galaxy’s fate depends on one small-town mechanic who refuses to quit.

Grab your copy today and discover why sometimes the galaxy doesn’t need a hero—it needs a mechanic.

Featured Sci-fi: Toolbert is Here to Help (Grease and Glory: Book 1) by Morgan Quaid

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Toolbert is Here to Help by Morgan Quaid

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Woke up. Got hijacked by pirates. Got stuffed into a fleshy meat-sack. Worst. First. Day. Ever.

For decades Toolbert Zeta12 worked as a perfectly content helper bot aboard the mining ship Providence. He felt no pain, no disgust, and no curiosity, until a rogue virus sparked sudden self-awareness, a flood of baffling emotions, and a sudden desire to GET OUT!

His exit strategy? A crew of ridiculously dysfunctional space pirates blowing a hole through his workspace floor and forcing him to join the heist of the century… Well, heist of the week maybe.

Now, a logical, utility-focused robot is trapped inside a sweaty, organic shell. To survive, Toolbert must masquerade as a swaggering space captain, lead a crew of eccentric misfits, and handle the horrifying design flaws of a biological body. Worse, the nanobots that rebuilt his brain have achieved collective sentience and decided to unionize!

Toolbert is Here to Help: Grease and Glory is a laugh-out-loud, fast-moving science fiction adventure. If you love the reluctant, dry wit of The Murderbot Diaries, the chaotic gore and humor of Dungeon Crawler Carl, and the cosmic irony of Douglas Adams, grab your copy and prepare for launch!

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Featured Sci-fi: Turning Point (Elite Response Force ERF 1) by P R Adams

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Turning Point by P R Adams

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They won the Metacorporate War. Now comes the hard part: Capture or kill the architect of the war.

After the death of the Elite Response Force’s popular leader, Captain Lonny Meyers assumes command. It’s an opportunity to prove he’s the right officer for the position…but is he?

When the hunt takes them to a powder keg colony world, Meyers needs to win over civilian support. Before he can do that, he’ll have to keep his outnumbered and demoralized team from tearing itself apart. But there’s more to the situation than anyone could have expected, and it could spell the end for the ERF.

If you like stories with special forces operations, artificial intelligence, and robots, you’ll love this book.

Grab your copy of Turning Point, the first book in the high-octane military science fiction Elite Response Force series.

Featured Sci-fi: Zero (Hal Spacejock Book 0) by Simon Haynes

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Zero (Hal Spacejock) by Simon Haynes

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Learning on the job might not be the best idea when that ‘job’ is flying someone else’s spaceship.

Broke, about to get evicted, and bullied non-stop by his human-hating robot supervisor, Hal Spacejock is desperate to escape his miserable life as a cargo loader at a third-rate spaceport.

After helping an eccentric old nobleman threatened by two armed thugs in the shadow of a rusty, condemned starship, Hal sees his ticket to the stars. Don Manuel needs a pilot for his space-faring wreck, and Hal is more than happy to lie about his qualifications.

All Hal has to do now is figure out how to fly a starship before anyone realizes he’s a complete fraud.

Hal Spacejock: Zero is the prequel to the popular Hal Spacejock series.