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Featured Science Fiction: Of A Strange World Made by Anthony W. Eichenlaub

November 11, 2021 by Carolynn

Of A Strange World Made by Anthony W. Eichenlaub

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On the cutting edge of humanity, rules are made for one thing.
No, it is not “to be broken.”

Biologist Ash Morgan loves breaking rules, but this is ridiculous. Edge is humanity’s bastion on the frontier of space and science. She plays fast and loose with the Edge’s ultra-strict governing AI, but even she’s willing to admit that maybe there are some laws not meant to be broken.

When a fellow colonist asks for help delivering a child, Ash agrees against her better judgment.

But something’s not right.

The birth will exceed the precise population cap set by the colony AI. Somehow those numbers need to balance.

And the child is born strange. Too strange. What experiments could produce a child like this? Who would do this?

When the mother descends into depression and madness, Ash must decide which rules can be broken, which rules must be obeyed, and which rules will inevitably lead to the colony’s ultimate destruction.

On the cutting edge of humanity, rules are made for one thing: to be followed perfectly with zero deviation.

Always.

Or else.

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Featured Sci-fi: Taxyon Space Triad by Aurora Springer

November 10, 2021 by Carolynn

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What alien creatures lurk under the icy surface of Europa?

Dr. Nikki Bell’s plan to discover intelligent life in the oceans of Jupiter’s moon hits a rocky start when her spaceship crashes on the icy surface of Europa. Seconds before she blacks out, she spies a man’s face in the water beneath the ice. When she wakes on the submarine Station, nobody believes her story. Convinced the mysterious stranger saved her life, Nikki searches for him while she explores the ocean and its alien inhabitants.

Kiron Arqin Ramis chose exile as a Watcher on a remote outpost to redeem his family’s honor. He never expected to find an attractive Earther woman close to death. He violates the prime policy by rescuing her. Despite suffering the penalty, he strives to warn her about his hostile leaders.

Nikki’s unexpected meeting with Kiron triggers a chain of disasters in Europa’s perilous oceans. Can the daredevil scientist and scarred Watcher forge a new alliance despite their people’s antagonism?

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Featured Science Fiction: Ambassador Omnibus by Patty Jansen

October 30, 2021 by Carolynn

Featured Science Fiction: Ambassador Omnibus by Patty Jansen

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The bundled edition of the first three books in the popular Ambassador series.

1: Seeing Red – Cory Wilson is about to start his new job as representative to gamra, the alien organisation that controls the network for wormhole travel, when a political murder may well end his career before it started. In Coldi society, you can get killed for looking a superior in the eye. Never mind accusing him of murder.

1A: The Sahara Conspiracy – Cory is asked to deal with the alien mafia on Earth, and stumbles across a plot that endangers Earth’s fragile peace. You did not hear me say “nuke from orbit”.

2: Raising Hell – the wormhole network goes down, and Cory’s friend and leader of the largest populated world Asto is caught off-world. Dangerous politics are afoot on Asto, and Cory decides to help his friend. Yeah. Famous last words.

This series will appeal to readers who like alien societies that are familiar and disturbingly different at the same time, dangerous political intrigue, edge-of-seat action and characters that are never entirely good or entirely bad.

Once you start reading, you won’t be able to stop. There are eight books in the series, with more on the way.

Why not try this one now?

Need more convincing? This is what others say:

A Matt Damon political thriller meets Total Recall action with Avatar otherworldliness. —Ditmar Award winning author Zena Shapter

It is the sign of a great story teller when an intricate political landscape can be seamlessly woven into your brain without you ever noticing. I was well and truly hooked. The hierarchies and customs of various alien races are understandably complex but not too much to lose the reader. The story is fast-paced and twisting as Cory tries to unravel who could perpetrate the attack on the President and why they would do so, while enduring stonewalling and spying from all sides of politics, including his own. — Reviewer at SQ Magazine (sqmag.com/)

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Featured Science Fiction: Cold Eyes – First Contact Series, by Peter Cawdron

October 30, 2021 by Carolynn

Featured Science Fiction: Cold Eyes - First Contact Series, by Peter Cawdron

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Cold Eyes is an original First Contact novel, written as a tribute to the 1974 science fiction classic, The Mote in God’s Eye, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

The UN warship Magellan is twelve light-years from Earth, exploring a cold eye, a tidally-locked super-earth called Bee. At least two advanced, intelligent species evolved on the planet, but the crew’s attempts at radio communication result in garbled replies. No one is waiting for them in orbit. The crew has to figure out why. Any misunderstandings could lead to war.

Warning: The most absurd part of this story is true and accurately portrayed.

The FIRST CONTACT series is similar to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE in that this collection is based on a common theme rather than common characters. This allows these books to be read in any order. Technically, they’re all first as they all deal with how we might initially respond to contact with aliens, exploring the social, political, religious, and scientific aspects of First Contact. Some of the other highly acclaimed novels in this series include Jury Duty, Anomaly, 3zekiel, Losing Mars, Xenophobia, Wherever Seeds May Fall, and Welcome to the Occupied States of America.

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Featured Science Fiction: Prosperine The Alien Corps Book 1 by PJ McDermott

October 30, 2021 by Carolynn

Featured Science Fiction: Prosperine The Alien Corps Book 1 by PJ McDermott

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Book 1 of Prosperine, a page-turning series to delight fans of space opera science fiction.

On the planet Prosperine, intelligent life has evolved like no other in our universe. The inhabitants might look human—more or less—but they do hatch from eggs. It comes as a shock, then, when one of the locals is reported to be performing miracles.

Hickory Lace and her crew, space pilot Jess Parker and the young genius Gareth Blanquette, are sent to check out the situation. If they can survive the savage beasts and carnivorous plants, a bloody civil war, and a sinister alien plot, they might discover something truly astonishing about the mystic known as “the Teacher.”

If you enjoy futuristic science fiction with a touch of the supernatural and strong female characters, then you’ll love this imaginative thriller from PJ McDermott. Also available in paperback.

Download The Alien Corps today and see why readers are calling McDermott a “contemporary Asimov.”

What Amazon readers are saying about this thrill-a-minute science fiction adventure.

“A Great read. Had me at the first chapter. I didn’t want to stop reading. Loved the plot, the story line, the action!!”

“Fantastic Story! From start to finish, chock full of really interesting characters doing really dangerous stuff, this story was fabulous. The twists made it difficult to put down. Dinner time was an annoyance. Loved it!”

“McDermott creates a very original and hopeful future world similar to the kind of sci-fi I grew up loving. His alien characters are delightful and believable. I couldn’t wait to read the second book, Rise of the Erlachi, which is even better!”

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Featured Science Fiction: Drone Rider by Ginger Booth

October 25, 2021 by Carolynn

Featured Science Fiction: Drone Rider by Ginger Booth

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A novice cyborg defends Chicago in the opening salvo of Earth’s AI Wars.

By day, drone rider Betta Graham herds migrants from her cubicle in dismal Chicago, via her remote-controlled robotic bunnies and dogs. Her flocks beg for a place in the sealed domes by Lake Michigan. By night, Betta frolics in virtual with her lover Valentin.

But when she’s forced to become a cyborg, allies become enemies, friends turn foes, and even her boyfriend is not the man she thought he was.

Because confusion is the tool of a dire new adversary – sentient AIs, rogue artificial intelligence developed to direct Earth’s defenses.

How can humanity prevail against AI, when sensors lie to them, diplomacy is rewritten to fuel hostilities, and weapons have minds of their own?

A cyborg like Betta is uniquely vulnerable – and potent – in the opening salvo of global cyber war.

Pick up Drone Rider because you love gritty action, laser-eyed bunny robots, and flawed characters in a cyberpunk future where lines blur between man and machine.

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