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Featured Sci-fi: Alliance by Jonathan P. Brazee

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Featured Sci-fi: Alliance by Jonathan P. Brazee

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Lance Corporal Hondo McKeever is a peacetime Marine. Humanity is involved in a limited war with the alien Klethos, where gladitorial combat decides the fate of worlds, but that doesn’t affect the common Marine or sailor. His career has been training hard but never seeing actual combat.

All of that changes when a new enemy invades the galaxy, one that threatens both humanity and Klethos.

Mankind hasn’t fought an all-out war in centuries, but they’re about to. McKeever is assigned to a special task force with the mission to find out what makes this new enemy tick, and, if possible, stop them in their tracks before humanity is eliminated like so much insignificant vermin.

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Featured Sci-fi: Empire Uprising by A.K. DuBoff

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Featured Sci-fi: Empire Uprising by A.K. DuBoff

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Ancient secrets may be the way forward…

Tarans have reached a tentative peace with the Erebus. While politicians on Tararia address the political ramifications of the new alliance, Jason and the rest of the TSS refocus their efforts on defense.

The Erebus are after something. It’s unclear what, but Jason is convinced they can’t be trusted. The Aesir’s data archive may hold the key to an effective defense, except keeping anything from the Erebus and their seemingly omnipotent abilities will put the fragile Taran Empire in even greater danger.

Fearing for the Empire’s security, the TSS implements a covert plan to upgrade the fortifications across the Taran worlds using ancient technology that has long been buried. Only, those secrets were locked away for a reason, and reopening the archives will initiate a conflict no one is prepared to fight.

Empire Uprising is the second installment of the Taran Empire Saga set in the Cadicle Universe, perfect for fans of epic sci-fi featuring sprawling galactic empires, drama, intrigue, and psionic abilities. Continue the adventure today!

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Featured Sci-fi: The Great War Books 1 – 4 by Ralph Kern

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Featured Sci-fi: The Great War Books 1 - 4 by Ralph Kern

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Get the Great War Books 1-4 Box Set, featuring the first four books in the bestselling series. 1000+ pages of explosive Military Sci-Fi action and interstellar war await.

The dark forces of the Neo Hegemony strike, sweeping across the worlds of the Arcadian sector and crushing all in their path.

One system stands against the onslaught, the Kingdom of New Avalon. But the men and women of their expeditionary forces are trapped behind enemy lines on a besieged planet. Losing those troops will lose the war.

Their only hope? A daring last-ditch rescue mission.

Join the fight as brutal empires collide across space in this Special Edition Omnibus. It’s perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, Jay Allan, and Joshua Dalzelle.

Books included in Set:
Book 1: A Rain of Fire
Book 2: A Titan’s Vengeance
Book 3: A Relentless Fury
Book 4: A Heart of Ice

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Featured Sci-fi: Gunpowder Moon by David Pedreia

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Featured Sci-fi: Gunpowder Moon by David Pedreia

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  • An Amazon Best Books of the Year selection
  • BookBub Breakout Debut Novels of Winter 2018
  • The Verge―18 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Read in February
  • Barnes & Noble—One of 25 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Debuts to Watch for in 2018
  • Nerdmuch—Best New Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books of 2018
  • Bookish—Winter 2018’s Hottest Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
  • Library Journal: Spring/Summer Best Debut Novels

“Interesting quirks and divided loyalties flesh out this first novel in which sf and mystery intersect in a well-crafted plot…Pedreira’s science thriller powerfully highlights the human politics and economics from the seemingly desolate expanse of the moon. It will attract readers who enjoyed Andy Weir’s lunar crime caper Artemis.” — Library Journal, starred review

A realistic and chilling vision of life on the Moon, where dust kills as easily as the vacuum of space…but murder is even quicker—a fast-paced, cinematic science fiction thriller, this debut novel combines the inventiveness of The Martian, the intrigue of The Expanse, and the thrills of Red Rising.

The Moon smells like gunpowder. Every lunar walker since Apollo 11 has noticed it: a burnt-metal scent that reminds them of war. Caden Dechert, the chief of the U.S. mining operation on the edge of the Sea of Serenity, thinks the smell is just a trick of the mind—a reminder of his harrowing days as a Marine in the war-torn Middle East back on Earth.

It’s 2072, and lunar helium-3 mining is powering the fusion reactors that are bringing Earth back from environmental disaster. But competing for the richest prize in the history of the world has destroyed the oldest rule in space: Safety for All. When a bomb kills one of Dechert’s diggers on Mare Serenitatis, the haunted veteran goes on the hunt to expose the culprit before more blood is spilled.

But as Dechert races to solve the first murder in the history of the Moon, he gets caught in the crosshairs of two global powers spoiling for a fight. Reluctant to be the match that lights this powder-keg, Dechert knows his life and those of his crew are meaningless to the politicians. Even worse, he knows the killer is still out there, hunting.

In his desperate attempts to save his crew and prevent the catastrophe he sees coming, the former Marine uncovers a dangerous conspiracy that, with one spark, can ignite a full lunar war, wipe out his team . . . and perhaps plunge the Earth back into darkness.

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Featured Sci-fi: Dragon and Thief by Timothy Zahn

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Featured Sci-fi: Dragon and Thief by Timothy Zahn

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The first novel in the Dragonback series is “a romp of a space thriller” (Booklist) from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Star Wars: Thrawn.
 
Jack Morgan is dealing with more trouble than any young man deserves. Raised to be a professional thief and con artist by his late uncle Virgil, he’s survived on his uncle’s spaceship with the help of an AI program. But when he’s accused of a crime he actually didn’t commit, Jack is forced to flee to a remote, uninhabited planet where he can stay off the radar for a while.
 
His solitude is soon interrupted when a ship crashes on Jack’s hideout after a terrible space battle. There’s only one survivor: a warrior called Draycos, whose reptilian race is being targeted for extinction.
 
The good news is that if Jack helps Draycos, the odd creature might be able to help clear Jack’s name. The not-so-good news is that to survive, Draycos must bond—physically and mentally—with a sentient being to use as his “host.”
 
And it looks like Jack is the only sentient being around . . .

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Featured Sci-fi : Call of Destiny, Infinite Realms Book One by P.R. Adams

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Featured Sci-fi : Call of Destiny, Infinite Realms Book One by P.R. Adams

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Some things are better left alone.

When Riyun Molliro refuses to allow a superior to commit war crimes, it comes at a cost: his career. With opportunities running out, it looks like basic decency will be the end of his mercenary life, the only real option in the Outer Sphere. Then comes the call he’s been desperate for, an opportunity that could turn everything around.

How hard could it be to find a powerful business executive’s missing daughter? The answer to that question opens doors better left closed.

Pick up the high-octane thriller Call of Destiny, and begin your wild trek through the Infinite Realms.

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