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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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“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 : 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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Featured Sci-fi: Omega Task Force Series Books 1 – 3

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Featured Sci-fi: Omega Task Force Series Books 1 - 3

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To win the war one man must break the rules of war. Because in the fight against the ruthless Sa’Nerran Empire there is only victory or death.

The Sa’Nerra were close to defeat, then everything changed. Armed with a unique neural weapon, the merciless alien warriors turned Fleet crew against their own. Entire warships went rogue. Suspicion and fear ran riot.

Victory now required new tactics and a new kind of ship and crew.

Lucas Sterling is an Omega Captain. He is the commander of the Fleet Marauder Invictus – an elite, black-ops warship that operates outside the rules of combat. Together with his crew of Omega officers – each chosen in a depraved and monstrous trial of grit and determination – Sterling will stop at nothing to beat the brutal Sa’Nerra. Even if that means killing Fleet crew that have been “turned”. Even if that means killing the people he loves.

They say space is cold, but the heart of an Omega Captain is colder still…

This Special Edition Omnibus contains the first three books in the epic Omega Taskforce military sci-fi series. If you like the sound of Battlestar Galactica crossed with Star Trek’s Section 31, you’ll love it. Enjoy ruthless alien warriors, running gun battles, devastating space combat, mystery, high-stakes action and epic twists. Start reading today!

Books included in the set:

  • Book 1: The Emissary
  • Book 2: Void Recon
  • Book 3: The Exile

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Featured The Theta Prophecy: A Time Travel Dystopian by Chris Dietzel

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Featured The Theta Prophecy: A Time Travel Dystopian by Chris Dietzel

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The treasure at Oak Island. JFK’s assassination. A tyrannous regime’s inner-workings. Welcome to The Theta Prophecy, where alternate history meets modern dystopian.

Having survived a perilous journey into the distant past, a time traveler grapples with the crushing realization that his sacrifices were in vain. In a different era, the world suffers at the hands of an empire bent on instilling misery upon an entire population. But the course he unknowingly sets the world upon will change everything we think we know about history.

Irreverent but insightful, The Theta Prophecy is an adventure spanning centuries. More than just another dystopian story, it offers a disturbing vision of the future that will leave you asking, what is reality and what is fiction? And most importantly, can the Tyranny be stopped?

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Featured Science Fiction: Beneath the Fallen City by Jamie A. Waters

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Featured Science Fiction: Beneath the Fallen City by Jamie A. Waters

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**Winner of the Readers’ Favorite Award for Fantasy & Science Fiction Romance**
**Winner of the Colorado Independent Publisher’s Association’s EVVY Award for Science Fiction**
**Global Ebook Awards Honorable Mention for Science Fiction**

Some secrets are better left buried…

Kayla is a scavenger, driven to search the ruins of abandoned cities for artifacts in exchange for critical life-saving supplies. But, the rarest artifacts are found in the most dangerous ruins—those under control by the OmniLab traders.

Carl is one of those traders—and Kayla’s invaded his district. He’s determined to stop her and the best way to do that is to recruit her. The only problem?

Kayla hates traders.

When a powerful man intent on revenge starts hunting her, Kayla realizes the only way to save herself may be to accept Carl’s offer. But that would mean surrendering to OmniLab and giving up everything she knows. 

Only everything isn’t quite what it seems.

Including OmniLab.

And Kayla’s in a lot of trouble.

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Features Science Fiction: Flight of the Javelin by Rachel Aukes

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Features Science Fiction: Flight of the Javelin by Rachel Aukes

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Get the Flight of the Javelin Box Set, featuring all three books in the Amazon Bestselling series. 1000+ pages of space opera action perfect for fans of Jay Allan, Jennifer Foehner Wells, and JN Chaney.

Fifteen years into a twenty-year voyage, war veteran Captain Throttle Reyne is looking forward to taking a break from dealing with malfunctions, glitches, and the hassles of monitoring a thousand colonists in cryo-sleep. 

But when her colony ship breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Throttle and her crew must leave the colonists behind to search for help. They find a ship that’s not only missing a crew… it’s clearly not from their star system. 

It’s the discovery of a lifetime. All they need to do is tow the mysterious vessel back to their colony ship for further study and Throttle won’t ever have to work again. One problem. While they’re away, the colony ship is stolen—with the colonists still on board. 

Throttle gives chase to a lawless star system on the outer rim. To get their colonists back, they must take on the pirates and ganglords who will do anything—and sell anyone—to make a buck. 

They play dirty. But Throttle and her crew play dirtier.

Don’t miss your chance to experience this space opera thrill ride in this Special Edition Omnibus. Fast-paced, action-packed, and full of unforgettable characters both human and alien.

Books included in the set:
Book 1: Black Sheep
Book 2: Free Station
Book 3: Rogue Planet

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