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Featured Sci-fi: Last Stand (Starship of the Ancients Book 4) by A.K. DuBoff

March 25, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fi: Last Stand (Starship of the Ancients Book 4) by A.K. DuBoff

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A ruthless usurper. A rebellion’s spark. One chance to reclaim the stars.

Evan and Anya refuse to back down as Rostov’s regime tightens its chokehold, purging dissidents across the Commonwealth. But as evidence of Rostov’s atrocities spreads, the core worlds rally to disrupt the enemy’s grip.

Leading the rebellion from the shadows, Evan and Anya strike Syndicate outposts with daring raids to arm the oppressed. But with a fight on multiple fronts, Roman’s inside connections could make all the difference—if he can be trusted.

As every victory draws Rostov’s wrath closer, Evan and Anya are on the verge of finally getting answers about the Korani. However, evidence mounts that the fate of the alien civilization may be inextricably tied to the Commonwealth’s own future.

With cities burning, can Evan and Anya topple the regime’s power in time to prepare for the mounting galactic threat?

Last Stand is the thrilling fourth installment in the Starship of the Ancients series. If you like action-packed space adventures with alien tech, dynamic characters, and interstellar intrigue, then you’ll love this immersive space opera by author A.K. DuBoff, creator of the Cadicle Universe.

Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: A.K. Duboff, Last Stand, Starship of the Ancients

Featured Sci-fantasy: Every Sky a Grave (The Ascendance Book 1) by Jay Posey

March 24, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fantasy: Every Sky a Grave (The Ascendance Book 1) by Jay Posey

$1.99 as of March 24, 2026
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The first in a “fresh” (Jason M. Hough, New York Times bestselling author) sci-fi space opera that follows a powerful planetary assassin who can destroy planets with a single word but is suddenly faced with an adversary that threatens the entire known universe.

Far in the future, human beings have seeded themselves amongst the stars. Since decoding the language of the universe 8,000 years ago, they have reached the very edges of their known galaxy and built a near-utopia across thousands of worlds, united and ruled by a powerful organization known as the Ascendance. The peaceful stability of their society relies solely on their use of this Deep Language of the cosmos.

But this knowledge is a valuable secret, and a holy order of monastics known as the First House are tasked with monitoring its use and “correcting” humanity’s further development. Elyth is one such mendicant, trained as a planetary assassin, capable of infiltrating and ultimately destroying worlds that have been corrupted, using nothing more than her words.

To this end, Elyth is sent to the world Qel in response to the appearance of a forbidden strain of the Deep Language that was supposed to have died out with its founder over seven hundred years prior. What she finds on the backwater planetoid will put her abilities to the test and challenge what she knows of the Deep Language, the First House, and the very nature of the universe.

Filed Under: Box Set Featured Fantasy, Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Every Sky A Grave, Jay Posey, The Ascendance

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

March 24, 2026 by Carolynn

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

99¢ as of March 24, 2026
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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 …

Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Archangel Project, Archangel Project. Convergence, Beasts in the Garden

Featured Sci-fi: Echoes of War Boxset (Books 1 – 3) by Daniel Gibbs

March 22, 2026 by Carolynn

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Almost 1,500 pages of Military Science Fiction action!

Corporal David Cohen thought he’d left war behind.

He was wrong.

The Terran Coalition faces repeated and brutal attacks from the repressive League of Sol. To defend his home planet, David trades his dream of becoming a rabbi for a battlefront in the far reaches of space. When particle beams fly, his courage under fire brings quick promotion. But in the lulls between battles when he must confront his soul, David finds a different enemy: the ghosts of those killed under his command.

Yet in war, it’s kill or be killed—and the enemy shows no mercy.

David must square the tenets of his faith against his responsibility to crew and country. If he fails in his command, billions face enslavement by a ruthless regime. Now it’s an all-out fight for the galaxy’s freedom.

Because a man’s greatest foe lies within.

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Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Daniel Gibbs, Echoes of War

Featured Sci-fi: The Snow Queen Book 1 by Joan D. Vinge

March 20, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fi: The Snow Queen Book 1 by Joan D. Vinge

$2.99 as of March 20, 2026
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This reissue of a modern classic of science fiction, the Hugo and Locus Award-winning and Nebula-nominated The Snow Queen, marks the first time the book has been reprinted in fifteen years.

The imperious Winter colonists have ruled the planet Tiamat for 150 years, deriving wealth from the slaughter of the sea mers. But soon the galactic stargate will close, isolating Tiamat, and the 150-year reign of the Summer primitives will begin. Their only chance at surviving the change is if Arienrhod, the ageless, corrupt Snow Queen, can destroy destiny with an act of genocide. Arienrhod is not without competition as Moon, a young Summer-tribe sibyl, and the nemesis of the Snow Queen, battles to break a conspiracy that spans space.

Interstellar politics, a millennia-long secret conspiracy, and a civilization whose hidden machineries might still control the fate of worlds all form the background to this spectacular hard science fiction novel from Joan D. Vinge.

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Featured Sci-fi: Third Loch From the Sun—a Scottish Sci-fi Adventure by Rex Burke

March 20, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fi: Third Loch From the Sun—a Scottish Sci-fi Adventure by Rex Burke

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Secrets come in all shapes and sizes

Jake has left it late, and the only summer job he can find is on the remote Scottish island of Elsay. Still, that sounds fine – the work isn’t too hard, the pay’s all right, and the scenery is great.

But he soon has second thoughts about staying. His boss, Fraser, is a bit of a rogue, while Fraser’s cute but snippy daughter, Alva, takes against him from the start. And the oddball characters in the local pub aren’t exactly welcoming.

Then Jake stumbles on an extraordinary secret that changes everything that’s known about the universe. A secret he can scarcely believe. A secret that Alva and the island recluse, Ruan Strang, have sworn to protect at all costs.

As the mystery deepens, the questions only mount – and none of the answers make any sense. Plus, Jake’s falling for Alva and she still hasn’t so much as smiled at him.

One thing’s for certain – he’s not going anywhere until the full, fantastic truth is revealed.

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Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Rex Burke, Third Loch From the Sun

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