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Featured Sci-Fi: The Red Frontier (Book 1 of The Red Tomorrow Series) by Joseph Cruz

May 28, 2024 by B. G.

Featured Sci-Fi: The Red Frontier (Book 1 of The Red Tomorrow Series) by Joseph Cruz

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2023 Firebird Book Awards Winner for Epic Fiction

2023 JM Northern Media Halloween Book Festival Winner for Science Fiction

Cover Artwork by Stephen Youll (A Game of Thrones, Dune)

Dive into a universe where the vibrant adventure of Indiana Jones and Uncharted meets the rich space fantasy of Dune and Star Wars. Welcome to the future of Mars—a realm teetering on the edge of discovery and disaster.

Earth is no more. Only the legends of the past remain, whispered among the settlers of Mars. The red deserts hide secrets, some ancient, some terrifyingly new. But for Raymond Redmin, a man from the 21st century mysteriously transported 200 years into the future, the biggest secret is his own presence on the planet.

The vast, intricate lore and history of this world is ripe for exploration. Walk the shifting sands alongside a medley of characters reminiscent of the American Wild West, the fearless soldiers of Starship Troopers and Halo, and the ageless courage of the noble heroes from Lord of the Rings. Traverse a terrain dotted with exo-mechs, towering humanoid machines echoing the majesty of Gundam and Mechwarrior.

Amidst the volatile politics of Martian factions, Raymond and his eclectic band—including a brave Frontier woman, a noble squad of superhuman soldiers, a brash gunslinging cowboy, a community of benevolent androids, an apprehensive drone pilot, and a loyal robotic fox—embark on a mission. Their goal? Keep the remnants of Raymond’s crashed spaceship from falling into the wrong hands, and prevent the peaceful town of Remnant from being swept up into a war that will embroil the entire planet.

Witness narratives intertwining, challenges escalating, and mysteries unveiling as the odyssey races toward a climax reminiscent of cinematic epics. Themes of honor, valor, and unforeseen romance are masterfully woven into the fabric of this adventure. And lurking behind it all, the looming question—what truly is the Red Tomorrow?

The Red Frontier beckons. Are you prepared to answer the call? Delve into a tale of duty, destiny, and the hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Raymond Redmin, a doctor from the 21st century, suddenly awakens aboard a malfunctioning spaceship. He has no recollection of how or why he ended up here, hundreds of years in the future, crashing down to the planet Mars. It has apparently been 185 years since the Earth went “silent.” The colonists of Mars have since created their own society. After centuries of war, the planet is now ruled by the utopian Zeltan Kingdom, a race of genetically engineered superhumans. However, all of the disparate factions of the planet are coming to descend upon the crash site of Raymond’s ship. Although his sudden appearance may yield some answers as to what has happened to Earth, war threatens to engulf the nearby peaceful settlement town of Remnant on the red deserts of the Frontier.

Raymond, along with a fearless young woman of the Frontier, noble Zeltan supersoldiers, benevolent androids, a quick-drawing cowboy, and faithful robotic fox companion, they set off on a harrowing journey to prevent the ship’s technology from falling into the wrong hands. Encountering menacing cyborg pirates, experimental hordes of the undead, savage evolved beasts of a treacherous dark forest, and giant robotic humanoid battle suits called exo-mechs, these heroes are the last hope for the red tomorrow…

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Featured Sci-fi: Silent Order Books 1 – 4 by Jonathan Moeller

May 28, 2024 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fi: Silent Order Books 1 - 4 by Jonathan Moeller

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Combined for the first time in one volume, here are the bestselling novels SILENT ORDER: IRON HAND, SILENT ORDER: WRAITH HAND, SILENT ORDER: AXIOM HAND, and the short story RAIL GUN.

The galaxy is at war, but wars are won and lost in the shadows.

To the galaxy at large, Jack March is a privateer of the interstellar Kingdom of Calaskar and a former Iron Hand commando of the malevolent Final Consciousness. In truth, he is an alpha operative of the Silent Order, the most efficient and feared intelligence organization in human space. When there is a crisis, Jack March is the man to call.

But there are many forces that wish to enslave or destroy humanity, and March is the one to stop those forces…

Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Jonathan Moeller, Silent Order

Featured Sci-fi: The Space Between Us (The Enceladons Trilogy)

May 25, 2024 by Carolynn

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Editor’s Note: I read this last year. It’s lovely. It will keep you up late and flipping virtual pages. Recommended.

When three people suffer strokes after seeing dazzling lights over Edinburgh, then awake completely recovered, they’re convinced their ordeal is connected to the alien creature discovered on a nearby beach… an adrenaline-soaked, deeply humane, life-affirming first-contact novel from one of Scotland’s most revered authors…

Lennox is a troubled teenager with no family. Ava is eight months pregnant and fleeing her abusive husband. Heather is a grieving mother and cancer sufferer. They don’t know each other, but when a meteor streaks over Edinburgh, all three suffer instant, catastrophic strokes…

…only to wake up the following day in hospital, miraculously recovered.

When news reaches them of an octopus-like creature washed up on the shore near where the meteor came to earth, Lennox senses that some extra-terrestrial force is at play. With the help of Ava, Heather and a journalist, Ewan, he rescues the creature they call ‘Sandy’ and goes on the run.

But they aren’t the only ones with an interest in the alien … close behind are Ava’s husband, the police and a government unit who wants to capture the creature, at all costs. And Sandy’s arrival may have implications beyond anything anyone could imagine…

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Doug Johnstone, The Enceladons Trilogy, The Space Between Us

Featured Sci-Fi: The Shores of Eternity (A Prayer for Earthrise Book 4) by Daniel Arenson

May 24, 2024 by B. G.

Featured Sci-Fi: The Shores of Eternity (A Prayer for Earthrise Book 4) by Daniel Arenson

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This is our darkest hour.

The storm is here. The winds of war howl. The aliens swarm.

They are everywhere.

The hydrians, squids from another galaxy, topple our forests, fill our oceans, storm our cities. Years of civil war have weakened Earth. As the aliens attack, we fall fast.

But some still stand. A group of heroes rises. The legendary Einav Ben-Ari, the Golden Lioness, leads the resistance.

We are a young species. New to space travel. We dipped our toes into the cosmic ocean, and in its waters, we found venomous squids. Now we stand upon the shores of eternity. If we can defeat the monsters in the depths, the stars are ours. Yet if we fail… we all drown.

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Featured Sci-fi: Hear, O Earth (A Prayer for Earthrise Book 1) by Daniel Arenson

May 24, 2024 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fi: Hear, O Earth (A Prayer for Earthrise Book 1) by Daniel Arenson

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They came from beyond.

From beyond the galaxy. From beyond human understanding. They came with one mission.

To kill us all.

Some call them aliens. Others call them gods. Their tentacles grip worlds. Their malice destroys civilizations. They’ve crushed a million planets.

And now they crave Earth.

Marco and Addy, veterans of the Alien Wars, are retired. They fought for many years. They saved Earth many times. Now they’re raising their children in a peaceful forest. They’ve earned this peace.

But Earth needs them. More than ever.

Because a war is coming. A war unlike any before. A war that can devour our very galaxy.

The enemy is almost here.

From the shadows of despair, heroes will rise. Heroes will sound the cry of our world, the prayer of our people. “Hear, O Earth! We will live!”

From the USA Today bestselling author of Earthrise comes a tale of courage, sacrifice, and honor among the stars. A Prayer for Earthrise returns to the bestselling Earthrise universe with a brand new story—one for new fans and old readers alike.

Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: A Prayer for Earthrise, Daniel Arenson, Earthrise, Hear O Earth, Soldiers of Earthrise

Featured Sci-Fi: Nexus at Space Academy (Nexus Space History Mysteries Book 3) by Ginger Booth

May 20, 2024 by B. G.

Featured Sci-Fi: Nexus at Space Academy (Nexus Space History Mysteries Book 3) by Ginger Booth

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Can fortune-telling prevent a war?

Nexus and friends expect to enjoy their studies in sumptuous luxury on planet Sihnon, with leisure and elbow room. A few domestic misadventures in housing, medicine, and chopsticks, and they’re ready for deluxe virtual reality learning.

First project, reassemble Space Academy from storage. Because with lifespans stretching centuries, the Colony Corps simply hires experienced crew.

Next, a juicy mystery to unravel. Humans first learned of advanced aliens while investigating what killed a colony world. Too late, they found a hazard buoy left to warn off others, housed in a history museum to introduce the guilty – the violent crocs.

At the time, they buried the news. Humanity was too fragile to confront an advanced race.

But now alien croc and testudo demand to join Nexus at the Academy. What better team to study the ancient facility?

They uncover a devastating secret, one that could unleash war between croc and testudo, with humans in the crossfire. Can Nexus master the Oracle in time to avert three-species war?

Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Ginger Booth, Nexus at Space Academy, Nexus Space History Mysteries

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