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Featured Sci-fi: Pilgrims by M.R. Leonard

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Featured Sci-fi: Pilgrims by M.R. Leonard

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Latin was a dead language-until the aliens arrived.

Out-of-work Latin teacher and borderline alcoholic Austin DeSantis is determined to spend his final days in the arms of a prostitute-that is if the aliens don’t exterminate humanity first.
 
But when the aliens land at the Vatican, begin speaking Latin, and reveal themselves to be Catholic, the world turns upside down.
 
Pressed into service as a translator and thrust into the center of humanity’s first contact with a cryptic alien race, Austin must uncover their true intentions before religious turmoil rips the planet apart. But with Austin caught between the Catholic Church, the US military, and an enigmatic alien AI, he’ll have to decide where his loyalties lie as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
 
PILGRIMS is a sci-fi retelling of Augustine’s Confessions, mixing a high-concept premise à la Children of Time with the ceaseless pacing and rich characterization of Red Rising.
 
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Featured Sci-fi Deadmen’s War by Anthony J. Melchiorri

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From the ashes of the ancients, a cataclysmic new threat rises.

Born on a forsaken desert planet, Cole Shaw has two options – perish from starvation and disease, or enlist in the New World Republic’s armed forces. He chooses the military. For the first time, he thinks he has a shot at a better life. But survival is not guaranteed.

Leading an elite team of mech operators, he is deployed to a frozen planet called Ferrous where dangerous relics of a past war lurk beneath the ice and savage creatures prowl the barren wastelands. Scientists on Ferrous are chasing rumors of godlike technologies buried in the ruins of a long-extinct civilization. When Shaw and his team are assigned to protect the researchers, they face an unexpected, merciless new enemy desperate to stop them.

An ancient secret has been awakened on Ferrous. The deadly race to claim this terrifying power has only just begun.

Featured Sci-fi: Not Alone Trilogies Boxset by Craig A. Falconer

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Featured Sci-fi: Not Alone Trilogies Boxset by Craig A. Falconer

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Grab all three books in the globally acclaimed NOT ALONE Contact Trilogy for one incredible price, in this great value 2100-page sci-fi box set! (SERIES SALE: The follow-up trilogies are also hugely discounted today)

***200k+ sold, 70 MILLION pages read, 10,000+ 5-star ratings on Amazon and Audible***

When Dan McCarthy stumbles upon a folder containing evidence of the conspiracy to end all conspiracies — a top-level alien cover-up — he leaks the files without a second thought.

The incredible truth revealed by Dan’s leak immediately captures the public’s imagination, but Dan’s relentless commitment to exposing the cover-up and forcing disclosure quickly earns him some enemies in high places.

For his whole life, Dan McCarthy has searched for a reason to believe. Now that he finally has one, he might soon wish he didn’t…

This box set contains all three novels in The Contact Trilogy:
1) Not Alone
2) Not Alone: Second Contact
3) Not Alone: The Final Call

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Featured Sci-fi: The Lost Warship Books 1 – 3 by Daniel Gibbs

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Featured Sci-fi: The Lost Warship Books 1 - 3 by Daniel Gibbs

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Over 1000+ pages of Military Science Fiction action!

There is a time to weep and a time to mourn.

For the CSV Lion of Judah, that time has not yet come.

The war with the League of Sol ended in victory for the Terran Coalition. Major General David Cohen and his crew conclude their three-month goodwill cruise with one final FTL jump. But instead of returning home in a blaze of glory, the wormhole collapses and hurls them more than four million lightyears into the unknown.

Stranding them in a distant galaxy.

With dwindling supplies but buoyed by hope of a miracle, David follows the evidence to a nearby inhabited planet. After a disastrous first contact with the less advanced alien civilization, rival factions threaten the tenuous peace—and reignite a centuries-old genocidal conflict.

Now David and the war-weary Lion must take up arms once again to head off a catastrophic event in hopes of unlocking an ancient technology’s secrets.

Before the chance to return home is lost forever.

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Featured Sci-fi: Stranded (Lost Eden Portal Fiction Adventure Book 1) by Shawn Inmon

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Featured Sci-fi: Stranded (Lost Eden Portal Fiction Adventure Book 1) by Shawn Inmon

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Stranded: A Lost Eden Portal Fiction Adventure tells the gripping story of brothers Ben and Barney Pepper as they embark on a daring journey through a mysterious portal to a completely new and uncharted world.

What awaits them on the other side is a breathtaking world teeming with colossal mammals and never-before-seen dinosaurs, a true Eden lost to time.

As the group navigates this perilous new realm, tensions rise as differing agendas emerge. Ben Pepper wants to preserve and safeguard this idyllic, if savage, land. Other members of the jump team seek to exploit its resources.

In a riveting blend of adventure, discovery, and moral reckoning, “Stranded” is a thrilling exploration of human nature set against the backdrop of a world beyond imagination. Will the group find a way to return from this Lost Eden, or will their conflicting agendas lead to irreversible consequences?

Come on an unforgettable journey filled with danger, intrigue, and the boundless possibilities of a completely new world waiting to be explored.

Featured Sci-fi: Darkspace Renegade by G J Ogden

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Featured Sci-fi: Darkspace Renegade by G J Ogden

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-From Kindle Storyteller Award Winner, G J Ogden-

Humanity depends on the Star Bridges. Hallam Knight must destroy them.

As a Bridge Runner, Hallam Knight risks his life to supply worlds with Randenite – the galaxy’s rarest and most vital starship fuel. Without it, the Star Bridges will collapse, isolating a dozen planets and condemning billions to starvation and war.

But when a bar fight with a notorious mercenary gang nearly gets him killed, Hallam falls into the hands of the Darkspace Renegades. This ruthless band of anarchists is determined to destroy the Star Bridges and plunge the galaxy into chaos.

Their enigmatic leader reveals a devastating truth, shattering everything Hallam thought he knew. To save humanity, he must do the unthinkable: join the rebels and tear down the very system he’s spent his life protecting.

Hallam Knight must become a Darkspace Renegade.

Fast-paced and morally charged, Darkspace Renegade delivers daring heists, relentless battles, and a reluctant hero caught in a galaxy-spanning conflict. Perfect for fans of gritty space opera and military sci-fi, this is the adventure you’ve been waiting for.