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Featured Sci-fi: Parse Galaxy Omnibus Books 0 – 2 by Kate Sheeran Swed

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Featured Sci-fi: Parse Galaxy Omnibus Books 0 - 2 by Kate Sheeran Swed

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A notorious outlaw enlists his niece’s assistance in a major heist, and she agrees to help him out — just this once. But when it turns out she’s meant to steal data from the Galactic Fleet, she’s not sure she’ll be allowed to walk away…

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Secretly, Sloane Tarnish has always admired her outlaw of an uncle and his tales of not-so-legal adventures across the galaxy–but she never thought she’d be asked to help with one of his heists.

When Uncle Vin shows up on her med school campus with a plan to steal a chip full of Fleet intelligence–and the baffling idea to have her play a key role in the scheme–Sloane’s got her doubts. Uncle Vin doesn’t seem to realize that her top skills involve the kind of shots you drink, not the ones you fire.

But Vin’s convinced the Fleet’s got plans to install empirical rule across the free galaxy, and that this data could stop them before they can begin. When a bunch of rogue delivery drones start taking shots at her–and not the liquid kind–she has to figure he’s onto something.

To prove it, all she needs to do is steal the data key from the middle of a Fleet ball… and right out from under the Commander’s nose.

Too bad she’s got absolutely no idea what she’s doing…

This Series Set includes

  • Outlaw Rising: Parse Galaxy Book 0
  • Chaos Zone: Parse Galaxy Book 1
  • Bounty War: Parse Galaxy Book 2

Featured Sci-fi: The Quantum Rose (Saga of the Skolian Empire) by Catherine Asaro

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Featured Sci-fi: The Quantum Rose (Saga of the Skolian Empire) by Catherine Asaro

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Winner of the Nebula Award, this science fiction adventure “features sound characterization, straightforward plotting, abundant world building detail, and almost as much humor” (Booklist).
 
As the young ruler of a destitute province burdened by obsolete technology, Kamoj Argali must marry to save her people from starvation. She has managed to make peace with her betrothal to the arrogant leader of a wealthy neighboring province. Then Havyrl Lionstar, a mysterious visitor to their land, steps in to claim Kamoj as his wife, sowing chaos in their lives. 
 
In this science fictional retelling of a classic folk tale, Havryl appears as a beast to Kamoj’s people. But what is the truth behind his strange, erratic behavior? In dealing with the upheavals he brings to their world, Kamoj discovers that the universe is much larger than she ever understood. 

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Featured Sci-fi: Farthest Reaches by Brandon Ellis and Max Wolfe

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Featured Sci-fi: Farthest Reaches by Brandon Ellis and Max Wolfe

Book 1, Book 2, Book 3 only 99¢ as of December 1, 2024
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Earth’s only chance for survival rests in the hands of one ship…
…None of its crew are prepared for what is to come.

Space Force’s first interstellar mission, Captain Scott Moore is set to lead the first starship to venture outside our solar system, the U.S.S Atlanta. Despite years of preparation, an unintended explosion takes Moore’s ship across the galaxy with no hope of returning.

Stranded in the void, Moore and his crew must discover a way home. But out amongst the stars, we are not alone.

When attempts to communicate with an alien race fail, a war begins… one that will spell the end of humanity.

FARTHEST REACHES begins a new rollicking sci-fi adventure from Brandon Ellis & Max Wolfe that delivers the action you’ve been waiting for. It’s perfect for fans of Jeffery H. Haskell, B. V. Larson, Jasper Scott, and those who love military Sci-Fi and space opera!

Featured Sci-fi: Star League Assassins the Complete Series by Jaxon Reed

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Featured Sci-fi: Star League Assassins the Complete Series by Jaxon Reed

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In the aftermath of the war between Star League and the Planetary Republic, the old regime’s borders continue to wither. Now down to a fraction of its previous holdings, the former tetrarchy is held together by Julian Thrall’s youngest “daughter,” Jade.

She rules with an iron fist under the tutelage of StarCen, the League’s primary AI. But Jade Thrall is no human. She is instead the most advanced android ever conceived, so sophisticated she is not even aware of her artificial nature.

What she does know are all the tricks of subterfuge and cruelty required of a ruthless dictator. Her greatest tool to claw back power and strengthen her hold on the realm?

Assassins.

Remington Rennison acquired Jade for StarCen shortly after the bot’s creation. Now on the Planetary Republic’s side, she is tasked by PLAIR to stop Jade at all costs. Along the way, her team discovers the founders sequestered StarCen’s original code, which can be used to reset the AI and possibly free millions from the yoke of tyranny.

To save the League and reset the code, Remington must find it first . . . and try to stay alive.


Veteran science fiction author and two-time Kindle Scout winner Jaxon Reed presents a thrilling new action-packed space opera! This complete series of ten fast-paced novels offers open warfare, running gunfights, space marine battles, deep space revolutions, galactic adventure, and a touch of romance. Download it today for an astonishingly low price, or read it free on KU!

Books in this boxset include: Digital Death, Last Cohort, Assignment Diego, Epsilon Redux, Lost Quadrant, Apocalypse Code, Time’s Thief, Stentorian’s Moon, Codename Raven, and Digital

Featured Sci-fi: Starter Villain by John Scalzi

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Featured Sci-fi: Starter Villain by John Scalzi

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Now a New York Times bestseller!

Inheriting your uncle’s supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who’s running the place.

Charlie’s life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan.

Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie.

But becoming a supervillain isn’t all giant laser death rays and lava pits. Jake had enemies, and now they’re coming after Charlie. His uncle might have been a stand-up, old-fashioned kind of villain, but these are the real thing: rich, soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital.

It’s up to Charlie to win the war his uncle started against a league of supervillains. But with unionized dolphins, hyper-intelligent talking spy cats, and a terrifying henchperson at his side, going bad is starting to look pretty good.

In a dog-eat-dog world…be a cat.

At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Featured Sci-fi: End Days Omnibus Edition by E.E. Isherwood and Craig Martelle

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End Days, books one through four in a single package!

A father and his son. A country apart. A blue ribbon crosses the sky, and the world starts to unravel. So begins the adventure as Buck and Garth struggle to find safety as they search for each other. They decide not to go it alone, picking up stragglers and friends alike on their way to the site of the apocalypse, to the heart of Armageddon. End Days is what readers are calling a heart-pounding emotional roller coaster. Join us today in the fight for survival within a changing world. The first four books. Right here. Right now.

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