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Featured Sci-fi: Marathon The Complete Series Books 1 – 9 by Daniel Young

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“IT STARTED OUT WITH A BANG AND JUST GOT BETTER.” -Goodreads reviewer

Over 1,000 pages of nonstop action! If there’s one thing Adam Eckhart knows, it’s that humans are trouble. After all, he is one.

As captain of the Marathon, a cobbled-together ship crewed by aliens and androids scraping by on odd jobs at the outskirts of settled space, Adam has plenty to worry about without adding his own species to the mix.

But when a pair of mortally wounded humans cross his path during a heist gone wrong, he finds himself compelled to save them.

Big mistake.

Because if there’s one more thing Adam knows, it’s that the universe never leaves a good deed unpunished.

He and his crew are about to find out just how right he is.

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Featured Sci-fi: The Behemoth Job (Space Rogues Book 3) by John Wilker

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Featured Sci-fi: The Behemoth Job (Space Rogues Book 3) by John Wilker

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The day starts like any other, venturing into spider-bear territory to rescue Bennie’s sister.

Turns out there’s a lot of space that the Peacekeepers don’t go near, go figure spider-bear territory is on that list.

And that’s just the start of their adventure. Things get interesting, quick!

By interesting, I mean horrifying of course.

Their old friend Xarrix calls with a job. A job that sounds straightforward and easy. That should have been their first clue. With nothing else on their plates, the crew of the Ghost finds themselves in a sector of space deemed “untamable” by the Galactic Commonwealth, working with a warlord with some pretty big plans. That should have been the second clue.

Too bad none of the crew are detectives.

Learning from his past dealings with the crew of the Ghost, Xarrix assigns one of his own to stay aboard the Ghost to keep an eye on the crew and make sure they behave themselves as if that was possible.

What’s worse is it’s someone the team knows and don’t particularly like.

And then there’s the space battles and grilled cheese.

Featured Sci-fi: Big Ship, Lots of Guns (Space Rogues Book 2) by John Wilker

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Featured Sci-fi: Big Ship, Lots of Guns (Space Rogues Book 2) by John Wilker

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They saved the Galactic Commonwealth once. For free.

Apparently it’s a thing they do now…

The crew of the Ghost has been privateering for the Harrith government. You know, the one they saved from civil war.


It’s fun; stop pirates, smugglers and the like, and take their loot.

But nothing lasts forever. There’s a bounty on their heads after all.


A call from an old friend has them leave the safety of the Harrith system.


No good deed, and all that. Now they’re in the middle of it, again, can they survive?

At least it’s not a galactic conspiracy this time! There are, however; laughs, tears, and the first-ever Taco Tuesday in space!

Space Tacos?

Can Wil and the crew save the day one more time? There’s only one way to find out, get your copy today!

Featured Science Fiction: Last Atlantis (Blink Book 1) by Brandon Ellis and Max Wolf

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Featured Science Fiction: Last Atlantis (Blink Book 1) by Brandon Ellis and Max Wolf

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The mission was never supposed to be easy. Traverse dimensions, shift through alternative timelines, protect the Earth.

Andrew Ethridge had always known the stakes were high. Yet, nothing prepared him for the truth.

Jumping through parallel universes left Andrew with more questions than answers. As a member of the Cross Dimensional Corps at Area 51, he faces the daunting task of understanding why aliens were collapsing dimensions. It’s a race against time to save not just Earth, but the very fabric of the universe.

When inside a dimension where Atlantis dominates the world, Andrew and his team find themselves cut off from support. Their only way back is to rescue scientist Sabina Caelia. She knows about the aliens. And she’s on a mission of her own.

Then came the turning point. A revelation so profound, it threatened to shatter everything he knew. Andrew discovered a device capable of saving Earth across all parallel timelines. But in the wrong hands, it could mean the enslavement of humanity.

Now, Andrew’s mission transcends mere survival or military protocol. Existence is on the line. Can a team of professionals achieve the impossible?

Experience the beginning of this sprawling action-filled sci-fi entry to the Blink series. If you’re a fan of Arrival, the Matrix, the Three Body Problem, or if you want to know what aliens are actually like, you’ll love this military sci-fi epic.

Featured Science Fiction: Star Mage Saga Books 1 – 3 by J. J. Green

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Featured Science Fiction: Star Mage Saga Books 1 - 3 by J. J. Green

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Carina Lin is a slum brat turned space mercenary. With a twist. She’s also a mage, and she’s about to risk everything.

Her merc band, the Black Dogs, is assigned a suicide mission. A young boy has been kidnapped by one of the galactic sector’s most powerful clans, and the Dogs’ task is to rescue him.

Carina faces an impossible decision. To save the boy she must Cast, but if her powers are revealed she will be tortured and enslaved.

When she makes her choice and throws the dice, the fallout is beyond her imagination.

So begins the first trilogy of the dark, exciting science fantasy, Star Mage Saga.

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Featured Sci-fi: Legacy (The Biodome Chronicles Book 1) by Jesikah Sundin

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She is locked inside an experimental world.
He has never met the girl who haunts his dreams.
A chilling secret forever binds their lives together.

Willow Oak Watson has never met a stranger. Never known the open wide sky. Never seen modern technology.

The experimental world she was born into is built on rules and traditions. Edicts no one has dared challenge—until her father’s shocking death places an invisible crown of power on her brother’s head. A coveted legacy that may be the very reason her father now lies dead.

Unsure of who they can trust, her brother risks their family’s banishment in a hunt for answers. A bold decision that leads them to a hidden communications room and to Fillion Nichols, a young man with a chilling link to her family. A stranger Willow feels a bond with the moment they meet. A connection that has haunted his dreams for years.

Everything about Fillion bends her reality and screams danger. He is the complete opposite of all that she has ever known and from a world she fears. Yet he is the only one who can decode the many cryptic secrets destroying her home.

A necessity if her family is to survive.

Worlds collide in an unforgettable quest for truth, unfolding a story rich in mystery, betrayal, and love.

A salivating blend of MEDIEVAL meets THE NEAR FUTURE in this gritty young adult eco-dystopian tale, brimming with psychological thrills, strong nature and found family themes, and an angsty, enemies to lovers slow burn fated romance that forever alters the reality of two worlds.