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Featured Science Fiction: The Grand Human Empire by John Wilker

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Jackson ”Jax” Caruso inherited a ship from his parents.

They’re dead, they don’t need it.

The unification wars happened a while ago, Jax’s parent’s fought for the losing side. Now he takes the jobs he can get; smuggling, bounty hunting, hauling cargo. If it pays, he’ll do it.

When Jax is approached with a job that seems too good to be true, he should have known better, he should have walked.

He didn’t.

Now he and a few friends are in it deep; Imperial entanglements are the least of their concerns with organized crime on their tails.

Featured Science Fiction: Artemis City Shuffle (A Nanshe Chronicles Novella) by Jessie Kwak

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Featured Science Fiction: Artemis City Shuffle (A Nanshe Chronicles Novella) by Jessie Kwak

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Playing bodyguard for a grandma vacationing in Artemis City should be an easy day’s work for someone with Raj Demetriou’s skill set—but as the bullets begin to fly, Raj is starting to think he picked the wrong old lady to guard today.

Lasadi Cazinho knows there are harder people to rob than the head of Artemis City’s biggest criminal organization — but probably not many. Still, she’s up the challenge—until a series of mysterious assassinations have her scrambling for her life.

Raj and Lasadi may both be down on their luck. But as a series of near misses and close calls spin their futures into a collision course, that’s about to change.

Featured Sci-fi: Shadows of the Void by J.J. Green

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Featured Sci-fi: Shadows of the Void by J.J. Green

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Kickass sci-fi heroine versus deadly aliens

Growing up as a Martian on Earth has left Jas Harrington solitary, quick-tempered, and with zero tolerance for fools. All plus points when working as chief security officer aboard prospecting starships.

Jas’s latest berth is on the Galathea, which trawls the reaches of the galaxy seeking precious minerals and rare resources. She thinks it’s a routine trip. She’s wrong.

There’s more the latest planet than meets the eye. If only Jas could convince the captain of the need for caution, but she might as well wish for a tasty meal in the ship’s canteen.

All hell breaks loose, and Jas’s skills are put to the ultimate test. If she fails, the ship’s crew, the galactic empire, and humanity itself are at risk.

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Featured Science Fiction: The Martian by Andy Weir

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Featured Science Fiction: The Martian by Andy Weir

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Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.

Chances are, though, he won’t have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old “human error” are much more likely to kill him first.

But Mark isn’t ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills—and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit—he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

Featured Science Fiction: Soldiers of Earthrise by Daniel Arenson

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Featured Science Fiction: Soldiers of Earthrise by Daniel Arenson

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War rages among the stars. Can Jon Taylor survive?

The complete Soldiers of Earthrise series–in one box set! 6 entire novels = 2,000+ pages of heart-pounding science fiction.

Jon Taylor is an Earthling. He doesn’t care much about space. At least until his brother dies on Bahay, a war-torn planet many light-years away.

After the funeral, Jon joins the army. He learns to kill. And he flies to Bahay, sworn to avenge his brother.

Centuries ago, Filipino colonists arrived on Bahay to build a utopia. But this world has become a nightmare. Jon finds himself in a dizzying dreamscape, a world of dark jungles and neon slums, of ruthless guerrillas and intoxicating bargirls, of blood-soaked battlefields and glittering brothels. Here on Bahay, a man can lose his life in the jungle, lose his sanity in the gleaming drug dens, or lose his heart to a local girl with a sweet smile and knife behind her back.

On Bahay, nothing is as it seems. In this place of strange dreams and secrets, Jon hunts the man who killed his brother. But he learns that revenge always comes with a price…

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Featured Sci-fi: The Final Gambit (The Emiliana Chronicles Book Four) by Jacki Rawlinson

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Featured Sci-fi: The Final Gambit (The Emiliana Chronicles Book Four) by Jacki Rawlinson

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The fate of the Hyperion Expanse hangs in the balance.

Emily is the only hope to stop a ruthless enemy from destroying everything she loves.

But she has more than one battle to fight. If corruption within the Interplanetary Council wasn’t enough, she must face alien horrors, space pirates, and a mysterious squid-like foe.

She has a secret plan, but will it be enough to save the day? Or will it cost her everything?

This concludes the Emiliana Chronicles of space adventure, interstellar conflict and hope.