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Featured Sci-fi: The Solid-State Shuffle (Sunken City Capers Book 1) by Jeffrey A. Ballard

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Featured Sci-fi: The Solid-State Shuffle (Sunken City Capers Book 1) by Jeffrey A. Ballard

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Almost a hundred years ago, a major terrestrial event reshaped the earth’s coastlines. Goodbye entire cities. Goodbye entire states. Goodbye entire countries. And when the authorities outlawed salvaging from these underwater cities, why say hello to a new breed of criminal: underwater reclamation specialists. Even a hundred years later, there’s still a whole lot of loot for the reclaiming.

But it’s not theft if you put it back, right?

After cracking an underwater vault in their first major heist in the Seattle Isles, Isa and her crew think they’re on easy street again—that is, if they can figure out what it is exactly they stole. A question, they soon learn, where their very lives hang in the balance.

Thrust into a high-stakes game of subterfuge and deception by the local mob boss, Isa and her crew must scramble to unravel the mystery of what it is they stole while unseen forces move against them.

Harried. Threatened at every turn. Isa and her crew must stay one step ahead to stay alive.

Sunken City Capers is a fun post-apocalyptic series with no zombies, just criminals and mischievous ne’er-do-wells. Fans of heist books/movies and strong female protagonists will likely enjoy this series.

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Featured Science Fiction: Uhura’s Song (Star Trek: The Original Series Book 21) by Janet Kagan

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Featured Science Fiction: Uhura's Song (Star Trek: The Original Series Book 21) by Janet Kagan

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Years ago, Lt. Uhura befriended a diplomat from Eeiauo, the land of graceful, cat-like beings. The two women exchanged songs and promised never to reveal their secret—but now, those songs may be the only hope to save the planets from a deadly epidemic.

The U.S.S. Enterprise™ is orbiting Eeiauo in a desperate race to save the inhabitants before a deadly plague destroys them. Uhura’s secret songs may hold the key to a cure—but the clues are veiled in layers of mystery and the inhabitants of Eeiauo aren’t what they seem. But the plague is killing humans, threatening other planets—and Kirk must crack the code before the Starship Enterprise succumbs!

Featured Sci-fi: Fire Ant by Jonathan Brazee, USMC (Ret)

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Featured Sci-fi: Fire Ant by Jonathan Brazee, USMC (Ret)

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2018 NEBULA AWARD FINALIST: BEST NOVELLA

Floribeth Salinas O’Shea Dalisay is an Off-Planet Worker, employed as an exploration pilot by the giant corporation, Hamdani Brothers. Sent on a routine mission to analyze one of the millions of systems in the galaxy, she stumbles across something that could threaten humanity’s very existence. She barely escapes with her life, but in the process, has to shut down her scout’s AI.

As with all OPWs, she has few rights, and instead of being lauded as a hero, the corporation thinks she is lying. Her managers believe she found something valuable and shut down her AI in an attempt to hide that fact, hoping she can sell that information to the highest bidder. Grounded, and with a huge debt now over her head, Beth has to convince the powers that be that a very real danger to humanity is lying in wait out there in deep space.

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Featured Sci-fi: Destiny’s Song (KarmaCorp Book 1) by Audrey Faye

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Featured Sci-fi: Destiny's Song (KarmaCorp Book 1) by Audrey Faye

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Meet the Fixers of KarmaCorp. Their Talents – song, dance, potions, and whatever it is that shamans do. Their job – keep the galaxy in one piece. (Get a FREE short story, A Tale of Two Ships, in the KarmaCorp Universe in Star Rebels.)

Kish is supposed to use her prodigious Singer Talent to smooth problems in the galaxy. She’s more likely to punch someone in the nose. Her next assignment might require both.

Kish Drinkwater crashed into an asteroid right after she was born and grew up on a miner rock. Life has never been easy and destiny has never felt like it’s given her much of a choice. Now it just might, and miner wisdom might be right after all – be careful what you wish for.

Destiny’s Song is book 1 of the KarmaCorp series, a unique blend of science fiction and paranormal fantasy. (For those of you doubting that the series sounds like fantasy, it’s a slow build. But the last two books of the series are paranormal fantasy with a few intergalactic accessories. That’s what happens when a shaman starts telling her story…)

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Featured Science Fiction: Regrets Past (Stories from the Collaborator Series) by Krista D. Ball

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Featured Science Fiction: Regrets Past (Stories from the Collaborator Series) by Krista D. Ball

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“Each and every time you choose mercy, you are choosing to stay yourself a day longer.” – Tobi Rowe

This collection contains brand-new short stories and novellas set in the Collaborator world, including three post-Rebel adventures.

The Trouble with Chance (short story) – An escape from the Corps, during The Fall. With a little help from a friendly neighbourhood terrorist.

Incubator (short story) – As it turned out, Jupiter Station was crawling with terrorists, and they all needed a way out. Now. And for Sara Smith, she would do anything to finish her contract, and gain her freedom.

Unexpected Gifts from Unexpected Places (short story) – Payton Livy discovers a rather lucrative, and dangerous, surprise onboard the ship Tobi traded him after blowing up Jupiter Station.

Just a Bit More Tinsel (short story) – Rebecca discovers it’s Christmastime and throws a party. Just one problem: no one knows what Christmas is.

In Search of a Good Heart – In this post-Rebel novella, the gang know they are walking into a trap. But there is a Blackout ship out there, and it might have the one piece of equipment the gangs needs to keep Tobi alive. Oh, and they still have to deal with a certain spy.

The History of Bombs and Stealth – In this post-Rebel novella, Tobi Rowe and Payton Livy are arrested for disturbing the peace. While waiting for their lawyers to earn their retainers, they reflect on their past regrets for having loved one another.

Featured Fantasy: Hammered (Legacy of Magic Book 1) by Lindsay Buroker

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Featured Fantasy: Hammered (Legacy of Magic Book 1) by Lindsay Buroker

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Seattle native Matti Puletasi has the strength of a bear, the stamina of an ox, and a magical hammer inherited from her dwarven mother.

She’s happy renovating homes and occasionally thumping bad guys until she learns of a mysterious artifact hidden under the house she’s working on. Everybody from humans to orcs to werewolves wants it, and they’re willing to kill to get it. Things go from bad to worse when someone frames her for murder.

The only person interested in helping her is a haughty elf assassin from another realm. He’s handsome, powerful, and deadly, but he’s got an agenda of his own. She dare not trust him—or be attracted to him.

But if she can’t clear her name, the assassin will be the least of her worries.