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Featured Science Fiction: Earth Song Series – Multiverse Chronicles by Nick Cook

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For decades radio telescopes have scoured the skies for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence but have found none. Why?

Could it be we really are alone in the universe? Or is it that the truth has been withheld from us by a global conspiracy of silence?

When radio telescope operators Lauren Stelleck, a woman with a special gift enabling her to literally see certain sounds, and Steve Andrews, a diehard sci-fi geek, detect a signal like no other at Jodrell Bank in England, a chain of events is unleashed that propels Earth towards all-out nuclear war. Can Lauren and Steve unlock the secret of the signal before our species tears itself apart?

The Signal is a prequel novella to the Earth Song series, and the Fractured Light trilogy, and is part of the Multiverse Chronicles, an epic series of interlinked stories that follows the struggle of humanity to survive across parallel universes.

Watch the skies because the darkness is coming for us.

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Featured Sci-fi: Shadow Watch (Kethurg War Book 1) by Brandon Ellis

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Featured Sci-fi: Shadow Watch (Kethurg War Book 1) by Brandon Ellis

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The Expanse meets The Mandalorian in this high-stakes, science fiction adventure where the line between friend and foe is as blurred as the star-lines in hyperspace.

An elite unit. A dark secret. Can they stop interstellar war before it starts?

Hex Thorn, a hard-bitten veteran of the elite Special Operations Unit of the Dominion Empire, was content with retirement. He’d seen his share of firefights and bloodshed in a bitter war that ripped the galaxy apart.

But when an enigmatic stranger makes him an offer he can’t refuse–a chance to own a legendary Lancer ship–Hex is thrust back into the fray.

His mission?

Hunt down the elusive Dr. Attica Tharand, a person whose secrets could shatter the galaxy’s fragile balance of power.

Hex must reassemble his old Special Ops team, a ragtag crew of soldiers as skilled as they are unpredictable. But they soon find out they aren’t the only ones after the doctor.

With galactic tension on the razor’s edge, Hex will need all his grit, guile, and gunfire to uncover the truth about his target and those who wish him caught. An elite unit. A dark secret. Can they stop interstellar war before it starts?

SHADOW WATCH is the start of a pulse-pounding interstellar adventure from the minds of Brandon Ellis and Max Wolfe. Alliances will be tested, friendships will be forged, and through the darkest of trials, heroes will be born.

Featured Science Fiction: Desa Kincaid Series by R.S. Penney

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Featured Science Fiction: Desa Kincaid Series by R.S. Penney

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Desa Kincaid has spent the last ten years in pursuit of a man whose experiments have killed over a dozen people.

Blessed with the power to transform ordinary objects into devastating weapons, she journeys through trading ports, backwater towns, forests, deserts and the haunted remains of a dead city.

But can she stop her enemy before he unleashes something terrible on the world?

Featured Science Fiction: Cydonia Rising (Andlios Book 1) by Dave Walsh

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Featured Science Fiction: Cydonia Rising (Andlios Book 1) by Dave Walsh

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The Emperor of the galaxy has fallen, slain at the hands of his own son.

Forced into exile, Katrijn was tasked with a mission sent to her by her father from beyond the grave: free the people of the Andlios Republic. Her biggest hurdle? First it’s the assassins sent after her by the emperor. After years alone on the fringes of the galaxy, who will be there to help her dethrone the mad emperor and reclaim the throne. Then, it’s dealing with her brother…

The Mad Emperor himself.

Katrijn must carve her own path forward, forging new alliances and swallowing her pride to take whatever help she can find along the way, no matter how… unconventional that help seems, even from sworn enemies.

If dethroning her deranged brother isn’t hard enough, she’s not the only one gunning for the throne, making it a deadly race to save the people of Andlios in this action-packed space epic.

Dark Quasar Rising (Friends of a Former Space Janitor Book 1) by Julia Huni

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Dark Quasar Rising (Friends of a Former Space Janitor Book 1) by Julia Huni

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In the heart of enemy territory, Vanti must save the day without blowing her cover… or her cool.

Security for a reality star cruising on a billionaire’s space yacht should be excellent cover for secret agent Lindsay “Vanti” Fioravanti. Her boss, the famous Elodie-Oh, doesn’t care where they go, as long as it’s viral.

Then Arun, the ship’s owner and pilot, grabs an opportunity to do business on Gagarin–a planet emerging into capitalism with enthusiasm. Getting in on the new market is a huge risk, but could offer enormous rewards. And visiting Gagarin gives Vanti the chance to recruit new informants.

But when a shipmate is kidnapped, Vanti and Arun must come to the rescue. Can they do it without exposing Vanti’s secret identity? And if not, who will feed the cat?

Featured Sci-fi: Ghosts (First Contact) by Peter Cawdron

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Featured Sci-fi: Ghosts (First Contact) by Peter Cawdron

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When an alien spacecraft four times the size of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier enters the solar system, tensions run hot within the UN, but the alien vessel doesn’t approach Earth. Instead, it sits off at L4, over a hundred million miles from Earth, baffling scientists from around the world. Chris ‘Crash’ Williams leads an international crew to investigate the appearance of this ghost ship, but he quickly learns that the spacecraft isn’t as dead as it seems.

Ghosts was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke’s 1973 novel Rendezvous with Rama, which went on to win the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Rendezvous with Rama is a classic. It examined a plausible, realistic alien encounter, considering not only the physics involved but also the inevitable politics and religious implications.

FIRST CONTACT is a series of stand-alone novels that explore humanity’s first interaction with extraterrestrial life. This series is similar to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE in that the series is based on a common theme rather than common characters. This allows these books to be read in any order. Technically, they’re all first as they all deal with how we might initially respond to contact with aliens, exploring the social, political, religious, and scientific aspects of First Contact.