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Featured Fantasy: Secrets of the Specter (The Meowing Medium Book 1) by Molly Fitz and L.A. Boruff

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Featured Fantasy: Secrets of the Specter (The Meowing Medium Book 1) by Molly Fitz and L.A. Boruff

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I’m Mags McAllister, and I am an honest-to-goodness modern-day candlestick maker. I work in my family’s shop in the historic district of Larkhaven, Georgia, and also make a pretty penny from sharing videos of my process online.

My life is simple, quiet, and all mine… until a white cat with mismatched eyes shows up outside my shop and refuses to leave. When I take him home, things get really weird. As in, I can now see things and people that were never there before.

It gets even freakier when a voiceless spirit introduces herself to me via a handwritten letter. This specter claims that I share her name and will also share her fate if we can’t solve the mystery that’s haunted our town since 1781… and quickly because she won’t be able to maintain her strength for much longer.

Talk about a cold case! Can I find a way to free my eighteenth-century counterpart? Or has my new feline companion just signed my death warrant by opening my eyes to the secret supernatural plane in our otherwise sleepy small town?

Featured Sci-fi: First Strike by Richard Turner

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First Strike by Richard Turner

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When war comes after a century of peace, it is sudden and brutal. Taken by surprise Earth’s far-flung colonies are in danger.

The only son of an admiral, Second Lieutenant Michael Sheridan finds himself thrust into a desperate conflict that he and the untried soldiers under his command are not ready for. Focusing on the people struggling to survive the onslaught, First Strike is a novel that propels the reader to the furthest limits of space. Fighting a ruthless and determined enemy, Sheridan soon learns the brutal lessons of war and that his enemy may not be what it appears to be.

Featured Sci-fi: Invincible (Invasion: Earth Saga Book 1) by Sean Robins

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Featured Sci-fi: Invincible (Invasion: Earth Saga Book 1) by Sean Robins

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A galaxy-conquering alien fleet is on Earth’s doorstep!

In the shadow of the cosmos, an unstoppable alien fleet advances, leaving a trail of conquered worlds in its wake. The Xortaag armada, an epitome of galactic might, now sets its sights on Earth. Yet hope flickers in the most unlikely of heroes: a maverick starfighter pilot with a penchant for movie quotes, a daredevil stuntwoman, a lethal super-assassin, and a cosmic spymaster. Their mission: to shield not just humanity, but billions of other intelligent lifeforms spanning the multiverse.

As the enemy’s seemingly invincible armada looms closer, our eclectic group of defenders must overcome their personal struggles and unite under the banner of humanity. But can this rag-tag team, armed with alien technology and unbreakable spirit, stand against the unstoppable tide of the Xortaag onslaught?

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Featured Fantasy: Dragonfire Rain (World of Requiem) by Daniel Arenson

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Featured Fantasy: Dragonfire Rain (World of Requiem) by Daniel Arenson

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Dragons. Beasts of legend and wonder. Since ancient times, they ruled the sky.

But now a dark goddess invades. Dragonfire cannot burn her. Claws cannot cut her. Only Princess Fira, a young red dragon, can stop her.

This box set contains the complete Dragonfire Rain trilogy, a saga set in the bestselling world of Requiem.

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Featured Sci-fi: Transient by Zachry Wheeler

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Featured Sci-fi: Transient by Zachary Wheeler

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Blade Runner meets Black Mirror in this tech noir saga.

* B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
* Readers’ Favorite® 5-Star Selection

“Transient is an exceptionally well-written, thought-provoking novel that ultimately carries a humanist message, contrasting feigned morality with perceived evil.”
– Lex Allen, Readers’ Favorite

In a dark and distant future, death is obsolete.

Jonas is a transient: a human spy living as an eternal. His mission is simple: always learn, never get caught.

In the year 2578, an immortal regime controls the planet. Endless war has pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Desperate to survive, the remaining factions deploy teenage spies, hoping to defeat the enemy from within.

After years in the lion’s den, Jonas has grown to admire the eternal civilization. He is learning to love what he blindly hated, blurring the mission and himself.

But a reckoning is coming. The fates of billions hang in the balance. When the axe falls, Jonas must choose between his family and his species.

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Featured Science Fiction: Red Mars (Mars Trilogy Book 1) by Kim Stanley Robinson

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Featured Science Fiction: Red Mars (Mars Trilogy Book 1) by Kim Stanley Robinson

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Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel • Discover the novel that launched one of science fiction’s most beloved, acclaimed, and awarded trilogies: Kim Stanley Robinson’s masterly near-future chronicle of interplanetary colonization.
 
“A staggering book . . . the best novel on the colonization of Mars that has ever been written.”—Arthur C. Clarke

For centuries, the barren, desolate landscape of the red planet has beckoned to humankind. Now a group of one hundred colonists begins a mission whose ultimate goal is to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. They will place giant satellite mirrors in Martian orbit to reflect light onto its surface. Black dust sprinkled on the polar caps will capture warmth and melt the ice. And massive tunnels drilled into the mantle will create stupendous vents of hot gases. But despite these ambitious goals, there are some who would fight to the death to prevent Mars from ever being changed.