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Featured Science Fiction: Kaine’s Sanction (Shattered Empire Book 1) by D.M. Pruden

April 16, 2023 by Carolynn

Featured Science Fiction: Kaine's Sanction (Shattered Empire Book 1) by D.M. Pruden

FREE as of April 16, 2023
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Undisturbed for aeons, something has been awakened…

When the UEF Scimitar is dispatched to retrieve an archaeologist from an isolated and abandoned Terran colony, young officer Hayden Kaine thinks it is a routine mission. But when a mysterious accident traps the ship in the quarantined star system, survival soon becomes everyone’s only concern.

Attacked by an unknown alien species, the ship is damaged and half of the crew is killed or injured, including the captain. The only surviving bridge officer, Kaine is thrust into the command seat; a role for which he is neither experienced nor prepared, and which most of the surviving crew do not easily accept.

While the enemy amasses an overwhelming invasion fleet capable of overwhelming the unsuspecting confederation, Kaine must stave off a mutiny long enough to find a way to warn Earth of the danger. If he fails, the empire which has survived for five hundred years will fall and humanity will be doomed to extinction by a foe whose existence seems to defy the laws of physics.

If you love the science fiction works of Heinlein, Clarke or Asimov, try D.M. Pruden’s rousing military space opera adventure, Kaine’s Sanction, the first book in the Shattered Empire series.

Filed Under: Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: D.M. Pruden, Shattered Empire

Featured Fantasy: Spring Blight (Season’s War Book 3) by Olena Nikitin

April 16, 2023 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: Spring Blight (Season's War Book 3) by Olena Nikitin

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“Chaos and the wicked soul know no rest.”
(Old folk proverb)


Ina has no time to enjoy domestic life with Mar. As soon as life settles down after the Winter War, King Rewan calls his Royal Witch to give her a new task.

Southern rebellion, crops dying, and an endless stream of assassins attacking the king, leaving a trail that backs to a neighbouring kingdom. To make matters worse, an ancient cult has emerged from the shadows offering sacrifices to Winter’s Death.

One fateful letter and Ina is back on the road with an unlikely companion. But what can one Chaos mage do against so many enemies and the power of the Old Gods?

Immerse yourself in the third book of Season’s War, where passion mixes with cruelty, and the world-changing power can shackle even goddess to the mortal plain. The book is NOT standalone for the best experience, consider reading in the series order.

Filed Under: Box Set Featured Fantasy, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Olena Nikitin, Season's War, Spring Blight

Featured Fantasy: Star Found (Path of the Stars: A Tri-Realms Series Book 1) by Therena Carlin

April 16, 2023 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: Star Found (Path of the Stars: A Tri-Realms Series Book 1) by Therena Carlin

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The Celestials want her dead. The Demons would kill to have her. Only he can protect her from both—but can he save her from herself?

***
A fallen star’s magic rips Evie from her family, revealing the dark secrets of her true bloodline. As if being mistaken as a dark elf isn’t enough, she finds out she is an Infernal—a half-celestial demon. She is the key to the Tri-realms, and the very thing that may tip the scales of the Eternal War between the Celestials and Demons. Both are on the hunt for her blood.

Her goddess demands that she go to the Abyss to save her father. In a race against time and while battling her own growing power, she must risk everything to do what is right. But doing what is right just might mean losing the man she has come to love.

***

Cain thrives in darkness. As a demonkin—a half-demon—the world hates him, and violence follows him. Never backing from a fight, he embraces his reality. With every battle, he relishes the strength he gains. The day will come when he faces the demon who had hurt his mother—and this time he will kill him.

When the fates interfere and place Evie in his destructive path, he cannot refuse the need to protect her and save her. Nor can he fight the desire she stirs in his heart and soul. Never had anyone accepted him for who he was without compromise. But she comes with the unreasonable demands of a goddess he had long since turned his back on and sworn to never let into his life again. Now he must choose between getting his revenge and ignoring the goddess’ demands or losing Evie forever.

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Filed Under: Box Set Featured Fantasy, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Path of the Stars A Tri-Realms Series, Star Found, Therena Calin

Book Reviews: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

April 16, 2023 by Carolynn

Book Reviews: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

$1.99 as of April 16, 2023 in United States
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Editor’s Note: This is one of my favorite books of all time. Sometimes darkly humorous, always heartfelt and engaging.

“A tour de force.”—The New York Times Book Review

Connie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering, and the indomitable will of the human spirit.


For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity’s history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received.

But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands Kivrin in a bygone age as her fellows try desperately to rescue her. In a time of superstition and fear, Kivrin—barely of age herself—finds she has become an unlikely angel of hope during one of history’s darkest hours.

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Box Set List Featured Sci-Fi, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: Connie Willis, Doomsday Book

Featured Fantasy: Path of War (Empire of Ruin Book Two) by David Green

April 12, 2023 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: Path of Empire (Empire of Ruin Book Two) by David Green

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The Banished have made their move, now Haltveldt answers back.

Reeling from the events at Solitude, Calene Alpenwood embarks on a journey to find meaning in all that she’s seen, and discover the answers she so desperately seeks. Finding herself more alone than ever, Calene is trapped between doing what’s right, and doing what needs to be done.

Meanwhile, Kade Besem continues his search for his son, Arlo, and the strange warrior-monk Tilo. His hunt takes him deep into Banished territory and into the jaws of danger.

Revelations are revealed, ancient secrets are uncovered and those who stand in the Empire’s way can’t hope to win when Haltveldt walks the Path of War.

Please be advised this book contains trigger warnings for self-harm, violence, death, mention of drug use, deadly magic, violence and heartbreak.
*Note the self-harm is in chapter 25 and can be skipped or skimmed without detriment to the storyline.

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Filed Under: Box Set Featured Fantasy, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: David Green, Empire of Ruin, Path of Empire

Featured Fantasy: In Solitude’s Shadow (Empire of Ruin Book One) by David Green

April 12, 2023 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: In Solitude's Shadow (Empire of Ruin Book One) by David Green

$4.99 as of April 12, 2023
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Named #1 Book of 2021 – Magic Corner Review

The tides of fate are shifting.

The Banished have returned, and they have set their eyes on the walls of Solitude.

Zanna Alpenwood, a powerful mage, and two hundred aged and forgotten Sparkers are all that stand between the Banished and the nation of Haltveldt. With time running out and the world at stake, Zanna is forced to reach out to her estranged daughter, Calene, and set her on an impossible quest.

Calene quickly learns that enemies make unlikely allies as she teams up with both friend and foe on her journey to save her mother and Haltveldt. Forging their way over land and sea, uncovering dark plots and secret societies, Calene is forced to decide between her masters and her own conscience.

Will they arrive in time to save the fortress of Solitude from destruction? Only one thing is certain; Ruin is assured if Solitude falls.

In Solitude’s Shadow, is only book one in the epic four book series
Path of War – OUT NOW!


The war has just begun.

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Filed Under: Box Set Featured Fantasy, The Box Set List Features Tagged With: David Green, Empire of Ruin, In Solitude's Shadow

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