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Featured Sci-fi: Arena—The Complete Series by Daniel Young

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99¢ as of July 31, 2025
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THEIR ARENA. HIS RULES.

***FULL AND COMPLETE SERIES!***

When Captain Joel Richmond is shot down during humanity’s war against the invading Brath, he crashes on a planet where combat isn’t just a means of war – it’s entertainment.

Sentenced to the Necrodrome, a deadly arena where prisoners pilot starships in lethal aerial battles for the masses, Richmond faces a stark choice: kill his fellow inmates or die trying.

But Richmond isn’t playing by their rules.

In a world where alliances mean death, he’s building them.

Where survival means destroying others, he’s uniting them.

His captors want a bloodthirsty spectacle – instead, they’re about to get a revolution.

There’s just one problem: no one has ever escaped the Necrodrome alive.

The Arena series offers an exciting adventure of survival, loyalty, and courage in the face of overwhelming odds!

Packed with space dogfights, daring rescues, alien intrigue and a hero pushed to his breaking point and beyond, the ARENA series is an action-packed sci-fi adventure that will leave you breathless until the final page.

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Featured Sci-fi: Dead Men Don’t Die—The Complete Unkillable Marine Series by Daniel Young

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Featured Sci-fi: Dead Men Don't Die—The Complete Unkillable Marine Series by Daniel Young

99¢ as of April 24, 2025
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BRED FOR MORE THAN WAR.

***Previously a hit Kindle Vella serial, now a FULL AND COMPLETE BOX SET!***

I’ve always been the only Marine standing after the mission’s done. My teammates die. I don’t.

Now I know why. I’m a lab-grown weapon designed by our Okenian overlords, hatched from a reptilian egg and programmed to survive anything. My sergeant? A hologram. My memories? Swiss cheese.

Now I’m caught in a power struggle between Duke Salzear—an Okenian royal who wants to use me for his coup—and rebel leader Dr. Evers, who knows more about my origins than I do. With my Uudex teammate Harry and the help of a teenage pirate, I’m turning space trash into weapons and facing off against reptilian lords who eat humans as a rite of passage.

I don’t know what freedom looks like yet, but I know one thing: I’m getting off this ride alive.

Get the COMPLETED SERIES in one bundle:

  1. Lifer Marine
  2. Devil’s Man
  3. Just Death

Featured Sci-fi: Starship Renegade The Complete Series (Books 1 – 9) by Daniel Young

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Featured Sci-fi: Starship Renegade The Complete Series (Books 1 - 9) by Daniel Young

99¢ as of December 14, 2024
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A MISFIT CREW RACES AGAINST COSMIC DESTRUCTION

***FULL AND COMPLETE SERIES!***

In a vast, resource-rich fissure in space, two mighty empires are locked in an endless struggle for control.

Captain Luka Kelly leads the Renegade, a battered gunship with a crew of aliens, outcasts, and unlikely heroes — each with their own secrets and skills. As they navigate the treacherous space between the warring factions, they stumble upon a conspiracy that threatens to tear the galaxy apart.

Ships are sabotaged, diplomats assassinated, and entire fleets brought to their knees by an unseen enemy. With each explosion, the Seam inches closer to becoming an uninhabitable wasteland. Kelly and his team race against time to uncover the truth behind these attacks and prevent cosmic catastrophe.

From pulse-pounding space battles to tense diplomatic showdowns, the Starship Renegade series plunges readers into a universe where loyalty is currency and betrayal lurks around every corner. Can Kelly and his crew outmaneuver their foes and save not just one side, but both?

Strap in for an interstellar thrill ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. The fate of civilizations hangs in the balance, and only the Renegade can tip the scales.

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Featured Sci-fi: Battlecry – The Complete Series (Books 1 – 8) by Daniel Young

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Featured Sci-fi: Battlecry - The Complete Series (Books 1 - 8) by Daniel Young

99¢ as August 4, 2024
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FROM IMPRISONED SOLDIERS TO SPACE RENEGADES

***FULL AND COMPLETE SERIES!***

In the darkest corners of the Cauldron Nebula lies Barracuda Bay Penal Colony, where Benedict Jones and his team of former Union Army Marines are unjustly imprisoned for a crime that has tipped the galaxy toward chaos.

With a reputation built on a legendary assassination they didn’t commit, this squad’s only chance of survival is a daring escape from the most dangerous prison in the universe.

From the first page of their desperate fight for survival inside the deadly confines of Barracuda Bay, to the last breathless escape through a minefield of cosmic dangers, the Battlecry series promises non-stop action and intrigue.

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Featured Sci-fi: Thunderstrike The Complete Series by Daniel Young

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99¢ as of June 24, 2024
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FLASH GORDON MEETS THE DIRTY DOZEN

A ragtag group of aliens must clear their name or face a lifetime of captivity in this pulpy throwback series from bestselling author Daniel Young that delivers the thrills!

It’s a ruthless universe out there, with humanity reigning supreme, treating alien lives as mere collateral in their unending quest for dominion. Yet, amidst this injustice, a band of alien warriors rise against the odds. They’re not just soldiers; they’re Thunderstrike.

Once enslaved, these alien fighters have earned their freedom by shedding blood for Earth, serving in a military that values them less than the humans they protect. Their grit and valor have carved out a reputation that precedes them across the galaxy. But now, they find themselves wrongfully accused, their honor at stake.

In the fallout of a botched mission, they stand accused of a crime they did not commit. Their names are tarnished, and they’re being used as scapegoats for a burgeoning threat that promises doom for humanity.

But Thunderstrike is not just a name, it’s a testament to their resilience. Now on the run, these warriors must do what no one else dares. They must navigate a universe that seeks their downfall, to bring the real culprits to justice and restore their tarnished honor.

If you like aliens of all shapes and sizes, playful banter and dark humor, plus endless space battles, you’ll love the THUNDERSTRIKE series!

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Featured Sci-fi: Marathon The Complete Series Books 1 – 9 by Daniel Young

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99¢ as of January 27, 2024
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“IT STARTED OUT WITH A BANG AND JUST GOT BETTER.” -Goodreads reviewer

Over 1,000 pages of nonstop action! If there’s one thing Adam Eckhart knows, it’s that humans are trouble. After all, he is one.

As captain of the Marathon, a cobbled-together ship crewed by aliens and androids scraping by on odd jobs at the outskirts of settled space, Adam has plenty to worry about without adding his own species to the mix.

But when a pair of mortally wounded humans cross his path during a heist gone wrong, he finds himself compelled to save them.

Big mistake.

Because if there’s one more thing Adam knows, it’s that the universe never leaves a good deed unpunished.

He and his crew are about to find out just how right he is.

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