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Teendyth: On Desecrated Faith and New-Found Religion

by StevenMark Maine

It is a shared trait between all of man that plans are subject to the circumstances that surround them. Plans are futile when so many other things need to be fully taken into account, and more often than not mankind forgets to think of all outside influences. Whether it be coincidence, time, or Putrid Cloud, the self is of least concern when plans are created. Many know of the disappearance of the church Afton Assembly, though most do not know of the man who disappeared with it and how h... more

Starfall Book 1

by T. Newyear

In this extended tale of cli-fi-meets-historical fiction, Xenia, a woman with an integrated artificial intelligence, embarks on a mission to repair a malfunctioning relay at the edge of the wilderness now called the Flood Zone. As the mission turns to disaster, Xenia and her security contractor find themselves confronting a greater mystery, one that eventually leads them to a strange town in the middle of nowhere, where nothing is quite as it seems. The town, called Harmonie, has a long utopi... more

Europa Deep

by Gary Gibson

The first manned expedition disappeared while exploring the vast ocean beneath the ice, and fifteen years later, Cassie White is given the chance to join a second expedition—so long as she agrees to investigate secretive experiments carried out by the first. It soon becomes clear the first expedition stumbled onto a secret even greater than the existence of alien life within our own solar system—something hidden in the depths of Europa’s lightless ocean for untold billions of years. But befor... more

Soultaming the Serpent

by Tar Atore

Jun was barely ten years old when the last dragon died. Half a century later and Jun still dreams of the rain that hasn’t fallen since. Her mundane life takes a turn when she encounters Aurel, who she suspects may be the one that holds the key to restoring balance and is destined to find the elusive serpent from the prophecy. Joined by Casey, Jun’s closest friend and the village brewer, the three embark on a journey to unravel the prophecy's intricacies, figure out what the serpent's role... more

The Sunset Sovereign: A Dragon's Memoir (A Cozy Standalone Fantasy Story)

by Laura Huie

When a dragon finds an assassin sneaking into his lair, he tells her of his life's work and his soon to be final chapter. --- For the past thousand years, the dragon Vakandi has watched the people of Vakfored grow from a wandering band of refugees to a glorious city of art and magic. Under his protection, the city has survived monsters, floods, and wars all without building an army, dam, or even a wall. But time changes everything and now the citizens of his beloved city want him dead. Vaka... more

Upon the Pale Isle of Gloam: A Gothic Horror Novella

by Mark Gulino

Winner of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award.

Upon a deserted shoreline, Rue wakes alone with no knowledge of her past. Decades of wreckage lay sprawled across the beach. The days are impossibly short, and the weather foreboding. Worse are the supernatural beings that stalk the landscape, littering it with corpses. Using only her instincts, Rue embarks on a journey to reclaim her truth and find a way home—all while unraveling the isle's dar... more

The Vermilion Ribbon

by Hayley Price

Jason Bourne meets Robin Hood, but with lesbians.

Corelle’s fairy tale dream turns into a horrific nightmare in The Vermilion Ribbon, a pulsating mix of fantasy, romance and adventure. Corelle’s journey from innocence to cold-hearted killer leaves a trail of bodies from one end of Dur to the other. With her enemies in relentless pursuit and another woman’s life in her hands, Corelle cannot relax for a heartbeat. Despair and vengeance compete for her at... more

shadows and LIGHT

by Robin Chappell

Which Side are You on? Leading up to the final Battle between Good and Evil, Dr. Kathryn Runyon not only finds out her life has been a lie, but is now on the run from the Demonic Forces intent on destroying her. As a doctor dealing with Patients with Multiple Personality Syndrome, she finds out the hard way that not only are these patients not delusional, but recall actual manifestations of the Darkness growing in the World. They are instruments for the Ultimate Evil — The Beast of the Bi... more

The Sundering Blade: A Thousand Li World Novel

by Tao Wong

A blade cuts both ways

Newly minted an Elder of the Verdant Green Waters sect, sword prodigy Elder Cheng Zhao Wan - the Sundering Blade - is forced to leave the sect to fulfil an old obligation. A benefactor from the past is injured and has demanded Elder Cheng locate his assailant.

Forced to listen to the ramblings of a dying old man, amidst a small and unfamiliar sect, who Elder Cheng can trust is unknown. Was the injury nothing more than happenstance, or is som... more

The Tale of Christian Z. Wattson

by Andrew Zellgert

The banquet invitation sent... Seven tests must be completed... Cold, twisted, iron bent.... The tasks cannot be cheated... Christian Z. Wattson, a nine year old aeronaut, must journey through the dangers of outer space and face great evils to make his way back to his father. Guided by faith alone, will he brave the pitfalls of humanity? Or will he fall deeper down into the empty black of space? Readers young and old will enjoy this exciting allegory exploring spiritual pe... more

Your Blood and Bones

by J. Patricia Anderson

Kill the monsters when they’re found.

No matter who they used to be.

The girl with secret feathers in her skin and strange bones jutting out beneath her clothes is resigned to her fate. Her deformities mark her a monster and the stories say monsters must die.

When her family finds out and turns on her, a village boy saves her and leads her on a frantic escape. The girl believes her death has merely been delayed—... more

The Limits of My World

by Gregory Coles

In the distant future, two human societies live side by side without acknowledging one another's existence. Anyone who speaks the language of one human race is considered a traitor by the other human race. When a twist of fate brings these communities crashing together, two unlikely friends find themselves racing unwillingly towards treason: one with his mind, the other with her legs. The more they learn about the history of their human race, the more they wonder if they've ever truly been human... more

Danje

by Gitte Tamar

In a small Louisiana Bayou town during mid-September 1965, Albert Gilly frantically prepares his family's fishing store for an impending hurricane. Amid the chaos, he notices Adonis, a drifter, lying motionless on the street. With the wind raging and debris swirling violently around them, Albert's mind is consumed with thoughts of his family and their dependence on him as the sole breadwinner. Knowing that they would be destitute without him, he makes the painful decision to prioritize his own s... more

Life in Continuum

by Kirk Ward Robinson

Two ambassadors from the future, two warrant officers and a gangster, and a bereaved widower must each struggle with the dangerous, bizarre, and often terrifying ramifications of time travel. In In Whose Time, Sha’raelon, the beautiful and mysterious ambassador from the future, must do battle with her counterpart from another timeline and defend herself against unidentified incursions all while trying to convince the world to choose the destiny she was born to create. In Life in Continu... more

As Born to Rule the Storm

by Cate Baumer

A novella for fans of Divine Rivals and This is How You Lose the Time War. Cadet Charlotte Amsel will trade her life to win a war- but not all at once. As part of an elite group of experimental soldiers, she can move through time, with each jump taking months from her own fated lifespan as she struggles to prevent the cold war from boiling over into an apocalypse. With her own side just as untrustworthy as the enemy, the only thing she cares about is keeping her best friend and fellow soldier... more

Sonya: Journey to the Center and Back

by Daniel K. Seward

Sonya is an unassuming high school student who is invited on a journey to the galaxy's center by a classmate she hardly knows. They travel with counterparts from four other races and go through a spiritual awakening when they get to the center of everything. Along the way she falls in love with her classmate who dies on the way back. The middle part is about a problematic ambassadorship she has with Earth, and the end is a raucous tale of her role in saving the galaxy.

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