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by Sharon Mikeworth

A story about loss, acceptance, and unwavering hope. Skye Cassidy has just celebrated her twenty-first birthday when a deadly flu-like illness begins sweeping across the country. Before long the hospitals are overwhelmed and entire areas have been quarantined. Soon after that, the utilities fail and gas and food becomes scarce as the sickness reaches epidemic proportions, causing the critical infrastructures to collapse and transportation to grind to a halt. Skye continues to live while p... more

The Maximilian Emancipation

by Charles A. Conyers, Jr.

In the not-so-distant future, three African slave ships slip through space and time to arrive on the shores of New York and New Jersey, severely shaking an already politically and socially unstable United States. Popular opinion is split on the cause of their arrival-- is it a scientific miracle, an act of God, a hoax perpetrated by foreign governments...or something else? Maximilian Oroko, a Nigerian-born American, is an anthropological and linguistics expert recruited along with a team of ... more

Song of Mornius (Book One of The Talenkai Chronicles)

by Diane E. Steinbach

Gaelin Lavahl knows three things about himself. He’s a murderer. He hasn’t been down the mountain before. And he can never be a hero. Yet the sleeping god in his magical staff knows better. The cult destroying humanity must be stopped, and only Gaelin can wield the staff. But first he needs to accept his true self— the warrior he was meant to be.

Where Acorns Landed

by Anne M. Curtis

'Where Acorns Landed' is a contemporary fantasy set in France, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and one or two other places beyond the reach of any atlas. Lowell has shut himself away from the world, seeing himself as something of a feral, wolf-man hermit abandoned to the deserted wilds of his lounge. His one companion is an old 1940’s radio. But this is no ordinary radio. The radio has its own free will, tuning when and where it wants. Lowell has fallen under the spell of the only voice the radio tune... more

Fear the Wolf

by S. J. Sparrows

In Senla Nora’s village, the children are raised to remember one thing above all else: "Fear the Wolf." To fear the Wolf is to know your place. To fear the Wolf is to never presume too much. If any villager were to step out of line, the Wolf would descend upon them all. For a simple garment weaver like Senla Nora, knowing her place should be easy. But Senla’s never been good at following orders. Can Senla learn her place? Or will her disobedience endanger herself and everyone she loves?... more

Mischief and Mayhem: Part I of the Faerlands Chronicles

by S. D. Nicholson

After lying dormant for centuries, a dark presence awakes and invades the realm of the Faers. While malicious forces quietly stir in the southern nation of the Meadows, Ophelia Maplewood, along with her companions from the Woodland Scouts, finds an unexpected human, new strength, and allies in the north. Will their journey bring balance to the homeland and prevent chaos from spreading to the other realms? Only time will tell. Part One of the Faerlands Chronicles.

The Crimson Deathbringer

by Sean Robins

The Akakies, a peaceful, technologically advanced alien species known as "the galaxy's pranksters," are under attack by the Xortaags, a vicious military race bent on conquering the universe. The Xortaags are deadly, but Tarq, the Akakies' chief strategist and legendary shadow master, has a plan. Meanwhile on Earth, Jim, a wise-cracking, movie-quoting, OCD-suffering fighter pilot, is about to propose to his girlfriend Liz when his childhood friend Kurt shows up at his house, injured and covere... more

Alien Talk

by William X. Adams

Alien Talk (sci-fi, 80,000 words): Robin Taylor is an android, an artificial human, and a specialist in the origins of language. As millions of people become mute in a spreading pandemic, she discovers that language is an intelligent virus that infected early humans, ultimately enabling modern civilization. But now the virus is enraged by the false language of talking technologies, everything from "smart speakers" to talking remote controls. But Robin is an AI gadget herself. Anyone she communi... more

Radio Ga Ga: A Mixtape for the End of Humanity

by Stefani Bulsara

Pop Culture is the Opiate of the Masses!

Come follow a mysterious, glitchy narrator who races through the universe, tasked with warning any sentient species about humanity's cautionary fail. Our narrator attempts to answer humanity's greatest philosophical questions to create a history of what led to their extinction. But our narrator can never surpass our radio waves, those careless whispers Earth has leaked into the universe, tickling any alien listeners with the absurdity of ... more

THE PLANET PERFECTERS

by Daniel W. Shegrud

He was just a common man, a homeless, nameless drunk - until they came. They, the infinitely recombining, seemingly indestructible star creatures, promised the answer to every problem that has ever plagued mankind. They promised perfection, and they asked nothing in return. Except that it wasn't that easy. It never is. By the time the last question is answered, the last human will have died. Half the world is ecstatic, thinking they can stop asking questions before the stars come for them... more

Secret Burdens

by Suzanna J. Linton

Jarrett failed everyone close to him. In disgrace, he resigned his position as Captain of the Royal Guard and entered self-imposed exile in Lorst’s Eastern Forests. As a common soldier, he fought the remainder of the sorcerer Marduk’s monsters. However, after an assassination attempt leaves her bedridden, Clara summons Jarrett back to the capital city of Bertrand. Over his protests, she appoints him Captain of the Seer’s Guard. Though both her parents and her ability to see the future are... more

The Tether

by Julia Ash

Ruby Spencer hasn’t slept in nine years.

Which makes her dream-like visitor more peculiar. Liora, an alluring immortal, professes to know the source of Ruby’s unique blood: blood that saved humankind from a bioweapon; blood that enabled her to become the government’s warrior against ZOM-B.

One of Ruby’s blood donors is the King of Darkness. And that’s not the only revelation sending shivers down her spine. With animals dwindling on Earth and his pl... more

Might & Valour: Legacy of the Kingdom

by John Cristóbal

Following a mysterious plague that has ravaged the land and the assassination of a sovereign political figure, the country of Atoranth now stands on the brink of collapse. Josiah Locke, noble servant to a legendary ruler finds himself at the center of this turmoil. An emboldened enemy now threatens to lay siege and capture the country’s most ancient city, Edenfield.

Time Is Irreverent 2: Jesus Christ, Not Again!

by Marty Essen

Marty Mann and Nellie Dixon are back for another irreverent, liberal, twisty, time-travel comedy! This time they have Jesus Christ, the actual guy, on their side. What would happen if a profanity-loving, gun-hating, brown-skinned Jesus time traveled to 2020 America? Find out in this hilarious sequel to the Amazon #1 Best-Seller, Time Is Irreverent. Each book in this series stands alone, and a smile-inducing prologue gets readers up-to-date.

The Test: First Encounter (First Encounter Book 1)

by Zach David

Content living his life sheltered from the outside world, Ethan needs nothing but his video games, music, and internet to keep him happy. Yet when everyone in the world is suddenly frozen, he wonders if he’s being tested. Determined to find answers, Ethan embarks on a journey to figure out what is going on—and why. But as those answers arise, so do more questions—questions that rattle his life and understanding of everything. The line separating black from white diminish whe... more

DART

by Dale Renton

From the plasteel towers of New Hope to the mist-shrouded jungle of the Core, from the dizzy heights of Mons Drop to the horror infested depths of the deadfalls, Darthanil 'Dart' Black faces enemies at every turn. He has to find a way to end the three hundred years war between Formers and Sylth--and prevent a group of super intelligent machines from taking over the planet while he's at it. Not too tough an assignment for the undefeated First Blade of Sylas’s World--but there... more

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