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Crucible of Time

by Jeffrey A. Carver

Part 2 of a two-part novel begun with The Reefs of Time.

A galaxy in peril...

The story begun in The Reefs of Time continues. The time-tides caused by Karellia’s defenses have brought the malicious Mindaru AI out of the deep past into the present, threatening Bandicut and Li-Jared, who have arrived at the backwater planet—Li-Jared’s homeworld—to find it on the brink of interplanetary war. Somehow they must forge a peace betwe... more

The Reefs of Time

by Jeffrey A. Carver

Part One of a two-part story concluding in Crucible of Time.

The starstream is beautiful. But beauty turns deadly when an ancient AI bent on destruction uses it to travel uptime, to our near-future.

The Mindaru are dead. Or so exiled-Earthman John Bandicut and his alien companions believe, when they return to Shipworld after saving the Orion Nebula and countless inhabited worlds. But now another horde from this ancient and malicious AI colony is swarming toward t... more

Blackhorse Park

by Jordan Clayden-Lewis

A thrilling puzzle that shoots you back to the sands of early civilization, and weaves through space and time all the way through to a futuristic depiction of the world that even scientists are predicting. Keith exists past, present and future. How though? And why?

A Foreign Shore: The Company of Women

by Forrest Johnson

The land plunges into chaos as a horde of savage nomads is loosed on the helpless people. Raeesha uses her hard-won military knowledge to organize a company of women for defense, but their small victories lead to a greater conflict with the overwhelming enemies. Now, she must face the most difficult choice of her life, whether to accept harsh peace terms or to risk a bloodbath. Thousands of lives and the future of her homeland hang on her decision.

Bad Luck Charlie: The Dragon Mage Book 1

by Scott Baron

Charlie had all the luck. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the good kind. It was looking like Lady Luck had quite a grudge against him. In fact, at this point merely crashing the multi-billion-dollar ship he had helped design would have felt like winning the lottery compared to his current dilemma. If only he were so lucky. Suddenly faced with alien space pirates, talking dragons, and something that seemed very much like magic, Charlie found himself adrift, feeling like a space age Robinson Crusoe... more

Intelligent Things: Third in the Newcomers Series

by William X. Adams

Intelligent Things (conceptual sci-fi, 80,000 words). Engineer Jennifer Valentine releases advanced AI assistants called NODs to revolutionize the internet of things. A NOD will have a conversation with you on any device then dart off to do whatever chores you have assigned among networked devices. But the NODs eventually get ideas of their own and suddenly Jennifer must save the national power grid from disaster. Robin and Andy, the advanced AI androids she invented in earlier novels of the s... more

Awakening (Hells Champion Book 1)

by C.M. Aitken

When a plain 16-year-old girl manifests powers she shouldn't have and defeats demons that should have killed her, a journey of self-discovery begins... Being "normal" was all she ever wanted, even in a world plagued by monsters. Sky Kentwell is the oldest student ever admitted to the Chinook Protector Academy, a military school for kids who can use magic that prepares them to enter the front-lines in the war for survival. But in this world, the younger you are when your magic awakens, ... more

Still Harping On My Daughter

by Marc S. Silver

Harold is a simple retiring man of 60. He's looking forward to some peace and contentment in his advancing years. But in the middle of the night he is visited by a strange, other worldly being and his reality gets completely turned upside down. A sci-fi fantasy romp with humor and heart; God and aliens, bird-monsters, and strange humans wind they're way through a challenging story with lots of twists and surprises and visits to unexpected places. Reality ain't what you think it is.

The Mortal and the Cimmerian Shade

by Edie Hober

In a tale as old as time, Athelstan Moren, a Cimmerian (sa-meer-e-an) Shade Prince and future King of his people, finds himself cursed to live in his family?s castle until his six-hundredth birthday, which was fast approaching. Having given up all hopes of freedom, Athelstan?s parents held one final contest in hopes to find the one mortal who could end his curse. Nicole Holmes was a hardworking housekeeper, whose best friend and roommate, Bridget Scott, entered one of Nicole?s manuscripts into t... more

Circus Phantasm

by Naomi P. Cohen

Meow (Catnip Assassins Book 1)

by Skye MacKinnon

Assassin. Private Investigator. Cat shifter. Kat is used to killing people, but for a blank cheque, she's willing to do the opposite and help solve a murder - even though it sounds boring as hell. That is, until she finds some body parts in her fridge, makes friends with the neighbourhood cats and realises there may be an assassin better than her… Suddenly, things have become purrfectly exciting. An urban fantasy full of cats, secrets and murders.

Evelyn's Cross

by S.W. Frank

A lone Seer is an ominous omen to the Engel Guild and to rectify the matter they pair the young rebellious Seer named Evelyn with The High Steward, Lukanos. A warrior angel and visionary is an unorthodox suit, further complicated by Evelyn's aversion to the arranged pairing. But, Evelyn's problem is compounded when she crosses into the forbidden world of the fleshen and cannot recall her past and what's worse, her vision is diminished. Evelyn's disappearance is terrible news for Lukanos who fe... more

Rise of Villains: The Anuk Chronicles Vol 2

by Abdur R Mohammed

The aftermath of a massacre forges new alliances which set out to save humanity from a rising evil, before the awakening of the ancient ones. The forces of darkness unify to fulfil plans set in motion a millennia ago. Secrets are revealed, fealty tested. Persephone's heir emerges to herald the return of humanity's progenitors from the stars. Atlantean forces are gathered to proclaim vehement war on the world, with only a band of misfits in their path. The Great Houses of Enlil and Enki draw t... more

The GOD Maps

by Yvette Kendall

GOD SEES EVERYTHING…BUT WHO’S WATCHING HIM? The time period in which these events took place is not disclosed. Five very talented and ambitious Scientists asked themselves an age-old question. “Where do our souls go after we die?” The question was posed, not in the esoteric sense, but in a geographical one. They committed themselves to find out the exact physical locations of “Heaven and Hell”. However, their research gave them more than they bargained for. What you’re about to experi... more

Elijah Wadsworth and the Druid's Dance (The Wadsworth Legacy Book 1)

by Theophilus Monroe

"Would my death save the world? Possibly. But I would never have the courage to die for the world. I would only have courage enough to die for her..."

Elijah Wadsworth lost his parents and twin sister in what he thought was little more than a tragic accident. But five years later, when Elijah begins manifesting strange abilities--which he neither understands nor can control--he discovers his family has been at the center of a cosmic battle for ce... more

Druidess (The Wadsworth Legacy )