In a turbulent near-future, a soldier finds himself fighting battles in a war he can't remember enlisting for, and where everything, including the enemy, may not be exactly what it seems. This award winning short story originally appeared in the Age of Wonders anthology. "The Spoils of War," by Christopher Holliday, is a hard-hitting tale of the future of war, where some things haven't changed since Caesar, and yet nothing is the same at all. -- David Brin, Hugo Award winning author. ( … [Read more...] about Featured Book: The Spoils of War by Christopher Holliday
Featured Book: Immurement by Norma Hinkens
About Immurement by Norma Hinkens A ring of volcanoes around the globe erupts, wiping out most of the earth’s inhabitants. The sovereign leader of the world government disappears. Cutthroat gangs of escaped subversives patrol the earth, but that’s not the greatest threat facing sixteen-year-old Derry Connelly, her brother Owen, and a ragged band of Preppers holed up in a bunker in the Sawtooth Mountains. Mysterious hoverships operated by clones are targeting adolescents for … [Read more...] about Featured Book: Immurement by Norma Hinkens
Mir Maid by SJ Kimberly
There are secrets known only to Sea Kings, and memories so dark they are buried deep within the earth... Ana doesn't look forward to another wedding season with its blaring reminders that she's a freak who will always be alone. Thanks to a couple of pesky recessive genes that show up every few generations, she's gifted telepathically and marked from birth for a life of chastity and service as a Maid. Ana is just one of the galaxy's misfits that leave their homes in hopes of acceptance … [Read more...] about Mir Maid by SJ Kimberly
Featured Book: Black Bead: Book One of the Black Bead Chronicles
About Black Bead: Book One of the Black Bead Chronicles Only 99 cents 2/12 - 2/14! "Mesmerizing Page-Turner" On a savage, outlying planet an enclave of psionically-trained humans have built a utopian, matriarchal society that lives in harmony with all life. Leaving behind the polluted and corrupt world in which they lived, they colonized a new home far from the eyes of the galactic empire. Shielded from the rest of the galaxy by the dangerous beasts that inhabit their lush, forested world, … [Read more...] about Featured Book: Black Bead: Book One of the Black Bead Chronicles
Black Bead: Book One of the Black Bead Chronicles by J.D. Lakey
On a savage, outlying planet an enclave of psionically-trained humans have built a utopian, matriarchal society that lives in harmony with all life. Leaving behind the polluted and corrupt world in which they lived, they colonized a new home far from the eyes of the galactic empire. Shielded from the rest of the galaxy by the dangerous beasts that inhabit their lush, forested world, the village lives a simple life under their Home Dome. But their goal was more than just to live in peace - they … [Read more...] about Black Bead: Book One of the Black Bead Chronicles by J.D. Lakey
Overload Flux by Carol Van Natta
Science fiction, action, and romance. Someone is stealing the vaccine for a galaxy-wide pandemic. Forensic investigator Luka Foxe has a hidden mental talent that’s out of control, and Security specialist Mairwen Morganthur has hidden skills and enough secrets to drag a ship from orbit. To solve the case, they must follow a convoluted trail with corrupt pharma corporations, murderous mercenaries, sabotage, and deadly space battles. The body count is rising… their only hope for survival lies in … [Read more...] about Overload Flux by Carol Van Natta
Pigeon by Olga Werby
Pigeon is eleven, homeless, and now an orphan. Alone and scared, he seeks to find a new family. But the past he barely remembers comes back to haunt him, endangering his newly-found friends, the Kikkert Family. Fortunately, the Kikkerts want to adopt Pigeon even if he is wanted by strange para-military DNA warriors. As they race through San Francisco to save each other, the true nature of Pigeon's birth is revealed as well as the secret identity of Madame Toad—the matriarch of the Kikkert … [Read more...] about Pigeon by Olga Werby
Featured Book: Re-Runners First Life by Elli Buchanan
If you had the chance to go back and relive the last 25 years of your life, retaining all the knowledge and memories you have now; would you make different life choices? Three very different people from different locations, die at the same moment in time and re-awaken at that moment, only it is 25 years earlier. Two men and one woman are reborn in their young and healthy bodies, but their minds retain the memories of their previous lifetime. Will the abused wife choose a different … [Read more...] about Featured Book: Re-Runners First Life by Elli Buchanan
Featured Book: The Hunted: The Fifth Force Series – Book One by Alice X
About The Hunted: The Fifth Force Series - Book One by Alice X Just imagine… falling in love with a man The same man who swore an oath to hunt down your kind The same man who guards your prison cell Then ask yourself… what would happen If that man fell in love with you too? It’s the year 2085 A.D… and a full-scale war has broken out between the witches and the witch hunters. The government will not stop until the last witch has been captured and Cleansed of their … [Read more...] about Featured Book: The Hunted: The Fifth Force Series – Book One by Alice X
The Harvest Trilogy (Anthology) by Michele E. Gwynn
A Horror/Sci-Fi trilogy inspired by a true event. MUFON Report #20633 relayed on November 21, 2009. This sighting was reported 14 years after the fact (sighting occurred on January 6, 1995 in Schertz, Texas). Why did it take so long? As author Michele E. Gwynn states, she was freaked out for all those years. Still, she was inspired to push past the experience and allow it to fuel her writer's imagination for this chilling series, the last two tales of which take place in and near her hometown … [Read more...] about The Harvest Trilogy (Anthology) by Michele E. Gwynn