The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl On completion of her training as an agent of the interstellar federation's Anthropological Service, Elana is sent to a world whose people may soon destroy their civilization. Since not enough is understood about the situation to justify any interference with their evolution, the Service has no power to act; its agents must go as helpless observers, posing as natives, in the hope of gaining knowledge that may help to save other worlds. This passive role … [Read more...]
Featured Book: Journey Between Worlds by Sylvia Engdahl
Melinda Ashley has a plan for her life, and a trip to Mars isn't part of it. When she receives a spaceliner ticket as a high school graduation gift from her dad, she is dismayed, but reluctantly agrees to go with him--in part because she's infuriated by her fiance's high-handed declaration that she can't. Her outlook begins to change when she meets Alex Preston, a second-generation Martian colonist who is going home after college on Earth. Alex believes settling Mars is important. He's looking … [Read more...]
Featured Book: Promise of the Flame by Sylvia Engdahl
Three hundred people in a starship low on life support--they must land fast, or they’ll run out of air. Captain Jesse Sanders is their only shutttle pilot. How can he choose where to locate their colony with no chance to explore the raw new world? And when the site proves less than adequate, how can he live with the knowledge that his own astrogation error was what got them into such a fix? Isolated by choice on a world they have reached in secret, the colonists hope to establish a culture … [Read more...]
The Man of Cloud 9 by Adam Dreece
The Man of Cloud 9 by Adam Dreece "a truly unique voice" - Readers' Favorite "... you can't get better than The Man of Cloud 9" - Rene Auberjonois, Director/Actor (aka Odo from Star Trek Deep Space Nine) A Silicon-Valley spirited, high-tech thriller with an intimate soul. A tale of genius, conscience, and consequence. Seventy years from now, the world's been heavily damaged by climate change, but its appetite for big dreams and innovation is gone. Steve Jobs-esque inventor Niko Rafaelo is … [Read more...]
Herald of the Flame by Sylvia Engdahl
Starship captain Terry Steward is committed to spreading acceptance of psi powers and other advanced mind capabilities throughout the worlds of humankind. A strange turn of fate has enabled him to overcome terrorists who would have put an end to the colony world Maclairn’s plan to achieve this goal. Now with his own ship Estel, he journeys from world to world, heralding the hopeful future about which he alone knows the full truth. But the opponents of mind power still pose a threat and on Earth … [Read more...]
Talon’s Touch by P. E. Sibley
The second year of their partnership finds Alex and Praed on the farming planet, Tallis, hunting for Talon, a particularly nasty but elusive terrorist. They have a lead: Randall Hamish, a drug dealer, has contacted Talon to help him clear the settlers off the planet. Posing as a convicted felon, Praed infiltrates Hamish’s gang while Alex is sidelined in the farming settlement as his contact. When the meeting with Talon’s second in command takes place, Praed learns there is more to the … [Read more...]
A Sort of Justice by P. E. Sibley
Half-human Mark Praed inherited a skill from his alien mother that makes him a valued agent at Commonwealth Intelligence Service: he reads minds. Praed uses his abilities to run a covert operation on an alien planet. But when his control turns traitor, Praed is captured, tortured and traded back to CIS. Vowing to track down his betrayer, he transfers to the counterterrorist task force where he is teamed with operative Alexandra Lansing, a beautiful but by the book veteran. On a routine … [Read more...]
Pollinator Chronicles by Irene Zibin
Welcome to the future. Forget your eReader and email - they’re useless without electricity. There’s no gas or oil either, and basic survival is the order of the day. Bees teeter on the brink of extinction, and food sources virtually disappear. Thank goodness Elma manages to stay sober long enough to document the unfolding events of these cataclysmic times in her journal, while other survivors peck out a sordid existence in the deserted coastal city hundreds of miles away. Will the force … [Read more...]
Tangerine by Wodke Hawkinson @WodkeHawkinson
This book is bargain priced from 02/24/2014 until 02/24/2015 A young scientist, Ava Majestic, is pitted against an egotistical billionaire, Augustus Agnotico. He believes she is in possession of an artifact with special powers and hires a rogue, Needle, to follow her as she travels through space, investigating planets to clear them for habitation. Needle, drawn to Ava, quits working for Agnotico and teams up with her. On the planet Tangerine, they encounter life forms never before seen, … [Read more...]
Dead Sleep by Will Swardstrom @wswardstrom
What would you do if you could see your future? For smalltown newspaper reporter Jackson Ellis, his answer is: Nothing. After abusing his power as a child, Jackson hadn’t tapped into his ability for over a decade until his ability forced itself back into Jackson’s consciousness. He sees the girl of his dreams – the girl he is supposed to love and marry. Just one problem – she’s dead. Or at least, that’s how she appears when he first meets Kristina Walsh in the basement of the local funeral … [Read more...]
