FREE in KU! Hunger Games Divergent Maze Runner Jax's world has imploded. His family's been torn apart. He's on the run. Chased by biologically enhanced hunters. In a dystopian society that shuns anyone different, having special abilities is a death sentence. Those with unique powers are taken to the Orb and never heard from again. What happens inside? No one knows. Everyone fears. Shredders, soldiers, spies. They all want him dead. Jax's only hope is to find Utopia before being captured. … [Read more...] about Featured Book: Degeneration by Marc Landau
Slip by David Estes
Slip by David Estes Someone must die before another can be born... As sea levels rise and livable landmasses shrink, the Reorganized United States of America has instituted population control measures to ensure there are sufficient resources and food to sustain the growing population. Birth authorization must be paid for and obtained prior to having a child. Someone must die before another can be born, keeping the country in a population neutral position at what experts consider to be the … [Read more...] about Slip by David Estes
H.A.L.F.: The Deep Beneath by Natalie Wright
H.A.L.F.: The Deep Beneath by Natalie Wright H.A.L.F. #9 is the product of genetic engineering, a hybrid of human and alien DNA. Kept secret in an underground lab, he was engineered and trained to be a potent weapon in a secret war we don't know is coming. But #9 has escaped the lab into the Arizona desert. He's never felt more alive, more powerful or more deadly. Erika Holt is hanging out in the desert with some friends on a Saturday night completely unaware that there are things more … [Read more...] about H.A.L.F.: The Deep Beneath by Natalie Wright
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
Featured Book: Joseph and the Mutant Killers by John Martinez Hulsey
As the Earth struggles to survive, the first genetically enhanced humans are born to help search the cosmos for new resources, but soon cloned man and the humans spawn a new species, one that is physically and mentally stronger than either of their creators - the Neosapiens. Not all of these "mutants" seek peace and soon a brutal, bloody war wages across interstellar space. The only ones who can stop them are Joseph and the Mutant Killers. Book Sample and Reviews for Joseph and the Mutant … [Read more...] about Featured Book: Joseph and the Mutant Killers by John Martinez Hulsey
Featured Book: The Mind’s Eye by K.C. Finn
A girl with a telepathic gift finds a boy clinging to his last hope during the war-torn climate of Europe, 1940. At fifteen, Kit Cavendish is one of the oldest evacuees to escape London at the start of the Second World War due to a long term illness that sees her stuck in a wheelchair most of the time. But Kit has an extraordinary psychic power: she can put herself into the minds of others, see through their eyes, feel their emotions, even talk to them – though she dares not speak out for … [Read more...] about Featured Book: The Mind’s Eye by K.C. Finn
The Torturer’s Daughter by Zoe Cannon @cannonzoe
When her best friend Heather calls in the middle of the night, Becca Dalcourt assumes it's the usual drama. Wrong. Heather's parents have been arrested as dissidents - and Becca's mother, the dystopian regime's most infamous torturer, has already executed them for their crimes against the state. To stop Heather from getting herself killed trying to prove her parents' innocence, Becca hunts for proof of their guilt. She doesn't expect to find evidence that leaves her questioning everything she … [Read more...] about The Torturer’s Daughter by Zoe Cannon @cannonzoe
The Moon Dwellers by David Estes @davidestesbooks
In a desperate attempt to escape destruction decades earlier, humankind was forced underground, into the depths of the earth, creating a new society called the Tri-Realms. After her parents and sister are abducted by the Enforcers, seventeen-year-old Adele, a member of the middle-class moon dwellers, is unjustly sentenced to life in prison for her parents' crimes of treason. Against all odds, Adele must escape from the Pen and find her family, while being hunted by a deranged, killing … [Read more...] about The Moon Dwellers by David Estes @davidestesbooks
The Rebel Within by Lance Erlick @lanceerlick
First book in Rebel series. After the Second American Civil War, the Federal Union pursues a utopian world without men by rounding up the remaining males, and enforcing harmony. Central to their plan is EggFusion Fertilization and Female Mechanized Warriors based near Knoxville. Annabelle (16) is a tomboy who lost her parents at age three. Despite her rebellious acts against a conformist society, the state pushes her to become a cop intern to catch escaped boys. Then she’s forced to choose … [Read more...] about The Rebel Within by Lance Erlick @lanceerlick
The Rebel Within by Lance Erlick @lanceerlick
Kirkus Reviews referred to The Rebel Within as "A stimulating, worthwhile story of a dystopian future." 5 5-star reviews. First book in Rebel series. After the Second American Civil War, the Federal Union pursues a world without men by rounding up the remaining males. Annabelle is a tomboy who lost her parents at age three. Despite her rebellious acts against a conformist society, the state pushes her to become a cop intern at age 16 to catch escaped boys. Then she’s forced to choose … [Read more...] about The Rebel Within by Lance Erlick @lanceerlick
