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A short story to accompany Exodus (UnderEarth #1)
Finn and Jovi, two young archaeologists, discover a mysterious abandoned spaceship in Damascus which takes them to the home of Ru and Keon, the legendary and ostensibly fearsome Thought Beings of Pertinax where they partake of tea and biscuits, while learning more about the real history of modern industrialised civilisation and the true purpose of life.
Some confusion also arises involving a doorknob......
2) Collapse
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"Tantalizing. . . . Nuclear holocaust, savagery, and space aliens converge on Cleveland in a competent start to a five-part series." -Kirkus Reviews
A series of electromagnetic pulses brought the world to its knees. But that wasn't the end, it was just the beginning.
Some who survived turned to Taylor MacPherson, and he has given them hope. After many years, they've carved out a bastion of democracy in the sea of chaos that is the post-apocalyptic...
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"A fun, nostalgia-filled anthology of twenty-three original, lighthearted horror tales riffing on the movie monsters of both modern cinema and B-movie favorites." -Publishers Weekly
Lights! Camera! Monsters?
Sometimes you go to the movies. And sometimes, the movies-and their monsters-come to you. At any moment, without notice, monsters once relegated to the screen become a reality. Aliens and demons, dragons and ghosts, werewolves, vampires,...
5) Dead End
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Amidst the chaos of battling an escaped terrorist, Yamaguchi, who wields deadly alien technology found within the mysterious city, Commander Winters and the crew of the Falling Star find themselves in a desperate struggle for survival. As they contend with Yamaguchi's relentless assaults, a new threat emerges in the form of an alien space station, resuming its relentless attacks on Earth and the stranded crew. With the crew of the Falling Star divided...
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Sci-fi fantasy romance.Pirates abducted her from her planet. The Mercenary Union ship which rescues her may be no better than the pirates. Captain Maden of the Long Sword refuses to take her home.The Messerian spy tells the captain he is not alone. There are others seeking to eliminate the pirates. He must keep the girl, Dahteste, close. She must not discover she is simply bait in the larger game they play. What gift does the girl have which makes...
7) Rebirth
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Civilization has fallen, leaving California an unforgiving, decimated place. But Cass Dollar beat terrible odds to get her missing daughter back. Yet with the first winter, Ruthie retreats into silence. Flesh-eating Beaters still dominate the land. And Smoke, Cass's lover and strength, departs on a quest for vengeance that can end only in disaster.
Now the leader of the survivalist community where Cass has planted roots needs Cass's help. Dor wants...
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A spin-off of The Hunt series. Melisizwe is the Kgosi and sole ruler of the bu Kumkani Kingdom. He needs a powerful queen with alliances, wealth and connections at his side. To find his perfect mate, he invites nine dignitaries from across the galaxy for a meet and greet. Instead of focusing on a fitting match, he's plagued with assassination attempts, civil unrest, and meeting his true lifemate-a human. For the good of his race, he must pledge himself...
9) Engine City
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The Concluding Volume of the Engines of Light
With Cosmonaut Keep and Dark Light, both finalists for science fiction's Hugo Award, Ken MacLeod launched a new interstellar epic with all the engaging characters and ingenious SF inventiveness of his earlier Fall Revolution novels. Now MacLeod delivers the culmination of his epic of a human future crammed with innumerable varieties of intelligent alien life, and in which humans find themselves involved...
10) Rex
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A word of warning ... From author Avery Meadows comes a dark enemies-to-lovers alien romance about Mesozoic dinosaur shifters and the fated human mates they track down and capture.One might think an invasion by aliens ranks as the worst thing that could possibly ever happen, but Capri Smythe's here to tell you, it's not. Neither is being hunted by not one but two aliens--a dinosaur shifter and a lizard-skinned reptilian. Nope. Because right now, Earth's...
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The aliens appeared one day, built a base on the moon, and put an ad on the internet:
"We are an alien race you may call the Atoners. Ten thousand years ago we wronged humanity profoundly. We cannot undo what has been done, but we wish humanity to understand it. Therefore we request twenty-one volunteers to visit seven planets to Witness for us. We will convey each volunteer there and back in complete safety. Volunteers must speak English. Send...
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Morcai Battalion volume 5
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New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer delivers an intergalactic tale of impossible love…and betrayal
The first time Mekashe, Captain of the Imperial Guard, meets blue-eyed human beauty Jasmine Donally, the two nearly come to blows. Forever devoted to the Cehn-Tahr, Mekashe is forced to sever ties with the object of his adoration. Years pass before their paths cross again, but Mekashe hasn't forgotten what transpired-or the way she makes...
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In The Atlantic Abomination, an exploratory expedition to the bottom of the ocean discovers the remnants of a long-lost civilization, and then, the enormous body of an alien being preserved for unknown millennia. An attempt to raise the body unleashes a horror beyond imagining as the creature revives from a long sleep and begins to exert control over men's minds throughout the world. This is a classic SF horror story in the mode of John W. Campbell's The...
14) Earth-Ground
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"My sense of smell is greater than hers. I watch her as she showers, as she eats, as she tends to others daily… and I wonder when Dr. Robyn will realize her body slowly changes?" -Steele, Xeno Sapien When futuristic Earth finds alien DNA and creates a new species of hybrids in hidden labs, Dr. Robyn Saraven helps the "creatures" escape. She uses her connections to establish their own city on Earth-Ground, where they can learn, grow, and avoid the...
15) Crossfire
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In the early nineties, Nancy Kress took the SF world by storm with her multiple award-winning novella, "Beggars in Spain," which became the basis for her extremely successful Sleepless Trilogy (comprising Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, and Beggars Ride). Since then she has written more than a dozen novels, including the well-received Probability Trilogy, which Booklist praised saying "Kress's characterizations are as sound as ever, but many...
16) Strangeways
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"Beyond twisted and filthy hot, Strangeways is the most unique sci-fi romance I've read in years!" NYT Bestselling author, Anna Zaires I have been chosen. One moment I was leaving work, the next I was entertaining a silvery-green alien intent on knowing me fully. Their invasion of our world nonviolent, seamless. They dress as human men, eat in human restaurants, vote, pay taxes, and are controlling every last one of us. I don't understand how no one...
17) Garrick
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A disillusioned special forces operative who's almost given up on the world…and the brilliant weapons scientist who refuses to let him.Battle-weary special forces operative Garrick no longer cares if he lives or dies. He's tracking aliens, intent on vengeance. Instead, he finds a feisty bio-weapons engineer in mortal danger. Protecting the research scientist while escorting her to safety wasn't in Garrick's plans, but his sense of duty won't let...
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On a steely platform hovering high above the swamps of Algoria Three, Matti-Jay enjoys the cool crisp air and the sense of freedom. But something speeding at her and the crew puts things in desperate jeopardy. Faced with tough choices, Matti-Jay pits her skills against an impossible situation. A situation that might break everything. A Matti-Jay and Dub adventure short from the author of Trapped and Blue Defender.
19) Enigma
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Seb Zodo had a hunch from the second he met Moses, but even he understood he needed more than that before he acted upon it.Now he knows the truth, he plans to return to the Shadow Order's base for a long overdue showdown with the villainous shark.With his friends behind him, Seb's ready to finally end his affiliation with the Shadow Order and rid himself of the prophecy hanging around his neck.Once he's defeated the darkness in the galaxy, he can...
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In the distant Andromeda Galaxy, humanity faces a brutal war against the mysterious Zentari aliens. Captain Jenna Reynolds, Zentari warrior Xalorix, and scientist Dr. Liara Chen navigate betrayals, sacrifices, and shifting alliances as they lead their people towards a peaceful resolution. Amidst gritty space battles and moral dilemmas, they discover mutual respect and forge a path towards cooperation and understanding in a shattered galaxy. Hope for...
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