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The Watcher
By Nicholas Oakley. 2014
Set in the far future, on the tribal world of Gaia, this debut science fiction novel tells the story of…
Tian, a young hunter struggling with loss of her childhood lover who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. When Tian's tribe is threatened by violent slavers, she received help from a Watcher--a monstrous, mythical creature who is actually a genetically enhanced anthropologist from an advanced civilization. Through the juxtaposition of the precivilization tribes and the technologically advanced society of the Watchers, the novel explores themes of the role of ideology and tradition in daily life.Free Radicals: A Novel of Utopia and Dystopia
By Zeke Teflon. 2012
Set in a dystopian society in the not-too-distant future, this sci-fi novel follows the misadventures of a bar musician and…
army vet who's set up on terrorism charges and deported to a single-continent prison planet. After a fight in which he nearly kills a neo-Nazi, the antihero main character flees to the other end of the continent with a prisoner he knew from Earth--a Mexican anarchist and fellow musician--on a Gulliver's Travels-type journey through a number of political and religious cult compounds. With comical depictions of the various cults they encounter on the way, Free Radicals insightfully explores the often-failed attempts at utopia and the day-to-day life of two traveling musicians.The Hour of Lead
By Kathleen De Grave. 2012
Set in Kansas in the year 2039, this science fiction novel places ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances when an earthquake…
that has slowed down time forces two protagonists to confront their pasts to fix their broken lives in the present. Using a combination of natural resources, ancient rituals, and futuristic technology, one character revises his past decisions to alter his present self. This narrative shows how individual choices can alter wider reality, and how community and local economy can offer an alternative to the economic and environmental dystopia the characters find themselves in.Broken Worlds
By Anitha Robinson. 2014
When a brutal attack leaves her barely conscious, Kalli thinks that the young man carrying her away is an angel…
sent to ferry her to Heaven. After all of the abuse and months of homelessness, Kalli welcomes the relief that Heaven would bring. Handsome Ellis, though, turns out to be just as mortal as she is. A kind stranger, Ellis saves her life by taking her to a local clinic to be healed. Once better, Kalli finds herself staying with her unusual rescuer while being monitored constantly by his mysterious family. It's not an ideal situation, but it beats the streets. Now that she's safe and warm and appears to have found someone who cares for her, Kalli assumes the worst is behind her. She couldn't be more wrong. Broken Worlds was the very first Young Adult Winner in the Yummy but Brainy Writing Contest presented by CBAY Books.Dry Souls
By Denise Getson. 2011
Kira has never listened to the rain on the roof, swum in a lake or seen a cloud. All of…
those things need water, and in Kira's world nearly all of the water has disappeared due to the ecological disasters created generations earlier. What remains is strictly rationed by the government. Kira never doubts this system until the day she discovers a wonderful gift—she can bring forth water merely by touching the ground with her hand. Suddenly Kira dreams of refilling streams, rivers, and lakes and ending the permanent drought afflicting mankind. Unfortunately the government appears to have different ideas. Controlling the water has given them an unprecedented degree of power over the population—power, the government may not want to give back.Invasion from the Planet of the Cows (Maximum Boy #4)
By Dan Greenburg. 2001
When a barn-shaped UFO visits our solar system, the world comes face to face with a very menacing group of…
alien cows. And the cows want milk! Clearly, this is not the job for just any superhero.Intentional Dissonance
By Pleasefindthis, Iain S. Thomas. 2012
It’s been 10 years since the world officially ended. In the last city on Earth, Jon Salt is addicted to…
Sadness, a drug that invokes its name, and obsessed with his lover, Michelle; both of which threaten to drive him insane. Strange creatures and new technologies appeared in the last days of humanity and the widespread adoption of teleportation technology sundered the fabric of time and space, leaving a smattering of looping ghosts. It is a sad, monotone world, but the remaining populace is happy, thanks to the anti-depressants in the water supply.The last government on Earth has taken a special interest in a gift that Jon possesses: the ability to make his thoughts real. Jon must rely on that gift and the help of a few unlikely friends to stay one step ahead of those who desperately want to use him for something far more sinister than even he could dream…The Ghoul King: A Story of the Dreaming Cities
By Guy Haley. 2016
Quinn returns in THE GHOUL KING, another story of the Dreaming Cities by Guy Haley.The Knight, Quinn, is down on…
his luck, and he travels to the very edge of the civilized world - whatever that means, any more - to restock his small but essential inventory.After fighting a series of gladiatorial bouts against the dead, he finds himself in the employ of a woman on a quest to find the secret to repairing her semi-functional robot.But the technological secret it guards may be one truth too many...At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Carousel
By Brendan Ritchie. 2015
A postapocalyptic mystery-thriller for young adults Nox is an arts graduate wondering what to do with his life. Taylor and…
Lizzy are famous indie musicians, and Rocky works the checkouts at Target. When they find themselves trapped in a giant mall, they eat fast food, watch bad TV, and wait. But with no sign of any other humans, the novelty of having their own mall quickly fades. When days turn to weeks, a sense of menace quickly grows.Daughters of Forgotten Light
By Sean Grigsby. 2018
A floating prison is home to Earth s unwanted people where they are forgotten but not…
yet dead in this wild science fiction adventureDeep space penal colony Oubliette population scum Lena Horror Horowitz leads the Daughters of Forgotten Light one of three vicious gangs fighting for survival on Oubliette Their fragile truce is shaken when a new shipment arrives from Earth carrying a fresh batch of prisoners and supplies to squabble over But the delivery includes two new surprises a drone and a baby Earth Senator Linda Dolfuse wants evidence of the bloodthirsty gangs to justify the government finally eradicating the wasters dumped on Oubliette There s only one problem the baby in the drone s video may be hers File Under Science Fiction Banged Up Out of Mind Girls Gone Bad Moppet in SpaceThe Waterboys
By Peter Docker. 2011
In an apocalyptic future, Conway inhabits a continent caught up in a violent struggle for water control. He is on…
the run from the Water Board flunkies who hate him but need his water-divining skills to survive. A white man whose heart and spiritual connections are black, Conway dreams about the arrival of Europeans in Western Australia—when Captain Charles Fremantle chose to throw off the mantle of Empire and join the indigenous people. Part science fiction, part novel, this thriller discusses the effects of war, challenges ideological assumptions, and celebrates the brotherhood of men and the love for country.Fisherman's Hope (Nicholas Seafort #4)
By David Feintuch. 1996
Naval Academy Commandant Nicholas Seafort is a legend to the masses, an idol to his hundreds of teen cadets. They…
don't see the tormented soul of a man who believes that merciless duty has led him to betray every friend he ever loved, every ideal he ever cherished. After a lifelong ordeal, Seafort needs time. Time to reflect. Time to heal.Instead he is pulled into a maelstrom of crisis, corruption, and danger as the helpless, unprepared Earth faces annihilation from a horde of alien attackers. Alone at the center of a cosmic apocalypse, Nick Seafort must face his final battle... and his most unforgivable sin.Challenger's Hope (Nicholas Seafort #2)
By David Feintuch. 1995
An alien attack and an admiral's betrayal leave a wounded Commander Nicholas Seafort stranded aboard a doomed ship of arrogant…
colonists and violent street children. His crew is rebellious, his ship short of weapons, fuel, food. Easy prey for the alien predators now massing to attack. Only Nick Seafort's will stands between his charges and violent death. But is he merely postponing their end?Relic of Empire (Forbidden Borders #2)
By W. Michael Gear. 1992
THE CALL TO BATTLE…The Forbidden Borders, an unassailable gravity-powered barrier, confine rival human empires to a few star systems, leaving…
them to strive endlessly against one another for domination. Now the balance of power has shifted so drastically that the long-dreaded final war between Rega and Sassa, the last surviving empires, is about to begin. Staffa kar Therma, Lord Commander of the Companions, the finest of mercenary soldiers, knows this war could reduce all human civilization to ashes, and he is desperately striving to avert the spiral into total destruction.Then, seeking to blackmail Staffa into fighting for them, the Regans kidnap Skyla Lyma, Staffa's second-in-command and the woman he loves. And suddenly Staffa is forced to choose between Skyla's life and the possible end of his universe. Yet perhaps the choice will not be left to him at all. For Sinklar, the son stolen from the Lord Commander as an infant, now a general who has become Staffa's sworn enemy, is already mobilizing his own forces for a pre-emptive strike....But others, too, are weaving strategies of intrigue and betrayal as they reach out to seize control of the known worlds. And only time will tell if anyone will survive to claim the title of victor....ON IMPERIAL SASSA—An empire drained of precious resources by decades of interstellar war prepares for a final strike against its last surviving enemy - a winner-take-all campaign of conquest....ON REGA—The capital hovers on the brink of civil war as, with Emperor Tybalt assassinated, Sinklar Fist is forced to take control of preparations for a pre-emptive strike against the Sassan Empire....AND IN THE ITREATIC ASTEROIDS—Staffa kar Therma, Lord Commander of the elite mercenary troops, the Companions, struggles to find a way to force the two warring empires to make peace - before all of human civilization within the Forbidden Borders finds itself driven one step too far along the road to destruction....Hidden Sun: Shadowlands Book I (Shadowlands #1)
By Jaine Fenn. 2018
An eccentric noblewoman scientist s journey into a hostile environment will change her world forever in this enthralling fantasy…
novel Rhia Harlyn is a noble in Shen one of the dozens of shadowlands which separate the bright alien skyland She has a missing brother an unwanted marriage proposal and an interest in science considered unbecoming in her gender Her brother s disappearance coincided with a violent unsolved murder and Rhia impulsively joins the search party headed into the skyland - a place whose dangers and wonders have long fascinated her The dangerous journey brings her into conflict with a young rebel stuck between the worlds of shadow and light and a charismatic cult leader who believes he can defeat death itself File Under Fantasy Secret Science Iron Age Caravan of Courage Into the LightFire Margins (Sholan Alliance #3)
By Lisanne Norman. 1996
As members of the feline-like Sholan race and human begin to bond, creating a hybrid new race with powers beyond…
the control of any of the Guilds, the uneasy peace threatens to unravel, and Carrie, a human telepath, and her Sholan companion, Kusac, strike out on their own.The Dreaming Stars: Book II of the Axiom (The Axiom #2)
By Tim Pratt. 2018
The crew of the White Raven returns to save the galaxy, in this brilliant space opera sequel to The Wrong…
Stars Ancient aliens, the Axiom, will kill us all – when they wake up. In deep space, a swarm of nanoparticles threatens the colonies, transforming everything it meets into computronium – including the colonists. The crew of the White Raven investigate, and discover an Axiom facility filled with aliens hibernating while their minds roam a vast virtual reality. Sebastien wakes up, claiming his altered brain architecture can help the crew deactivate the swarm – from inside the Axiom simulation. To protect humanity, Callie must trust him, but if Sebastien still plans to dominate the universe using Axiom tech, they could be in a whole lot of trouble… File Under: Science Fiction [ Nanowar | Let Sleeping Gods Lie | Upgraded | For the Colony ]The Only Thing to Fear (Web Shifters)
By Julie E. Czerneda. 2018
This exclusive e-novella, set shortly after the events in Hidden in Sight, features the first glimpse of the All Species'…
Library of Linguistics and Culture in the Web Shifters sci-fi series.The Human Commonwealth has spread into a section of space well and truly claimed by others, a wealth of intelligent species who doubt we've much to offer. The only recourse? Diplomacy! At least that's what Evan Gooseberry, assigned to the Human embassy on Urgia Prime, firmly believes. Enough to fight his own deep terrors and remain where even a walk outside is an exhausting challenge.But what happens when a species' misunderstood biology is its diplomacy? The stakes are high; the situation desperate. Doubted by his superiors, Evan stands alone. Unless he can accept help from the strangest alien of all: Esen-alit-Quar, Esen in a hurry, Es between friends. Having come to Urgia Prime with her friend Paul on their own mission, the remarkable Webshifter is willing to do whatever she can. There's only one problem.Esen is everything Evan Gooseberry fears.Sign of the Labrys
By Brian Stableford, Margaret St. Clair. 2016
Like others who withstood the pandemic, Sam Sewell lives in a subterranean shelter. The vast catacombs were built before the…
military's biological weapon leaked out, killing nine out of ten people and leaving the survivors so traumatized that they can barely tolerate each other's company. So it's quite peculiar that some government agents seem to think that Sam lives with a woman, Despoina, who's suspected of conducting germ warfare. Pressured by the agents to locate Despoina, Sam must literally go underground to discover the truth about a hidden world of witchcraft and secret rituals. This Wiccan-themed science fiction novel was cited by Gary Gygax as an inspiration for Dungeons & Dragons. Enthusiasts of the role-playing game will recognize the forerunner of Castle Greyhawk and its labyrinthine setting of multiple levels connected by secret passages. Other readers will savor the fantasy on its own terms, as the poetic recounting of an otherworldly mystery.Underground Man
By H. G. Wells, Gabriel De Tarde. 2016
After the sun turns red and the rivers become solid ice, the planet freezes and many of its people slowly…
starve. Survivors, seeking a source of heat, dig deep into the earth. Their catastrophe ultimately gives birth to a triumph of human ingenuity and spirit when the subterranean civilization develops labor-saving technology that frees citizens to focus on artistic endeavors. Given the appropriate environment, people can do anything, according to this 1905 novel by a noted sociologist. Gabriel de Tarde wrote Underground Man to illustrate the concept that humans are creatures of their social environment. An intriguing mix of the post-apocalyptic and the utopian, the story combines satirical and ironic points of view with an optimistic perspective on the possibility of overcoming the failings of human nature to develop a thriving culture of intellectual and artistic achievement. H. G. Wells, a noted admirer of the novel, provides a wide-ranging Preface.