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Freelancer. Detective. Investigator-for-hire. The thing Brooke Lawson has been dreaming about her whole life. And out in the Black, it's finally become a reality. There's only one problem; Everything she knows, she learnt from a holovid.
She's made good so far, using her wits and a lifetime of privilege to keep herself and her crew above water, but with debts piling up and morale running low, it's only a matter of time before her luck finally runs...
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"Time Ship & Shapeshifter" is a science fiction adventure about an alien pilot with a time-traveling spaceship and telepathic abilities who, after a collision with a mysterious pod, teams up with a young boy to repair her ship and navigate through various challenges and timelines.This book will most appeal to science fiction enthusiasts and readers who enjoy intricate plots involving time travel, alien technology, and the blending of fantastical elements...
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In Parvon Zin Koban Hunter Book 2: Return of the Anunnaki, the ancient promise of the Anunnaki looms large – their prophesied return to the Adamu, the beings they crafted, has come to pass. However, the sight that greets them sparks divine ire.
The Adamu, once compliant subjects, have diverged from their intended path, embracing rebellion over subservience. Faced with this insubordination, the Anunnaki's verdict is absolute and merciless: the eradication...
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Max Engler, our audacious protagonist, alongside his loyal colleague, Chou Wong, are pioneering physicians nestled within a reputable biochemistry department on the West Coast. Their invention – a sophisticated machine orchestrated by a network of lasers and magnets – holds the promise of unraveling the mysteries veiled within unknown substances. A serendipitous discovery propels them into uncharted territory, unveiling a novel physical transformation...
6) Momentum
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Humanity stands on the brink of a new era defined by intelligence. Momentum confronts the pivotal challenge of our age: the tantalizing perspective of extraordinary progress, juxtaposed against a world teetering on the edge of chaos, held back by outdated political structures. Without forging a bold new global order, we hover perilously close to the abyss. Momentum charts the trajectory of this new world and the path to avoid fatal collapse.
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7) Mindtouch
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Seersana University is worlds-renowned for its xenopsychology program, producing the Alliance's finest therapists, psychiatric nurses and alien researchers. When Jahir, one of the rare and reclusive Eldritch espers, arrives on campus, he's unprepared for the challenges of a vast and multicultural society... but fortunately, second-year student Vasiht'h is willing to take him under his wing. Will the two win past their troubles and doubts and see the...
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Given a choice, Lisinthir Nase Galare would have stayed in the Chatcaavan Empire to help its reformed Emperor and Queen remake the worlds in their image. But when his presence proved a threat to the Emperor's attempts, he bowed to necessity and accepted an exile that he thought would kill him... for what was left without duty and the company of the beloved? Adding insult to injury, his escort home included two psychiatrists, as if he was something...
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When the results of Earth's genetic experiments fled their makers, they took their own name as they left humanity behind; centuries later, the Pelted have spread into a multi-world alliance of cultures and languages, cribbed from Terra or created whole-cloth. Claws and Starships collects six stories of the Pelted, ranging from the humor of a xenoanthropologist on the wrong side of mythology to more serious works considering the implications of genetic...
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This stage-play explores a future impacted by various socio-economic and technological changes. Here's a breakdown of each act with potential scene descriptions: Act I (March 1st) Scene 1: Dark Forest- A mysterious, somewhat eerie forest that reflects the play's themes of uncertainty and technological encroachment on nature. Scene 2: Zander and Chloe's Home- A typical domestic setting, but with futuristic elements like advanced home automation, suggesting...
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An alien, digitally uploaded to a lurker probe and tasked with observing the Earth is supposed to briefly wake from his slumber every 11000 years and send a report. When he starts noticing humanity's accelerated technological progress and having become a big fan of humanity, he becomes disobedient and starts waking more frequently: every 100 years. There is good reason. His race knows that in sexually reproducing, DNA based life forms, psychopathy...
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Amazing Stories Volume 167 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are four short stories by different authors: "The Road To Sinharat", by Leigh Brackett, "For Service Rendered", by Jesse F. Bone, "Small Voice, Big Man", by Stewart Pierce Brown, and "The Demi-Urge" by Thomas M. Disch.
16) Seer
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The past is written in stone . . . the future only penciled in.If you could see the future, would you change it?When Mateo Lopez, a west Texas farmer, discovers a mysterious stone artifact on his property, his life - and the fate of the world - changes forever.
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John Arrick was a special man. He was the only recorded person to have contracted the zombie plague, gone to the brink of death, and recovered. But the plague did not leave him unchanged. No longer did the zombies see him as food. Whether they considered him one of their own or just below their tastes, he never figured out. But he could walk among them without fear of harm.This ability led him to Marcus and the zombie fights. When Arrick would not...
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His blue eyes are stunning. She can't help but fall for him. But he hides an incredible secret...
Five years after her divorce, Pamela Brandon wasn't looking for love. When she meets a mysterious stranger, Hunter Reese, she's entranced by his blue eyes. His eye color is rare for an African-American and identical to her own. While he's cold to her at first, Hunter opens up, and the two fall madly in love.
As their whirlwind romance spins into a marriage...
19) Code Name Love
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Chalice is a human programmer who coded a lot of AI units to not do what their owners told them. Now she's working for AI Equality with a cute android named Jordan. She spends her free time hooking up with a virtual guy in Virtual World until something goes wrong…freakin wrong. Will Chalice throw herself at Jordan like a common human woman? Will the evil corporate empire, Helpful Minds, put an end to Jordan and Chalice forever? Find the answers...
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Pollyanna meets Starship Troopers in this web serial about a 30-something Marine called out of retirement to join the war against the crabs. But shattered morale is the least of her company's problems, and their survival may hinge on an unlikely friendship forged between an alien weapons designer and a mother-turned-warrior....
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