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In "Imperial Prince: Heir Apparent," a young boy's life is transformed when he and his mother embark on a journey to imperial space to receive medical treatment. However, their visit takes an unexpected turn when they discover that the boy's grandfather has become the ruling Emperor of the galaxy, and desires an heir to secure his legacy. In an instant, the boy finds himself thrust into a world of political intrigue, danger, and adventure as the heir...
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On Taurus, there's only one good way to die.On the bullfighting planet of Taurus, in the far distant future, a genetically-engineered race of half-man, half-bull stages ritual blood sacrifices to the gods-human viewers light-years away. Vizzer, the high priest who presides over the daily slaughter, loathes the fights and wants to end them.When news arrives that the humans have destroyed themselves in an interstellar civil war, he deposes the king...
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As a castoff bride, she had no future. He was a hybrid-human who believed he was beneath her.
Laurel Brayton was raised to be one thing, a contracted bride. When her groom married another, her future appeared bleak. Victimized, she was determined to take control of her life despite the odds.
Gerard Holmes was in love with a woman he could never possess. When she came to him in desperation, he had no choice but to succumb to her wishes. Every decision...
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This bundle contains three books in the Project Enterprise series: Found Girl, Lost Valyr, and Maestra Rising.
About Found Girl:
She's an alien farm girl. He's a hotshot soldier. Can their love save an alien sanctuary from destruction? Found Girl is the sixth standalone book in the spectacular Project Enterprise sci-fi romance series. If you like cosmic battles, human-alien love stories, and imaginative future worlds, then you'll love Pauline Baird...
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Freedom dies not on the battlefield but with the betrayal of failed leaders. While Private Avery Shetty guides a small group of Galactic League soldiers to rescue, the overstretched Kedraalian Republic military faces other challenges. The disastrous campaign against the Oranians exposes the vulnerabilities of the unprepared fleet and distracts everyone from the real threat: the corrupt prime minister. Thanks to enemies old and new, the great experiment...
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Some secrets can't be revealed.
Unjustly considered a bombing suspect, Tamara Keyes is forced to shed her fake identity. When confronted with being found guilty of the crime or admitting the truth, she remains quiet. The fate awaiting her is preferable to what would occur if her secrets were revealed.
Monte Simpson is helpless to save the woman he loves. Rather than supporting her, he surrenders into depression and guilt. As her truths are revealed,...
8) Ghost Fleet
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With the Lorilon war hopelessly dragging on, Captain Stuart Joseph commander of the Home World Third Fleet has taken a calculated risk, disobeying direct orders the fleet has destroyed the Lorilon stronghold of Tor Dunlaw. It is a risk he knows may cost him his command and his career.Yet even with this victory he knows his enemy still holds the upper hand in a ten year war that has nearly crippled and drained the resources of the Home World planets....
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Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction!
The trial on the space station Descansar had been the biggest travesty of justice ever experienced in a civilized world.
Ebere left the only home she'd ever known, her friends, and her first boyfriend. Banned from ever returning.
Ten years later, Ebere returns on a high-stake mission.
To find out what happened, and why.
Before security capture her.
A story about a girl who lost everything and...
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The crew of The Occam's Razor, a deep space survey ship are scouting the far reaches of space for rare minerals. It's isolated and lonely, and the crew take comfort in who and what they can. After an airlock seemingly malfunctions, one of the crew is found dead. It looks like an accident, but when another crew member dies, appearing to have been strangled, Morag suspects a murderer is among them. But could it really be that simple?
11) Star Eagle Six
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The vastness that surrounds me is beyond my measure. I stare into the void safely tucked away within my cocoon, that which shelters me from the cold expanse of the universe. It is my only salvation. I stare blankly at the panel before me strung with instruments that are nothing but a memory. They call out their song but I do not recognize their words.The warmth of the yellow star that illuminates my cockpit falls away leaving me in cold shadow. I...
12) Ravenous State
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Their families call them the Gifted. They call themselves the Lost. And to everyone outside Brennex, they were ordinary people-until now. Libbi Wilder is the good daughter. While her older siblings have traveled the galaxy having adventures, she's stayed home to run the family store. Someone has to, after all. Then a stranger shows up at the store, and people Libbi's age-the Losts-start going missing. Libbi and her best friend Mixin set out to investigate,...
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What happens when a cadet defies tradition in the name of duty? A young cadet rebels against an arranged marriage to a privileged suitor. Desperate to remain a soldier, she confronts corruption within the military and a brutal encounter with the infamous Manderian Secret Service, the Black Squad. Join her in a fight for justice.
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Where do you hide in space?On the courier ship ferrying The Hero of Ararat, the Dragonkiller and their daughter, Ekaterina 'Kat' Avondale, from the Saurian homeworld back to human space, newly promoted third-shift commander Stephan Ocasek has found a sneaky ion trail. They are being followed. No, not followed, hunted.Not by Saurians, since they're flying an honor escort. Not by humans, because the engine signature is all wrong. When they detect a...
15) The Human
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He's never met a human before. Now one's booking a ride on his ship. Kekitaka has never met a human before, but this one needs a ride, and Kekitaka needs the money. He's been stranded on this dingy, backwater space station for three years with a broken down ship. This human's family is offering to fix his engine in exchange for passage, so Kekitaka's jumping at the chance. He's going home. He doesn't know much about humans, but he's got a book about...
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More genius is displayed in this work than we have seen in any other single volume since the publication of Childe Harold. Although entirely different in form, it is, like that magnificent poem, a discursive philosophical essay; but, while Byron cast his glowing thoughts in the mould of Spenser, our anonymous author has clothed his ideas in the nervous prose of the best old English writers. Unfortunately, at the same time that he emulates the power...
17) Colossus
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"...a spine-tingling sf novel certain to wow readers who want to explore sentient AI, parallel universes, paranoia, and sustaining human consciousness for generations to come." - Booklist
For fans of psychological SF novels like THE GONE WORLD and SIX WAKES
Economics professor Clay West has always explained the world through the lens of his profession. But after his girlfriend Karla takes Dying Wish-a drug that supposedly reveals the nature of...
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Part robot, part slave, and all human, Felicity has been working as a courtesan to pay off her debt to the person who saved her life.But when four men from her past come to her, she may find another way out.~~~~~This is a novella set in The Infinity Project universe. It also includes the special Christmas short story The Five Rings of Manides.
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Welcome to Celeburn. A planet where lines of code define life and death. In a distant future where corporations wield control over seeded planets, Glyn Styers, a brilliant AI programmer, finds herself entangled in a web of conflicting ideologies. Tasked with subverting a rebellious D-12 unit on the immersive planet Celeburn, Glyn inadvertently sparks a narrative of peace and cooperation. Yet, the profit-driven motives of Willacast Corp demand regression,...
20) War of Torment
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The time for peace is over-now he demands vengeance They followed him back. Against his will, against his intention. Now enemies threaten from every direction. Amidst it all Marco Dusan struggles to lead his people, to help them survive, even mayhap win the war. He will take any advantage to even the odds. But only after tragedy strikes does he learn just how much he's willing to sacrifice. He's not alone. Droserans fight as one, united against the...
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