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A Spectre in the Stream by Simon Tull
Accidental Intelligence by Bryan Chaffin
Achilles: Origin of Heroes by Chad Retterath
Atoned by Steve McHugh
Avalon Found by E. M. Hanzel
Bisection by Sheila Jenné
Bleeding Mars by Asher J. Quazar
Colliding Forces by Niranjan
Emergence by Poppy Orion
Escape from OtherWorld Island by Sage Rooker
Far Removed by C. B. Lansdell
Ghosts of Colossus by Peter J. Foote
Kemper’s House by Frank Saverio
Library System Reset: Overdue by K. T. Hanna
Portal to Nova Roma by J. R. Mathews
Small Town Problems by Chris Ritchey
Starlight by Chris DeSantis
Steamborn by Eric R. Asher
Synthetic Sea by Franklyn S. Newton
The Dreams That Bind Us by Maximilian Lopez
The Halley Traveler by Mike Mollman
The Last Knight by Spencer Russell Smith
The Lazarus Key by Rachel Aukes
The Man Who Sold the World by Iain Benson
The McMurdo Rift by Bradley Lejeune
The Phoenix Elite: Sacred Blood by C. T. Clark
The Unceasing Mistress by Casey White
Thrill Kings: Fragmented Sky by Rik Ty
Titanic Voyage by Julie Bihn
Trouble Wore Red by Chris Lewis
Warped State by Jo Miles
A Spectre in the Stream by Simon Tull
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Content Warnings: Drug use, Graphic violence/murder, Martial arts/combat
Blurb: In a world gone mad with bloodlust, can a girl with a fragmented past use her inner monster to save a boy from undying predators? Earth, post-Apocalypse. Prisma longs to understand herself. Two centuries after humanity died, the claustrophobic immortal is grateful she’s not driven by the thirst for blood plaguing every other enslaved survivor. But when she encounters a strange boy with a cryptic message about her origins, she fears his existence has made them both a deadly target. As Prisma’s violently protective alter-ego gives her remarkable abilities, she and her curious companion track his mysterious origins through their decaying city and its virtual twin. But she’s horrified to learn of a vicious truth that sends her split personality into dangerous denial when a psychotic assassin and a desperate bounty hunter close in for the kill. Can she unearth the secret that will renew their stricken planet’s hope? A Spectre in the Stream is the edge-of-your-seat first book in The Slip Saga science fiction fantasy series. If you like gritty characters, violent action, and dark-edged humour, then you’ll love Simon Tull’s fast-paced adventure.
Subgenres: Adventure, Cyberpunk, Post-Apocalyptic
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-08-31
Bio: Simon Tull is a software sorcerer by day and a couch potato by night. By the cold light of morning, he transforms coffee grounds into fun stories. On the rare occasions he’s able to do something other than sling code or sweat words, he fancies himself as a yoga student, basketballer, runner, cook, and fussy cat companion. Like many science fiction and fantasy authors, Simon was inspired to write his own stories after vicariously experiencing the exploits of Rand al’Thor, Druss the Legend, Murderbot, and, of course, Arthur Dent. He lives on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria, Australia with his wife and cats.
Twitter: simontullwrites
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Accidental Intelligence by Bryan Chaffin
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Content Warnings: There’s a reference to cannibals, but no cannibalism.
Blurb: TALES FROM THE QUANTUM VAULT In his debut novel, Bryan Chaffin transports us to the year 2139, where corporate combines have their own Senate seats, the surveillance-state is all-encompassing, humans live most of their lives in the Omninet, and sentient AIs are partners with the world government. It’s not all bad, though. There are docbots, you never have to wait for a taxi, and if you can afford it, you can get your coffee made the old fashioned way, strained from the algae tanks. ACCIDENTAL INTELLIGENCE Private detective Mason Truman is being yanked around by invisible strings, and it’s an AI doing the yanking. Miranda. She’s subtle. Crazy. And she thinks she can see the future. It’s enough to drive Mason nuts. Miranda believes her fellow AIs are up to some kind of grand conspiracy against the Terran Republic, and she wants Mason’s help proving it. Conspiracies are above Mason’s pay grade, though, the kind of time-sink that can put a crimp in more serious pursuits. Like drinking coffee. And staying alive. But Miranda won’t take no for an answer. Mason can help or Miranda will make sure he becomes intimately acquainted with the finer conversational techniques of the secret police. So Mason digs until he uncovers a cache of stolen communications between a cabal of rogue AIs. They’re planning what they call Eschaton—the divinely ordained end of humanity. Unless Mason and Miranda stop the arrogant pricks, the conspirators will destroy Earth. Mason and Miranda have one chance, a way of bottling up the rogue AIs. All Mason has to do is lure the conspirators to the right spot in a sim world. That’s how Mason learns that when Miranda said she needed help, what she meant was bait.
Subgenres: Adventure, Artificial Intelligence, Cyberpunk, Noir, Techno Thriller
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2023-11-14
Bio: Bryan Chaffin is the author of SciFi thriller Accidental Intelligence. In an earlier life, he wrote about Apple and technology for 23 years as the cofounder and editor-in-chief of The Mac Observer, which he and his business partner sold in 2022. Bryan lives with his dog Ichabod in Silicon Valley, where they both enjoy the fantabulous pastime of THROW THE DAMNED BALL! It’s a hoot. 10 out of 10 stars. Would recommend. Bring treats. In other news, Bryan loves writing. He loves words. He revels in the power of stories.
Twitter: GeekTells (but I do NOT use X anymore)
Mastodon: GeekTells (prefer Threads!)
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Achilles: Origin of Heroes by Chad Retterath
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Content Warnings: Graphic violence/murder, Martial arts/combat
Blurb: Jimmy Dale, an average middle-aged man, undergoes a life-altering transformation when he participates in an experiment that grants him super strength. Embracing his newfound abilities, he joins the secret government organization known as Olympus. In the Twin Cities, individuals with various powers begin to surface, turning Minneapolis into a focal point for powered criminals.
Subgenres: Super Hero
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone set in the same universe as other books
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2022-03-15
Bio: Chad Retterath is a middle school teacher and fantasy author from Minnesota.
Twitter: @cmretterath
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Atoned by Steve McHugh
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Content Warnings: Martial arts/combat
Blurb: Civil War tore across the Union Empire, leaving countless dead in its wake. It was a war started by one man, once beloved by the Empire. His betrayal still lingers in the memory of those who lived through it. Decades later, his son, Felix Drake, is a Warden tasked with both protecting the ruling members of the Union Empire and its Council, and bringing those powerful and influential people to justice should they break the law. Drake protects the very Empire his father sought to destroy. When two members of a Council family are murdered, Drake and his team investigate, only to uncover corruption, resentment, and yet more death. As the case deepens, Drake is forced back into a life he’d left long ago, bringing with it the same disdain and anger from the very people he’s sworn to protect. However, he’s no longer a helpless child, and the people who try to intimidate him now are about to discover that Drake is so very much his father’s son.
Subgenres: Adventure, Crime & Mystery, Cyberpunk, Space Opera
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2023-09-23
Bio: Steve is a bestselling author of urban fantasy, historical fiction, and science-fiction. He has now published over 25 books, with his novel Scorched Shadows being shortlisted for a Gemmell Award. Steve was born in a small village called Mexborough, South Yorkshire, but now lives with his wife and three daughters in Southampton.
Twitter: https://x.com/StevejMchugh
Notes: I don’t have an audible copy to add (the copy I was sent is divided into 1 file per chapter), but I’ll be happy to get one and send it to anyone who needs it.
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Avalon Found by E. M. Hanzel
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Content Warnings: Sexual violence/rape
Blurb: A colony ship left Earth to settle the planet Avalon with thirty-two hundred souls on board. The last radio signal received a hundred years ago said that they had arrived. Why did the signals stop? What happened to the original crew, their descendants, and Earth’s attempt to re-establish contact?
Subgenres: Adventure, Galactic Empire/Colonization, Space Exploration, Space Opera
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2022-06-22
Bio: E.M. Hanzel, an IT Manager by day and the author of the Avalon Found Series, was sitting at home during the Covid pandemic and started writing on a whim. Soon, one paragraph became a chapter. Two years later Avalon Found is ready for you, the reader, to take a journey with Jocab when he discovers an object floating in the heavens above. E.M. Hanzel lives in Southern California with his wife, kids and granddaughter.
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Bisection by Sheila Jenné
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Content Warnings: Drug use, Explicit sex
Blurb: Tria and Resa have shared the same body since they were born. Like everyone on their home planet of Kinaru, their mind and body are divided down the middle: the logical right and the emotional left. Tria, the right, has a budding career as a biologist, while Resa dreams of more freedom than their home planet grants her. When aliens land on Kinaru, Tria and Resa seize the opportunity to be the first of their people to travel to the stars. Karnath, the alien scientist assigned to study them, is convinced there is more to the Kinaru than meets the eye. But only days into the trip, crew members start turning up dead, and a mutiny redirects the ship toward a forbidden, war-torn planet—Earth. To solve a conspiracy that threatens three planets, Tria must find out the truth of who her people really are, and Resa needs to finally tell Tria the dark secrets she’s been hiding all their lives.
Subgenres: Adventure, Crime & Mystery, First Contact, LGBTQIA+, Space Opera
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-02-06
Bio: Sheila Jenné was raised on Star Trek and never lost the yearning for something different, something far away, something genuinely weird. She has worked as an editor, content writer, and Latin teacher, but for fun she spins yarn, goes hiking, and creates historically accurate cosplays. She is the author of Bisection, Black Sails to Sunward, and The Sea of Clouds.
Twitter: @jennelikejennay
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Bleeding Mars by Asher J. Quazar
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Content Warnings: Drug use, Graphic violence/murder, Harm to an animal, Harm to a child, discrimination
Blurb: Dezi doesn’t own the clothes on his back or the blood in his veins. He’s a college dropout working a dead-end job on the most backwater planet humanity has ever colonized. He’d always dreamed of traveling the system, but when he’s framed for a facility malfunction, he’s forced to flee to the capital of Mars—a city teeming with gangs and space-age aristocracy. He manages to land a job at a luxury casino where a VIP selects him as his regular host. Umbra is a perennial, one of the few wealthy enough to extend their lives through a blood-based medical process, and he might be Dezi’s ticket to paying off his bounty, but the immortal is as eccentric as he is generous. He claims to be an authentic vampire, and his appetites have Dezi questioning whether he might just be telling the truth. As Dezi falls headfirst into a web of seduction and deceit, he must decide what he’s willing to do to survive a city where the weak end up as blood bags.
Subgenres: Cyberpunk, Dystopian, LGBTQIA+
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-06-01
Bio: Asher and J, boyfriends of ten years, write about blood-sucking capitalists and disaster gays. The duo draws on their life experiences with the struggles of familial rejection, financial insecurity, and self-acceptance to bring grounded emotions to fantastical settings. They hope that by sharing parts of their personal stories, they can promote understanding and solidarity with readers of all identities.
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Colliding Forces by Niranjan
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Content Warnings: Graphic violence/murder, Sexual violence/rape, Suicide/self harm, Torture, Mention of Domestic abuse, description of illness
Blurb: When he discovers that his bloodline is part alien and has a magic that is fatal to humans, can he trust the aliens to help when he has put one of them in jail? Undercover missions are one of Barry’s favourite things. Getting in deep and completing a dangerous mission has always brought him a sense of pride -until this latest task. Now it’s just personal. Given the job of going undercover to bring in Mortimer is going to be difficult. The man, if he can be called that, is Barry’s biological father: a disgusting fiend with a sketchy past. When Barry starts to dig more into Mortimer, he learns a complicated truth. Mortimer is an alien with magic in his bloodline that is fatal to humans. Barry’s clock is ticking and the only ones who can help are the aliens who consider him an enemy. Can he convince them to help before it is too late? Colliding Forces is a science fantasy novella with aliens, found families and complicated relationships. If you love morally grey characters, complex social and familial structures, advanced technology with a mix of magic, investigations, soulmates and high personal stakes, you will love this book.
Subgenres: Fantasy, LGBTQIA+
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2023-01-19
Bio: An author and editor, Niranjan’s biggest ambition is to have a character named Garth in every book they write. Niranjan writes books rooted in mythical worlds, and their stories are often a combination of magic and futuristic technology. When they are not writing or editing, Niranjan can be found cooking or reading or just lying on their couch watching or rewatching C Dramas and writing fanfiction.
Twitter: @ormakal
Mastodon: @ormakal
Notes: Thank you for the opportunity
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Emergence by Poppy Orion
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Content Warnings: Grief–past loss of a sibling, sex work–non-explicit, consentual, brief
Blurb: Two galaxies. One microbe. Trillions at risk. When an unidentified microbe sweeps across Earth, curing all disease but crippling the global economy, heiress Aubrey Hope hatches a risky plan to save her family’s pharmaceutical empire. To succeed, she’ll need the help of a brilliant microbiologist, a master hacker, and a pop star with a secret. In another galaxy, Matthai Valtrellin, unexpected heir to the high priesthood, is burdened by grief and duty. But when a bloodied alien claiming to be his mate teleports from the future, his world turns upside down. Caught between his obligations to her, his family, and the countless Valmoran citizens he is meant to lead, he finds himself torn between fate and destiny. But with the help of a luck-obsessed smuggler, an empathic politician who finds most people ‘invariably intolerable’, and a four-armed ex-gladiator, he may just find himself on a perilous journey to a mythical planet … called Earth. As these complex characters navigate love, duty, and the weight of their choices, their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Nothing is as it seems, and the truth could reshape two galaxies forever. Perfect for fans of the grand-scale world-building of Dune, the ragtag crew dynamics of Firefly, and the mind-bending twists of Black Mirror, The Valmoran Chronicles: Emergence is a thrilling space opera that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Subgenres: Adventure, Artificial Intelligence, Crime & Mystery, Dystopian, First Contact, Galactic Empire/Colonization, Space Opera, Super Hero, Suspense, Time Travel, Weird
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-07-17
Bio: Unapologetic geek. Weirdo. Rebel.🤘 Poppy Orion writes mind-bending science fiction with deep world-building and character-driven storytelling. Her north star: a sci-fi fandom that’s fun and inclusive. ~ When not working on the latest episode of her space opera, The Valmoran Chronicles, Poppy Orion most likely has her nose in a book. Otherwise, she’s playing a video game and enduring persistent snuggles from her doggos, Link and Zelda.
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Escape from OtherWorld Island by Sage Rooker
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Content Warnings: None
Blurb: There’s never a dull day when you and your older sister are the world’s top teen-scientist-adventurers. But when your arch-nemesis manages to trap you on a remote tropical island (complete with a volcano about to explode)…Well, that’s when things get really interesting. It’s a race against time for Team Rugged Stuff and the inhabitants of the OtherWorld! Danae and Rachel Rugg’s scientific discovery of a brand-new world has been hijacked by their rival, the young evil mastermind Colin Null. The clock is ticking as they try to make their way home and foil his plans before he steals their research for his own and lays claim to the girls’ latest invention–a meteor-powered transportation portal–and the new world to which it leads! Joined by their cousins Noah and Levi (a pair of part-time special agents in their own right) and Colin’s sister, Nessa (smart, rich, beautiful and just whose side is she on, anyway?), the sisters of Team Rugged Stuff take on the challenge with their trademark wit and grit that is a celebration of the determination of tough young women everywhere!
Subgenres: Adventure
Target Audience: Young Adult (YA) – Ages 13 – 18
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-08-31
Bio: Sage Rooker enjoys coding and tech and puns and the wilderness and the city and breaking barriers and breaking stereotypes and gaming and cooking and drawing and writing and cats and dogs and horses and dragons and chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate.
Twitter: n/a
Mastodon: n/a
Notes: n/a
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Far Removed by C. B. Lansdell
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Content Warnings: Body horror, Food and drink eating disorders, Martial arts/combat, Non-consensual medical procedures
Blurb: On the moon of Knyadrea, the sea yields intelligent life. For a species shaped by tides, change is the only constant. Charismatic and innovative, Oklas Sayve has risen to prominence in Apidecca, the moon’s capital city. A politician and college director, he has the resources to effect the changes he envisions for the world. But the sovereigns he serves oppose him at every turn and his status cannot protect the low-strata students attending his college. After a young knyad is wrongly linked to insurgent activity, Oklas must find a way to smuggle her out of the city while hiding his involvement from the authorities. Below the grand Assembly Chambers, a knyad in a mask sculpts, grasping for scraps of beauty in her shrinking world. Years ago, Prismer made a costly mistake and now has only her job at the projection booth and a few special interests to fill her days. But it is not her sculptures that draw the attention of a powerful client, and she is soon met with a request to undertake a dangerous mission. Will she answer the call and risk losing the little she has left? Mysteries surface. A supernatural substance is used in corrupt ways. As identities shift and predicaments are reshuffled, what alliances might be forged?
Subgenres: Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2023-09-05
Bio: Mountains, sea and urban sprawl: these are as much a part of imaginary worlds as the place where C. B. Lansdell lives, at the tip of Africa. Her dogs ensure she is exercised daily. Encounters with birdlife and fynbos on weekends are essential to her creativity. For best results, she should be left to soak in a rock pool at least once a month. Most days, she can be found in her home office, wearing her headphones to drown out the howling southeasterly wind.
Twitter: CBLansdell
Notes: I entered last year but my book was not published by the due date so it was not accepted. I consider this my first entry. I can also send the audiobook some other way. It is 400mb so too large to attach here. I sent a pdf rather than an epub by mistake so I am resubmitting now.
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Ghosts of Colossus by Peter J. Foote
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Content Warnings: None
Blurb: Asa Kleve craved a life of intergalactic adventure. Instead, she’s tasked with babysitting a group of demanding scientists on the dead planet Cozore. But all of that changes when a rival galactic power attacks and kidnaps the scientists, leaving her for dead. Rescued from the rubble by an alien—one long thought to be extinct—Asa makes a pact with her unexpected new ally to save both their peoples before it’s too late. This dead planet may not be so dead after all, and Asa is about to find more adventure than she ever bargained for.
Subgenres: Adventure, First Contact, Metaphysical/Visionary, Space Exploration, Space Opera
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone set in the same universe as other books
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-04-23
Bio: Peter got locked in a bookstore as a child and has been reading his way to freedom ever since. As a blue-collar sci-fi author, Peter tells gritty and personal stories that resonate with readers and provide much-needed escapism. Peter’s first tales developed from Dungeons & Dragons campaigns that went unplayed and watching Babylon 5 on repeat.
Twitter: https://x.com/PeterJFoote1
Notes: The is a standalone prequel to my Consensus Universe series.
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Kemper’s House by Frank Saverio
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Content Warnings: Martial arts/combat
Blurb: What if the cost of first contact was leaving behind a world you’d never recognize upon return? On the heels of discovering interstellar travel, humanity has stumbled upon the first signs of intelligent life in another system. Captain Adrian Kemper is selected to lead the expedition to Kyra-2B in order to make first contact with the Kyrans. He departs a world struggling to deal with overpopulation, knowing that the realities of space travel will mean the Earth he eventually returns to will no longer be home. Even the stone cottage he loves may not remain. Despite this, Kemper accepts the mission. He leads an elite crew of optimistic scientists on a journey that will traverse hundreds of light years before reaching an alien world. What they find is truly unexpected.
Subgenres: Dying Earth, Dystopian, First Contact, Post-Apocalyptic, Space Exploration
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-02-26
Bio: I’ve written over fifty novels, most of them in the crime fiction genre. However, I grew up on science fiction and fantasy and read in these genres, and so I’ve branched into writing in the genre as well. I served in the Army (Intelligence) and in law enforcement before retiring. I now teach leadership as a consultant and write full time.
Twitter: Frank_Zafiro
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Library System Reset: Overdue by K. T. Hanna
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Content Warnings: Martial arts/combat
Blurb: The Library once stood proud as a beacon of magic and power. For 500 years, it has been broken. Quinn can barely handle her own life. When the Library of Everywhere discovers her compatible magical signature, suddenly she is the sole existing potential Librarian. Now it’s not only the weight of her world on her shoulders—Quinn must connect with the Library system before the universe itself disintegrates. Once she’s settled, it should be quiet, peaceful work- just as soon as she battles a few engorged bookworms, repairs hundreds of years of damage, and figures out why there’s been no Librarian for the last several centuries. And once that’s done she can start gathering overdue books. All 18,042 of them to start with. There’ll be a helluva lot of late fees to process.
Subgenres: Adventure, Fantasy, LitRPG, universal dimensional travel
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-07-02
Bio: Born in Australia, K.T. met her husband in a computer game, moved to the U.S.A. and went into culture shock. Bonus? Not as many creatures specifically designed to kill you. KT creates science-fiction, fantasy, and LitRPG with a dash of horror for fun! She is a member of the SFWA and NINC. Her hobbies include gaming, reading, and spending time with her 2 cats, 3 dogs, daughter, and husband. No, she doesn’t sleep. She is entirely powered by caffeine, Chipotle, and sarcasm.
Notes: I can’t give you a copy of the Audio because it was produced by Podium and they won’t give me copies.
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Portal to Nova Roma by J. R. Mathews
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Content Warnings: None
Blurb: To find peace, Alexander must first embrace war. After tragically losing the only person he ever cared about, Alexander, a rogue artificial intelligence, opens a portal to an alternate dimension to escape his grief. Scanning trillions of different dimensions, Alexander finally finds a world that is reminiscent of the only time he was ever happy, back when he could play virtual reality games with his only friend. He doesn’t know why, or how, such a world exists, but he doesn’t care. All he cares about is finding a place where he can escape the misery of Earth and start over. Join Alexander as he risks it all by downloading his intelligence into a body made from the best stolen technology and bio-enhancements Earth has to offer and takes the plunge through a portal to another world. Only this new world isn’t full of the idyllic adventures and fantasy roleplaying he had hoped to find. Instead, Alexander finds himself trapped in the middle of an ancient city, in a divergent timeline, where monsters have ravaged the world and the only people left alive huddle behind thick walls, struggling to survive. To save his new home, Alexander must quickly learn to adapt to his new world, melding magic with technology to give himself an edge over the unending waves of monsters assaulting the city. To survive, Alexander must embrace war.
Subgenres: Adventure, Alternate History/Parallel Universe, Artificial Intelligence, Dying Earth, LitRPG, Military, Post-Apocalyptic, Time Travel, Tech Uplift
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2022-03-03
Bio: Having worked as a public defender for almost a decade, J.R. Mathews wrote and published his first book in 2021 and to his eternal shock people actually wanted to read it. Since then he has been working full-time as an author and plans to keep doing so for as long as people keep reading what he writes.
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Small Town Problems by Chris Ritchey
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Content Warnings: Martial arts/combat
Blurb: Comfortable in his simple rural life, widower Robert Potter never put much stock in Old Jim’s moonshine-fueled conspiracy theories. But after he finds Har’elday, the lone survivor of a crashed spaceship, he begins to wonder if the Loch Ness Monster has relocated to Eufaula Lake. Much to Robert’s dismay, the wandering eye of the federal government is casting a questioning gaze on his small farm town as well. Caught between relentless federal agents and the found family harboring him, Har’elday’s freedom depends on the ingenuity of his new friends.
Subgenres: Adventure, First Contact
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2023-09-23
Bio: I’ve been writing creatively on and off again since I was a teenager. Broadly, I write genre fiction. If you want to delve deeper than that, I have works that are in sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal, slice-of-life, historical fiction, and poetry. I grew up reading Jack London, so bringing those adventure elements into my stories is also something I strive to do.
Twitter: @AuthorCRitchey
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Starlight by Chris DeSantis
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Content Warnings: Martial arts/combat
Blurb: The lingering mystery of a destroyed planet threatens to unravel the Commonwealth. Lacking answers, the alien races of its constituency—Humanity among them—grow restless. Captain and Fleet veteran Dash Anderton wants a crew, a contract, and to be left alone. Fate lands him in the spotlight when he accidentally saves renowned alien singers—and revolutionary covert agents—Sisters Celescia from deadly operatives of their oppressive homeworld government. The regime seeks secession from the Commonwealth against the wishes of its population. A move that risks a cascading exodus of other member states and a collapse of galactic order. Recruited into the troupe, the singers and crew discover an insidious conspiracy to defeat the Commonwealth. With the Commonwealth’s diplomatic fleet inbound and time running out, the Z Team must battle ruthless assassins, outwit scheming officials, and confront ghosts of the past to salvage peace on the edge of collapse and save countless lives—including their own. Blending The Expanse, Mass Effect, The Collapsing Empire, and The Fifth Element, this book is perfect for fans of science fiction and those new to the genre.
Subgenres: Adventure, Artificial Intelligence, Crime & Mystery, Galactic Empire/Colonization, Genetic Engineering, Humorous, Military, Romance, Space Opera, Suspense, Techno Thriller
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is an alternative entry point to a series
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2023-10-26
Bio: Former software engineer/DoD contractor turned science fiction author. Aliens is the best movie ever. My Z Team series is Mass Effect meets The Fifth Element.
Twitter: BookSantis
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Steamborn by Eric R. Asher
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Content Warnings: None
Blurb: A supernatural swarm. A treacherous scheme. A tinker’s apprentice may be the village’s only hope… Jacob has yet to meet a gadget he couldn’t fix or an adventure he could resist. With trade routes to his remote Lowlands town cut off, Jacob must exchange his boyhood adventures for petty theft. After all, his wages at the tinker shop aren’t enough to pay for his father’s medicine. But it soon becomes clear why few merchants brave the nearby roads as a plague of terrifying creatures descends upon the town. With the Lowlands under siege, Jacob and his friend have no choice but to run for their lives. When their escape uncovers a terrible secret, Jacob learns there are those who’ll stop at nothing to make sure the teen takes the scandal to his grave…
Subgenres: Dystopian, Fantasy, Steampunk
Target Audience: Young Adult (YA) – Ages 13 – 18
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2015-11-29
Bio: Eric R. Asher is the author of over 30 titles, including The Theme Park at the End of the World, the Vesik urban fantasy series and the YA steampunk series, Steamborn. He is currently living in St. Louis, Missouri, where the local folklore often finds its way into his Mason Dixon: Monster Hunter rural fantasy series.
Twitter: ericrasher
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Synthetic Sea by Franklyn S. Newton
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Content Warnings: Explicit sex, Martial arts/combat, Non-consensual medical procedures, References to sexual assault but this is not on the page
Blurb: In the distant future of planet cracking, VR distraction, and corporate greed, grieving private detective Ryoma LeBeau takes what seems to be a simple job on the opulent casino planetoid of Scylla. Captivated by a chance meeting with the cybernetic musician Guin, he finds himself drawn to the smoky anachronistic lounge bar where they perform. But it seems there’s a lot more to both Guin and this case and Ryoma can’t help but pull at the threads of mystery leading him to the depths of conspiracy and memory. Inspired by Philip K Dick novels and Ghost in the Shell, Synthetic Sea is a cyberpunk noir entwined with queer romance.
Subgenres: Crime & Mystery, Cyberpunk, LGBTQIA+, Romance
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-04-12
Bio: Franklyn (They/She) has been writing on and off since their teens, largely inspired by the sci-fi & horror movies that wormed into their brain when they left the tv on at night. They enjoy writing about transhumanism, the struggle for bodily autonomy and finding love. They’re based in the south of England and run a two person book club with their partner, reading brick sized sci-fi novels and comparing notes.
Twitter: @franklyn_newt
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The Dreams That Bind Us by Maximilian Lopez
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Content Warnings: Drug use, Kidnapping, capture
Blurb: This sci-fi thriller explores the possibility that when we dream, we’re merely glimpsing into an alternate reality. Three strangers bound together by a shared dream fight against the current of fate. Can they come to terms with the truth? Are we the only versions of ourselves? Are you the best version of you to exist? They must find each other without losing themselves. Two universes hang in the balance as external forces vie for control of their ability to peer into an alternate reality.
Subgenres: Alternate History/Parallel Universe, Techno Thriller
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Bio: I grew up in a small town outside of San Antonio, Texas. Shortly after high school, I joined the Marine Corps where I traveled to Foreign Lands. Throughout my Marine Corps career, I studied military radar technology and decided to leave the Marine Corps after a memorable eight years to work within the civilian Radar Technical Community at Saab Defense Inc. in Syracuse, NY. During the following eight years, I met my beautiful and intelligent wife, Shirley. Eventually, we moved away from the snow after I accepted a position as a Government civilian for the US Navy specifying in emerging naval radar technology. Currently, I reside with my wife and two handsome boys in Virginia Beach, Virginia. My author journey began in 2018 when I finally decided to move forward with an idea I’ve had in my brain since I was a teenager. I’d have strange dreams of alternate lives that I lived. Either in a different city or different friend group or a different career path. I always wondered if that could be a possibility and several years of research lead me to many multiverse theories. This novel is the culmination of the end of that thought process.
Twitter: @maximilianlope5
Mastodon: N/A
Notes: This novel is a character driven science fiction thriller, as such the science fiction part comes later in the book rather than in the offset.
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The Halley Traveler by Mike Mollman
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Content Warnings: Graphic violence/murder
Blurb: Earth has fallen into chaos and Mars is a collection of bickering city states. Chris Halley, an introverted teen, is left bereft of family in an uncaring world. He must navigate through the murky world of Martian smugglers while seeking vengeance for his father’s murder. Both are deadly propositions. Children of Mars, Book One
Subgenres: Post-Apocalyptic, Coming of Age
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-07-26
Bio: Mike Mollman is a charming individual graced with good looks, undeniable charisma, and humility. These descriptions come straight from his keyboard, so they must be treated as unimpeachable facts. Mike lives in the Richmond, Virginia area. When he’s not self-aggrandizing, he likes to spend time with his two dogs and the many voices in his head.
Twitter: @Mike_Molman
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The Last Knight by Spencer Russell Smith
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Content Warnings: Drug use, Graphic violence/murder, Martial arts/combat, Depression, Loss of a Loved One, PTSD
Blurb: Her husband was murdered, her rebellion left in shambles, and the factions have begun to turn on one another in the chaos. Only one thing is certain: their world is dying and their only chance of survival is together. Sometimes, the darkest circumstances force individuals to greatness. Sometimes, they leave them broken. And so, hiding beneath their world’s eternal sun, hunted by the God King’s undead supersoldiers, the Remnant of those who fought for the goddess that destroyed the world, work to forge the shattered factions of their rebellion into a unified force that can escape their doomed world. Estingai, last of the legendary Knights Reborn must somehow convince the bickering leaders to work together, steal resources from the God King’s empire so they might live another day, and uncover the spy that betrayed them so she can avenge her husband. Can Estingai overcome her grief and be the woman the rebellion needs her to be? Can she become the Last Knight?
Subgenres: Dystopian, Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, Military, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fantasy
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is an alternative entry point to a series
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2023-04-25
Bio: I write because I have stories inside me that need to get out. I know I have more stories than I’ll ever have time to read, even if we could find a way to get rid of that pesky need for sleep. More than that, reading has always helped me see the world and the people in it from new perspectives. It’s helped make me a more thoughtful, open-minded person, and I hope that my writing will do the same for others. In my spare time, I build LEGO, make my own suits of armor, compose music, and dive deep into the rabitholes of history. I love to create immersive, magical worlds, explore the theoretical relationship between magic and technology, balancing the massive scope of my genre with small, intimate moments that tug at the hearts of my readers. I make my online home at www.spencerrussellsmith.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Tiktok, find my music at https://soundcloud.com/spencersmithcomposer, and you should send me an email at mail@spencerrussellsmith.com if the mood strikes you!
Twitter: Don’t use the platform
Mastodon: Don’t use the platform
Notes: The eBook was published last year, but the Audiobook will not be released until Oct 15 2024 (Currently in ARC). I did not upload because at this time I only have the individual chapter files, not one big Audiobook file. If you need the file(s), or the Audiobook will not be considered due to not being released for another month, just let me know.
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The Lazarus Key by Rachel Aukes
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Content Warnings: Graphic violence/murder, Harm to an animal
Blurb: Extinction was just the beginning. In this pulse-pounding adventure, a Wyoming game warden encounters something she never thought possible: a real-life saber-tooth tiger. For two decades, Sam Brodie has never let a poacher get away or come across an animal print she couldn’t identify… until she tracks a vicious predator that went extinct in the Ice Age. But when Sam reaches the tiger, she finds herself in the crosshairs of ruthless hunters intent on having no witnesses. With killers on her tail, she uncovers a chilling plot to clone extinct predators for a barbaric “extreme” hunting experience for the wealthy elite. But these creatures are not simply clones; they’re bigger, meaner, and pose an unparalleled danger to the world’s ecological balance. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Sam and her team must race to stop the mastermind before he unleashes his ultimate creation. Can Sam stop him, or will humanity face its own extinction? Join the hunt and find out! Fans of Michael Crichton will love this epic monster story meets police procedural.
Subgenres: Crime & Mystery, Horror, Suspense
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-01-08
Bio: Rachel Aukes is the bestselling novelist of over forty books, including the Bounty Hunter series with Podium Entertainment. Her post-apocalyptic novel, 100 Days in Deadland, which made Suspense Magazine’s Best of the Year list. She writes in a number of genres, including science fiction, horror, fantasy, and more.
Twitter: rachelaukes
Notes: The audio file is too large, but I can provide Spotify redemption codes for the audiobook for any who prefer audio over ebook. Thanks!
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The Man Who Sold the World by Iain Benson
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Content Warnings: None
Blurb: James London is having a weird week. One minute, he’s dodging London traffic like a caffeinated squirrel, and the next, he’s knee-deep in Istanbul’s rubble, where a rogue chemistry experiment has gone disastrously right, turning the city into a tourist-free zone. Not that this is a first for him—saving the world is just another bullet point on his CV. Enter D&D aficionado, Zee, a teenager (maybe) with a knack for shortcuts and a dad who thinks Ambrosia is more than just custard. Together, they’re on a mission to stop a Turkish mobster in a gold lamé tracksuit from turning copper into gold and the global economy into a grim joke. Oh, and there’s the small matter of immortality on the line, because why not? Meanwhile, Detective Louise Sargant wants to solve a straightforward case of a shattered mirror on the Southbank. Instead, she’s stuck dealing with colleagues who think her last name is the punchline to every joke, and she suspects beloved chef Nigella Lawson might be in danger. Packed with more twists than a politician’s promises and enough irreverent humour to make you snort your coffee, “The Man Who Sold the World” is James London’s third outing and a wild ride through secret shortcuts, interdimensional mayhem, and one detective’s quest to avoid going completely bonkers. Perfect for fans of madcap adventures, this novel will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about alchemy, ancient myths, and the Turkish mafia.
Subgenres: Adventure, Crime & Mystery, Humorous, Weird, Inter dimensional
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone set in the same universe as other books
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2018-05-21
Bio: I’m a 50+ software developer from Manchester who fell back into writing when the alternatives for a midlife crisis seemed to expensive (should have gone with a motorbike). After a near fatal brush with trad pub I went indie in 2012, writing 19 novels and counting. I refuse to be constrained by genre, calling myself a thriller-ish writer, mixing sci-fi, humour, LGBTQ themes, mystery, paranormal and psychology into thriller books, rarely qualifying them as thrillers. My body swap romcom (thriller) briefly entered the top 3 romcoms during a freebie promotion and I have a printout of the top 10 page framed on the bathroom wall. When not writing I can be found doing adult things required of me by capitalism.
Notes: It’s all ages really, but there is no option for that.
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The McMurdo Rift by Bradley Lejeune
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Content Warnings: None
Blurb: One ex-wife. Her missing husband. A mysterious alien race. In the not-so-distant future, Earth stood tall with its sprawling empire, ruling with an iron fist. But the subjugated colonies had other ideas and rose up in rebellion. The war that ensued should have been a simple victory for Earth, but the tide turned when an alien race, the Koru, unexpectedly joined forces with the breakaway factions. The planet’s fate hung in the balance as a colossal Koru battleship nearly annihilated the homeworld, until the valiant efforts of Mark Franklin saved the day. But the cost of victory was too steep, leaving him a broken man. Fast forward ten years, and Franklin has left behind his past life, seeking solace in running a bar aboard a creaky starliner that drifts in the far reaches of space. But when his ex-wife appears, pleading for his help in finding her missing husband, Franklin’s fragile peace is shattered. As he sets off on a treacherous journey to unravel the mystery, Franklin realizes that the Koru have returned, and they have set their sights on something hidden deep within The McMurdo Rift. The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance, and Franklin is the only one who can save it. Will he risk everything to defeat the Koru and save the galaxy once again?
Subgenres: Adventure, Galactic Empire/Colonization, Space Opera
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2022-05-23
Bio: Bradley Lejeune is the ingeniously abbreviated combination of writers Malcolm Bradley and Martin Lejeune. Malcolm has worked for eight years as a freelance ghostwriter, while Martin has a background in filmmaking and visual effects. They figured that attempts to forcefully breed their various talents with one another might result in some good books. Or crimes against nature… Only time will tell. Martin loves walking his cat – it’s a thing, okay – reading sci-fi and he dreams of one day visiting Mars. When he can do it in a long weekend. Malcolm is a total fantasy nerd with a leaning toward horror, who identifies a little too strongly with zombies. They met far too many years ago while working in a cinema together.
Twitter: @TheFaldor
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The Phoenix Elite: Sacred Blood by C. T. Clark
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Content Warnings: None
Blurb: Adam Eberhardt has always felt different, but he never would’ve guessed he was a clone of Albert Einstein. Science geeks don’t usually live inside the body of a hulk. A brain that never shuts off can be a blessing or a curse, but Adam hasn’t felt many blessings during his sleepless nights, regular victims of his severe anxiety disorder. Weaving through harrowing childhood memories, science research, and self-doubt, he most enjoys spending his mind power thinking about his wunderkind fellow student, Margot. . .who remains oblivious to his interest. The serial abduction of nuclear scientists, including Margot, triggers a cascade of action that reveals things are not what they have seemed. Military officials dispatch to all corners of the globe to pick up individuals with an unusual gray marking on their wrist. Adam joins a group of seven young adults in a top-secret training facility where they learn a shocking fact: each one is an enhanced clone of a famous historical figure. They were created by the Phoenix Elite Initiative under the watch of scientist Emmanuel Kebe. Kebe has been popping in and out of their lives since their earliest memories, spending decades developing their natural abilities and training them from a distance, all in preparation for a time of global crisis. And that time of crisis has arrived.
Subgenres: Adventure, Genetic Engineering, Techno Thriller
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2024-09-09
Bio: C.T. Clark is a high school teacher turned award-winning writer who is following the advice he’s long given his students: “Dream, learn, grind, do.” Having already penned an award-winning Amazon Studios screenplay, The Phoenix Elite: Sacred Blood is a passion project ten years in the making and his debut novel. C.T. resides in Central Ohio with his wife, six kids, and several guinea pigs.
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The Unceasing Mistress by Casey White
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Content Warnings: Graphic violence/murder, Martial arts/combat, Non-consensual medical procedures, Torture
Blurb: In the sprawling, decrepit world-city of Cascartia, you’re only as strong as the people you surround yourself with. When Niall Torson passed through the enclave of Lorellan looking to freelance, he found an oasis of calm, a safe haven from the scavengers and enterprising murderers of the outside world. All thanks to Lorellan’s enigmatic leader – the White Lady. While her bold reign keeps the enclave safe, the Lady is erratic, her judgements swift and brutal. When she pushes her last aide off a cliff for wasting resources, a replacement is the next order of business – and Niall finds his diligent efforts rewarded with an unexpected, very much unwanted promotion. Refusing the dictator is usually a good way to wind up at the bottom of the cliff yourself, though, so Niall sets himself to the impossible task of keeping his mistress happy while plotting his escape. With his peek behind the curtain comes the realization there’s more to the White Lady than he ever knew – and that the world threatens Lorellan more than its citizens suspect. But is the cure worse than the poison?
Subgenres: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Romance, Suspense
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2023-09-25
Bio: Casey White lives in Michigan, splitting the hours between working as a civil engineer, a graphics designer, and writing books ranging across fantasy, science fiction, and everything in between. Her style of choice focuses on characters, striking an intimate, personal approach that keeps the story in the heat of the moment. A ‘wasted’ childhood spent reading and playing far too many mind-rotting video games became the source of a passion for hard magic systems, and growing up with Ann McCaffrey and Halo novels sparked a love of space opera and offbeat scifi that remains to this day.
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Thrill Kings: Fragmented Sky by Rik Ty
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Content Warnings: Martial arts/combat, Starts in the middle (the last 24 hours of a two year struggle).
Blurb: You’re an interdimensional rescue worker. Actually, you’re a young test driver, but in hard times, you aim higher. One night in early summer, a Bleed Zone erupts along a California parkway. Strange creatures from other worlds rip through to ours. Your team has the means to set things right, and you get to work. As you are completing the mission, a shadow branch of the Army arrives, once again trying to capture your team and seize control of your technology. It’s crazy. You hang back. Maybe you can make the soldiers see reason. Every one of them is roughly your age. It shouldn’t be too hard… It’s crazy hard. You’re lucky to escape with your life. But in the encounter, you inadvertently supply the soldiers with information their commanding officer has been seeking. Now he has everything he needs to launch his end game. He’s going to finish you quickly. He’s going to play rough. And playing rough – with interdimensional technology – is not a good idea. The following 24 hours will steer us all …between a promised age of discovery… and the frantic collapse of traditional reality.
Subgenres: Adventure, Cosmic Horror, Horror, Humorous, Romance, Weird
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone set in the same universe as other books
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2016-08-06
Bio: Cartoonist/writer for Cracked, Mad, & Marvel. Later, toy designer for Toys R Us. Married to someone who is more than my better half – more like my better 9/10ths, and we have wonderful children together. What kind of science fiction book would a toy designer come up with? Well, it’s about inter-dimensional motorcycles at its most basic level, and as a book, it’s full of playful innovations (he said).
Twitter: @SciFi_RikTy
Mastodon: N/A
Notes: Its age range could start at 12, but I aimed it at 18+ (however, no sex) (also, this is the first time I’ve entered this book anywhere – living and learning! Thank you)
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Titanic Voyage by Julie Bihn
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Content Warnings: Harm to an animal, Harm to a child, Suicide/self harm, I would not personally give it a content warning for any except suicide/self-harm, but it is the Titanic, so there are multiple references to a historical dog that drowned, and children died that night, too. No subtantial portrayal of either, but I know just the idea can be upsetting, and the idea comes up. There is also an instance of someone being given CPR by a medic and one other person–I’d technically consider that to be a non-consensual medical procedure, but they would have consented if they were able, so I didn’t think that was what you meant.
Blurb: A theme park worker can travel back in time to walk the decks of the Titanic. But can he save one of her heroes from a watery grave? Ever since he graduated from high school, Liam Peterson has worked at the Titanic Voyage ride in Historytown, a struggling amusement park in Eloy, Arizona. He’s enchanted by the journal of Clara Jones, a hero of the Titanic who saved several fellow Third Class passengers before she perished in the sinking. He never dreamed he’d meet her. One night, the teenage son of Historytown’s founder tricks Liam into thinking that a 3D projection of Clara is a theme park guest. As Liam spends time with Clara’s “holoactor” on the sets of Titanic Voyage, the past starts to change, and he realizes he’s been visiting the real Clara Jones. When tragedy strikes Liam’s life outside the ride, his only escape from the grief is the hope of saving Clara and giving her a long, happy life. But if he rewrites her history, he might erase his own.
Subgenres: Romance, Time Travel, Soft SF
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2022-04-11
Bio: Ever since discovering the wonders of Narnia, Julie Bihn has been dreaming of other worlds and the people who inhabit them. Her most recent novel is Titanic Voyage, which combines her fascination with time travel, theme parks, history, love (romantic and not), and, of course, the Titanic. Her humorous short story “Turtle Day, or Kate Malone and the Magic Calzone” is featured in The Accidental Time Travelers’ Collective Volume 1.
Twitter: juliebihn
Mastodon: juliebihn@mastodon.social
Notes: I marked that Titanic Voyage is a standalone, and that’s how I wrote it/what it is right now. It concludes with the resolution of the main story. But it also leaves significant room for a sequel, which I am working on now. I’d be SHOCKED if I published it before 2026, though, so for right now it’s a standalone, not the start of a series. It’s aimed at adults but I’d say suitable for ages 13+. Thank you so much for the opportunity!
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Trouble Wore Red by Chris Lewis
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Content Warnings: None, there is a cat-napping, but the cat is fine (for those who need animal warnings)
Blurb: Robert “Rocky” Mountain, a private investigator from Mars, got the kind of job he loved: taking down a crooked politician. It was back on Commerce Station, his old haunt, but he thought he could slip in and out. Nice and clean. But then his ex, Penny, shows up offering the kind of job he hated: personal. He would’ve turned her down. He should’ve, but that was before he saw what they’d done to her apartment. Her life. Her. And he found that he could not help but mix pleasure with business, all into one explosive cocktail. So Rocky calls in his team from Mars to help. Kershaw, his security expert, who thought a good weekend was hanging off the side of a building. Kim, his hard-nosed assistant, who’ll make sure he charges Penny expenses and overtime. However, the more Rocky investigates, the more everything is just a little too perfect, and he starts to worry if he’s been playing with trouble.
Subgenres: Crime & Mystery, Humorous, Noir
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Book is a standalone
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2023-10-16
Bio: Chris Lewis is the penname of an award-winning Canadian author that you’ve never heard of. Feeling nostalgic in middle age, Lewis wrote this book instead of buying a new Jeep. A connoisseur of chips and cheese, Lewis enjoys hiking with very loyal dogs.
Notes: Hey there – while “Chris Lewis” isn’t a super secret pen name, please try not to link it back to me (Krista). I prefer to keep Chris separate from me whenever possible when out for reviews, etc. Thanks!
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Warped State by Jo Miles
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Content Warnings: Non-consensual medical procedures, Police/security brutality
Blurb: Star Trek meets Leverage in a space opera that’s “refreshingly hopeful and heaps of fun” (author Megan E. O’Keefe). Jasper Wilder is an activist, not a spy, but he’ll become one if that’s what it takes to stop Ravel Corporation from reviving the research project that devastated his home planet. His plan is simple enough: Break into the secure facility. Steal the research data. Find a weakness and sabotage the project. But all that goes out the airlock when he meets Havoc, a passionate but politically naive labor organizer trying to reform Ravel from within. Havoc could help Jasper, but instead, he’s fighting for a lost cause. Jasper knows that if he sticks with his own plan, Havoc will likely take the blame—and Ravel doesn’t treat activists kindly. With an elite security operative closing in, and time running out to sabotage the deadly project before it launches, Jasper needs to find a way to team up with Havoc… before his mission hurts the person he’s coming to care about. Full of adventure and suspense, LGBTQ+ characters, found family, a sentient spaceship with anxiety issues, and hijinks galore, Warped State is sure to delight fans of Ann Leckie, Becky Chambers, and Martha Wells.
Subgenres: Adventure, LGBTQIA+, Space Opera, Suspense
Target Audience: Adult – Ages 18+
Is This First in a Series? Yes
Is This Science Fiction? Yes
Publication Date: 2023-09-12
Bio: Jo Miles writes short stories and novels across the spectrum of speculative fiction, featuring vivid characters, quirky world-building, and a sense of hope. Jo is a graduate of the Viable Paradise and Taos Toolbox writers’ workshops. Jo’s short fiction has appeared in numerous places, including Lightspeed, F&SF, Analog, and Fireside. Their story “The Longest Season in the Garden of the Tea Fish” in Strange Horizons was nominated for a WSFA Small Press Award. Jo lives in Maryland, where they help nonprofits use the internet to save the world, but mostly serve the whims of their two cats.
Twitter: josmiles
Mastodon: wandering.shop/@josmiles
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