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Chet Eubanks is Employee of the Year by jgottwig
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Chet Eubanks is Employee of the Year! Episode One Four years ago, Earth became the latest member of a vast, galactic alliance. Governments and corporations are struggling to understand how to interface with alien worlds, but for the people of Earth, not much has changed. The novelty of First Contact has worn off. Almost no one has seen an alien or a spaceship. Theories abound that the whole thing was just a ruse by news networks to drum up ratings. But Chet Eubanks believes in First Contact. From the moment he saw the footage of alien emissaries addressing a joint session of congress, he knew that he needed to figure out a way to get into space. He got his first job at his local fast food joint and started saving money for a starship. Spoiler: this doesn't happen, but something else does. This is the first episode of a serialized space opera that follows Chet Eubanks from small town South Dakota into worlds never before explored by humankind. The story is a celebration of classic science fiction, Americana, and average, everyday people.
Deprivation- The Feast and the Famine by JesseSprague
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On waking up to find a dismembered arm protruding from the floor, Claudia knows her privileged life is over. Claudia cannot recall how she came to this pass. She does know she is never getting out. It is all because she is guilty of falling in love, which is a sin no proper Victorian girl would commit. She knew when she took up with a man who was not her betrothed, she wouldn't have a happy end. She expected traditional marital boredom would be her punishment not starving to death in dank tunnels or being eaten by rats. Cast aside into an impossible hell with only an insane angel-woman for company, Claudia can barely remember the sins that earned her a seat in torment. Regardless of her fault in the matter, she will have to face terrors she never dreamed if she is to escape her prison. * Thank you all for reading. You are amazing! * This is a Wattpad exclusive book
Ragnarok by RyanP978
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It is the year 2108. Earth has become too polluted, flooding has become too dire, and mankind too numerous, for humanity to remain on their home world. Space colonization has begun, with the first space elevators, a burgeoning Mars colony, and expansive dome-cities on the moon. In order to bear with the drab setting and alien nature of their new environment, virtual and augmented reality has come to the forefront. Where once, generations huddled in front of a glowing box to play video games for hours, now Earth's first generation of orphans explore rich environments of virtual and augmented reality, using neural implants. AIs have spread throughout the system, beginning the efforts of terraforming the various worlds within their local neighborhood, and sending mankind's eyes further and further out beyond the Kuiper belt. Then, the light from a nearby supernova engulfs the Solar System. Nearby Spica, a binary system 240 light years from Earth, has exploded, producing more light than an entire galaxy full of suns. Mankind and AI's telescopes turn outwards during the event, seeking new plutoids and dwarf worlds to colonize, and discover something ominous. A rogue planet three times the size of Earth, approaching at high speeds through the Oort cloud, scattering comets in its wake. At first, mankind plans to arrange a rendezvous with the strange rogue, but signs that the world was once inhabited combine with strange radio signals coming from the world itself to indicate that the rogue is something more than just a dead rock hurled out from its sun, possibly something far more valuable--or more deadly--than a new planet. Cover by @-flights-
Glitches (Book 1) by Strawberry_Cream1928
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WATTPAD FEATURED STORY. SOON TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE POLYETHNIC PUBLISHING. Your parents don't exist. Your friends don't exist. Your school doesn't exist. Your life doesn't exist. They are all just computer codes, and you're the glitch. You're the reason they were all created. But their life span is short, and soon, all the protection they gave you will be gone. Soon, your life will be in danger. ................... In the eyes of everyone around her, Claire Marie King's life is perfect. At age fifteen, she is already a multi-millionaire and is highly acclaimed for her supposed supernatural powers. She has performed impossible feats in shows across the world, brought rain to countries suffering from drought, and cured pathological criminals of their unlawful tendencies. What no one knows is that deep inside, she longs to fit in. When a mysterious letter offers her the tantalizing opportunity to do just that, she is sucked into the murky waters of WGO, an underground organization that claims it is the only place she will ever belong. Claire must enlist the help of her skeptical brother and long lost sister to combat WGO's tyrannical President who, for unknown reasons, is out to get her. Struggling to survive at WGO, Claire soon discovers that the organization's leader is the least of her problems. The dark secrets of her past and the origins of her powers are resurfacing, and her status can no longer keep her safe. After all, Claire was almost killed ten years before, and the people who did it are ready to finish the job. Follow Claire King on her twisted path to survival in Saralee Arystenn's debut novel, GLITCHES. ..................... Highest ranking- #10 in Science Fiction Cover by @elphadora
Fallacy: The Latent World by maddyandcurly
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In a world where cities appear to be utopian, there is a hidden darkness, a shadow cast by the dazzling light. It exists among the warehouses that border these cities, in the crumbling apartments that were abandoned years ago. It exists in the minds of those labeled as Latents. These Latents are the outcasts of society, hunted by those who fear their power. Cast from their homes, they take refuge in the abandoned slums, living each day in terror, loathing the abilities they were cursed with. Itzal knows this fear as well as any other Latent. Thrown from his home at the age of ten, Itzal has survived in the outskirts of Sola, using his ability to control shadows as a means of escape. But one can't run forever. After being defeated by a pair of hunters, Itzal is saved by a member of the Resistance, which he is soon dragged into. This group of Latents is determined to better the world for all of their kind. But as Itzal soon discovers, the Resistance's cause isn't as noble as it seems. This is the first book of the Fallacy series. I hope you enjoy! It is a work in progress, so I will be editing as I go. -=-=-=-Author's Note-=-=-=- I'd like to thank YourBestNightmare for this fantastic cover. I'd also like to thank the following artists for providing such amazing cover choices (you made it hard for me to choose xD): TURTLES2001 JaylaQuaaid Savaannnahhhh_ CorvusTenebrae BLUE_ROSE123 SharonRocks11 If you ever need a cover, be sure to check these amazing artists out! Also, I attempt to update this story fairly regularly (a first for me). You can pretty much expect a new chapter every three days. If I fail to do so... Well, blame school. xD