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Harbinger's Child (A Literary Space Sci-fi) #Wattys2016 by takatsu
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After decades of struggling, the broken remnants of humanity barely escape on the last starship from a cataclysmic otherworldly threat and wanders in the darkness of space for blind hope and a desolate future. They eventually find themselves on a journey and a fight for ancient wisdom, long forgotten civilizations and a mythical planet called Earth, yet the cycle of endless dark secrets, oppression, destruction and fear is in pursuit. And in the end, is there anything left? Takatsu's approach on the well traversed theme is a haunting literary and deeply metaphysical experience where the interstellar novel's grim and traumatized characters search the cosmos for answers to the greater age old questions on spirituality, the human condition, mortality, history, mythology, higher dimensions and our place in the stars. [Interstellar Sci-fi, Literary, Mysticism] --- This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best. Night, sleep, death and the stars. - Walt Whitman From the Watty's 2014 award-winning author of dystopian literary novel, Espresso Love.
The Ascent by JAPartridge
JAPartridge
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It was only supposed to be a minor military expedition and Kenneth Phon was only supposed to be an observer. But when the ambitions of powerful men turn to betrayal and murder, the largest human war fleet ever assembled finds itself leaderless and lost, thousands of light-years deep in the territory of a hostile alien empire. With the fleet surrounded and on the point of surrender, Kenneth Phon takes charge and leads them in their fight home through hundreds of enemy systems. The underachieving son of a wealthy shipbuilder, Ken must fight off more experienced commanders trying to undermine his authority and fractious mercenary ship captains who'd rather fight each other or turn pirate than cooperate. If he fails, not only will the fleet be destroyed, but the defenseless Earth will be sterilized by aliens bent on revenge. (Based on a true story.)
Undercover Star by escapingxreality
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Logan Myers has it all; he's a widely famous actor and world-known singer (not to mention teen heartthrob). He's never lived a day when he wasn't famous and has thousands of screaming fans everywhere...except maybe Churchwood. When Logan becomes tired of his life under the microscope, he begins to act up. His many rides in police cars and troubling tabloid articles make the people around him think it's time for him to change. They want him to learn what life is like outside of Hollywood with real people in real situations. So, they transform him into a new, not-so-famous teenager. He learns what it's like to live everyday life in ordinary situations, while making sure he stays undercover. His life is drastically changed along the way, and he may even change some other lives as well.