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The Golden Queen by DavidFarland
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The Golden Queen, Book 1 When GallenO'Day is hired as a bodyguard to escort a young woman through the woods to the forbidden ruins at Geata Na Chruinn, it seems like an ordinary job-but all too soon, he finds himself fleeing for his life from creatures that seem like escapees from a nightmare-the alien dronon, led by their golden queen. With his best friend, a genetically engineered talking bear named Orick, and his girlfriend Maggie, Gallen soon finds himself tangled in an interstellar war that he never knew existed, racing across a host of worlds, confronted by a future unlike any that he had ever imagined.
Intervention | NaNoWriMo 2018 by TechieInAK
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Lincoln, a recent graduate of the Orbital Space Command Academy, volunteers for a high-stakes mission on which the future of his orbital society, as well as his future career, depends. Failure is not an option. After his mission is compromised and he barely makes it back alive, he finds himself on the run with the woman that not only stole his heart but also derailed his mission. As they race across a forbidden, dystopian landscape in search of answers, Lincoln faces the disturbing reality that his life is based on a lie and that the world as he knows it is doomed. The only way he can ensure the survival of the human race is by ensuring the survival of the woman who betrayed him and betraying the society that shaped him. Will he save them both or sacrifice the survival of one for the other? #1 in Science Fiction #1 in Thriller Note: this story is marked Mature only to bypass sites that tend to steal stories with a non-mature rating.
Prospect: Paradigm by thepaulbianchi
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A young archeologist is launched on the adventure of her life when she joins a mixed crew of humans and aliens on a mission to atone for the failings of Earth. *** The Terra Prospect Mission offered humanity a chance at space travel, technological advancement, and enlightenment courtesy of its alien benefactors who made first contact thirty years ago. Daran Chree brought that mission to a fiery end when he crashed the Terra Prospect spaceship into Gate Delta Eleven. Now, it's humanity's second and final chance to prove they're ready to journey into the stars. Nineteen-year-old studying archeologist Sofeta Prenares finds herself not only drawn to the mission, but on a collision course with the fate of the galaxy. 2019 Watty Awards Winner For Sci-Fi! Content warning: This story contains reference to self harm and intense combat scenes.
Outdoor Survival: A Guide to Staying Safe Outside by BenSobieck
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***Available now at all U.S. book retailers from Adventure Publications*** This survival guide condenses the best of what I learned during my time as an editor with "Living Ready," an award-winning survival/preparedness magazine. It's only 28 pages long, but it's stuffed with only the good stuff. No survivalist TV show parlor tricks! This guide is intended for the everyday person who isn't necessarily all that interested in survival skills, but still wants to be prepared. It's spiral bound, so it's easy to toss into a pack or store in a glove compartment. No matter how you keep this guide handy, don't wait to read it when you're in an outdoors survival situation. The best survival skills in the world can't hold a candle to the simple, time-tested preparedness tips you'll find inside.
THE END OF WAR (Watty Award Winner) by BenSobieck
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A secret program in the United States seeks to replace human militaries with artificial intelligence-driven machines, but the machines aren't so willing to play along. *** Picture a world where humans no longer fight wars. No more families missing loved ones. No more veterans with lifelong mental and physical scars. No more conscription. For the super-secret End of War Project inside the United States government, such a reality is already here. The project models out how artificial intelligence can overcome dangerous and morally sensitive war scenarios with algorithms and automation. The centerpieces are "autonomous combat machines," or ACMs, that look like humans but function like supercomputers. After a string of brilliant successes in the field of combat, the End of War Project is preparing to reveal itself to the public, but something unusual stands in the way. Against their programming, the ACMs start exhibiting all-too-human signs of apprehension, guilt and compassion as they're pushed to perform ever more extreme tasks. The human leaders of the End of War Project race to find who "hacked" the ACMs, but what they find is even more startling--and revealing--than they could ever imagine. ***2019 Watty Award Winner - Science Fiction***
Armed and Fabulous (Lexi Graves Mysteries, 1) by CamillaChafer
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All Lexi wants to do is get through the day at her boring temp job with Green Hand Insurance. That's until she discovers the vice president, Martin Dean, in a pool of blood and herself at the center of an investigation into insurance fraud. Millions of dollars are missing, the chief suspect is dead and her mysterious, sexy, new boss is not what he seems. Recruited by the joint task force working on the case, all Lexi has to do is work out who killed Dean and where the missing millions are. That's easier said than done when her sister insists upon the baby shower to end all baby showers, her wise-ass cop family just wants to keep her safe, someone keeps leaving her creepy gifts, and all the clues point to a seedy sex club on the wrong side of town. As the bodies start to pile up, Lexi is on a race against time to find the killer and the money, before she's the next one in the murderer's sights.
Chronicles of Han Storm, Preserving Creata Part 1, 2, 3 by chroniclesofhan
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If you love The Matrix, Avatar, Dune, Stargate or LotR, these books are a must have! www.chroniclesofhan.com (Only available from author - ebooks in pdf, epub or kindle) Preserving Creata is Book 1 of the Creata adventures and consists of Part 1 to 7. Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy books enhanced with Metaphysical undertones, a dash of Romance and a sprinkle of Horror! "What happens when you are not allowed to die? What happens when you are sent back to live another physical life? What if this was not what YOU wanted? I think the best place to start with my history is where the change happened for me. Creata used to be my home planet. Having reached her limit of 9 billion people, our Planetary Government was looking for ways of sustaining such huge numbers of people. It was at this time that they became aware of me. They drew me into the fray and before I knew it, I became indispensable to their needs. A reluctant pioneer, they turned me into a tool to be used for their ultimate goal of leaving their planet. I am Han and these are my stories . . . " * * * The Chronicles of Han Storm, Creata Trilogy, begins innocent and naive, just like Han Storm, as he sets out on his journey of discovering and enhancing the metaphysical side of his being that is awakened by his career as a young Police Officer. Using and growing his talents to solve crimes at first, he later is made to realize that his planet is in serious trouble due to over-exploitation and he is the only one that can do something about it. Using his developing skills, he regains lost inter-stellar, worm-hole and Portal knowledge in order to assist the migration of his people to other planets.
The Case of the Bygone Brother (An Alex O'Hara Novel) by DianeBurtonAuthor
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The Case of the Bygone Brother is now complete. Small Town . . . Big Case. After taking over O'Hara & Palzetti, Confidential Investigations from her dad and his partner, Alex O'Hara's bottom line has taken a plunge. So when a femme fatale offers her the case of a lifetime along with a huge advance, Alex sees her finances on a definite upswing. She might even be able to change her diet from ramen noodles to prime rib. But someone doesn't want her to find the long-lost brother. Complicating matters is the return of Alex's old heartthrob, Nick Palzetti. Is he really there just to see her or does he have an ulterior motive? The Lake Michigan resort town of Fair Haven is abuzz with the news that O'Hara & Palzetti are together again.
The Wild Ones | ✔️ by stellarsecrets
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Kyle Duncan is an arrogant rebel used to doing whatever the hell he pleases. Until one day his father ships him off to Tuscany Academy to stay out of trouble until graduation. 🌹 Emily Schuster is the prefect who is assigned to keep him out of trouble. A cold, straight laced student, she never bends the rules and is ruthless to those who do. 🔫 Too bad that when these two are together trouble just can't stay away. Especially since she's got a hidden past as a gangster, and his father happens to be a billionaire with connections to the gang that she ran away from. ❤️ Both armed with their own scars and secrets, they struggle to get along but there's an undeniable attraction. As their two worlds collide, they realize that they might not be so different after all. When their animosity turns into romance, chaos is bound to ensue.
Origin [Rough Draft of Shattered Stars] by thebigeasy66
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[Notice: This is a rough draft of Shattered Stars. You can read Shattered Stars on my profile, or you can purchase it at any of these online stores: https://books2read.com/shattered-stars] Connor awakes to find himself with the body of a dragon on an alien spaceship. But fortunately, a mysterious ally helps him escape back to Earth. Connor's family is nowhere to be found, so the desperate search for answers begins. The aliens are survivors of a cataclysm unknown to humanity, and their depleted population has their sights set on Earth. War brews on the horizon, but the discovery of an even greater threat propels both sides into a crisis. A crisis that will force Connor to sacrifice everything he cherishes, including his sanity. If you like aliens, dragons, super-advanced technology, and/or nerdy stuff, then this story is for you! Highest Rankings: #487 in Science Fiction #4 in Lucid Dreaming #3 in Technology