Affliction: The Legacy of Sorrow | Volume II by Zachary Weaver Price verified 4 hours ago

The stories before Sorrow and the prequel to the highly-rated first Volume! As the rival factions of Vampyres continue their long-standing war, an abrupt escalation in hostilities creates a paradigm shift in the war's dynamic, forcing its leadership to reconsider the focus of their battle. Kara, leader and most powerful among them, struggles with her own inner turmoil as she tries to deal with the latest casualties of her war. New threats begin to emerge in the form of an evolved and more active enemy, and the race is on to shut down the clock of the apocalypse before humankind is wiped from the face of the earth. Kara's Counsel and the city's most powerful warriors scatter across the country with the hope of a final strike. After leaving his own brand of combat, one human is brought into the unseen war by way of a budding and tumultuous relationship... unknowingly with one of the most powerful beings in existence.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Brief First Encounter: Refreshing Take on Human Meets Alien by Thomas Miezejeski (10 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

A Quantum Leap in Science Fiction A ground breaking exploration of what happens when humanity faces its first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence presented in a manner that challenges conventions and engages readers with its ingenuity. Its departure from convention is a hallmark of the innovation that offers readers a fresh perspective on speculative storytelling. The book is a thought experiment that discusses how humanity might handle contact with extraterrestrial beings and is created based on investigation into real world scientific initiatives such as the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) and established protocols for potential extraterrestrial contact grounding it in a plausible reality that intrigues and challenges. A departure from conventional formulaic approach to science fiction by an exploration of social and economic consequences of the encounter with advanced intelligence. The description of Cronin, an alien civilization in pursuit of intelligent life on earth, is imaginative and detailed. It challenges readers to read a narrative that is not confined by the boundaries of established norms but instead propels them into unexplored worlds of imagination and contemplation. A multifaceted exploration that engages readers in both intellectual and emotional levels and reflects on the fundamental aspects of what it means to be human. The book is a mirror held to our society encouraging us to examine the beliefs and values that bind us together on Earth. .

Genre: Science Fiction

The Song of the Rose (The Celestial Fairytales Book 1) by K.M. Carroll (7 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

A retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but in space. The human race is at war with the Rox, a ferocious race of horned, demonic humanoids from space, and humanity is losing. When the humans and Rox agree to a hostage exchange, Lieutenant Zayn is asked to volunteer because of her social standing. She will be housed with a prince of the Rox, and their good behavior will ensure that peace talks will go forward between their races. Zayn is terrified of sharing living space with one of the demons, but she agrees in order to bring about an end to the war. Alnair l'Nath is a prince and commander in the Rox fleet. He is nervous about being shut in with a human princess who might knife him in the back, but he wants the war to end, too. He and Zayn despise each other on sight, even though Alnair finds her oddly attractive. Zayn and Alnair gradually make peace as they discover that humans and Rox are not so different. But when a rogue agent of the Rox kidnaps Zayn and Alnair in order to end the peace talks and escalate the war, it will fall to a human and a Rox, and the growing love between them, to end the conflict forever. This is a sweet romance with only mild kissing, but plenty of suspense and action.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Green Horizon: Storm Knight IV by Zachary Watson (Zachary M Watson) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

I'd hoped that escaping from the Faithful would be the end of our troubles. That after a year of captivity, torture, and loss, we would finally be free. Instead it seems our struggles are doomed to continue. We may have escaped, but we're low on food, water, and fuel for our stolen ship. A ship carrying us into a storm of Warlords, Pirates, and Slavers. Into a region wracked by the greatest war it has seen in a generation, a war that has seen its balance of power completely torn asunder. A region where the Faithful could be anywhere. Ready and waiting to silence us before we can make it home. We'll be ready for them. We have to be. We won't survive if we aren't.

Genre: Science Fiction

Global Zombies: I'm The Mastermind: Apocalypse Gamelit by Sophia Ava (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

The protagonist time-traveled into the continent of lords, where all the people are lords, and everyone can contract a random clan! Instead, he contracted the unique clan, the zombie! As long as he raises the level of his territory, he can raise the level and the number of the zombies he summons! And the objects he infected were able to not lose their sanity, but would be manipulated by him!

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Dark Skies: Storm Knight I by Zachary Watson (12 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

My name is Ashe, and I'm one of millions of Imperial Conscripts. Like everyone else, I just want to get through my term with as few demerits and as much excitement as possible. That way I'd actually have a good chance to get into a proper Academy, and not have to go with my back-up plan of joining a minor Strike-Wave league as a goalie prospect. You'd think that would be easy, considering how many people manage it all the time. Sadly I've got a disadvantage that not many in the Empire share... I'm Human. Not even halfway through my term of service, and I've already been assigned to more units than most conscripts will in their entire career. If I'm not being mocked for my appearance, I'm not believed when I investigate corruption and problems. All I want is a chance to prove myself, to prove that I'm worthy of joining Imperial Intelligence even before my conscription is over. I may even have a chance on Oshflara; a multi-species colony. Officially a quiet world where the cultures of the Empire can live together in peace, I know better. Any planet with multiple species is one that's got to have plenty of problems, and with problems there could be chances to test myself. With luck it will be the perfect place to root out secrets, discover hidden knowledge, and maybe even impress my new squad. If I can pull it off, it'll show off my investigative skills in the best way possible. If I can't... I can only hope I'll survive it.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Howling Winds: Storm Knight III by Zachary Watson (4 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

We'd shut down a smuggling operation that spanned from the Empire to the far end of the Near Reaches. Helped destroy a conspiracy's training facility, capturing or killing hundreds of people who'd been working against our nation. All I wanted to do was go home. Rest before our next mission. To help put an end to that project so that we could move on to another. Instead I was drugged, abducted, and shoved into a prison cell aboard a ship. I had no weapons, no armor, no equipment. No way to call for help, no way to tell my pack that I was still alive. That I needed their help. Instead I have a sealed door, gruel for food, and a cellmate I can't understand. I have no idea where we're being taken. Why we were taken. Who else is on this ship with me. All I know is that my luck had better turn around soon, or else I'll be too dead to find the answers to those questions.

Genre: Science Fiction