In Sunglasses and Superpowers: A Brotherly Tale, eight-year-old Tristan—better known as "Hollywood" thanks to his ever-present sunglasses—embraces his individuality with boldness, flair, and a heart full of confidence. Inspired by his late Uncle Brian's fearless spirit, Tristan sees his style not just as fashion, but as his personal superpower. His older brothers, Julian and Maddox, each bring their own unique energy: Julian, the quiet and responsible eldest, and Maddox, the easyg...

In a world where books are banned and memories are rewritten, journalist Asha Sinclair is one of the last seekers of truth. When she uncovers a hidden archive of forgotten histories, she stumbles upon a conspiracy that could unravel the very fabric of reality.But the AI-controlled Regime has eyes everywhere, and those who resist often find their minds erased. Caught in the crosshairs is Jasper, a man whose memories are slipping away, his past a puzzle that no longer fits. As Asha f...

Return to the worlds of the Lathar, as you've never seen them before...She wanted a coffee and an easy shift. Instead, she got a smart-alec mercenary and commandos trying to kill her…Medically discharged from the military over a decade ago, Station Chief Eris Archer just wants a quiet life. But life on a frontier station like Tarantus is never dull. The wild west of space, she’s used to less than scrupulous characters crossing her path.So w...

The Empress, a derelict space cruiser, hangs in orbit above the planet's surface. Many have tried to breach its hull, and lay claim to the riches within - but none have returned from its depths. Cliff, however, is determined to bring the treasures the Empress holds back to the surface, and employs the services of Steena - a colour blind spacer - and her feline companion Bat in order to brave whatever dangers lurk within the spaceborne husk's walls.

Play a little Trivia-on-Book: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki MurakamiTsukuru Tazaki has always been a fan of train stations. Back in the 1990s in his hometown of Nagoya, he would spend most of his time with four high school friends, all with "colorful names" leaving Tsukuru the “colorless” in the group. One day in 1995, his best friends suddenly cut all ties with him. Feeling abandoned and neglected, Tsukuru became depressed and suic...

MODEL CITIZEN OF THE GEEK WORLD: As co-founder and co-host of Sword & Laser, Tom Merritt has interviewed and featured the most well-respected and well-read authors in the science fiction and fantasy genres. 2) PUBLISHED AS IMPRINT OF AWARD-WINNING SCI-FI COMMUNITY AND PODCAST, 'SWORD & LASER' co-founded by author himself. 3) PROMOTION FROM SWORD & LASER: Author Tom Merritt (@acedtect 101K Twitter followers) and Sword & Laser co-founder Veronica Belmont (@Veronica: 1.76M Twitter follo...

What happens when emotions like love and friendship span vast distances — in space, in time, and in the heart?Science fiction often focuses on future technology and science without considering the ways social structures will change as tech changes — or not. What will relationships look like in a complicated future of clones, uploaded intelligences, artificial brains, or body augmentation? What stories emerge when we acknowledge possibilities of new genders and ways of thinking abou...

Heart Threads are the latest tech that connects futuristic enhancements to the unique beat of a heart. Yet there is a dark side to the latest upgrade. Juliet, in an act of rebellion against her father travels to the underground city to find out more. This is a story told from two sides, as Juliet and an underground Heart Thread hacker begin to uncover the dark side of the new technology. Their lives and the threads of thei...

Out of the frying pan, into the firefight...For Natasha Orlov, getting captured while staging a rescue mission is the supernova ending to a black hole day. Her ship is gone, her shuttle’s on lockdown, and she’s trapped with a man who wants her dead.For Elhadj Isin, waking in the infirmary after being tortured by his enemy is the first strike in a meteor shower of chaos. His ship’s adrift, his crew’s out for blood, and he’s harboring fugitives on th...

Toby Benson has a chance to make history. The first mind to circle the moon without a body in tow. It's a golden opportunity, perhaps the only chance for a 19-year-old whose body failed him to become immortal. But as he reaches the dark side of the moon and loses signal from Earth, the cold of space threatens to overwhelm him, in S.B. Divya's engrossing Tor.com Original short story, Loss of Signal.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights ...

In the booming metropolis of New Tokyo, a high-ranking business executive is tasked with transporting valuable company data in the form of an information package stored inside his mind. Fearing an attack from one of the Federation's oldest criminal organizations, the corporation entrusts his safety to the Ayers-Ross Thoughtprotection Agency.For Sheldon Ayers, a veteran telepath and Mindguard, the mission starts like any other. When his team is attacked in the high-speed transportat...