One quiet afternoon in 2037, Joyce Denzell hears a thud in her family’s home library and finds a book lying in the middle of the room, seemingly waiting for her—a book whose copyright page says it was published in the year 2200. Over the next twenty-four hours, each of the Denzell family members discovers and reads from this mystical history book from the future, nudged along by their cat, Plato.As the various family members take turns reading, they gradually uncover the story of G...

An alien art expert is caught in a dangerous hunt for an enigmatic beauty in this science fiction classic by a five-time Hugo Award–winning author.For thousands of years the Dark Lady has appeared in portraits across the galaxy, but very little is known about her. She wears only black. She has been seen by many but known by few. And if you do see her, it will be after you've taken your last breath . . .Alien art historian Leonardo has seen paintings of the ...

Mirin thought she was the last human on Earth.Captured during the AI takeover, she's being held caged in a zoo, and suspects her guard, Borgie, is becoming sentient. When they introduce a feral man they want her to mate with, she realizes she's not alone. Now she could be in more danger than ever. When Mirin discovers secrets about the zoo and how she got there, she is determined to survive.Aided by a feline companion and an unlikely love, Mirin must face forced proximity, ...

An ancient legend. A snarky sword. And a reluctant hero who’s about to regret everything.Nate Arturi never wanted to save the world. He wanted to graduate, land a decent job, and maybe figure out why his neighbor's corgi keeps climbing onto roofs. But when a deranged alien beacon wakes up on Earth, Nate’s mundane life goes up in smoke—literally.Ambushed by an alien monster, saddled with a sarcastic sword, and scammed by a scruffy wizard claiming to be the M...

Fans of Claudia Gray and Kelly Link will love Hannah Fergesen’s wild and poignant debut—a wacky time-traveling sci-fi odyssey wrapped in an elegiac ode to lost friendship and a clever homage to Doctor Who.To save the future, she must return to the beginning.Three years after her best friend Peggy went missing, Harper Starling is lost. Lost in her dead-end job, lost in her grief. All she has are regrets and reruns of her favorite science fiction sho...

The first four books in 'Chronicles Of The Maca', a series of science fiction novels by Mari Collier, now in one volume!Earthbound: Marooned in 19th century West, Llewellyn meets young frontier woman Anna. The two become friends and comrades, their fates forever intertwined. They find themselves together in the prairies of 19th century Texas, the bordellos of Civil War-era New Orleans, to Prohibition in the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the vastness of space. Bu...

In a hyper-capitalist near future, a grieving journalist investigates his mentor’s death—while grappling with unintended consequences of biohacking that just might implicate him in it.A mysterious pandemic causes a quarter of the world to permanently lose the ability to sleep—without any apparent health implications. The outbreak creates a new class of people who are both feared and ostracized, most of whom optimize their extra hours to earn more money.

★★★★★ “…endearing characters you can’t help but root for!”It is a time of treachery, terrorism, and tyranny in the Star Kingdom. The king cannot be trusted, the galaxy is on the brink of war, and a notorious mercenary is destroying everything—and everyone—in his path on his quest for vengeance.The Star Kingdom is in dire need of heroes.What it gets is a band of misfits and underdogs:• A washed-up bounty hunter struggling to make ends meet.

All three books in 'The Cartographer', a series of science fiction novels by Craig Gaydas, now available in one volume!The Cartographer: While exploring a cave, Nathan runs into Science Officer Satou and is taken on a wild adventure across the galaxy. After meeting the Consortium - an intergalactic league of explorers - he learns about the ancient Universal Map. When Nathan accidentally unlocks the map, he triggers a series of events that endangers Earth and the ve...

Dr. Amy Winslow tells the story: in foggy, nighttime San Francisco a jogging SFPD captain is savagely attacked by a Bengal tiger which then vanishes. In her ER, Amy labors unsuccessfully to save the captain’s life, then consoles his aggrieved closest friend, Lt. Luis Ortega. Neither suspects their lives will intertwine in a life-or-death mystery.The next day, checking on former patient Mrs. Hudson at her Victorian house isolated in Marin County’s forest, Amy discovers in the cellar...

All three books in 'Scarlet Angel', a series of science fiction novels by C.A. Wilke, now available in one volume!Scarlet Angel: Scarlett must confront a suppressed memory that leads her on a dangerous mission to uncover a forgotten past. As she delves into the dark underworld of corporate espionage and organized crime, Scarlett finds herself facing hired killers and dangerous adversaries. With the lives of her friends at stake, Scarlett is forced to question wheth...

23-year-old Samantha Page cannot read, and she's running out of money. She's never held down a job, and is losing hope of ever improving her life.Everything changes when she finds a pair of glasses that turn her into a supercomputer. Spellbound upon discovering a world of books and words, Sam’s thirst for knowledge is relentless. Her newfound abilities lead her to university, followed by previously unreachable opportunities and incredible wealth.Sam isn’t the only one who k...