Tristan Hart, an Institute VI mercenary, must confront his deeply rooted beliefs in order to halt a global conquest initiative by the world’s most ruthless nation. Freedom from tyranny becomes impossible. This trilogy parallels two sister trilogies: Order of Avalon and City of the Fallen, completing a broadly scoped saga that takes place during the same time period.

If the looming war between the Aurelian Empire and Thracian barbarians goes unchecked, inexorable tyranny will tip the balance of world order and confront the world. Torn apart by rebellion, organized crime, and supernatural forces, three defending factions must join forces if the country is to survive prior to the Thracian god of war reaching Aurelia.

Sometimes, waking is worse than the nightmare.Earth is dying, and humanity's only hope of survival will be somewhere among the stars. When Reggie Lee agrees to test Frontierza’s advanced hibernation technology in a month-long cryogenic sleep, he believes it will be a huge benefit to his career.But the world he wakes to is nothing like he expects. It's a world where life is cheap, and only the strong survive. To save the human species, Reggie must overcome i...

The galaxy is at war, and the raids of pirates can bring empires crashing down.When Jack March interrupts a raid of the brutal Agotanni Pirates, he soon realizes that the pirates have stolen an ancient superweapon of lethal power.Unless they are stopped, the pirates will auction off the weapon to the highest bidder.And whoever holds the weapon can slaughter billions at a whim...

**From Hugo Award-winning author Suzanne Palmer comes a “wicked, fast-paced, and fun” science fiction thrill ride starring an interstellar repo man trying to pull off the heist of a lifetime (Elizabeth Bear).“The zippier, zanier side of space opera.” —B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog**Fergus Ferguson has been called a lot of names: thief, con artist, repo man. He prefers the term finder. His latest job should be simple. Find the spacecraft Venetia's Sword

Theodore Rose Cogswell (1918 - 1987) was an American science fiction author. His first published story, "The Spectre General" in the magazine ASTOUNDING (June 1952), was a humorous tale in which a long-forgotten maintenance brigade of the Imperial Space Marines holds the promise of reinvigorating a declining Galactic empire. It's a classic and was selected by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the greatest SF stories of all time.This volume (a reissue of Cogswell's 19...

Legally Blond meets Mata HariSocialite Jileena Winslott has perfected the image of the spoiled, rich, bubble-headed daughter of an industrial magnate. In reality, she’s a smart, savvy aide to her father in social situations where she is his eyes and ears. She yearns to be her true self and run the family business. When her father sends her on a covert mission to the Outer Rim, she has the chance to prove herself. Big problem. He insists she take along a fake fiancé—the man she’s se...

Love will find a way - 19 fantastic future-set romances.The good news is, in the future there will be no shortage of romance. On space ships, on newly-colonized planets or on a barely recognizable Earth, life forms, whether human, alien or something in between, will find their way to love.As giant corporations grasp new opportunities for profit and future armies clash, both in deep space and 'dirtside', former romantic partners try to put the past behind th...

Bailey Morrison isn't human. She is a beauty, with all the right parts to make up a stunning woman but there is so much more of her. She is also a hired killer to the Queen of all magick.Her DNA ~ mixed up like a lethal cocktail gives her abilities unlike anyone has ever seen. And when she is to help Pete Marshall, computer wiz for a pack of wolves, she gets involved with Aaron and his kiss of vampires as well.Tristan St. James likes order. He lines things up in neat rows, ...

What might we run into as we expand beyond Earth and into the stars? As we explore our own solar system and beyond, it seems inevitable that we’ll run into aliens … and what they’ve left behind. Alien artifacts: what might they reveal about us as we try to unlock their secrets? What might they reveal about the universe?In this anthology, nineteen of today’s leading science fiction and fantasy authors explore how discovering long lost relics of alien civilizations might change human...

" Readers who enjoy sci-fi, especially Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles . . . will be charmed. . . . [A] space adventure with a modern fairy tale twist." — School Library JournalPrincess Delia knows her duty: She must choose a prince to marry in order to secure an alliance and save her failing planet. Yet she secretly dreams of true love, and feels there must be a better way. Determined to chart her own course, she steals a spaceship to avoid the marriage, ...

Trust.It's not really my thing.I can count the people I trust on one hand.On one finger, in fact.So what happens if that one person betrays me?