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The Martian Diaries: Vol. 2 Lake On The Moon (The Martian Diaries - an exciting sequel to The War Of The Worlds)


H.E. Wilburson
    He then accidentally stumbles upon the truth about the Red Weed and sends vital evidence to scientists in France on board HMS Thunder Child, but the ship is attacked by a Martian tripod. Years later in 1919, in the aftermath of World War 1 and Spanish influenza, a sinister plague emerges on Earth from the long forgotten Red Weed, and it threatens all life on our planet with global extinction. Ogilvy suggests a daring and risky plan to combat the devastating alien menace, involving alternate history timelines. He persuades other original War Of The Worlds characters to participate, but how on earth can they locate the secret weapon hidden by the Martians at the lake on the moon? Don't miss this compelling continuation of the H.G. Wells Mars novel in the gripping second volume of The Martian Diaries science fiction series, featuring the original characters and a bespoke musical score. Awarded 5 stars by Readers Favorite.Ebook version available.

Shikari in Galveston


S.M. Stirling
    The disaster led to a society in Texas that has evolved into a mixture of Native American and European society. The British Empire, or the Angrezi Raj, has been expanding its influence into the area using Galveston as a base.British cavalry officer Eric King, is assembling a hunting party which includes the revenge seeking Sonjuh, who lost her family to the cannibals and Robre, a young hunter of the Cross Plains tribe who hopes to earn a rare rifle from King. Meanwhile Russian agents plan to incite a tribe of cannibals to destroy the British allied tribes of former Texas.

Fire on the Water (Maelstrom / Distant Thunders)


Taylor Anderson
    

Timberwolf


Dominic Adler
    And Axel Geist – rogue, self-styled ladies’ man and accidental political prisoner – is determined to survive. Even if it means selling his soul to the Old God Bassarus, Lord of Deceit and Duke of Hell. When Bassarus orders Axel to volunteer for Stassia’s warrior elite, the black-uniformed Timberwolves, he joins a labyrinthine security state. A traitor, deep inside the regime. A world of play or be played, kill or be killed… Stassia’s destiny turns on Axel’s treachery and lies. Timberwolf – a dark fantasy of espionage, love, war and betrayal set in a world similar to, but entirely different from, our own.

Feng Shui: Shadowfist Role Playing


Robin D. Laws
    Feng Shui is an action-movie role playing game.

Unknown Seas (Into the Storm / Crusade)


Taylor Anderson
    Walker-a Great War-era destroyer-from pursuing Japanese, its captain Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Reddy leads his ship into a squall, hoping to find cover...only to emerge into an alternate world. A world where two species-the cat-like Lemurians and the reptilian Griks-are at war. With its advanced weaponry, the Walker's very existence could tip the balance of power. Soon, one thing becomes clear: They must determine whose side they're on. Because whichever species they choose is the winner.Crusade: Reddy and his crew have taken sides...with the species most likely to lose the war. Luckily, they're not alone-they've found the other American ship that passed through the rift. Together, the destroyers will teach their allies to make a stand. Or so they think. For a massive Japanese battleship has followed them through. And now that ship is in enemy hands.

Different Kinds of Darkness


David Langford
    Short story from his collection read by LeVar Burton.

A Conspiracy of Women


Aubrey Menen
    The leading lady is Berenice, whose town is sacked by the Greeks, and then gets sacked herself. The leading man, Alexander, is really two men since he gave up the sceptre long ago and became a mystic, If this all sounds like soft-shoe, it may not be too far from Menen's intention; but his achievement is a little less than sustained entertainment. Only his satire of the Indian Academy, when the Greeks visit the oldest university in the world, merits the length of the routine. Soft-shoe is light dancing, easily followed, easily forgotten, and sometimes fascinating while in motion.

Mercury Rising


R.W.W. Greene
    The year is 1975, thirty years after Robert Oppenheimer invented the Oppenheimer Nuclear Engine, twenty-five years after the first human walked on the moon, and eighteen years after Jet Carson and the Eagle Seven sacrificed their lives to stop the alien invaders. Brooklyn just wants to keep his mother’s rent paid, earn a little scratch of his own, steer clear of the cops, and maybe get laid sometime in the near future. Simple pleasures, right? But a killer with a baseball bat and a mysterious box of 8-track tapes is about to make his life real complicated…

The Flash Annual (1987-) #7


Mark Wheatley
    An ELSEWORLDS tale! Let the cameras roll, as Wally directs the cinematic story of the night The Flash died at the hands of Captain Cold.