When the political structure of the United States shifts, the former Rangers will have to go to great lengths to keep their vow. Never does any of them question being there for the team or the consequences that they will face as liberty is stolen

    . . and it promises to be a publication to remember.An ex-corporate enforcer, Hakan Veil, is forced to bodyguard Madison Madekwe, part of a colonial audit team investigating a disappeared lottery winner on Mars. But when Madekwe is abducted, and Hakan nearly killed, the investigation takes him farther and deeper than he had ever expected. And soon Hakan discovers the heavy price he may have to pay to learn the truth.

    The secrets it has buried could lead to a civilization's salvation, or to its doom.The Asterion Dominion is at peace with its neighbors and itself. Its citizens enjoy great freedoms and all the luxuries their biosynthetic minds can imagine, design and create. But beneath the idyllic veneer, something is going wrong. People are going wrong, driven to commit inexplicable crimes without motive or purpose. And once imprisoned for those crimes, they simply vanish.Psyche-wiped and dumped in an alley 5 years ago, awakened into a culture where ancestral memories stretch back for millennia, Nika Tescarav's past is a blank canvas. But if whoever erased her did so in the hope of silencing her, they should have tried harder.Someone must speak for the lost.Someone must uncover how and why they became lost.Someone must find the lost.Nika is that someone.ASTERION NOIR700,000 years ago, the Asterions fled persecution for their pro-synthetic beliefs. In the safe harbor of a distant galaxy, they have evolved into a true biosynthetic race and built a thriving society upon the pillars of personal autonomy, mutual respect and boundless innovation.Now that society is fracturing at the seams. Beneath lies built upon lies, the shocking truth as to why threatens the future of not merely the Asterions, but all life in the universe.Enter a world of technological wonders, exotic alien life, enthralling characters, captivating worlds--and a terrifying evil lurking in the void that will shatter it all.

    That's fine with the Democratic State Force base he's been assigned to command: they don't like to take orders. Nicknamed the Wildcards, they used to be the most effective base against the seven Corporations owning the former United States in a war that has lasted over half a century. Now the Wildcards are known for creative insubordination, chaos, and commanders begging to be reassigned. Aidan is their last chance. If he can pull off his assignment as Commander and yank his ragtag crew of dreamers and fighters together, maybe they can get back to doing what they came to do: fighting for a country worth living in. Life's a bitch. She deals off the bottom of the deck. But you play the hands you're given.

    Learn your past might not be what you remember. Take a bot into your marriage bed, and fall in love across an impenetrable divide.You’ll love this riveting cyberpunk-fuelled box set of science fiction novellas.This box set includes:Deep Ocean Blues – Yudhanjaya WijeratneIn the Bay of Bengal, no one can hear you scream.When Parul signed up to work on Rig #443 thousands of feet beneath the ocean, she expected to make it out unharmed. But bitter truths lurk in the depths … and soon Parul’s survival is at stake.The Memory Hacker – JT LawrenceBe careful what you remember.A robodoctor shocks Talia by telling her she's given birth before. Talia's sure the AI is glitching, but it's stirred something deep in her memory. Will she risk remembering?Melting Shlemiel – Jason WerbeloffWhat would you sacrifice to be free?Shlemiel discovers a way to melt his impenetrable skin, but at a terrible cost. How will he choose between sacrificing his happiness and the safety of those he loves?The Camille – Colby R. RiceSome toys just shouldn’t be played with.When tech genius and mogul Andrea Daanik Ramoni invited the sex bot into her marriage bed, she knew it’d be trouble. What she didn’t know was that it would also be murder.---"Imagine a future that is at once amazing, terrifying, and breathtaking… Imagine no more—the future is now. Welcome to 2054." — Samuel Peralta

    Clare rescued a catgirl from the evil Katsukami corporation, he should have read the fine print. Why? Well, for one, they follow you everywhere. For two, they do all your laundry, dishes, and generally pick up after you. For three, well, your every wish is their command … if you’re into that sort of thing. Sure, that doesn’t seem bad, but now that he’s saved one, this intern turned catgirl savior has a choice. He can help his catgirl rescue all her friends from the corporation, stop their evil boss from exploiting catgirls, and end a century’s worth of oppression, or he can leave the world to its fate. Yeah, that’s not much of a choice, is it?

     Life as an apprentice knight hasn’t been easy on James Gentry. As a commoner and an outsider, he’s been ridiculed, picked on, and shunned by the other boys. But he’s determined to become one of the finest knights Rislandia has ever seen. During his training, James stumbles upon a master knight selling information on Rislandian troop movements to a Wyranth spy. To keep Rislandia safe, he must root out the traitor and put a stop to the enemy's schemes. Does he have what it takes? “Knight Training” is a stand-alone sequel novella to the award-winning steampunk novel, For Steam And Country!

    The complete boxed set is now available ... don't blink or you'll miss it. Click now to burn through your next dystopian addiction. WHY YOU WERE TAKEN (Book 1) Imagine discovering your murdered parents were really your abductors. Then you find out you're on the hit list, too. In tomorrow's world, a troubled woman approaches Kirsten with a warning and a wafer key and is later found dead. Was she just another victim of the Suicide Contagion, or is there something more sinister at play?The key leads Kirsten on a chase to the Doomsday Seed Vault and a hit list of seven people … and her barcode is on it. Edgy and original, Why You Were Taken is a post-cyberpunk conspiracy thriller with a high-tech twist you won’t see coming.  "An edgy, intelligent sci-fi thriller that is full of heart.” PAUL ANLEE“One of the best pieces of sci-fi I’ve read this year.” YUDHA WIJERATNE“A far out, near future, cyberpunk, Gibsonesque, instant classic sci-fi thriller. Highly recommended. Can't wait for the movie.” TIAN VD HEEVER[Warning: Contains violence; colorful language and sex. Contents may be addictive.] Don't blink or you'll miss it. Click now to begin your immersion. *** HOW WE FOUND YOU (Book 2) Would you sacrifice your son to save your daughter? There’s something different about Kate’s four-year-old son. He wasn’t created the old fashioned way. Now a violent cult wants him dead and Kate will do anything to protect him – until they take her daughter. Who will she choose to live, and who will she have to sacrifice? Glimpse JT Lawrence’s chilling vision of the all-too-near future in this dark psychological thriller with a twist that will send you reeling. How We Found You is the second book in the riveting series When Tomorrow Calls.Don’t blink, or you’ll miss it. Start reading How We Found You now. *** WHAT HAVE WE DONE (Book 3)

    Set in the crushingly bureaucratic and shamelessly dysfunctional Republic of Stradania, Drugs & Wires is one part slice-of-life, one part genre piss-take, several parts '90s nostalgia, and flat-out gratuitous amounts of magenta.We call it "cyberpunk", but there's no sleek razorgirls or trenchcoat-clad hackermen with kung fu skills here - just one depressed addict and a merry cast of cybergopniks, babushkas, VR scenesters, robodogs, and vulture capitalists, plus one lovably unscrupulous street doc with a medical degree from the University of MS Paint.

    Cyborg. Avenger.Stefan Mendoza spent his life doing the government’s dirty work until he was double-crossed by one of his own.When a traitor betrays Mendoza's black-ops team, only he can push through the torture and escape. But he has to put dreams of revenge on the back burner, because the world has changed while he's been out of circulation. To survive, he must tap into his underground network.Mendoza's quest for vengeance pits him against assassins of every stripe. He quickly discovers that relying on the trust he spent decades building could be fatal. Betrayal, corruption, and a labyrinth of conspiracies threaten not just his quest for revenge but his chance at winning his freedom.The Stefan Mendoza Trilogy is a high-octane cyberpunk techno-thriller you won't easily forget. Complex conspiracies and intrigue combine to make an immersive, noir-style sci-fi world.Pick up this series and take a walk on the dark side of justice!

    Glitch, a hacker with more talent for computers than people, is one of the latter but when she is hired for a simple data-grab from the 189th floor of the Eyes in the Sky corporation, all her preparation can't avert disaster. Caught between a deadly security force and a rival team of Runners, Glitch's loyalty to her own puts her survival in jeopardy. Forced to ally with her enemies, she struggles to pull together the fragmented pieces of the job and make it out alive. Defrag is the first book of The Glitch Logs series. Defrag is a novella-length work, approximately 100 pages long in print-version.

     LIQUID COOL is the action-packed (and funny) cyberpunk detective series. Tag along with Cruz, our private eye (and unlikely hero), in the fifty-million-plus, supercity of Metropolis— ever-raining, colossal skyscrapers, hovercar-filled skies, and flashy neon streets below. Uber-governments and megacorporations fight for control, but so does crime. What are the Crazy Maniac Files? Cruz has dealt with all kinds of criminal crazies—and even crazier clients. This supercity has a million victims and perpetrators but this LIQUID COOL Mini-Series will feature one “crazy maniac.”As you dive into the action, we could tell you to watch out for tech-tricksters, analog hustlers, neon gangsters, or digital mercenaries, but the only thing to fear in this story are the cyborgs—lots of them…and the legend known as CLASSIC CYBORG. Welcome to the high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool. ˃˃˃

     Continuing the mission given to him by the Dragon Dunkelzahn, Ryan Mercury promises to deliver the magical Dragon Heart safely to the metaplanes, where Thayla and her song are all that defend the earth against the onslaught of the Enemy. But when the protector of the world is swallowed by the Chasm, all hope for the future disappears with her. Now nothing stands between humanity and the greatest scourge the planet has ever known.... The Enemy wields unlimited power, all of it evil. With Thayla destroyed and the metaplanes unprotected, the Enemy's army of flesh-shredding beasts is about to lay waste to the world. As the ultimate battle is waged between the forces of good and evil, Ryan and his dauntless shadowrunners have only two options: total victory, or certain death...

    Though designed to be a utopia, the Cyberside has quickly devolved into a chaotic, dangerous digital landscape. The story follows two main characters: a monster hunter, James Reynolds, and an "information vampire", Matilda. James has lived his entire life in the Cyberside as his stoic, no-nonsense persona, “Taciturn.” Matilda, on the other hand, is a frenzied bundle of emotions and desires. Originally hired to eliminate the Matilda, James finds himself at the center of a diabolical conspiracy. Together they will journey to reload the supervising AI System and unveil the mystery behind its original architecture. A world to explore, a message to consider…Cyberside is a science fiction novel that explores human emotions. Written with a focus on characters as much as technology, Cyberside is an allegorical take on the role of progress and technology in the modern world; while focusing on recapturing humanity in an otherwise cold, often inhuman landscape. It’s a journey through the tech ridden world of the Cyberside through the eyes of two disparate characters thrust into an adventure together. A love letter to our favorites Both Aleksey and Bert are video game professionals, technology geeks, and committed gamers with more than 20 years of the experience in narrative direction. Be ready to spot hints, nods, and Easter Eggs to the games, movies and TV series that have help shaped their creative tastes. See what others have to say. (Early previews) “For me, it felt like a mix of Neverending Story and The Matrix, which sounds like a bizarre combination. That said, I really enjoyed it!” Scott C, Producer and Co-founder “Read it in one sitting. It reminded me of some of the early books of Neal Stephenson and some of the William Gibson short stories.” Denis M., Video Games Producer “In a very strange fashion, Cyberside reads like Alice in the Wonderland. I would call it a sci-fi fairy tale. Quite accessible as well, read the first half on the airplane and finished it at the hotel.” Victoria S., Business Development Manager

    And you won't remember a thing.Quinn Hartley is a mindjacker. She invades people's minds for a living, and she's damned good at it.She does it for the right reasons, too.To nail those who are corrupt. To make scorching, drought-ridden El Diablo a better place. And perhaps most of all, to become a Tier One mindjacker so she can afford to escape impoverished, crime-ridden Downtown... and all the bad memories that come with it.She's so close to achieving that goal... until a routine job goes terribly wrong.Faced with losing everything that matters to her, Quinn takes a dangerous job to prove herself to the powerful Protectorate...... only to come face to face with an enemy more powerful than she's ever known.

    He's forced to rely on the help of Jennifer/Andrew, a body hopping robot driven to solve the case before her product line is recalled. They need to figure out what went wrong while staying one step ahead of the corporations, gangsters, and crooked cops that are hunting them across the city.

    He wanted to make a difference by protesting Butterfly, a megacorporation slowly taking over the United States in the near feature. But after he’s attacked by a group of assassins, Robbie’s rescuer, a mysterious white-haired girl named Jane, makes a startling claim: the assassins were sent to kill Robbie and prevent his fate of becoming a merciless dictator responsible for the genocide of millions across the globe. Horrified by his destiny, Robbie must now face a choice: give up his vendetta against Butterfly or risk becoming the worst mass murderer the world has ever seen.

    Others call it the Black God in reverential whispers. Whatever name it takes, the effects are the same. Cities left in ruins. People turned into monsters. Living infections with no known cure. The best anyone can do is avoid it, but even that gets harder the more it spreads.Brendan survives this waking nightmare by trading salvage for shelter and for repairs to his cybernetic arm, until a newcomer arrives, convinced Brendan is the key to ridding the world of tar once and for all. Reluctantly, Brendan and his mechanic join the newcomer on a journey across the desolate highways of a ruined world, where he learns the true history of the tar…and of the dark power inside him, which grows stronger every day.

    It should have ended there, but mere hours later the faceless corporation that hired her is suddenly, inexplicably out for her blood. Driven deep into the underbelly of Neosaka, Glitch is caught up in a fight between the city's gangs and a Runner relentlessly searching for answers. Haunted by the deaths of her crew and dogged by her past, Glitch will have to push her already-exhausted body and mind past their limits to survive and pay off her debts to the dead. Overclocked is the second book in The Glitch Logs series. Overclocked is a novella-length book. It is approximately 136 pages in print.

     After the assassination of Dennis Squalor came the Monk Riots: Thousands of cyborgs, released from their digital prisons, expressing rage and suffering and insanity through violence and bloodshed. The System Security Force mobilizes with brutal efficiency to restore order, but they take losses—and they’ve been ordered not to go after the man they blame: A young Gunner named Avery Cates. But the System Police aren’t used to being told that someone is untouchable. And they have no intention of obeying this particular order. Also contains the bonus Cates story, “A Small, Red-headed Problem” www.avery-cates.com

    There hasn’t been a corporate war… until now.Mason Floyd is an augmented syndicate enforcer at the top of his game. His job is asset protection and acquisition, no questions asked.Company tech is stolen on Mason’s watch. Rival megacorps want it, and they don’t mind killing him to get it. Framed for the theft, Mason runs. He tangles with off-grid rockstar Sadie Freeman on the grimy seam between the powerful and poor. Together they uncover a secret an entire city died to keep.Hunted and desperate, they must team up to survive. Together Mason and Sadie can save the world. Apart, both are lost. They must trust each other or die.Megacorps. Cyborgs. AI. Gene-spliced monsters. Syndicate enforcers. Off-grid illegals. Supersoldiers. Rock music. Violence. Einstein-Rosen bridges. Liquor. Enhanced reflexes. Power armor and energy weapons. Full body replacements. Swearing. Mind control. Telekenetics. G-Men. Drugs. Neural links. Orbital cannons. THIS IS CYBERPUNK.

    A universe built of crude fractal mathematics. Life, seething and surging, evolving towards something . . . greater. Built on the Tielhard hypothesis, this new short story from Yudhanjaya Wijeratne explores the birth of a universe surprisingly like ours, but with a difference: this one is home to a God so vast It uses stars as information storage and black holes as compute nodes. All alone in the darkness, the Alpha and Omega nudges this new world, dissatisfied, in search of the one thing that might ease Its ultimate loneliness: civilization.

    A cybernetic arm, to replace her crushed one. Smooth pale skin and visual implants, to replace what was lost in an accident. Over the course of her life, she has traded organic body parts for constructed ones—not always with her consent. So now, Naomi works for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene under the Cybernetic Registry, to halt and prevent the blackmarket sale of cybernetic mods. But modifications have a way of changing a girl—and Naomi will do anything it takes to do her job. To be perfect.

    Seek out the next job. The next mission. Even if it means doing the despicable. Even if it means risking her life once again. For she risks it to protect the many at the cost of the few. For the greater good.She'll be saving the next generation, after all......won't she?

    Based on the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by the acclaimed novelist Philip K. Dick and directed by Ridley Scott, Blade Runner was a visual and philosophical tour-de-force, set in a dystopian future in which artificially intelligent replicants, nearly indistinguishable from humans, are hunted down by police-operatives known as Blade Runners. Featuring the talents of Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Joanna Cassidy, Edward James Olmos, and Darryl Hannah, the film tackled numerous themes and birthed controversies that have been poured over by fans and critics ever since. Blade Runner has also inspired literary and comic-book spin-offs, and a cinematic sequel released in 2017.The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe examines the entire Blade Runner saga, from the original novel to its numerous film iterations. The book features a foreword by Paul M. Sammon (Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner). Essayists include Bryce Carlson (of BOOM! Comics’ Sheep adaptation), Paul J. Salamoff, Robert Meyer Burnett, Rich Handley, Zaki Hasan, Julian Darius, and many others, with a cover by popular artist Matt Busch.From Sequart Organization. More info at http://sequart.org

     Mick reluctantly takes on a missing child case, which takes a bewildering turn as he encounters a street gang of Lost Boys and their charismatic leader known only as Pan. Enter a probation officer named Hooke, a high flying caper between two airships, and an elixir for eternal youth, and you get just another day on the job for a man whose job description is shooting trouble.

    Neither the city’s nor yours.'Welcome to Metropo with its gleaming spires and forgotten depths. A city so vast and dense it almost feels alive. Artificial or otherwise, its denizens struggle with familiar heartache and tackle questions we are only beginning to ask.This ‘slice of cyberpunk life’ collection takes us into the hearts and minds of these denizens, presenting eight stories from the lives of those in the unending city.Contents:Raindrop Hatch (comic, illustrated by Vivian Truong)The Fierce Code (prose)Temporal (prose)Automobile (comic, illustrated by Rob Croonenborghs)Walkways (comic, illustrated by Mary Safro)Drowning (prose)Every Moment is a Moment Forward (comic, illustrated by Naomi Franquiz)Sunrise (prose)

    All she has to do is prove that Jean Claude Gascoigne killed a man in cold blood. It should be easy. After all, Gascoigne committed the murder in front of thousands of witnesses. But he claims that the nanotech enhancements in his brain made him do it, putting Aidra in the bizarre position of proving a man guilty by proving a technology innocent.  Aidra, like millions of others, has been using that same nanotech to sleep less and work more, keeping her business afloat and her son in college. She has to find the truth behind the technology and its all-too-human inventors, and she has to do it quickly. Because if Gascoigne is innocent, no one is safe. Enter the world of Detroit Next, where scandals hide behind stained glass and vertical gardens, and a renewed city is home to the oldest of transgressions.

    Insane cultists. Murderous inhumans who need an apocalypse.... Michael Bishop is a cybernetically engineered playboy, smartass, and living weapon...but he has to quit drinking when a group of mysterious cultists fracture the laws of physics within the Mojave Desert... Along with the drop-dead beautiful Anya Petrova, he must fight to save the world...again. They soon tumble into the horrors of an interdimensional restroom, the clutches of a telepathic alien scorpion monstrosity, and finally delve into the bizarre inner mysteries of a gentleman's club named "The Booby Trap." Too bad it's not all fun and games. The inhuman cultists double their efforts to hunt Bishop and his crew, threatening to split the very fabric of existence. Bishop is tough, but these psychopaths will stop at nothing to end reality as we know it... Rationality Zero is the fun-filled first installment of The Dossiers of Asset 108 urban fantasy series. If you like racy comedy, non-stop action, and snarky supernatural characters, then you'll love J.M. Guillen's rowdy tale. Buy Rationality Zero for a wild romp beyond reality today!

    A mysterious and potentially deadly fire sets alight his newfound desire to get help and, hopefully, figure out what’s wrong with him. A free clinic shuffles him off to a secret Facility in the middle of the southern California desert where two ambitious doctors, Dr. Erica Magus and Dr. Scott Charles, get their hands on him. Under the guise of curing him, they discover that his dreams affect reality. If they can unlock his secrets, they can hold the keys to a universal power. Pushing Jeffrey to the brink of death, they will stop at nothing to reach their goals. When a nurse goes missing and the facility is nearly destroyed, all seems lost for both Jeffrey and the doctors. Only by traveling through the realms of death and a showdown with the devil does Jeffrey stand a chance of not only surviving, but saving the entire universe from being utterly washed away back into the chaos from which order and life sprang.

    A melting pot of tribes, technology, poverty, and chaos. New Clone City is a rollicking compulsive read, as queer and captivating as its inhabitants.This is a slipstream world where a refugee crisis looms, the environment is in chaos, and an authoritarian political movement threatens the very fabric of the city. These dark forces battle a colourful cast of heroes, from anarchist rednecks to gender-bending sex workers.Mike Hembury's prose is urgent, sexy and "unprecedented." Sharp and poetic, compelling and passionate, the political and environmental themes resonate for these troubling times. This is a novel to be read today.

    Poverty is rife, crime is rampant, and only the Judges – empowered to dispense instant justice – can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD – he is the Law!Spawned from genetically-altered apes created after the ‘AtomicWars’, a sizeable population of simian citizens now inhabit many of the Mega-cities and colony worlds. Some, like Don Uggie Apelino and his ape gang have turned to crime. Harry Heston on the other hand, hasdrawn inspiration from the Big Meg’s most notorious lawman, JUDGE DREDD and decided to enforce the law himself!This ape-based anthology features stories from John Wagner (A Historyof Violence), Alan Grant (Batman), Arthur Ranson (Buttonman) andJake Lynch (Judge Dredd).

    A world where androids are more and more seen, not only as tools, but as nearly humans.You'll realize it's not so far from reality.

    In “Byzantine Empathy” (which originally premiered in the anthology Twelve Tomorrows, published by the MIT Press), Liu artfully, rigorously explores a question of relevance to anyone interested in blockchain’s social impact: What might happen if blockchain and virtual reality are used to reconceive humanitarian aid?

    Her new masters exploit her rare condition which allows her to carry encoded data in her blood, and train her to transport secrets throughout the troubled city. New Worth is on the brink of Emergence – freedom from the dome – but not everyone wants to leave. Then a data drop goes bad, and Emery is caught between factions: those who want her blood, and those who just want her dead.File Under: Science Fiction [ Blood’s the Thing | Under the Dome | Going Viral | Mega City Bytes ]

    The Avatar project is designed to drive the exponential innovations needed to make General Purpose Avatars an everyday reality. The transformational potential of avatars is endless—and who better to illustrate the possibilities than some of the most insightful science fiction writers working in the field today? The collection, edited by New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and multiple award-winning author Mike Resnick, with scientific editor Dr. Harry Kloor, one of the foremost visionaries in avatar technology, showcases the amazing possibilities of avatars. In these fourteen stories, you will imagine a group of remote spectators traveling remotely during a rigorous mountain climbing expedition. Or a severely injured athlete able to play his favorite sport vicariously through another body. Or a comatose woman using an avatar to interact with her family and the outside world, even though her body is failing. Or a skilled operative using an avatar on a dangerous search-and-rescue operation. Or medical specialists using avatar bodies to enter hot zones that no vulnerable human can breach. These provocative journeys written by premiere science fiction authors explore the wondrous possibilities of avatar technology—and they still only scratch the surface. Read these stories and let your own imagination roam! Foreword, by Harry Doc Kloorvii Introduction, by Ray Kurzweilxv KEVIN J. ANDERSON The Next Best Thing to BeingThere MIKE RESNICK Coach TINA GOWER The Waiting Room KEVIN IKENBERRY That Others May Live ANDREA G.STEWART The Ghost of the Mountain MARTIN L.SHOEMAKER Action Figures RON COLLINS Covering the Games HARRY DOCKLOOR Avatar Syndrome KAY KENYON The Gathering OSH VOGT Delivering the Payload MARINA J.LOSTETTER Stedman Farrah’s IllustriousFall BRAD R.TORGERSEN Old Dogs, New Tricks TODD J.MCCAFFREY Little and Small JODY LYNN NYE In the Heart of the Action

    Mining asteroid dust had revitalized civilization providing unlimited clean energy. The BodyServers were taking over the world one brain at a time but wiring up minds and stuffing brains into mobile canisters was taking too long.On an orbiting mining station a lone miner decided to take the day off while some Moon workers got burned by bad food so they took matters into their own hands.Cleo, a local spaceport manager, only wanted to know where the ruby rods had gotten to that were going to fund her retirement. She got the Sight Shifter Detective agency involved after discovering the apparent accidental drowning death in a big vat of SIPs.Axel and his Dreaming News crew needed to locate the source of the static that was ruining the nightly dreams, one of their best products, besides the featured fake news of the day.The real fireworks started when Prezz Gredloy’s dreams of conquering free space collided head on with the clandestine plans of Greenie, Queen of the Sippers and an alien test subject printed into life by a three D bulk printer. For those not gaming the system it turned out to be an absolutely brilliant day.Asteroid FeverIn a world where the glaciers have all meltedAnd the dirt poisoned by rogue bacteriaA poorly kept secret plan put into motionBy ruling parties of the Pleaides Star SystemTo safely clean the biosphere with asteroid dustFor the proxy alien test subjects trying to leave EarthThe mining companies poaching the alien shipsAnd Prezz’s dreams of conquering Free SpacePlus all the others too busy gaming the systemThis time nothing works out as planned

     INCLUDES: Book 1: Dead of Night For Conor Night, the world’s only necromancer, staying alive is an expensive proposition. So when the promise of a big payout for a small bit of thievery presents itself, Conor is all in. But nothing comes easy in the world of ghosts and magic, and it isn’t long before Conor is caught up in the machinations of the most powerful wizards on Earth and left with only two ways out: Finish the job, or be finished himself. Book 2: Dead Red Conor Night, the world’s only necromancer, is used to having bad days. After all, he’s spent the last few years as a minor pawn in the Game of Houses while keeping one foot planted firmly in the grave. But between the job offer he can’t refuse from a wizard he doesn’t trust, and the appearance of a cult bent on sending him to the afterlife, his days are about to get a whole lot worse. He’s used to the threat of death. Death making threats? That’s new. Book 3: Dead Stare Conor Night, the world’s only necromancer, is starting to think that his life is finally coming together. His last job not only left him funded but also helped him fall off the radar of the world’s two most powerful wizards. Of course, being a necromancer always has its downsides, and when he’s forced into a job that will leave the Houses on the brink of all-out war, he begins to realize just how down those sides can be. He thinks he understands the rules in the world of ghosts and magic. Unfortunately for him, the rules are about to change. * WARNING: These books contain crude language and humor. Parental discretion is advised. *

    Uncomfortable in her own skin. The world is against her. Strangers treat her with contempt. Her family are exhausted with her mood swings and the weird stories she tells. Ren knows she is different, but why can’t she be accepted for who she is?After the loss of his wife and mother to his child, Jan Wiskirski decides to purchase one of a new generation of robots to replace her. Perfectly designed, with a human-like artificial intelligence, and a human look and feel, he believes the clone is everything he needs to bring the family together.But Ren v. 4.3 may not be quite the all-perfect model advertised. She begins to develop real feelings, and a powerful protectiveness over her step-child, Kamil. Indeed what happened to the boy’s mother, why won’t Jan talk about it?As suspicions grows within the home, nobody is sure whom to trust. When Ren starts to suspect Kamil is being abused by his father, she decides to act. But doing so will have consequences for the whole family. How can this assemblage of organic matter and machine know what’s best for a young boy? Yet, in turn, how can she be dealt with, without undermining the very role she was to perform as wife, mother and carer?From film maker and author, Piotr Ryczko, and soon to be a motion picture, PANACEA is a dark psychological thriller that will stay with you for a long time. If you liked Black Mirror, you’ll love this book.

    With only one spaceport in the capital city, getting out of dodge will be anything but a walk in the park for escaped slaves Alina and Jalek. While on the run from their captors, they stumble across a hapless gambler who offers a solution to all of their problems. Their captors, however, will stop at nothing to apprehend them and just as it seems they might finally have caught a lucky break, they discover their newest acquaintance has more baggage than it first seemed…

    A free Angry Robot sampler of our best incredibly fun, action-filled, modern pulp science fiction and fantasy.Featuring the first four chapters from four brilliantly pulpy novels.Daughters of Forgotten Light by Sean Grigsby: a floating prison is home to Earth’s unwanted people, where they are forgotten… but not yet dead, in this wild science fiction adventure.Fury From the Tomb by S A Sidor: mummies, grave-robbing ghouls, hopping vampires, and evil monks beset a young archaeologist, in this fast-paced Indiana Jones-style adventure.Drake by Peter McLean: a sorcerer hitman takes out the wrong target and ends up in the crosshairs when he tries to do the right thing, for once.Necrotech by K C Alexander: street thug Riko has some serious issues – memories wiped, reputation tanked, girlfriend turned into a tech-fueled zombies – and punching people is the best way forward.File Under: Pulp Fiction [ Gutter Fantasy | Splatter Punk | Grindhouse | Splatter Punk | Spaceploitation ]