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Venus in Red by Therin Knite
science-fiction
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action
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Welcome to the Stone Age
S.A. Ison - 2017
They don’t even live in the same cities, yet they will all come to the same conclusion, life is over as they know it. Nothing has prepared anyone for the unimaginable hell that is about to crash into their lives. How strong is their will to live? Time will tell.
Cyberpunk City Book One: The Machine Killer
D.L. Young - 2020
He couldn't be more wrong.Forced by a powerful executive to steal a priceless dataset, Maddox uncovers the shocking truth of a secret war between AIs, raging inside the digital universe known as virtual space. Plunged headlong into the deadly conflict, he’ll have to use every trick he’s ever learned—and a few he’s never tried before—if he wants to survive.Sprawling megacities, rogue AIs, black market tech, modded mercenaries, and a pulse-pounding story filled with unexpected twists. If you love gritty, hardcore cyberpunk, you won’t want to miss this series!
Greysuits
Nathan Lee Green
When a terrorist attack rocks a quiet outer ring mining colony, Aera Maccarin decides to leave her career and her world behind to follow in her parents' footsteps and try to become a Greysuit, one of the most powerful—and illegal—super soldiers in the Coz.Attempting to stop the terrorists before they develop their own Greysuit soldiers, Aera joins a handful of other candidates on a dead end world under the supervision of a crusty veteran, his quiet but strict colleague, and a slightly off kilter biotechnician.Can Aera come to terms with the family legacy that haunts her and survive training, Greysuit fusion, and enemies popping up on every side? Will she make the sacrifices required to change the universe and become the hero it needs?
End Days Super Boxset
Roger Hayden - 2016
Present-day America has reached its breaking-point. Collapse is right around the corner, but that isn’t the only thing: The aftermath of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) reduces the nation to chaos. An Ebola outbreak infects millions after a highly mutated super-gene is unleashed into the population. A calculated ISIS Sleeper Cell takes residence in a normal neighborhood street, preparing for heinous acts of terror. And there is no end to any of it. Hope comes to those who can adapt and survive. Death comes to all others. Which side will you be on? Check out Hayden’s ultimate collection today and enter a dangerous, exciting world where you can always tell yourself… it’s only a story.Sleeper CellWhen a wide network of sleeper cells are activated, America faces a new terror threat unlike anything it’s ever witnessed. At the height of the attacks, one FBI Agent finds himself in the middle of a race against time with an enemy hell-bent on his nation’s destruction Grid DownA small, northeastern town is crippled after a mysterious electromagnetic pulse causes a massive blackout, leaving residents stunned and unprepared. But the loss of power is only the beginning. American Epidemic It’s been a week since deadly Ebola outbreak spread across several cities in the US. The advanced mega-strain of the disease has since infected thousands and counting, and officials are scrambling to respond an unprecedented national crisis. Federal, state, and local governments soon convene to set-up mass quarantine zones and travel bans to infected areas in a desperate attempt to keep the virus from spreading. Their efforts prove successful in containing the disease, but soon leave residents of infected areas isolated and at the mercy of famine, disease, and death. The DecayA nearby nuclear attack rocks a small town in Pennsylvania, sending one man and his step-daughter on a perilous journey of survival. It was a normal Friday afternoon shattered after an unexpected terrorist attack on the New York Stock Exchange. While the country focuses on the shocking aftermath of the Wall Street bombing, they lose communications—cell phones, Internet—and electricity, as a result of the nation’s downed power grids. The PulseSeptember 21, 2020: America is worse off than it has ever been economically, but the worst is yet to come. On a seemingly normal Monday morning, a power outage occurs across the entire state of Georgia. A massive breakdown of vehicles and communications follows, sending towns and cities into chaos. The sweeping blackout is unlike anything ever seen, but that's not all. Without access to news, there is no information on the mysterious phenomenon. Rumors of a looming war spreads, creating further panic. Only one weapon could be capable of such stealth destruction: an electromagnetic pulse (EMP),and on that Monday, the nightmarish cold war scenario becomes a chilling reality
The Chronicles of Engella Rhys
Paul Ian Cross - 2018
The first few chapters are available as 'The Chronicles of Engella Rhys (Preview).'
Would you sacrifice your future to save your past?
Engella Rhys is alone, adrift and on the run. Pursued by a secret agency, known only as the Hunters, she must stay ahead to stay alive. As she travels through space-time using dangerously experimental technology, she only has one wish: to be reunited with her lost parents. After a close shave with a Hunter on the streets of New Shanghai, Engella escapes to find herself on a deserted beach. When she meets a kind stranger, who offers her food and shelter, Engella feels safe and protected for the first time in years. But who is this woman? And why did their paths cross at the most convenient of times? Engella soon discovers their lives are intertwined in more ways than she could ever imagine.
Titan's Wrath
Rhett C. Bruno - 2017
SEE CHILDREN OF TITAN SERIES FOR CURRENT BOOKS 1-4. Two men are caught on opposite sides of a violent, off-world rebellion in this standalone. After inciting rebellion against Earth throughout Titan's off-world colonies, Kale Trass learns that leadership isn't only about fighting. Keeping control of his people--even his own family--requires a different set of skills. Following a pivotal battle over Saturn, Kale travels deep into enemy territory under the guise of seeking peace, though peace is the last thing on his mind.Malcolm Graves used to be an infamous Collector for a powerful Earther corporation--and then he nearly lost his life on Titan. Now he's retired. But when Kale's wake of destruction follows Malcolm to Mars and claims the life of a friend, it's time for the ex-Collector to dust off his pulse-pistol and leap back into a fight he thought he'd left behind.With the solar system divided, heroes are few and short-lived ... but someone has to put the self-proclaimed King Trass of Titan in his place.
The Survivors (Box Set of Books 7-12) (The Survivors Collection Book 2)
Nathan Hystad - 2020
Lt. Reilly and the Phantom Raptor
Matthew O. Duncan - 2021
ARC Angel
Toby Neighbors - 2018
Ravenous, insatiable, and completely merciless — in decades of space exploration and expansion, nothing like the Swarm has ever been encountered. They swept across the colony world of Cannis One, devouring every resource. Humans, working to build a new outpost on the small world hidden in the binary star system Sirius, were helpless to stop them. Even with the help of the Colonial Space Fleet, every effort to destroy the aliens has failed. Angela Murphy has spent the last decade training to make the National Gymnastics Team. She has the skill, the passion, and the dedication to be an olympic athlete, but she’s outgrown the preferred body shape of most gymnastic competitors. Still, she won’t give up on her dreams, not when there’s still a chance that she could find success. Staff Sergeant Jonathan Cashman leads a fire team of highly skilled Marines in the Colonial Space Fleet. Stationed on Mars, they are ready to face any threat at a moment’s notice. Yet inexplicable orders have them returning to Earth for a top secret assignment at the CSF Research & Development testing grounds. ARC - Assisted Rapid Combat is a breakthrough in military technology, making the extraordinary possible, and forging the ultimate weapon against the Swarm. But it will take the right kind of soldier to become a weapon and prove that the ARC suit can make a difference in the war for Earth’s colonies. Time is running out, and so are humanity’s options for survival. ARC Angel is the latest Military Space Opera from prolific author Toby Neighbors. Combining elements from gaming, strategy, and classic storytelling, ARC Angel is an absolutely riveting novel that will have you on the edge of your seat from the very first page. With his ability to build believable fantasy worlds and authentic characters you can’t help but love and cheer for, Toby Neighbors has created the ultimate Space Marine novel, a story full of Action & Adventure that will keep you turning pages. This book will be your next obsession.
The Word Is War
Richard Tongue - 2019
Across the myriad colonies of humanity, rebel forces are rising, clamoring for freedom from the increasingly repressive government of Earth, launching raids on the Confederation Fleet as they prepare for the conflict to come. On the frontier, however, a darker force is emerging, an ancient threat long forgotten, returning to once more threaten eternal, endless tyranny, silent ships massing in the cold depths of space, ready to strike. All that stands between victory and defeat is the Scout Cruiser Xenophon, destined for the scrapyard but recalled to the flag and placed under the command of a renegade officer, Commander Jack Winter, and given a mission that will either save humanity…or seal its fate.
Pass/Fail
David Wellington - 2012
"You're on a Pass/Fail basis now. If you pass enough tests you'll graduate with honors and I'll shake your hand. If you fail three tests, I'll personally take you behind the gymnasium and put a bullet in your head."Now Jake's navigating a crazy maze of diabolic puzzles and impossible moral choices. And he's already failed his first test...
Last Pursuit
Piers Platt - 2014
But time is running short: the mark knows that he’s coming, and he’s not the only contractor on the job …
Storming Heaven (War of the Gods, #1)
Christopher G. Nuttall - 2012
Now, the human race has spread through countless star systems, but remains hopelessly inferior to the Killers. The god-like aliens are systematically driving humanity to the verge of extinction.Desperate times need desperate measures and humanity launches a crazy plan, to board and seize a Killer starship, hoping to unlock their technology. But the Killer plan to rebuild the universe from scratch is well underway, leaving humanity at the verge of total extinction. If they fail, the Killers will be the only form of life remaining in the entire universe…
Mission: Destructor (The Transcended #7)
Anthony James - 2019
The Creator is the most powerful entity in the known universe. Protected by the walls of its dark sphere, it constructs vast machines designed to wipe out entire species. So far, it has not encountered significant resistance. Times change. Captain Becky Keller and Commander Joe Nation are given their most dangerous mission yet. Sent into the depths of the dark sphere, they must do whatever it takes to wipe out this deadly alien entity. It’s never easy and the stakes have never been higher. Luckily, Keller and Nation have been given a few tools to help them out. A warship fitted with a quad-barrelled experimental cannon and a spy craft carrying a bomb should be enough to guarantee success. Surely. In the Creator’s realm there are no guarantees. What lies ahead will be the hardest road Keller and Nation have ever travelled. Mission: Destructor is a high-action science fiction adventure involving massive space battles, overwhelming odds and exciting technology. It concludes the Transcended series of books, picking up straight after book 6: Monolith.