Now a full-cast audiobook. Dual-narrated by Author E. S. Fein & Betty BAT, with original musical scores and cinematic production. Tap "Audiobook" to sample it.Outlast. Outgrow. Outlive. In the ashes of Earth, evolution is the ultimate weapon.The Earth will never be the same. Ravaged by climate destruction, nuclear devastation, and other cataclysmic events, the planet and its people continue to undergo radical changes to survive. A portion of humanity now lives aboard the city-size utopian space station Astrea—the lucky few. Most who fend for themselves on the Earth's surface have become Nomads: plant/fungus hybrids connected to the growing planetary mind of Earth. The few remaining human societies on Earth survive through incredible cunning, calculation, and courage.Shira and Myriam, cybernetically enhanced warriors hailing from the now destroyed Matriarchy of Wintersvilla, travel across the world in search of a way to protect two human-like girls with seemingly impossible powers. As the women clash with giant mutated beasts and a diverse array of deadly flora, they are intercepted by a Huntress and Hunter—catastrophically lethal creations of the old world thought to have gone extinct over a decade earlier. While these characters' paths intersect in surprising and explosive ways, ancient powers lurk in the shadows, wielding god-like influence over their lives. Will Shira and Myriam overcome their nightmarish adversaries, or will they succumb to the endless perils of the neoevolved Earth?Dive into Mendel's Ladder, book one of this epic series, and prepare for an adrenaline-fueled journey set on a post-apocalyptic future Earth, brimming with high-stakes action, adventure, and mystery.----------------------"Mendel's Ladder is perhaps one of the most creative if not the absolute most creative work of fiction I have ever read. Fein's prose is solid. His characters are compelling. However, where Fein really shines is in wild, wild, WILD worldbuilding, lore, philosophy, and redefining genres. A part of me started reading book 2 just to see if Fein would ever let us down. Spoiler: he doesn't. He is a master of his craft and I can't wait to see where this series goes and what new bizarre and tantalizing ideas Fein will serve us next!" - NetGalley Review"This novel is a *lot* in all the best of ways. It's rare to read something that feels simultaneously so ambitious and so well-realized. Nearly every aspect of Mendel's Ladder is a triumph: the pacing is lightning-quick and binge-readable; the writing itself is sophisticated, haunting, and utterly compelling; the characters are interesting; there's philosophical meat on these half-fungal bones. The world Fein has created has all the harrowing emptiness that made me fall in love with the 'Dark Souls' franchise; the pages practically ooze with implied lore, storied history, and audacious, fascinating detail." - Amazon Review"Given the lethality, speed, and unimaginable destruction wrought by some of the characters in Mendel’s Ladder, it was initially difficult imagining how an actual fight would play out. However, the battle scenes were incredibly detailed, and Fein truly gives you a perspective of the high-speed and primal carnage." - Steven Chisholm, Author of Bleeding Iris"From the nightmarish terrestrial expanse to the seemingly serene domain of Astrea, every detail feels meticulously crafted with a fevered imagination and methodical construction." - Bookbub Review"From the outset, Mendel's Ladder stands out for the sheer uniqueness of its world-building. The dystopian Earth of the future is unlike anything I have ever encountered." - Goodreads Review"Seriously. This is awesome. Go for it!" - Daniel Georgiev, Author of Mathsmagica"Strange and beautiful." - Marie Montine, Author of Arising Son

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.Enter J-9, although she prefers to be called Janine. She is a human-like construct, created by the machines, to enter and experience the plays of Shakespeare, as they run in simulation, indistinguishable from reality.Based on Janine’s impressions of humanity, drawn from her experiences of living within the unfolding plays, the machines will render their judgment: is humanity worth saving or shall we be consigned to oblivion?The stakes are higher than the Bard could have ever imagined.Created by Ted Neill, the Post Apocalyptic Space Shakespeare remains true to the plots of William Shakespeare’s plays while introducing stage directions that make the text more accessible to modern readers. The addition of Janine as an outsider looking in—and caught up in her own story framing the action of the plays—provides commentary and insight usually buried in academic papers but delivered here with heart and humor. It’s an original take on classic plays that will remind readers why the plays endure five hundred, and maybe five billion, years after they were written. Traditionally, Shakespeare’s plays, do not need to be read in a particular order. These “simulations,” do have an order, especially as Janine’s story evolves with them.Simulation Order:HamletOthelloTwelfth NightAs You Like ItA Mid-Summer Night’s DreamMuch Ado About NothingTaming of the ShrewRomeo & JulietCymbelineThe TempestMacBethRichard IIITroilus & CressidaPericlesKing LearJulius CesarAnthony & Cleopatra

If you love hard science fiction survival, realistic science and engineering, and epic Mars colonization fiction, strap in. Red Homestead is a massive, technically accurate adventure about space homesteading on the wild frontier of the Red Planet. An epic, very hard science fiction novel about building a homestead on Mars, with real physics calculations, real orbital mechanics, real engineering, real chemistry, real economics, and real danger.It’s the end of the 21st century. The discovery of gold in the Tharsis Plateau triggers a Martian gold rush and the scramble for Mars is underway. Unsuccessful inventor Henrik Weeks is unwillingly forced to join the exodus to the Red Planet after he learns a recently released government bioweapon makes it too dangerous for him to stay on Earth. The only captain willing to take him to Mars is the scowling, sarcastic, abrasive, doomsaying spacer Anders Mortenson, who Henrik will have to live with for years on end. Anders’ ship, the Evergreen, is bound for lawless Valles Marineris. They soon learn they’re ill-prepared for the challenges of Mars settlement, and the planet holds many unexpected dangers. Will they succeed in their goal of building a successful homestead into a city on Mars? Or will the Red Planet defeat them, as it has defeated so many others? Contains violence and strong language. Very long and achieves a frankly obsessive degree of technical accuracy. Written by author Andrew Stanek, who can’t go to Mars because he has too much writing to do.

One last chance for Glory. One last hope for humanity.A ship pulled out of mothballs by the original crew, sent to fight a war humanity was losing.Glory barely survived its last battle twenty years earlier. Captain Drake resigned rather than face court martial. But the enemy is back. Humanity needs everything that can fly.Maybe it’s not the ship at all, but the crew. They hold the key.Drake rallies old and young alike to comply with orders so secret, even he wasn’t allowed to see them until after the ship left the junkyard. Would it leave? That was another question. The core hadn’t been fired in twenty years.The smell of decay filled the massive ship’s corridors. The stench of death lingered, the death of Drake’s crew, a nightmare from long ago.The Paragon have weapons that humanity couldn’t contemplate. But here they were, suing for peace. The people of Earth jumped at the carrot. The end of war! Could it be too good to be true?Drake had his orders from an admiral who knew too much. Glory must launch.And with it, the fate of humanity rested on the shoulders of a broken crew, carrying a weapon like no other, hoping for one clear shot.One last chance for Glory.