Crystal Deception

Author: Doug J. Cooper

Category: Science Fiction

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Criss lives in a special kind of prison. He can see and hear everything around the world, yet a mesh restrains his reach, forcing his cooperation. His creator, Dr. Jessica Tallette, believes his special abilities offer great promise for humanity. But she fears the consequences of freeing him, because Criss, a sentient artificial intelligence with the intellect of a thousand humans, is too powerful to control. Tallette’s world is upended when the Kardish, a race of alien traders, announce that they want Criss for themselves, expressing their desires with ominous undertones. She turns to the Union of Nations for help, and they task Sid, a special agent, with leading the response. Sid believes that Criss is Earth’s greatest weapon and asks him to confront the Kardish. But can the AI be trusted? And what is humanity’s role if an interstellar battle among titans starts to rage?

Keywords: science fiction, space thriller, artificial intelligence, military adventure, strong women, sentient AI, alien contact, space fleet, light romance, crystal series

Just One Command

Author: M.E. Harker

Category: Science Fiction

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In a space-faring future, janitorial engineer Casey Cassandra spends her days contentedly fixing robots on an ambassador’s spaceship. But when one of her robotic cleaning cubes happens to be in the wrong place at the right time, Casey overhears an ominous threat.

Someone is plotting to kill the ambassador, and that someone is a traitor within their own fleet.

Armed with only a hefty cleaning cube bot (named Charles) and her eccentric engineering knowledge, Casey must go against all fleet standards. She’ll have to break the rules in order to secretly warn her boss, Ambassador Dessian Tandor, that he’s in imminent danger — from his own people.

Although Dessian is hard-pressed to believe Casey’s claims, he can’t deny that things have been strange lately aboard his ship. With the help of a lazy yet charming pilot, Dessian and Casey escape from their spaceship home. Within a few hours, all three of them are publically branded as criminals. On the run now, Casey and Dessian must find out why they're being framed — and who they can trust, when the whole fleet seems to be against them.

It’s just one command between life and death, and somehow the ship’s janitor has found herself at the helm of a universe-wide conspiracy plot.

An intricate sci-fi fusion of action and espionage, Just One Command is entrenched in cinematic pacing and climactic moments: full of endearing characters, wit, and carefully-laid plans gone awry.
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Age of Order

Author: Julian North

Category: Science Fiction

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In the world to come, inequality is a science. Machines maintain order. And all people are not created equal.Daniela Machado is offered a chance to escape the deprivation of Bronx City through a coveted slot at the elite Tuck School. There, among the highborn of Manhattan, she discovers an unimaginable world of splendor and greed. But her opportunity is part of a darker plan, and Daniela soon learns that those at society’s apex will stop at nothing to keep power for themselves. She may have a chance to change the world, if it doesn’t change her first.The excitement of the Hunger Games merged with the prescience of 1984."Imagine if Orwell had written Fourth Wing and set it in New York City." -- Amazon revieverAwarded a Kirkus Star and hailed by Kirkus Reviews as the novel to revitalize the dystopian genre, Age of Order is a story of real characters in a fantastic world. Live this future.Kindle Book Review Awards Winner - Best Science Fiction & Fantasy NovelLos Angeles Book Festival - Best Science Fiction NovelCYGNUS Award Finalist - Best Science Fiction NovelCIPA EVVY Award Finalist - Best Science Fiction NovelLYRA Award Winner, Best YA NovelEric R Hoffer Award (Honorable Mention, Best E-Book)Kirkus Reviews Starred Novel

Neon Nights

Author: Anna Mocikat

Category: Science Fiction

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There’s no murder in paradise.

Homicide detective Siro Ferreira-Nunes must solve his most challenging case.

More and more people end up dead in the “city of dreams,” an allegedly perfect society. The victims haven’t just been murdered; they’ve been also horribly mutilated and stripped of their neural implants and augmentations. This is not the work of a serial killer but the signature of crime syndicates who sell the costly augmentations on the black market.

A specialist in organized crime, detective Ferreira-Nunes is the right man for job. Partnered with the sharp-witted Kate Spader, they delve into the seedy underworld of Oldtown, the megacity’s most notorious district, where life is cheap and criminal masterminds know how to evade the all-controlling “perfect” society of Olympias.

One of the victims, a popular TV star provides a surprising clue: behind his shiny smile the actor hid a shocking double life in Oldtown’s infamous redlight district. Was the man really just a victim?

The investigation leads Siro and Kate from Oldtown’s gritty shadows to the opulent penthouses of the elite in the skyscrapers above. After the detectives barely survive an assassination attempt on their lives, the Guardian Angels, Olympias’ notorious elite cyborg enforcers enter the stage.

But can they be trusted or are they following their own agenda?

"Neon Nights" is a spin-off from the acclaimed "Behind Blue Eyes" series but can be read as a standalone—an exciting mix of cyber intrigue, sex, and danger.

For fans of "Altered Carbon" and noir detective stories!
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Mushroom Blues

Author: Adrian M. Gibson

Category: Science Fiction

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“A fascinating merging of oppressive imperialism and disconcerting alienation.”—Adrian Tchaikovsky, award-winning author of Children of Time, Alien Clay & Shards of Earth

SPFBO X 2nd place. Shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer. Winner of the FanFiAddict Award for Best Indie Debut, the Literary Titan Gold Book Award, and the Next Generation Indie Book Award.

Blade Runner, True Detective, and District 9 meld with the weird worlds of Jeff VanderMeer, Philip K. Dick, and China Miéville in Adrian M. Gibson’s award-winning fungalpunk noir debut, now with a foreword from acclaimed author Nicholas Eames and six pieces of original interior artwork.

Two years after a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of H?ppon and its capital city of Neo Kinoko are occupied by invading Coprinian forces. Its fungal citizens are in dire straits, wracked by food shortages, poverty, and an influx of war refugees. Even worse, the corrupt occupiers exploit their power, hounding the native population.

As a winter storm looms over the metropolis, NKPD homicide detective Henrietta Hofmann begrudgingly partners up with mushroom-headed patrol officer Koji Nameko to investigate the mysterious murders of fungal and half-breed children. Their investigation drags them deep into the seedy underbelly of a war-torn city, one brimming with colonizers, criminal gangs, racial division, and moral decay.

In order to solve the case and unravel the truth, Hofmann must challenge her past and embrace fungal ways. What she and Nameko uncover in the midst of this frigid wasteland will chill them to the core, but will they make it through the storm alive?

“I enjoyed Mushroom Blues a lot, and the sense of place and culture and the strangeness of the fungi are all very well done. Go read this book.”—Mark Lawrence, bestselling author of Prince of Thorns, Red Sister & The Book That Wouldn't Burn

“This is like nothing I’ve read before. Its premise is cool, creepy, and incredibly unique, bolstered by prose as savvy and knife-sharp as the detectives of the NKPD.”—Nicholas Eames, award-winning author of Kings of the Wyld & Bloody Rose

“This is more than a full-throttle, mushroom-and-blood-drenched adventure. At its heart, Gibson's story is one of acceptance: of hard truths, of others, and, perhaps most critically, of oneself.”—M. J. Kuhn, internationally bestselling author of Among Thieves & Thick as Thieves

“Dark, dank, and deeply fungal. Gibson tackles the hard topics of xenophobia, oppression, and heinous crimes against society’s most vulnerable with unflinching prose.”—Julia Vee, co-author of Ebony Gate & Blood Jade

“Mushroom Blues is a brilliant debut that encapsulates all I love about the noir mystery genre.”—R.R. Virdi, bestselling author of The First Binding & The Doors of Midnight

“The imagination on display in Mushroom Blues is immense. Prepare to enter a fantasy world unlike anything you've ever seen, one that surprises, delights, and grosses the fuck out.”—Moses Ose Utomi, award-winning author of The Lies of the Ajungo & The Truth of the Aleke
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The Fire Within

Author: Sean Kennedy

Category: Science Fiction

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Winner of Literary Titan Gold Book Award!????? "The action sequences sizzle. Emotionally, the book hit harder than I expected. It's raw in a way that made me care." - Literary TitanHe was never meant to be a hero. Now he's humanity's last chance.In a post-apocalyptic world scorched by flame and fear, fifteen-year-old Finn Camlock is nothing more than a burden. Powerless. Unwanted. Forgotten.While others wield nova energy to protect their crumbling settlements, Finn scrapes by with menial tasks—until a journey to the Iron Mountain awakens something unexpected. Something impossible.Now hunted by enemies of shadow and fire, Finn must forge his own strength or be consumed by the chaos rising around him. His blade is quick, but the war ahead moves quicker. And if he fails, the last remnants of humanity might fall with him.Perfect for fans of Red Rising and The Hunger Games, this explosive coming-of-age tale delivers high-octane danger, searing emotion, and the thrill of finding power when all hope seems lost.????? "Kennedy’s pacing is swift, balancing explosive action with introspective moments. The author skillfully interweaves themes of belonging, leadership, and sacrifice while laying the groundwork for a larger mystery. - Reader's favorite.????? "This is the ultimate coming-of-age journey, where growing up isn’t just emotional—it’s life or death. The pacing is lightning quick, the twists are epic, and the character growth is seriously powerful." - P.J. Hoover, Author