Mei Lin Yu should have been looking forward to the next stage in her life. As a descendant of one of the Founding Families who led the exodus from a dying Earth and now rule New Eden, Mei's choices are endless. But she has never felt part of the Yu Family or the world of technological marvels and genetic perfection the Founders created. All that will change the summer she spends at Mynyddamore, the home her ancestor Mabel Yu built in western Caelestis. Here, living among the Ddaerans, the original inhabitants of New Eden, Mei will discover secrets about Mabel Yu that her family want to keep buried and a truth about herself that will forever change her own destiny.Between Mountain and Sea is a coming of age novel, the first book in USA Today Bestselling author Louisa Locke’s Caelestis series in the Paradisi Chronicles (an open source, science fiction world created by multiple authors).

The first installment in an epic space opera duology, perfect for fans of Hyperion, The Expanse, Sun Eater, Warhammer 40k, The Expanse, and Malazan.Madness seeps into the Galaxy.Born in the black flames of planetary genocide, Cascius Carcyde rose from the ashes into a renowned investigator, unravelling mysteries thought impossible. All the while in secret he hunted the rogue terrorist who murdered his homeworld.In the end he got his vengeance, yet at a terrible cost. Retribution left him broken. Hollow.For half a century, he mired himself in betrayals, failures, and fighting wars for shadowed covenants. Lost, he eventually drifted home to the Velutra and into the mundane life of solving crimes. In his bitter solitude, his crippling addiction to sorrow resurfaced and has carried him to the very brink of death.But when the Sages demand he take a new partner—a young illuavan named Kirella—Cascius must forfeit his destructive ways to catch the elusive Red Hand killer. As the ocean of dissolved victims swells, the pair uncover a larger machination at play.One they must stop before the entire galaxy falls into oblivion.

Introducing DARK SANDS, a finalist for the 2025 Aurealis Awards Best Science Fiction Novel - Australia's most prestigious speculative fiction literary award, and BookFest Award Winner for Exploration & Adventure Science Fiction. "Dark Sands thrills with its gripping originality, meticulous plot, engaging characters, and hypnotising thrall of dread and terror."- Neil J. Hart, Award Winning Science Fiction Author---Humanity has spent years surveying the depths of space, searching for another planet like Earth.In Cahros, they might have found one.Among the first wave of specialists deployed to the planet is Tarlo, a young and optimistic biologist who has spent his life dreaming of adventure among the stars. For all his excitement, he feels a little out of his depth – everyone around him seems so much smarter, stronger, and better equipped to deal with whatever challenges may lie ahead.The team finally sets down on Cahros, but is surprised to learn that the planet is home only to a barren, lifeless desert. All is quiet.That is, until night falls.A nightmarish series of events leave Tarlo and the remaining colonists struggling to survive in a world that is so much more than a benign sea of orange. Here on Cahros, nothing is as it seems, and deep within these endless deserts lie untold, deadly secrets.There’s something out there… in the sands…

A civilization-ending comet is headed for Earth.Two days before impact, thousands of mysterious pods land in a swath across North America. When people touch them, the pods open. Anyone who climbs inside is carried away.No one knows where the pods came from and no one knows where they go, but finding one is David Williams' only chance to save his family from the end of the world.... and escaping Earth is just the beginning.The Preservation of Species trilogy begins with Rule of Extinction, a post-apocalyptic science-fiction adventure filled with unforgettable heroes, terrifying monsters, and heart-pounding action.

The first installment in an epic space opera duology, perfect for fans of Hyperion, The Expanse, Sun Eater, Warhammer 40k, The Expanse, and Malazan.Madness seeps into the Galaxy.Born in the black flames of planetary genocide, Cascius Carcyde rose from the ashes into a renowned investigator, unravelling mysteries thought impossible. All the while in secret he hunted the rogue terrorist who murdered his homeworld.In the end he got his vengeance, yet at a terrible cost. Retribution left him broken. Hollow.For half a century, he mired himself in betrayals, failures, and fighting wars for shadowed covenants. Lost, he eventually drifted home to the Velutra and into the mundane life of solving crimes. In his bitter solitude, his crippling addiction to sorrow resurfaced and has carried him to the very brink of death.But when the Sages demand he take a new partner—a young illuavan named Kirella—Cascius must forfeit his destructive ways to catch the elusive Red Hand killer. As the ocean of dissolved victims swells, the pair uncover a larger machination at play.One they must stop before the entire galaxy falls into oblivion.

At dawn and dusk, the open sky becomes a killing ground.Power fails everywhere, and whole cities disappear. At the edges of daylight, strange phenomena in the sky burn anyone they find in the open. With the radios silent, the survivors are left to learn the rules by watching people die.Mike O’Connell was struggling to hold his family together long before the world fell apart. Now he and his wife, Amelia, are turning their secluded home into a refuge for people with nowhere else to go. Every newcomer brings another pair of hands—and another mouth to feed. For Mike, being needed offers a way back from the bottle. For Amelia, it means deciding whose safety she can afford to risk.Far away, Captain Sheraton leads his stranded soldiers through the ruins, searching for someone still giving orders. Near the Hollow, Duggan has stopped waiting for them. He offers frightened survivors a place in his new world. Obedience is the price.As his following grows, Mike and Amelia’s refuge becomes something worth taking.Keeping the children alive may mean teaching them how to kill.