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Parker Graves thought a bear trap on his doorstep was strange—until it morphed into a bowling ball and vanished.
They Walked Like Men
Horror · Sci-Fi · Thriller
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Parker Graves thought a bear trap on his doorstep was strange—until it morphed into a bowling ball and vanished. As mysterious buyers erase entire neighborhoods and eerie figures emerge from the shadows, Parker uncovers a conspiracy beyond belief. With alien threats and uncanny allies, he races to expose a truth that could upend humanity.
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When science reporter Parker Graves narrowly escapes a deadly trap on his doorstep—a trap that transforms and vanishes—his world tilts into chaos.
Determined to uncover the truth, Parker follows a trail of bizarre clues: vanishing homes, mysterious buyers with limitless funds, and whispers of alien influence. His instincts say the story is big—bigger than anything he’s ever tackled.
As his investigation deepens, Parker faces unearthly threats, from lifelike dolls to talking dogs. Each step pulls him closer to a conspiracy that could reshape life as we know it.
With a determined colleague and an unlikely ally, Parker must unravel the truth before it’s too late.
Is the truth stranger than fiction—or deadly enough to silence him forever?
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In a galaxy torn by warring AIs, Captain Christopher Raleigh walks the razor’s edge between profit and peril.
Digital Assassin
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi
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In a galaxy torn by warring AIs, Captain Christopher Raleigh walks the razor’s edge between profit and peril. His latest prize—a transport carrying the Tetrarch’s daughter and hundreds of indentured souls—unleashes a web of lies and betrayal. As loyalties fracture and bodies fall, Raleigh must confront the cost of survival in a lawless universe.
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A galaxy at war. A captain caught between profit and survival.
As opposing AI systems clash for control of the galaxy, Lute remains a lawless haven. Captain Christopher Raleigh thrives in the chaos, leading his pirate crew to hunt lucrative prizes. His latest haul—a transport carrying the Tetrarch’s daughter and hundreds of indentured servants—seems like his greatest victory yet.
But danger lurks among his captives. Deceptions run deep, and Raleigh must untangle truths from lies as betrayal and violence threaten to tear his crew apart. With enemies closing in and the stakes rising, he faces an impossible choice: pursue riches or protect what’s left of his honor.
Will Raleigh survive the storm—or will the spoils of war destroy him?
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A bad day in Los Angeles turns catastrophic when a strange disease erupts and the infected start attacking everyone in sight.
Buried Instincts
Horror · Sci-Fi · Post-Apocalyptic
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A bad day in Los Angeles turns catastrophic when a strange disease erupts and the infected start attacking everyone in sight. In Buried Instincts, Blake and his friend flee the city hoping to find somewhere safer before the outbreak swallows everything whole. This zombie apocalypse thriller leans into survival, chaos, and the grim realization that official rescue plans may be just as deadly as the infected.
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It was just another day in Los Angeles and Blake was trying something new. Unbeknownst to him, a strange disease was slowly spreading throughout the city right around the time he went to get some... physical therapy to help get over getting dumped. But when some of the massage parlor employees attempt to eat him, Blake realizes that this isn’t just influenza, and he has to step it up if he wants to go on existing.
Life grinds to a halt around him. The government declares a state of emergency. They want to move healthy people to a central location to protect them from the infected. It seems like things are finally moving in the right direction. But Blake is uneasy, and when his fears become reality, it’s a race for his life as he and his friend struggle to escape from the city and begin a journey to find sanctuary.
It’s a big country. There must be somewhere the authorities got it right. A city where there weren’t as many infected? They just have to find it.
Just don’t get bitten.
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Captain Axel Finn’s pacifist ideals have kept his crew alive—until a desperate salvage mission unearths a relic of the Wrath, a species that once annihilated galaxies.
The Last Steward
Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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Captain Axel Finn’s pacifist ideals have kept his crew alive—until a desperate salvage mission unearths a relic of the Wrath, a species that once annihilated galaxies. As bounty hunters close in and old enemies resurface, Axel faces a devastating choice: unleash the darkness within or watch everything he loves be destroyed.
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From the ashes of a galaxy’s war-torn history, Captain Axel Finn faces a choice that could define its future—or destroy it.
Axel has built a fragile haven aboard his salvage ship, offering safety to a crew of misfits seeking refuge from their haunted pasts. His pacifist ideals have kept them together, but they’ve also pushed them toward financial ruin and deadly enemies.
When a desperate mission uncovers an ancient alien relic, Axel and his crew expect salvation. Instead, they awaken the legacy of the Wrath, a species that once annihilated entire worlds. Pursued by ruthless bounty hunters and shadowed by an old adversary, Axel must confront the truth about his past and the monster he’s sworn never to become.
Will he embrace his destiny—or let the galaxy burn?
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A mysterious signal from deep space sends humanity on a daring mission beyond the solar system.
Contact
Sci-Fi · First Contact
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A mysterious signal from deep space sends humanity on a daring mission beyond the solar system. Dr. Elena Reyes and her team uncover awe-inspiring truths that challenge everything we know about existence. As the signal’s origin becomes clear, the ultimate question looms: what do those watching us really want?
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A mysterious signal from the depths of space shatters humanity’s understanding of its place in the universe. The future has arrived.
Leading the charge is Dr. Elena Reyes, a determined astrophysicist who joins a multinational team tasked with unraveling the signal’s source. As they venture into the unknown, every discovery challenges what humanity knows about existence—and itself.
But the deeper they journey into the cosmos, the greater the questions become: Who sent the signal? Why are they watching? And what will happen if—or when—they decide to respond?
As tensions rise and secrets unfold, the mission becomes more than a search for answers. It becomes a fight for humanity’s future.
What will humanity find among the stars—and will it be ready to face it?
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The vast Second Empire of Man faces an unsettling discovery: an alien probe signaling the presence of an unknown species.
The Mote in God’s Eye
Sci-Fi · First Contact
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The vast Second Empire of Man faces an unsettling discovery: an alien probe signaling the presence of an unknown species. Tasked with investigating, Commander Rod Blaine must lead a mission that could ensure humanity’s survival—or trigger its downfall. As tensions rise, the line between diplomacy and war grows dangerously thin.
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The Second Empire of Man rules the stars, connected by the Alderson Drive, a technology that makes interstellar travel routine. But when an alien probe is discovered, humanity’s fragile peace is shaken.
To investigate, the Navy dispatches two starships, led by Commander Rod Blaine. A decorated officer, Blaine is determined to protect the Empire. But as his fleet approaches the probe’s origin, the threat becomes clear: humanity is no longer alone, and the aliens’ intent is unknown.
Tensions rise as first contact looms. With advanced weapons and unknown motives, these aliens could either unite or destroy the Empire. Blaine must navigate political turmoil, military risks, and his own fears to safeguard humanity’s future.
Will the Empire survive its greatest challenge yet—or crumble before an alien threat?
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Beneath the icy oceans of Ilmatar, humans secretly study an alien species, forbidden from contact by the powerful Sholen.
A Darkling Sea
Sci-Fi · First Contact
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Beneath the icy oceans of Ilmatar, humans secretly study an alien species, forbidden from contact by the powerful Sholen. When one mistake exposes their presence, tensions ignite. As the Ilmatarans grapple with this revelation, Rob Freeman, a lowly technician, must lead a resistance that could determine the fates of three civilizations.
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Beneath the frozen ocean of the ice moon Ilmatar, a team of human scientists secretly studies the intelligent, lobster-like Ilmatarans. Forbidden from making contact by the Sholen—a powerful interstellar species enforcing strict non-interference—humans remain hidden. Until one reckless act exposes their presence.
The Sholen demand the expedition’s immediate withdrawal. The humans refuse, igniting tensions that threaten to erupt into open conflict. As the Ilmatarans struggle to understand these intruders, the fragile balance between species teeters on the brink of collapse.
Caught in the chaos, Rob Freeman, a lowly technician, finds himself an unlikely leader in the fight against the Sholen. The stakes couldn’t be higher: the survival of the humans, the Ilmatarans, and the fragile peace of the galaxy.
Will any world escape unscathed?
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In a galaxy shaped by the strange laws of "thought zones," a powerful artifact destroys civilizations, enslaving minds across the cosmos.
A Fire Upon The Deep
Sci-Fi · First Contact
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In a galaxy shaped by the strange laws of "thought zones," a powerful artifact destroys civilizations, enslaving minds across the cosmos. Stranded on a medieval alien world with cryogenically frozen children in tow, Ravna must navigate ruthless captors and an encroaching galactic threat that could erase the last remnants of hope.
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In a universe where intelligence depends on location, from the superintelligent Transcend to the primal Unthinking Depths, space itself is divided by a mysterious force. When a powerful Transcendent artifact is misused, it unleashes a force that devastates worlds and enslaves countless minds—natural and artificial alike.
Amid the chaos, Ravna, a lone survivor, escapes with a ship full of cryogenically frozen children—the last remnants of a destroyed space-lab. Her desperate flight ends on a planet ruled by the Tines, an alien species bound by a medieval culture and a chilling hive-mind intelligence.
As Ravna battles to protect the children, the Tines’ ruthless power games threaten everything. The artifact’s destructive force looms ever closer.
Can Ravna outwit her captors and save the galaxy’s last hope?
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When a massive alien craft enters the solar system, a team of explorers ventures inside.
Rendezvous with Rama
Sci-Fi · First Contact
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When a massive alien craft enters the solar system, a team of explorers ventures inside. What they find is awe-inspiring: a vast artificial world with seas, biots, and towering structures. But the silence is deafening—there’s no sign of its creators. As time ticks away, the question looms: who were the Ramans?
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A massive cylindrical object hurtles through the solar system, aimed directly at the sun. Humanity names it Rama—and sends a team to investigate.
Among the explorers is Commander Norton, tasked with uncovering the secrets of this alien craft. Inside, they find a world unlike anything imagined: a fifty-kilometer-long interior, a vast cylindrical sea, and enigmatic machine-like creatures called biots.
But as they delve deeper, the absence of any alien presence raises unsettling questions. Who built Rama? Why is it here? And is it truly uninhabited—or just waiting?
As time runs out and the craft edges closer to destruction, the crew must unravel its mysteries before they’re lost forever.
What secrets lie within Rama’s silent corridors—and what will humanity do when it finds out?
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A mysterious signal sweeps through the cosmos, and humanity’s only hope lies with a team engineered to defy limits: a split-personality linguist, a biomechanical biologist, a pacifist warrior,…
Blindsight
Sci-Fi · First Contact
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A mysterious signal sweeps through the cosmos, and humanity’s only hope lies with a team engineered to defy limits: a split-personality linguist, a biomechanical biologist, a pacifist warrior, and a resurrected predator known as vampire. As they approach the signal’s source, the biggest question emerges—what’s more alien, their mission or themselves?
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Two months ago, the stars fell silent. Now, a faint signal echoes from the edge of the solar system—aimed not at Earth, but beyond.
To confront the unknown sender, humanity assembles a team like no other: a linguist with split personalities, a biomechanically enhanced biologist, a pacifist warrior, and a resurrected predator once known as vampire. Leading them is a synthesist with a fractured mind, tasked with uniting this extraordinary crew.
But as they close in on the signal’s source, tensions rise, secrets surface, and the line between human and alien blurs. The true danger may not be what’s out there but what they’ve brought with them.
Can they face the unknown without becoming monsters themselves?
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On a remote space station orbiting the enigmatic planet Solaris, reality bends and memories come alive.
Solaris
Sci-Fi · First Contact
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On a remote space station orbiting the enigmatic planet Solaris, reality bends and memories come alive. As psychologist Kris Kelvin confronts the haunting manifestations of his past, the planet’s alien intelligence forces humanity to question everything it knows about love, loss, and understanding. A masterpiece that blurs the line between science and soul.
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What if first contact with alien intelligence revealed more about us than them?
Psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at a space station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris, determined to uncover its secrets. But what he finds is chaos—crewmembers haunted by apparitions, their fears and desires brought to life by the planet itself.
As Solaris forces each person to confront their deepest truths, Kris grapples with a painful memory given an impossible second chance. Is this a chance for redemption, or just another illusion?
The longer he stays, the more Solaris challenges the boundaries of human understanding. Can Kris solve its riddle, or will the planet’s eerie consciousness break him first?
What will you discover when faced with a mirror to your soul?
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In a city ruled by the genetically Enhanced, Brie Melrose hides a dangerous secret.
The Enhanced Series
Dystopian · Sci-Fi · Teen + Young Adult
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In a city ruled by the genetically Enhanced, Brie Melrose hides a dangerous secret. When she’s drawn into the elite world of the Savants, chilling truths about her past and the city’s hidden dangers come to light. Hunted and out of options, Brie must confront her origins—or risk losing everything, including herself.
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In a world where the genetically Enhanced dominate, Brie Melrose has one goal: to stay invisible. Raised in Outer Haven among the Unenhanced, she keeps her secret past hidden while caring for orphans and avoiding attention. But when a routine task goes awry, she lands in the crosshairs of the Savants—the emotionless elite of the Enhanced.
Summoned to Inner Haven, Brie discovers unsettling truths about her origins and the city’s hidden dangers. As cryptic figures with their own agendas close in, Brie unravels secrets that challenge everything she knows about her world—and herself.
With her life at risk and a past she can no longer ignore, Brie must decide: can she embrace the truth before it destroys her, or will it uncover a power she can’t control?
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