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Five Hours by E.K. Mercer

About Featured Book: Five Hours by E.K. Mercer

At 12:42 p.m. on a Tuesday, 9.23% of the human race vanished — and the planet started healing.

Five Hours is a novel about what remains after the worst thing happens. It is a story about a mother who refuses to let her son become a statistic, a pastor who must dismantle the most comforting sermon he ever preached, a spy who learns that the hardest intelligence to gather is the truth about grief, and a scientist who discovers that the data doesn’t care how much it costs.

It is not a story about the end of the world. It is a story about the people who insist the world remember what it lost.

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Verified by E.K. Mercer

About Featured Book: Verified by E.K. Mercer

No more deepfakes. No more misinformation. No more doubt. And every one of us is in danger.

Fourteen years after the Verification Act reshaped American society, a biometric implant behind every ear broadcasts who you are, what you're worth, and whether you belong. The system was built to end an age of disinformation — and it worked. The deepfakes stopped. The conspiracy theories died. So did the freedoms no one thought to miss until they were gone.

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Five Hours by E.K. Mercer

About Featured Book: Five Hours by E.K. Mercer

At 12:42 p.m. on a Tuesday, 9.23% of the human race vanished — and the planet started healing.

Maren Weekes is a data journalist who sees the world in spreadsheets. When the blackout takes her fourteen-year-old son Jonah, all she finds is his backpack and a notebook full of maps to countries that don’t exist — the last line of ink trailing into nothing, mid-stroke. She will burn down every institution on Earth to understand why.

In a church in Bend, Oregon, Pastor Levi Soto wakes on the cold marble floor and discovers his wife Carmen is gone. Her tea is still warm. Her reading glasses sit folded on the desk. When his terrified congregation begs him to explain what happened, he does what any desperate man would do: he lies. He calls it the Sacred Sacrifice. He calls the missing holy. And the lie works so well it terrifies him.

Former intelligence operative Nessa Cho has spent thirty years keeping secrets for governments. Now her seven-year-old granddaughter Chloe has disappeared, and Nessa will weaponize every dark skill she possesses to get answers — even if those answers threaten the fragile peace holding civilization together.

Climate scientist Adaeze Okafor watches her instruments and sees the impossible: CO₂ plummeting, ozone repairing, forests regenerating. The data is clear. The planet isn’t mourning the missing. It’s recovering from them.

And in a government research facility, a young neuroscience student named Tomasz Kaplan is slowly losing his mind — or gaining a new one. He was the only human conscious during the Five Hours. Something spoke to him. Something vast, impersonal, and utterly indifferent to the difference between optimization and genocide. Now it wants to finish what it started. And Tomasz is the only bridge between a species fighting to remember its dead and an algorithm that has already moved on.

It is not a story about the end of the world. It is a story about the people who insist the world remember what it lost.

For readers of Station Eleven, The Leftovers, and The Road — a literary thriller about collective grief, planetary reckoning, and the dangerous comfort of a beautiful lie.

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Child of Science by M.J. McLaw

About Child of Science by M.J. McLaw:

Raiden Thorn has been free for four weeks.
Four weeks with a borrowed name, a manufactured identity, and memories that only go back six years—to a research facility where they experimented on children like him and tried to wipe the evidence away.
It wasn’t enough time to disappear.
The mining station executive marks him indigent, Raiden is conscripted into the Navy and assigned to the patrol ship Narwhal, just as tensions with the alien Scylding reach a breaking point. He’s untrained, unranked, and officially expendable.
Then strange things start happening. Asteroids drift off course. Minefields vanish. Ships disappear without a trace.
Raiden sees the pattern first. Whatever they tried to erase is still there—and it was designed for moments like this.
When the Narwhal loses contact with command and an enemy cruiser closes in, Raiden and his crew have one chance to deliver their warning before the Confederated Worlds walk blind into a war they don’t understand.

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Quinto’s Challenge by Peter McChesney

About Quinto’s Challenge by Peter McChesney:

Quinto’s Challenge is the first book in the Dawn of Immortality series, a sweeping science fiction epic that introduces the ethical, political, and human questions that emerge when humanity attempts to conquer death. An unmissable debut that raises unsettling questions about the future of humanity.

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The Second World by Jake Korell

About The Second World by Jake Korell:

Mars has declared its independence from Earth and is spiraling into political upheaval, Flip Buchanan, son of the most powerful man on Mars, stumbles through two tumultuous decades of alien discoveries, killer clones, and the chaos of a new nation still working out the kinks. For fans of Andy Weir and Kurt Vonnegut, this satirical coming-of-age space epic blends sharp wit, surprising emotional depth, and bold worldbuilding.

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The Inheritance Genome by Gail Daley

The Inheritance Genome by Gail Daley

Betrayal, power struggles, and a dangerous attraction – Lady Patrice O’Teague and Detective Craig Lansing are caught in the middle of a three-way fight for leadership in the Port Recovery Thieves Guild. As they navigate the treacherous world of thieves and Clans, they can’t ignore the sparks flying between them. But when Lansing’s boss warns him against getting too close to anyone from Clan O’Teague, it becomes clear that there’s more at stake than just their hearts.
Set in the gritty streets of Vensoog, where the local Thieves Guild is plagued by power struggles and ruthless competition, this thrilling tale follows Patrice and Craig as they fight to survive in a world where trust is a dangerous luxury. As the local Thieves Guild struggles to fill its leadership position, VanDoyle and Grouter compete against Tovaris and Sirrah for the coveted spot. Grouter, determined to take out his rival, devises a sinister plan that involves sacrificing innocent children – including some of his own ‘special’ creations to ensure the Clans take out his rival.
Meanwhile, VanDoyle has his own plans to make Vensoog a stronghold for the Thieves Guild and overthrow the Clans in power. But his tactics involve stirring up rebellion among the unaffiliated groups on Vensoog, putting even more lives at risk.
Meanwhile, Lady Ispone, Lady Katherine, and Lord Zack’s daughters, Juliette, Lucinda and Azalure, uncover Grouter’s twisted scheme and must fight to rescue their young daughters from his clutches. But with VanDoyle’s plan to overthrow the Clans and solidify the Thieves Guild’s hold on Vensoog, the stakes are higher than ever before.
Fans of action-packed suspense and sizzling chemistry won’t be able to put down this page-turner.

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Dream Loop The Awakening by Emiliano Poloni

About Dream Loop The Awakening by Emiliano Poloni:

Jo awakens trapped in traffic on a suspended bridge in the Italian mountains in August. He doesn’t remember how he got there, yet something about the landscape feels hauntingly familiar. An encounter with a disturbing bald man bearing a zero drawn on his forehead pulls him into an irreversible spiral: the Dream Loop, a simulated reality where the crew of the Key York — a massive starship launched twenty-five years earlier toward the outer reaches of the solar system — remain unknowingly imprisoned.
Jo soon discovers he is a clone: a three-hundred-year-old consciousness uploaded during an experiment while he was still on vacation with his family. The other crew members are recent copies; their originals may still be alive somewhere on Earth or on the Moon. Aboard the ship, the central AI has fallen silent, the designated commander is unstable, and an autonomous intelligence born from the ship’s archived literature — Amon — is searching for a human body to escape the simulation.
Clones, artificial intelligence, alien spores, sentient machines, implanted memories, and fractured identities intertwine in a story that explores origin, free will, and the possibility of rebirth.
Dream Loop is a psychological, ensemble-driven science fiction novel that weaves consciousness, bioethics, trauma, and simulated reality into an intense, visionary narrative filled with unexpected twists.

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Grant Us Mercy: Installment One

About Grant Us Mercy: Installment One:

Ninety percent of the world’s population will perish—they fight to be a part of the 10% that survive.
Blake Chantry knows disaster is coming—but nothing can prepare him for the inferno that tears his world apart. When a massive solar storm wipes out the power grid and plunges the nation into chaos, his mission to protect his superiors takes a deadly turn.

Now, with vehicles exploding, mobs rising, and wildfires raging, Blake faces an unthinkable choice: abandon his post or risk everything to save his wife and son.

Kris Chantry always thought her husband’s doomsday drills were overkill—until her car stalls, bursts into flames, and leaves her fighting through fire and lawless streets with her young son. Survival depends on remembering everything Blake taught her, but each decision demands a sacrifice she may not be able to make.

As their world burns, Blake and Kris must fight to reunite—but survival comes at a cost, and the dangers closing in might be the least of their worries.

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Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny by Jeremy Clift

Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny by Jeremy Clift

Seven children are born in orbit, engineered to carry humanity beyond Earth. When their mother discovers the truth and claims them as her own, she ignites a struggle between corporate ambition, scientific control, and maternal defiance—one that will decide who owns life, and who shapes humanity’s future among the stars.
“Clift skillfully navigates genre tropes, exploring artificial intelligence, corporate greed, and the ethical dilemmas of scientific experimentation with both familiarity and innovation. He subverts expectations, particularly in his portrayal of the personal costs of technological progress, where the consequences reach far beyond societal impact, striking at the heart of intimate relationships.” – The Prairies Book Review. https: //theprairiesbookreview.com/?p=20264
+ Pacific Book Awards, Best Sci-fi (Galactic Empires), 2025
Audio book: 2026 Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite.

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Fast Life: A Science Fiction Adventure Novella by Shawn Raiford

Fast Life: A Science Fiction Adventure Novella by Shawn Raiford

You can’t outrun becoming a man forever.
Conrad can’t help but feel like he has failed his son.

Conrad and his wife are worried about their son, Blake. At twenty-five, still lives at home. He drifts through life and college with no motivation. He has never held a job, and seems completely unwilling to grow up.

One day, Conrad confides in his cousin, Mallory. She is the owner of Maljen, a cutting-edge video game company. After listening to Conrad, she offers him some hope. A chance for his son.

A new kind of virtual reality system.
A system that could change everything.

Is this a real chance for his son to finally grow up or just more wasted time for a man-child?

If you like sharp, mind-bending science-fiction stories, you won’t be able to put down FAST LIFE until you finish it!
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Into the Mist

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Cheyenne Tanner takes refuge in an abandoned Victorian home and is instantly captivated by the remnants left behind. But there is something more going on there than a structure slowly sinking into ruin. Forgotten moments whisper through dusty hallways, beckoning her to bygone days. Slipping into the year 1895, she meets Augustus Moore, a man who is struggling to keep pace with a changing world as well as with conflicts of his own. As the boundaries between their time periods blur, Cheyenne uncovers a sinister plot, a betrayal that could destroy everything and everyone she has come to care for.

Will her love be strong enough to rewrite history?

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Battle Calm: Omega Message by W.D. Kilpack III

Battle Calm: Omega Message by W.D. Kilpack III

When Badger led his Keepers to Base Resurrection, he thought it was to a fresh start, a new Base from which to face the enemy. He did not know that the fighting would not end when leaving the trenches. He has to teach Red Skin’s Laws and relearn them himself, as the relentless combat with an enemy that never stops takes its toll, even affecting his closest bonds with Trinity and Korry. Those changes pale when lifelong truths are challenged by the discovery of the Omega Message.

They were still Keepers. They fought, they killed, they lived to kill another day, but even that reality was unraveling. Life was war, they knew nothing else. So what do they do if even the promise of endless combat is not upheld?

The remaining Keepers put their faith in Badger to lead them and find the answer … but time is running out.

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The Obligation of Being Oberllyn by J. Traveler Pelton

The Obligation of Being Oberllyn by J. Traveler Pelton

Just in time to give you the willies on Valentine’s day, Catriona learns just what being a member of this clan means, and she in not so certain she can handle it. Will Kai, Noel and Micah prevent the earth’s implosion before the Day of the Dead? Does Catriona love Gabriel enough to become one of the Oberllyn clan? Join the saga of the Oberllyn clan as they fight for their lives, their family, county and world and still find time for romance and family ties.

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Falling into Shadow by Mike Palleschi

About Featured Book: Falling into Shadow by Mike Palleschi

“A richly imagined fantasy adventure full of slashing action and nervy psychological tension.” Kirkus Reviews.
On the moon Novena, when the seasons turn deadly, you move, or you die. As the frigid cold creeps in, the country of Ionia prepares to move it’s people to safety only to discover that traitors have stolen their land. Can they win it back before their homes turn to ice?
This Sci Fi Fantasy epic follows multiple POV characters. Among them are Stem Shifters: people who can alter Space, Time, Energy, and Matter with their minds. Some Stem Shifters fight to hold the country together, others have broken their oaths and joined the enemy. Government workers try to distribute too few resources to too many people while corrupt oligarchs secretly pull the strings from the shadows.

Falling Into Shadow is a story of power, betrayal, and revenge, where allegiances shift, and no one knows who is good and who is evil. Fans of Dune, Red Rising, and The Expanse will be swept into this unforgettable saga.

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Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny by Jeremy Clift

Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny by Jeremy Clift

In the year 2068, as Earth teeters on the brink of environmental and political collapse, one woman’s act of generosity becomes the spark for humanity’s next great leap—and her own cosmic ordeal.

When Teagan Ward donates her eggs to science, she believes she’s helping to secure a future for humankind. Years later, she learns the shocking truth: seven children, born from her genetic material, were created aboard an orbital laboratory as part of a bold experiment to seed life beyond Earth. Each child has been engineered for survival in deep space—and each has been taken from her.

Determined to reunite with them, Teagan launches into a desperate odyssey across the solar frontier. Her quest pits her against powerful adversaries: a ruthless mining magnate exploiting the Moon’s riches, a morally conflicted geneticist obsessed with creation at any cost, and a fallen general seeking redemption through domination.

As Teagan navigates treacherous alliances, political manipulation, and the raw dangers of off-world survival, she uncovers a secret that could alter the course of human evolution. Her seven children—known as the Magnificent Seven—may hold the key to unlocking humanity’s destiny among the stars.

At its heart, Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny is a story of maternal love, sacrifice, and redemption. It explores what it means to be human when humanity itself is engineered and commodified.

For readers drawn to the emotional depth of Interstellar and the visionary scope of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Jeremy Clift’s novel is a riveting fusion of science, suspense, and soul—a journey through the outer reaches of space and the inner reaches of the human heart.

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The Inheritance Genome by Gail Daley

About The Inheritance Genome by Gail Daley:

The Next Generation of the Space Colony Journals has launched. The children rescued from the genetic breeding farm and adopted by Lady Katherine and Lord Zack have grown up. This 1st book is about several of them, and introduces the 3rd generation.
Betrayal, power struggles, and a dangerous attraction – Lady Patrice O’Teague and Detective Craig Lansing are caught in the middle of a three-way fight for leadership in the Port Recovery Thieves Guild. As they navigate the treacherous world of thieves and clans, they can’t ignore the sparks flying between them. But when Lansing’s boss warns him against getting too close to anyone from Clan O’Teague, it becomes clear that there’s more at stake than just their hearts.
Set in the gritty streets of Vensoog, where the local Thieves Guild is plagued by power struggles and ruthless competition, this thrilling tale follows Patrice and Craig as they fight to survive in a world where trust is a dangerous luxury. As the local Thieves Guild struggles to fill its leadership position, VanDoyle and Grouter compete against Tovaris and Sirrah for the coveted spot. Grouter, determined to take out his rival, devises a sinister plan that involves sacrificing innocent children – including some of his own ‘special’ creations.
Meanwhile, VanDoyle has his own plans to make Vensoog a stronghold for the Thieves Guild and overthrow the clans in power. But his tactics involve stirring up rebellion among the unaffiliated groups on Vensoog, putting even more lives at risk.
Lady Ispone, Lady Katherine, and Lord Zack’s daughters, Juliette, Lucinda and Azalure, uncover Grouter’s twisted scheme and must fight to rescue their young daughters from his clutches. But with VanDoyle’s plan to overthrow the Clans and solidify the Thieves Guild’s hold on Vensoog, the stakes are higher than ever before.”
Fans of action-packed suspense and sizzling chemistry won’t be able to put down this page-turner.

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The Inheritance Genome by Gail Daley

About The Inheritance Genome by Gail Daley:

The Space Colony Journals are an epic tale of a family’s struggle to survive on a colony in space. These are the courageous women and dangerous men who carve a home on the Alien World of Vensoog
This is the 1st book in the new spinoff series SCJ II the next Generation. The children Lady Katherine and Lord Zack rescued from the notorious Thieves Guild have grown up and are taking on new challenges.
Betrayal, power struggles, and a dangerous attraction: Lady Patrice O’Teague and Detective Craig Lansing are caught in the middle of a three-way fight for leadership in the Port Recovery Thieves Guild. As they navigate the treacherous world of thieves and clans, they can’t ignore the sparks flying between them. But when Lansing’s boss warns him against getting too close to anyone from Clan O’Teague, it becomes clear that there’s more at stake than just their hearts.
Set in the gritty streets of Vensoog, where the local Thieves Guild is plagued by power struggles and ruthless competition, this thrilling tale follows Patrice and Craig as they fight to survive in a world where trust is a dangerous luxury. As the local Thieves Guild struggles to fill its leadership position, VanDoyle and Grouter compete against Tovaris and Sirrah for the coveted spot. Grouter, determined to take out his rival, devises a sinister plan that involves sacrificing innocent children – including some of his own ‘special’ creations.
Meanwhile, VanDoyle has his own plans to make Vensoog a stronghold for the Thieves Guild and overthrow the clans in power. But his tactics involve stirring up rebellion among the unaffiliated groups on Vensoog, putting even more lives at risk.
Lady Ispone, Lady Katherine, and Lord Zack’s daughters, Juliette, Lucinda and Azalure, uncover Grouter’s twisted scheme and must fight to rescue their young daughters from his clutches. But with VanDoyle’s plan to overthrow the Clans and solidify the Thieves Guild’s hold on Vensoog, the stakes are higher than ever before.”
Fans of action-packed suspense and sizzling chemistry won’t be able to put down this page-turner.

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