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Growing up on modern day Earth, I had no idea I’d been selected from birth to help a dying race save their population. So when a starship abducts me for a royal wedding with galactic consequences, my only option is to help its crew of beautiful officers complete their mission. The catch? I have to protect my gorgeous bride and new allies from an alluring enemy who wants my immunity to a fertility-killing plague for herself, even if it means I have to take command.

Conn Maxwell returns from Terra to his poverty-stricken home planet of Poictesme, “The Junkyard Planet”, with news of the possible location of Merlin, a military super-computer rumored to have been abandoned there after the last war. The inhabitants hope to find Merlin, which they think will be their ticket to wealth and prosperity. But is Merlin real or just an old rumor? And if they find it, will it save them - or tear them apart?

To expand my territory, I have to get married. Again. Everything has been great. Great ship. Great relationships. Great—well, you know. But when the flagship runs into trouble out in unexplored space, I've got a debt to repay. And so does my wife: Zenna. Now all bets are off as we race to rescue a species with ties to the Elderin's past, and our future. That means learning a new language, blowing things up, and picking the best prospects the galaxy has to offer.

I married a space elf, but now a space demon is after me. After making a big family with the most influential species in the galaxy, life was pretty sweet. I had a powerful ship, powerful allies, and all the variety a man could ever ask for. But when the beings responsible for the fertility-killing mutagen I was born to counter re-emerge, it’s up to me to step up and do what I do best. And that includes boldly loving what no man has loved before.

Simon is the best delivery boy that Mr Edwards’s restaurant has ever had. He’s on time every time, and he’s gotten nothing but good reviews. But he needs more money. His mother’s medical treatment won’t pay for itself, and his father is already working three jobs to try to make ends meet. But it might just be his lucky day: Mr. Edwards has another job for him. It’s more delivery work, but not the usual kind. You might even say that it’s out of this world. Oh well. Beggars can’t be choosers, and the pay is fantastic.

Adventurers journey into the foreboding unknown regions of outer space in these two classic science fiction tales from the Hugo and Nebula Award winning author.

I never thought I’d get laid off when my contract at the mining colony of Port Ellipsis was abruptly terminated two years early. Now, I have a few extra credits and all the free time in the galaxy, so it’s time to ditch this barren colony and take a well-earned vacation. One small problem—a gorgeous redheaded thief slips aboard my ship, and her cutting-edge cargo is worth millions, if not billions, to the people who want to get it back. When we meet a sweet alien girl with an innocent smile, things get even more complicated.

With the Realm advancing, Dash and his allies are faced with the full might of an enemy designed for one thing: to end all life. As the ships of the Realm push through the Cradle, the Golden defenses grow tougher, revealing entire fleets of ships, Harbingers, and new, more lethal weapons arranged in an impenetrable field of fire. From mechs to carriers, Dash and his allies must save those who have been enslaved by Golden technology, all while bringing about a final cataclysm.

When Max Cromwell joined the military for a year of service, he didn't think he'd become a soldier on an alien world. But then the Zoos Collective had kidnapped him along with other humans to be their army in the Cosmic Games, a conflict between the four godlike civilizations of the Intergalactic Consortium of Civilized Beings. Trapped on the planet Alpha Ludus, Max and his people have been struggling to survive, while simultaneously learning to cultivate mana and develop supernatural abilities. But unlike his fellow humans, Max wields extraordinary powers no one else has been able to channel.

Abducted by the Zoos Collective, Max Cromwell and his fellow unlucky humans were drafted to fight in the Cosmic Games. Fighting for survival on the hostile planet of Alpha Ludus against three extraterrestrial armies, the recruits from Earth have become super-soldiers by learning to cultivate mana. But Max's prowess surpassed that of both his teammates and his enemies as he not only developed extraordinary abilities but became Soulbound to the spirit of a sentient firearm named Maverick.

Slip rescued his mentor from certain death and his district from annihilation, but that was only the beginning. Time to select a warrior to defend the world is running out. The western gods chose Slip. Slip chose Slip. But in the trials, he realizes… he is not ready. The eastern Sci-gods sense weakness in the west and invade with their own chosen warriors to eliminate the competition. One cyborg rises to counter Slip—Daku Atari—and proves to tower over him in both skill and rank. Brought to his knees with no other option, Slip races to the east to win foreign gods' favor.

For Bobbie, the normal difficulties of growing up are overshadowed by his unique condition. Bobbie's inability to communicate normally is misdiagnosed as autism, and masks the great part in history he is destined to play. His unique ability to create beautiful works of art is just the tip of the iceberg. Coveted by those who would use him for their own purpose, Bobbie and his mother flee their home out of desperation. In the course of their escape, the truth behind Bobbie's gift and its effects on the planet begin to reveal themselves, as the future of humanity hangs in the balance.

Evaran and the gang deal with an event that changes Earth’s history. While investigating it, they come across the mention of a cosmic artifact that has been linked to the Gothlics - a brutal group that delights in torturing and killing anything they can get their hands on. Then, another problem arises: Something has punched a hole in the universe. Murukhan, a half-Palisin alien, and his team have the chance to join another gang, stop the Gothlics’ threat, and find the cosmic artifact.

Dylan Townsend, Isaac Barret, and Dr. Kate Minter get to travel on their first summons across space and time with Evaran and M. The trip will take them to the Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy in 40,322 AD, where they encounter a mystery with many moving parts. The United Star Federation, or USF, is a human empire still healing from the aftermath of a visit by Antion, another cosmic being who killed the first Evaran’s gang. Antion murdered trillions of humans and shattered the USF into a loose coalition of eighty-one planetary system states. And they’re losing on all fronts.

With war on the horizon, Nina Aralias, a Denard, finds herself at odds with her people, and adrift in the unstable political climate. Focused on retribution, Nina is shoved into the path of a man from her past and forced to face the mistakes of her youth. Will she choose love and the possibility of a real future, or vengeance and the certainty of death? Of course, that’s if the Universe doesn’t collapse around her first…

Join Cal as he discovers a mysterious carnival hidden in the depths of space, filled with incredible rides and attractions beyond belief. But as Cal delves deeper into the carnival, he realises that all is not as it seems. With the help of the enigmatic Mr. Keeno, Cal must unravel the mysteries of the carnival and uncover its dark secrets before it's too late. Experience the magic and excitement of the Cosmic Carnival of Curiosities, where the impossible becomes possible.

What happens when a bounty hunter falls for her target? Owner of a Chimay-grade starship dubbed The Pittsburgh, Captain Jane Wexis is one of the best bounty hunters in the galaxy. Except for the occasional problematic hunt, her life is pretty uncomplicated...until she meets Ash. This particularly slippery target not only refuses to be captured, quickly becoming the bane of Jane’s existence, but he turns her entire world upside down. When the hunter becomes the hunted, will Jane let herself be caught? Or will her mercenary heart ultimately win in the end?

I’ve stayed hidden for years on this unstable alien planet. Humans are being abducted left and right, forced into breeding, and kept in cages like pets. I didn’t survive a career as a paramedic in violent downtown Chicago to be stuffed into a cage, thanks. I’ve already been abducted once, and I’ll die before it happens again. I’m a masked healer now, with the only apothecary on Tevron. I’ve got a bigger secret than being human… and it’s one every skin trader in the universe would kill to find out. I have to keep my secret safe… and I was doing fine until the alien cop detained me. Tempted me.

The collective unconscious is real. It's the guiding energy that works at influencing each person's subconscious mind with the universe's chaotic cosmic knowledge by using our dreams as a conduit. But it's weak. Humanity's thirst for consumption has rendered the collective unconscious fragile, and Frank Cutler wants to take advantage of this. But Engella Iblis has other plans, as she unknowingly embarks on a quest to help humanity reconnect with the energy of the cosmos.

Brilliant young scientists are drawn together by a Nobel Laureate who has "proved" that space is not empty; it is a continuous fabric made of tiny, entwined "strings". His team is to devise experiments that show his acclaimed equations are true. The professor draws criticism from some faculty for his profound Christian views. He displays Christian art in his office and teaches a popular Sunday School class across the street from the university. A deadly love triangle erupts among the researchers.