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In AD 2125, humanity fell short of achieving the United Nations' sustainable development goals. Technological advancements in the past century led to the creation of nuclear defense systems and new types of nuclear weapons, including meteorological weapons. However, this technological competition and exploitation resulted in the depletion of natural resources and the destruction of the environment. A 180-year period of relative peace came to an end...
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In a world once invaded by alien forces, Jack Spencer, a young and unsuspecting individual, joins the space fleet on a mission to capture these extraterrestrial beings. Unbeknownst to him, hidden powers lie dormant within Jack, waiting to be awakened. As he navigates through the challenges of the fleet, forming both alliances and adversaries, he must also evade relentless attempts on his life. Amidst the chaos, Jack's world takes an unexpected turn...
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Patterns and chaos grace the galaxies, embracing the dark quilt supporting our worlds. Multiple home planets, known as Astrophos, of the evolved Astrophians, suffer ailments, alien, to their experiences, due to arrivals' conditions from diverse travelled planets. Healing Halls abound shroud the surfaces of each home planet. Every Astrophian's song is uniquely treasured within Armonia, so an alliance is formed, to maintain the species' security and...
4) Timescape
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Noom was nameless before he approached the planet Earth; nameless and eternal. Through an evil act of sabotage against Eternity, two creatures at the core of the Universe touched one another and unleased a cataclysmic explosion that birthed both the expanding Universe...and Time. Time did not exist in Etermity, and Noom is determined to locate it, capture it, and shove it back into the hole it came from. So, the name: as Noom detected traces of the...
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Rob is an unusual high school senior. He doesn't waste his talents playing video games all day after school. He's not a great athlete, nor is he interested in creating TikTok videos. He doesn't even experiment with vaping, drugs or alcohol. He is simply a young man dealing with ADD and anxiety along with insecurities caused by his verbally abusive mother.
The trials, tribulations and complexities of being a teenager are intensified when he unintentionally...
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'Recalling my initial encounter with a peculiar balloon-like creature that unexpectedly appeared while I was returning home from work in the rural depths of East Sussex, I couldn't help but think of the infamous "Beast from the East".
'When confronted with something unusual, I have a tendency to rationalise it in order to make the experience seem ordinary. However, even after a decade has passed since this incident occurred, the only logical conclusion...
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When an earth exploration vessel explodes, a captain takes an escape pod with a handful of the crew. The pod goes off course and crashes on a desolate and uncharted planet. After an initial cataclysmic clash with locals, the captain is the only survivor. He encounters an ancient alien society that has forgotten their history and relies on strict laws to protect marginal natural resources. Those laws doom his shipmates but lead him on an ironic path...
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In "Encounters Beyond Earth," we will go on an exhilarating journey into the uncharted territories of the cosmos. With meticulous research and a passion for unraveling the mysteries of the universe. You've been invited to peer beyond our planet's boundaries and explore the tantalizing possibility of extraterrestrial life.From ancient civilizations' tales of celestial visitors to the cutting-edge science of exoplanet exploration, this eBook immerses...
9) Mayflies
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Transient. Ethereal. Delicate. Insignificant. Mere insects... Like all the human beings trapped aboard a vast starship on a generations-long journey to a new home. The Mayflower is run by an immortal captain who views himself as a god. Gerard Metaclura was just a normal man until a terrible accident left him near dead, his body destroyed. But his brain was installed as the sentient command core of the generation ship. At first Gerard was confused...
10) Jupiter Contact
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Jon Gallock must balance peaceful relations among the dubious aliens, and the avaricious great powers of the world who are determined to seize the visitors' advanced technology, no matter the cost.
Spanning the globe from the lush beaches of Hawaii to the desert wasteland of Africa, Jon, and his team race to save the people of Earth from nuclear war, and a looming planetary catastrophe.
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Harpie Colcek is a newspaper reporter assigned to write an article about a mysterious blip that appears on NORAD's radar screen every Christmas Eve at 11:55 p.m. As he heads to interview a four-star general at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Harpie has no idea that what lies ahead is much more intriguing than what the radar techs call Santa's Ghost or Santa's Sleigh.
After Harpie inadvertently discovers the landing site of a spaceship,...
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Ben Sandmor doesn't care about anything else except finding his dealer and snorting another line of glorious blow.When Ben's dealer doesn't show up at the usual time and place one night, he tries not to freak out and decides to go looking for him. But what he didn't plan on finding were aliens landing on the roof of his car trying to kill each other!This cold, bizarre night leads Ben into an adventure of, quite literally, galactic proportions. The...
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Language and locations, culture and customs, biology, psychology, and history... worldbuilding an alien world for a fiction series can be a monumental effort involving notes, maps, drawings, and resources......or you can do it Jaguar-style, and just talk to the people.Conversations with the Ai-Naidar gathers seven years of "meta-conversations" between the author and her aliens as she struggles to understand their culture and language. Interspersed...
14) Steel Tree
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A science fiction retelling of The Nutcracker.
The voyage from Earth to Petipa isn't cheap, but those who can't afford it can pay off the trip by working the farms of Eta, the fertile moon that feeds humanity's new colony. Klara Silber's parents paid their debt, but left her behind, in charge of the orchards and the android nutcrackers. She's sure if she follows their example, she'll earn her invitation to ascend the space elevator and join Petipa...
15) Draconis
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Ana Cordoba survived a meteor shower that decimated the memory of most humans and now must survive a post-apocalyptical world without electricity or drinking water. She finds Sam, a friend who helps her past her own loneliness and food scarcity to a seemingly sustainable life. That new life is interrupted when Sam is taken hostage to help an ad hoc resistance movement trying to fight the apparent takeover of the Earth by an alien species. This species...
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Three prisoners. One bullet each. Last one alive goes free. What would you do?
In the near future, against the backdrop of a recent alien invasion, Mark, Willa, and Rasheed wake up in adjoining prison cells. Each has a gun with a single bullet.
These invaders are masters at psychological manipulation. Human divisions are the aliens' greatest weapon. Can Mark, Willa, and Rasheed overcome those differences, or will millions die with a single...
17) No Choice
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A shifter caught on film. A cop with unwanted fame. Will she embrace her new identity, or become a monstrous beast? McKenna Largo loves police work and hates being in the spotlight. But when the California cop transforms into a cougar in the middle of a bank raid, she knows there's no dodging the publicity. Now a viral video sensation, she's the reluctant public face of a newly created race of shifters…As the police department uses her for "PR"...
19) Drakenheart
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Sixteen-year-old Lily is battling the difficulties of high school as well as navigating the new life-altering journey she is forced to embark on. She discovers a world of magic and mystery full of secrets and hidden truths. Revealing a price on her head and the remnants of an age-old civil war, along the way, she meets powerful allies, faces treacherous adversaries, and discovers the strength to confront her destiny--all while crushing on the new...
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Ava, Lennox and Heather make contact with alien Sandy and head for a profound confrontation that could mean a possible brighter future ... or the decimation of the Encedalons and the entire human race. The awe-inspiring, exquisite moving sequel to The Space Between Us, as seen on BBC Two' s Between the Covers.
Six months since the earth-shattering events of The Space Between Us, the revelatory hope of the aliens' ...
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