Science Fiction & Fantasy

In the Shadow of the Kogaionon

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Dacia fourth century BCE. Daos has it all figured out. The gods have granted him a special fate that only few young men achieve. His sacrifice will bring honour to his family and fulfil the prayers of his people. Destiny has something else in store for him, though. As he struggles to make sense of the frightening changes taking over him, all that he has once believed in tumbles upside down, and no one is safe anymore. A whirlwind of fateful events makes him question everything about himself, including his sanity. In the wake of the storm that shakes his life off track, a chilling realisation dawns on him. Was he born a monster?

Meet Sabina Lungeanu

Sabina Lungeanu writes dark fiction and the occasional poem thrown in for good measure. Her work has been shortlisted for the Daniil Pashkoff Prize 2018 and has appeared in various anthologies. Her debut novel, Hiraeth, a gothic thriller set in Victorian Scotland, was published in 2020. She owes much of her writing to her patron goddess, Lady Caffeine. At night, she defies the light-polluted urban skies and goes planet hunting with her telescope. Her second novel, In the Shadow of the Kogaionon, explores the myths of ancient Dacia. Find out more at: Instagram @sabina.scribbles.
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The Bitcoin Book: A Beginner’s Guide to the Future of Finance

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Dive into the world of Bitcoin with this comprehensive beginner’s guide! Are you interested in discovering how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could revolutionise global finance – and what this means for you? Do you want to learn how this amazing technology works? Do you want to uncover how to safely buy, and store these new digital coins? Are you looking for a detailed (yet friendly) beginner’s guide to the world of cryptocurrency? Or are you just looking for the perfect gift for a Bitcoin curious person you know? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is the book for you. Bitcoin is an incredible technology which has the potential to drastically reshape the concept of money as we know it. But far from being daunting and complex, the truth is that anyone can come to grips with this technology. Join author and early adopter Matthew Underhill, as he reveals the foundations and benefits of Bitcoin. Using simple explanations that even a complete novice can understand, along with a light-hearted and down-to-earth tone that will resonate with readers of all backgrounds, this insightful book guides you through the world of Bitcoin – along with why you should be paying attention to it. Covering the history of Bitcoin, an easily digestible look at to how it works, what makes crypto so different to other currencies, this beginner’s guide is your ticket to understanding crypto. Here’s just a little of what you’ll discover inside: Bitcoin 101 – a Detailed History of Cryptocurrency Common Bitcoin Myths and Misconceptions Addressed Why Was Crypto Made? The Secret to Why Bitcoin Will Revolutionise Finance The Simple and Surprising Reasons Why Bitcoin is Similar to Gold Learn Why the Price of Bitcoin is Expected to Rise A Step-by-Step Guide to Buying Bitcoins Learn How to Store These Digital Coins Safely Learn About Other Leading Cryptocurrencies An Introduction to Bitcoin Mining, Investing and Trading And Much More… So, drop the complex finance books and say goodbye to jargon – this beginner’s guide offers you a down-to-earth introduction to the world of Bitcoin.

Meet Matthew Underhill

Matthew Underhill is an author and entrepreneur with over 5 years of experience with Cryptocurrency. He has been fascinated with Bitcoin and the potential it has to transform finance ever since first discovering the technology in 2014. Now, he hopes to share what he’s learned with his readers, teaching them the wonders of Bitcoin and how to make the most of this cryptocurrency revolution. He lives in the South West of England with his wife, young daughter and their dogs. While not working and looking after this young family, Matt can be found tinkering on his camper van, clay pigeon shooting and playing rugby. To find the online home of his book and all the products and services Matt recommends please visit his website. https://www.thebitcoinbook.co.uk
Website : https://www.thebitcoinbook.co.uk

APOCALYPSE ONLINE: An Apocalyptic Litrpg Adventure (Bargain Book)

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At first everyone thought it was a game…

But aliens have arrived and they are turning people into fertilizer.

Brad and Sam are gamers and when they started playing the hot new game Apocalypse Online they had no idea that the game was a preview of reality! With the help of a benevolent alien AI and nanotechnology, our heroes will have a chance to survive the apocalypse. They just have to survive, level up and find other survivors.

Jake is no gamer. But when he finds out aliens have arrived, he’ll do anything to protect his little sister Sam.

Will they be able to grow strong enough for the second wave or will they become alien plant food?

APOCALYPSE ONLINE is a litrpg/gamelit post-apocalypse fantasy series filled with action, adventure, aliens and snarky AIs.

If you are a fan of System Apocalypse, Defiance of the Fall, or the Sun Shadow series, you’ll love Apocalypse Online!

Meet Robyn Wideman

Best Selling Author Robyn Wideman writes fantasy, from teen sword and sorcery books like Stoneblood Saga, to gamelit and litrpg series like Darkthorn Academy and New Realm Online.

James: Witch-Hunter

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James Bennett is a Yorkshire lad, making the big move to Oxford to start university. His ambitions involve getting a good education; impressing the Rugby Club; and not throttling his roommate. All perfectly normal drama, until Hallowe’en. A girl’s murder throws James into the dangerous world of witches, and those that hunt them.

Meet K.S. Marsden

Kelly S. Marsden grew up in Yorkshire, and there were two constants in her life – books and horses. Graduating with an equine degree from Aberystwyth University, she has spent most of her life since trying to experience everything the horse world has to offer. She is currently settled into a Nutritionist role for a horse feed company in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. She writes Fantasy stories part-time. Her first book, The Shadow Rises (Witch-Hunter #1), was published in January 2013, and she now has several successful series under her belt.
Website : https://www.ksmarsden.com/

Through the Psyche of Ambrosia

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Raised by his Mothers on the principles of the Goddess, but not one to believe, Ambrosia longs for the day when he can free himself of faith completely. Rituals of invocation, tales of reincarnation, dimensional coalescence, spirits and the astral plane… he never felt or saw anything during these teachings, and certainly nothing that he would consider proof of the lore, which brought him to the logical conclusion that there is truly nothing else out there–merely works of fiction. Yet all things change when Mona, a family friend he’s never met before, offers to grant his wish and take him far away from there. It’s only after arriving in the strange new place and leaving his one true home behind, that he is made to open his eyes. Either magic exists and the myths are real, or he’s lost his mind completely. It all starts with a girl and a dream…

Meet Byron Fortin

Byron Fortin is a North American author of fantasy, suspense, and supernatural fiction. His background consists of studies in classical literature, theatre, and romantic poetry. Byron also holds degrees in both healthcare and electronic engineering, with a great interest in the future of alternative energies and a passion for the natural sciences. In 2012 he received the Diamond Century of Service Challenge Award for volunteer services.

The Tao of Star Trek: Finding Your Inner Self Through Outer Space (Volume 1)

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The Tao of Star Trek: Discovering Our Inner Selves Through Outer Space – What Sun Tzu and Lao Tzu Teach us about the Dueling Philosophies of War and Peace Illustrated in the Very Best Star Trek Stories provides parameters for each of us as we go about our daily lives in 2021 and beyond through a critical literacy approach to ninety of the best Star Trek stories in franchise history, covering the first three television series in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation. If one understands the essence of The Tao Te Ching and The Art of War as guideposts, any individual can see the wisdom of the ideas of both Lao Tzu and Sun Tzu when applied to Trek character behavior in compelling stories that are a metaphors for daily lives in 2022 – 56 years after the first Gene Roddenberry episode broadcast on NBC in October of 1966. In The Tao of Star Trek, readers will find the ninety best stories of the first three Star Trek television series. In each one of this stories, proverbs or partial texts written by either Lao Tzu or Sun Tzu are used as guide posts to view character growth. Additionally, and perhaps most importantly, the reader will next have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in these stories in end of lesson exercises that should apply to their own life challenges.

Meet Dr. Joseph D Di Lella

If you love Star Trek, and you hope to be a better, more peace loving person, The Tao of Star Trek: Finding Your Inner Self Through Outer Space (Volume 1) is a book that will help you learn from the very best tales of the iconic Roddenberry franchise. By using Chinese philosophy to analyze the most interesting tales from TOS, TNG and the animated series, you will see how messages behind the stories have real world implications. With practical everyday reflection and everyday action sections of the book, you will learn how to better understand yourself, the world around you, and contribute to the global community in a kind and more insightful person.

Merkim’s Promise

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“My name is Merkim, and I come from the sea.” On a lonely Irish beach in 1850, a mysterious girl washes ashore and bequeaths an enchanted jewel to a helpful peasant that results in disastrous consequences for his ancestors over a century later.

Meet James C.G. Shirk

James C.G. Shirk was born in England but spent most of his life in Indiana where basketball was king and Bobby Knight was God. He now lives with his wife in the Great Northwest where he dreams, writes, and watches sunsets over the Olympic Mountains.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37

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The Sci-Fi and Fantasy of Tomorrow Selected by Masters of Today 26 Award-winning Authors and Illustrators Get ready to get carried away … to places no one has ever gone before. Turn the page … from dark fantasy to dystopian nightmare, from magical realism to military science, from paranormal urban fantasy to post-apocalyptic power trips … and beyond. Take flight on a starship powered by a godlike being, willing to go to any length to know what it is to be human. Delve into the psyche of a scientist who must choose between ambition and compassion while compelled to participate in a secret and sadistic government project. Get lost in the chilling Museum of Modern Warfare, where one woman is about to discover life-changing secrets. Experience the stories that challenge our sense of self—and our sense of the world. And that’s just the beginning of your journey.… Discover the mesmerizing power of these new stories, thought-provoking new ideas, brilliant new horizons, and astounding new writers and illustrators—the chosen ones, selected by today’s bestselling science fiction and fantasy authors and artists.

Meet L. Ron Hubbard

With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most enduring and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and ’40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard. Then too, of course, there is all L. Ron Hubbard represents as the Founder of Dianetics and Scientology and thus the only major religion born in the 20th century. While, as such, he presents the culmination of science and spiritual technology as embodied in the religion of Scientology.
Website : https://www.amazon.com/L-Ron-Hubbard/e/B000AP9H6S

War For Our Mother’s Throne: Book One of the Rust Void

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Akira Nettle is a cursed woman. Having been raised isolated and ostracized, she is forced to fight for the person she cares about most, her father, while her people face a predetermined fate. Illusive and apocryphal magic rules the Heartlands, but Akira’s only window into this hidden realm stems from an exotic traveler, his carnal ambitions uncertain. Heartmother Celeste is meanwhile beset by enemies on all sides, forcing her to work with uneasy allies in a city of fire and ancient pedigree. And Rudo, a druid intoxicated with the occult, acts as the linchpin to it all, bringing together rogues and ladies, priests and outlanders, soldiers and zealots, to forge a path for new gods .

Meet Mitchell Powell

Mitchell Powell’s stories are rich and vast, filled with moments that will make your heart thrum with excitement and your brain explode from the tension. Plus the occasional bad joke. Residing in his hometown of Kansas City, he has been a great reader ever since he was a kid. His self-selected crowning achievement being winning the Accelerated Reader Championship in the fifth grade, earning him a coveted Blockbuster gift card. He started writing in college and is now everso proud (and nervous) to now bring you his first series, The Rust Void.
Website : https://www.subscribepage.com/mitchpowellwrites

Life Unnormal

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Forced to live in The Annex, an underground city, Tessa is desperate. Separated from her parents by an apocalyptic weather catastrophe, Tessa’s only hope is to find them. As she deals with the harsh realities of The Annex and New City, Tessa wonders about her new life. Will she be exchanged? Will she escape New City into the tunnels? If Tessa reunites with her parents, will it calm her curious mind about the sister cities? Tessa muust answer those questions while learning more about herself as she journeys in the dystopian novel of Life Unnormal.

Meet Jill Caplin

Jill Caplin loves reading all genres of fiction, travel and writing down her dreams. Dreams are her escape from reality and inspiration for the majority of her writing. When she is not writing, she spends her time painting with pastels. She grew up in Los Angeles. She taught Special Education for 25 years while raising her twin sons. She currently lives in Florida with her husband.