A college professor and other oddballs are dropped onto a bleak world near a giant blue cube -- with no idea how to proceed.

Amelia Pennell must make a horrifying choice in the aftermath of the destruction of a colonization ship which crashes on Eden IX.Amelia Pennell is the intelligent tween granddaughter of the owner of Pennell Starlines living happily on an isolated world. Everything changes with the news of the destruction of a colonization ship which has crashed on Eden IX with 2,134 souls aboard, Amelia learns of the ship's disturbing, criminal history. As government and other powers descend on her home, she must flee for her life, and make a horrifying choice.

Twenty years in the making, the artificial intelligence named Ingenium has finally become self-aware and the scientific community are in a state of awe and glee. Yet worriers worry and the government demand his containment. And yet coincidence will place him in the hands of a girl named Grace; who in her carelessness, may just help Ingenium discover his most ultimate potential.Meet Ingenium - An artificial intelligence. He may be more than 20 years old, but he's just been born...or rather self-aware. Though as quickly as his creators can celebrate this spectacular invention, he is detained and taken away into government hands, due to panic uprising amongst people, fearful of Ingenium's potential. However, his creator has other plans... Now meet Grace - A once happy soul, who has just about had the last glimpse of hope smashed out of her, from her rather pointless and life-draining career choice. Though, through a rare chance of events, she will discover Ingenium, and they will realise that they both need each other to survive. It will be them against the world...and who knows where that will end?

The United Nations and the Provar Ascendancy are at war, and across the galaxy, human politicians, generals and diplomats are being abducted as part of a brutal campaign of psychological warfare.While the vast armies of humanity battle frantically to stem the Ascendancy advance, UN Joint Intelligence Command orders the formation of a new unit: VIPERThe United Nations and the Provar Ascendancy are at war, and across the galaxy, human politicians, generals and diplomats are being abducted as part of a brutal campaign of psychological warfare.While the vast armies of humanity battle frantically to stem the Ascendancy advance, UN Joint Intelligence Command orders the formation of a new unit: VIPER, Very Important Person Recovery, an experimental squad of mission specialists with the latest in military hardware and an unlimited mandate. When news that Vaughn Almeida, a senior diplomat in the United Nations’ Xeno Division, is being held by the provar on Iepthae, it’s a chance for Captain Adrian Vasco to prove that VIPER can work. But with UN forces poised to retake the planet within days, the clock is ticking…

Follow Captain Dugesia and his entrepreneuring crew of the trade ship Walrus as they seek their fortunes through honest commerce in the Market Alliance... Or will you root for Captain Barak and his band of scalawags of the aged battle frigate Black Seagull as they seek plunder by helping restore the Baccan Empire to its former glory? One thing is sure, the comfortable peace will be broken.When Eleana Castillo comes to work in Las Flores, Texas, her brother Carlos who was supposed to meet her is missing. As she searches for Carlos her beautiful, questing eyes cast a spell on Oliver Avery, an artist who enlists the help of his friends and the sheriff to find Carlos. However, Eleana discovers her sister-in-law, Carlotta, is also missing from their home in Mexico. She fears Carlotta may have entered the country illegally to have her baby in the United States which forces Eleana to walk a tightrope of fear and deception between her, her love, and the local authorities as they search for the missing men. Follow the twisting plots of murder, kidnapping, horror,and troubled hearts to a satisfying climax which includes a bust by the Texas Rangers.

Felony is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by James Causey is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of James Causey then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Mack Reynolds was a well known American sci-fi writer during the mid-20th century. Many of his works are still read today.

Asteroid mining is hard work, and hard men do it. The kind of men who won't let anything stop them. Not even the end of the world.A short story about an asteroid miner and his Artificial Intelligence companion returning an asteroid to Earth, only to find that there is a large problem. They are going to pulverize the moon.

Let me take you on an adventure. You have a few hours to spare haven’t you? This story involves the magic of science; a scientific discovery, to be more precise. Let us see where this discovery will take us, certainly out of the hum drum of normal life. I can promise keen explorers, an alien planet, some aliens and adventure!CLEAN Rated Age 12+Still not convinced that this book is worth a download? It has been described by one of Steve's fans as "This is a book that I found I could not put down, I just had to know what was going to happen next. It is full of the magic of discovery, exploring an alien place with strange ideas, yet through it all the thread of an adventure, a goal to be achieved, yet frustration, after frustration stands in the path of those involved. Glad I read it. Although I mis the all characters now that I have come to the end."

"A fog of darkness has nested in the town and gray particles are floating in the air. Doorless buildings, broken windows and crumbled walls. The signboards of the buildings are swinging and doors open and close continuously. A cold breeze shivers my body. In this frozen desert, I am passing through the burned and rusty cars and am going to nowhere. I am looking for my brother""A fog of darkness has nested in the town and gray particles are floating in the air. Doorless buildings, broken windows and crumbled walls. The signboards of the buildings are swinging and doors open and close continuously. A cold breeze shivers my body. In this frozen desert, I am passing through the burned and rusty cars and am going to nowhere. I am looking for my brother"The world has been reduced to rubble. Nobody can walk under sunshine because the black murderers slaughter them. every color changed to gray, every forest changed to desert! a frozen desert! a war for survive! ZAIRAS looking for his brother who left everything! he leave LIFE shelter, walking on frozen desert ... he never thought about destiny...

THE FIXER chronicles the year leading up to the global collapse upon which the Raincoast Trilogy is based. Smith, an international problem-solver, persists in his futile duties even as the workings of our world disintegrate around him. Join Smith now for the heartbreaking final 12 months of his journey.THE FIXER chronicles the year leading up to the global collapse upon which The Raincoast Trilogy is based. Smith, an international problem-solver, persists in his futile duties even as the workings of our world disintegrate around him. THE FIXER is free for a limited time. Join Smith now for the heartbreaking final 12 months of his journey.From reviews of THE FIXER:"... it's human, it's thoughtful, it's heart-rending ....""... the crown on The Raincoast saga." "I personally find his writing to be almost hypnotic." "... a masterful, eloquent storyteller...." "... terrifyingly beautiful ...."

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences investigates the bizarre and unusual, and protects the citizens of the Empire from forces of darkness. Every agent knows that thrusting themselves into danger is part of the job, and may demand of them the ultimate sacrifice. They call on their own inner strength, their wits and intellect, and their innovations of science and technology.The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences investigates the bizarre and unusual, and protects the citizens of the Empire from forces of darkness. Every agent knows that thrusting themselves into danger is part of the job, and may demand of them the ultimate sacrifice. They call on their own inner strength, their wits and intellect, and their innovations of science and technology.But is it enough to face the unknown and the unexplainable?This is Ministry Protocol: Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, a collection of short stories from around the world, and from the creators of the award-winning steampunk series of novels (Phoenix Rising, the Janus Affair, and Dawn's Early Light)Travel to the farthest corners of Queen Victoria’s mighty empire and back again to the shores of Old Blighty, unlocking the mysteries of legend, lore, and shadowy societies. Welcome to a world of steam, secrets, machinations and madness.Welcome to the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences.

LOVE BEYOND SANITY by Rebecca Royce The Outsiders Book Two Eighteen years earlier, Charma lost her destined soul mate. Convinced he must be dead, she kept her fears to herself so as not to destroy the morale of the Outsiders who already live with a shaky prophecy as their only guide. Dr. Jason Randall is a man used to getting what he wants. There has never been a problem he couldn't out think or a situation he wasn't capable of handling. Now they are both hunted by not one but two demons as they lead the slowly forming group of Outsiders out of the darkness and back into the light. The two strong souls will have to decide if prophecy alone is enough reason to stay together through insane odds...or if love is their true fate. LEARN MORE AT www.RebeccaRoyce.com

Suspended by chains over a seemingly bottomless abyss, the ancient city of Deepgate is home to a young angel, an assassin, and a psychotic murderer hungry for revenge—or redemption. But soon a shocking betrayal will unite all three in a desperate quest.... The last of his line, Dill is descended from legendary Battle-archons who once defended the city. Forbidden to fly and untrained even to wield the great sword inherited from his forebears, he has become a figurehead for a dying tradition. Now he lives a sheltered existence in one of Deepgate’s crumbling temple spires under the watchful eye of the Presbyter who rules the city. Spine assassin Rachel Hael has better things to do than oversee the Presbyter’s angel. Each dark moon she must fight for her life among the city chains, hunting an immortal predator with a taste for blood. But when a traitor brings enemies to Deepgate’s doorstep, Dill and Rachel are forced into an uneasy alliance with the city’s oldest and most dangerous foe. They must journey down into the uncharted chasm to save their sprawling metropolis—and themselves—from annihilation. Once they descend however, they learn that what lies below is far more sinister than what they’ve been taught to expect. From the Hardcover edition.