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THE DEAD WEEP. THE DEAD RUN. THE DEAD HUNT. Humanity survived the first Weeping Plague only because a storm grounded flights and trapped ships in Ireland's harbours. The apocalypse was quarantined—for now. One breach could mean extinction. Luck did not save the world, it just bought it time. On the Aran Islands, Samantha Prendergast has the boat, the skill and the nerve to slip through the blockade and escape Ireland's doom—but her partner refuses to abandon others. After witnessing the savage fall of Galway City, Samantha knows what the spreading sound of weeping means.

The aliens left. Their monsters didn’t. Life after the invasion is perilous for these young men. The world ended while they were still learning to drive. Now, they’re all that stands between humanity and extinction. But here’s the kicker: Earth’s alien invaders didn’t take everything when they departed. They left monsters behind. This collection contains five explosive sci-fi survival stories from bestselling author M.G. Herron. Each one follows a different hero facing impossible odds as he discovers what it takes to remain human when the world—and its alien monsters—want him dead.

Tedd saved the world. Their thanks: a bounty on his head. With the Manager gone, humanity wasted no time declaring war on every robot left standing — hunting them for parts, for sport, and for credits. Now a new force is emerging from the wreckage. They call themselves Phoenix. Their mission: wipe every free-thinking machine from the earth. Tedd's friends are his only shot at survival. Problem is, one of them already switched sides.

The extraordinary second volume in Peter F. Hamilton’s space opera masterpiece, the Salvation Sequence. ‘Action-oriented hardcore science fiction at its page-turning best’ – The Guardian Fight together - or die alone. In the twenty-third century, humanity is enjoying a comparative utopia...

The Ultimate Science Fiction Mega Collection contains 16 of the greatest science fiction works ever written.

Care for a little genocide with your breakfast? Attempting to find his thaumechanical mule, Clempson travels to a world where the leftovers of the universe are sent after people apocalypse their own world. He learns how the indigenous people handle the continuous stream of alien invasions and becomes embroiled in a plot to destroy Hell itself. Dystopia is an inexplicably light-hearted action novel set in a world that explores the limits of human cruelty. Every magic is reduced to engineering practice, and technology treats them like any other rule.

Game or Die is a high-stakes survival story set inside Eternity—a digital world where death is permanent and every decision matters. Saytor, a rising streamer, is pulled into a brutal system where survival isn't based on stats alone, but on the strength of your mind. Inside Eternity, power isn't given. It's forged. Weapons and abilities are created through thought, evolving with every fight. But Saytor isn't alone. Millions are watching him live. His chat reacts in real time—fueling him, distracting him, and turning every battle into a spectacle. Every move is judged.

The last Isaac Asimov science fiction collection which contains all of his previously uncollected stories. Gold is Isaac Asimov's last science fiction collection‚ one containing all of his uncollected SF stories that had never before appeared in book form. Gold is the final and crowning...

A mysterious object threatens to destroy our solar system. The survival of humankind is at risk, but nobody takes the warning of young astrophysicist Maribel Pedreira seriously. At the same time, an exiled crew of outcasts mines for rare minerals on a lone asteroid. When other scientists finally acknowledge Pedreira's alarming discovery, it becomes clear that these outcasts are the only ones who may be able to save our world, knowing that the Hole hurtles inexorably toward the sun.

H. G. Wells wrote dozens of novels and short stories and is often called the 'father of science fiction'. Here we collect together the works of H. G. Wells as broadcast on BBC Radio. With full-cast dramatisations of novels including The Time Machine, The Island of Dr Moreau, The War of the Worlds, Ann Veronica, The First Men in the Moon and The Wonderful Visit; plus readings of The Invisible Man, Love and Mr Lewisham and several short stories including The Inexperienced Ghost and In the Abyss. 

In a world where ads invade every waking moment, there’s only one place left to escape: The Red Rocks. By 2040, a wave of mass suicides—triggered by relentless, mind-numbing advertising—forces the U. S. government to create a sanctuary: a lawless, tech-free zone stripped of electricity, engines, and modern comforts. A place where life feels more like the Wild West than the future.

Suppose c isn't the speed of light at all, but really the frame-rate of existence — the cosmic refresh cycle that keeps reality stitched together?

I had always imagined science as orderly and predictable, a world of rules and neat equations. Yet here I was, standing in front of a machine that should not exist. It was now apparent that the collective minds of the world may not have the complete picture. Stranded in the 1930s, Ryan desperately wants to return to 1980 and reunite with Lucy, the one person who truly understands him. But now the time machine is destroyed and history is unraveling in ways that don’t make sense. (This book is entirely written by the author. No AI used for the content or cover)

The Last Sword Before the Crimson is a grim, high-gothic space-crusade novel set in 3989 AC during the Third Age of the War for the Adamite Throne universe. It follows High Knight-Lord Alaric Thorne, one of the last surviving champions of the Order of Black, aboard the war-reliquary Norman One. The audiobook opens with the Order shattered, hunted by the Crimson Order, and nearly erased by prior catastrophe. What remains is not a triumphant crusade, but a wounded remnant carrying vows, relics, and memory into a war that refuses to end.

They thought we were safe. They were wrong. 'A terrific timeslip / lost world romp in the grand tradition of Turtledove, Hoyle, even Conan Doyle' – Stephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence Read by Sophie Aldred (Doctor Who) Lee and Mal went looking for monsters on Bodmin Moor four years...

After 26,000 years the Void Wraith have returned. The Eradication has begun. Mankind’s outer colonies are disappearing. Without warning. Without a trace. Fleet command chalks the attacks up to pirates, but Captain Dryker of the UFC Johnston isn’t buying it. Humanity cannot stop them. Not without help. Captain Dryker’s only hope is to forge an alliance with mankind’s greatest enemy, the savage Tigris. One maverick captain, an unlikely crew, and an aging vessel are all that stand between humanity and the Eradication.

James Orson bought the Copperhead to fade into a whiskey-soaked retirement after a decade as a galactic operative, but a salvage run into the forbidden Acheron Nebula uncovers the frozen legacy of the Felis Shogunate—and the lethal, alluring warriors who wake up claiming him as their Lord. Suddenly, James is thrust onto the front lines of a losing war against the insectoid Krall, where he must juggle the cutthroat politics of the Conclave with the voracious appetites of feline wives who are as dangerous in the bedroom as they are in a dogfight.

Weston is spending his summer trying to earn money for a new bike. Instead of mowing lawns or opening a lemonade stand. Weston's uncle offers him a job helping out at the local junkyard. Thrilled to learn how to use a bulldozer or a grapple he jumps at the opportunity. On his first day he is shown around the junkyard. In the very back corner of the place there is a stack of cars piled up around something. Weston is told to never mess with that stack of cars. One day while training with the excavator Weston knocks one of the stacks of cars over.

David has everything to fight for and more to lose. With two fierce wives by his side and loyal allies at his back, David heads to the volcanic hellscape of Elpis to face off against the Kuro. But the planet’s not the only thing that’s making him sweat. As alien foes close in, David must balance leadership, survival, and the pull of hearts that refuse to stay quiet. Tensions flare on and off the battlefield. Unfortunately, David's responsibilities won't wait for his love life to sort itself out.

The Space Warfare Group books are a new kind of space thriller with hardcore military action, dark political conspiracies, and compelling world building. When the princess of an unfamiliar alien planet fails to arrive in time for a diplomatic summit with humanity’s top government officials and her spaceship is found floating dead in space, the Space Warfare Group is called into action.