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SOPHIE RAMOS has always had visions—perceptions of beings others don’t see. Even her mother doubted her as a child. Psychiatrists doubted her too. Psychics tried to recruit her to enrich and empower themselves. Now she’s thirty-two, living on her own, and sharing her secret only with her mother and a few friends. A threatening specter begins to visit her at night, and more than her sleep is at stake. She follows a friend’s recommendation to visit Detta Washington, a church lady who believes that Sophie does see angels and demons.

In June of 2025, a 2005 Ford GT disappeared from a parking garage in Huntington Beach. Ninety-nine years later, it reappeared in Corona. Devin Walpole is a car thief with a trick up his sleeve: he doesn’t exist. Well, at least, he doesn’t exist when he steals. With the help of a time machine, Devin, with the help of his Welsh refugee friend, Rhys Llewellyn, travels from the 22nd Century back to our time to swipe a car and make a clean getaway.

WHAT IF ALIENS ARE REALLY... US? They came from a broken world. To save theirs, they came to harvest ours. Kristi was days away from becoming a mother when everything was stolen from her. Hunter, a former military pilot, would risk everything for his family, even his own life. Shad believed science could save humanity, until he saw what humanity had become. Ripped from their own time and thrust into a future beyond imagination, Kristi, Hunter, and Shad each lose what they love most. Their unique talents become both their greatest weapons and their deepest vulnerabilities.

*Longlisted for BEST NOVEL by the British Science Fiction Association* *Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize* *Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize* AN EXTRAORDINARY SPECULATIVE THRILLER BY A MASTER OF THE GENRE An impossible death: Detective Ethan Krol has been...

Between 2017 and 2021, the US military admitted to having undeniable evidence that UFOs (now UAVs or UAPs) are here and defy the laws of physics. When Jason Ramsey, a popular science-fiction writer, becomes obsessed with the subject, he undertakes a relentless quest to uncover what is really going on. After recruiting Tessa Barrett, an extraordinarily talented mercenary, Jason devises a risky, desperate plan to get to the bottom of it all. But the truth is far more shocking, convoluted, and dangerous than anyone could have guessed, and he has no idea who he can trust.

'Prescient, dark, and ultimately hopeful' PIERCE BROWN 'Excellent' PETER F. HAMILTON 'A menacing experience' FONDA LEE 'Science fiction at its finest' SUNYI DEAN In this brand-new blistering science fiction epic, Sunday Times bestselling author Richard Swan presents a thrilling tale of survival...

Elias traded a perfect prison for a dangerous hope. He chose to "unplug," and with the mysterious priest and his resistance team, he's finally on the right side of the war. Their mission is to save humanity from a digital lie and reclaim a world from the ashes of nuclear fallout. But as they fight through a fragmented reality, every victory feels hollow. Every truth they uncover leads to more questions. Their enemies are ghosts, their allies are untested, and the priest's faith is shaken by a new, insidious enemy: doubt. What if the prison was just a single floor in a tower of lies?

Who will arbitrate our future in a world divided by climate change? It's 2095, and citizens of the wealthy North enjoy extended life, perhaps forever, thanks to biotech implants called Stem. Quantum computing and AI have converged into thinking machines, Quants, who carry out complex tasks for...

Tras Tu nombre después de la lluvia, llega la segunda parte de la saga Dreaming Spires, una experiencia completamente adictiva que nos conduce a través de misterios con tintes paranormales, sorprendentes revelaciones, una historia de amor imposible y un inesperado final. Alexander, Lionel y Oliver, junto con la excéntrica Veronica, acceden a acompañarla a una aldea cercana a Nueva Orleans para descubrir qué hay de cierto en la leyenda del Perséfone, un bergantín hundido en extrañas circunstancias en el río Mississippi en 1862.

I just wanted to settle down, retire from chasing mythological creatures with bad mojo back into their ethereal worlds, saving the mortal world, and almost being killed on a weekly basis, by Major and Minor gods and deities. I wanted to renovate this big, gorgeous, rundown, somehow condemned & retired sorority mansion into... into SOMETHING! A halfway house for women and children looking to get away from bad situations and start a new life? A homeless shelter, with security, counselors, medical professionals, and mental health providers; that actually looked and felt welcoming and homey?

Six months after the nuclear strikes, the world faces a new crisis. Not war. Hunger. Governments struggle to rebuild order as supply chains collapse and food becomes the most valuable resource on Earth. Borders fade and maps no longer matter. What matters now are corridors — roads, ports, and warehouses that must be protected if millions are to survive. Convoys carrying grain, fuel, and medicine move under armed escort. One broken route can push entire regions into chaos.

Commander Scott McNabb and the remaining crew of the ill-fated Hermes survey ship, journey to Earth to an area formally known as death valley, now an irradiated wasteland. Their mission is to connect the quantum intelligence, Athena, into the pan-solar communications network, enabling the QIs to rollback control of Earth by the seven and their AI servants. But their shuttle is damaged as it enters Earth’s atmosphere and it lands far from their intended location.

Based on the five star novella The Infected and Those They Left Behind, book one in the Chronicles of the Infected series explores a world were genetic modifications are commonplace. When Sanctum Pharmaceuticals announces that they've found the cure for death, the world accepts it with open arms. The result is much more sinister. Now, one father must traverse cities full of violent “Infected” in an effort to save his children, before it's too late.

Spooky Stories to Tell in the Dark is the latest installment of tantalizing tales from S. Cary and Story Ninjas Publishing. In this book, you'll find 22 of the scariest stories to tell your friends. From Area 51 to fishing trips, this anthology has all kinds of spooky stories to make your spine tingle. What happens when a bunch of teenagers have a New Year's Eve bash on a private island? Or what about a paranormal party at Christmas?

In the final book of The Icarus Code, Mars is one giant step closer to life outside the domes, but the fate of both worlds lies in the hands of Tobias Shepherd, a disillusioned cult leader. He thinks Earth is beyond hope, but still believes he can save the chosen few he has brought with him to Mars. Claire knows the truth — the Ufretan Alliance will destroy any world in its path that might one day be competition. But can she reach Shepherd and make him see reason? Or will the Alliance reach him first and send the signal that will annihilate both planets?

The best-selling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital - and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.

By the time Phil Chase is elected president, the world's climate is far on its way to irreversible change. Food scarcity, housing shortages, diminishing medical care, and vanishing species are just some of the consequences. The erratic winter the Washington, D.C., area is experiencing is another grim reminder of a global weather pattern gone haywire: bone-chilling cold one day, balmy weather the next. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.

THE MOST POWERFUL WARSHIP ON EARTH IS NOT FROM THIS WORLD. HER MISSION: STEAL IT. When an alien spacecraft crashes deep inside North Korea, the balance of global power shifts overnight. Hidden within the wreckage is the Reaper—a prototype vessel possessing technology beyond human understanding. If North Korea unlocks its secrets first, the consequences could be catastrophic. U. S. Air Force Captain Ava Tan is given an impossible assignment: infiltrate the most isolated nation on Earth, locate the Reaper, and steal it before a global crisis spirals into World War III.

Children going missing. A corrupt police officer. A drug-dealing motorcycle gang. A car breaking down on the way to see the Great American Bash. And Daniel Belascoe deals with it all while trying to impress the woman of his dreams—who is far too smart for him. Long before Daniel raised his tough-as-nails daughter Bethany Belascoe, he was a rookie Savannah cop trying to do some good despite his rotten partner. When that partner seems guilty of more than just negligence, Daniel begins investigating.

One drop. Millions of lives. And a countdown to absolute chaos. When a brilliant scientist reveals a sample of "bottled cholera" to a mysterious, pale-faced visitor, he unknowingly hands over the ultimate weapon of terror. The guest is a radical anarchist - and in a heartbeat, the lethal...