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Catherine "Cat" Leblanc is an orphan that is about as far from super-rich as one can be. When the Incursion alarms start blaring and the sky starts raining hungry xenos, it's just another blemish on an already piss-poor afternoon.

While running in Central Park, New York Times science writer Damon Ellis crashes—literally—into a story that just might resurrect his career…and change the course of human history. On the face of it, it seems absurd—a small biotech company in Boston called Calypso that claims to have cracked the secret of eternal youth. Surely a hoax. Or is it?

Fiery and determined, Madison Justice navigates the depths of space, searching for her father and a place to call home. Expelled from the Naval Academy for her unyielding sense of justice, she now forges her own path as a freelance mercenary. But the void is vast and unforgiving. To find her father, the elusive captain of the Gypsy Rose, Madison must prove her mettle in a realm where morality is a luxury few can afford. Harassed by rivals and entangled in the schemes of a ruthless commander, she fights to keep her conscience intact.

They were sent to build a new world—now they’re tearing it apart... Fabricants, the second installment in the gripping Manifold Series, resumes the epic sci-fi drama that began in Scott A. Young’s first novel, Selfies. Awakening from stasis on their galaxy-crossing colonial voyage, Commanders Trapp and Bretta are confronted by a gruesome mystery. Hundreds of Fabricants, the colony’s synthetic workforce, have been inexplicably disassembled into neat, lifeless piles. And the few survivors? They’ve become crazed killers.

Close the doors. Shut the blinds. Turn out the lights. Make that room dark. Get ready for Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ghost Stories for Young People. Originally recorded in 1962, the album features 11 ghost stories introduced by Hitchcock himself and then read by actor John Allen. If you were a kid during the early '60s, this may bring back some very good memories.

I died. And I came here. To a place they call Two. They say one out of three people who die come here. Berlin is here. She’s seven. She forgot to take her insulin. Darrel is here. He drowned. Dr. Raleigh is here. He’s the head counselor at the Two Adjustment Facility (TAF) I’m at. He died in an avalanche. Perry Whitcomb is here. I connected with him on Deadbook, Two’s version of Facebook. He was on my soccer team in middle school. He collapsed during one of our games. And get this, Heath Ledger is here. (Yeah, the Joker, himself.) He just had a new movie come out.

Hotshot datajacker Maddox clawed his way back to the top of the biz. Too bad he won’t stay there. Framed for a gruesome crime, Maddox finds himself at the top of the City’s most-wanted list, hunted twenty-four-seven by every cop in town. With the police closing in fast and nowhere to hide, there’s only one place left he might find help… and it’s the last place in the world he wants to go. The second thrilling entry in D.L. Young’s CYBERPUNK CITY saga, a near-future world of sprawling megacities, rogue AIs, black market tech, and modded mercenaries.

Even though Captain Jelena Marchenko has Starseer talents, such as telepathy and telekinesis, she has grown up feeling ostracized by the Starseer community. She longs for an opportunity to prove that she deserves a place among them. When an old friend of the family shows up, seeking transportation to the site of an ancient Starseer relic, Jelena believes this may be her chance to prove herself. But once they are on their way to the site, she starts to question what Abelardus plans to do with the artifact

She's lost in space. He's being hunted by a world-wide government. How do you cope when you find you've lost 28 years and your homeworld is falling apart? How do you fight when you haven't been taught? How far do you run when the whole world is looking for you? How do you survive in the middle of a radioactive wasteland? Forced from hiding, John seeks a way to bring down the Regime. Joined by an unexpected ally, he flees across the globe seeking both sanctuary and answers.

Jason Richards is the Lifebringer. After being bitten by a vampire and left for dead, Jason awakens as a Ferin, reborn with supernatural abilities unlike any other. While most obtain a single ability, Jason is given several, and his power continues to grow with each passing conquest. But there is more to being the Lifebringer than Jason knows. The enemy is moving and plans are in motion. The Lifebringer holds the key to unlocking a greater evil, the likes of which threaten the existence of human and Ferin alike.

It takes more than heroes to save a galaxy. Plunge into the astounding series finale and the ultimate outcome of the galactic war as the last great prophecy unfolds! Inside book three: War rages as uncounted victims turn to ash. The ancient prophecy reaches towards relentless oblivion. The terrifying face of the true enemy is exposed, even as madness afflicts the last surviving defenders. The fight for victory transforms into a grasping struggle against extermination and darkness. The epic conclusion to the landmark War of the Wheels trilogy.

The end is in sight for Jason and his women. With the vampires attacking at every turn, they follow a secret map in search of the Lost City of Patagonia, a mythical place where humanity might meet its end. But Jason has a plan, his women, and more training with abilities that the vampires have never seen before.

It’s a miracle. The fountain of youth discovered flowing through the veins of postmillennials. In idyllic planned communities, freed from adulting and student loans, the young can live in guilt-free organic luxury. All it costs them is a weekly blood donation to extend the lives of their privileged elders. But prices are going up. There’s much more to the utopian Sunset Consortium than anyone realizes in this chilling trilogy.

Created by the team behind The Patron Saint of Suicides, YOUNG’S INFINITE CITY is a full-cast science fiction audio drama set in the near-apocalypse. Rosalind Young is the most influential person on the planet. And she’s just gone missing. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, warships from seven countries surround a giant white mass floating in the water. To us, it might look like a marshmallow the size of a small island. A few decades from now, people will recognize it as M3, the most valuable substance on the planet, a sponge that provides drinking water for hundreds of millions ...

March 1942: Adolf Hitler is dead at the hands of the Royal Air Force. A vengeful Luftwaffe has exacted the Third Reich’s revenge on Great Britain, and London lies in flames. With the Royal Family fleeing to Canada and Great Britain’s Pacific colonies being ceded to Imperial Japan, the United States faces a stark, dangerous future alone. With a broad cast of characters underpinned by historical research, Acts of War examines the terrifying “What if…” of a German victory in Europe followed by upheaval in the Court of St. James.

From best-selling author W.J. May - each shade is a different genre of the fantasy, paranormal and romance - all from different series!

The invasion has begun. On the capital world of Vassar-1, the Allied Independent Colonies find themselves in a race against time to stop a terrorist plot that could bring chaos to the galaxy. As the terror spreads, Earth provides nothing but deception and subterfuge. With time running out, it's up to Ben and Ada to deliver an AIC agent with vital information. But not everything is what it seems.

A collection of short stories featuring a suite of wealthy protagonists navigating the perceived hardships of 1920s society. The themes center on lost love, personal struggles, fleeting romance, and the melancholy life.

The monthly podcast where Star Wars and millennial nostalgia collide as Cam and Sam discuss each book in the Young Jedi Knights series and more!

This is the story of two teenage British boys in a Britain occupied by the Germans, which is what might have happened if the Nazis had successfully carried out their plans to invade Britain under Operation Sea Lion in the 1940s. Alan Mitchell and Sam Roberts study at St. John's Academy in the fictional Cambridgeshire market town of Hereward. Their Home Guard unit is defeated and the Schutzstaffel (S.S.) massacres the prisoners but the boys escape and return to German occupied Hereward.