They are coming. The countdown has begun.

First visible only as blips on a telescope image, the discovery of objects approaching from Jupiter orbit immediately sets humanity on edge. NASA doesn't even bother to deny the alien ships' existence. The popular Astral space app (broadcasting from the far side of the moon and accessible by anyone with internet) has already shown the populace what is coming. So the news has turned from evasion to triage, urging calm and offering the few facts they have:

The objects are enormous, perfectly round spheres numbering in the dozens, maybe hundreds. They are on an approach vector for Earth. And they will arrive in six days.
 

Fear simmers.

Meyer Dempsey - mogul, wealthy entrepreneur, arrogant and always in charge - is in New York, on the phone with his ex-wife in LA when the news breaks. He can hear tension in the voices of reporters and experts chronicling all that's known and unknown. But even while those supposedly in charge restrain their own panic, Meyer finds he recognizes bits and pieces of what the world is facing. He's seen this in dreams - in visions of another place. He knows where he and his family must go. He has prepared … though he never knew until now what he'd been preparing for.

He knows only they cannot hesitate. They must run to their safe haven in the Colorado mountains. Now. Before society shatters into chaos, and it all falls apart.
 

Fear rises.

Meyer has been taking steps for months, and has made preparations: a trove of supplies, a van stocked for the worst, a Gulfstream waiting at a small airstrip in Jersey. But he hasn't yet been able to take the final and most important step: moving the family to Colorado, where every contingency is covered.

The networks stay on-air longer than expected, creating a farce of calm. But those with means have already begun to scramble as Meyer gathers his wife Piper and his two teenage children and begins their race toward that compound, toward safety. There is no time for hesitation, regret, or pity. Soon, pundits begin to ask questions hard enough to tip those who've thus far stayed calm out of their complacency, inciting chaos:

What do the beings inside the ships want? What will they do when they arrive? And what if the scientists are wrong, and the spheres aren't decelerating? Will they strike the planet, raising clouds of extinction dust? Will they knock the Earth off its axis? Is this a prelude to an alien invasion? An alien war? An alien apocalypse? The first domino in the birth of a new alien empire?
 

Fear erupts.

Panic, once it breaches the thin crust of civilized society, spreads like a virus. Meyer knows only one thing, and it's a truth that has perched in his mind like a psychic obsession: When the ships arrive, his family must be at the Colorado compound or all will be lost. The space fleet in itself doesn't matter. The disintegration on the surviving news outlets doesn't matter. Reports that Las Vegas has been set ablaze don't matter. The fate of humanity, in Meyer's eyes, doesn't matter.

All that matters is Piper. Trevor. Delilah. And Meyer's ex-wife Heather, coming to the same destination from the west - a woman who remains his best friend, and his secret lover.

Rioting spills into the highways as time ticks away. Unrest boils in city and hinterlands. But Meyer's obsession to reach Vail is single-minded, guided with the focus of a far-seeing nightmare. Gangs can ground his plane, threaten his vehicles, and steal his belongings. But nothing will stand between Meyer's family and their haven … and Meyer will kill his way to Colorado if he has to.

A world controlled by machines...
Seven unlikely heroes...
One chance to save humanity...
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Apollo is tired of war. He's been fighting one enemy or another his entire life. Now, after five years of war against the machine army of the AI known as DANA, Apollo will do anything for peace. The Council is going to give him his chance.

Despite the recent disciplinary action against him, he's been chosen to lead a dangerous mission. One that could finally end the war and give Apollo his revenge.

The chances of surviving are slim, and once he gets a look at the team he's been assigned to lead, Apollo wonders if perhaps the Council hasn't forgiven him after all. They're sending him on a suicide mission.

He'll need to journey deep into the heart of machine territory. He'll need to survive the AI's war machines, while also surviving his own team. And he'll need to do it all within two months. Or the world will be lost to the machines.

About: With fast paced action and intriguing character backstories, Apocalypse AI can best be described as Terminator meets Hyperion. It is in the Science Fiction genre but includes some elements of Cyberpunk and Post-Apocalyptic fiction as well. Apocalypse AI: The Seven is a 52,000 word story that will leave you ready for the rest of the series.

Note: Contains adult language and situations.

A desperate woman in need of a miracle -- A bad-boy prince in need of redemption

She was playing with fire...

Jemm Aves battles to keep her dreams alive on a dead-end world. Working for the mines by day, she’s a successful bajha player at night, disguised as a male to be allowed to compete in the colony’s dangerous underworld where club owners will go to extremes to retain the best players. Every win puts her one small step closer to her goal: saving enough to escape Barésh with her family. When a nobleman from one of the galaxy’s elite families recruits her to be a star player for his team, it's because he doesn't know her secret. Her ruse proves to be her most perilous game yet when it puts both their lives—and her heart—at risk.

Prince Charming he was not...

Prince Klark is eager to reverse his reputation as the black sheep of the Vedla clan, a family as famous for its wealth and power as it is for being a bastion of male-dominated tradition. If his bajha team can win the galactic title it would go a long way toward restoring the family honor that his misdeeds tarnished. He travels to Barésh to track down an amateur who’s risen to the top of the seedy world of street bajha, offering the commoner a chance of a lifetime: a way off that reeking space rock for good. But his new player comes with a scandalous secret that turns his plans and his beliefs upside down. He sets out to win a very different prize—his champion’s reluctant heart.

RITA-winner Susan Grant is back with an all-new, stand-alone tale of two improbable lovers, their daring secret, and the gamble destined to alter the course of their worlds forever!

The line has been crossed...
First they used chemical weapons on the Americans, then the Russians set off a tactical nuclear bomb in an effort to destroy a suitcase nuke captured by the rebels. Deadly radioactive fallout now adds to the already fierce battle to reclaim the U.S.A. and the partisans have even less to lose. Now the rebels must decide whether to strike back in kind—An eye for an eye?

In what may be a one-way mission, John's partisan team volunteers to pick up the gauntlet. Armed with a stolen suitcase nuke, the partisans try to carry the device deep inside enemy controlled land to reach the target. They don't realize that to strike the Russian's hardest they'll need to vaporize thousands of captured Americans to do it... Is this something he can do for the cause..? With a clear conscience..and then live with the consequences? Book 5: Fallout will take you to the edge of guerrilla warfare at its ugliest and most brutal yet.

Out of sight beyond Earth, the Taran empire spans the galaxy from its seat of power on Tararia.

Cris Sietinen was born with rare telekinetic gifts—abilities he refuses to ignore, regardless of the governing Priesthood's decrees. But, as heir to the most influential Dynasty on Tararia, only a stifled life of business and politics awaits him within the confines of his family's estate. Determined to be true to himself and explore the potential of his abilities, Cris leaves Tararia to begin a new life touring the stars.

When Cris unexpectedly receives an invitation to join the Tararian Selective Service (TSS), the only organization to offer an official telekinesis training program, a new future awaits. It's his dream opportunity to be among people like himself, free from the Priesthood and political objectives. Except, Cris' path was designed, and he's right where the Priesthood wants him.

Architects of Destiny is the first installment in the Cadicle series, a new space opera epic with elements of "Dune" and "Ender's Game." A fast-paced space adventure with intrigue, coming-of-age and romance, this short prequel is a prelude to the defining events in Tararia’s history in the ensuing years.
 

All four books of The Ending Series together in a single box set!

The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began.
Dani and Zoe may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed them.

Making it through the end of the world as they knew it was the easy part; it's staying alive after the ending that will be the real challenge.

AFTER THE ENDING, book one

A devastating flu pandemic wipes out 90 percent of the human population...but by some miracle, childhood best friends Dani and Zoe survive. Thousands of miles apart, the young women struggle to stay alive, making risky alliances, heartbreaking choices, and more than their share of dangerous enemies. They're only certain of one thing--they have to find each other. But as Dani and Zoe make their way across the perilous United States, they come to a terrifying realization--the Virus changed everyone, leaving survivors either insane or evolved. Surviving the end of the world as they knew it was the easy part; it's staying alive after the ending that will be the real challenge.

INTO THE FIRE, book two

The Virus changed them, but that was only the beginning--death...mutation...insanity...corruption...terror--all that remains is hope.

In the wake of destruction left behind by the Virus, it took Dani and Zoe months to find each other. But their reunion was short-lived. Dani has been taken, and though little distance separates them, they might as well be worlds apart.

OUT OF THE ASHES, book three

Hope brought them together, but it's now fear that drives them...and threatens to tear them apart.

Beaten and broken, Dani and Zoe head west, home to Bodega Bay, determined to leave behind the torment and horrors they experienced in Colorado. Along the way, they learn that danger can take many forms--other survivors, their friends, even themselves--and that things are rarely what they seem. Zoe is desperate to become the woman she sees in others' memories, while Dani struggles to conceal damaging secrets, risking losing herself--her humanity--completely.

Together, they must rediscover the true meaning of friendship, love, and trust, and learn just how hard they're willing to fight for what remains of their shattered world. As relationships are put to the test, second chances are given, and new life emerges, death lurks in the most unlikely of places. To survive, Dani and Zoe must accept that sometimes hope alone isn't enough.

BEFORE THE DAWN, book four

A year ago, the Virus killed off most people in the world.

A year ago, strange things started happening to those who survived. Some of them transformed into something dark and sinister, while others evolved, becoming something more, something beyond human.

A year ago, Dani and Zoe were lost. They traversed the country to find one another, losing some of the people dearest to them along the way. They fought for their right to simply live, uncovered long-buried secrets, and discovered irreversible truths. And after everything Dani and Zoe have been through--even with the battle wounds that they bear--they're still not safe.

It's time for the struggle to end, for survivors to take back their lives, their families, their safety. It's time to really begin to live, and to do that, they must wait for the first rays of dawn.

Can they survive the fall of the galactic empire? 

Human cloning. 
Technology evolves faster than we do. 
The law shields us from our worst temptations.
But the opportunity is there, dangling just out of reach—perfection and ascension… or delusion and destruction.
 
In this collection of clone-themed stories, ten of today’s top speculative fiction writers explore our morality, our built-in societal restraints, and reflect upon our state of grace.
 
Similar is not necessarily the same.
 
“CLONES: The Anthology” features stories from Amazon bestselling authors Rysa Walker (the Chronos series), R.D. Brady (the Belial series), Susan Kaye Quinn (the Singularity saga), Best American Science Fiction notable Samuel Peralta (Faith), and USA Today Bestselling and Multi-Award Winner P.K. Tyler, plus five more of today’s top authors in speculative and science fiction.

Geology instructor Alex Cave receives an urgent message about an unusual geologic event in Iceland, which created a huge spiral tunnel straight down into a dormant volcano. What he discovers at the bottom is an alien artifact more powerful than a nuclear weapon.

Janice Sloan steals the alien device and takes it deep into the Nevada desert. When she turns it on, birds start slamming into the ground around her, but for some reason she can’t turn it off so she removes the key and abandons the device in the desert. It begins dragging satellites from orbit and threatens to bring down the International Space Station. When it changes the orbit of the moon, the extreme tidal affect could rip the planet apart.

Can Alex find a way to save humanity from extinction.

1908... Siberia... A tiny comet rips through Earth's atmosphere and explodes above the Tunguska region of Siberia, instantly engulfing thousands of square acres of the mostly desolate region. The explosion is heard for hundreds of miles, the light of the comet seen halfway across the globe. Had the comet hit a few hours earlier in a more populated area, millions would have been killed...

A century later, another comet - this one hundreds of times bigger and more powerful - encounters a black hole in deep space and is pushed onto a new, deadly course leading straight to Earth...

A small group of humans - including the President of the United States, a former astronaut and a middle school science teacher - discovers the existence of this potentially deadly comet and keep its existence hidden from the rest of the world. Although the group - which calls itself the Inner Circle - has twelve years to deal with the problem, they will need every second of that time. Not only must they figure out a way to avert this crisis, they must also start to make plans in case they can't avoid a catastrophe that could annihilate humankind...

Other Works by the Author:

COMET CLEMENT SERIES
BOOK 1 - The Inner Circle
BOOK 2 - Interception
BOOK 3 - The New Space Race
BOOK 4 - The Three Arks
BOOK 5 - Evacuation Earth
BOOK 6 - Final Days
BOOK 7 - Impact
BOOK 8 - Uninvited
BOOK 9 - Takeover
BOOK 10 - Mission: Survival
Book 11 - Relocation
Book 12 (final book) - A Second Chance
 

BOOK DESCRIPTION: A Galactic Space Opera, Graveyard of Empires builds the world and sets the stage for an enormous conflict between planets and Empires. Argus Wade was born into the Ministry, an archaic and barbaric religion that spans the entire galaxy, and knew from an early age that he was different. The threat of death, and worse, loomed over him because of his special gifts.

When he tries to protect his daughter from this fate by hiding her, his worst fears are realized as the Ministry begins tightening the noose. If they discover that she is his child, or worse that he kept her from them, both of their lives will be at risk.

Meanwhile, the galaxy is facing a new conflict in the outer reaches. A new rebellion is forming to tear down the established government. Battle lines are being drawn and everyone is choosing sides. But, they are all going to find out that the cost of war is higher than anyone could have anticipated...

Graveyard of Empires is a dystopian science fiction novel that introduces huge characters and conflicts, creating a new galaxy with roots in the worlds of Asimov, Tolkien, and King.

For the 117 kids of The Eden Project, the mission was clear. Survive Earth. Until the day they heard the song, the one coming from outside the dome.

Love is the ultimate crime.

On a planet where women are born to rule, Empress Nadira's secret affair with her slave threatens to rip her family apart. When she joins the highest council in the land, her secret is revealed. Will Nadira go against everything she believes in to protect her family, or will she choose her heart and doom everyone she loves to death?

Empress Eva thinks she has it all: wealth, power and a mother who adores her. That is, until she meets Lex, a handsome alien imprisoned in a slave market. His red hair and crimson eyes intrigue her. His touch sets her on fire. When the beautiful alien captures her heart, Eva is forced to make a life changing decision: pursue the career of her dreams, or give it all up for the love of a slave?

The Slave Planet is a clean, science fiction, interracial (black woman white man) romance. It is a thrilling journey into an alternate history where women rule the world.

This is the first book in THE SLAVE PLANET trilogy.

In 2091, Victor and Maria created Adam, the world's first biological supercomputer. They dreamed of changing the world.

Now it's 2101.

Adam's running a mining asteroid.

Maria's in a coma.

Victor's dreams are in tatters.


Living in the pollution-shrouded city of Missoula, Montana, scrambling to find the money to pay his wife's hospital bills, Victor doesn't think his life could get any worse...


But then he's forced to return to the asteroid...


And when that mission becomes a desperate fight for survival amid the dark tunnels of the abandoned mine, he must finally confront the terrifying consequences of his past.

24 October 2114: the day that shocked the world.

Young diplomat Cory Wilson narrowly escapes death in the assassination of President Sirkonen. No one claims responsibility but there is no doubt that the attack is extraterrestrial.

Cory was meant to start work as a representative to Gamra, the alien organisation that governs the FTL transport network, but now his new job may well be scrapped in anger.

Worse, as Earth uses military force to stop any extraterrestrials coming or leaving, as 200,000 extraterrestrial humans are trapped on Earth, as the largest army in the galaxy prepares to free them by force, only Cory has the experience, language skills and contacts to solve the crime.

But he's broke, out of a job and a long way from Earth.

A box set of four science fiction, post-apocalyptic, and creature thrillers by an international bestselling author. Features the complete text of:

AFTERBURN- Five years after a massive solar storm, survivors must face the strange mutants that have taken over a world populated by bloodthirsty monsters.

MOSTLY HUMAN- An embittered British policeman is drawn into a series of murders that point to an unnatural suspect.

BONE AND CINDER- In the immediate aftermath of a technological collapse, Mackie Dailey organizes a small band of survivors to fight mysterious, savage mutants and a vicious crime lord.

THE HARVEST- When an alien entity falls into the remote mountains, a strange infection spreads to a small town and changes people.

When Anstractor needs him most, supreme leader Rafian goes missing--lost without a trace.

The Geralos are violently and ruthlessly taking over while the Phasers attempt to ward them off. But an inexplicable act teleports members of the Phasers to several places around the galaxy.

While millions of innocent lives are lost, the galaxy waits in hope that Rafian VCA will slow the Geralos wave. But Rafian is nowhere to be found. And his enemies are killing his friends one-by-one and uncovering all of his secrets along the way. Anstractor is not strong enough to stop the Geralos alone. Will the Phasers find a way to victory without their leader to guide them?

When powerful and mysterious alien spaceships start attacking the exploration and mining vessels and abducting their crew, the Nestorian Republic realizes that it faces an enemy whose weapons and technology it cannot equal.

But there may be hope. The faraway Starfire Empire has guaranteed protection but the journey is treacherous and there are forces both within the republic and the empire who don’t want to help the beleaguered Nestorians.

But one Commodore Raptor is on his way with his Starship Conquistador. Armed to the teeth, built to conquer and carrying secret weapons even its crew doesn’t know about, it will have to dare the aliens all alone. But only if it can cross the vast swaths of deep space, for there are great powers waiting in ambush and the clock is ticking as a massive invasion fleet from the uncharted space prepares to descend upon the capital planet Nestor.

Will Starship Conquistador fight its way and reach in time…

Waking up without his memories and hunted by Agent Cooper, Michael finds sanctuary with a group of perceivers: telepaths who sense the thoughts and emotions of others. Drawn into their battle to stay free of the cure which threatens to strip them of their powers, he searches for the person who stole his past. As the tension between perceivers and norms erupts into violence, Michael pieces together the shocking truth behind the origin of their power. To save his friends from destruction, he must face Cooper and confront the painful revelations of his forgotten secrets.

A gripping science fiction thriller set on the streets of London, Mind Secrets takes an exciting and dangerous journey into intrigue, friendship and deception.

When the world falls apart, when civilization collapses, when life as we know it ends, our greatest terrors becomes real. Perhaps it's nuclear war with its poisonous radiation, hideous plagues or chemical contamination, rogue artificial intelligences controlling killer robots, or zombies that turn our friends and neighbors into inhuman monsters. What can the common man or woman do in the face of apocalyptic fears?

Knights and Demons: Tanshuku by Greg Dragon

Surviving the apocalypse means staying clear of monsters. Alysia never dreamed her first years as an adult would be spent fighting demons. However, as the chosen warrior of the Turevila, she must defeat them in order to save the world.

Massacre at Lonesome Ridge: A Zombie Western by Samantha Warren

Sheriff Connor McClane would like the world to leave him in peace at the bottom of the bottle he's crawled into. Unfortunately an army of the undead, led by Charity Banks, very unhappy transplant to the west, have other plans for him.

You Will Be Like God by Steve Stroble