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It was a thing of awe and curiosity as humanity had witnessed the arrival of the first extraterrestrial beings they have seen and their level of sophistication and intellect far outpaced anything that the human race has ever known yet this advanced species come seeking refuge from an unknown for and humanity accepts them, gaining from their technology and skill, making rapid advancements than had ever been recorded and enjoying relative peace and prosperity. Olivia is an Astrobiologist with a fascination for the alien species that have landed on Earth but she knows within that whatever was powerful enough to almost ruin these people would be able to obliterate them and that force still roamed the universe and it was only a matter of time before it set its sights on Earth. Humanity is soon faced with a foe that requires that they set aside all they have ever known, all the rivalries that have ever existed and face it as a single species but can they? Is the average human so selfless as to abandon his own safety and individuality to face a greater cause? Or will humanity be doomed by this foe that lusts for power and the enslavement of all that possesses intelligence in the vast expanse of space?
Freefall: Vol 1 The Amalie Noether Chronicles (The Amalie Noether Chonicles)
The deep-space transport ship, the Vera Rubin, is light years from Earth when botanist Elle Silver begins to question the use of their space-travel drug, HCH. Elle notices a growing number of her friends and fellow colonists awaken from their 90-day sleep cycles exhibiting a variety of negative side-effects and she begins to believe the drug is the culprit. Some of the effects are minor, dry eyes and lack of appetite. Other symptoms are a bigger concern on a tiny ship packed with colonists. With each sleep cycle completed, more and more colonists awaken both confused and barely concealing a simmering rage – rage that could be a catastrophe on a ship as crowded as the Vera Rubin. Elle needs proof, but she also needs a plan. If the drug that allows them to travel deep-space is at fault, what then? Elle and her friends Ashok, Achebe and Jin-Hai are pressed to their limits to find a solution to their problem before the ship erupts into chaos… with light years left to travel.
SPVCE
From a young age, studying to become a space cadet is all Maci Layton has known – it’s all every kid has known. Society demands children do nothing but prepare for a future in space, even though a select few are actually chosen to be space cadets. Despite this, no one protests or pushes for change. Everything seems peaceful, everyone content. But unflinching order comes with a cost. Maci’s story offers an intimate look into the mind of someone struggling to come to terms with their anxiety while facing the reality of their world. Between moments of darkness and ugliness, SPVCE celebrates hope, optimism, and the beautiful things that make us human. Find out more at www.awkaren.com.
That Day When Hell Froze Over
Barry Donadio’s brilliant book released in August 2019 “That Day When Hell Froze Over” is a fiction that takes place over a thousand years ago in present-day Afghanistan and Iran. It is a mystical story of warfare of that time with interesting characters. An elite force of catholic knights is ordered by the Pope to drive deep into enemy territory as far as modern-day Iran. The knights were the best trained and most discipline that the Vatican had at the time.