A dangerous new passenger. A ship full of elite women marines. A package containing a terrible secret.

Meet Kael Sidassian: disgruntled mercenary and glorified guard of doors.

Forced into a life he would never have chosen as a cyborg merc, he's lost not only his freedom but also his ability to feel anything—or appreciate the opposite sex—because of his cybernetic augmentations. That is, until last week when a renegade scientist blew the lock off his testosterone and reopened his eyes. A chance to free himself has landed in Kael's lap. He can run and hope his "employers" forget he was ever born. He just needs to get a ride off this backwater planet and deliver the strange capsule that's been foisted on him. One last mission.

Unfortunately for Kael, there's only one ride off this planet.

And it's on the starship

Audacity,

led by famed war veteran Commander Ellen Ryu and her elite marines. Dangerous, competent, well-trained,

female

marines. Commander Ryu is not to be trifled with, and she doesn't trust easily. And she certainly doesn't appreciate flirting. As an enemy rises to face them both, Ryu could be Kael's savior—or the one to finally end him. Because these women are on a hidden mission to seek and destroy abuses of technology anywhere in the galaxy. Abuses like the strange capsule hidden in his cabin.

For lovers of romantic space opera with a kick of humor and a few explosions, THE EMPRESS CAPSULE is the first volume in the Audacity Saga.

The Wardens are our planet's last line of defence.Powerful warriors, they stand firm against every threat humanity faces.It’s more than just a career – it’s a sacred calling…But it comes with a very short life expectancy.

Lord Kreon, Warden of the First Circle, has a problem.He’s been forced to kill another apprentice, and he’s rapidly running out of candidates. In fact, there is precisely one left…

Raised on modern-day Earth, Tristan knows nothing of the wider galaxy.He’s been fighting just to survive, ever since the day his dad left for work – and never came home.He’s always believed that there was more to life. That he could make a difference.He’s about to discover that what you don’t know can not only hurt you, it can tear your world apart!

Join Tris, as he’s catapulted into a universe beyond his wildest imagination. Where bizarre aliens threaten mankind, genetically engineered assassins lurk in the shadows, and the mysterious Wardens live by an ancient code…Of sacrifice.

Fans of Firefly and The Expanse will love this fast-paced and action-packed space opera. Buckle up, brace yourself, and download Earth Warden today!

***Please note: This book was previously published under the pen name Tony James Slater***

What people are saying about Earth Warden:

“…an ‘edge of your seat,’ action-packed sci-fi adventure that I couldn't put down…”

“This book is exactly the best blend of Science, Fantasy and Good Old Fashioned SHOOT EM UP!!!!!!”

“…terrifying, hilarious and fantastical…”

“…I kept a Timothy Zahn novel on hold to finish it!”

Dan Wynn wanted to explore space more than life itself, but a tragic accident left him too injured for NASA’s space program.

Second chances don’t come along every day, so when an old friend offered him one, he grabbed on with both hands.

Little did Dan know that simple offer was anything but!

Soon Dan finds himself on the moon, piloting humanity's first starship while fighting his way through one peril after another.

The risks are vast - but given one last chance at his dream, Dan could choose no other path.

Read the exciting first novel in the bestselling Starship Satori series today!

Excerpt:

"Dan - ad astra!"??Dan heard the order. Ad astra. To the stars. It was a toast the two of them had shared back in college, when they first stepped onto the roads which would lead them into space. It had been John's idea to use the toast as a code word now.Dan didn't even take a deep breath before executing the order. He'd practiced this with Majel enough times in the simulator - not the part about having a gunman in the bridge, but if that order was ever given, it would be a true crisis.?He checked the screen again. Visual range in only fifteen seconds. No time for anything else. He rapidly initiated the program, said a quick prayer, and pressed the Enter button on his keyboard.?Immediately, the ship began to shudder.

This book is a heavily revised second edition of the original volume. The story length has been increased by about 60%, adding enormously more background to the characters and deepening of the personality of the world and crew. If you've already read the first edition, you won't need to read this version to catch up - but fans of the series are sure to enjoy this expanded and improved "Author's Preferred Edition"!

Fantasy and psychological drama collide in this new, mind-twisting novella from John Notlad.A tale perfect for readers of Gaiman, Clarke, and tea leaves. Inspired by a dream, Lost in the Waking Well induces that liminal feeling of Déjà vu that exists between waking and dreaming states of consciousness. Follow Allen through his mind as he tries to get back to the woman he remembers from a dream.

From the back cover:

Dreams are made of memories, as is waking life. Who decides which world is real?Clara— the girl of Allen’s dreams. She was his world in that other life. . . The one before he awoke from his coma.Now he has Elizabeth, a wife he has no memory of, and Goose, a daughter he no longer recognizes. Despite their love for him and the man he used to be, Allen’s only desire is to return to the life he had before he awoke.With the help of a local research doctor and a cocktail of drugs, Allen returns to the world of his dreams in search of the woman he loves. But dreams can be fickle. Answers are carefully guarded. And for his broken mind, the line between fantasy and reality grows blurrier with each excursion.

An ex-cop who cannot die. A moon full of settlers who cannot thrive.

Mahina's terraformers built a high-tech urban paradise. Then Earth flooded the colony with desperate refugees, cop Sass Collier among them.The settlers who arrived with Sass died decades ago. Outside the citadel, their descendants die weak and young.Sass fought a rebellion against the city once. She won concessions to give the settlers a chance at health. She paid with 20 years in prison.Now she’s out, a reformed character. She assembles a diverse crew and finds odd jobs. She intends to mind her own business – how to make a profit with the skyship

Thrive.

But her fellow settlers are still failing.While her business model careens toward circus acts, Sass dares to defy the city again, to solve Mahina’s failure to thrive.Pick up

Skyship Thrive

because you love upbeat character-driven SF with fun technology. Suggested for fans of

Firefly

, Jenny Schwartz's

Xeno-Archaeologist

, or Nathan Lowell’s

Golden Age of the Solar Clipper.

This series is complete, and the second Thrive series as well.

A secret interstellar war. A terrifying threat. One young man holds the fate of an empire.

Wil Sietinen is driven by duty. Second in line to a powerful family dynasty, the young telekinetic would rather be designing starships than employing his formidable abilities as a military leader and strategist. But after he’s kidnapped by an aggressive alien race, the peace-minded noble discovers they’ve been covertly warring for centuries.

Learning he’s been bred through generations of selective pairing to be the one to end the conflict, Wil discovers the dark intentions for his extraordinary gifts. His mission calls for genocide, and he faces an impossible choice with the fate of his civilization hanging by a thread.

Caught in a moral dilemma amidst an insidious conspiracy, can Wil secure his galactic empire's survival?

Shadows of Empire is a thrilling space opera epic in the grand tradition. If you like multigenerational stories, galactic intrigue, and next-level world-building, then you’ll love A.K. DuBoff’s immersive saga.

Grab your copy and begin the epic journey today!

Shadows of Empire contains the first three volumes in the Cadicle series:

Volume 1: Architects of Destiny (prequel)Volume 2: Veil of RealityVolume 3: Bonds of Resolve

NOTE: Shadows of Empire was previously published as Rumors of War.