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An alien probe visits the Earth. How best to validate its understanding of the dominate life form than by creating one that would pass as human to its peers? Its mission would have been a bit easier had it not chosen as its subject the dead mother of a dying boy and deceased wife of a crippled mercenary hunted by . . .
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Max never had the chance to say goodbye, he did have the chance to scream. Violently taken from his wife and his world Max slips into a nightmare of fear, agony and experimentation at the hands of creatures stalking the night skies. Twenty years later four friends have gathered at an isolated Ozarks ranch to celebrate an upcoming birth . . .
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The human race is unknowingly caught somewhere in time, and their very existence is at stake. They will need a protector who always has time on their side. This is a novel about how time travel helps save the future of humanity from a fate that no one suspects. . . .
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Strange Little Band is the ongoing story of Addison and Shane, two self-centered, amoral psychics who work for the cut-throat Triptych Corporation. Their insular, comfortable lives are disrupted when, due to Triptych’s machinations, they become unlikely parents. How can they raise a child when they can’t trust each other? . . .
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When Tr’lia and Lili run into two Plant milkers at the annual festival, Tr’lia quickly loses her heart—and as far as Lili’s concerned, her mind. If Tr’lia’s mother finds out what sort of man her daughter’s clucking after, she’ll go into a full blown moult. Still, the young hen can’t shake the milker from her thoughts, even if his job . . .
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Space & Time takes place in a galaxy where space travel is common, The Galactic Mutuality governs alliances, Humanity is a minority, and a little girl from an alien race tries to overcome the stigma of being a slave. Life moves along as it usually does until a small group of strangers arrives, bringing news of impending destruction and a . . .
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In this sequel to The Aphorisms of Kherishdar and The Admonishments of Kherishdar, the gentle Calligrapher is sent to succor the broken priest of Shame. Will he be in time to rehabilitate one of the empire’s greatest assets? And what will happen in the House of Flowers? A genteel, conversational fantasy of society, culture . . . and the perversions that threaten them. . . .
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Jonathan Baron’s music has left him and so has the love of his life, a woman he’s no longer certain even really exists. Convinced that his buried childhood memories are the key to determining whether or not she was merely a figment of his imagination, he seeks out his family’s ancestral home. From the moment he sets foot unto . . .
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Set in the modern era, Terra Fabula follows Jadyn Tzeki, a timeless alien researcher and jack-of-all-trades, and Tarioshi Kitanaka, a century-and-a-half-old mortal kitsune. After a suspicious attack fails to claim their lives, the two, along with Jadyn’s lunatic AI, discover that many strange things have been afoot while he’s been away. . . .
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Per Sonja’s review, a story in the Starship Troopers vein. . . .
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A space opera set in the not-too-distant future. Humans are planning on colonizing other planets but other races that have been hidden on Earth also have plans for the ships. . . .
Seventy years after an invasion from the sky, the loose conglomerate of dramma tribes of the Ddro has transformed into a culture that is not quite modern, not quite primitive. They still maintain diplomatic relations with the alien —but eerily similar— Talame, who tried to eradicate them to claim their ecological niche. Most dramma welcome the children born between the . . .
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Hundreds of books had been written with exactly this opening paragraph, or if not opening somewhere in the beginning, but for the people of Seattle, Washington it still took them somewhat aback when . . . Spaceships appeared overhead. Well, a spaceship anyway. But a large one. Considerably larger than the park it hovered over. I forget the name of the . . .
The story follows the psychics Addison and Shane, who both work for the mega-corp Triptych, a mysterious company that seems to specialize in almost everything. Both of the main characters are strong and manipulative; it’s refreshing to read a story with such complex characters and so much hidden politics at play.
War. War never changes.
Except maybe when your squad happens to be named Team Kitty and your callsign sounds slightly silly to remain thematically prudent.
The prose of “Spots the Space Marine” is spartan almost laconic, but the mood comes across loud-and-clear. [more . . .]