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Street by Ryan A. Span

Street is a fast-paced online/print cyberpunk thriller about a woman alone in a dystopian future, Gina, working to make ends meet like the rest of the new underclass — by taking a powerful drug that gives her telepathic abilities.  She skirts the edges of sanity when she takes a job she knows she really shouldn’t, and finds herself embroiled deeper . . .

A serialized novel, updating twice weekly.
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Fire in the Void by Elaine Corvidae

Sequel to Exile’s Burn.  The Zatvian Cooperative is in a state of collapse, and warfare, rebellion, and lawlessness are everywhere.  Follow the crew of the pirate ship Exile as they search through the ruins, encountering petty tyrants, smugglers, and medical experiments gone wrong.  Led by their amnesiac telepathic captain, Rat, they are searching for the daughter of one of their . . .

A serialized novel, updating fortnightly.
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Telepaths: The Park Slope Conspiracy by J. A. Platt

A botched escape from a mental asylum lands an undercover agent in custody and reveals a plot to destroy the nation’s telepaths.

Incumbent Senator Tom Gates has assembled a team to dig into his opponent’s darkest secret.  Leading the team is Elise Atwood, a rare non-telepath born into an all-telepathic family, the Senator’s trusted Communications Advisor—and if the investigation doesn’t pan out—his scapegoat.  From the FBI the Senator recruits Agent Carl Childers, a seasoned telepathic interrogator whose wife’s high-risk pregnancy may prove . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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Exile’s Burn by Elaine Corvidae

Space pirates, an evil empire, and a hero named Rat.

The Zatvian Cooperative has conquered all of known space, destroying the world of Harvest in the process.  For Neva Whitestone, a native of Harvest who was injured in the final battle, those years have been spent in a hospital, recovering from her wounds.  Now Neva has received a mysterious summons from the captain of a ship called the Exile.  Neva’s . . .

A complete pdf novel.
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Strange Little Band by Nancy Brauer and Vanessa Brooks

Two psychics, one mega-corp and all-around bad behavior

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? . . .

A complete novel.
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Dorian’s Quest by Tonya R. Moore

When We Kiss, the Stars Collide

Dorian, prodigal prince of Avanu and agent of the intergalactic Guild of Assassins, is on a quest to find the key to his suppressed memories. He’s accompanied by Torrin, a body-slave with unexpected skills and a tragic past. Their ultimate destination is unknown but the secrets locked away inside Dorian’s mind could be the means of defeating the Var, . . .

A serialized novel.
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Corvus by L. Lee Lowe

In an alternate present the minds of teen offenders are uploaded into computers for rehabilitation—a form of virtual wilderness therapy.  Zach is a homo cognoscens, one of the new humans who can navigate the Fulgrid. Though still a high school student, he is indentured to the Fulgur Corporation as a counsellor.  Laura is a homo sapiens.  Their story is part . . .

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CORVUS

Weblit, in every sense of the term

Editor: Eli James
August 30, 2010

"Listen, sugar, some things never change. Once a nigger lover, always a nigger lover. Only now they call them augers."

I have put off writing this review for the longest time. I finished Corvus at the tail end of 2009, and then had a few conversations with Lee, its author, not [more . . .]

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EXILE'S BURN

Could not put it down

Member: Erin Klitzke
April 21, 2011

I started reading Exile’s Burn a couple days ago and have found myself staying up until one and two thirty in the morning just so I can find out what happens next.  I do disagree with the review that indicated that the characters were hard to connect with—I found them very sympathetic and compelling very early on.

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