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Absence of Mind

$12.00 – $19.00

H.C.H. Ritz
Psychiatric nurse Phoebe Bernhardt loves her youngest brother with all her heart. When he becomes one of the first victims of a bizarre epidemic of paranoia and aggression, Phoebe will stop at nothing to save him. She'll even work with the strange, antisocial woman who literally crashed into her life. The stranger, a software engineer named Mila, blames the plague on technology... but she's hiding something. Is Mila a possible path to a cure - or is she the cause of it all? Or will she just prove to be indifferent to the fates of thousands of people, including Phoebe's brother? Searching for the answers will force Phoebe to face her fundamentalist religious family and her own assumptions about who she is - and drive her to the brink of death. Absence of Mind is a technothriller and the second book by near-future science-fiction author H.C.H. Ritz. If you've enjoyed books like Daemon and Freedom by Daniel Suarez or Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson, you'll love this exciting, fast-paced, and compelling story. Start the adventure today!

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Revolutionary Right (Aristeia #1)

$12.50 – $15.00
Wayne Basta
Firefly with aliens, Star Wars without the force . . . and a dash of the American Revolution. A former naval starfighter pilot, Maarkean Ocaitchi once fought to protect the Alliance and its principles of freedom and democracy, but his sister's rebellious past forced them both into a life of smuggling. He nevertheless refuses to believe her assertions that the whole system is corrupt... until she is arrested and condemned to death as a traitor. Now, Maarkean must decide where his loyalty lies, and will either spark a rebellion or help crush the spirit of democracy once and for all. The experience will challenge everything he thinks he knows about resistance, loyalty, and friendship.

2012 Semi-Finalist in the Kindle Book Review's "Best Indie Books" contest

90% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

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A Little Rebellion (Aristeia #2)

$8.00 – $13.00
Wayne Basta
Firefly with aliens, Star Wars without the force . . . and a dash of the American Revolution. "I like a little rebellion now and then...The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all." — Thomas Jefferson Unlike her brother, Saracasi Ocaitchi has always known that her loyalties belong to the ideals of freedom and democracy, not the government of the Alliance, and that protecting those ideals would require a fight. But now that the rebellion she has dreamed about has finally begun, she must come to terms with what that truly means: for herself, for her brother, and for all of the people who will die in the coming war.

90% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

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Tree of Liberty (Aristeia #3)

$13.00 – $15.00
Wayne Basta
Firefly with aliens, Star Wars without the force . . . and a dash of the American Revolution. ?The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.? — Thomas Jefferson Zeric Dustlighter has been a soldier his entire adult life. Give him a gun and tell him who to shoot, and he'll get the job done. He always knew he was never cut out to be in command. But now, cut off and trapped behind enemy lines, Zeric faces his worst nightmare: the fate of thousands of lives?and possibly the entire Union?is in his hands.

4.1-star average on Amazon.com
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End (The Dying of the Light #1)

Rated 5.00 out of 5
$15.00 – $30.00
Jason Kristopher
The zombie apocalypse isn't coming, it's already here. "I didn't see Rebecca die the second time." Bookseller David Blake narrowly escaped the zombie outbreak in his small town. Conscripted by a super-secret, century-old, zombie-killing Special Forces unit, he races to stop the end of the world. But flesh-eating monsters aren't the only enemies, and the darkness in humanity itself may be its downfall. Heart-pumping action and complex characters will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. If you enjoyed The Walking Dead or World War Z, you'll love this book.

Called "The best zombie book since World War Z!"

350+ reviews on Amazon.com, 4.3-star rating

Story continues in Interval (#2), Beginning (#3), and The Walker Chronicles (short story collection)

Over 75,000 copies sold

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Interval (The Dying of the Light #2)

$8.00 – $25.00
Jason Kristopher
The zombie apocalypse isn't coming,?it's already here. ?Becoming a zombie was much more painful than he had expected.? The world has ended, and 99.999% of the human race is dead... or mostly. It's up to those few survivors to carry on and maybe, just maybe, discover a way to claw humanity back from the brink of extinction. Fans of The Walking Dead will enjoy this series' character-driven story and the close-knit, survival-oriented relatable cast. For as we all know, the worst monsters in the zompocalypse aren't the walkers at all... but the humans themselves!

Kindle Book Review "Best Indie Books of 2013" Top 5 Finalist

Available in audiobook formats on Amazon, Audible, and Apple Books

94% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

Story begins in End (#1), concludes in Beginning (#3), and don't miss The Walker Chronicles?(an add-on short story collection)

Over 3,800 copies sold

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Beginning (The Dying of the Light #3)

$9.00 – $25.00
Jason Kristopher
The zombie apocalypse isn't coming,?it's already here. He awoke and, for the first time in almost twenty-five years, remembered who he was... Twenty years after Z-Day, a handful of survivors are left in massive underground bunkers. It's finally time to take back the surface... and yet, as always, the worst enemy is not the walkers, but each other. When a new and deadlier Z-Day threatens, will Eden Blake and the other survivors find a way to defeat it?or doom humanity to extinction? Fans of The Walking Dead will enjoy this conclusion to the award-winning series' character-driven story and the close-knit, survival-oriented, relatable cast.

Kindle Book Review "Best Indie Books of 2017" and "Best Indie Books of 2018" Semifinalist

100% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

Conclusion to the series that began with End (#1) and continued in Interval (#2), and?The Walker Chronicles?(short story collection)

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The Walker Chronicles (The Dying of the Light #4)
Jason Kristopher
The zombie apocalypse isn't coming, it's already here. In this collection of supplemental short stories, Kristopher takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes journey into the rest of the world he's created in the main series. From the first known zombie incursion (Outbreak One: Washington Territory), to Nazi-created monstrosities (The Coldest Winter), through the 1981 Libyan Crisis (Blood and Sand) and the story of what befell one of our favorite characters (Whatever Happened to Thomas J. Reynolds?).

Readers will receive updated ebooks as new stories are released (email signup required)

100% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

Short stories supplement and expand upon the backstory of End (#1), Interval (#2), and Beginning (#3)

Two audiobook versions are available!

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A Fancy Dinner Party

$5.00 – $11.00
Hilary Comfort (ed.)
Humans are tasty... and these stories are here to prove it! Featuring many genres and styles of storytelling, short story readers of all kinds will enjoy the 12 stories by 10 authors in this short story collection. With stories less than 10,000 words, it?s perfect for readers who have a limited amount of time to read... and enjoy the darker side of fiction!

Foreword by acclaimed and award-winning bestselling author Jonathan Maberry

Variety of genres and styles?something for everyone

All authors are brand new; first published work for many

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The Lightbringers (The Lightbringers #1)

$10.00 – $12.75

H.C.H. Ritz

When perfection is mandatory, revolution is the only answer.

Gaylen is devastated when his wife leaves and takes their only child. But in a utopian society built on positive thinking, grief is not okay - and the government steps in to fix him. Confronted with the dark truth of his seemingly perfect world, Gaylen soon finds himself a reluctant member of the resistance. But his new role could cost him his life. Even as the revolutionaries struggle to strike a powerful blow for freedom of thought - even as they are betrayed by the ruthless denizens of the underground and pursued by the murderous secret police - Gaylen still dreams of getting his family back. But if he survives long enough to put the revolutionaries' plan into motion, Gaylen will have to go up against the calculating masterminds of his vicious society... The Lightbringers?is a classic dystopian story and the debut novel by near-future science-fiction author H.C.H. Ritz. If you loved?Brave New World,?1984, and?Fahrenheit 451, you will love this masterfully penned and captivating tale. Start the adventure today!

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Invasion at Miratev (The Omega Chronicles #1)

Rated 4.00 out of 5
$13.00 – $15.00

Brian Nicholson

If humanity is to survive, the alien T'Kharr must be stopped... even if it means sacrificing tens of thousands.
Grand Commander Brandon North and his fleet must liberate a research facility taken by mankind's most ruthless and deadly enemy, the T'Kharr. The new technology developed there cannot be allowed to swing the decades-long war in the enemy's favor, even if it means sacrificing tens of thousands of lives... including his own. Reminiscent of David Weber's Honor Harrington, John Scalzi's Old Man's War, and John Ringo's Legacy of the Aldenata, this thrilling debut novel will appeal to all fans of military space sci-fi, intrigue, and bloodthirsty aliens bent on humanity's subjugation or destruction?whichever comes first.

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The Robin Hood Thief
H.C.H. Ritz
In the face of death comes courage. Single mother Helen Dawson always wanted to be a hero. Now she's about to get her chance - but only because she's about to die. Given forty-five days to live, Helen sees this tragedy as a calling to do what others can't: turn her increasingly dystopian society upside down. In a world ruled by economic injustice, Helen plans to steal from the rich and give to the poor - after providing for her teenage daughter. But with no thieving skills and no money, Helen will have to find the right allies and a ton of luck. Can she accomplish all the good she wants in the time that's left - and conquer the dangers to come? The Robin Hood Thief?is the third stand-alone novel by near-future science-fiction author H.C.H. Ritz. If you like fast-paced stories with a futuristic twist, you'll love this book. Begin this remarkable and exhilarating story today!

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Spindown

$15.00 – $25.00
George Wright Padgett
For over a hundred and fifty years, the rarest and most valuable substance in the solar system has been mined from the only location where it exists in significant quantity: Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede. For all of this time, the remote mining outpost has been serviced by clone slaves who are drugged into mindlessness, and all of it has been monitored, controlled, and administered by the artificial intelligence known as Prinox. But what happens when a failed rescue mission causes a small band of escaped clones to begin questioning their lives, their society, and their very existence? Hunted by deadly killing machines, confused and scared, these renegade slaves are about to find out–for better or worse–just what it means to be human.

Inspired by such classics as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lord of the Flies, THX-1138, Brave New World, Logan's Run, and The Black Hole, Spindown will appeal to all fans of "hard sci-fi" writers such as Clarke, Asimov, Bradbury, Gibson, and Heinlein

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85% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

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Drift Pattern

$12.00 – $20.00

George Wright Padgett
The future isn't what it used to be... In the Year 2191, something or someone is destroying the time corridor pathways into the past. If kidnapped present-day mathematician Luci Gaudiano can’t solve the mystery before they disappear, millions in the future will perish.

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The Year of the Hydra

$13.00 – $18.00
William Broughton Burt

A richly told, diagnosably insane, meandering yet captivating journey through everything good and bad about sex, drugs, and China ? plus a wildly improbable tale about saving the world. In short, not to be missed.

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Could a dark agenda be woven into the architecture of China?s most sacred ancient temple? An agenda that only Julian Mancer is seeing? Or is Julian off his meds again? If the structure were in fact a doomsday device awaiting an astronomical tripwire?could Julian stop it? Julian is determined to discover the answer, as soon as he concludes a far more pressing matter involving a sixteen-year-old girl with a?most?intriguing mutation.

Author lived in China during SARS epidemic, now makes his home in Mexico

Intended for an adult audience, contains mature themes

Don't miss William's non-fiction health & fitness book,?Tai Chi: Moving at the Speed of Truth

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