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Science Fiction 38 Amazon Reviews Avg Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

MY OTHER CAR IS A SPACESHIP by Mark Terence Chapman One minute Hal Nellis, retired pilot, is mowing his lawn; the next, he finds himself drafted to fight interstellar pirates set on sacking Earth and other backwater worlds by the Merchants’ Unity. The pirates have become an unstoppable force, pushing the underfunded Unity to the brink of collapse and leaving backwater worlds like Earth defenseless.   $2.99 (everyday low price)

 

Dark Fantasy 38 Amazon Reviews Avg Rating: 4.6 / 5.0

ATTRITION by S.G. Knight The Demonic Dominion has held the nation of Io captive for more than a century. Racath Thanjel is among the few remaining Majiski surviving in secret. A strong but opinionated young assassin, he works from the shadows against the Demonic Dominion. But how can he and the others hope to defeat such a terrible adversary? Especially when their patriarch is keeping more secrets than the Demons. $0.99 (regular price $4.98)

 

Fantasy 24 Amazon Reviews Avg Rating: 4.3 / 5.0

ANAIS OF BRIGHTSHIRE by Jamie Wilson Anais, the eleven-year-old daughter of a fishmonger, enters the Great House of Brightshire as a scullery maid. The only person who shows her any kindness is a scribe, who offers to teach her how to read in exchange for her help in acquiring goods at fair prices in the market. When she discovers a manuscript describing the art of magic on a routine trip to the market, she can’t help but feel tempted to try it, even though magic is strictly prohibited.  FREE! (regular price $0.99)

 

Science Fiction 44 Amazon Reviews Avg Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

RULE OF THUMB by Scott E. Baughman The network of the future is always on…until THEY cut you off. In a world where losing your connection to the worldwide social network means becoming a Nameless one, privileged elite Adrien Faulk will find out all too quickly just what it means to be cut off. Faulk’s journey to find a lost pair of binoculars will lead him from the mean streets of near-future New York City to an ancient Mayan pyramid in Guatemala. He’ll come face-to-face with a global mystery, a cybernetic assassin and a crazed, technological cult. Along the way he’ll find a prophecy about mankind’s destiny among the stars and answers to what it means to be an individual, a hero….and maybe, what it means to be human.    FREE! (regular price $0.99)