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Guardian: Into the Light of Day by JL Meredith

An action-packed, monster fighting fun… Fantasy mingles with superhero fun to form the background of Meredith’s entertaining first installment in her superhero fantasy series. It’s been 800 years. Elizabeth has been living a quiet life, discreetly helping humanity while keeping…
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Seven Beyond by Stella Atrium

Vividly imagined and powerfully characterized—A powerful page-turner of fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, and intrigue. Intricate and creative worldbuilding, superb set pieces, and emotionally complex, fully fleshed-out characters complement the twist-riddled plot of Atrium’s remarkable latest novel. After escaping their lost homeworld,…
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The Escapers: Book One of the Alien Harvester Series by L.J. Monahan 

An exciting, layered, and action-filled, memorable page-turner. Monahan’s debut installment in the Alien Harvester series offers a fusion of apocalyptic fiction and SF, chronicling a teen’s struggle to survive after getting captured by alien invaders. Fourteen-year-old Bryce lost his parents…
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The Firebrand River by Nancy Smith

A mystifying, suspenseful, and entertaining read… Sinister conspiracies, corruption, romance, and murder mark Smith’s second installment in her near-future thriller series. What begins as an escape from the traumatic memories of her father’s prolonged illness and death turns into weekend…
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Forest (Vox Oculis Trilogy Book 3) by Frederic Martin 

Brilliantly wholesome and deeply heartening… A true page-turner Martin’s scintillating YA latest, the finale to his Vox Oculis trilogy, has richly described worldbuilding, tight plot, and hefty emotion, making for a complex and layered story. Blue’s unexpected encounter with Babineau’s…
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Kingdom of Acatalec (The Acatalec Series Book 1) by S. M. McCoy

Dazzling… The ultimate page-turner. McCoy skillfully mashes the fast-paced lingo of sci-fi thrillers with the colorful worldbuilding of paranormal fantasy in her series starter in The Acatalec. For Tyler, taking part in illegal drone races on the side to get…
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The Outlaw Gillis Kerg (Physics, Lust and Greed #4) by Mike Murphey

A brilliant premise and great fun… Thoroughly entertaining. Original touches and time-travel intrigue keep Murphey’s clever fourth installment in the Physics, Lust and Greed series ticking along nicely. With the government overseers suspending the time travel operations, the Happy Home…
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The Stellar Snow Job by Marie Howalt

Original and tongue-in-cheek… A rip-roaring space adventure. Howalt’s clever latest expertly combines well-executed action with witty banter between authentic characters. With barely any job in sight, Private Investigator Richard Hart and his snarky pilot Eddie Macías are more than happy…
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Project Anan (Book 1 of the Energy Exchange Series) by Lionel Lazarus

An exciting space opera… Lazarus’s debut installment in the Energy Exchange Series is marked with layered conflict and loads of tension. When the aliens first invaded Earth, they extracted its precious energy, changed the human population and left. But when…
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The Blackshade Machine (Book 1: Original Design) by William D. Latoria

A hard-edged and brilliantly imaginative science fiction tale… Latoria examines courage, survival, and individual struggles in this deeply complex, intriguing SF series kicker featuring the gutsy Colonel Blackshade. It is 2072. America and Canada have merged together to form a…