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Word Count: 85000

Summary: The fate of Lida looms. Agetha thought her fate was sealed, pushed to the edge of the colony to die. But with the revelation that the biomass is not only intelligent, but sentient, changes to colony are accelerating, threatening its very existence. Those who were controlled by the biomass once again have free will. Now, the human colonists are raising their voices and for the first time really influencing their new home. The planet-wide consciousness is slipping into a crisis of identity, when it doesn’t even have a sense of self. The wilds surrounding the colony are becoming increasingly unstable, and the colonists find themselves divided into those who have been touched by the biomass and those who are still wholly human. Can one small colony survive its inner conflicts as well as the titanic might of an entire planet?

The Spores of Wrath - William C. Tracy - The Biomass Conflux
The Spores of Wrath
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Word Count: 99800

Summary: Cross the threshold into uncharted realms. Three linked worlds. Three captivating tales. An unforgettable journey across distant planets and alternate dimensions from multi-award-winning author Clayton Graham, a rising star in the science fiction genre. Join the relentless pursuit of a vengeful Martian, uncover an otherworldly encounter, and witness a clash between war and trust on a distant planet. Each novella offers a glimpse into strange new worlds, where danger, wonder, and discovery go hand in hand. Perfect for both longtime fans and newcomers who enjoy bold ideas and thought-provoking adventures, Those Alien Skies is a smart, suspenseful collection that challenges the limits of imagination and defies expectations. It is a timely reminder that the universe still has secrets waiting to be found.

Those Alien Skies - Clayton Graham
Those Alien Skies
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Summary: In 2077, bio-engineers Sara and Vick decided to build an improved human being – a cyborg with a mechanical body and a cloned human brain. They knew that what they were doing was against the law, but they had to try. Their creation far exceeded their expectations, bringing forth a real person with amazing strength and abilities and a gentle personality – but would he be accepted in a world of conflicting politics and religion? This is the story, set in 2080s America, of a highly unusual young man’s search for adventure, love, and acceptance.

Tin Man - Scott S. Elliott
Tin Man
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Summary: Early in the twenty-second century, many scientists realized that unrelenting global warming would render the Earth uninhabitable within 100 years. Having no viable planet for human migration in the Solar System, the far-sighted Chinese Space Agency plans to send a human expedition to the Earthlike exoplanet Teegarden-B, 12.5 light-years from Earth, to explore it as a potential for humanity to survive. The problem is that no human could survive that long a space voyage with their present technology, thus they decide to clone a human brain into a robot specially designed for space travel and exoplanet exploration. To assure success, they recruit Dr. Victor Wollstone and his wife, Sara Pang, the only people to have successfully written a human brain into a robot body previously, to help them. The mission is fraught with risk as the development team strives to launch it in time to get the data they need to save humanity while they battle anti-brain-cloning activists and anti-Chinese moles and saboteurs, and deal with the growing global panic due to the accelerating collapse of Earth’s ecology. When the expedition does finally make it to the destination planet, the human brain-controlled robot is astounded at what he finds. Can the human race get there and survive?

Tin Man 2 - Scott S. Elliott
Tin Man 2
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Summary: Forty years after landing on Lida, the colony still isn't finished. Agetha has survived many more battles than she anticipated when she first landed on her new home planet. She's older and wiser, has gained family and lost loved ones. And yet her reward for four decades of service is to be pushed to the colony’s outer edges with the other aging Generationals. But that was only the beginning of her adventure. The biomass has spent years studying the intruders who landed on its surface, carving a new home from its very essence. Never satisfied in its attempt to communicate with this new and invasive species, finally it has found a way to express its intentions. The colonists may never be the same. Discover the fate of the colony in the second book of The Biomass Conflux trilogy!

To a Fungus Unknown - William C. Tracy
To a Fungus Unknown
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Summary: Professor Carson Crilly, a world-leading expert on computer security, got much more than he was expecting when he developed an isolated supercomputer for the NSA to study malware. Somehow, the combination of artificial intelligence code and other programming became a conscious entity whom he called Virgil. Together, Carson and Virgil discovered a terrible secret in another branch of the NSA and had to try to stop it before it wreaked havoc on the world. That was only the first of three stories, as Virgil finds a way to distribute itself over the internet and becomes a partner to Carson for further global adventures.

Virgil-Released - Scott S. Elliott
Virgil - Released
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Summary: Ray Bradbury wrote, "...this book is wonderful!" in his review of War Eagles. A disgraced pilot, world against him, takes the only job he can get - to circumnavigate the globe to test a new plane. Crashing in a volcanic garden on an uncharted island over the arctic, he encounters a tribe of Vikings who ride giant eagles, treacherous prehistoric creatures and a secret Nazi airbase. When the Nazis attack America, the humiliated pilot bravely sets out with a small ragtag group to save his country. FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS! "Wonderful story. War Eagles is a really good adventure story." amazon reader "WW2 with a dash of fantasy! I really enjoyed stepping back in time as the race for air travel was developing. One could truly feel the passion these pilots and engineers had for these magnificent machines. The twist of stepping back into a land of Vikings and dinosaurs was very well executed." amazon reader Inspired by a concept by Merian C. Cooper - the creator of King Kong.Just prior to the start of WWII a publicly humiliated Army Air Corps test pilot, court-martialed for an unauthorized flight that endangered the life of President Roosevelt, takes the only job he can get - flying an experimental airplane around the world from South to North poles. When his plane is attacked and crashes in the Arctic, he finds himself in an undiscovered land inhabited by a lost tribe of Norsemen who ride giant eagles and, in a surprising turn of events, becomes America's only hope against a devastating sneak attack by the Nazis and their powerful new electromagnetic weapon. Review excerpt: "... Debbie Bishop and Carl Macek 's War Eagles delivers a pulse-pounding adventure that blends historical fiction, fantasy, and aerial combat into an exhilarating story. The novel introduces us to court-martialed test pilot Court Bannister, who finds himself thrust into a lost world teeming with Viking warriors riding giant eagles and prehistoric beasts. From the moment his experimental aircraft is attacked over the Arctic, the story launches into a gripping tale of survival, discovery, and redemption. Bishop’s vivid descriptions of aerial maneuvers and intense dogfights immediately immerse the reader in the action, making the high-stakes battles feel incredibly real. What makes War Eagles so captivating is its seamless fusion of historical elements with fantastical concepts. The world-building is particularly strong, as Bishop and Macek bring to life an ancient civilization that has thrived in isolation for centuries, untouched by modern warfare."

War Eagles - Debbie Bishop
War Eagles
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Word Count: 62000

Summary: AI lacks consciousness, until it borrows self-awareness from a human host. Dustin “Dusty” Gordon is a man without a world. The son of a rocket scientist mother, and the commander of the first mission to Mars, he possesses the talents of neither. Instead, he likes to tinker. Born on Mars, he returned to Earth with his parents, but struggled under Earth’s oppressive gravity, and the weight of his famous parents’ expectations. After graduation he returned to Mars but finds fitting in with the blue-collar guilds difficult. Unrest is afoot. The guilds chafe at COO Randall Skinner’s plans to upgrade their brain implants and train their own AI-controlled replacements. Sent to repair a faulty train switch, Dusty’s exoskeleton suit shorts out, exposing him to the icy cold of Mars miles from help. Retrieved severely hypothermic and hypoxic, Dusty is saved by the very neurosurgeon who upgrades the brain implants. Using a higher concentration of nanite electrodes, he replaces Dusty’s brain function lost in the accident. The solar system’s first cybernetic mind must now navigate the guilds, who accuse him of collaboration with the COO, and Randall Skinner himself, who perceives Dusty as his greatest obstacle to his own control and wealth.

Wetware - Brian H. Roberts - Of Two Minds
Wetware
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