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Take Us to a Better Place: Stories
A profound and unforgettable original story collection about well-being and the future of health and the planet. With a foreword by bestselling author Roxane Gay and an introduction from Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Pam Belluck. Offered to readers free by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. TAKE US TO A BETTER PLACE: Stories is a collection of powerful, perceptive, and seamlessly crafted fiction that tells multiple truths about the realities of our health and the world in which we live. Roxane Gay writes: “These stories are at once hopeful and cautionary tales. They are, above all, a call to action, offering all of us the opportunity to rise to the occasion of contributing, in ways we can, to a world where a healthier life is possible for all.” Conjuring a future that is at once vivid and hopeful, as well as heartbreaking and perilous, these deeply human stories will linger long after you finish. The stories may also spark new ideas about what a healthy future might hold—and how we might get there. The book features the literary talents of Hannah Lillith Assadi (finalist, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize), Calvin Baker, Frank Bill, Mike McClelland, and Achy Obejas (finalist, PEN/Faulkner); the bold visual storytelling of David Robertson and Selena Goulding; and the searing science fiction/future fiction writing of New York Times best-selling author Yoon Ha Lee (winner, Locus Award), Karen Lord (finalist, Locus Award), futurist Madeline Ashby, and New York Times best-selling author Martha Wells (winner of the Nebula, Hugo and Locus Awards). The stories explore issues such as health care, climate change, immigration, gentrification, and post-traumatic stress disorder with keen observations, fully-drawn characters, and haunting narratives. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health. The Foundation is working alongside others toward its vision of a Culture of Health, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity for health and well-being. It is in this spirit that the Foundation invited ten authors to write a story about what a Culture of Health means to them. This book is the result and is offered free to readers by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.$0.00$8.99 -
Junkyard:
McCall Richter works as a skip tracer, tracking down criminals, con men, and people who stop making payments on their fancy new spaceships. Her job description says nothing about locating vast quantities of stolen maple syrup, but thanks to her helpful new android employee, she finds herself tramping through a “sugar house” on a frosty moon full of suspicious characters. The only witness to the crime? The junkyard dog next door. Junkyard is a stand-alone novella set two years before Fractured Stars.$0.00$0.99 -
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Sword of Secrets
When mortals turn their backs on gods, those gods will return with a vengeance. Gavyn’s no hero. In fact, after a group of psychos claiming to be Sumerian gods resurface in a destructive display of power and demand the surrender of the world’s heroes, Gavyn only thinks, “Wow. Sucks to be them.” So when an old hag, who’s quite likely an ancient witch, and a young, gorgeous woman, for whom he’d at least pretend to be a hero, show up at his door insisting he’s one of the heroes the Sumerians are after, he’s skeptical…and more than a little annoyed. But the old witch and supermodel-in-training won’t take no for an answer, and Gavyn finds himself being transported halfway across the world to an actual, honest-to-some-god training camp for men and women who embrace their destinies to safeguard Earth. And while he had every intention of continuing his stubborn refusal to become the hero the Norse gods need him to be, his own ancestor has different ideas. The dreams that connect him to a past no one can remember hint at an old deception, and the Sumerians aren’t the only enemy the Norse will have to face. In the first book of the Heroes of Asgard series, Gavyn must accept who—and what—he is, because the forgotten gods of ancient religions have returned. And they’ll no longer be ignored.$0.00$12.99 -
Neptune Crossing
When John Bandicut encounters an alien intelligence on Neptune’s moon Triton, his life changes irrevocably. Urged by the alien quarx now sharing his mind, he accepts an audacious mission—to steal a ship and hurtle across the solar system in a desperate bid for Earth’s survival. Book 1 of The Chaos Chronicles, by the Nebula-nominated author of Eternity’s End—with an Afterword by the author. Now in audiobook, with narration by Grammy winner Stefan Rudnicki! Buy the ebook and get the audiobook at a discount! Original print edition by Tor Books. DRM-free ebook edition. One of the best SF novels of the year — Science Fiction Chronicle "Jeff Carver is a hard sf writer who gets it right—his science and his people are equally convincing. Neptune Crossing combines his strengths, from a chilling look at alien machine intelligence, to cutting-edge chaos theory, to the pangs of finite humans in the face of the infinite. If you like intriguing ideas delivered in an exciting plot, this is your meat." —Gregory Benford "Masterfully captures the joy of exploration." — Publishers Weekly "Reveals an alien encounter brushing hard against a soul, and takes us from there to the far reaches of the cosmos, all with the sure touch of a writer who knows his science. Jeff Carver has done it again!" —David Brin "A complex and believable protagonist—an ordinary man rising to extraordinary circumstances—and an alien presence that is at once convincingly strange and deeply real. I’m really glad to have read this one." —Melissa Scott "A roaring, cross-the-solar-system adventure of the first water. The kind of stuff that made us all love science fiction." —Jack McDevitt "One of the very best things Carver has written, a traditional adventure filled with mystery and wonder and featuring a likable and believable protagonist thrust onto a stage for which he is ill prepared." — Science Fiction Chronicle "High-octane space adventure: mystery, humor, theoretical physics, and one of the more interesting SF aliens you’ve likely encountered in a long while." —Allen Steele$0.00$15.95 -
Her Cyborg
CAN’T FIND MR. RIGHT? WHY NOT CREATE HIM? MedAct is the company that can make all your dreams come true! Just give them a call and let them create the perfect man for you. But remember, you can never give him up. It will kill him, literally. When loneliness becomes too much, Phoebe turns to the scientific and medical company MedAct to apply for a cyborg. Failed relationships lie in her past, and she never wants to go through that again. Only a custom-made cyborg, designed to be her perfect man, is the right answer. She’s sure of that. Three months later, his creation is complete, and they’re about to come face to face for the first time. NEW RE-EDITED EDITION AVAILABLE NOW!$0.00$0.99 -
Archangel Down: Archangel Project. Book One
In the year 2432, humans think they are alone in the universe. They’re wrong. Commander Noa Sato plans a peaceful leave on her home planet Luddeccea … but winds up interrogated and imprisoned for her involvement in the Archangel Project. A project she knows nothing about. Professor James Sinclair wakes in the snow, not remembering the past twenty four hours, or knowing why he is being pursued. The only thing he knows is that he has to find Commander Sato, a woman he’s never met. A military officer from the colonies and a civilian from Old Earth, they couldn’t have less in common. But they have to work together to save the lives of millions–and their own.Every step of the way they are haunted by the final words of a secret transmission: The archangel is down.$0.00$15.99 -
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Rebel
Alex was genetically engineered and trained from birth to hunt magical beings, but she left that life behind for the love of an angel. But when fate, and Alex’s former family, separate them, Alex is left with no choice. If she ever wants to be free – to stop running – she’ll have to turn and fight those who raised her. The question is, can she do it alone, or will she have to trust her former friends and siblings who may very well be spies for the enemy? REBEL is the first book in the Engineered Rebel series and is part of L.C. Mawson’s Snowverse.$0.00$8.99 -
Bound by Prophecy
Aern’s only job is to protect the chosen. The trouble is, she’s the key to a prophecy and everyone wants her. Hiding a girl in the center of a secret war is tricky business, but when her sister shows up to take Aern hostage, all bets are off. A slim brunette in borrowed jeans should be the least of his problems, but there’s something about Emily he just can’t put to rights. And it’s not her penchant for using hand tools as weapons or the fact that she seems immune to his sway. Everything about her screams run. But when he discovers she’s working toward her own prophecy, he’s got no choice but to keep her safe. It might have been easy, if she didn’t think she was the chosen’s protector. When the opposition descends, their only hope is to stick together, but the truth unravels, and together might prove the biggest complication of them all.$0.00$9.99 -
L’homme Invisible
Ce livre est une oeuvre du domaine public éditée au format numérique par Norph-Nop. L’achat de l’édition Kindle inclut le téléchargement via un réseau sans fil sur votre liseuse et vos applications de lecture Kindle$0.00$8.00 -
Heroes Wanted: a Fantasy Anthology
“What do you think a hero is? It’s just the right person in the right place making the right choice at the right time. Heroes aren’t born. They’re made.” A demonic assassin. A half-orc boxer. A ratman necromancer. Though they take many different shapes and forms, there are heroes all around us. Bravery can be found in the most unexpected places: a subterranean dwarven city; the sands of a temple courtyard in Ancient Egypt; a besieged castle, a Victorian brothel, a goblin warren, the post-apocalyptic ruins of a demon-infested village. Heroes dwell in the shadows as well as the light; you just have to look a little harder to find them. Who do they fight?Some heroes challenge injustice in all its numerous guises, while others hunt monsters both human and bestial. Others battle inner demons, the ghosts of their past, their deepest nightmares – or even the gods themselves. Why do they fight?For glory? Sometimes. For honor? Perhaps. There are those who instinctively strive to protect those weaker than themselves, and there are others emboldened only by a sense of obligation, or the promise of wealth. Whether by the blade or other means, they endeavor to take down all who threaten what is good and right in their world. By hook or by crook, through cunning or combat, with tooth and claw or iron and steel, they are all united in one goal, willingly or not: to live – and die, if necessary – a hero. Choose your weapon. Fight for what you believe in. Never give up. Nineteen fantasy writers gather to bring nineteen tales to life, each one a unique glimpse into a wholly original world.$0.00$0.99 -
Huntress Found
From the author of the bestselling Zyan Star fantasy series comes a new world of magic… Evryn’s got mad skills at playing hide and seek. She can find lost children, hack the most secure databases, pretty much anything. Except for the one thing she desires most: the knowledge of who her parents are, why they abandoned her, and what her special talent means about who and what she really is. So, when a guy named Seeker appears quite literally out of nowhere, claiming to know about her past and offering her a job, Evryn can’t say yes fast enough. Even if it does mean following him to another realm. As in, mind-blowingly, not Earth. Apparently she’s part of an elite clan of Hunters descending from Artemis who can find just about anything in all of time and space. As the last of Artemis’ direct lineage, Evryn is her clan’s best shot at finding a lost city before rival clans do. Not just any city, but the flying, realm-hopping city of Skye. Aboard Skye is the Artifex, a magical device with the power to create or destroy worlds. Everyone wants the device, and with Evryn’s super-powered lineage, it means everyone wants her, too. It’s hard to decide who she can trust, even within her own clan. After she discovers a strange, alluring connection to the Artifex, she’s not even sure she can trust herself. Worse yet, the only person who may be able to help her is the Timekeeper, the sadistic ancient being who created the Artifex. An interdimensional war is brewing, and Evryn is right at the epicenter of it all. Let the hunt begin.$0.00$3.99 -
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Free Falling: Book 1 of the Irish End Games
A fun family vacation turns into an apocalyptic nightmare when a couple and their young son find themselves trapped in the Irish countryside during an international crisis. With all contact outside the country gone, all electricity and all non horse-powered vehicles useless and desperate bands of outlaws roaming the Emerald Isle, the time has come for one soft American family to reach deep within for the reserve of brains and courage to survive.$0.00$10.99 -
Forest of the Forbidden: a Paranormal Fantasy Anthology
From the best selling authors of 5 Shades of Fantasy, come 6 new fantasy/romance novels in one volume – 6 more sexy heroes and strong heroines –All for FREE! VENOM by Kristen MiddletonA vampire novella derived from The Night Roamer’s series. SEVENTH MARK – Part 1 by W.J. MayAn ancient journal, a Sioghra necklace and a special mark force life-altering decisions for a girl who grew up unprepared to fight for her life or others. A sioghra necklace, an ancient journal, and a girl prepared to die for the ones she love.*Warning: There are werewolves in this story… and they are not friendly.* THE SHADOW SOUL By Kaitlyn DavisWhen Jinji’s home is destroyed, she is left with nowhere to run and no one to run to–until she meets Rhen, a prince chasing rumors that foreign enemies have landed on his shores. CRUSH By Chrissy PeeblesHis precious touch could prove deadly… Will Taylor dive into a paranormal world she knows nothing about? To be with the one her heart can’t live without? ELEMENT By CM DoportoCollege freshman, Natalie Vega, offers to be a test patient for several vitamins and supplements created by Kronberg Laboratories, a large pharmaceutical company where she interns. Immediately her body starts going through physical changes but when she runs into her former high school crush, Ryan Garrett, she is unaware of the life altering affects he will have on her. AWAKENING By Samantha LongWhen Sophie moves to Boston to get away from the people who ridiculed her for her psychic talents, she wants to start fresh. But when a demon attacks her study group at the library, she has no choice but to reveal her abilities to warn the others. Will she survive long enough to stop the demons from destroying everything? *Warning* There are 6 unique series in this anthology. They are part 1 to stories. All your questions may not be answered in the first book.$0.00$9.99 -
Household Tales by Brothers Grimm
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.$0.00$10.99 -
Rebirth
Jackie Crawford never felt human. Mystery solved. My senses are sharp, my body is sleek, my speed is turbo powered. Shifter. I’m a shifter. A creature I didn’t know existed until a few days ago. Two forms, one mind, a magical being. Everything finally makes sense. As I settle into my supernatural self, my human half is growing stronger alongside my beautiful animal. Danger stalks this unfamiliar world – fae, vampire, wolf, witch – and as it is with humans, not every strange creature is evil. Garrett, my vampire trainer, has placed me with a team of rogue shifters, teaching me to fight, to use my magic to protect, to be all that I was meant to be. Ley line energy fuels my spirit along with my magic. I’ve survived worse. I can do this. Bring it on. Garrett is my biggest challenge, but he and his secrets don’t stand a chance against this determined cheetah. Rebirth is book 1 in the eight book Paranormal Romance Rogues Shifter Series. Book nine will release in 2019.Gayle Parness is a bestselling author of thirteen paranormal books. She’s also the author of six paranormal and contemporary romance novels under author name Marie Booth.$0.00$13.25 -
On Distant Shores
When Chief Warrant Officer Mike Duggins and his SpecOps team are assigned to a DARPA black site, their reality is changed in the blink of an eye, leaving them in an unrecognizable world, stalked by massive, draconic predators. With only his team, untested Mech Armor, and DARPA techs keeping the cunning predators at bay, they will have to employ every tactic they know in order to survive or risk becoming prey for the hostile carnivores. Can 5 experienced warriors and the DARPA tech team outsmart and outwit an enemy like no other they’ve seen before and find their way back home? About the AuthorI’m currently an over the road truck driver, frequently found at the end of a 400 to 500 mile day trying to peck out one to two thousand words on a new book. I’m an Army paratrooper with a background in intelligence operations. I spent six years in Iraq and Afghanistan, in uniform and out. Currently, my greatest challenges are black ice, lake effect snow, and uploading word documents to the ebook format, all equally treacherous endeavors. My greatest hope is to write stories that my readers enjoy.$0.00$11.99 -
Bad Magic: 6 Novels of Demons, Djinn, Witches, Warlocks, Vampires, and Gods Gone Rogue
Bad magic can be so good … These 6 full-length novels of paranormal romance and urban fantasy will keep you on the edge of your seat and up past the witching hour. Black magic, adventure, and romance … they’re all here. Something this good can’t last forever … download this set before it’s gone! About the Books: Chosen by Christine PopeWhen a fatal fever nearly wipes out the entire world’s population, the survivors of what became known as "the Dying" believe the worst is in the past … Hidden Blade by Pippa DaCostaThe once-revered ancient Egyptian gods aren’t dead. They’re back. And soul eater Private Investigator, Ace Dante, is in their way. The Last Necromancer by C.J. ArcherFor 5 years, Charlie has lived as a boy in the slums, but when she’s arrested, her only means of escape lies with raising the dead. Now people are hunting her for her necromancy, but only one man succeeds in capturing her: a man known as Death, as compelling as he is frightening. Nefertiti’s Heart by A.W. Exley1861. In a steam and mechanically powered London, feisty Cara Devon uses her dead father’s secret notebook as a guide in her pursuit of powerful ancient artifacts. Thunder Hunter by Rachel MedhurstFor Thor to Live, Thunder Hunter must die. For a thousand years, Thor’s power has been inside Trygger. Can he finally defeat the Fallen Ones to give it back? Soul Marked by C. GockelWhen Tara finds a man passed out in her alley, she hopes he is just a junky … and then she sees his pointed ears.$0.00$9.99 -
Song Walker – Starseeds One
Will you fight to free your mind?There’s a new world coming – your thoughts aren’t always your own. Callie Winters is just a regular rock-and-roll girl playing drums in a band, until a lunar eclipse awakens strange abilities and she crosses paths with an ancient secret organization. Who can she trust in this dangerous new world? No one’s safe now. But maybe, the power of song can light the way to freedom. Best-selling author Ellis Logan delves deep into the world of urban fantasy, telepathy, telekinesis and mind control with her new psyops action series, Starseeds. If you liked Tomorrow People, The Mind Readers, Children of Time or Roswell you will enjoy this book.$0.00$14.95 -
Alea Jacta Est: a Novel of the Fall of America
A house divided cannot stand… Erik Larsson’s world changes forever the day the lights go out. As hours turn into days and word spreads that terrorist attacks have thrown the whole nation in the dark, Erik and his neighbors soon discover just how quickly the thin veneer of civilization can crumble: the crisis has given birth to open rebellion. To survive, Erik must rally his community in the face of growing lawlessness. But when invasion is thrown into the mix, even the bravest of them will ask, is this the end of the United States? Alea Jacta Est is over 650 pages of gritty, post-apocalyptic action set in America’s near future.$0.00$16.99
