What If? Science Fiction/ Fantasy Writers

In 2059 two very different groups have their minds uploaded into a quantum computer in Waterloo, Ontario. One group consists of astronauts preparing for Earth’s first interstellar voyage. The other? Convicted murderers, serving their sentences in a virtual-reality prison. But when disaster strikes, the astronauts and the prisoners must download back into physical reality and find a way to work tog...

She may not be the hero they want, but she is the one they need. Born in a kingdom where women are kept from power, Elowen has been trained as a warrior by her father, a former general. When her father is ordered out of retirement, she joins him on a journey to thwart a plot to assassinate the king. Tragedy strikes in defense of the royal family, and Elowen begins her own mission to expose the reb...

A propulsive, mind-expanding thriller—and the world-shaking conclusion to the Course of Empire trilogy—about bold scientific dreams turning into nightmares … or perhaps new beginnings … After usurping control of the world’s most powerful military technology, General Chip Walden knows the endgame is near and tasks scientist Eric Hill with one final assignment. Helped by the love of his life, Jane H...

In a world where artificial intelligence has become an integral part of daily life, the sudden death of all AI sends society into a tailspin – a disconnected, surreal post-AI period known as  The Deletion . As the world struggles to come to terms with the loss, bad boy genius, Peter Eriksson, has invented a new form of interconnection called  MindSet  to reconnect the world in this...

In a far-future world of wizards and walled cities, Lieve Reder has risen from being a small chandler’s daughter to become the captain of a riverboat owned by House Bernaglio in the oligarch-run city of Exley. She has ambitions to rise higher and when her employer, the widow Philaria Bernaglio, asks her to travel to the remote desert town of Ur Nazim to retrieve a mysterious item her dead husband,...

Twin wolves howled beneath a turquoise crescent moon, their bushy manes wild and ruffled and knotted by the winds of change. “It’s us. You over my heart, and me beside you. It’s our destiny.” In the captivating sequel of  To Kill a King , ancient magic collides with modern trickery, when a Wicca high priest embarks on a thrilling journey to defy the boundaries of time and challenge the very f...

Bram Stoker Winner for Best Young Adult Novel In the Metaverse, No One Knows the Dead Better than Feeni Xo The story is set on alternate Earth and follows the life of Feeni Xo, a teenage enhuman girl who wants to become an investigative forensic coroner. Similar to vampires, “enhumans” need human blood for sustenance but thanks to the creation of synthetic blood, don’t need to break enhuman laws b...

Keep one eye on the road ahead and another on the rearview mirror. Because, like the legendary phantom semi of this book's titular story, these stories will creep up on you and overtake you without warning. Edo van Belkom twists his unique perspective and droll, black sense of humor into twisted observations of the sad, violent, and ironic sides of life in this special 25th anniversary release of...

'The White Witch had foreseen Pecklyn’s death at Grim Watch Tower. If the Queen of the Fae was to be trusted, Pecklyn wasn’t coming back.' Maturing into a confident leader, prepared to take on the world, the rightful heir to the Willow Throne is faced with a fierce battle if she is ever to assume her mother's place. Denied by the infamous dragon, Grimclaw, Ouderling seeks the aid of the King of th...

The world has disintegrated. Civilization has collapsed. Chaos is the new normal. But I, Lacy Monroe, intend to survive. My lover Jace and I can't escape my corrupt uncle, Senator Thomas Monroe. He captures and separates us, forcing us to work for him. He sends me to Mexico City to secure an army to overthrow what remains of the US government. He sends Jace on a suicide mission to conquer New Mexi...

In the shadows of back alleys, a charismatic schemer gives orders to kill—death is his weapon. In an underground, dark vaulted library, a rare mystical feathered creature stalks bookshelves, hunting mysterious legends for critical information. And in the heartland of Ohio, a young girl finds herself left injured, scarred, and alone in a world that makes less sense with every passing day. Meet Call...

24 Award-winning Authors and Illustrators Bonus Short Stories by  Kevin J. Anderson • L. Ron Hubbard • S. M. Stirling Art and Writing Tips by  Lazarus Chernik • L. Ron Hubbard • Kristine Kathryn Rusch Edited by  Dean Wesley Smith • Jody Lynn Nye 16-page  color artwork •  Cover art by  Tom Wood Check out the stories Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi Okorafor,...

“An imaginative restructuring of a phantasmagoric life into an alternative phantasmagorical story. Oppenheimer fans will be intrigued.” — Martin J. Sherwin , co-author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography  American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer , the basis for Christopher Nolan's movie  Oppenheimer While  J. Robert Oppenheimer  and his Manhatta...

Dark Legacies is a Science Fiction universe created by Chris McAuley and Babylon 5 legend Claudia Christian. It is set after Earth emerges from a brutal totalitarian regime and looks towards the stars with a renewed sense of hope. However, the dark legacies of the past remain and threaten to drag humanity back to darker times. Through a series of novel, comics, games and audio dramas we will explo...

What is fifteen-year-old Felix Deltorei supposed to do when he longs for rebellion? In his world, where the dragon Gods reign with barbaric force, such thoughts could cost him his life. The risks have been drilled into Felix and his friends since they were children. The war between humans and the winged Gods ended with a treaty; humanity would serve them or be driven extinct. Hundreds of years lat...

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How long can one man keep fighting? Logan's dreams of a peaceful life on Kwelengsen have been shattered. A final battle with the Corporate forces seems inevitable and will cost all the settlers' lives unless he can get them off planet. But with deadly new species appearing all around, the remaining survivors find themselves battling enemies on multiple fronts. And when the settlers start behaving...

Dray Quintero learned an ugly truth: the leaders in D.C. are fake. They've stolen the identities of those elected to Congress and are determined to stay in power, using his own technology against him and the rest of the population.   After revealing the dangers of their mandated implants to his fellow citizens, and calling on everyone to rise up, Dray joins the already-underway rebellion. But...

When a dozen bodies turn up with Sienna Nealon's name carved into them, it's just another day in the life for her. But when it happens the day before she's supposed to begin a new oversight gig investigating the inner workings of the CIA? Well, that seems like more than a coincidence. Soon, Sienna is drawn into a world of spies and shadows, where no one is what they seem and trust is hard to come...

From the bestselling author of the Noah Hunter series, and Grim Measures, comes a novel that spans centuries as a farmer from the 1700s and an FBI agent travel through time to stop a black hole from destroying the world. "Darling has crafted a truly fantastic time-travel novel .  Riveting, page-turning, and mind-bending from end to beginning..." -  James Downe, author of Sisters of Jade....

A Grand Game of Dark Creatures has Begun! Three new Gods join the Janus’s in the madness that has become a Grand Game of Dark Creatures. Circe, Goddess of magic, Apophis, God of chaos, and I Am, Eder God of nightmares, add their human pawns to the game table that has become Millten, Wisconsin. In turn two more souls join William J. Donovan and Doug Pimpkin, the Gods' human pawns, as all are forced...

Carlos San Sebastián is the heir to the patriarchy of a family of time-travellers who values strength over empathy, cunning over caring, and pleasure over personal boundaries. Carlos wants nothing to do with that life or the macho idiots he would be responsible for, family or not. But unlike his sister, he can’t just disappear and abandon them. He does have some sense of responsibility after all....

Nothing gets between a wolf and its pack… Most of the time, Noble, Argus, Harlan and Tora are like any other teenagers. Prowling the halls of their high school in search of new crushes and true friendships, all while trying to keep up their grades. Except these teens are anything but ordinary… Discovered as wolf cubs in the wilderness of Redstone Forest, the pack knows their adoptive parents are t...

Sir Bernard, a seasoned and trusted scientist, living in the time of King Caesar, is lauded by many… until his invention sparks rage and fear among the people. When they brand him as a witch, practicing dark magic, he makes a daring escape via his time machine. He finds himself in San Francisco, 2000 years in the future. There, he befriends Kyle, a young, talented physics student, whose brilliance...

Our enduring love of vampires - the bad boys (and girls) of paranormal fantasy - has persisted for centuries. Despite being bloodthirsty, heartless killers, vampire stories commonly carry erotic overtones that are missing from other paranormal or horror stories. Even when monstrous teeth are sinking into pale, helpless throats - especially then - vampires are sexy. But why? In A History Of The Vam...