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System Overclocked 2 by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWrench is a Fixer.Someone born to maintain, fix, and correct any and every issue that could go wrong in the Habitat that he lives in. To make sure he and his fellow humans can remain on display and entertain their owners as any good human pet would.Or at least, that’s what he was born to be... -
![Mob Sorcery 2 by K.D. Robertson]()
Mob Sorcery 2 by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVince finds himself going up in the underworld, but the mafia is far from the only gang in town.The city is abuzz with an international sorcerer's conference, and the mayor is cracking down hard on anything that might make him look bad. But Vince is out to get that bag. That means fulfilling his enforcer contract for the mob, police crackdown be damned... -
![System Overclocked by Randi Darren]()
System Overclocked by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWrench is a Fixer.Someone born to maintain, fix, and correct any and every issue that could go wrong in the Habitat that he lives in. To make sure he and his fellow humans can remain on display and entertain their owners as any good human pet would.Or at least that’s what he was born to be.He’d taken a different route in his life and had joined a resistance faction to help free Humanity... -
![Battlemaster's Gambit by Nathan Pierce]()
Battlemaster's Gambit by Nathan Pierce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsResurrected to dominate or die again?Andric was much like anyone else, further along in his life than he wanted to be. Much further along, and waiting to finally become the main character of his own story.Fate had a funny joke for him, though.He died.Unexpectedly he was given the strangest of plot developments... -
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![Mob Sorcery by K.D. Robertson]()
Mob Sorcery by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a city where magic is as common as air, Vince receives an offer he can't refuse. The local wolffolk mafia long for their glory days and their alluring don, Alessia Lionetti, wants a powerful enforcer to bring them back. That's Vince. This is his big break from his days as a hired thug.Working for the mafia has a short life expectancy, though... -
![Wild Wastes 5 by Randi Darren]()
Wild Wastes 5 by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm.Legend has it that an experiment failed. Catastrophically so. And when it failed, the center of the United States, from the Sierra Nevada to the Mississippi river became "The Waste", where everything changed.Except it didn't only happen in North America... -
![Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 2 by Michael-Scott Earle]()
Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 2 by Michael-Scott Earle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsControl dinosaurs. Tame women. Rule the world. A month has passed since Victor Shelby was abducted by aliens and put on a savage dinosaur world. In that time, he has learned how to survive, tamed dinosaurs, and won the love of three beautiful alien women... -
![Barbarian Alchemist by Aaron Crash]()
Barbarian Alchemist by Aaron Crash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYmir has heard rumors of possible trouble with the merfolk because the fish people are not to be trusted. But everyone's favorite barbarian turned scholar has other things to worry about. He's working on forging another ring, running a business, and studying for his alchemy exams.The women of Old Ironbound aren’t making that easy... -
![The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison]()
The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn April of 1949, Harlan Ellison was a lonely little kid living in Painesville, Ohio. A time traveler, observing him from within an invisible bubble, would not have marked him as anything more interesting than an undersized fourteen-year-old, seemingly always in hot water. Lively blue eyes, but basically just another kid... -
![Psion Omega by Jacob Gowans]()
Psion Omega by Jacob Gowans
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSammy, a fourteen-year-old fugitive, accidentally discovers he has the powers of a Psion. The war between the New World Government and the Continental American Government has taken its toll, not only on the two world superpowers, but also on the band of resistance fighters stuck between them... -
![Red Elf Ranch by Michael Dalton]()
Red Elf Ranch by Michael Dalton
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cowboy is just a man with guts and a horse.Connor Mills is only trying to earn some summer money for school by working the Green River Drift cattle drive in Wyoming. The Fates have something else in mind for him... -
![Darkhand by Daniel Schinhofen]()
Darkhand by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Path to Peace brought them to the gates of the old city. Now Alburet and his friends will need to find their way into the vaults under the city. They will need to bypass the undead and the cultists that roam the city to even find those tunnels, and that’s only the start of the troubles they will face. Traitors to Stormguard are uncovered, and the King will have to be told... -
![Eve of Destruction by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Eve of Destruction by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEve Erixour is a mercenary with a past no one would envy and more enemies than anyone should have. Death stalks her relentlessly. So when she gains the attention of a League assassin, she considers it par for the course.But Jinx Shadowbourne isn’t after Eve. Someone has it in for him and his brethren. High-ranking assassins are falling, and Jinx is convinced one of their own is selling them out... -
![Miscreants: Next Generation by Natalie Bennett]()
Miscreants: Next Generation by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is madness.Love is anguish.Ours was ill-fated from the beginning. From best friends, to almost lovers, to this.We were poetry. The kind that bled and wept.We’d become a mess of euphoric bliss and mind-numbing pain.I promised to follow him until the bitter end, but after far too long I needed to go home.The odds would be stacked against me in every way.He’d come after me, of that I was sure... -
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![Arch Rivals by Simon Archer]()
Arch Rivals by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNick Gateon may have made it through his first semester in Valcav Academy, found a mentor in the world's greatest superhero, found romance with several hot superheroines, and survived, but a new semester is coming. New heroes, new villains, new powers, new women, all wrapped up in the greatest superpowered competition on the entire planet... -
![Frenzied Rebirth by Matthew Peed]()
Frenzied Rebirth by Matthew Peed
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Aether Shift. An event that changed the world forever. Unleashing untold powers onto the minds and bodies of humans on Earth. Some were chosen, against their will, to become something new. Azaria, finally allowed leave the house on her own for the first time, ends up as a Dungeon Core, however, the situation gets turned sideways during the process and she's left alone for nearly a year... -
![Pocket Dungeon by Eric Vall]()
Pocket Dungeon by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWes Rhodes wasn’t prepared to wake up in a medieval-style equipment room.He wasn’t expecting to fight his way through a deadly dungeon today, either.But when he makes it through before the timer runs out, his entire perspective shifts.Now, he’s the guy with a whole other dimension waiting inside the magic crystal in his pocket, and nothing will ever be the same... -
![Barbarian Assassin by Aaron Crash]()
Barbarian Assassin by Aaron Crash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s something new, dark, and sweet at Old IronboundYmir made a vow to master magic and to take care of his women. To do that, he'll stay at the Majestrial Collegium Universitas, but he'll stay on his own terms. He has a new business idea that will make life at the college sweeter and keep all the scholars randy... -
![Bhyr by Penelope Fletcher]()
Bhyr by Penelope Fletcher
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe are the destroyers of worlds. The scourge of the weak and the masters of creation. We are as one fist, one blade, one almighty force. We are horde. ~Unknown, Ranked Warrior of the Azteka Horde Bhyr, leader of the Azteka Horde, is committed to saving his species from extinction. Taking the human female as a breeder is his divine right... -
![Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 by Frederik Pohl]()
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 by Frederik Pohl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContentsDisappearing Act • short story by Alfred BesterIt's a Good Life • short story by Jerome BixbyThe Clinic • (1953) • short story by Theodore SturgeonThe Happiest Creature • [Quarantine] • short story by Jack WilliamsonThe Odor of Thought • short story by Robert SheckleyF Y I • short story by James BlishCritical Factor • short story by Hal ClementThe Remorseful • short story by C.M... -
![Slippage: Previously Uncollected, Precariously Poised Stories by Harlan Ellison]()
Slippage: Previously Uncollected, Precariously Poised Stories by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHarlan Ellison is undoubtedly one of the most audacious, infuriating, brazen characters on the planet. Which may help explain why he is also one of the most brilliant, innovative, and eloquent writers on earth. Slippage simply presents recent, typical Ellison. In a word, masterful... -
![Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison]()
Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Seattle Times said of Angry Candy: "Ellison's stories rattle the bars of complacency that people put around their souls . . . Razor sharp . . . piercingly profound." Once again, Ellison's writing defies all labels. These seventeen stories by a modern master are an "assembled artifact" of anger and faith - as bittersweet as a"jalapeno-laced cinnamon bear... -
![Gearing Up by Daniel Schinhofen]()
Gearing Up by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlvin had another rough week, but this time, he had Gothy with him. Travelling from Utah to Nevada, they were able to set up two more Settlements. Then they had to visit the world of Fey to rescue the kids of the Beatty, Nevada Settlement. Just when things looked like they were going well, the Developers got involved... -
![Rise of the Strongest Girl Next Door 1: LitRPG with a yandere twist by Yuki Knightley, Gwen Grayson]()
Rise of the Strongest Girl Next Door 1: LitRPG with a yandere twist by Yuki Knightley, Gwen Grayson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Unconventional relationships" doesn't quite cut it...As a C-Tier Lifeblade, Ethan keeps his head down, works hard, and always hits his mark. His skills might not be flashy, but they get the job done—and in SlayerCorp's cutthroat portal acquisitions industry, reliability makes you valuable... -
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![One in the Gut: A Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG by Matthew Siege]()
One in the Gut: A Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG by Matthew Siege
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery week, I rise from the dead... Headshot has just gone live and the whole world's playing the new Artificial Reality blockbuster. Unfortunately, unless you can buy your way onto the Survivor's side, you can only participate as a Zombie. Each week, the forces gather to tear each other down to the bone… until, at week’s end, the Apocalypse is reset... -
![Bunnygirls: A Bunnygirl Harem Adventure by Simon Archer]()
Bunnygirls: A Bunnygirl Harem Adventure by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAre you tired of wimpy protagonists who get dragged kicking and screaming into their harems? What about weak-willed MCs who are controlled by their women? Well, fear not. Because Hank McCallum is anything but weak-willed. And in a world where Bunnygirls are slaves, he'll be the master they need and deserve.For their own good, of course... -
![Spider Kiss / Stalking the Nightmare by Harlan Ellison]()
Spider Kiss / Stalking the Nightmare by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn May 1996, White Wolf announced what remains its most ambitious publishing program of a single author: 20 volumes of the collected fiction, essays, teleplays and columns of the writer The Washington Post calls "one of the great living American short story writers... -
![Twisted by Esme Devlin]()
Twisted by Esme Devlin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe new world is small and dark.Ruthless men rule in this new world. Violent men. Twisted men.Men like Baron. A monster in a metal mask. A self-made king in his own kingdom, his notorious cruelty is only overshadowed by his madness.I caught his eye while dancing for my life. He saved me -- and now he owns me. Utterly.He dresses me. Possesses me. Watches me while I sleep... -
![Rebirth by Aaron Hodges]()
Rebirth by Aaron Hodges
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor centuries, our evolution has stagnated. Surrounded by technology, we ceased to adapt.Until now.In 2051, the Western Allies States have risen as the new power in North America. Now a mysterious epidemic is spreading across the countryside, igniting terror wherever it touches. But its victims do not die - they change. People call them the Chead, and where they walk, destruction follows... -
![Dystopian Girls by Rodzil LaBraun]()
Dystopian Girls by Rodzil LaBraun
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDystopian Girls is a harem adventure style novel written for adult readers. This book has sexual content, profanity and violence. Mason, a good guy in a post-apocalyptic world tries hard to cling to his values despite the new dystopian society... -
![Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder by Mark Morris]()
Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder by Mark Morris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBased on a script by Russell T Davies, the spectacular second adventure for Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary features David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble... -
![Histaff by Andries Louws]()
Histaff by Andries Louws
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLots of broken bones, a dim-witted RPG system, and a dash of magic; Skeleton in Space.Douglas is a simple summoned skeleton, formed from an old battlefield when some ancient fossil of a necromancer raised him for a nefarious purpose... -
![Caviar by Theodore Sturgeon]()
Caviar by Theodore Sturgeon
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContents:1 · Bright Segment · nv * 28 · Microcosmic God · nv Astounding Apr ’41 59 · Ghost of a Chance [“The Green-Eyed Monster”] · ss Unknown Jun ’43 77 · Prodigy · ss Astounding Apr ’49 89 · Medusa · nv Astounding Feb ’42 112 · Blabbermouth · nv Amazing Feb ’47 138 · Shadow, Shadow, on the Wall · ss Imagination Feb ’51 149 · Twink · ss Galaxy Aug... -
![Muscle Memory by Steve Lowe]()
Muscle Memory by Steve Lowe
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBilly Gillespie wakes up one morning to discover his junk is gone. In its place is his wife's junk. Billy is now Tina, and Tina is dead. That's because Billy's dead. His lifeless body is still in bed and empty beer bottles and a container of antifreeze litter the kitchen counter... -
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![Best New Horror 20 by Stephen Jones]()
Best New Horror 20 by Stephen Jones
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis annual collection of exceptional horror and dark fantasy fiction stories is the essential must-have for horror buffs. The 20th edition of this showcase of horror includes a comprehensive overview of international selections, an impressively researched necrology, and a list of indispensable contact addresses for the dedicated horror fan and aspiring writer of true horror... -
![Best New Horror 1 by Stephen Jones]()
Best New Horror 1 by Stephen Jones
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first annual collection of the world's best horror stories and short novels showcases fiction from every part of the field--from terror to supernatural chills--and features the talents of Ian Watson, Stephen Gallagher, Ramsey Campbell, and others... -
![The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors by Annie Neugebauer, Sarah Read]()
The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors by Annie Neugebauer, Sarah Read
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinner of the Shirley Jackson AwardThe horror is closer than you think. From Bram Stoker Award-winning editor Doug Murano and today's biggest names in dark fiction comes a new vision of terror. It's lurking under the surface. It's waiting around every corner. It's hiding under your bed. it's buried in the backyard. It's whispered, implied, unspoken. This is The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors... -
![Shards by Ian Rogers]()
Shards by Ian Rogers
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of the collection Every House Is Haunted comes Ian Rogers's horror story, "Shards", a Tor.com OriginalA group of five friends rent a cabin in the woods—the next day only four are alive. What happened and why is something the survivors are desperate to unravel.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied... -
![Taken by the Swamp by Adrian Blue]()
Taken by the Swamp by Adrian Blue
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you go out in the swamp tonight, you're in for a big surprise. When Kalie ran away into the swamp, she never imagined the stories could be true. There could not be a sharp-toothed, tentacled monster just a few miles from her home. But when she gets lost in the swamp, she finds out all the legends were true. There is a swamp creature, and it is searching for someone to carry its brood... -
![Path of the Incubus by Andy Chambers]()
Path of the Incubus by Andy Chambers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecond novel in the Dark Eldar Path seriesThe eternal city of Commorragh has been cast into turmoil by the Dysjunction, a cataclysmic disturbance in the very fabric of its existence. As the streets are inundated with horrors from beyond the veil the supreme overlord, Asdrubael Vect, battles to keep his enemies in check and maintain his stranglehold over the riven city... -
![The Book of Queer Saints by Mae Murray, Eric LaRocca]()
The Book of Queer Saints by Mae Murray, Eric LaRocca
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this debut horror anthology by editor Mae Murray, queer villains reign supreme. The Book of Queer Saints features 13 short stories and a lineup that includes renowned authors Eric LaRocca, Hailey Piper, and Joe Koch. Joining them are the innovative visions of Briar Ripley Page, Nikki R. Leigh, Joshua R. Pangborn, Eric Raglin, Belle Tolls, Perry Ruhland, James Bennett, LC von Hessen, K.S... -
![Burn You the Fuck Alive by B.R. Yeager]()
Burn You the Fuck Alive by B.R. Yeager
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe asks for a light. You reach in your pocket and dig out your Bic, strike the flint, and touch the flame to her cigarette. She inhales. The tip roils cinder. A line of flame draws down the paper, crossing the band, down the filter. It touches her lips and her entire face is a blaze... -
![Life and Limb by Michaela Haze]()
Life and Limb by Michaela Haze
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA standalone zombie reverse harem romance.None of us expected to live more than a few days when our friends and family became the walking undead, consumed by the Mortem Mori virus.The zombie apocalypse came and went, and humans formed a new world in the chaos.The Bend is a law unto itself. A town on the edge of Haven City, and ruled by greed and fear... -
![The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier]()
The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*LONG LISTED FOR THE BOOKNEST FANTASY AWARD*War brought the Harvest. Willa Mae Wallace is a reaper. To support herself and her grandson Isaiah, Willa works for the blood contractor Patriot. Instituted to support the war effort, the mandatory draw (The Harvest) has led to a society segregated by blood type... -
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![Ghost by John Ringo]()
Ghost by John Ringo
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsRetired after 15 years in special ops due to a myriad of physical ailments, Michael Harmon is having trouble fitting into his new role as a University of Georgia undergrad. Instead, Ghost (named for his uncanny ability to "blend") likes to stalk unknowing coeds and speculate on the carnal possibilities... -
![Time's Last Gift by Philip José Farmer]()
Time's Last Gift by Philip José Farmer
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings12,000 B.C.They were four trained scientists, each of them skilled in several disciplines - because this was an opportunity that would never occur again. There would never be another chance for men form the world of 2070 A.D. to examine in person the world of 12,000 B.C. What they learned and taped would be the only record ever made of this dim, enigmatic period of prehistory... -
![Ravished by the Alpha by Adrian Blue]()
Ravished by the Alpha by Adrian Blue
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDany is the lone human in a city infested with monsters. The deadliest of the creatures is the one she calls 'The Alpha'. He is a fierce hunter, dominant male, and the unchallenged leader of all of the monsters. And she is food. Or is she? He may want to consume her, but she will enjoy every minute of it. Because what the Alpha wants, he gets. And he wants her mated and full of his children... -
![Doctor Who: Embrace the Darkness by Nicholas Briggs, Paul McGann]()
Doctor Who: Embrace the Darkness by Nicholas Briggs, Paul McGann
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Doctor and Charley travel to the remote Cimmerian System to unravel the mystery of its sun. But darkness has already embraced the scientific base on Cimmeria IV in more ways than one. In a fight for survival, the Doctor must use all his wits against a deadly artificial life-form and an ancient race whose return to the Cimmerian System threatens suffering and death on an apocalyptic scale... -
![Slipt by Alan Dean Foster]()
Slipt by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster presents a story of miracles amid the wreckage of modern science. Living next to a toxic chemical dump is Jake Pickett, the magic man. He can turn bullets to dust or collapse skyscrapers with his mind. But all he really wants to do with his "magic" is entertain the local kids... -
![ছায়ালীন by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal]()
ছায়ালীন by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsমুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবালের আটটি ভৌতিক, অতিপ্রাকৃতিক গল্পের সংকলন।*চক্র*আংটি *মুকিদ আলীর শেষ...
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