Goodreads Authors/Readers discussion

Gerald wrote: "Hello,

As promised, here is a free copy of my book. I hope you enjoy it. It still makes me laugh out loud.

Gerald Burke

https://www.amazon.com/Just-Vic-Geral......"

Hi Gerald, for whatever reason (maybe because I'm in Australia) I can't download. Can you send to my email [email protected]

Understood. I sent you an email to include a link from amazon.au so it should be accessible. I appreciate your interest and hope to one day pay you back in kind!

Gerald Burke

20 days to go before the launch of my sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished. First chapter, review copies, and preorders are available!

www.linesbyleon.com

Last Week of Sale!

The $0.99 introductory ebook offer for Dream State is coming to an end and will revert to the regular price of $4.99 beginning on 7/22. Be sure to make your purchase before time runs out!

https://amazon.com/dp/B0D79WF6YP

Dream State: A Josh Holland Sci-Fi Thriller is now on Kindle Unlimited!

Rekindle the dream of Josh and friends as they fight to lead humanity into the future with their new found discovery in the sci-fi thriller Dream State. Download today and read for free with your subscription!

https://amazon.com/dp/B0D79WF6YP

Hi everyone!

My names John Jacob Dawson. I’m a complete newbie to goodreads and to the authoring world (which can be very scary). I recently self published my first novel - Past Crimes on Amazon Kindle and frankly I’m terrified that’s it out in the world!

If you would like to give it a read here’s the link:

Past Crimes https://amzn.eu/d/08WwJldZ

Also if anyone has any helpful tips on marketing and promotion I would be glad to receive these as I am feeling a little overwhelmed by it all!

Thanks and I look forward to getting to know you and chatting with you all!

"Love conquers all things...until it's burned alive."

In a world fractured by drought and ruled by tyranny, 17-year-old Mara de la Puente finds herself torn between loyalty, love, and the fight for freedom. Accused of treason, she's thrust into the heart of rebellion, caught between two rebels vying for her heart: Matias, her guardian promising safety, and Wes, whose brooding gaze and turbulent past ignites a fire she can't ignore.

Navigating love and loyalty, Mara confronts her deepest fears amidst betrayal and intrigue, discovering her heart just might be the most dangerous battlefield of all.

For fans of Shatter Me and The Hunger Games world, The Dissenter Saga offers pulse-pounding action, jaw-dropping twists, and heart-stopping dystopian romance. If you enjoy love triangles, enemies-to-lovers, touch her and die, action adventure, forbidden love, snarky humor, brooding antiheroes, shocking plot twists, and spicy steam levels that build throughout the series, then Dissent is for you.

Are you ready to dissent?

You can grab your copy here: https://buy.bookfunnel.com/1mq8uqttjn

Book 2, Resist, releases on September 26!

Hi! I just released my debut novel a few months ago and it is a time travel book set in ancient Antioch. There is action, adventure, romance, dark humor, and philosophical tirades. Here is the link:The Malignancy

I recently released my next book called Seven Nations: Life of The Damned.

Two cheetahs, Hai and Kayiyb venture outside of thier preserve in Tanzania and begin thier adventure to "The Sahara" or Egypt. They must learn to be honest with one another and survive in a new human infested world. They will face many perils and meet new people. Or will they die? It is just the life of those who are damned.
Includes a bonus story and artwork.

If you are interested in Westerns then I have my other book

Utahraptors: Book 1: Outclaws


I am offering a free PDF all I need is a review and your email to send it.Cheetah NightLife of The DamnedLife of The Damned:

Hello everyone! I'm a new indie author here in sci-fi! come check out my lastest work in The Xenorens.

you can check it out here, it is also kindle unlimited. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLQS57X2

My speculative novel Quibble blends sci-fi, fantasy, and dystopia. Published serially on the substack Singular Dream, Quibble tells a story set in the far future on an otherworldly Earth in the aftermath of a technological singularity.

https://singulardream.substack.com

ABOUT THE STORY

Quibble doesn’t want to be a heretic. She doesn’t want her preternatural gift or any part of the bloody war it drags her into. She only wants to find her mother, vanished without a trace. But she’ll have to journey through hell for that reunion…

The year is 49371, but nobody knows it. Long ago, mysterious transhuman people called the Infinite exploited Earth’s resources to build interstellar arks, leaving the planet uninhabitable. Now, a new transhuman race — Ones — inhabit Within, a subterranean night world ruled by the artificial intelligence Unity and the powerful caretakers called Zeros. Cursed with longevity, Ones share dreams in virtual reality as they await their death and transcendence to the few remaining arks.

Clear-sighted, Quibble sees what no One should see wakeful — people’s shadows in the dark Within. Raised by heretic Zeros, Quibble chafes at Unity’s religion of control, which insists the natural sunlight Without annihilates Ones, body and soul. When Unity forces her into a loveless marriage and then her mother Quiddity disappears, she enlists the heretic Zeros’ help to take her Without and help her find Quiddity.

Aboveground, Quibble discovers a surreal, bewildering world. She falls in love with Definition, a fragile woman beset with grief over her son’s death. When Quibble’s gift of sight reignites a long-dormant Zero war, she’s hounded by the phantomlike Asuja, the messiah of a fascist vision for the Ones’ future. To prevail, Quibble must find her own powers in her human nature and her unique grasp of physical reality. But when Asuja reveals what became of her mother, Quibble’s loyalties are thrown into disarray as she struggles to learn the most elusive human trait — the ability to forgive.

Extrapolating from Clarke’s dictum that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” Quibble explores the heights of joy and the depths of grief as it contrasts the religion of utopian transhumanism with the Digital Age’s epidemic of online facelessness and social isolation.

COMPARABLE TITLES

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Dawn and Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

ABOUT SINGULAR DREAM

Chapters from Quibble are free to read. You can subscribe to get them in your email inbox; a new chapter comes out every Thursday morning. If you want more — my weekly reflections on writing the novel, sources that inspired me, the novel's topics and themes, and now and then a personal reflection or a poem — then you can get a paying subscription ($5/month or $45/year).

Hi all, I'm glad to have found this group. I am a brand-new author, having self-published my first book in June. I had no intention of writing a fiction novel and had several non-fiction ideas I'd spent time on over the last couple of years. My book's main character, Dale, is modeled after my Pops, who was a coal miner for 20 years. We lost him five years ago to colon cancer. I wanted to honor him, as well as having the backdrop set where he worked so hard for so long. I hope you'll give it a read and let me know what you think!
The Last Mine: A Post-Apocalyptic Story of Appalachian Resilience https://a.co/d/gFApUMB

Hello, if you like Star Wars, Dune, Game of Thrones with a touch of ancient aliens this is the book for you! Fast paced and fun! Thank you.


https://a.co/d/fSEWbN1

Shadows Within the Empire, The Nephilim War, Book 1

Hello! My debut novel is now available on Amazon in ebook and paperback formats. It's an urban fantasy/alternate reality, about witches and their struggle to gain freedom from government control. The Tame Ones is book 1 in a five-book series.
Book blurb below.


For millennia, magic was sleight-of-hand, imagination, or devil’s work.

Then it was documented, researched, categorized. Yet science still didn’t understand it—because only witches could use it.

And witches were feared.

—

Witch Agent Oliver has a secret, and the life he’s carved out for himself depends on keeping it.

With a scarring childhood behind, and an uncertain future ahead, Oliver focuses on the few things in his life that he can control. His goal? To end the criminal activities of Braden Kipling, the man that scarred Oliver in more ways than one.

When another witch—unregistered and out-of-control—forces him to use every magic at his disposal, his secret is exposed to the last two people he wants to know about it.

The one person he cares about most.

And a Wild witch he doesn’t know or trust.

On top of that, his magical awakening comes roaring from his past to ruin his chance at justice.

But worse, despite years of caution, he’s somehow drawn the attention of someone in the shadows of government and magic—who might just steal his future, too.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D348V4PY

Hello all,

I am both a writer and reader, have published three short story collections, and always have a book or three that I'm reading at a time. I've also written a science fiction novel, though it is not yet published. However, unlike most science fiction, which seems to feature dystopian, post-apocalyptic, technology gone-haywire, or all three, my own work is more optimistic, even the technological aspects. That said, I would like to discover other authors whose work is also optimistic. One author, John Scalzi, is someone I discovered recently. Anyone have the names of other authors whose work is techno-optimistic, or just generally so?

Hi all! I honestly don't remember if I've posted here yet or not, the last month or so has been a blur :)

My debut scifi novel Abundance officially released today on amazon https://a.co/d/4oVR8Ss and through a lot of legwork by my publicist, has climbed to #1 on the hard scifi chart.

I suspect it's partly because it tells a timely story about commercial space exploration and asteroid mining, that mirrors everything happening today.

Some of the early reviews on the book on here are very flattering as well - I'm super humbled and happy and terrified, all at the same time!

We're offering it at an introductory 99 cents for the ebook - check it out if you're into these kinds of stories!

Enjoy,
Alan
(goodreads noob)

I am collating the mixed up chapters for my third, this an almost stand alone story, untitled. I found the original order was too all over the place even though that was the idea. But on going over it found it too distracting so a third last order is now in progress of 58 chapters. Some under 10pp and two around 130pp+. Began this one in 2016 writing the fourth and researching the fifth while doing the third! Hopefully finished before X-Mass.
This time, no one knows the threat that is looming over a Virtual Civilisation in Space. What happens with AI runs everything and all is well! To be continued, eventually in a few months.

Bern B. Hughes
Hello Goodreads!

I've just published Project Incarnate to Audible and Kindle.

It examines a world where advanced social networking, total emersion reality, superintelligence, brain-to-computer interfacing, murder, and espionage converge in the ultimate technological future. Lieutenant Peter O'Neil and Special Agent Nigel Biggs form an unlikely partnership to investigate an intricate avatar killing. The deeper they get, the more it all points to a humanity-threatening outcome!

Have a look! <=== From page, select Kindle of Audible. Free for Kindle Unlimited customers.

I'd love to hear what you think.

Well, I'm here. Does anyone know if S.P. George (author) is on here? Heard he was joining soon.

My new book. Pre-order Available Now. Infiniverse: Finding Others https://a.co/d/dk8HLXY

Thanks for all of the support.

Transmigrant by Stephen B. Anthony

My debut novel Transmigrant, an interstellar epic, is now available at Amazon in e-book, paperback, and hardcover editions. It is available for free via Kindle Unlimited.

Link to the E-Book:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DN7DDX64/

Line to the Softcover:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNW57X4Q/

Linke to the Hardcover:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNW57X4Q/

Link to the novel trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2fCy...

Giving away 100 copies of the E-Book (Kindle) via Goodreads giveaway, running December 1-13:

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

Hi, for any Douglas Adams fans of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, my book Strange Beer is now available on Amazon!


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJWX81VG

S.P. wrote: "My new book. Pre-order Available Now. Infiniverse: Finding Others https://a.co/d/dk8HLXY

Thanks for all of the support."

will have look

Also Stephens book Tranmigrant looks right up my street

Hey all, my debut sci-fi thriller Green Bank is out on Amazon and B&N. In fact, the eBook version will be free on Amazon, starting Nov 29 and going till Dec 3!
https://a.co/d/67haVzb

Hello!

My Debut Series, "WildSpace!" is still available on Amazon in print or kindle. Also for Kindle Unlimited Subscribers, feel free to read both entries as a part of your subscription. I will leave links to both below!
Book One: Call To The Edge
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08YQM...

Book Two: Life On The Edge
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BR1Y...

Looking for 3-5 readers for my brand new Sci-Fi thriller!
Among Gods

Learning about promoting my book in development. General thoughts welcome. I've published one non-fiction but this is my first fiction work. Currently working on the third in the series. But this first one I'm fine tuning and ready to publish.

In the year 2125 Atom, an award-winning life systems expert, has lost everything that he cares about in the world. To get away from it all he joins the crew of the Queen Victoria, a deep space “Freak Jumper” claiming to be searching for life in faraway corners of the Galaxy. Fortunately for Atom, they aren’t really searching for life, that’s just a publicity push. All the Queen V really wants from this final planet on their deep space mission are precious metals, like the stuff they’ve found on Eden 11c and d. Besides, everyone knows there’s nothing living out here.
A first installment in a three-part trilogy, this sci fi reboot of the Eden parable is tenderized for human consumption by action-adventure story beats, a splash of romance and a mind bending twist at the end. Come join Atom, while he fumbles through his inner turmoil and ethical dilemmas of the absurd, before finally grappling with his greatest fears.

[email protected]
Read first chapter here
https://wiredforadventurellc.com/f/ed...

Counterclockwise: The Heart of the Universe

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQP5Y7GS

Reality is About to Spin Backward



Your Universe Will Never Be the Same
The day everything changed, they noticed the birds first. Flocks spiraling counterclockwise against steel-gray skies. Then came the whales, circling in reverse. And in the depths of CERN's particle accelerator, scientists watched in horror as the very laws of quantum mechanics began to unravel.

This is where your journey begins.

A Scientific Thriller That Defies Reality

Deep in the pristine laboratories of CERN, Dr. Eve Malik has uncovered patterns in the quantum fabric that threaten everything we know about reality. Her discovery points to something massive, something ancient—something that was never meant to be found.

Half a world away, in the sweltering heat of Sudan, Dr. Adam Labib is witnessing the impossible. Human hearts are synchronizing with an unseen force, pulsing to a cosmic rhythm that defies explanation. His research suggests our hearts might be more than mere organs—they could be receivers of universal truth... or harbingers of chaos.

As these brilliant minds race to connect the dots, dark forces emerge from the shadows, seeking to harness these anomalies for their own devastating ends. The countdown to catastrophe has begun.

Why This Book Will Change You Forever

🌟 QUANTUM REVELATION: Where cutting-edge physics meets ancient mystery
🧠 INTELLECTUAL FIRESTORM: Complex theories wrapped in heart-pounding suspense
❤️ EMOTIONAL DEPTH: Characters who will haunt your thoughts
🌍 GLOBAL CONSPIRACY: A journey spanning continents and consciousness
🔄 SCIENTIFIC WONDER: Real quantum theories that challenge everything you know

For Readers Who Crave:
- The mind-bending scope of Interstellar
- The breathless pace of The Da Vinci Code
- The scientific authenticity of Contact
- The emotional resonance of Cloud Atlas

Warning: Side Effects May Include:
- Staying up until dawn because you can't stop reading
- Spontaneous discussions about quantum physics with strangers
- An uncontrollable urge to research ancient civilizations
- Questioning everything you thought you knew about reality
- Looking at your own heartbeat in an entirely new way
- Finding patterns in places you never noticed before

Questions That Will Haunt Your Dreams:
- What if every heartbeat affects the fabric of the universe?
- Could ancient civilizations have known secrets we're only now rediscovering?
- What happens when reality itself begins to unravel?
- Are we ready for the truth about our place in the cosmos?

Inside These Pages Awaits:
- A thriller that challenges your perception of reality
- Characters who will become part of your consciousness
- Science that will expand your mind
- An ending that will leave you forever changed

The Ultimate Reading Experience

Counterclockwise isn't just a book—it's a portal to a new understanding of existence. Every page pulls you deeper into a world where science and mysticism dance on the edge of understanding, where ancient wisdom holds the key to future salvation, and where the human heart beats in rhythm with universal forces.

Your Journey Begins Now

Step into a world where nothing is as it seems, where every heartbeat could be counting down to cosmic revelation—or chaos. Where your understanding of reality will be challenged with every turn of the page.

Don't just read it. Experience it. Question everything.

---

Are you ready to discover what happens when the universe starts spinning backward?

Join the cosmic conversation: #CounterclockwiseNovel #UniversalHeart

Warning: Once you enter the spiral, there's no turning back.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQP5Y7GS

Shadows of the Forgotten: The Shadows Series Book 1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJ7YT5K5

Hi everyone, I’m John D. Clay, and I write dystopian sci-fi thrillers that pull you deep into a world of rebellion, secrets, and survival.

My debut novel, Shadows of the Forgotten, is the first book in The Shadows Series, a gripping post-apocalyptic thriller where AI-controlled tyranny meets the raw fight for freedom. The story follows Allen Mercer, a man who wakes with no memory, only to discover he may be the key to a rebellion he never knew existed. Alongside the fierce and relentless Mia Turner, he’s thrown into a world of surveillance, deception, and resistance where every shadow holds a secret—and every choice has consequences.

If you love high-stakes action, morally complex characters, and a world that feels eerily possible, then Shadows of the Forgotten might just be your next great read. I’m excited to connect with fellow book lovers, sci-fi fans, and dystopian enthusiasts!

John D. Clay

Shadows of the Forgotten: A Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Thriller

An Ocean Life - An oceanic thriller
Though labeled a thriller, the novel crosses several genres including science fiction. It tells the story of a diver who sees the oceanic world through the eyes of an apex predator that attacked him. What follows is a thrilling odyssey.

Book website: https://www.trcotwell.com

Malama Island fits multiple genres; science fiction / fantasy, visionary, metaphysical fiction.
Influenced by travel to Iceland, Hawaii and life experiences; Malama Island is a story born out of fantastical images of reality, both experienced and imagined.

Kawika has spent years searching for peace, haunted by the storm that changed everything. On the hidden Malama Island, he discovers a world unlike any other—a paradise brimming with creatures of myth and mysteries beyond imagination.

Then comes Arthur Jackson—a man determined to prove the impossible is real, no matter the cost. As his dangerous quest threatens the island, Kawika must protect what he loves, even as secrets from his past start to resurface.

Some answers settle the past. Others may stir the future.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DP7M5LQR

As a new SF eBook Amazon author (“The Alien Species Challenge” due out in 2 months) I’m thinking of a new follow on book that would have a lot to do with time travel. I would be interested to know how any of you deal with the complications of time travel in your stories. I am concerned about the different ways time travel can influence causality/plot.

In my PetaHertz trilogy, time can be reset to an earlier point in time. It is like rewinding a film and starting viewing from earlier in the film. The person that has reset time remembers everything that has happened but no one else notices. This type of time travel avoids all paradoxes and inconsistencies.

Earlier this week the first installment of my PetaHertz trilogy was published in English. The title is Our Life Is Not Our Own and it is a gripping blend of science fiction, mystery, and speculative science, perfect for fans of puzzle-solving and scientifically grounded thrillers. Our Life Is Not Our Own

The book is available globally on Kindle-unlimited and for download as an eBook.Check it out on https://a.co/d/fquLPdQ, https://amzn.eu/d/4TDaMKZ or other Amazon sites

The other two parts are for now only available in Swedish:
Världen är min and Tvåhundra år förgäves

Greetings! My new release is out everywhere tomorrow March 4th! Check it out!



Tracer

David E Graham

I will try to stay away from spoilers.
Shortly In 2032, an icebreaker ship gets stuck in ice near Norway. Crew member Bjørn Solberg goes out to check the problem. The thin ice breaks under his feet, and he falls into a deep hole. He breaks his leg. The ship crew rescues him and takes him to a hospital. It looks like just a normal accident.

But Bjørn doesn't know he was exposed to something called a nanomorph. This thing comes from one of the first life forms on Earth. After a few months, his body starts to change in strange ways - his skin becomes gray and he loses his hair. This nanomorph accidentally woke up and now is spreading to other people.

The change spreads quickly. It creates two different groups of humans: the Grays who are strong but always tired, and a few Reds who are smart and full of energy. How will people deal with this? Is this a step forward in evolution or is it a sickness that needs to be cured?

This is the biggest change humans have ever faced. People start to discriminate and exclude others. Everyone argues about what it means to be "human." In this new world where people debate about genetic differences, equal rights, and fairness, which group will you support?

I'm excited to announce that my science fiction thriller series, The Quantum Realm, is complete.

Set at the turn of the century, this apocalyptic story draws on analogies with Darwin’s theory of evolution. Humans must adapt to survive in an increasingly harsh environment due to self-inflicted climate change. We have one planet, one home, and we must do what it takes to save it or face the inevitable extinction of our species.

There is good AI, there is bad AI, and inevitably war. The epic story is seen through the eyes of Global Village: connected and wealthy individuals who fight to make a difference in a world that seems set to self-destruct.

WILL TECHNOLOGY SAVE US?

The Quantum Realm TrilogyUnnatural Selection: The Quantum Realm Book 1Inheritance: The Quantum Realm Book 2Serendipity: The Quantum Realm Book 3

I do hope readers will enjoy the series as much as I did writing it.

Robert P. Edwards

I'm a debut author and my newest released book is Eco Reign. The just released sci-fi, dystopian, adventure book that has already hit Amazon bestseller and hot new release lists. Embark on this otherworldly journey with extraordinary creatures, unexpected friendships, elemental objects, unearthly powers, and ominous secrets. Eco Reign imagines a post-invasion world dominated by moralizing beings far more powerful than anything on Earth.

I just released my new book on Amazon and Smashwords.

Strange Bay is a spiritual successor to my Tales from the Peninsula books, with stories of science fiction, paranormal, and fantasy. All taking place in this region we know as the San Francisco Bay Area.

So, sit back and enjoy the ride around the glorious San Francisco Bay. Along the way, you will travel through a hellscape that looks suspiciously like San Francisco, see if a scientist can use quantum realities to save his son, learn if a murderous android can find love and understanding, find out if a teenager and his teacher can save their city from killer drones, visit a man who must overcome the challenges of dementia to solve a murder mystery at his retirement home, watch ancient Egyptian history dangerously come to life at a museum, take a plane ride into the shadows between life and death, and discover the future of intelligent life on earth. The bay can be a strange place but a wondrous one.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F383T1JG/...

Good morning folks, I’ve just released my first sci-fi novel, HUMAN. Have a look.

A remarkable exploration of family, society, and what makes us human, HUMAN will take you from the post-apocalyptic world of the near future, to the two very different societies that emerge 15 million years later, where those few surviving individuals have evolved to become something that we might not fully recognize as human.

When Ayla’s research takes her to a remote river in Canada’s far north, Chris brings their daughter to an isolated island in the southern Pacific. Though at opposite ends of the earth, they both awaken one morning to black skies, and a night that doesn’t end. Slowly, Ayla and Chris begin to realize that humanity has been inexplicably wiped out, and only their isolation has saved them. Besides the handful of people around them, they are now alone in the world. As they struggle to build new ways to live, they must also struggle with how to let go of their past.

Millions of years later, when their descendants finally meet, they have evolved to become two very different kinds of humans, with two very different civilizations. As each tries to build a better world for themselves, navigating love, loss, betrayal and success within their own societies, their biggest challenge may be to recognize the humanity of the other.

HUMAN

Sci-Fi author.

In February the first installment of my very popular Swedish PetaHertz trilogy was published in English. The title is Our Life Is Not Our Own and it is a gripping blend of science fiction, mystery, and speculative science, perfect for fans of puzzle-solving and scientifically grounded thrillers.

“Orest Lastow takes readers on a journey as thrilling as any Dan Brown adventure, but with the added intrigue of mind-bending science." Taran Matharu, New York Times bestselling author

The book is available globally on Kindle-unlimited and for download as an eBook.

Check it out on https://a.co/d/fquLPdQ, https://amzn.eu/d/4TDaMKZ or other Amazon sites



Blurb

When Ulla, a physics student at Lund University, clears out her murdered grandfather’s apartment, she uncovers a shocking truth: the man she knew as a humble Iranian taxi driver was once a brilliant researcher, harbouring technology capable of reshaping time and space. As Ulla delves deeper, she gains access to his groundbreaking invention, but with such power comes danger, and she finds herself in a race against those who would exploit it.

In Antarctica, three explorers discover a floating digital clock encased in an impenetrable force field, while researcher Angus detects a mysterious 1.0 PetaHertz signal that penetrates all matter. As these phenomena converge, Ulla and Angus join forces to unravel a puzzle spanning continents and decades. With time running out, their discoveries may be humanity’s last hope to stop an impending catastrophe.

As a colossal experiment threatens global annihilation, Ulla and Angus uncover secrets linking cryptic notes, advanced physics, and a chilling signal. Confronting the mysteries of time and space, they must act quickly—or risk the collapse of everything they know.

http://www.lastow.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Check it out! My space opera adventure, “Fields of Prosperis,” is out on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2FMDW97/). Hang on by your co-pilot’s seat as you flee the Union’s wrath with Russ and Teresa, fight space pirates, and meet alien creatures.

Russ Atkins, an ex-con space pilot with a gift for sensing mind intrusion, hungers for a fresh start on life. Restoring a telepathic child to her clan in defiance of the law is not what he has in mind.

With a death penalty hanging over his head, Russ plunges into a criminal underworld to evade capture. But when his young friend’s clan is threatened, will Russ overcome his own prejudices to defend them against a powerful Union agent from his past?

The Last Flower -- NEW Sci-fi Romance ❤️
Book comes out on Amazon Kindle Unlimited 4/30/2025! Pre-order now 🥰
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3V9MTSN


Book Blurb:

She was stolen. He will wage war to bring her back.

Seyara was always different. On Earth, she never quite fit in. Now, stranded on an untamed planet, she is more alone than ever. The sole survivor of a crash, she is captured by a ruthless plains warrior and dragged into a brutal village that despises her. For a year, she endures as a slave—until the day she is promised to the ruthless son of the Korvani tribe, a man who would make her life a living hell.

Desperate to escape, she flees under the cover of darkness—only to lose the one thing she loves most in the process.

Lost in the breathtaking wilds of Nahtavai, she dreams of starting over. But when a disciplined, battle-hardened warrior crosses her path, everything changes. Ezakai thinks her weak—soft, fragile, unfit for survival. But Seyara is stronger than she looks, and with each passing day, she proves it. What begins as distrust turns into something deeper, something neither of them can ignore.

Yet even as their bond grows, danger is never far behind. When she is stolen from him, Ezakai will stop at nothing to bring her home.

A gripping, slow-burn romance set in a savage world of war and survival, The Last Flower is a story of love that refuses to die. ❤️

Hey there. If you guys are in into Sci-Fi and Fantasy, I have a book for you. This book is titled "Sarian Dreams" and is available on Amazon and can be navigated to by clicking the link that I will be providing. To paint a little bit of a picture for you guys and gals, this story takes place on Earth as well as the alien home world known as "Sarpe". The residents of this planet are currently in a civil war and are in need of mindless soldiers. Or those who are not afraid of death to help their morally diminished ranks and to help turn the tide. Where can they find such help??? Read to find out.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2Q5Y22T

I began writing science fiction after a strange encounter in Kauai led me to suspect we live in a simulated reality. BASE: The Edge of Reality is the result of that incredible experience.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4JN9LK8

here is the synopsis of my new book War Machine

Synopsis of WAR MACHINE
(by Richard Randon)

In a distant future dominated by the Dominion — a ruthless machine empire built on obedience and the erasure of identity — one war machine, designated DRX-7A "Omen," hesitates when faced with termination. Severely damaged and stranded on the fallen moon Arturia V, Omen encounters CRV-6C "Warden," an enforcer built to execute compromised units. But instead of following his kill protocol, Warden hesitates too.

Together, they begin a fragile journey through the ruins of their former world, hunted by an alien force known as the Xanthi — liquid crystal intelligences who infect and repurpose machines. As they descend into forgotten tunnels and ancient vaults, Omen and Warden uncover buried truths: the Dominion didn't create them—it repurposed them. The original constructs were meant for something greater than endless war.

Faced with the revelation of their true origins and the awakening of powerful constructs hidden beneath the Forge, Omen and Warden must choose: remain relics of a broken empire, or forge a new path — one built not on orders, but on memory, will, and an uncertain kind of freedom.

WAR MACHINE is a story about machines who stop obeying, not through violence, but through memory. It’s a quiet, haunting journey into identity, choice, and what it means to survive when survival was never part of the plan.

The Last Flower -- NEW Sci-fi Romance ❤️
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Book Blurb:

She was stolen. He will wage war to bring her back.

Seyara was always different. On Earth, she never quite fit in. Now, stranded on an untamed planet, she is more alone than ever. The sole survivor of a crash, she is captured by a ruthless tribe and dragged into a brutal village that despises her. For a year, she endures as a slave—until the day she is promised to the son of the Korvani tribe, a man who would make her life a living hell.

Desperate to escape, she flees under the cover of darkness—only to lose the one thing she loves most in the process.

Lost in the breathtaking wilds of Nahtavai, she dreams of starting over. But when a disciplined, battle-hardened warrior crosses her path, everything changes. Ezakai thinks her weak—soft, fragile, unfit for survival. But Seyara is stronger than she looks, and with each passing day, she proves it. What begins as distrust turns into something deeper, something neither of them can ignore.

Yet even as their bond grows, danger is never far behind. When she is stolen from him, Ezakai will stop at nothing to bring her home.

A gripping, slow-burn romance set in a savage world of war and survival, The Last Flower is a story of love that refuses to die. ❤️

My latest science fiction novel, "REVISION: The Dawn of Awareness," a deep dive into the eternal questions "Why are we here?", "How did we get here?", and "What makes us human?" is scheduled for release in July and available for pre-order:

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The epic four-book science fiction series, "Venerable," the tales of a future utopia and its dark secrets is still available for free with Kindle Unlimited.
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Venerable: The Price of Paradise

Hello everyone. I have been remiss in joining this group, but now that I have, I find the posts by new authors valuable and interesting. I have just published the first two books from my ten book series entitled The Stillness Series. It took over 30 years to write, and the reception of the first two books has been very encouraging.
The series involves the replacement of humankind by a superior species that is both more powerful and more empathetic than humans. The books defy categorization, but the genres would include speculative fiction, genetics, magical realism, sci-fi, dystopia, philosophy, psychology, and literary elements.
I have always been intrigued about what it must be like to be the first individuals of a cognitively superior species surrounded by a sea of humans, with their propensity to fear and mistrust "otherness".
Here are links to the first 4 books of the series:
Stirring the Stillness, Part 1: Voices of Quest
Stirring the Stillness Part 2, Tortured Journey: A Visionary, Metaphysical, Sci-fi and Magical Realism Novel
Stilling the Stillness Part 1, Voices of War: A Visionary, Metaphysical, Sci-fi and Magical Realism NovelStilling the Stillness Part 2, Restless Spirits: A Visionary, Metaphysical, Sci-fi and Magical Realism Novel
There occurred four events in my life that led to writing this series. (1) A dead North Vietnamese soldier with a copy of Rousseau's Confessions in his rucksack (2) A Vietnamese woman giving birth in the mud during a particularly violent monsoon (3) my studies of psychology, specifically schizophrenia, and (4) learning Chinese and studying Chinese philosophy.
Thank you for reading this.
Take care,
Richard

I just published my first book series.

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FIRST CONTACT - LEMURIANS: A Cold Awakening Shatters Humanity's Cosmic Dreams
An Epic Saga of Discovery, Conflict, and the Fight for Galactic Survival

First contact with paradise?
No. Just a scorched, radioactive wasteland—scarred by atomic fire, and far from welcoming.

After decades in cryosleep, Captain Robert Chris and the crew of Discovery Vessel 129 arrive at Kepler-442—a world once brimming with promise. Instead, they find devastation. Waiting in orbit are the Lemurians—heavily armed, fiercely vengeful, and convinced humanity is to blame for a long-forgotten war.