Books like 'Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond'
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11/22/63 by Stephen King
47 ratingsOn November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Stephen King’s heart-stoppingly dramatic new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination—a thousand page tour de force...Categorized as:
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![Tattered Remnants by Mark Tufo]()
Tattered Remnants by Mark Tufo
14 ratingsIn a world overrun by zombies, one family struggles against all odds to hold on. With three vampires closing in can the Talbot family withstand the coming onslaught? Or will they become a footnote in the history of the apocalypse... -
![The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury]()
The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury
18 ratingsDrunk, and in charge of a bicycle / introduction by Ray Bradbury--The night --Homecoming--Uncle Einar --The traveler --The lake --The coffin --The crowd --The scythe --There was an old woman --There will come soft rains --Mars is heaven --The silent towns --The earth men --The off season --The million-year picnic --The fox and the forest --Kaleidoscope --The rocket man --Marionettes, inc...Categorized as:
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![An Old Beginning by Mark Tufo]()
An Old Beginning by Mark Tufo
14 ratingsMike and his family escaped a vast zombie horde to find themselves imprisoned by a clandestine group that seeks global domination by the most nefarious means possible. Help is coming, in the form of a 500 year old Pop-Tart loving vampire named Tommy... -
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![Those Left Behind by Mark Tufo]()
Those Left Behind by Mark Tufo
12 ratingsOne fateful decision - that is all it takes to either unravel all the Talbot clan has achieved or fulfill their desire for safety. Many are lost though others return, this is the story of their struggle to survive and in remembrance for those left behind... -
![Fall of Man by Mark Tufo]()
Fall of Man by Mark Tufo
12 ratingsMike is back. Devastated by his loss he strikes out on a doomed journey to wipe the earth of the Lycan scourge, with his faithful companion Oggie by his side. Bailey, a distant relative of Mike’s best friend BT, joins him but for different reasons. Azile struggles to reign him in, while a world already pushed to the edge begins its fall over the precipice... -
![Toil & Trouble by Nikki Landis]()
Toil & Trouble by Nikki Landis
6 ratingsA ghoul who craves zombie flesh. A sensitive vampire who cries black blood. A lying werewolf my ancestors adore. And oh yeah, the witch hunter who hates me. Four unlikely heroes sworn to protect the powerful Salem Howe lineage from evil and help prevent the next uprising... -
![Extinction End by Nicholas Sansbury Smith]()
Extinction End by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
16 ratingsHope rises in the hearts of those still left standing, but safety seems to be just an illusion. In a single night of shattering terror, Plum Island is destroyed, and key scientist Dr. Kate Lovato is abducted.The end has arrived...Almost seven weeks have passed since the Hemorrhage Virus ravaged the world... -
![Alpharius: Head of the Hydra by Mike Brooks]()
Alpharius: Head of the Hydra by Mike Brooks
8 ratingsA Primarchs novelWho better to relate the tale of Alpharius than the primarch himself? As he tells of his deeds, bear one thing in mind: nothing can be trusted when it comes from serpent's mouth.READ IT BECAUSEI am Alpharius… and so are you.THE STORYLegends abound of the glorious – or infamous – deeds of the Emperor's sons... -
![The Ruins 4 by T.W. Piperbrook]()
The Ruins 4 by T.W. Piperbrook
8 ratingsEscape at what cost? Trapped in a new horror, the survivors struggle to regain their freedom... -
![The Many Short Lives of Charles Waters by Shawn Inmon]()
The Many Short Lives of Charles Waters by Shawn Inmon
8 ratingsCharles Waters has thirty days to live. Those days pass in a blur and he dies a quiet, unnoticed death. He opens his eyes back in the doctor's office as he is told, "I'm sorry to say, but you have thirty days to live." Thus begins The Many Short Lives of Charles Waters, who has to live the same thirty days over and over while he finds out what it is to be alive... -
![The Ruins Book 2 by T.W. Piperbrook]()
The Ruins Book 2 by T.W. Piperbrook
8 ratingsWho will survive The Arches?A place of recovery has become a place of death as one survivor's worsening illness puts three in danger... -
![The Ruins Book 3 by T.W. Piperbrook]()
The Ruins Book 3 by T.W. Piperbrook
8 ratingsNew Threats Await in the SouthHaving endured the battle of The Arches, the remaining survivors journey in a new direction, hoping to find salvation... -
![Haunted in Death / Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Haunted in Death / Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb
8 ratingsFear, revenge and deadly superstition collide in these two exclusive J. D. Robb short stories. Haunted in Death Lieutenant Eve Dallas doesn't believe in ghosts. But when a very recent corpse shows up in a haunted abandoned nightclub, alongside the bones of the famous missing singer, Bobbie Bray, everyone is spooked - especially the new owner... -
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![The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury]()
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
38 ratingsHere are stories of other worlds: of the rain-gutted forests of Venus and the deep canals of Mars; of the empty blackness of space and of planets that have no name. Here are stories, too, of Earth - new and unfamiliar in the glow of a wondrous future. And here- above all - is the story of The Illustrated man - tattooed by a witch with the most fantastic images ever seen on Earth..Categorized as:
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![Armageddon Cometh by J.K. Accinni]()
Armageddon Cometh by J.K. Accinni
6 ratingsUnder the guidance of Netty, Abby concocts her plans to abduct the wildlife at the Big Cat Sanctuary in Sarasota. She enlists the help of the handsome Italian yacht captain, Cobby and his son Kane, forcing her to expose the changes to her body, including her hidden wings...Categorized as:
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![Scabs: The Gemini Exception by Eric A. Shelman]()
Scabs: The Gemini Exception by Eric A. Shelman
6 ratingsSCABS: The Gemini Exception A strange phenomenon occurs out of nowhere. An omnipresent light that engulfs the entire planet. Humanity is forever changed by the light. NOAA and NASA are mystified. People soon face a new threat; even the smallest, most insignificant injury will no longer heal. Doctors cannot stop it. The sick do not die … they change. They are Scabs... -
![The Empathetic Life of Rebecca Wright by Shawn Inmon]()
The Empathetic Life of Rebecca Wright by Shawn Inmon
8 ratingsFrom the outside, Rebecca Wright had an enviable life, and she enjoyed that envy. She had a beautiful house, handsome husband, and a no-limit credit card. What she didn't have was empathy. But, it's never too late in Middle Falls. A lesson that isn't learned in one lifetime can be learned in the next, or the next. Rebecca may need every chance she can get... -
![The Ruins by T.W. Piperbrook]()
The Ruins by T.W. Piperbrook
10 ratingsSequel series to the Last Survivors seriesDanger Lurks In The RuinsThree survivors travel the ruins of a collapsed society, sifting through the rusted relics of the Ancients’ civilization as they search for a better future, hoping to escape the horrors of the past. But among those treasures lurks danger.And what they discover might be worse than what they left behind... -
![Broken Lands by Jonathan Maberry]()
Broken Lands by Jonathan Maberry
10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry returns to the world of Rot & Ruin with this first novel in a brand-new series that’s more thrilling and filled with exceptionally terrifying adventures.Ever since her mother’s death, Gabriella “Gutsy” Gomez has spent her days flying under the radar... -
![Occupied Earth (The Sequel to First Encounter) by Jasper T. Scott]()
Occupied Earth (The Sequel to First Encounter) by Jasper T. Scott
10 ratingsFROM MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JASPER T. SCOTT THE FORERUNNERS LEFT EARTH IN SEARCH OF INTELLIGENT LIFE, AND THEY FOUND IT. Captain Clayton Cross and his crew encountered the Kyra, an advanced race of avian carnivores. They fled this first encounter, but the Kyra beat them back to Earth by almost a century. Earth lost the war in just a few weeks. Our cities burned, and billions died... -
![The Last Refuge by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair]()
The Last Refuge by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
10 ratingsNot all ancient secrets are lost. Father Winthrop’s insanity and eloquence turn a rabble of starving militiamen into an army with a new purpose. With the spore eating away at William’s humanity, he finds a new place in the world as the survivors from the Ancient City expeditions discover a remnant of the past that could change everything... -
![The Last Conquest by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair]()
The Last Conquest by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
10 ratingsThe final book in The Last Survivors series! The Final Battle for Brighton. Winthrop's army is on the move as Jingo and his crew rediscover an ancient secret that might change everyone’s fate. Amidst the chaos, Bray vows to fulfill a promise made in the blood of a dying mother... -
![Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora by Sheree Renée Thomas, W.E.B. Du Bois, Kalamu ya Salaam, Samuel R. Delany]()
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora by Sheree Renée Thomas, W.E.B. Du Bois, Kalamu ya Salaam, Samuel R. Delany
12 ratingsThis volume introduces black science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction writers to the generations of readers who have not had the chance to explore the scope and diversity among African-American writers.Fiction. Sister Lilith - Honoree Fanonne JeffersThe Comet - W.E.B. Du Bois Chicage 1927 - Jewelle GomezBlack No More (novel excerpt) - George S...Categorized as:
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![The Last Humanity by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair]()
The Last Humanity by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
12 ratingsFear reigns in the realm of THE LAST SURVIVORS… With death running through the forest on demons’ feet and humanity bleeding dry in the hearts of men, does the deadliest evil already live within Brighton’s... -
![The Last Command by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair]()
The Last Command by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
12 ratingsDeath is inescapable in the wild. Blackthorn’s army marches toward the Ancient City as power struggles ensue in Brighton. Several outcasts gather in the collapsed world of the Ancients... -
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Pastoralia by George Saunders
26 ratingsWith this new collection, George Saunders takes us even further into the shocking, uproarious and oddly familiar landscape of his imagination.The stories in Pastoralia are set in a slightly skewed version of America, where elements of contemporary life have been merged, twisted, and amplified, casting their absurdity-and our humanity-in a startling new light...Categorized as:
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![Kept From the Deep by Octavia Kore]()
Kept From the Deep by Octavia Kore
6 ratingsA forgotten past, a tormented present, and a future in jeopardy. She’s been abducted from Earth, experimented on in the Grutex labs, and thrown into the path of not just one massive alien mate, but two. As a Filipina nurse living in America, she isn’t a stranger to adapting to unusual situations, but nothing could have prepared her for what’s to come... -
![Echo by J.K. Accinni]()
Echo by J.K. Accinni
6 ratingsNetty’s influence transcends a full century as the United States evolves to a point of politically driven economic collapse... -
![Mutation by K.R. Griffiths]()
Mutation by K.R. Griffiths
6 ratingsThe only thing the survivors of the catastrophe in South Wales wanted was a safe place to ride out the apocalypse. The castle looked perfect: high walls and natural defenses that even the infection could not breach.The problem was that someone had beaten them to it. Someone who would stop at nothing to maintain control.Someone with a dark secret that could change everything.. -
![The Boy from Tomorrow by Camille DeAngelis]()
The Boy from Tomorrow by Camille DeAngelis
6 ratingsDiscover the middle-grade debut Kirkus Reviews calls “spellbinding” by an award-winning author Booklist says “has crafted a definite winner.” Josie and Alec both live at 444 Sparrow Street. They sleep in the same room, but they’ve never laid eyes on each other. They are twelve years old and a hundred years apart...Categorized as:
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![The Immaculate Void by Brian Hodge]()
The Immaculate Void by Brian Hodge
6 ratings"You wouldn't think events happening years apart, at points in the solar system hundreds of millions of miles distant, would have anything to do with each other."When she was six, Daphne was taken into a neighbor's toolshed, and came within seconds of never coming out alive. Most of the scars healed. Except for the one that went all the way through...Categorized as:
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![Trauma by K.R. Griffiths]()
Trauma by K.R. Griffiths
6 ratingsThe worst is over. All that remains for the survivors hiding in the castle is to gather supplies to prevent starvation. It is a problem they believe they can solve without further loss of life.But there is another problem: the castle has come to the attention of somebody else. Somebody with strength in numbers.And among that number is a man who might just hold the key to destroying the Infected... -
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Reaction by K.R. Griffiths
6 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KUI1O1QTime is running out. The Wildfire virus has caused irreversible damage to the UK, and fleeing looks like the only option left. For Michael Evans, that represents a serious problem... -
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![Thin Air by Richard K. Morgan]()
Thin Air by Richard K. Morgan
18 ratingsRichard Morgan has always been one of our most successful SF authors with his fast-moving and brutal storylines, blistering plots and a powerful social conscience behind his work.And now he's back, with his first SF novel for eight years . . . and it promises to be a publication to remember... -
![A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong]()
A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong
18 ratingsThorne Manor has always been haunted...and it has always haunted Bronwyn Dale. As a young girl, Bronwyn could pass through a time slip in her great-aunt’s house, where she visited William Thorne, a boy her own age, born two centuries earlier. After a family tragedy, the house was shuttered and Bronwyn was convinced that William existed only in her imagination... -
![The Dispatcher by John Scalzi]()
The Dispatcher by John Scalzi
28 ratingsOne day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone - 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. How? We don't know. But it changes everything: war, crime, daily life...Categorized as:
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![The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick]()
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
28 ratingsIn the overcrowded world and cramped space colonies of the late 21st century, tedium can be endured through the drug Can-D, which enables users to inhabit a shared illusory world. When industrialist Palmer Eldritch returns from an interstellar trip, he brings with him a new drug, Chew-Z... -
![The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges]()
The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges
24 ratingsJorge Luis Borges declared The Invention of Morel a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to The Turn of The Screw and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Set on a mysterious island, Bioy’s novella is a story of suspense and exploration, as well as a wonderfully unlikely romance, in which every detail is at once crystal clear and deeply mysterious...Categorized as:
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![Grass by Sheri S. Tepper]()
Grass by Sheri S. Tepper
24 ratingsGenerations ago, humans fled to the cosmic anomaly known as Grass. But before humanity arrived, another species had already claimed Grass for its own. It too had developed a culture...... Now a deadly plague is spreading across the stars, leaving no planet untouched, save for Grass. But the secret of the planet's immunity hides a truth so shattering it could mean the end of life itself... -
![The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser]()
The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
18 ratingsOn the eve of her wedding in 1978, Shay Garrett peers into the antique mirror in her family's longtime home, the famous Victorian Gingerbread House on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, and falls unconscious only to wake in the body of her own grandmother Brandy on the eve of her wedding—in 1900. The virginal Brandy, in turn, awakes in Shay's body to discover herself pregnant... -
![The Last Escape by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair]()
The Last Escape by T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair
14 ratingsThey were dead. All of them. In the wake of a massacre, Ella, Bray, and William flee into the wild, hoping to escape the brutal vengeance of an unforgiving leader. In Brighton, political and economic tensions boil. Famine is approaching. The monsters are amassing... -
![Storm Surge by Naomi Lucas]()
Storm Surge by Naomi Lucas
14 ratingsBook two of Cyborg Shifters, same universe as the Stranded in the Stars series, every book is a standalone that only subtly builds off of the others.Everybody feared the man with the metal band over his mouth. Stryker was part of an elite group of Cyborgs genetically enhanced with inhuman DNA. He was known as the Creeper, the quiet, the man with half a face... -
![A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong]()
A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong
14 ratingsFour years ago, Rosalind Courtenay stumbled from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, where she has been trapped ever since, leaving her husband and infant son behind. Now she’s found her way back.The problem, of course, is how to explain her absence to her husband... -
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![Tin Swift by Devon Monk]()
Tin Swift by Devon Monk
12 ratingsIn steam age America, men, monsters, machines and magic battle to claim the same scrap of earth and sky. In this chaos, one man fights to hold on to his humanity--and his honor. . . Life on the frontier is full of deceit and danger, but bounty hunter Cedar Hunt is a man whose word is his bond. Cursed with becoming a beast every full moon, Cedar once believed his destiny was to be alone...Categorized as:
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![All These Monsters by Amy Tintera]()
All These Monsters by Amy Tintera
10 ratingsFrom New York Times best-selling author Amy Tintera, a high-stakes sci-fi adventure about a teen girl who will do anything to escape her troubled home—even if that means joining a dangerous monster-fighting squad. Perfect for fans of Warcross and Renegades. Seventeen-year-old Clara is ready to fight back... -
![The Reset Life of Cassandra Collins by Shawn Inmon]()
The Reset Life of Cassandra Collins by Shawn Inmon
8 ratingsCassandra Collins is forced to make a choice. Do what she's told and have a safe, protected life. Or, strike out on her own and make her own way. Cassandra chooses the easy path and regrets it her whole life. Until she dies and wakes up in her eighteen year old body, on the cusp of that same decision... -
![The Liar of Red Valley by Walter Goodwater]()
The Liar of Red Valley by Walter Goodwater
8 ratingsThe highly-anticipated paperback release of our lead title for Fall 2021 - a fresh, rich, American Gothic "yarn" with a highly relatable female lead.Don’t trust the Liar.Do not cross the King.Never, ever go in the River.In Red Valley, California, you follow the rules if you want to stay alive... -
![Luther: First of the Fallen by Gav Thorpe]()
Luther: First of the Fallen by Gav Thorpe
6 ratingsA Horus Heresy novelHero. Villain. Protector. Destroyer. Loyal. Fallen. Luther embodies the duality at the heart of the Dark Angels – but what is his story? Prepare to find out…READ IT BECAUSEGet new insights into one of the key figures of the Horus Heresy, who shaped the destiny of the Dark Angels for ten millennia, in a new novel by the master of First Legion fiction, Gav Thorpe... -
![Psychosis by K.R. Griffiths]()
Psychosis by K.R. Griffiths
6 ratingsMichael Evans, crippled survivor of the massacre at St. Davids, has only one goal left: to find his young daughter. And that means journeying north and discovering that during the five days he spent comatose in an underground bunker the world has changed dramatically.And worse, it's still changing...
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