Science Fiction Alternative History

"The world is in great peril," the Pope said. "Of being destroyed!" Jules Verne and Alexander Dumas stood in stunned silence at the words spoken by the Pope. If true, it could mean the end of the world . If not true, it could mean the end of their world. A mission is described which is so important and so dangerous that only these two brave young men were chosen to take it. But to be honest, can two authors, even if smart and brave, be enough to stop the destruction of the world? As they embark on their mission, they are joined by a third party. An international pirate. A man dedicated to ...

Fast paced first novel offering an explanation why the Soviets and US reached nuclear arms agreements so rapidly in the late 80's. Story takes place in the late 1980's in Washington DC and California. Burt Grayson, a college student has the uncanny ability to control computers with telekenetic capability, something that the Department of Defense is very interested in. Turns out the Soviets have found a similarly gifted young man in Russia. When the two meet, their lives and destinies become intertwined. A page turner to the end.

Tales of My Ancestors is like watching the History Channel broadcast via "The Twilight Zone." It will take you on a journey through time with historical figures like Bat Masterson, Queen Elizabeth, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Cochise, Saint Margaret of Scotland, and players from the last Chicago Cubs team to win a World Series. You'll be there to witness the Salem Witch Trials, the Civil War, the signing of the Magna Carta, and the first steps onto colonial American soil. You'll run into William the Conqueror and a pale horse of death, learn how Shakespeare might have been inspired to ...

Unholy conspiracy or scientific sensation?For centuries, the occult society AETERNA has guarded an incredible secret: The Shrine of the Black Flame, an artifact as old as the Earth and as sinister as the apocalypse in the darkest prophecies. Now, the supernatural power of the shrine seems unleashed — with fatal consequences for all life on earth. Interpol investigator Isabella Cassini is on the trail of the secret circle and tries to prevent the worst, while quantum physicist Dr. Daniel Slovak hunts the source of a mysterious burst of neutrinos. Yet, he has no idea that these are the ...

An ancient evil, left over from the Great War, threatens the five United Kingdoms. Lucan, his clan and family are called upon to stop the disaster while Francis and Eliza are trying their best to get married, David and Nightsong are having a baby and the dragons are forming unlikely alliances. Mage Hadrian is predicting some really odd things about the family heirs to be born. In response to the threat of backlash from the ancient warheads and radiation mutations, all the coastal towns are evacuated in anticipation of storm surges and tsunamis expected. In the midst of all the chaos, Lucan ...

It’s 2008, and the war between the United States and Iran is raging. The conflict, ignited by IDF Air Force raid, shows no signs of abating. In Washington D.C., the Administration presents three test subjects who successfully processed serum 9.0.1. Dubbed real-life superheroes by the press, these individuals emerge as symbols of hope - and power - even as the United States slides into a totalitarian police state. In this alternative history sci-fi tech thriller, a brutal US-Iran war gives rise to world-shattering covert geopolitical plot. Opposing forces form an alliance with a singular ...

A fallen general and a star-born witch will stand alone against a city whose sons are born and bred for battle. ​The war between Athens and Sparta is over. But not for Demosthenes of Athens, who has but one purpose: kill every Spartan. In his possession is a weapon that might achieve it, the living, unstable weapon which fell from the stars, Thalassia. At present, she lies dead, but that is sure to change. Demosthenes will need her help, for Sparta has a weapon just as deadly in the form of Eris, the white witch who takes her name, not without reason, from the war-god's slaughter-loving ...

In a disintegrating and increasingly lawless land, a young man is travelling north. Ben is a young painter from the crowded, turbulent city. For six months, his fiancée Cara has been living on the remote island of Sanctuary Rock, the property of millionaire philanthropist Sir John Pemberley. Now she has decided to break off their engagement and stay there for good. Ben resolves to travel to the island to win Cara back. But the journey there is a harsh and challenging one and when he does arrive, a terrible shock awaits him.

As Irene tries to manage a fraught Fae-dragon truce and her overbearing parents, she’s given a hot new mission. The world where she grew up is in danger and only one book can save it. This is held by Mr Nemo, secretive Fae villain and antique dealer, so Irene and Kai travel to his Caribbean retreat to strike a deal. But in return for the book, they must steal a painting from 21st century Vienna. They’ll join a team of dragons, Fae gamblers and thieves, so their greatest challenge may be one another.

ROCK AND ROLL WILL NEVER DIE #1 Bestseller Time Travel Romance. The first time Lyric heard Shivaun’s name he knew he’d kidnapped the wrong O’Malley twin. The first time Shivaun saw Lyric, she wished he’d taken her instead of her sister. "Demons old and new, a fabulous rock n roll adventure!" - All Author The epic saga of Black Swan and all the lives it touches, human and otherwise, continues. The demon, Lyric, juggles his urgent courtship of a Black Swan hunter while correcting an error of fate and re-homing a sixties rocker in the right time and place. Meanwhile, Black Swan is ...

2019 Nominees: Bookish Readers Choice Awards Victoria wakes up to find herself trapped in a mysterious vault, naked and covered in transparent tubes. The pipes retract, and instructions appear on a wall – get dressed and follow the path to your destination. After a typically human first reaction, resistance she met with pain, Victoria complies. Victoria will soon realize that she is not the only one kidnapped and no longer on Earth. Who abducted her and other people? Victoria will need to find out when she reaches the dome on the horizon. But the question is whether she will like the answer.

Premeditated Spontaneity, the final volume in the trilogy The Secret Memoirs of Anton Krait, reveals how and why this unusual story came to be told. Krait, teaming up again with Raouf Awad and Ilse Voss, travels to Southeast Asia in order to play a final series of matches before the last existing Hollerith Machine is destroyed. But the sudden disappearance of Colonel Becker, the international commissioner for "The Game," means that the threat posed by the Vril is far from over.

The end of the world ends here… Shelby is back to unleash her own unique brand of mayhem in this explosive conclusion to the World War Metal trilogy. The droids are winning the war. Humanity as we know it will be obliterated in a couple of months if something drastic isn’t done. Our last hope… Shelby and her quest for the Cormac Code. Rumor has it that if the code is punched into a heavily guarded computer in Olympus HQ, every single murderous droid will be destroyed. The only problem… Shelby has no idea where the code is, and she only has 72 hours to find it. The battle between ...

As the war heats up the Russian plant is producing significant quantities of Rhenium, a rare Earth element used to produce alloys for jet engines, filaments for mass spectrographs, and electrical contacts. And, according to a CIA agent named Cassandra, the Russians are going to move a large shipment of Rhenium out of the Kyshtym facility to Moscow in 24 days.

Some friendships are so powerful, they bend space, time, and the rules of childhood itself. Kendra Cassidy has spent centuries shaping the future, but there’s one story she’s never told—until now. Quantum Quirks is her sideways autobiography, a heartfelt and humorous look back at her earliest memories of Aiyana, the best friend who would one day become her wife. From their first wild adventures in the Northern Imperium of the 2080s—building impossible contraptions, outsmarting teachers, and occasionally outrunning the law—Kendra and Aiyana prove that growing up is anything but ...

AS "NEAR FUTURE" AS MILITARY SPACE FICTION GETS! Dateline—tomorrow! Blood on the Moon is a taut, action filled science fiction novel featuring a strong female and male protagonist team on a military expedition to the moon. The heroes of the Dinosaur Wars saga confront their greatest nemesis, the dinosaurian leader Saurgon, in his base at Phaeon Crater where he commands a stupendous energy beam targeting Earth. As if Chase Armstrong and Kit Daniels haven't faced enough challenges, they now must directly confront Saurgon inside his lunar stronghold. The young heroes and their dinosaur ally,...

One: A time jumper is desperate to remain in this 'overlap' journey but his time is running out. Breaking his self-imposed travel rules, Marcus started a family. Now he will leave not only his deceased wife Ellie, again, but will also suffer the weight of a heart broken by being pulled from his children - unless he can find a way to extend his stay in the overlap.

Fire on The Plains of India is Volume 3 in the Nathanial Kenworthy adventure series. In this page turning tale, Nathanial ends up in ancient India and witnesses first hand an atomic war between two brothers, Bhuvanesh and Mahajan. While this duel is reminiscent of the deadly conflict in Rome between Romulus and Remus or the biblical rivalry between Cain and Abel, nevertheless, the outcome can wipe-out the lives of millions of people and not just a single soul. Caught up in the passion for the journey, our time traveler is tittering between joining his past and leaving his present when he is...

Known for his New York Times best-selling alternate history novels, Flint is equally a master of shorter forms, and this second large volume gathers more of Flint's shorter works. Including several stories and a short novel set in Flint's celebrated Ring of Fire alternate history series. A commemorative novelette set in Poul Anderson's Operation Chaos universe. A story with Dave Freer, set in his and Flint's popular Rats, Bats, and Vats series. Several humorous short stories addressing Biblical literalism. A long novella in a Martian steampunk setting.

Edinburgh, October 1940... When Nazi troops march triumphantly along Princes Street, James Baird feels drawn to watch the parade. It’s his punishment, for at 20 years old, and a Philosophy student at Edinburgh University, he is ashamed he has done nothing in the defense of his country. Behind him, he cannot look at the high ramparts of Edinburgh Castle, for they are festooned with garish red swastika banners. Sickened by the music and swaggering Nazis, James soon takes refuge in the Edinburgh University bar, determined to drown his sorrows before returning home. As his new role in German-...