Today's Featured Books— Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Get the highly rated The Threshold Book 1

Dead Reckoning is Book One of The Threshold — a literary military science fiction tetralogy of duty, complicity, and the cost of survival.

The war is twenty months old. The Federation has lost too many ships and too many worlds. The rebel colonies are not breaking.

Captain Jonas Kade commands the Federation's newest carrier — and a sealed cargo hold the Admiralty refuses to discuss. His orders, when they come, are signed by men with the authority to end the war in a single afternoon. The decision they have placed in his hands is one no commander in two centuries has been asked to make.

Commander Stellan Rowe is in the path of that decision. He fights for the colonies because the Federation went one war too far. He fights for a wife and three children on Velan, who only know that he is far away. He does not yet know that the man crossing the void toward him has been given a weapon his side cannot answer.

Both men were Federation officers once. Both men know the code. You do not abandon your ship. You do not fire on those who cannot fire back.

The code is about to fail.

Dead Reckoning is Book One of The Threshold — a literary military science fiction tetralogy of duty, complicity, and the cost of survival. From $8.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /

About the Author - Daniel E Mashmann

I am an indie novelist based in Maine, crafting narratives across epic fantasy, military science fiction, and alternate history. My work explores the brutal intersections of power and survival. Following a personal reinvention after my mother's passing, I transitioned a lifelong private dedication to world-building into a serious professional career. My stories capture the impossible choices people must make when their worlds fracture, examining the systems and human failings that define us.

In a world of monsters and death, caterans keep the worlds of monsters and humans apart.

Two such caterans stumble upon a little boy. An orphan whose parents are killed by monsters. They name the boy Doyle, unaware he is destined to become a legendary and formidable cateran.

Placed in the care of the blacksmith Nate, Doyle endures a childhood devoid of love and is determined to stop anyone from getting too close to him in case they die. When his mentor is killed in front of him, Doyle is saved by a young woman, Ophelia, who would become a legendary cateran and a source of anguish and happiness to him. They would begin a dance that would last their whole lives. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /

A Celtic warrior princess accused of treason for aiding her enemy lover must win back her father’s love and trust

In the rich and vibrant tale, Author Linnea Tanner continues the story of Catrin and Marcellus that began with the award-winning novel APOLLO’S RAVEN in the Curse of Clansmen and Kings Series. Book 2: DAGGER’S DESTINY sweeps you into an epic tale of forbidden love, mythological adventure, and political intrigue in Ancient Rome and Britannia. From $0.99 – SHOP NOW /

Can power be found in weakness, freedom in captivity, and love amongst monsters?

With 16 literary awards, from the #1 bestselling series, Tachyon Tunnel 4 delivers a masterful blend of epic space adventure rooted in real, yet understandable science, and powerful human connection. Written by futurist and innovator Michael Gorton, founder of Teladoc and a pioneer in multiple industries, the Tachyon Tunnel series reflects a rare combination of storytelling, visionary thinking and authentic scientific insight. From $0.99 – SHOP NOW /

ALPHA WOLF. BETA HUMAN. BIG APPLE.

Michael Andrews seems to have it all. He's a successful author and a minor celebrity living in Manhattan. It's a pretty big step up from his humble Canadian upbringing.

Of course, his lycanthropy poses a bit of a challenge.

After waking up from his latest night of howling at the moon, he's naked, he's got a bullet hole in his leg, and he has a sneaking suspicion he ran into another wolf last night. A wolf that was stomping all over his home turf. FREE – SHOP NOW /

In this contemporary fantasy, we continue the adventures of Josephine O’Connor, a recently retired grandmother who has always enjoyed a youthful body due to extremely slow aging but when she discovers she’s become immortal, she must return to the workforce and leave retirement behind for good. Soon after starting her investigative work for the police, Josephine finds herself smack dab in the middle of trouble when she discovers a secret organization called the Valituras that has amassed ancient magic and power with single-minded determination. From $0.99 – SHOP NOW /

Since childhood, Ysara has been hiding in plain sight, keeping her head down and her mouth shut. She has small ambitions: a dowry, a boy who barely knows her name, a life that's hers to keep. Then a clumsy prince wanders into the wrong forest, an imperial investigator starts asking the wrong questions, and everything she thought she'd buried comes looking for her. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /

Obsession has a name. And she's the new tenant in Apartment 7A.

Alexa Hart is desperate for an apartment. Fresh from a divorce and running out of time to find a decent place, she receives a mysterious invitation to live at Ravenwood House. Is this the answer to her prayers?

But the landlord, Sebastian Ravenwood, isn’t offering her sanctuary—he’s offering obsession, and once she moves in, she’ll never truly be free. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /

Kest Wynn has two rules: keep her head down, and keep her sister breathing.

As a human slave in a Mountain Troll labor camp, Kest survives on forgeries, stolen coins, and careful math. Every breath is calculated. Every forged ledger line is a gamble. And the crystal gem fused to her wrist, the mark of the Attuned, is wrapped so tight she can barely feel her own pulse.

Then the warlord Korrak imports a chained elven prisoner, and everything Kest has carefully built begins to unravel.

The elf knows what she is. And he's not the only one. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /

Magic has been corrupted. The kingdom of Veltak lies in ruins, its royal family dead and the Magicians’ Guild reduced to ash, while the dark sorcerer Barok Tana rules with an army of undead and stone‑forged abominations.

Apprentice magician Stric Deamara survives the massacre, hurled twenty years into a ruined future by the Guild’s Grandmaster with a single, impossible quest.

Find the lost infant prince who was smuggled away the night the kingdom burned. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /

Kaj had set out to find his fated mate but returned alone to his remote pack's land to celebrate New Year's Eve. Before his feet touched the snow within its borders, he was captured and jailed. What he discovered from the confines of the cell, will upend his life forever. His father, the pack's Alpha, is a traitor and needs to be challenged. Can Kaj escape and bring down his father before he destroys the pack and the secret hidden within the walls before it's too late? Or will his fated mate perish?

This novella was originally published as a Kindle Vella. The story has been revised from its original story for this edition. From $0.99 – SHOP NOW /

The Chronicler presents:

An award‑winning sci‑fi fantasy epic of war, sacrifice, and the unbreakable power of friendship. For readers who crave rich characters, explosive action, and worlds where courage and conviction are the greatest weapons, Legacy delivers the thrilling beginning to a saga that will echo across galaxies. From $2.99 – SHOP NOW /