Your Sci Fi & Fantasy Reading List – 8/15

Ikon: Altared:
An Urban Cyberpunk featuring diverse religions
Chris Tolle
$1.99

It was a simple job…

But now the client’s dead…

And they're left with both the bill and the blame.

Arakosha is an outsider. An outcast cursed by the gods for a crime she didn’t commit. Cursing her has only motivated her, helping her to develop her talents at infusing masks with powerful enchantments.

Yet what would happen if one of the crew found out what she was? Say, her best friend who happens to also be a demigod. How can their friendship survive if all he knows of her is the mask she wears?

Arakosha does NOT have time for this.

The bill's coming due and worse still, an enigmatic cult wants the relic and they're willing to kill for it. With pressure mounting, she and the crew have to find a way to stay financially afloat and alive.

The solution?

Another, even bigger and more dangerous, heist of course!

With a new heist, comes a new target: One Gharus Karn, the gangster who would be a god. All they have to do is somehow sneak in, do a little thieving, use a little stealth and they’re home free.

What could go wrong?

Definitely not uncovering a horrifying plot or anything…

You’ll love this urban sci-fi adventure inspired by the cyberpunk genre and infused with unique spiritual traditions, because who doesn't love immersive worldbuilding!

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First Strike
Richard Turner
FREE

When war comes after a century of peace, it is sudden and brutal. Taken by surprise Earth's far-flung colonies are in danger.

The only son of an admiral, Second Lieutenant Michael Sheridan finds himself thrust into a desperate conflict that he and the untried soldiers under his command are not ready for. Focusing on the people struggling to survive the onslaught, First Strike is a novel that propels the reader to the furthest limits of space. Fighting a ruthless and determined enemy, Sheridan soon learns the brutal lessons of war and that his enemy may not be what it appears to be.

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Any Job Will Do
John Wilker
FREE

Jackson ”Jax” Caruso inherited a ship from his parents.

They’re dead, they don’t need it.

The unification wars happened a while ago, Jax’s parent’s fought for the losing side. Now he takes the jobs he can get; smuggling, bounty hunting, hauling cargo. If it pays, he’ll do it.

When Jax is approached with a job that seems too good to be true, he should have known better, he should have walked.

He didn’t.

Now he and a few friends are in it deep; Imperial entanglements are the least of their concerns with organized crime on their tails.

Will Jax and his friends finish the job without getting caught, or killed? Only one way to find out!

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