The Relativity Bomb
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When the Milkman is framed for a young girl’s murder and anonymous funding comes through for a documentary filmmaker in search of true art beneath corporate propaganda, eyes begin to turn and soon the hunt is on.
Can the man who created the symbol of the Milkman, the only one who knows what really happened that bloody night, escape the corporate rat maze closing around him? Or is it already too late?
Praise for The Milkman:
The Milkman won the Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) as the best science fiction novel at the national level. The novel was also a finalist in the Eric Hoffer awards, given each year for salient writing from small presses.
“Reminiscent of the novels of Michael Coney, Frederik Pohl and Cyril Kornbluth as well as Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, although with less bitter humor and more outrage than those luminaries, the work is a reductio ad absurdum examination of the increasingly corporatized world in which we all live, an impressive demonstration of the author’s skills.”
— Publisher’s Weekly
“I have a fascination for the art of writing; this author grabbed me at the first paragraph, relating crimes to works of art. His creative use of dialogue, description, and plotline moved the story along smoothly. Thought provoking ideas added depth to this powerful dystopian tale of murder in a corporate world, but did not get in the way of this futuristic noir style detective story. With believable, sympathetic characters and page turning action, I highly recommend this fascinating thriller.”
— Paul Fruehauf
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The Rosetta Man
by Claire McCague
Wanted:
Translator for first contact.
Immediate opening.
Danger pay allowance.
Estlin Hume lives in Twin Butte, Alberta surrounded by a horde of affectionate squirrels. His involuntary squirrel-attracting talent leaves him evicted, expelled, fired and near penniless until two aliens arrive and adopt him as their translator. Yanked around the world at the center of the first contact crisis, Estlin finds his new employers incomprehensible. As he faces the ultimate language barrier, unsympathetic military forces converging in the South Pacific keep threatening to kill the messenger. The question on everyone’s mind is: Why are the aliens here? But Estlin’s starting to think we’ll happily blow ourselves up in the process of finding that out.
Praise for The Rosetta Man:
“The cover and synopsis had me expecting a light-hearted comedy. I didn’t realize I was getting a geopolitical first contact thriller that somehow still managed to be a light-hearted comedy. I really enjoyed this book! The characters are rich and diverse. Estlin and Harry are great, Beth and Bomani made me cry. The story is fast paced and engaging and again, completely unexpected. Great book for fans of first contact scifi, but also fans of thrillers and mysteries. And so well-executed that I give it a solid 5 stars.”
— Scott Burtness, author of Wisconsin Vamp (Monsters in the Midwest)
“This book ranks up there with many of the classic sci-fi “first contact” stories and Claire McCague’s scientific background comes through in waves.”
— Cameron Arsenault, Amazon Reviewer
“A completely enjoyable read. Good action, lots of humor, and a global setting. Strongly recommended.”
— Diane Lacey, Amazon Reviewer
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Beltrunner
by Sean O’Brien
As an independent beltrunner mining asteroids in the frontier of space, Collier South is a dying breed. Scrounging and cutting corners to work cheap, Collier isn’t a stranger to lean times and make-do repairs; in fact his onboard computer hasn’t had outside maintenance in years and its beginning to show its personal quirks.
When Collier finds an asteroid that shows promise, he thinks he’s bought himself some time. But his claim is stolen out from under him by his vindictive ex-lover and her shiny new corporate ship. Powerless against the omnipotent mining corporations, Collier has always been too stubborn to give-up without a fight. Broke and desperate, Collier has one last chance to land a strike. If he doesn’t come back with ore, he’ll end up destitute and trading his own biologicals for his next meal.
What he discovers in the farthest reaches of the belt has the power to change his life and the fate of the entire system forever. That is, if Collier and his onboard computer can keep his discovery out of corporate hands.
Praise for Beltrunner
This is a fast moving book that leaves you breathless with hair-raising action and unexpected twists. The world creation is well-developed and highly creative. The interactions between Collier and Sancho are particularly entertaining - with Collier coming up with implusive dangerous plans and Sancho trying to talk him out of them. Highly recommended for action space lovers.
— Patricia Humphreys
Scavenging known space makes for a hard life, and surviving outside of the Corporations in the Belt makes it all the harder. It is not surprising that Collier and his unusual companion Sancho hit bottom, like many before them, until they make the discovery of their lives…or deaths, as it may turn out to be.
Beltrunner is a solidly enjoyable science fiction adventure, fast paced, and filled with the kind of characters that make you smile, break your heart, or just make you clench your jaw. I read it in one sitting and thoroughly enjoyed it. O’Brien builds a universe to get lost in that is as hard, gritty, and unforgiving as deep space itself. It is a well-written romp around space like many others, yet plenty of surprising elements give the story a depth and purpose all its own without the heavy strain of space melodrama. Read it because it is both light fun and thoughtful reading.
— A. Volmer
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The Relativity Bomb
Sic Transit Terra Book 3
by Arlene F. Marks
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