Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

Two astronomers have detected a strange, pulsing signal from deep space. Within hours, the US government goes into lockdown, restricting airspace and scrubbing scientific data. Was the signal an intercepted communication revealing alarming plans for an enemy’s military strike? Or has humanity at long last found proof of extraterrestrial life?

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet.

Ashley Perrin is fresh out of college and starting a job as a community liaison for the Third District–the city’s only sector with more alien residents than humans. Ashley’s barely found where the paper clips are kept when she’s beset with constituent complaints–from too much noise at the Annual Lupidian Celebration Parade to a trip-and-fall chicken to a very particular type of alien hornet that threatens the very city itself. And if that’s not terrifying enough, Ashley is next up at the office karaoke night.

Reincarnated into his old self, Li Wei starts over at the lowest point of his life. Marred with a crippled body, he has to depend on his mastery of arrays and future knowledge to carve his own path in the brutal cultivation world. With his old friends and animal companions, Li Wei sets out on an epic journey to fix his past life's mistakes, achieve his dao, and fight the heavens. With a SYSTEM to help him, his journey might be easier this time. Or it might not be.

Ćroí Dàn claims Breanna Ban Morna as Erin’s Hero after she frees her Chief but fails to slay her Norse father. The Heart of Destiny leads Erin’s Hero to seek out Lia Dàn while evading the Dreadlord’s pursuit. Having acquired the Stone of Destiny, Breanna must wield the magic of the Triple Dàns to remove her father and his ilk from her land, a feat that will warp the Emerald Isle’s fabric of time—and claim Breanna’s soul!

The Fate of Eleven Universes Rest in the Hands of a Hapless Trucker who Can’t Read a Map… Eleventh World is widely considered the largest waste of magic and technology ever perpetrated by a governing body. We call it Earth. Humanity? We’re a bad joke told only in posh backrooms by the raunchiest politicians. Even so, when villainous forces threaten to destroy our universe, the beings profiting off Eleventh World take notice. They summon their best cybernetic dwarf problem solver to find the bomb and save the day.

Sebastian, the world’s true Sovereign, escaped death and fled to the world’s surface. After striking a savage blow to the pretender sitting on his throne, he set about gathering what allies he could, aided by the beautiful and vampiric Moira, his constant companion. While avoiding the net his enemies close around him, Sebastian finds help in an unlikely place, along with a new companion that has eyes for him and Moira both. He sets his sights on a lofty goal, far above the clouds. Can he strike at the heart of his usurper’s power and live?

After sealing the entrance to the abyss within the Forsaken Temple to stop the undead from wreaking havoc, Nate hopes for a peaceful life with his companions. But his quest to rid the world of evil isn't over. Those still tied to the malevolent Serpents' organization continue to roam free. With the help of the powerful vishkanya, Nate must track them down and eliminate the threat once and for all. However, that’s not the only trouble he faces.

Finn was living a good life as a blacksmith's apprentice, training hard to earn the right to become one of the Kingsguard, the elite force of one hundred knights that serve and protect the King. He worked hard, trained hard, and often got into trouble with his best friend, Prince Galen. The two of them had been almost inseparable since they were toddlers. For Finn, life couldn't be better. Until a force of assassins and mercenaries attacked the palace! Prince Galen and the entire royal family were murdered, along with Finn's father.

After being killed by a high-velocity tree-hug, Arlo is transported to a new world where those brave and talented enough to conquer ancient Delves are rewarded with incredible power and abilities. Unfortunately for Arlo, there is no tutorial. He is immediately forced to tackle a Delve set to the highest difficulty with a party of adventurers who are not only strangers to him, but strangers to each other as well.

Assassins don't retire; they reincarnate. For nearly all of my life, I trained to become a master assassin, but at the height of my career, it all fell apart. I was betrayed, ambushed, and left bleeding out on the streets of London. Just before my death, though, I was offered a choice: Stay and let my life come to a swift and brutal end, or become the personal assassin of a god in another world. It wasn't a hard decision.

I was a Hunter, and I honored the Code. For my services to humanity and for leading a "proper" life, I was to be rewarded. A new life after death, and a new world to give me some well-deserved rest. But something went wrong. Once again, I must fight. The Monsters that face me here are far more terrifying than those of my past life. They are cleverer, crueler, more unpredictable. And their name is.

Sylvas Vail is a big fish in a small pond, the most powerful mage on his planet. But when the doors to the cosmos come crashing open and all the untold wonders and terrors of the universe come pouring in, he is left with only two options: Ascend or die.