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This collection of unabridged, spectacular steampunk speculations includes several classics of the genre. These tales will sweep you away with their amazing automata, daring dirigibles, grinding gears, and scintillating steam as days gone by are infused with tech. In "Smoke City," by Christopher Barzak, a woman comes to terms with the loss of her family to the child labor mills of the city. A doctor tries to cope with a strange plague terrorizing the citizens of London in Jeffrey Ford's "Dr. Lash Remembers."

Rhett Calibos is a bounty scrapper, his life as an indentured soldier a welcome alternative to imprisonment on a penal colony. A man haunted by his past, Rhett throws himself into the work, his only sanctuary. Sokol Targe is the leader of a mech warrior squad stationed aboard an ancient and deadly warship and conducts violent raids on behalf of a Red List commune. As these troubled men endure furious combat across the ragged edges of civilization, neither of them realize they've become entangled in the deeper mysteries of necrospace.

Echoes are the whispers of a forgotten past, slipping from Liam’s grasp like water from cupped hands. Memories bring unbelievable truths leaving Talia with more questions than answers. Conspiracies find themselves woven into the otherwise simple objectives of the Iterum Project.

When Master Damien Richardson ("Day" to his friends) takes over the front desk manager job at the Iron Eagle Gym, he knows he's going to need an assistant. But finding the right person for the job is harder than he thought it would be. When he meets Saw, he thinks he's found the solution to all his problems, and maybe something more.

Free-spirited computer programmer Kent McMann loves life, candy, his family, and his job designing apps. With his go-getter attitude, he succeeds at anything he tackles. So having a child with a surrogate mother is the perfect start to the family he's always wanted, even though he still hasn't found his longed-for Mr. Right.

Ragnarok is upon us. Ajax returns to an age of relentless war, his mind ravaged by terrible visions and with his rifle at the ready. An axe age. A sword age. A wolf age. The Hive Mind reveals strange new ships and hideous new creatures as the extinction fleet strives to feed its endless hunger. Swarms strike all along the border worlds, seizing as much raw biomass as they can and making their escape before human forces can respond.

Neal McPherson is an unattached Dom in his mid-twenties and a member of the gym. One evening after working out, he notices Way'ra on the stairs and he's immediately attracted and intrigued, so he asks Way'ra out. There are a lot of obstacles to the relationship they attempt to build after their date, but with patience and persistence, Neal might convince Way'ra not only to accept himself, but to loosen his inhibitions enough to explore and find a happy ending together.

Call of Duty meets LitRPG The mission... Shoot anything that moves... The prize... Ten million dollars. Kurt Silva was a rising star in the immersive first person shooter phenomenon Team Deathmatch, an elite level gamer who became a working class hero by fighting his way to the top of the leaderboards. Then fame and fortune got the better of him, he burned out, and Kurt lost it all. He now spends his days training other players, doing his best to help newbies from getting fragged, caring for his aging parents, and barely earning enough to make ends meet. So when he gets tapped by the ...

Enlil is one of the most fierce and successful warrior-gamers in the full immersion MMORPG known as Raid Online, developed by the government of a post-apocalyptic bunker society to keep the population entertained as they hide away from the polluted surface world. With his warhammer and his wolf he has earned himself fame and fortune in this grim dystopia, all to help his invalid sister fight off a crippling disease. Enlil must lead his adventure party into a new game expansion that promises glory and rewards enough for the group to buy their way out of the slums and into the higher levels ...

Sean Michael Lewis, Founder and Owner of Tier Level Threads and Stuff, discussing all things marketing for screen printing operators.

Allen Jameson had it all - the perfect house, the perfect partner, the perfect life - until his partner, Gary, died suddenly, leaving him alone in the real world where life isn't so pretty and people make mistakes. Now Allen is the owner of Sweet 'n' Sassy Cupcake Shop, a cute boutique downtown, where he invents delicious flavors like strawberry and French meringue. Between working long hours and making special orders, Allen barely has time to think.

Gods, fallen angels, and the hidden world of the Fae clash as the Winter Queen begins a civil war with the Summer Queen, seeking to rule in a world of permanent winter. Fallen angel Azazel and Greek god Hermes join the Winter Queen, stealing the power of the Titans through brutal combat in return for the resurrection of Azazel's demi-god children, the Nephilim.

Locked in a cabin aboard a ship bearing him back to Russia and away from the love of his life, Lev Sergeyvich Termen begins to type his story: a tale of electricity, romance, and the invention of the world's strangest instrument, the theremin. He recollects his early years as a scientist forging breakthroughs during the Bolshevik Revolution and his decade as a Manhattan celebrity and reluctant Soviet spy.

Practical Spirituality is part of the Loving a Sacred Life series. It's a collection of essays written on topics that support simple and direct ways of living in our overly complicated world. The categories of this book revolve around the functioning of the brain, the mind (not to be confused with the brain), relationships, and spiritual principals in everyday reality. Expanding your knowledge and experiences leads to opening the mind into greater awareness.

Sean Crane shares his story of Redemption and how his struggles early on in life helped him develop a mindset and perspective that he has used to cultivate the life of his dreams. Sean walks you through his most gruesome moments from seeing his mother overdose as a kid to watching his father in a standoff with police. After years of experiencing a living hell Sean was arrested and faced life in prison. Sean shares the most impactful moments behind bars and how they changed his life forever. After 5 1/2 years incarcerated Sean returned home a different person with a compelling vision to inspire...

High-tech mercenaries find themselves pitted against free-running revolutionaries as global corporate warfare becomes centered around a struggling island nation and the freedom fighters defending their home. The streets of the city are full of gun smoke, and the wires of cyberspace hum with digital violence as opposing forces struggle over wealth, freedom, and the very soul of the islands in this grim futuristic thriller.

Hayden Cole is a slinger for the mega-corporation Union Americana, one of the hacker elite who wage info wars in the immersive virtual realm of MassNet. He has been assigned to a task force bound for the Philippines, where he is joined by an assortment of engineers, security operatives, and Laine 2.0, the Union's most deadly cyborg assassin. A new energy source which could yield a world changing new source of clean energy. Each of the primary corporate powers have sent task forces to the island, and economic competition turns violent as the opposing operatives race to find the source.

A podcast that blends two cultural perspectives, serving raw-uncut insight on real estate, pop culture, and major headlines from this diverse unique point of view. Hosts Mike Yue: Top 1% Selling-Realtor and Sean (S-Bot) Butler: Hollywood manager and producer rock the mic giving energy and knowledge every week. This is a mix of gem-droppers and feel good comedy, hitting on all sides with different flavor.

In 1903, the world marches toward modernity. The first World Series of baseball has been held, and everyday technology changes with each sunrise. The natural world is encroached upon, and offered new protection under dramatic steps of bold Theodore Roosevelt. Yet, Chicago Tribune reporter Roger Merrick has been charged with investigating a curious piece of the older world: the grand Fountain Spring House of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Wandering amidst whispers of folklore, threat, and mounting dread, Roger seeks to uncover the truth, while preserving his very livelihood.

Heroic pilots must rely on their psychic gifts, archaic swordsmanship, and advanced combat training to survive deep space dogfights and bloody close quarters melee. They step up to defend the universe, and then come back to a harem of beautiful women, if they survive. Pretty good deal for a couple of top gun starfighter jocks. They've put down terrorist insurgents, gone kill for kill with mercenaries, and taken out drug dealing cartels. They even captured one of history's most notorious all female space pirate crews and added them to the harem on board Hard Rain. All of which means nothing ...