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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

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Now a New York Times and USA Today bestseller!
Winner of Best Science Fiction in the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards!

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

 


To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini.

Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds.

Now she’s awakened a nightmare.

During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she’s delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move.

As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn’t at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human.

While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity’s greatest and final hope . . .

At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

 

 

Dune

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Far-reaching and mind-expanding, when I first read Dune in the ’60s I had my mouth open most of the time, and could only read half a page or so at a time before looking off into space for a few moments in awe, thinking about what I had just read. Thousands of years in the future, where mankind is able to control every single muscle in his body, where computers (which, when I read the book, were relatively new at the time) had been surpassed hundreds of years earlier, where mankind has spread an empire across the universe, and was beginning, through evolution and technology, to advance beyond humankind…a towering classic, anyone with any interest in science fiction at all must read this book. (and btw, I like David Lynch’s 1984 feature film, you had to have read the book to follow the movie.) – Amazon Review

Dune

 

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Chang Chen, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.

Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for….

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.

 

 

 

The Sleep Experiment

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I have read all the books from this author, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every single one, but this is the first that I’ve read in one sitting. I found myself getting emotionally attached to all the characters. The book is full of twists and turns and although I predicted the end it didn’t spoil the enjoyment of the book in any way. I think this book is suitable for readers of Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Bentley Little to name just a few. Buy it, you won’t be disappointed at all. – Amazon Review

The Sleep Experiment:
A scary psychological thriller by the new master of horror
(World’s Scariest Legends Book 2)

“SHOCKING…TERRIFYING”—Entertainment Weekly

From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Jeremy Bates comes the second book in the all-new WORLD’S SCARIEST LEGENDS series.

In 1954, at the start of the Cold War, the Soviet military offered four political prisoners their freedom if they participated in an experiment requiring them to remain awake for fourteen days while under the influence of a powerful stimulant gas. The prisoners ultimately reverted to murder, self-mutilation, and madness.

None survived.

In 2018, Dr. Roy Wallis, an esteemed psychology professor at UC Berkeley, is attempting to recreate the same experiment during the summer break in a soon-to-be demolished building on campus. He and two student assistants share an eight-hour rotational schedule to observe their young Australian test subjects around the clock.

 

What begins innocently enough, however, morphs into a nightmare beyond description that no one could have imagined—with, perhaps, the exception of Dr. Roy Wallis himself.

 

Praise for Jeremy Bates:

“Old-school horror story reminiscent of Stephen King” ★★★★★

“Best book I’ve read to date” ★★★★★

“Perfect for Laymon fans!” ★★★★★

“Definitely recommend to all fans of modern horror” ★★★★★

“A master storyteller!” ★★★★★

“I sort of fell into Jeremy Bates by accident, and I’m so glad I did. He’s one of my new favorite writers, and I urge everyone to check him out” ★★★★★

“The most chilling book I’ve ever read!” ★★★★★

“Absolutely loved this book” ★★★★★

“Non-stop adrenaline rush from beginning to end” ★★★★★

“Any Stephen King or Dean Koontz fan will love it” ★★★★★

“I was hooked from the first page!” ★★★★★

“Binge worthy!” ★★★★★

“This is one of the best books I have ever read!” ★★★★★

“A very juicy, scary ride” ★★★★★

“Suicide Forest is up there with Joe Hill’s Heart Shaped Box” ★★★★★

“Scariest book I’ve ever read” ★★★★★

“Huge fan of Mr Bates! You won’t be disappointed” ★★★★★

“Edge-of-my-seat experience! I felt I was indeed living the horror” ★★★★★

“Page-turner with a twist! I was hanging on to every word!” ★★★★★

“One of the greatest suspense-filled books I have ever read” ★★★★★

“If you enjoy Richard Laymon, you’ll love reading Jeremy Bates” ★★★★★

“A true edge-of-your-seat thriller…I couldn’t put it down!” ★★★★★

“Startlingly Spooky!” ★★★★★

“A non-stop page-turner!” ★★★★★

“Early Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Jeremy Bates is a must read!” ★★★★★

“As usual Jeremy Bates has done it again… Give him a try, you’ll not regret it” ★★★★★

Although in a series, this is a STAND-ALONE novel. For fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Richard Laymon, Bentley Little, as well as other horror and mystery authors such as Dan Simmons, Jack Ketchum, Robert McCammon, Brian Keene, Darcy Coates, Amy Cross, Jeff Strand, Ambrose Ibsen, Jeremy Robinson, Nick Cutter, Blake Crouch, Joe Hill, Iain Rob Wright, Jeff Menapace, Matt Shaw, Heather Graham, Jack Kilborn, James Herbert. We hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

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“The skills honed in his YA fantasy series, Inheritance (Eragon, 2003), are on full display here in his vibrant world building, especially in the mythology of the alien tech. Paolini populates this universe with a large cast of interesting and relatable characters, and mostly avoids reductive good guy/bad guy dynamics, lending the story a sincere emotional depth. Highly recommended for fans of James A. Corey’s The Expanse series and for fantasy fans willing to try space opera.”―Booklist, starred review

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

 

Now a New York Times and USA Today bestseller!

Winner of Best Science Fiction in the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards!

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini.

Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds.

Now she’s awakened a nightmare.

During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she’s delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move.

As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn’t at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human.

While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity’s greatest and final hope . . .

At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

 

 

Invasion: Zombie Apocalypse

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I enjoyed this book right from the start. A lot like many Zombie books however,he had his own way of expressing situations and felt pity and empathy for these poor souls.It wasn’t justn shot em up and get it over with it was speculative and thoughtful. At every turn he could forget about the people he was helping but he wouldn’t just leave them alone to there situations. I truly enjoyed this book and it proves even Zombie hunters have a heart.
Hope you enjoy it also. – Amazon Review

Invasion: Zombie Apocalypse
(THEM Post-Apocalyptic Series Book 1)

 

The action-packed first novel in M.D. Massey’s THEM Zombie Apocalypse Series!
When a surprise nuclear attack forces Aidan from hiding, he finds the world to be a much different and more deadly place. Now he’ll traverse a post-apocalyptic landscape populated by violent redneck looters, rogue military factions, and an army of hungry undead…

Invasion: Zombie Apocalypse

THEM Post-Apocalyptic Series, Book One

After two combat tours in the Middle East, Aidan Sullivan just wants to be left alone on his family’s ranch in the Texas Hill Country.

But when the bombs fall and the dead walk, Aidan risks life and limb to rescue his aging parents from the zombie horde. To save them, he’ll traverse half the state of Texas while fighting rogue military units, violent redneck looters, and thousands of walking dead.

The question is, can he make it there in time? Only one thing’s for sure—this Ranger will complete the mission, or he’ll die trying!

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Invasion: Zombie Apocalypse is a fresh take on the end of the world as we know it, military zombie apocalypse, SHTF fiction at its gory best. Get your copy today and discover the twisted, dystopian, post-apocalyptic world of Scratch Sullivan and THEM.