Ocean of Storms
A moon-borne EMP forces the US and China into a joint mission that uncovers a buried mystery with humanity-altering stakes.
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The Host
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Carve the Mark
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Ascendant
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The Gilded Scarab
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Desert Oath
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Riv's Sanctuary
A human from an alien zoo lands in a secluded sanctuary, where a grumpy caretaker slowly learns to protect and love her.
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Steel Beach
On a post-scarcity Moon colony, a jaded reporter probes rising suicides and a troubled ruling AI.
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My Human Pet
Abducted and sold as a pet, a human woman must survive an alien captain, a language barrier, and a brutal power imbalance.
Limes inferior
In a tightly controlled future city, a streetwise fixer uncovers the truth behind an apparently fair social order.