Galactic Bloodlust: A Sci-Fi Novella

Galactic Bloodlust: A Sci-Fi Novella

Author: Rick Anthony

Publisher: Rick Anthony

Published:

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13:

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In the far reaches of the galaxy, on the edge of human exploration, there existed an ancient civilization long thought extinct. This civilization, once a powerful and dominating force, was home to a terrifying species that had struck fear into the hearts of those who dared to venture into their territory. They were the vampires, a race of immortal beings who thrived on the life force of their victims and sought to conquer the galaxy in the name of their dark and insatiable hunger. The vampires, with their immense power and cunning, had once been on the brink of achieving their ultimate goal: the complete subjugation of all sentient life in the galaxy. Yet, just as their moment of triumph seemed imminent, their civilization had inexplicably collapsed, leaving behind only the faintest echoes of their once-glorious empire. For centuries, the remnants of the vampire race had been scattered to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, their true nature and history shrouded in myth and legend. In the aftermath of the vampires' fall, the galaxy had been granted a brief reprieve, an opportunity to rebuild and forge new alliances in the face of the common threat that had once loomed over them all. Yet, even as the galaxy's myriad factions and species worked to restore peace and prosperity, there were those who knew that the threat of the vampires had not been truly vanquished, and that the darkness they had once brought upon the stars still lingered, waiting for the moment to strike once more. As the centuries passed and the memory of the vampires began to fade into obscurity, the galaxy's inhabitants grew complacent, believing that the threat of the ancient civilization had been vanquished forever. It was in this time of peace and prosperity that a group of intrepid explorers, driven by a thirst for knowledge and the promise of untold riches, ventured forth into the uncharted reaches of the galaxy, unwittingly setting in motion a chain of events that would awaken the long-dormant vampire threat and plunge the galaxy into chaos once more. The story that follows is one of triumph and tragedy, of heroes and villains, and of the unrelenting struggle between light and darkness. It is a tale of a desperate battle against insurmountable odds, with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance. At its heart, this is a story of courage and determination, of sacrifice and loss, and of the enduring power of hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity. As the galaxy teeters on the brink of annihilation, a lone hero will rise to confront the ancient vampire menace, their actions serving as a testament to the strength and resilience of the human spirit. This is the story of their journey, of the challenges they faced and the victories they achieved, and of the legacy they left behind for future generations to follow. In the face of overwhelming darkness, the light of hope will always shine, a beacon of defiance against the forces that seek to destroy it. The battle against the ancient vampire threat may be won, but the struggle for the galaxy's future is far from over. The shadows still lurk on the fringes of the known universe, waiting for the moment to strike and reclaim what they have lost. Yet, even in the face of such adversity, there remains the promise of a new dawn, a future where the galaxy can learn from the mistakes of the past and forge a new destiny free from the specter of the ancient vampire's evil. It is this hope that drives our hero forward, their unwavering determination and courage a testament to the indomitable spirit of the human race.


Void Horizon

Void Horizon

Author: J.N. Chaney

Publisher:

Published: 2019-10-24

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9781701913042

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An enemy with otherworldly powers. A war fueled by insatiable bloodlust. No one will be spared.Following their first victory against a rogue unit of Repub Marines, Magnus finds his newly trained gladias pinned down by a squadron of Talons. But when he discovers that their prisoners may hold critical answers to bringing down the enemy, Magnus must stop at nothing to get his team to safety and interrogate the enemy combatants.Once aboard their new Novian starship, however, Magnus isn't prepared for the intel he uncovers. The enemy's power is growing stronger by the day, and their claws have found their way into his own team members.Forced across the void horizon into his home universe, Magnus must search to find Awen's mentor and famed Elder of the Luma, Willowood. But finding the old woman before the enemy unleashes the next stage of its plans could mean the end of Magnus's fledgling resistance.Dive into the fourth installment of this best-selling military space opera that has fans on the edge of their seats.


Bloodlust & Bonnets

Bloodlust & Bonnets

Author: Emily McGovern

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 2019-09-17

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1524856363

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Set in early nineteenth-century Britain, Bloodlust & Bonnets follows Lucy, an unworldly debutante who desires a life of passion and intrigue—qualities which earn her the attention of Lady Violet Travesty, the leader of a local vampire cult. But before Lucy can embark on her new life of vampiric debauchery, she finds herself unexpectedly thrown together with the flamboyant poet Lord Byron (“from books!”) and a mysterious bounty-hunter named Sham. The unlikely trio lie, flirt, fight, and manipulate each other as they make their way across Britain, disrupting society balls, slaying vampires, and making every effort not to betray their feelings to each other as their personal and romantic lives become increasingly entangled. Both witty and slapstick, elegant and gory, Emily McGovern’s debut graphic novel pays tribute to and pokes fun at beloved romance tropes, delivering a joyous, action-packed world of friendship and adventure.


Gladiator

Gladiator

Author: Anna Hackett

Publisher:

Published: 2016-12-02

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781925539080

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Fighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy's lawless outer rim... When Earth space marine Harper Adams finds herself abducted by alien slavers off a space station, her life turns into a battle for survival. Dumped into an arena on a desert planet on the outer rim, she finds herself face to face with a big, tattooed alien gladiator...the champion of the Kor Magna Arena. A former prince abandoned to the arena as a teen, Raiden Tiago has long ago earned his freedom. Now he rules the arena, but he doesn't fight for the glory, but instead for his own dark purpose--revenge against the Thraxian aliens who destroyed his planet. Then his existence is rocked by one small, fierce female fighter from an unknown planet called Earth. Harper is determined to find a way home, but when she spots her best friend in the arena--a slave of the evil Thraxian aliens--she'll do anything to save her friend...even join forces with the tough alpha male who sets her body on fire. But as Harper and Raiden step foot onto the blood-soaked sands of the arena, Harper worries that Raiden has his own dangerous agenda...


Imperial Sunset

Imperial Sunset

Author: Eric Thomson

Publisher: Sanddiver Books Inc.

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1775343251

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Humanity's thousand-year-old interstellar empire has been rotting from the inside for over a century, thanks to venal, corrupt, and power-hungry sovereigns from a dynasty many consider illegitimate. The latest in that lineage, an increasingly psychotic empress, is pushing her realm toward catastrophic collapse as admirals and generals rebel against her rule. That rebellion quickly drags the once mighty Imperial Fleet into a devastating fratricidal conflict between factions. With civil war raging across human space, a Navy torn asunder can no longer protect frontier colonies, and barbarians long confined to the galactic badlands see an opportunity. After generations of hard existence on worlds beyond the bounds of human civilization, they hold life cheap, especially that of others. The barbarians will gladly steal everything they find and condemn defenseless star systems to technological and demographic collapse. That is if they don't wipe them out entirely from sheer bloodlust or by selling survivors on alien slave markets. One man, Captain Jonas Morane of the cruiser Vanquish, saw the empire's collapse coming years before the first admiral rebelled. When he finds himself the senior surviving officer of a loyalist Navy unit almost entirely annihilated by rebels, Morane puts in motion a plan he developed long ago. This plan was designed to not only save his ships and crews from certain death but keep humanity's accumulated knowledge from being obliterated by the long night of barbarism. However, before his dream can become a reality, Morane must lead the remains of the 197th Imperial Battle Group through an intricate wormhole network across a shattered empire, dodging his former colleagues from both sides, to the sanctuary he selected. Along the way, he rescues an Imperial Marine Corps Pathfinder battalion and the survivors of a religious order known for its mysticism from certain death, and enlists them in his cause. But will Morane's sanctuary survive both the flames of rebellion and the depredations of invading marauders before his rag-tag fleet can reach it? Imperial Sunset is the first installment in Eric Thomson's new saga Ashes of Empire. It tells the story of a desperate attempt to stave off the darkness threatening to smother humanity's interstellar empire and send civilization back to the Stone Age. Ashes of Empire is set in the Siobhan Dunmoore, Decker's War, and Quis Custodiet universe, but a thousand years after Zack Decker and Caelin Morrow's day, when they and Siobhan Dunmoore have become no more than minor footnotes in human history.


The Vampire in Science Fiction Film and Literature

The Vampire in Science Fiction Film and Literature

Author: Paul Meehan

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-07-07

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 0786474874

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Vampires have been a popular subject for writers since their inception in 19th century Gothic literature and, later, became popular with filmmakers. Now the classical vampire is extinct, and in its place are new vampires who embrace the hi-tech worlds of science fiction. This book is the first to examine the history of vampires in science fiction. The first part considers the role of science and pseudo-science, from late Victorian to modern times, in the creation of the vampire, as well as the "sensation fiction" of J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Wells. The second part focuses on the history of the science fiction vampire in the cinema, from the silent era to the present. More than sixty films are discussed, including films from such acclaimed directors as Roger Corman, David Cronenberg, Guillermo del Toro and Steven Spielberg, among others.


Exchanging Grooms

Exchanging Grooms

Author: Terry Spear

Publisher: Terry Spear

Published: 2011-05-29

Total Pages: 138

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Lisa Robbins has one mission in mind–sell back her UNUSED wedding dress to the wedding shop, but when she has no success, maybe she’s going about this all wrong.Peter Crawford is intrigued by the woman who has somehow hooked Dallas’s most eligible confirmed bachelor, Pembrooke Hastings, Peter’s staunchest enemy. Not only had she gotten a commitment from him, but she left HIM standing at the altar. Dating the vivacious woman certainly appeals and Peter wants to know just how she hooked Pembrooke, but also why she didn’t marry him.Lisa Robbins is not dating and not marrying anyone, so she assures herself, her family, and her boss. But when Peter takes an interest in her, she’s wondering just what to do about Dallas’s most eligible confirmed bachelor number two, when he just won’t take no for an answer.


Wolf Pack

Wolf Pack

Author: Terry Spear

Publisher: Terry Spear

Published: 2022-04-07

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 1633110850

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As wolves, Isobel, her kin, and a Highland slave are on the run from her Icelandic clan and now they must find a way to live in peace in Scotia without anyone discovering they are wolves or Vikings. Wearing traditional Icelandic clothes, sailing a Viking longboat, and speaking Gaelic with a Nordic accent, it won’t be easy. Alasdair is the wolf pack leader of his Highland clan, in the middle of adding fortifications to his castle when he spies what he thinks is a small Viking longboat—which can mean raiders and a fight. But what he discovers is two adult wolf females, a nearly grown male, and a female and male bairn on their shores. He can’t imagine the family making the treacherous journey to his land all on their own, but he’s captivated by Isobel, the woman who led her people to what she hopes will be safety. Not everyone in his pack welcomes having Vikings living among them though. And Isobel is a wild and unpredictable woman, which fascinates him all the more.


Asimov's Galaxy

Asimov's Galaxy

Author: Isaac Asimov

Publisher: Doubleday Books

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award: "Unqualified praise goes to this rarity: an extraordinary novel about ordinary people."-- Chicago Tribune


A United Force Shifter Christmas

A United Force Shifter Christmas

Author: Terry Spear

Publisher: Terry Spear

Published: 2022-04-05

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1633110826

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Rowdy Sanderson, a special agent for the United Shifter Force, a group of jaguars and wolves who aid shifters in trouble and deal with those who are trouble, isn’t even one of them. But he wants to be a wolf in the worst way. When a special agent needs help at her USF branch in Ely, Minnesota, he volunteers because he’s the only one in Houston without a family for the holidays. Maybe he will still get his Christmas wish—to be a wolf shifter like some of his friends and coworkers so he will have their “superpowers” to do his job. Justine Winters is grateful the director of the USF is sending a special agent to her branch in Ely to aid her if she gets swamped. He’s really hot, according to the photos the director sent her of Rowdy, but is he a wolf or a jaguar? Preferably a wolf. But then she learns he’s human! No one’s supposed to know that shifters exist. No way will he be able to sniff out shifters and assist her. She reluctantly agrees to accept him—figuring she’ll have to put him on desk duty. All that changes when she meets the real man—who desperately wants to be a wolf, who grows on her just like the director said he would, who risks his life for shifters, who she defends to others of her kind for working with the USF. But being the one to bite him has consequences and nothing’s turning out the way she planned.