Space Fantasy Adult

General Maada leads his fleet to the White Republic universe, where the Xenoakakies rule with an iron fist. There, he’s surprised to meet a few old friends as well as some new foes, including the Death Angel, the legendary enemy pilot who’s killed the general’s doppelganger. While Maada has been through his fair share of hopeless battles, this particular conflict is on another level altogether, even for him. The insects’ hold on this universe seems unshakable, and their fleet dwarfs the general’s in both numbers and power by no small margin.

Aedre wanted freedom and a job. What she got was a war. After a sky-tube accident leaves her grieving and directionless, Aedre leaves her overbuilt planet and heads to the Firesnake—a rough archipelago where combustion engines still roar and the law looks the other way. But trouble follows. When a local crime lord becomes obsessed with her, Aedre is pulled into a brutal underground trade built on fear, power, and silence. Strange dreams and visions lead her to a spirit guide, a secret power hidden in her blood, and a purpose she didn’t ask for. Teleportation. Shape-shifting. Prophecies....

Three years ago, Tyrus Domitrian shocked the galaxy by killing the woman he swore to love forever. The woman for whom he upended the Empire. Now, the once-idealistic heir apparent has become the cruel Emperor Tyrus, wielding his authority with an iron fist, capable of destroying planets with a single word, controlling all technology with a simple thought. He has bent the Grandiloquy to their knees, and none have the power to stand against him. But there is a muttering among the Excess. They say that Nemesis is not truly gone.

Seersana University is worlds-renowned for its xenopsychology program, producing the Alliance's finest therapists, psychiatric nurses and alien researchers. When Jahir, one of the rare and reclusive Eldritch espers, arrives on campus, he's unprepared for the challenges of a vast and multicultural society... but fortunately, second-year student Vasiht'h is willing to take him under his wing. Will the two win past their troubles and doubts and see the potential for a once-in-a-lifetime partnership? Book 1 of the Dreamhealers Duology.

When a lonely human woman is abducted to become a surrogate mother for the alien race she meets a doctor who will change her life as well as the shape of her body A chance encounter between an invisible alien doctor and an abducted beautiful human woman turns into a tantalizing promiscuous and scandalously uncensored and thrilling sleazy sexual affair that drives the lonely woman to try out new sexual experiences with the handsome husky alien doctor, after she finds out he is endowed with two rather large beautiful dicks that are slightly larger then her sugar daddy's. And she loves the ...

Engagement season is in the air. Eighteen-year-old Princess Leonie "Leo" Kolburg, heir to a faded European spaceship, has only one thing on her mind: which lucky bachelor can save her family from financial ruin? But when Leo’s childhood friend and first love, Elliot, returns as the captain of a successful whiskey ship, everything changes. Elliot was the one who got away, the boy Leo’s family deemed to be unsuitable for marriage. Now he’s the biggest catch of the season, and he seems determined to make Leo’s life miserable.

Alyssa Farshot never wanted to rule the empire. But to honor her uncle’s dying wish, she participated in the crownchase, a race across the empire’s 1,001 planets to find the royal seal and win the throne. Alyssa tried to help her friend Coy win the crownchase, but just as victory was within their grasp, Edgar Voles killed Coy - and claimed the seal for himself.

Starwing engineer Skye is used to taking on dangerous engineering missions that others turn away, but when she's assigned a rescue mission on a remote research colony following an alien attack, her engineering abilities are put to the ultimate test. As the only Starwing presence in the sector, it's up to Skye to use her engineering abilities to face the unknown alien threat and solve the mysteries at Fori Research Facility.

As Corporal Goshawk is adjusting to his new normal, Fate throws him a curve ball. The Marines are stuck on the alien planet as they search for missing Marines and clues to the goals of the SEALS. While they push to not leave any Marines behind, new challenges are presented as more Marines bonded with Leneshal are identified and join Goshawk’s team. To accommodate, Corporal Goshawk is promoted, but many members of his team don’t agree with his promotion or leadership. With the help of his core team, Goshawk has to learn to deal with hardened warfighters while unravelling the mysteries of...

With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 explores the ever-expanding and changing world of contemporary science fiction and fantasy.

Three months after discovering her supernatural heritage and thwarting her uncle's dark ritual, eighteen-year-old Briar Worthington receives an urgent summons that will test her newfound abilities like never before. Dr. James Burton of Ravenscroft Hall writes with alarming news: the boundaries between worlds are deteriorating at an unprecedented rate, and he believes Briar's unique dual heritage may be the key to preventing catastrophic collapse. Accompanied by her loyal companions Catherine Winters and Mrs. Winters, Briar embarks on a treacherous journey across boundary-fractured moorlands...

Esmae once wanted nothing more than to help her golden brother win the crown of Kali, but that dream died with her best friend. Alexi broke her heart, and she vowed to destroy him for it. And with her sentient warship Titania beside her, how can she possibly fail? As gods, beasts, and kingdoms choose sides, Alexi seeks out a weapon more devastating than even Titania. Past lives threaten the present. Old enemies claim their due. And Esmae cannot outrun the ghosts and the questions that haunt her.

In the vast expanse of space, Jason Alexander Xavis emerges from the shadows of time, a lone traveler adrift in the cosmos. Discovered by the intrepid crew of the Orion's Belt, Jason's presence aboard the colony ship stirs whispers of mystery and intrigue. As the crew extends a welcoming hand, Jason grapples with the enigma of his own existence. He is the sole survivor of a long-forgotten expedition launched from Earth centuries ago, with no memory of what befell his fellow travelers or his own past.

Science fiction is a portal that opens doors onto futures too rich and strange to imagine. Fantasy takes us through doorways of magic and wonder. For more than a decade award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan has sifted through tens of thousands of stories to select the best, the most interesting, the most engaging science fiction and fantasy to thrill and delight readers.

Ruby was murdered on Earth eighteen years ago and reincarnated on Zadok as a Pastel Zeek named Harlow. To be born at the bottom of her race’s caste colour system to a middle-class family of Magentas has made Harlow a source of conflict amongst the ruling Purples, and a source of derision from all three colours. When Harlow is attacked by a fuegor on Zadok, the effects of its slow reacting venom triggers an unforeseen phenomenon, and due to the strong connection she’d had with her twin sister, Jade, from her previous life, her human spirit is unexpectedly drawn back to Earth.

When a lonely human woman is abducted to become a surrogate mother for the alien race she meets a doctor who will change her life as well as the shape of her body A chance encounter between an invisible alien doctor and an abducted beautiful human woman turns into a tantalizing promiscuous and scandalously uncensored and thrilling sleazy sexual affair that drives the lonely woman to try out new sexual experiences with the handsome husky alien doctor, after she finds out he is endowed with two rather large beautiful dicks that are slightly larger then her sugar daddy's. And she loves the ...

After so many successful missions of Major and Bon-too on Earth and by alien hostiles. These fights brought them the highest civilian honors by the US government. They have taken charge to stand against the evil progressions until the day they land on a very different but adventurous task. The CIA has given them a mission in Afghanistan which had an unpleasant ending. Major had difficulties dealing with the killing of terrorist and did some soul searching. Bon-too urged Major not to retire and encouraged him to get back in the game. Bon-too knows that Major is a hero inside and cannot sit ...

Maki never asked to be an agent. But when he discovers what’s coming, he has no choice. After fleeing a dying world and settling with his father in a distant system, Maki uncovers hidden files in a teleportation room beneath the surface. What he finds earns him a place in the secret service—and a mission he’s not ready for. The Chairman is back. The slaughter will happen again. And the only way to stop it is to break his father’s promise and call for help. As the agents race to stop the next attack, Maki risks everything to change the outcome of a future already written in ash. ...

Seventeen-year-old Ana is a scoundrel by nurture and an outlaw by nature. Found as a child drifting through space with a sentient android called D09, Ana was saved by a fearsome space captain and the grizzled crew she now calls family. But D09 - one of the last remaining illegal Metals - has been glitching, and Ana will stop at nothing to find a way to fix him.

Year 2522. Oh. My. Stars. Junior Officer Ara Lawrence here, reporting for duty. Again. It's situation critical for the security team and everyone in the base - including my parents - with a new attack from the looters imminent, a possible galaxy-wide crime conspiracy and an unstoppable alien threat. But this all pales in the face of my mind-blowing discovery about the Q-net. Of course, no one believes me.