Solana is an interplanetary scavenger, a scarab. She and her crewmates — a raven, a cyborg, a dinosaur, and a giant space tug — are looking for salvage on a wrecked orbital colony called Safdaghar before it gets flung out into the frozen rim of the Solar System. But there is a mystery: how did everyone in Safdaghar die? Who is responsible? And above all, why? Solana must face brutal hijackers, a mysterious stranger, her own dark past, and the horrible truth of what really happened to Safdaghar. Will any of the scarabs survive?
Daslakh is an AI with a problem. Its favorite human, a young man named Zee, is in love with a woman who never existed — and he's willing to scour the Solar System to find her. But in the Tenth Millennium a billion worlds circle the Sun—everything from terraformed planets to artificial habitats, home to a quadrillion beings.
Daslakh's life gets more complicated when Zee helps a woman named Adya escape a gang of crooks. This ensnares the duo in the hunt for the Godel Trigger, a legendary weapon left over from an ancient war between humans and machines, which could spell the end of civilization. Along the way, they face a criminal cat and her henchmen, a paranoid supermind with a giant laser, the greatest thief in history, and a woman who might actually be Zee's lost love. It's up to Daslakh to save civilization, keep Zee's love life on track—and make sure that nobody discovers the real secret of the Godel Trigger!
Booklist said "Cambias' energetic prose and grim take of the idea of a secret wizard community should please most urban fantasy readers."
The Apkallu are masters of magic, the secret rulers of the world since the dawn of civilization. They use mind control, deadly monsters, and powerful spirits to maintain their power and jockey for position in the hidden hierarchy of the Circles. Sam Arquero lost his family to a demon summoned by one of the Apkallu, and was recruited by a rogue wizard to take down the organization from the inside. As Sam rises within the Circles, gaining power and mastery as he eliminates his enemies, he must struggle to avoid becoming one of the monsters he fights against. Or is it already too late?
Gregory Benford said "Drop a teenage boy into a distant planet chock full of colorful aliens — with troubles all their own. Stir, flavor, apply heat. A tour de force in the field, and great, quick fun."
Publishers Weekly called it “Far-flung adventure . . . Cambias offers up an entertaining coming-of-age novel filled with action and surprises. His aliens are suitably non-human in mannerisms, attitudes, and objectives, and his worldbuilding suggests a vast universe ready for further exploration. Readers . . . will find this hits the spot.”
Young Arkad is the only human on a distant world, on his own among beings from across the Galaxy. His struggle to survive on the lawless streets of an alien city is disrupted by the arrival of three humans: an eccentric historian named Jacob, a superhuman cyborg girl called Baichi, and a mysterious ex-spy known as Ree. They seek a priceless treasure which might free Earth from alien domination. Arkad risks everything to join them on an incredible quest halfway across the planet. With his help they cross the fantastic landscape, battling pirates, mercenaries, bizarre creatures, vicious bandits and the harsh environment. But the deadliest danger comes from treachery and betrayal within the group as dark secrets and hidden loyalties come to light. Packed with exotic world-building and amazing characters, Arkad's World is a rollicking adventure story about growing up and being human.
Captain Black the Space Pirate is the coolest dude in the business of stealing helium payloads bound from the Moon to the Earth. He's the Supreme Badass of Space! But Captain Black the Space Pirate has a couple of problems. His bosses are scary terrorists who are trying to kill him, his old girlfriend Elizabeth is now Captain Santiago of Air Force Space Command and wants to shut him down, and he's on the run from everyone at the same time. Is the risk of jail and/or death worth it to be Supreme Badass of Space?
Robert Sawyer called it "A stunning debut!"
Kirkus Reviews agreed: "An exceptionally thoughtful, searching and intriguing debut."
On the distant moon called Ilmatar, in the black ocean miles beneath the icy surface, a group of human scientists are studying the intelligent lobster-like native beings. A group of Ilmataran savants are pondering the mystery of the strange beings they keep finding signs of. And a spaceship from a rival interstellar civilization, the Sholen, has arrived . . .
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This all-new Kindle ebook features two gonzo pop-culture alternate history stories. What if H.P. Lovecraft wrote King Kong? What if there really was an island of dinosaurs in the East Indies? What if Johnny Cash wrote a song about dinosaurs? "Return to Skull Island" and "The Dinosaur Train" show you glimpses of another world, changed by Monster Island!
This ebook for Kindle includes my science fiction caper stories "The Alien Abduction" and "Object Three." In "Alien Abduction" a group of activists "liberate" an alien from the labs at Cornell University and go into hiding at a remote farmhouse. But their captive is smarter — and much more dangerous — than they realize. In "Object Three" a crew of thieves recruit an ex-archaeologist to help steal the key to the Universe's greatest mystery.
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