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It seems Max is one of many people abducted from Earth to participate in the Cosmic Games, conducted by the Intergalactic Consortium of Civilized Beings. Humanity and three alien species have been recruited to wage war on behalf of ICCB members in a conflict over resources. The species that wins the game for their benefactors will return to their home planets, rewarded with the knowledge to guide them to peace and immortality. The other, losing species will be made extinct.

Adventurers journey into the foreboding unknown regions of outer space in these two classic science fiction tales from the Hugo and Nebula Award winning author.

Professor Harak H'gin leads a peaceful life studying linguistics on his native planet of Plumeria. Until the day he stumbles across a bedraggled, beautiful human female. Dared by a colleague to transform the pitiful creature into a true member of their society, Harak takes on the challenge. Forced to eke out a meager living selling flowers, Liza is desperate to improve her situation. When a chance meeting offers the opportunity to become something more than a menial worker, she doesn't hesitate—even though it means moving in with the arrogant, handsome alien.

Ethan Rowden is a failing podcaster with twenty-three subscribers, a garage full of broken radios, and a habit of spiraling into anxiety at 3 AM. Then the static talks back.

Unlikely duo Pip and Flinx return to right another wrong in this all-new sci-fi adventure from one of the genre’s living legends. Fans of fun, fast-paced, imaginative science fiction adventure, rejoice! #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster returns to his much-loved...

Forced into retirement, Vietnam veteran Clifford Wells sets out on a search and rescue mission to find his teenage Grandson. When creatures from beyond the stars invade Earth, it's up to Clifford and an unlikely band of heroes to reunite his family, protect the people he loves, and save the world from these Cosmic Crustaceans.

Having been separated from his mother when Green Bank was commandeered by the Cosmics, Bobbie Cagle is left with Imago, the extraterrestrial guide who somehow saved him from catastrophe. Forced into hiding after being labeled a terrorist, Bobbie develops his telepathic powers under the tutelage of Imago, and the results prove staggering. Will they, however, be nearly enough to find endangered Angie and bring Earth back from the brink?

Haunted by increasingly darker nightmares, Doctor Jared Renfro ignores the nagging in his gut and prepares to turn on the device for the first time. As the portal powers up and shapes begin to take form, he discovers even his darkest dreams did not prepare him for the horror he was unleashing upon the world.

My alien boss is everything I shouldn’t want—but I can’t resist. Our office romance is forbidden, but there’s no holding back anymore. I ran away to start fresh. I needed a new life, far from my past. It wasn’t easy starting from scratch, but I was determined to make it work. And then I met him. Isaiah. My sexy alien boss with a smile that drives me wild. Every look, every touch pulls me deeper into his world. I crave him in ways I never imagined. And when he whispers my name, I know he feels it too. But his ex is back, and now I’m not sure where I stand. Am I good enough?

I’ve worked hard to get where I am, and I don’t settle for second place. But when Snape—a tall, insanely sexy alien—struts into the office like he owns the place, everything changes. His cocky grin and confident charm drive me crazy, making my blood boil… and my heart race in ways I never expected. I should hate him, but the desire burning inside me is undeniable. Every glance, every smirk has me aching for something I can’t control. Snape knows exactly what he’s doing, and I’m not sure how long I can resist the pull between us.

A cunning young girl comes face to face with an interstellar threat when her mother and grandfather are murdered aboard their ship while making contact with a mysterious entity. Alone, and with no way home, Bellamy makes a deal with an alien intelligence to chase the signal of her mother's soul to a facility light-years away, in the hope she might be resurrected and the two of them reunited.