The Gates of Haridol: A Starfish Galaxy Series Book

 

The Gates of Haridol:

A Starfish Galaxy Series Book

Imda Dol, the Laschen of Haridol, has been hiding for ten years following her mother's death. When their enemy, the Zander, discovers her location, they send a ship to demand her surrender. The enemy leader, Prime Minister Aljon, plans to use her to pressure Haridol into ending a decade-long war.

Cruiser commander Dary Rotan confronts the invader, and a fierce battle erupts when he refuses to surrender Dol. The Haridol commander makes an extraordinary offer in response to the enemy's threats of retaliation. In exchange for a crew to bring Dol home, he will provide Rotan with a ship equipped with a star drive, a technology unknown to their science.

During their two-week voyage to Haridol, they are repeatedly harassed and attacked in attempts to capture Dol. Battle lines are drawn, and escalation appears inevitable.

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Emotions For A Bigger God: A Faith-Based Poetic Anthology

 

Emotions For A Bigger God:

A Faith-Based Poetic Anthology

Do your emotions ever feel bigger than your faith?

In Emotions for a Bigger God, Jayden Pope invites readers into an intimate dialogue with God—a poetic exploration of struggle, healing, and growth. Each poem captures a snapshot of a life in progress: from college nights of escape to moments of conviction, from wrestling with emotions to learning disciplined sacrifice.

Through candid storytelling and faith-filled verses, this anthology traces the journey of a young man navigating loss, temptation, and identity—then finding freedom, purpose, and intimacy with Christ. With honesty and vulnerability, Jayden reveals how God meets us in our pain, redeems our brokenness, and uses even our emotions to reveal His power.

Emotions for a Bigger God reminds us that feelings aren’t meant to lead us, but to be surrendered to God—so we can discover hope, renewal, and a greater view of Him than we’ve ever known.

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The Death Wizard Chronicles: Volume 1 

The Death Wizard Chronicles: Volume 1 is the opening book in an epic dark-fantasy trilogy set in the war-torn realm of Triken, where death itself can be harnessed as magic. The story centers on Torg, a Death Wizard, whose terrifying gift allows him to die voluntarily and return stronger each time, drawing power from the agony of his own demise. He is both champion and outcast—feared for what he can do, yet desperately needed as the last real defense against a rising tide of darkness.

Across Triken, brutal armies, monstrous creatures, and powerful sorcerers battle for control. Ancient forces stir, long-buried prophecies awaken, and a malevolent foe seeks not simply to conquer, but to break the world. Torg is drawn into a brutal conflict that will test his body, mind, and moral center. His struggle isn’t just against armies and tyrants, but against a deeper, more intimate threat: a monstrous enemy intent on devouring everything—and everyone—he loves. The series blends large-scale warfare with intimate character arcs. There’s rich world-building, a complex magic system based on the mechanics of death, and a tone that moves between visceral, violent, sensual, and deeply philosophical. While the battles are intense and the stakes apocalyptic, the heart of the story explores fear of mortality, the cost of power, sacrifice, trauma, and what it really means to be alive when death is never final.

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Flowers from Ashes

  

Flowers from Ashes

In the unforgiving shadow of Victorian England, a young girl's spirit is the only light that remains. New Years Eve 1899. While London celebrates the turn of the century, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth "Lizzie" Banfield unknowingly spends her last night with her family as a whole. On the first dawn of 1900, Lizzie's world has shattered: her mother is dead, and the siblings she promised to protect are at the mercy of their estranged, wealthy, Great Aunt Martha. Deemed ruined by her mother's poverty and desperation, Lizzie is torn away from her brother and sister. She is exiled to Milbourne Manor, a grim reformatory in the windswept north, designed to break the spirits of "wayward" girls. Under the iron rule of the cruel Matilda Smith, Lizzie is stripped of her name and dignity, forced to scrub floors until her hands bleed, and is told she is destined for the same gutter as her mother. But amidst the cruelty of the Manor, Lizzie discovers she is not alone. She finds an unexpected ally in Clara, the matron's compassionate younger sister, and forms a deep protective bond with Nellie, a fellow outcast whose silence hides a devastating secret. from dark cellars of punishment to the heartbreak of tragic loss, Lizzie must cling to a single, dangerous hope that one day she will escape, defy the fate written for her, and find her way back to the family she loves. Flowers from Ashes is a heart-wrenching yet triumphant tale of sisterhood, resilience, and the enduring power of love to bloom in the darkest places.

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What have I Learned

This book is a conversation about the experiences of my life, both the good and bad parts of it. At times it may sound like I am speaking directly to someone and at other times it may sound like I am just speaking out loud, both will be true. My life’s journey may help someone, at the very least some of what is in this book may be comical to you, the reader.

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Alice in Mullah Land: A Novel by Amir H Taheri

  

 

Alice in Mullah Land:

A Novel by Amir H Taheri

Alice in Mullah Land is a surreal political novel that explores life under a clerical dictatorship through allegory, dark humor, and distorted reality. Set in an imagined world that closely mirrors modern Iran, the novel examines how power is maintained by religious authority, fear, and ritualized obedience. Rather than retelling real events directly, it uses symbolism and satire to show how ideology shapes everyday life — how rules replace morality, how violence becomes normalized, and how truth dissolves under dogma. Written against the backdrop of ongoing protests and widespread misinformation about Iran, the book aims to provide context rather than slogans. It does not argue politics or offer manifestos; instead, it invites readers to experience how such systems function from the inside, especially for those who encounter Iran only through headlines. Blending elements of dystopia, fable, and psychological realism, Alice in Mullah Land is intended for readers interested in political allegory, authoritarian systems, and the human cost of theocratic rule — particularly in light of current events in Iran.

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SHADOW

  

SHADOW

By Robert Barner

In a world devastated by environmental collapse, the fate of Earth rests in the hands of a psychic child without a body.

The year is 2044 – and Bobby Hayes has a world-changing secret. Discarded from birth as something broken and not quite right, he’s a powerful psychic with the ability to read people’s true thoughts and emotions.

But after a devastating house fire claims his life at the age of 9, Bobby is forced to project his powerful mind onto his best friend. With his family dead, he becomes trapped as an incorporeal shadow, capable of jumping hosts – and he escapes his sheltered upbringing to discover a world on the brink of collapse.

An Orwellian regime rules America... and it wants him gone. Hunted by a clandestine agency and aided by his only friend – a sentient AI – Bobby becomes determined to avert catastrophe. But with each new host, he discovers more about the complexities of the human condition... and he’s forced to question how far he’s willing to go to achieve his goals. 

Can a shadow do what no human ever could? And will his gifts in the end turn out to be a blessing – or a terrible curse?

Step into a gripping sci-fi adventure that explores the limits of what it means to be human. Shadow is a thought-provoking novel that’s perfect for fans of mind-bending near-future dystopia that artfully blends real-world issues with a dash of the paranormal. Scroll up and grab your copy today...

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