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Planet of Peril
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Derring-do on a world of primitive monsters!

When Robert Grandon swapped bodies with a prince of the planet Venus, he was concerned only with the thrill and interest of living on a different world. But the situation he found himself in was hardly that of a leisurely sightseer. Instead, he found himself smack in the center of a whirlwind of intrigue, danger, and desperation.

Planet of Peril is a science-fiction adventure on a world of semi-barbaric nations, ferocious beasts, gigantic reptiles, and maidens in distress!

Otis Adelbert Kline mars serie (sword and planet)

Otis Adelbert Kline mars serie (sword and planet)
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The Swordsman of Mars

In “Swordsman of Mars,” Harry Thorne, outcast scion of a wealthy East Coast family, seeks the greatest adventure of his life. He exchanges bodies with his look-alike, Martian Sheb Takkor, and is transported millions of years into the past to a Mars peopled with mighty warriors, beautiful women, and fearsome beasts.
Sheb Takkor, a great swordsman in his own right, must fight his way across the deserts and jungles of ancient Mars to save the lovely Princess Thane and to defeat his arch-enemy Sel Han — or die trying! Edgar Rice Burroughs was the first great writer of planetary adventures.
His one true rival and equal at writing planet stories was Otis Adelbert Kline.

 

and the sequel :  The Outlaws of Mars 

Captain Future: Captain Future in Love

Captain Future: Captain Future in Love
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a modern adaptation of captain future the hero created by Edmond Hamilton 

CAPTAIN FUTURE, THE GREATEST HERO OF SCIENCE FICTION’S PULP ERA, RETURNS IN A NEW STORY BY HUGO AND HEINLEIN AWARD WINNING AUTHOR ALLEN STEELE!

Curt Newton and his crew of interplanetary troubleshooters, the Futuremen, respond to an emergency aboard a giant orbital colony above Venus … the very place where Curt, as a lonely teenage boy, met and fell in love with the first girl he ever met.Ashi Lanyr was a thief, but the most precious thing she ever stole was young Curt’s heart.

Curt never forgot her, not even after he grew up to become Captain Future, the protector of justice in the 24th century. Yet the past can return in unexpected ways, and even a hero isn’t immune to memories of his first great love.

SWASHBUCKLING ACTION, PERILOUS ADVENTURE, AND A LADY TO DIE FOR … ALL IN THE RETURN OF A SPACE LEGEND!

Torchship

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A captain who’ll take any job if there’s enough money in it.

A pilot with an agenda of her own.

And a mechanic with an eye on the pilot.

The crew of the Fives Full are just trying to make enough money to keep themselves in the black while avoiding the attention of a government so paranoid it’s repealed Moore’s Law. They’re not looking for adventure in the stars . . . but they’re not going to back down just because something got in their way.

Storm Between the Stars: Book 1 in the Fall of the Censor

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Ark of Ascension: A Space Opera Adventure (Huntress for Hire Book 1)

Ark of Ascension: A Space Opera Adventure (Huntress for Hire Book 1)
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A planet of zealots…
An alien danger…
Can she save her sister?

Bounty huntress Evalla Taryu never wanted to return to her home-world, where religious zealots preside over brooding alien ruins and flickering holo-ghosts…

But when Evalla learns her sister has fallen under the sway of a firebrand cult leader and plans to merge with a dangerous ancient alien artifact, she has to make an exception.

Battling fanatics, assassins, her sister’s intransigence, and her own doubts, Evalla faces a terrible conundrum: can she stop her sister from sacrificing herself?

Ancient alien powers, religious zealots, espionage, and family loyalties collide in Ark of Ascension, Mission 1 of Huntress for Hire. Get it now.

The Skylark of Space

The Skylark of Space
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The Skylark of Space is considered to be one of the earliest novels of interstellar travel and the first example of space opera. Originally serialized in 1928 in the magazine Amazing Stories

Brilliant government scientist Richard Seaton discovers a remarkable faster-than-light fuel that will power his interstellar spaceship, The Skylark.
His ruthless rival, Marc DuQuesne, and the sinister World Steel Corporation will do anything to get their hands on the fuel.

When they kidnap Seaton’s fiancee and friends, they unleash a furious pursuit and ignite a burning desire for revenge that will propel The Skylark across the galaxy and back.

Firefly – Big Damn Hero

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The original novel tying into the critically acclaimed and much-missed Firefly series from creator Joss Whedon.

The Battle of Serenity Valley was the turning point that led the Independents to their defeat at the hands of the Alliance. Yet the Browncoats had held the valley for weeks against all odds, before being ordered to lay down their arms. Command stated they refused to send in airpower because the ground war was “too hot.” But the soldiers who were there insist that was not true…

While picking up a new cargo on Persephone, Captain Malcolm Reynolds is kidnapped by a bunch of embittered veteran Browncoats who suspect him of sabotaging the Independents during the war. As the rest of the crew struggle to locate him, Mal is placed on trial for his life, fighting compelling evidence that someone did indeed betray them to the Alliance all those years ago. As old comrades and old rivals crawl out of the woodwork, Mal must prove his innocence, but his captors are desperate and destitute, and will settle for nothing less than the culprit’s blood.

Constellation: A Space Opera in the Classic Tradition (Blood Empire Book 1)

Constellation: A Space Opera in the Classic Tradition (Blood Empire Book 1)
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A powerful battlecruiser lost to the stars. Will her high-stakes salvage operation spark an intergalactic war?

Indy Jackson longs to blast her father’s killer to ashes. But when her latest shady interplanetary deal goes bad, the bold space smuggler is forced to go on the run, framed for an alien massacre. And when her brutal blackmailer demands she recover an abandoned fabled warship, she heads into dangerous territory…

Desperate to return to her black-market trades and hunt down her father’s murderer, Indy teams up with a ragtag crew of mercenaries. But as she confronts the impossible task and uncovers a shocking truth, any misstep could bring a fragile galactic sector to its knees.

Can one daring pirate outsmart ruthless factions and play deadly politics to pull off the coup of the century?

Constellation is the first book in the action-packed Blood Empire space opera trilogy. If you like rebellious heroines, classic sci-fi battles, and planet-loads of hidden agendas, then you’ll love Robert Scanlon’s plasma-fueled leap into danger.

Hunters & Hijinks: A Salvage Title Universe Novel (Salvage Treasure Book 1)

Hunters & Hijinks: A Salvage Title Universe Novel (Salvage Treasure Book 1)
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Have you ever wanted to quit your soul-sucking hell of a day job, tell your supervisors exactly what you think of them, set the office on fire, jump in your slightly used spaceship and scour the galaxy for lost treasures? Of course, you have. And Reggie, Maddy, Ed, and Harold are no different.

Joongee aren’t supposed to like adventure. Quite the opposite, in fact. They’re supposed to like safe, quiet office jobs, become engineers, programmers, or whatever keeps them away from a battlefield or anything remotely dangerous. But after one disappointment too many, Reggie decides that maybe, just maybe, there’s something to Harold’s crazy obsession with the mystery of the Lost Weapons of Koroth. There must be more to life than dying by slow inches in a cubicle. Right? He knows he’s got to do something soon, because if he doesn’t get his small clan away from Galactic Solutions, Maddy really will set the office on fire.

But the galaxy is a dangerous, unforgiving place. It’s full of pirates, overly enthusiastic and sparkly Ahkal-Tiki, and savvy business Krugeri whose minds are as sharp as their claws. It takes cunning, heart, and a whole lot of luck to survive.
Can our office workers-turned-adventurers navigate the treacherous galactic currents, follow the clues, and discover the treasure? Or will they find themselves begging to return to the old 9-to-5?

One thing is certain—there are bound to be hijinks along the way.

“A rollicking good time. Steverson and Olthoff have delivered a comedy adventure series as funny as it is fast-paced.”

—Christopher Ruocchio, Award-Winning Author of the Sun Eater Series