4 Four o'Clock Freebies

4 great Science Fiction reads for your Kindle: ALL FREE! Today only! (April 30, 2012)

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Phantom Universe

By: Laura Kreitzer

Kindle Edition $4.99 now FREE

Sold into slavery to pirates at the young age of four, Summer learns to survive the rough seas of subterfuge and thieves through silence. When the boat she's lived on most of her life is destroyed, Summer finds herself washed up on the shore of a new world, a phantom universe full of the bizarre and extraordinary. She meets Gage, the one boy who understands the girl with no speech. But when their lives are put on the line, will Summer finally call out? Or will all be lost in the fathomless depth of silence?

Shadow Games

By: Doug Welch

Kindle Edition $0.99 now FREE

The novel Shadow Games occurs in and near Jamestown, Kentucky, a rural town in the heart of the state. Beneath the small town backdrop, danger lurks for twin brother and sister, Paris and Alexandra Fox. The sudden death of their parents in a suspicious accident has brought with it some painful revelations.

The first is that the person who they called mother is not their birth mother, and therefore they possess an unknown genetic inheritance. The second is that their father held a dangerous secret, one that caused their parent's death, and it looks like the Fox twins may be next.

To complicate matters, they meet two wonderful people, Elizabeth and Caesar Rowan, brother and sister, who may be the soul mates they have always desired. However, their attraction poses a danger for the Rowans and a vulnerability for themselves.

A race of people called Shadows who have the natural ability to hide in plain sight, want their father's secret and are willing to kill for it. They need to learn how to use their innate talents and the secret holds the key. Unfortunately the twins can't find it, and the Shadows are drawing closer. The twins must discover the secret, protect the Rowans, and find the ability and the courage to confront the Shadow people. Their lives and the lives of the ones they love depend upon it.

Harvey 0.02

By: Brendan Willis

Kindle Edition $3.00 now FREE

While recovering from an addiction to black market gene therapy drugs, international pop culture icon Tallow Stephens is hired to beta test a state of the art artificial intelligence program. The AI software interfaces through Tallow's neural implant, appearing in the form of a six-and-a-half foot wise-cracking rabbit. As the lines between the digital and the real world blur, Tallow must seek to stabilize his mental equilibrium while surfing the crest of a culture on the brink of unprecedented technological and social change.

Anvil of Tears

By: Aron Christensen and Erica Lindquist

Kindle Edition $1.99 now FREE

The alien Arcadians long only to fly, but Maeve Cavainna is running. The infamous bounty hunter, Logan Coldhand, chases close behind and intends to drag her back to Axis to collect the high price on her head.

When he finally corners Maeve, the long chase seems to be over... until a frightened girl stumbles into their fight and begs for their protection. Maeve and Logan call a reluctant end to their battle and promise to help the girl, but they have agreed to far more than they know. Can the fragile peace between hunter and mark hold long enough to save the lives that depend on them?