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Sci Fi and Horror takes fiction beyond the bounds of reality fiction. It is the genre of books that truly challenges readers to stretch their minds and accept the unreal.

Here is where you will find such subgenres as horror, science fiction, fantasy, paranormal and stories of alternate histories. The authors of these stories will introduce you to the creatures out of mythology and their untamed imaginations. They will introduce you to magic, to supernatural powers, to urban legends turned into living, breathing nightmares so terrifying as to be unforgettable. And mystical creatures so lively as to take your breath away.

In science fiction books, the authors take valid scientific theories and ask what if. What if evolution had take a different path? What if alien life did visit? What if humanity lasts another thousand years? Where would we be?

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The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy
Arnold Bennett

Rating: 3.0/5
(40 votes cast)

The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy
by Arnold Bennett

The London opera is the magical place where young doctor Carl Foster meets and falls for the beautiful Rosetta Rosa. Her glamour enchants him, but their relationship carries unexpected and mysterious consequences. When Carl realizes that former lovers of Rosa are dying, he wonders if he is next.

Categories: Romance, SciFi & Horror, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Colors of Space
Marion Zimmer Bradley

Rating: 3.3/5
(49 votes cast)

The Colors of Space
by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Bart Steele graduates from the Space Academy and hopes to return to his Vegan home. First he must get through the alien Lhari, a color-blind race that controls interstellar travel. On the trip home, Bart finds himself involved in a plot to uncover the secret of the Lhari warp-drive.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Chessmen of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs

Rating: 2.1/5
(24 votes cast)

The Chessmen of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

When Tara of Helium meets Gahan of Gathol, interplanetary sparks fly. In the fifth of the Mars series by Burroughs, Tara is captured by the horrible, crab-like parasites the Kaldanes, from whom Gahan must rescue her.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Soldiers of God
Steven Moore

Rating: 2.8/5
(32 votes cast)

Soldiers of God
by Steven Moore

Three stories weave together to present the struggle against fundamentalist extremists and the ruthless men that exploit them – an Arab grad student writes a thesis about what led to the third world war in the Middle East, a priest becomes involved with terrorist cells of religious extremists and a ruthless businessman goes after crude oil in South America.

Categories: Mystery & Suspense, SciFi & Horror, Other Fiction

Full Medical
Steven Moore

Rating: 2.9/5
(34 votes cast)

Full Medical
by Steven Moore

It is 2053. Periodic terrorist attacks are the aftermath of three wars in the Middle East. Three young look-alikes of important public figures escape from a secret government laboratory. A crime reporter, a cop, and an expert in transplant rejection try to determine which government agency can be trusted and how high the conspiracy goes.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Other Fiction

A Journey Through Hell: Visions of the Afterlife
Elizabeth Hartl

Rating: 3.0/5
(42 votes cast)

A Journey Through Hell: Visions of the Afterlife
by Elizabeth Hartl

Derick Lombasto is a factory worker who has written a religous book and wants it published. When no one wants his manuscript, Derick meets with an agent, Craig Devon, who promises Derick that his book will be published for a fee. Derick agrees, while his girlfriend, Maria, tells him that the agreement with Devon is not a good idea. When Derick's estranged wife, Lydia, walks back into his life, Derick finds himself not only dealing with Devon's outrageous requests, but also trying to keep his and Maria's relationship alive. Can Derick survive Craig Devon and the trials of his personal life, or will he have to pay for both with his life?

Categories: Mystery & Suspense, SciFi & Horror, Other Fiction

Darker Side
Mike Russel Sawyer

Rating: 2.7/5
(41 votes cast)

Darker Side
by Mike Russel Sawyer

A collection of dark and horror poetry. This is set in a fictionalized field that surrounds itself with spirituality and possible conflicts to mankind. Each poem is linked to one another in some fashion. Each poem reflects on narrative or a combination of elements to bring them alive.

Categories: Poetry, SciFi & Horror, Spirituality

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Retribution
Paul Johnson

Rating: 2.6/5
(28 votes cast)

Retribution
by Paul Johnson

Ryan Larkin is tied to a seat in the middle of a locked room, beaten and broken. He can't remember how he got there but a stranger points a gun at him and gives Ryan a minute to tell what he was doing earlier in the day. Maybe a bullet would be better than The Chamber.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Other Fiction

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September and Other Stories
Julie Ann Dawson

Rating: 2.7/5
(31 votes cast)

September and Other Stories
by Julie Ann Dawson

Go ghost hunting with a ghost. Have dinner with a demon. Explore the tomb of a forgotten pharaoh. Sixteen stories and poems in all. A Recommended Read by the Online Review of Books and Current Affairs.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Other Fiction

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The Second Book of Iaddius Iohann
Chad Lines

Rating: 2.5/5
(22 votes cast)

The Second Book of Iaddius Iohann
by Chad Lines

Five years have passed since Iaddius returned from the desert; five years since the slaughter at Dokhatar. An army has been raised, but betrayal, doubt, dissensions and conspiracies threaten to undermine the ultimate purpose.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Other Fiction

Enhanced
Ralph LeRoy Jones, Jr.

Rating: 2.3/5
(32 votes cast)

Enhanced
by Ralph LeRoy Jones, Jr.

In this futuristic tale of transgenic beasts and tribulation saints, a teen is one of millions offered the chance for stem cell therapy with DNA by a mystery organization of billionaires – therapy that will change the architecture of their bodies forever.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Other Fiction

The First Book of Iaddius Ioahann
Chad Lines

Rating: 2.6/5
(29 votes cast)

The First Book of Iaddius Ioahann
by Chad Lines

Discover a frightening land of danger, brutal giants, captivity and horror and learn the secret Iaddius Iohann holds to bring peace back to this shattered world.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Other Fiction

John and the Herodians - From the What a Strange Little Man Series
Michael Straessle

Rating: 2.9/5
(25 votes cast)

John and the Herodians - From the What a Strange Little Man Series
by Michael Straessle

A prison guard from 1st Century Rome time travels to join a fellow Christian from the past and a band of current day Christians to relight the passion of Christianity.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Spirituality, Other Fiction

The Great Chain on Urantia
Nicholas P. Peter Snoek

Rating: 2.2/5
(28 votes cast)

The Great Chain on Urantia
by Nicholas P. Peter Snoek

A baby boy covered in fur is left at a monastery in Bhutan, an Asian country that honors the yeti. He survives an invasion by the Chinese cavalry and escapes. Follow his life to Canada while he struggles with his identity, finds his mother and uses physics to challenge space and time.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Spirituality, Other Fiction

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Jess the Journeyer
Steven Cross

Rating: 2.3/5
(26 votes cast)

Jess the Journeyer
by Steven Cross

Jess steps into the fantasy world his great, great grandfather wrote about a world of dragons, zyglots and magic and finds that he is the only one who can stop the evil wizard from destroying his new found world

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Other Fiction

What A Strange Little Man
Michael Straessle

Rating: 2.5/5
(30 votes cast)

What A Strange Little Man
by Michael Straessle

Michael is a prison guard from 1st Century Rome who has his life turned upside down by a strange little man (Paul, the Apostle) whom he has guarded for the past two years. Is God real? Who is this Jesus? The answers to these questions and more take Michael on a life altering journey.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Spirituality, Other Fiction

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The Biker Wore Red
Casey Pendelton

Rating: 2.8/5
(28 votes cast)

The Biker Wore Red
by Casey Pendelton

Little did Niki know that when a biker entered the store where she worked she would be thrown into the world of magic and paranormal.

Category: SciFi & Horror

Shannon O'Reilly: A Haunted Life
Charlotte E Gerber

Rating: 3.1/5
(82 votes cast)

Shannon O'Reilly: A Haunted Life
by Charlotte E Gerber

Shannon O'Reilly is being haunted in her own home. The ghosts haunting her are murder victims from a century-old crime. The small town of Beeman has many secrets and there are people that would prefer to keep the murder mystery buried along with the Edmondson family. Will Shannon discover the truth before her family pays the ultimate price?

Categories: Mystery & Suspense, SciFi & Horror, Teen

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