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Iron and Blood
Larry Martin, Gail Z Martin
Synopsis: Adventure in New Pittsburgh...

New Pittsburgh, 1898 – a crucible of invention and intrigue. Born from the ashes of devastating fire, flood and earthquake, the city is ruled by the shadow government of The Oligarchy. In the swarming streets, people of a hundred nations drudge to feed the engines of progress, while in the abandoned tunnels beneath the city, supernatural creatures hide from the light, emerging only to feed.  

Jake Desmet and Rick Brand travel the world to secure treasures and unusual items for the collections of wealthy patrons, accompanied by Jake’s cousin, Veronique LeClerque. But when their latest commission leads to Jake’s father’s murder, the three friends are drawn into a conspiracy where dark magic, industrial sabotage and the monsters that prey on the night will ultimately threaten not just New Pittsburgh, but the whole world.
Publication Date: 07/07/15
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
Weird Space: The Baba Yaga
Eric Brown, Una McCormack
Synopsis: The growing threat of the Weird has driven the Expansion to paranoia and oppression. Mandatory testing for infection is introduced, and the colony Braun's World - following reports of a new portal opening - is purged from orbit, at an unimaginable cost in lives.

Delia Walker, a senior analyst in the Expansions's intelligence bureau, protests the new policies and is drummed out. Desperate for a sign of hope, she charters the decrepit freighter the Baba Yaga and heads into Satan's Reach, following rumours of a world where humans and the Weird live peacefully side by side.
Hunted by the Bureau, Walker, her pilot Yershov, and Failt – a Vetch child stowaway, fleeing slavery – will uncover secrets about both the Weird and the Expansion; secrets that could prevent the seemingly inevitable war...
Publication Date: 06/30/15
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
The Fire Children
Lauren M. Roy
Synopsis: Two children escape the darkness of their underground dwellings, to find adventure, magic and terrible danger await anyone who ventures above ground.

Fifteen years have passed since Mother Sun last sent her children to walk the world. When the eclipse comes, the people retreat to the caverns beneath the Kaladim, passing the days in total darkness while the Fire Children explore their world. It's death to even look upon them, the stories say.

Despite the warnings, Yulla gives in to her curiosity and ventures to the surface. There she witnesses the Witch Women -- who rumors say worship dead Father Sea, rather than Mother Sun -- capturing one of the Children and hauling her away. Yulla isn't the only one who saw the kidnapping; Ember, the last of the Fire Children, reveals himself to Yulla and implores her to help.

Trapped up above and hunted by the witches and the desert wind, Yulla and Ember must find a way free his siblings and put a stop to the Witch Womens' plans, before they can use the Fire Children to bind Mother Sun herself.
Publication Date: 06/30/15
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
Just a Few Inches
Tara St. Pierre
Synopsis: All Carrie Roberts wants is to be a little bit smaller.

To fit into the perfect dress for the Valentine's Day Dance. To look beautiful for her boyfriend, the school's star basketball player. To keep his jealous ex-girlfriend, a rival cheerleader, away from him. And to be noticed by her classmates.

Exercising and dieting don't work, but an advertisement for weight loss pills promises a quicker solution to her problem. As time runs out, she takes more than the recommended dose until she's just a few inches slimmer. Heads turn when she arrives at the dance, and the wonderful night with her boyfriend is beyond what she dreamed it would be.

Days later, Carrie discovers that her body is changing in ways that should be impossible. While her doctor searches for a cure, she desperately turns to her friends and family for support. Everyone is noticing her now whether she likes it or not, and even the media is intrigued by her incredible story. Getting everything she once wanted has created new problems--problems that are growing more terrifying every day.

Because Carrie Roberts is shrinking.

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"Just a Few Inches" is a Young Adult novel that deals with issues of body image, self-esteem, and teenage relationships. It is intended for readers age 13 and up.
Publication Date: 05/31/15
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
From a Distant Star
Karen McQuestion
Synopsis:

Seventeen-year-old Emma was the only one who hadn’t given up on her boyfriend, Lucas. Everyone else—his family, his friends, his doctors—was convinced that any moment could be his last. So when Lucas miraculously returns from the brink of death, Emma thinks her prayers have been answered.

As the surprised town rejoices, Emma begins to question whether Lucas is the same boy she’s always known. When she finds an unidentifiable object on his family’s farm—and government agents come to claim it—she begins to suspect that nothing is what it seems. Emma’s out-of-this-world discovery may be the key to setting things right, but only if she and Lucas can evade the agents who are after what they have. With all her hopes and dreams on the line, Emma sets out to save the boy she loves. And with a little help from a distant star, she might just have a chance at making those dreams come true.

Publication Date: 05/19/15
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
True Son
Lana Krumwiede
Synopsis: Powerful forces collide in this explosive conclusion to the middle-grade dystopian Psi Chronicles trilogy.

Four months ago, Taemon was able to stave off an invasion by the Republikite army by using tricks to convince his enemies that the people of Deliverance still had the telekinetic ability known as psi. Now, though, the truth of his deception has come to light, and the Republik is prepared to mount another attack, led by General Sarin and his son, Gevri. Once an ally, Gevri is fuming over Taemon’s perceived betrayal. Now that his father has put him in charge of a special archon unit, Gevri is ready to exact revenge on his foe—and, with Deliverance securely in the control of the Republik, to end the centuries-long war between the Republik and the Nau nations. Can Taemon—the supposed True Son and savior of Deliverance—find a way to save his people one last time?
Publication Date: 04/28/15
Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Science Fiction
The Conformity
John Hornor Jacobs
Synopsis:

Mr. Quincrux is dead. Armistead Lucius Priest, founder of the Society of Extranaturals, is now seated uneasily in his protégés flesh, and though Priest's powers are not inconsiderable, the Conformity will not settle for the second-brightest flame in the etheric heights. It will confront Shreve.

But it will have to find him first. Under the protection of Mr. Negata, Jack, and the rest of the Irregulars, Shreve retreats to the wild to face his demons and prepare his mind for one more battle. The Conformity is the breathtaking conclusion to the acclaimed Twelve-Fingered Boy Trilogy.

Publication Date: 04/01/15
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
Stepping Off a Cliff: The St. Augustine Trilogy, Book II
Synopsis: An otherworldly, evil and dangerous force infests America’s oldest and most haunted city, St. Augustine, Florida. Everyone living there, or visiting, is at risk in ways too horrible to imagine. Standing between this invader and the people of St. Augustine are teenagers Jeff and Carla, the mysterious Native American shaman, Lobo, and Lyle, the homeless guy. In their quest to save themselves and all the inhabitants of this ancient Florida city, Jeff and Carla uncover lost parts of St. Augustine history, push past the limits of space and time, and come face-to-face with what they come to realize are the true walking dead.
Publication Date: 03/23/15
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
Regina Shen: Resilience
Synopsis: "If you like post-apocalyptic novels about survival, this is definitely the book for you." - Tori Schultz, Litpick
 
 "Compelling, vivid, realistic, and with far more psychological depth than the usual young adult dystopian read." - D Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
 
 "Kind of like Hunger Games combined with Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a little sci fi thrown in. Great characters with strong personalities ... enough danger to get your blood pumping." - Jessica Buike
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YOUNG OUTCAST FACES HURRICANE ...
DESPISED FEDERATION SEEKS TO CAPTURE HER FOR DNA ...
REGINA FIGHTS TO STAY ALIVE AND FREE.
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Amazon Best Seller (YA Dystopian, and Self-esteem).
 
A gray patrol boat crosses Regina Shen's path. They're coming for her.
 
As an outcast, Regina is forced to fend for herself and her younger sister in a world that bans books. An approaching storm could be the least of her problems.
 
Perfect for fans of the Hunger Games, Divergent, and Maze Runner. Regina Shen:Resilience is the first book in a science fiction thriller series with an ordinary yet strong young woman facing extraordinary hurdles with tenacity.
 
The World Federation condemns Regina, her mom, and sister to live on the seaward side of barrier walls. Those walls were built to hold back rising seas caused by abrupt climate change and as a place to dump outcasts. Regina survives by her wits on swampy islands and thrives on salvage from sunken cities, including illegal print books, which she commits to memory.
 
Three-hundred-plus-year-old Grand Old Dames rule the Federation using a rigid caste system and the notorious Department of Antiquities. They've kept peace and order by destroying all evidence from before the Great Collapse. Now world fertility is plunging. Chief Inspector Joanne Demarco pursues Regina for unique DNA that could prevent human extinction and boost the inspector's power.It's too bad Regina doesn't trust her enough to barter fairly, let alone with her life.
 
A hurricane threatens to destroy Regina's world, tearing her from family and home. With Demarco and bounty hunters in hot pursuit, Regina risks her life to try to rescue her sister. Faced with dying in the storm or from starvation, she is tempted to surrender to Demarco's offer of refuge and food. However, that means becoming a slave or worse, a guinea pig in a Federation lab. Then no one will stand up for her sister.
 
Can Regina survive the hurricane, stop Demarco, and help her sister?
 
Read entire series:
 
Book 1: Resilience  - amazon.com/dp/B00VDIZ72O
Book 2: Vigilance  - amazon.com/dp/B00WDAQDJW
Book 3: Defiance  - amazon.com/dp/B01187267S
Book 4: Endurance  - amazon.com/dp/B01FWERE7K
Publication Date: 03/20/15
Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Science Fiction
The Incredible Space Raiders From Space
Synopsis: Lord of the Flies meets Star Trek in this outer space story of adventure, mystery, and fantastical fun from the author of The Vindico and The Feros.

When Jonah wakes up on the Fantastic Flying Squirrel, he’s a bit confused. One second he is in his family’s living room doing his homework, and the next he’s sitting on a very cold floor on a very cold ship with a very strange-looking girl staring at him. Her name is Willona the Awesome, and she’s here to welcome him to The Incredible Space Raiders.

Now that Jonah is on board, the Incredible Space Raiders can set off on an important mission: to venture into the Dark Zone and save the universe from the Entirely Evil Things. But when Space Raiders start to disappear, Jonah realizes that if he’s going to make it to the Dark Zone alive, he’s going to have to step up and figure out what’s going on.

Join the Space Raiders aboard the Fantastic Flying Squirrel for an unforgettable journey where imagination and truth collide somewhere deep in space!
Publication Date: 02/10/15
Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Science Fiction
I Remember You
Cathleen Davitt Bell
Synopsis: For fans of THE FUTURE OF US comes an engrossing story of two teens, whose love for each other is tested by time and fate.
 
Lucas and Juliet couldn’t be more different from each other. But from the moment Lucas sees Juliet, he swears he remembers their first kiss. Their first dance. Their first fight. He even knows what’s going to happen between them—not because he can predict the future, but because he claims to have already lived it.
 
Juliet doesn’t know whether to be afraid for herself or for Lucas. As Lucas’s memories occur more frequently, they also grow more ominous. All Juliet wants is to keep Lucas safe with her. But how do you hold on to someone you love in the present when they’ve begun slipping away from you in the future?

"An ode to the enduring, transforming power of love."  - Susane Colasanti, author of Now and Forever

"This is a book that shows you what true love is: heart-stopping, mind-bending, life-changing."
          - Melissa Cantor, author of Maybe One Day
Publication Date: 02/10/15
Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Science Fiction
Return of the Sagan
Neil O'Donnell
Synopsis: The USS Carl Sagan blasted off from an overpopulated Earth in search of survival. Three centuries later, descendants of the Sagan’s first crew return to find Earth void of human life and all Humanity’s footprints in ruin. Upon landing, the Sagan’s crew struggles to uncover the mystery behind their ancestors’ disappearance while once extinct alpha-predators on the planet and political operatives on the Sagan maneuver for ultimate control of the planet’s future.
Publication Date: 02/02/15
Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Science Fiction
Earthshine
Chad T. Douglas
Synopsis: Benni Dublanc is exemplary, which, in the year 2622 CE, is entirely ordinary. She’s young, she’s pretty, she’s in love, and she attends Academy Aeraea, a center of fashion, thought and modern style built on the pulse of the greatest city ever imagined—Genesia, Mars. Like all Genesians, Benni has never seen a blue sky, she can summon any and all knowledge into view with nothing more than a thought, makes her daily two-hundred kilometer commute in two minutes, and was sculpted into a model citizen beginning from the day she was born. Benni will never know famine, she will never know war, and after a horrific accident on the night of her twenty-second birthday, she will never be human again.
Publication Date: 01/30/15
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
Nature's Confession
Synopsis: The epic tale of two teens in a fight to save a warming planet...the universe...and their love. A cli-fi quest to outsmart polluters, full of romance, honour and adventure.1st Place Winner, Dante Rossetti Awards 2017First Place Chanticleer Dante Rossetti Award WinnerReaders' Favorite Award WinnerBook Excellence FinalistA Top 10  Best Science Fiction bookBest Climate and Environmental Fiction bookLitPick Award winnerIncluded in "12 Works of Climate Fiction Everyone Should Read"
'Top Fiction Read' of the YearNew York Book Festival Honorable Mention
An excerpt received an Eco-Fiction Story Contest Honorable Mention
"Honestly, it's not my fault.  Humans were polluting the planet to desolation.  What else could I do?  I had to save her. " 
When a smart-mouthed, mixed-race teen wonders why the work that needs to be done pays nothing compared to the busywork glorified on holovision news, the search for answers takes him on the wildest journey of anyone's lifetime. With the girl of his dreams, he inadvertently invents living computers. Just as the human race allows corporations to pollute Earth into total desolation, institute martial law and enslave humanity, the two teens set out to save civilization. Can they thwart polluters of Earth and other fertile planets? The heroes come into their own in different kinds of relationships in this diverse, multi-cultural romance. Along the way, they enlist the help of female droid Any Gynoid, who uncovers cutting-edge scientific mysteries. Their quest takes them through the Big Bang and back. Will Starliament tear them from the project and unleash 'intelligent' life's habitual pollution, or will youth lead the way to a new way of coexisting with Nature?
Nature's Confession couldn't be more timely, just as the IMF reveals that governments spend $5.3 trillion on fossil fuel subsidies every year, after COP 21 climate decisions in Paris, and the largest climate change march in world history when world leaders converged for an emergency UN Climate Summit in New York City. With illustrations and topics for discussion at the back of the book, JL Morin entertains questions about busywork; economic incentives to pollute; sustainable energy; exploitation; cyborgs; the sanctity of Nature; and many kinds of relationships in this diverse, multi-cultural romance.
Publication Date: 01/08/15
Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Science Fiction
Adam Undercover, The Presidium Files
Synopsis: The protection hidden in the shadows is the protection we need the most.

Adam Locke is almost certain he's been expelled from the ninth grade. When presented with the opportunity to join a benevolent underground agency instead of being sent off to private school, he jumps at the chance. Together with new partner Emma, their globetrotting education reveals a plot that would tear apart the organization itself. Will their advanced training, technology, and tactics be enough to thwart an international criminal bent on revenge?
Publication Date: 01/08/15
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
Aaden BlueStar: The Awakening
Synopsis: An ordinary teen discovers his connection with an extraterrestrial here to save our planet, his Senator father running for President, as they battle a dark entity intent on controlling our world. Never feeling quite at home in this world, an ordinary boy discovers his extraterrestrial heritage and superhuman powers when he is confronted by an alien foe. Discovering he is here on a time travel mission, his grip on reality is stretched when he realizes his father, who is running for President, is also not of this world. His best friend Fleur and his sister Tiffany are the only two he can confide in. Together with their extraterrestrial friends, they not only have to combat their alien foe, they also have to convince humanity to change their ways to prevent destroying their home through an environmental disaster. With climate change and extreme weather issues increasing in frequency and intensity, the clock is ticking! Footnote: The Aaden BlueStar series of books, initially written for teen and young adult readers of science fiction action adventure time travel stories, has attracted readers of all ages, young and old.
Publication Date: 12/28/14
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Science Fiction

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