Today's round-up has a focus on new authors just starting to look for a break. I've also included a lot of sites listing book bargains at the end, again full of new and newish writiers you might like. Obviously, there will also be some you don't, but I think they all deserve a chance for some exposure.

So on to the books...

The quest to unlock the secrets of interstellar travel leads a Roranian crew on an epic journey across space. Saved by a dying machine-lect, stranded in a failing ship, faced with an ultimate choice. Were they too eager in their attempts to reach the stars?
The fractious Primals are the ancient, all-powerful rulers of the Creatites. Their origins are shrouded in mystery although Storytellers recite their legends. Tallic has recently been granted special abilities by the Barrier Primal that most other Creatites could only dream of, although he has an unexpected encounter with an intruder that changes everything. What secrets have the Primals kept hidden since time began?
Nurilm resides within a decaying temple. One day, she chances upon forbidden knowledge about an enigmatic entity called the ‘Collector’, and an unthinkable battle waged long ago in which the Primals were united.
What does it all mean? And how is it all connected?

Within the derelict Flightship Janus rested the most remarkable treasure ever to be found; irrefutable evidence of a superior alien intelligence that inhabited this galaxy nearly a millennia ago.
The dark peril is real, and their return will be as merciless as it is destructive… Already we are on the backfoot. From the feudal Wilderness to the core planets, terrifying reports reveal of planets, waystations and entire fleets, decimated by an indomitable alien armada of tremendous power. Few have survived their wrath. Now a stagnant human civilisation must break its reckless complacency, overcome centuries of intractable rivalries and stretch out into the void once more to bridge the technological gap. Our very existence depends on it.
Yet, in a universe of assassins, thieves, pirates and bounty hunters, civilisation is hardly a shiny beacon of harmony. Corruption is everywhere; so embedded in society that few look to change it. And now the hallowed Janus Object is on the move and all eyes are watching.
At the doorstep of the first major galactic expansion in centuries, the WesCon could not be left behind. Positioned at the relocated Starlab 16 is the most advanced human vessel ever made: the Flightship Alabaster. At its helm stands the deadly Captain Vela, an elite soldier whose past is steeped in mystery and uncertainty… a past that is starting to reveal itself. The dark frontier holds untold dangers, but not all dangers lie beyond our borders. Captain Vela and his team must act quickly or all will be consumed. A reckoning is coming, one we may not survive.

Pirating in a nebula might have been a good way to make a living... until it isn't. An old pirate feels his luck is running out and is looking for one more mission to secure his existence.
After surviving their last mission, the secretive military elite unit have to face an enemy within. Their star cruiser might be fast and equipped with the best high tech that money can buy. But to stand against the fully armed battleship would be equal to suicide. Dragon's Elite has to do one more mission before it's banned.

It took Tom more than two years to built a starship that should have been safe for his family to use as they run away from the deadly claws of corrupted and oppressive government.
Yet, their first firing engagement in deep space against aggressive force might just be their last.
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Located on a top-secret base on the dark side of the moon, the SC Titan has just been completed. A star cruiser unlike anything the world has ever seen, the Titan can carry 40 star fighters called Comets, and with them, an elite roster of pilots and crewmen—the best of the best.
When first contact is made with a highly advanced alien race, the Titan and her crew are dispatched on a journey across the galaxy. A journey that will have far reaching consequences for all of humanity.
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Master Sergeant Gant Maker was a highly-decorated and well-respected Marine - until his last mission left him as the sole survivor of an encounter with a vicious race called the Vacra. Served up as a scapegoat and drummed out of the military, he has since lived a life of seclusion with only an adopted alien as a companion.
Now the Vacra have returned. As the only person to have ever faced them and survived, Maker is reinstated in the Corps and given the onerous task of finding this enemy on a world located at the edge of known space. Assisting him is an unlikely band of military rejects, including a blind sharpshooter, an unstable psychic, and a genetically-engineered killing machine who refuses to fight.
Given that the Vacra have superior weapons and technology, Maker recognizes that his team is at a distinct disadvantage. But Marines are nothing if not resourceful, and Maker has an audacious plan that just may level the playing field – if it doesn’t get them all killed.

Go big or go home. For privateer Captain Magdalene Landon, it's all about going big. For Kay Ellis, it's about getting home. Together, they're about to architect the most daring heist in the galaxy.
Kay knows too much. She knows it’s a matter of time before a Conglomerate hitman finds her. She’s desperate for safe passage back to Union space. Then Magdalene shows up, promising a way home in exchange for that information. It’s a risky bet, but Kay is out of options. So she strikes a deal: the heist of the century for her freedom.
Kay is playing a dangerous game, and she knows it. She’s made herself Enemy Number One of the Conglomerate. She’s relying on privateers for her safety. It’s a fool’s game. But the worst part is, her fool’s heart is starting to warm to the enigmatic captain. And that’s a risk for which she hadn’t planned.
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