Belinda Crawford

On a toxic planet, humans live in floating cities, relying on the strength and courage of the Riders for survival.Subria is going to be one of the few, a Rider dedicated to scouting the food and resources her people need to survive, but first she has to pass the entrance exam. Of course, it's more than just an exam, it's a chance to attain the one thing that a Rider needs above all others; a steed. The bond between these genetically engineered companions and their Riders is legendary, and Subria wants it almost as much as she wants to follow in her father's footsteps as a Rider. Legends might be all she ever gets to know it as though, because as soon as the test starts, something goes terribly, terribly wrong.Now, Subria's no longer fighting for a dream, she's in a battle for survival.

Four original stories from the wild edges of science fiction and fantasy. Short Bits is a rebellious mix of LitRPG, cyberpunk, and science fantasy - bite-sized tales where characters push back against fate and the world. Crafted for readers who believe destiny is something you carve with your own hands, these stories celebrate defiance, choice, and the power of refusing to stay in your lane. Volume 6 brings you four new worlds to explore. It begins with Void Protocol: All Sales Are Terminal, a dive into the virtual alleyways of the Game, where deals are made and disputes are settled with steel. Fathom returns to the world of The Hero Rebellion, where a telepath hunts alien technology in the deep, while Reports He Hid pulls you into the near future, where magic plays with darkness and the hunter becomes the prey. It all ends with Dead Memory, a dark cyberpunk tale where a mob doctor plunders memories for secrets hidden in blood. Each story includes a behind-the-scenes introduction, offering insight into the inspiration, the process, and the worlds that shaped them. Perfect for fans of fast, high-concept speculative fiction. Together, these four tales form a map of the Defiant Multiverse - four worlds, four choices, four acts of rebellion.

There's no turning back. Hero Regan is a fugitive, running from family and foes alike. She's on a mission to save Fink's life, and no one, not a former best friend, an AI, or Fink himself is going to stand in her way. But life on J rn's surface isn't what she thought. The planet has secrets, secrets older than the human cities built atop them, and they have sharp teeth, bloodied claws and a mission of their own. After a year on the run, Hero just wants to go home, but home has changed and after all the plans put in motion around her are done, it may not be there at all. Hero Regan never wanted to be special, but when the chaos ends, the world will remember her name. Regan is the final book in an action-packed YA sci-fi series perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, featuring genetically engineered companions, illegal street races and a butt-kicking heroine who won't take no for an answer.

She won the battle, but the war is just beginning. Hero Regan is a telepath, the first in a new subspecies of human engineered to save the world, but that was before she blew up a chunk of Cumulus City. Now the world doesn't need her, which is just how she likes it. Hero has just about everything she wants: independence, friendship and a shot at her fondest dream - to explore the surface of the alien planet she calls home. Life would be perfect except her best friend is keeping secrets, Fink - her six hundred kilogram, genetically engineered companion - is constantly angry, and there's something wrong with Hero's brain. Like, really, really wrong. It all wouldn't be so bad, except Hero has secrets to keep too - the kind that may just be unforgivable - and the Librarian once again needs her help to save the world, whether she wants to or not. With past actions coming back to haunt her, old friendships falling apart and new, confusing ones coming together, Hero has to find answers because, this time, the world really is going to change. Riven is the second book in an action-packed YA sci-fi series perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, featuring genetically engineered companions, illegal street races and a kick-arse heroine who won't take no for an answer.

The battle for human evolution begins now. Centuries ago, humans colonised J rn, a lonely planet on the far side of the galaxy, only to discover that the planet was killing them. The culprit, a native spore, carried on every wind to every corner of the globe. Blending Earth and J rn DNA saved their crops and livestock, but for humans there was no cure. Instead they took to the skies, turning their colony ships into floating cities that hovered out of the spore's reach. Today. Hero Regan is a freak; she hears voices, the kind only she can hear. Force medicated and isolated, her only solace is Fink, a six-hundred-kilogram, genetically engineered ruc-pard. They share lives, thoughts, triple-chocolate marshmallow ice-cream and the burning desire for freedom. Their chance comes when Hero is allowed to attend an academy in Cumulus City, but in this super city nothing is as it seems. As Hero is drawn into an ancient conspiracy where two secret societies will stop at nothing to control human evolution, she must decide how much she's willing to risk to gain her freedom. Hero is the first book in an action-packed YA sci-fi series, featuring psychic mutant animal companions, illegal street races and a kick-ass heroine who won't take no for an answer.

The battle for human evolution begins now. Centuries ago, humans colonised J rn, a lonely planet on the far side of the galaxy, only to discover that the planet was killing them. The culprit, a native spore, carried on every wind to every corner of the globe. Blending Earth and J rn DNA saved their crops and livestock, but for humans there was no cure. Instead they took to the skies, turning their colony ships into floating cities that hovered out of the spore's reach. Today. Hero Regan is a freak; she hears voices, the kind only she can hear. Force medicated and isolated, her only solace is Fink, a six-hundred-kilogram, genetically engineered ruc-pard. They share lives, thoughts, triple-chocolate marshmallow ice-cream and the burning desire for freedom. Their chance comes when Hero is allowed to attend an academy in Cumulus City, but in this super city nothing is as it seems. As Hero is drawn into an ancient conspiracy where two secret societies will stop at nothing to control human evolution, she must decide how much she's willing to risk to gain her freedom. The Hero Rebellion is an action-packed YA sci-fi series, featuring psychic mutant animal companions, illegal street races and a kick-ass heroine who won't take no for an answer.

Login to a gritty techno thriller from the acclaimed author of The Echo.Vlad - gamer, hacker, scourge... Angel of Death.Vlad's parents died in a car accident; she can still feel the flames licking her skin, smell the burning batteries and fire-retardant. Except it wasn't an accident, someone made it happen.She's has spent the last nine years tracking those responsible; planning, plotting. She's almost done.When the last move is over, her opponent will wish they never played with the Angel of Death.Get ready to jack in and play along as Crawford masterfully weaves a complex, action-packed tale of virtual reality and revenge.

Short Bits is an eclectic mix of short stories, from fantasy to LitRPG and science fiction, each one exploring a new world. They're written for the fun of it and published here because otherwise they'll sit in a drawer, and where's the fun in that?The collected edition includes 21 stories, including Woman In White, an ethereal xianxia tale about a mysterious, dangerous woman found in the snow, while The Wind transports to a Norse-inspired battlefield and a warrior's moment of defiance.You'll also find four stories in the LitRPG series I Am Maggie, taking you into the world of virtual gaming where death is just the beginning, as well as the several tales of deep space and the dangers waiting there.In amongst the fantasy and space opera, you'll find superheroes, witches and runaways with darkness playing at their fingertips.Every story is introduced by the author, taking you behind-the-scenes and providing insight into the inspiration behind each.

Five original science fiction & fantasy stories.Short Bits is an eclectic mix of messy literary explosions, from high fantasy to space opera and back again, each one exploring a new world. They're written for the fun of it and published here because otherwise they'll sit in a drawer, and where's the fun in that?Short Bits Volume 4 includes five original stories, including several science fiction tales. We open up with Transmission, a space opera with a futuristic samurai fighting to save her Lady, and conclude with Dread Space, a ghost story about a mysterious abandoned spaceship. In the middle is Felis Fetura, the fourth instalment in the I Am Maggie series, as well as Letters I'll Never Send, a near-future urban fantasy, and the funny-yet-gross Corpses & Demons Horses, where two shapeshifters discuss what to do with a woman's corpse.Every story is introduced by the author, taking you behind-the-scenes and providing insight into the inspiration and writing process behind each one.

Five original science fiction & fantasy stories.Short Bits is an eclectic mix of messy literary explosions, from high fantasy to space opera and back again, each one exploring a new world. They're written for the fun of it and published here because otherwise they'll sit in a drawer, and where's the fun in that?Short Bits Volume 3 includes five original stories, including 'Maelstrom', a short action-packed tale of revenge inspired by the Chinese fantasy genre, while 'Scholar' takes you back into the world of virtual gaming where brains are more important than brawn. In 'The Wind', you're transported to a bloody battlefield and a warrior's moment of defiance, while 'Crash' takes in you the other direction to when a pilot gives in to her demons. The collection ends with 'SEED', a short story set in the distant future, where one girl's desire to win leads her into new and dangerous territory.Every story is introduced by the author, taking you behind-the-scenes and providing insight into the inspiration and writing process behind each one.

Enter a dark new urban fantasy filled with reincarnated superheroines, inter-dimensional demons and immortal enemies, from the acclaimed author of The Echo.Byrne Davin has lived many lives, from noblewoman to pioneer to slave, all of them filled with blood and death, all ending in pain and betrayal. This life, she would like to live in peace, or if not peace then to at least finish high school, maybe even meet a cute guy, go on a date, kick demon arse and be home in time to do her homework.But you don't always get what you want, especially not with an ancient battle-crazed warrior sharing your soul, or fragmented dreams of an unseen enemy that threatens not just Byrne's existence, but that of her reincarnated sisters.Sisters who doubt Byrne's every word and hold terrible secrets of their own.A darkness is coming, a bitter cold rising from the depths of the universe on the ravening howl of a bloodthirsty demon horde. And the only thing standing between it and victory are Byrne, her sisters and the lies tearing them apart.Get ready for the first book in a brand new series, as Crawford masterfully weaves another action-packed tale of secrets and suspense, where your friends are your enemies and your enemies are your friends.

Five original science fiction & fantasy stories.Short Bits is an eclectic mix of messy literary explosions, from fantasy to LitRPG and science fiction, each one exploring a new world. They're written for the fun of it and published here because otherwise they'll sit in a drawer, and where's the fun in that?Short Bits Volume 2 includes five original stories, including 'Woman In White', an ethereal xianxia tale about a mysterious, dangerous woman found in the snow. In 'This Is Darkness', two superheroes go head-to-head in a titanic battle between light and dark, while 'Don't Die' and 'Spirit in the Sky' take you into the world of virtual gaming where death is just the beginning. The collections ends with The Echo short story, 'Brother', a no-holds-barred space opera that will leave you wondering who the real monsters are.Every story is introduced by the author, taking you behind-the-scenes and providing insight into the inspiration and writing process behind each one.

There is no escape.I'm a ship-kid, cruising around the galaxy in my spaceship home, exploring planetoids, charting asteroids and sleeping away the long years between solar systems in stasis/sleep along with my family and friends. Or, at least, that's what I'm supposed to be.I'm not that anymore, not by a long-shot, not since a sentient alien spaceship ate my home.That home is gone now, blown to bits by the same aliens that took my sister, kidnapped my friends and destroyed my family, all because of some long ago war we didn't have anything to do with.It's not fair. It's not right.It's not over.It's my turn now, my turn to take all of this death, all this destruction and shove it down the aliens' throats. And maybe, if I'm lucky - if we're all lucky - me, my friends and what's left of my family will come out of this alive, because there's one thing I know for sure...I won't let them win.Echo Between Worlds is the final book in an epic new YA sci-fi series, with aliens, spaceships, big arse mechs and an LGBTQI+ hero having a REALLY bad day.

Survival is just the beginning.Being a ship kid is meant to be easy; cruise around the galaxy, explore a few planets, chart some asteroid belts, race cargo palettes through the ship's freight system. It's all fun and games until we stumble across an alien wreck, that's when I'm kicked out of stasis/sleep to find my home under attack, my friends being eaten.I try to save them, but all I do is make things worse.And now... now I'm floating in an escape pod, the power fading, the cold invading my bones.Alone. Waiting to die.But there are worse things than death.And they're coming for me. Dark Between Oceans is the second book in an epic new sci-fi series perfect for fans of The Expanse and Lost in Space.Get Dark Between Oceans and join the fight

The battle for human evolution begins now.Centuries ago, humans colonised J rn, a lonely planet on the far side of the galaxy, only to discover that the planet was killing them. The culprit, a native spore, carried on every wind to every corner of the globe.Genetic engineering, blending Earth and J rn DNA, saved their crops and livestock, but for humans there was no cure. Instead they took to the skies, turning their colony ships into cities that floated out of the spore's reach.Hero Regan is special, and not in a way she likes. She hears voices, voices in her head that other people can't. Surrounded by butlers, bodyguards and tutors, insulated from the outside world, her only solace is Fink, a six-hundred-kilogram, genetically engineered ruc-pard. They share lives, thoughts, triple-chocolate marshmallow ice-cream and the burning desire for freedom.Their chance comes when Hero is allowed to attend school in Cumulus City. Here Hero discovers she is an unwitting part of a master plan set into motion 300 years before, a plan she must either help or hinder if she's ever to attain the freedom she craves.Hero is the first book in an action-packed YA sci-fi series perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, featuring genetically engineered companions, illegal street races and a kick-arse heroine who won't take no for an answer.

There's no turning back.Hero Regan is a fugitive, running from family and foes alike. She's on a mission to save Fink's life, and no one, not a former best friend, an AI, or Fink himself is going to stand in her way.But life on J rn's surface isn't what she thought. The planet has secrets, secrets older than the human cities built atop them, and they have sharp teeth, bloodied claws and a mission of their own.After a year on the run, Hero just wants to go home, but home has changed and after all the plans put in motion around her are done, it may not be there at all.Hero Regan never wanted to be special, but when the chaos ends, the world will remember her name.Regan is the final book in an action-packed YA sci-fi series perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, featuring genetically engineered companions, illegal street races and a butt-kicking heroine who won't take no for an answer.

She won the battle, but the war is just beginning.Hero Regan is a telepath, the first in a new subspecies of human engineered to save the world, but that was before she blew up a chunk of Cumulus City. Now the world doesn't need her, which is just how she likes it.Hero has just about everything she wants: independence, friendship and a shot at her fondest dream - to explore the surface of the alien planet she calls home. Life would be perfect except her best friend is keeping secrets, Fink - her six hundred kilogram, genetically engineered companion - is constantly angry, and there's something wrong with Hero's brain. Like, really, really wrong.It all wouldn't be so bad, except Hero has secrets to keep too - the kind that may just be unforgivable - and the Librarian once again needs her help to save the world, whether she wants to or not.With past actions coming back to haunt her, old friendships falling apart and new, confusing ones coming together, Hero has to find answers because, this time, the world really is going to change.Riven is the second book in an action-packed YA sci-fi series perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, featuring genetically engineered companions, illegal street races and a kick-arse heroine who won't take no for an answer.