Autumn Kalquist

A brutal conspiracy threatens humanity's survival. Three hundred years ago, the Earth died, and the last humans fled. Beaten. Broken in more ways than one. But there was something they couldn't leave behind: The Legacy Code—mangled genes that force them to abort half their unborn children. When Era and Dritan Corinth get placements on the safest ship in the fleet and win a chance to have a child, they feel lucky. Until the day Era's supposed to find out if her baby has the Defect, and the ship suffers a hull breach. An investigation uncovers new threats: Dangerous secrets. Lies. Treason. Era begins to question everything she’s been taught about the fleet, their search for a new Earth, and the Defect. But the answers she seeks were never meant to be found... Legacy Code is a suspenseful and dark genetic engineering science fiction series that has earned five star reviews from fans of some of the best sci-fi and fantasy books like Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising, and has been compared favorably to Wool, 1984, and the new Battlestar Galactica. "Addictive sci-fi series. I haven't been this hooked on an author since Anne McCaffery's Killashandra series." ~ Marie Hall, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author What Readers are Saying: “One of the best books I've ever read, I can't wait to read the rest of the series.” “Space, spaceships, planets, wormholes, dystopian, pregnancy, oh my! I thoroughly enjoyed Legacy Code. It was a quick read for me, as I found it hard to put down. After the first few chapters I was hooked & couldn't get enough… A great mix of SciFi & Dystopian! One of my top favourite reads for 2014.” “Compelling post-apocalyptic novel about survival: Wow. That was... astounding. I really enjoyed reading this… Living in space inside space ships? Holograms? Post-apocalypse? Heck, yeah!” “I cannot get enough of the Fractured Era series. It's the best sci-fi series I've read since The Post-Human series by David Simpson.” “…An uncertain future has the colonists on edge, leading to acts of terrorism and assassination attempts on government officials… There are several intriguing elements at play, most significantly, the mystery of the Legacy Code and whether it holds the key to humanity's survival…I'm looking forward to continuing the series to see where it goes from here.” “A couple of chapters in and I was already hooked! I ended up staying up til midnight (as a mother of a toddler this is a rare occasion) in order to finish it.” “I just finished this book...at 6:00 AM. This society crafted by Autumn Kalquist is fascinating. I can't even imagine how much time she spent carefully plotting every detail. Their existence feels so real and so frighteningly possible.” “It kind of had an initial feel of Battlestar Galactica -- a civilization that has to abandon their planet and go in search of a new one. …It had mystery, a bit of a thriller like aspect, humor, and a taste of romance." “I both love and hate this book...but in a good way! Instantly I fell in love with the characters and storyline that Kalquist spun together…This story is based in the future (almost a space opera / dystopian) where the populations of earth escaped to space to find a better world. ...we arrive in a distant future where civilization exists on space ships and they have to take decades before making jumps across space -similar in a way to what I imagine Stargate” “It pulled me in faster than most books I have read and kept me on the edge of my seat through the end. I read it all in just a few hours." keywords: free science fiction books, free sci fi books, free science fiction, free sci fi, free space books, free space opera books, free ebooks, fiction books free, sci fi books free, science fiction books free, free mystery books, genetic engineering, space colony, space colonization, space opera, apocalypse, post-apocalyptic, generation ship, end of the world, space battle, space explorer

Fractured Era Series #2

Legacy Code

Defect #1 : Prequel to the Bestselling Legacy Code Series! Selene Hayes is a genetic experiment gone wrong. Damaged. Broken. Defective. World hunger has been vanquished, but drug-resistant diseases kill millions. The corporation that gave Selene superimmunity called her Protected...until they discovered the truth. Now they hunt her and those like her, and Selene's been hiding off-grid for eight years to avoid capture. But she can't hide forever. Rumors of a new threat-and a mysterious quarantine-have reached her sanctuary. And if Selene has to fight, she'll fight until she dies. The Corporate Coalition will never take her alive. 100 pages.

(a Legacy Code Prequel Series)

Defect: Part One

Scientists like Stephen Hawking say life on Earth has an expiration date. It has arrived. Genetic modification. Global warming. Pandemics. Famine. Economic collapse. In the early twenty-first century, governments failed worldwide, and humanity entered a dark age. From the wreckage, the Corporate Coalition rose with new hope for humanity and lofty promises to create a better world for all. One of their first experiments: Protecteds. Genetically modified children, immune to the diseases that wiped out billions. The survivors of the Dark Decades welcomed the Coalition with open arms. Hindsight is 20/20, after all. Now the American South burns, and whispers of another epidemic infect the former United States with fear. But the Coalition is determined to keep the truth hidden at all costs. Bas fights in an underground rebellion. When their top agent goes missing in a mysterious quarantine zone, Bas and his team must: rescue him... or ensure his secrets die with him. Selene and her little brother Eli are hunted by a powerful corporation, and the quarantine has brought soldiers to their doorstep. Selene will do anything necessary to protect her family... but she'd rather die than give up her freedom. Defective is book one of the Fractured Era series.

Defective

Tadeo Raines knows what they say about him. It's all lies. But lies are better than the truth. He broke the rules once and swore he'd never do it again. Now traitors plot against the fleet, and he's tasked with hunting them down and stopping them. Permanently. Tadeo was born to command, born to lead the last remnants of humanity to a new Earth. He knows there's a better world out there: Daylight at the end of humanity's long night. And he's willing to do whatever it takes to get the fleet there. Even if it means walking the line between loyalty and treason. And breaking the rules... Again. Fractured Era: Legacy Code is a suspenseful, dark post-apocalyptic series that has earned five star reviews from fans of books like Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising, and has been compared favorably to Wool, 1984, and the new Battlestar Galactica. "Addictive sci-fi series. I haven't been this hooked on an author since Anne McCaffery's Killashandra series." ~ Marie Hall, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author What readers say about LEGACY CODE: "Upon receiving my copy of The Legacy Code, I started reading and just could not stop, until it was over." "It pulled me in faster than most books I have read and kept me on the edge of my seat through the end. I read it all in just a few hours." "...An uncertain future has the colonists on edge, leading to acts of terrorism and assassination attempts on government officials... There are several intriguing elements at play, most significantly, the mystery of the Legacy Code and whether it holds the key to humanity's survival...I'm looking forward to continuing the series to see where it goes from here." "A couple of chapters in and I was already hooked! I ended up staying up til midnight (as a mother of a toddler this is a rare occasion) in order to finish it." "I just finished this book...at 6:00 AM. This society crafted by Autumn Kalquist is fascinating. I can't even imagine how much time she spent carefully plotting every detail. Their existence feels so real and so frighteningly possible." "I felt like I was there. The romance was sweet, there was pulse-pounding action, the friendship between the girls was amazing, and I was rooting for the characters so hard." "Autumn Kalquist is a talented author. LEGACY CODE is easy to read, her plot is engaging, and her characters are real. Her world building is second to none, and I felt completely sucked into her story." "I started reading Legacy Code and within the first few pages I was hooked! ...it is brilliantly written with detail and imagination from the offset, It is also really well edited. I am really looking forward to where the next installment of the Legacy Code Saga is going to take me." "It kind of had an initial feel of Battlestar Galactica -- a civilization that has to abandon their planet and go in search of a new one. ...It had mystery, a bit of a thriller like aspect, humor, and a taste of romance. I'm hooked enough for another taste, now I just have to wait!" "I both love and hate this book...but in a good way! Instantly I fell in love with the characters and storyline that Kalquist spun together...This story is based in the future (almost a space opera / dystopian) where the populations of earth escaped to space to find a better world. ...we arrive in a distant future where civilization exists on space ships and they have to take decades before making jumps across space -similar in a way to what I imagine Stargate" "Just when you start getting attached to the main characters..STUFF HAPPENS. And you MUST know what happens NEXT."

(Legacy Code Book Two)

Paragon

The last humans spent centuries searching for a new Earth. Now they face extinction.For three hundred years, arks have carried the last remnants of humanity through dark space. The ships are old, failing, and every colonist must do their duty to ensure the fleet's survival.Maeve is a metalworker, toiling in the blistering sublevels of the London. She's lost friends and family to the hazardous work conditions and fears every job she's assigned could be her last. All she wants is a little control over her life, but the oppressive sublevel enforcers ensure that's not an option.Now, after decades of traveling, the ships have finally reached their destination: Soren, a toxic planet that may have the resources they desperately need. But mining a planet comes at a price, and Maeve and the other workers will be expected to pay it with their lives.If a better world awaits, Maeve's sure to be dead long before the fleet finds it... unless she finds a way to control her destiny and change it. Better World is a 154 page novella and takes place two years before the events in Legacy Code.

A Legacy Code Prequel

Better World

The last humans fled a dying Earth 300 years ago, but there was something they couldn't leave behind: the Legacy Code. Every colonist in the fleet carries mangled genes that damage the unborn, and half of all pregnancies must be terminated. The day seventeen-year-old Era Corinth is supposed to find out if her baby has the Defect, her ship suffers a hull breach. And it may not have been an accident. As the investigation unfolds, Era begins to question everything she's been taught about the fleet, their search for a new Earth, and the Defect. But the answers she seeks were never meant to be found... What Readers are Saying "If you like dystopian novels, I would recommend this one for you!" "I felt like I was there. The romance was sweet, there was pulse-pounding action, the friendship between the girls was amazing, and I was rooting for the characters so hard." "A couple of chapters in and I was already hooked! I ended up staying up till midnight (as a mother of a toddler this is a rare occasion) in order to finish it. I'm Looking forward to seeing what is in store for the colonists." "It kind of had an initial feel of Battlestar Galactica -- a civilization that has to abandon their planet and go in search of a new one. ...It had mystery, a bit of a thriller-like aspect, humour, and a taste of romance. I'm hooked enough for another taste, now I just have to wait!!" "OH MY GOODNESS! I just finished this book...at 6:00 AM. This society crafted by Autumn Kalquist is fascinating. I can't even imagine how much time she spent carefully plotting every detail. Their existence feels so real and so frighteningly possible." "I both love and hate this book ... but in a good way! Instantly I fell in love with the characters and storyline that Kalquist spun together. ... This story is based in the future (almost a space opera / dystopian) where the populations of earth escaped to space to find a better world. ...we arrive in a distant future where civilization exists on space ships and they have to take decades before making jumps across space - similar in a way to what I imagine Stargate..." "It pulled me in faster than most books I have read and kept me on the edge of my seat through the end. I read it all in just a few hours." "I started reading Legacy Code and within the first few pages I was hooked! ...it is brilliantly written with detail and imagination from the offset, It is also really well edited. I am really looking forward to where the next installment of the Legacy Code Saga is going to take me." "Autumn Kalquist is a talented author. LEGACY CODE is easy to read, her plot is engaging, and her characters are real. Her world building is second to none, and I felt completely sucked into her story." "Upon receiving my copy of The Legacy Code, I started reading and just could not stop, until it was over." "I found this an enjoyable read as a Young Adult sci-fi story. The situation was interesting: a fleet of spaceships jumping through wormholes in search of a new habitable planet, after people on Earth has royally screwed things up, including the human genome. A young couple expecting a baby had to undergo a genetic test to determine if their unborn baby has "the defect," which would require it to be aborted. This being only the first book of a series, the story is relatively short, and I was left wanting more, which is a sign that the author has captured me, the reader, successfully. Just when you start getting attached to the main characters...STUFF HAPPENS. And you MUST know what happens NEXT." (source: Legacy Code reviews on Goodreads.com)

Humanity is one secret society away from extinction.The children of Atlantis use magic to keep us safe.If they make it through the Academy.Hi, I'm Lyric. And I'm kind of a mess.ADHD, that's me.I'm a high school drop-out, late everywhere I go, and one screw-up away from being homeless.I'm a loner, and I like it that way. Who needs friends when you have a Redwood forest nearby? Trees never bully me like the kids did at school. Or get drunk and throw things at my head.After my mom died, I figured life couldn't get much worse.I thought it might even get better.Ha.The universe has a great sense of humor.I should've listened to the rumors about evil spirits. About the angry, ancient magical creatures haunting our small Oregon Coast town. But did I?No. That was my first mistake. And it might be my last. 'Cause now I'm in a battle for my life.A whole new world has opened up... a magical world I don't understand. And the blood in my veins says I belong here. But I have to prove myself to save myself.And when have I ever done that?Atlantis Academy is a unique new series that weaves together an elite college of magic with the ancient myth of Atlantis. If you love quirky characters, magic, fantasy, and a story filled with plenty of mystery, thrills, and a romance, you'll love going on this adventure with Lyric!

The First Element

Atlantis Academy

Born Defective. Imprisoned and Tortured. Now all she wants is revenge. No one knows what really goes on in the Protected Camps... except the Protecteds. It's a secret that can't get out. Test Subject 318 wants to die. But if she dies, she's taking him with her. A Legacy Code prequel story. keywords: science fiction best sellers, top sci-fi books, top science fiction books, best sci-fi fantasy books, genetic engineering science fiction series, best science fiction novels, genetic engineering, space colony, space colonization, space opera, apocalypse, post-apocalyptic, generation ship, end of the world, space battle, space explorer

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