Long Leg is the second book in the Blighted Earth series by R.M. Tembreull. It introduces the eponymous character, a gifted burrowing owl named Long Leg, who doubles as Keeper to the dying Earth Elemental Okaraxta. In times of uncertainty, the only thing that grounds...

Mona “Ripper” Ripple and her crew, Karcass Five, take center stage in Jarrett Brandon Early’s Lovestruck Maggot, plunging readers straight into the rugged, alien world of Kalderra. The planet itself is unforgettable: glowing subarashi trees rise from volcanic calderas, a huge violet moon looms overhead,...

Jason is a magically gifted, category seven wizard investigator who has helped many people and solved a record number of cases for the police by reading psychic imprints at crime scenes. Unfortunately, his current case takes an unexpected and dangerous turn when he is pulled...

Lieutenant Norman by Goutham Kool Monk tells the story of a heroic military dog named Norman, whose life is forged on the battlefield beside his handler, Sergeant Harris. Sadly, Norman sustains a critical leg injury and a life-shattering loss, which results in an early retirement...

In Loyalty to Alter by B.B.E. Gwyn, Victoria Tessier leads a busy life, running a tailoring business, working for mercenary clients, and running a sanctuary for the displaced. There’s more work than hours in the day, but she can’t say no until a mercenary job...

Legends of Us by Lorie Rea starts when Amber observes her sister Victoria preparing a ceremonial family speech that presents their shared experiences as legendary, but senses Victoria’s wish to escape her role. The family gathering ceases with an abrupt attack by masked figures claiming...

In Lost and Broken Things by Linda Sandifer, readers are drawn into the lives of Lily and Davy Statton, siblings living through the ups and downs of life on the eve of the Great Depression in Idaho’s rugged backcountry. It begins in the summer, where...

Liberation by Lee Schneider continues the Utopia Engine Trilogy. Set in 2053–2054, this story follows Kat Keeper, Ravven Vaara, Spaceman, Renzo, Tristan, and Michel as they navigate the fallout from a global network collapse known as the Fracture. Their world is one where technology fails,...

A.K. DuBoff's gripping and suspenseful Lost Planet is Book 2 of the Starship of the Ancients series. Evan Taylor and Anya Rohas are among the forty or so survivors who escape from their starship moments before it explodes in orbit around the alien planet Aethos....

Lonely Worlds by Joseph Russell is a captivating short story that follows Felix Aiden Lewis, a young traveler who journeys alone across different worlds. Having been on his own for a long time, he struggles to understand the purpose of his travels. One day, while...