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T he Eric Hoffer Book Award honors the memory of the great American philosopher Eric Hoffer by highlighting salient writing, as well as the independent spirit of small publishers. Since its inception, the Hoffer has become one of the largest international book awards for small, academic, and independent presses.

Heirs of Empire won Gold in YA Science Fition: Soldier of Empire won Gold in Science Fiction - Space Exploration

A fierce heroine. A fractured future. A story that drives straight through the heart of machine rule. Driverless by S. A. Melia — now serialising on Substack. #SciFi #SpeculativeFiction #SerialFiction #BookRecommendation #AmReading 📚 Start here: https://open.substack.com/pub/sallyannmeliascifi/p/driverless-by-s-a-melia-prologue-5fb?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

I have some exciting news to share! Heirs of Empire has picked up a few shiny honors — a Gold Medal from the Global Book Awards, the Literary Titan Award, and an honorary mention from Next Best Read! I’m over the moon and just so grateful that this story is connecting with people the way it has. So, what’s Heirs of Empire  all about? Picture this: twelve human worlds, one shattered empire, and a young king named Teodor who everyone thinks is dead. Except — plot twist — he’s

A 5-star star Reader's Favourite Review for Captain of Empire by S A Melia

A 5-star star Reader's Favourite Review for Soldier of Empire by S A Melia

A 5-star star Reader's Favourite Review for Son of Empire by S A Melia

A 5-star star Reader's Favourite Review for Born of Empire by S A Melia

SOLDIER OF EMPIRE Dodecahedral Space Empire Book 3 by Sally Ann Melia Narrated by: Nick Johnson Production by: Dickson House, Sally Dickson Exciting Adventure After a devastating space attack, teenage bodyguard Guy Erma miraculously survives, but his closest friend and future king, Teodor of Earth, is missing and feared dead. Desperate to find him, Guy launches a series of daring rescue efforts as time runs out. His most dangerous mission leads him deep into enemy territory

Posted by Kent Lane | July 31, 2023 In a version of Earth, a long time into the future, two thirteen year old boys with very different backgrounds are thrown together. The first book in a high octane YA sci-fi series. FacebookTwitterEmailPinterestTumblrRedditThreadsShare Far into the future, humanity has spread to the 12 planets of the Dodecahedral. The Dome Militant Space Defense has been formed to protect what remains of life on Earth. Young Guy Erma has always dreamed of j

I was really thrilled to receive this 5-star review from leading reviewer The Literary Titan S A Melia’s Heirs to Empire is a sprawling space opera of loyalty, survival, and rebirth. The story sweeps through twelve human worlds known as the Dodecahedral Empire, where young King Teodor, once presumed dead, claws his way from slavery on a plague-ridden world to reclaim his crown. Alongside him are soldiers, nomads, and lovers bound by webs of duty and betrayal. Melia threads po

This week, host Derek M Cartwright sits down with acclaimed science fiction writer S A Melia (Sally Ann Melia) to boldly go where few...

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The Dodecahedral Dome, often referred to simply as the Dome, is a vast geodesic structure covering a significant portion of central London in the Dodecahedral timeline. Dodecahedral Dome: future weather dome of London. Born of Empire by S A Melia Constructed by the alien Zaracans in the early 22nd century following a period of social and economic unrest known as the Chaos, it initially served as a climate-controlled environment for the city.

Teodor, Prince. Born of Empire by S A Melia Royalty Reimagined on Future Earth Monarchy. Power. Bloodline. In this day and age, what do they even mean? In the world of Known Space, where humanity shares the galaxy with a thousand alien races, such questions echo with a newfound resonance. What fascinated me about Sally Ann Melia's Born of Empire wasn't just its cyberpunk edge or space opera scope. It was Prince Teodor, the character at the heart of it all.

Guy Erma, hero Born of Empire by S A Melia They say the best stories are whispered in the shadows. I know nothing of the day. But I would...

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