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41 The Sands of Saturn by Lumpy

Imperium (3)
With the Carthaginians pushed inside the walls of Londinium, the Britannians can finally stop reacting and take the fight to them. Hoping to retake the British Isles and even add new allies to the Alliance, legions are dispatched to Ériu, the emerald isle, to push back Carthaginian expansion there. Ky, a test pilot from the future and now Consul for the Britannic Empire, knows that Carthaginian retaliation is coming and prepares an explosive new surprise for the invaders.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Politics, Violence, Historical, War, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Alternate Timeline, AI
Downloads: 5378 | Votes: 70 | Score: 8.48
Size: 568KB | 106,775 words | Posted: Concluded:

42 The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

This early science fiction story centers around an unnamed narrator living through various engagements between the British military and superior alien attackers. it describes an invasion of the British Islands by an advanced civilization from Mars.  While the human defenders were hopelessly outmatched,they were still able to destroy several of the invading Machines. Will humans be able to survive this unusual invasion?
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: War, Science Fiction, Aliens, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1238 | Votes: 12 | Score: 8.47
Size: 327KB | 59,762 words | Posted:

43 Lucky Jim 3 -- Cajun and Gator by FantasyLover

A story in the Lucky Jim Universe
Jim Reynolds has avoided accepting the moniker "Lucky Jim" for as long as he could, possibly too long. This fast-paced story is set in 2095 and covers the most important several months of his life. If you haven't read Lucky Jim I and II, large parts of this story won't make sense to you.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Military, Rags to Riches, Science Fiction, Futuristic, Fantasy
Downloads: 5460 | Votes: 126 | Score: 8.47
Size: 1252KB | 234,999 words | Posted: Concluded:

44 The Sword of Jupiter by Lumpy

Imperium (1)
An Uncertain Future in a New Past. During the test flight of a prototype faster-than-light craft, Lt. Commander Ky is flung into the ancient past that never existed. Rome has fallen, defeated by the mighty Carthaginian Empire. Hounded by the Carthaginians bent on conquering the known world, Rome is on the verge of destruction. Stranded and alone, except for a tactical AI implanted in his head, Ky has lost everything and must find a way to live in a world different than anything he's ever known.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Historical, War, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Alternate Timeline, Nanotechnology, AI
Downloads: 16819 | Votes: 181 | Score: 8.47
Size: 961KB | 180,225 words | Posted: Concluded:

45 Stranded in a Foreign Land by Vincent Berg

An Unwanted Visitors Story (1)
"Never Leave Anyone Behind" is a familiar refrain for Servicemen. A crew is incapacitated in a strange land and a hostile government tries to capture them and steal their resources. What if you're not in the military? Do you put your family's lives at risk, especially if they might not live. Josh Evens discovers a shipwrecked alien and tries to protect it and it's crew from his government.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Drama, Science, Science Fiction, Aliens, Space, Near Future
Downloads: 29980 | Votes: 621 | Score: 8.47
Size: 638KB | 114,862 words | Posted: Concluded:

46 The Depths of Neptune by Lumpy

Imperium (4)
The Tide Turns. Britannia is finally free from Carthaginian rule. Now it is up to Ky, a test pilot from the far future and current Consul of the new Britannic Empire, to take the fight to the Carthaginian Empire. The continent, with its vast resources and manpower, awaits. However, it takes more than new weapons to turn an ancient army based around heavy infantry into one out of the Napoleonic era.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Politics, Violence, War, Military, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Alternate Universe, Nanotechnology, AI
Downloads: 4904 | Votes: 57 | Score: 8.47
Size: 578KB | 106,871 words | Posted: Concluded:

47 Toman of the Cherokee by Pars001

A story in the Mage and Magic Universe
A mage and his grandfather on the run in ancient America. Wanted for murder Toman thought his life was over. Little did he know what laid ahead.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Fantasy
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Politics, Violence, War, Mystery, Assassins, Bounty Hunters, Spies, Travel, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Space, Shapeshifters, Extra Sensory Perception, Monsters, Fantasy, Magic
Downloads: 2007 | Votes: 55 | Score: 8.46
Size: 443KB | 89,542 words | Posted: Concluded:

48 Winds of Change by R. Michael Lowe aka The Scot

A story in the Winds of Change Universe
Grant Maxwell is sent back to the Colonial period of America to try to thwart the actions of a Scottish professor who hates the United States. Unfortunately, too much damage may have already occurred and it may be up to Grant to try to salvage the Nation. Note - Slavery concerns life in Colonial America. - 119,900 words.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Historical, War, Military, Rags to Riches, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Aliens, Nanotechnology
Downloads: 21408 | Votes: 544 | Score: 8.46
Size: 646KB | 122,657 words | Posted: Concluded:

49 Robledo Mountain by Kraken

Paul McAllister wants nothing more than to put the wars, cancer, and death of his wife behind him as he numbly glides into his final years doing the only thing he still enjoys - selling weapons and his services as a gunsmith on the gun show circuit of the American southwest. Driving down the road in the Mesilla Valley of southern New Mexico Paul loses consciousness while returning home from a gun show. An hour later, he awakens, finding himself swept away on the tides of time.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Western
Tags: Historical, Western, Science Fiction, Time Travel
Downloads: 22765 | Votes: 434 | Score: 8.42
Size: 1018KB | 199,219 words | Posted: Concluded:

50 Railroad (Robledo Mountain #4) by Kraken

Long trips, new attacks, growing pains, spies in their ranks, and increasing violence between anti-slavery and pro-slavery groups, stretch Paul and Anna's resources in every direction and at every turn. With the help of their family and friends, new and old, they race against time to complete their plans before the incessant drum beats of war begin in the east.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Western
Tags: Western, Science Fiction, Alternate Timeline
Downloads: 11700 | Votes: 200 | Score: 8.41
Size: 977KB | 188,095 words | Posted: Concluded:
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