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Aftermath by Randall Sharpe

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The novel “Aftermath” by Randall Sharpe was published for the first time in 2023. It’s the third book in the Astral Alignment series and follows “Addendum”.

Clover Field is ready to lead her new people into battle, as ordered by her new deities. However, she must clash with a powerful entity, surviving only because her new body can be sliced ​​in two without killing her. That enables her two halves to be rejoined. Xander Powers, his family, and another group of survivors have arrived on a planet that seems barely habitable for humans, yet the surrounding environment appears to harbor hidden dangers.

Despite the catastrophe the Astral Alignment wreaked upon Earth, a portion of humanity managed to survive by leaving the planet in hopes of a fresh start. The new kingdom of Camelot isn’t the original, yet King Arthur is determined to confront a threat that could destroy it. On the planet Nibiru, the Anunnaki civilization has survived for millions of years, but the humans still living in the solar system eventually come into conflict with them.

White Darkness by David A. McIntee

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The novel “White Darkness” by David A. McIntee was published for the first time in 1993. It’s No. 15 in the “New Adventures” range by Virgin Publishing and follows “Lucifer Rising”.

Recent adventures have been rather stressful, and having two companions aboard the TARDIS doesn’t exactly help one relax. Consequently, the Seventh Doctor decides to stop off at a tropical location during a relatively uncomplicated era, such as the early 20th century. However, the TARDIS takes him, Ace, and Bernice to Haiti in 1915.

The travelers find themselves caught in the middle of one of the revolutions that periodically sweep the island, further complicated by spies and soldiers from various nations pursuing their own agendas. Danger also arises from practitioners of Vodoun. The Doctor must navigate the various threats, finding an ally in Dr. Howard Phillips.

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft

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The novel “At the Mountains of Madness” by H.P. Lovecraft was published for the first time in 1936 serialized in the magazine “Astounding Stories” and later as a book.

Professor William Dyer of Miskatonic University in Arkham, Massachusetts, decided to write an account of the expedition he led to Antarctica as a warning of the horrors he encountered there. Dyer discovered a new exploration project and wanted to explain how the horrors in what he decided to call the Mountains of Madness had caused the deaths of nearly all the members of his expedition and all the members of a previous expedition.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe

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The novel “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket” by Edgar Allan Poe was published for the first time in a partial version in 1837, serialized in the “Southern Literary Messenger” and in its entirety as a book in 1838.

Arthur Gordon Pym grew up on Nuntucket Island and was deeply attached to the sea. Despite a negative experience, in June 1827, he secretly boarded the brig Grampus, commanded by the father of his best friend Augustus Barnard, who helped him find a hiding place aboard.

What was supposed to be an exciting sea adventure soon turns into a nightmare for Arthur Gordon Pym. Trapped in his hideout, he nearly dies of thirst. Augustus rescues him after several days of agony and Pym discovers that there was a mutiny on the Grampus. More misadventures await Arthur.

Addendum by Randall Sharpe

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The novel “Addendum” by Randall Sharpe was published for the first time in 2023. It’s the second book in the Astral Alignment series and follows “Astral Alignment”.

For Annabelle, seeing a dead body near the local lake is traumatic, especially since various murders have occurred in the area. She and her friend Charon try to support each other in a difficult time in various ways. Other strange events see them sometimes as witnesses and, on other occasions, as protagonists. The presence of Darien Weever, who seemed like a normal substitute teacher at their school but turns out to be something else, adds to the strangeness. Their path also crosses that of a masked vigilante. Danger comes from strange creatures, but also from the Delta Freya and religious fanatics who show that humans can be the worst monsters.

Ray is a vampire but has no malicious intentions towards others. When she finds herself in legal trouble because of an empath she met by chance, her parents hire a lawyer to defend her, who turns out to be a vampire herself and a prominent one among vampires. Mallory alternates between transporting people and running a conspiracy website. The Delta Freya take at least some of her articles so seriously that they kidnap her and her husband and force her to take them to the depths of the Earth. Clover Field encounters a sasquatch who predicts a momentous future for her, but under circumstances that are shocking to her.