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True beauty lies within.Except inside The Vault, where life can be ugly and love is dangerous.Under its protective shield, Beauty spends her nights reading and her days scavenging precious artifacts in hopes of securing a good life after the war-until her father loses something precious and must give her to the Beast as payment.The Beast knows The Vault's secrets, and has a dangerous one of his own. Hiding behind a mask and his fearsome reputation, the Beast is racked with guilt and self-loathing. He's given up hope of any kind of happiness-especially love. For who could ever love a monster?But when Beauty enters his life, she discovers the true nature of The Vault-and the man behind the mask. Now they must find a way to stop their enemies from executing their final plan...or not even true love will be enough to survive The Vault.Beauty, Unmasked is a reinterpretation of Beauty and the Beast that will resonate with fans of the futuristic fantasy of the Lunar Chronicles and the third standalone in the Foxwept Array series-where the future is a fairy tale.

Pine never wanted to be a real girl.But when sentient androids are emancipated, she finds herself with little choice. Sent from her beloved home to a human city, Pine must find herself a new place in a world that's not quite ready for her.Ex-soldier James Cruicéad isn't thrilled about her liberation either. He's had his own experiences with synadroids, and none of them good. They're dangerous and unpredictable, and the one newly acquired by his mentor Joseph is no exception, despite the spark she ignites in him.Then Joseph disappears during a mysterious storm, and the pair are forced to confront some dangerous truths-and their feelings for each other-in order to save him. Will they drown? Or will they be able to cross the ocean that divides them and discover what it really means to be alive?Echoing the futuristic fantasy of the Lunar Chronicles, Pine, Alive is a romantic fairy tale retelling of Pinocchio and the first standalone in the Foxwept Array series-where the future is a fairy tale.

For Clara, life is nothing but dreams.Orphaned at fifteen, she inherited part of a virtual reality empire. Ten years later, everything she could ever have dreamed of is within her grasp-except the one thing she actually wants.Nathanael's life has been entwined with Clara's since they were born. To prove himself worthy, he leaves the sanctuary of their tower, hoping to become the man Clara deserves.But when the man suspected of murdering Nate's father returns to seek revenge by stealing his future, Clara must do everything in her power to save the man she loves from a living nightmare and make all of their dreams come true.For those who love the futuristic fantasy of the Lunar Chronicles, Clara, Dreaming is a romantic fairy tale retelling of The Sandman and Ole Lukøje and the second standalone in the Foxwept Array series-where the future is a fairy tale.

Our creation should have saved the world. Instead, we helped destroy it. A new generation of cyborg, they were supposed to calm hostilities between those who created the artilects and those who opposed them. Instead, they were the spark that ignited the Artilect War.They survived—but so did their enemies. Now the very people they’re trying to save are intent on annihilating them.Nonetheless, as long as humanity fights for its survival, so will they. Only, this time, there needs to be a winner—the future of the human race depends on it.I am Ailith, Pantheon Modern Program Omega Cyborg O-117-9791. Your future is in my hands. This volume contains all three Artilect War novels:THE SEEDS OF WINTERWould you become a cyborg just to survive? I did, and it ended the world.Cyborg Ailith wakes in the aftermath of the Artilect War to find the modern world destroyed and her kin facing execution. Letting them die is not an option, for humankind will survive only if they do. But to save them, she and Tor must confront old foes—and a self-proclaimed god.THE GARDENER OF MANHumankind believed we were the enemy. I’m starting to think they were right. The Pantheon cyborgs have found the source of the mysterious signal, and with it, pieces of the past they’d thought lost forever. But everyone has secrets—their creators, their rivals...even their new ally, Fane, whose secret is the most dangerous of all. And when those secrets are exposed, they trigger a chain of events that once again leaves them all fighting for survival.THE HARVEST OF SOULSThe time has come to reap what we’ve sowed.Their enemies have joined forces to destroy them—and taken one of their own. When their hunt for allies ends in a deadly confrontation, Ailith and the others must decide how far they’re willing to go to end this war—because if the human race is to survive, committing the unthinkable might be the only solution.If you like dystopian science fiction adventures about cyborgs, artilects, and the future of the human race, you’ll love The Artilect War series!

Few survived the Artilect War. Those that did, are coming for us.The Program Omega cyborgs left the Mainland to build a future. But now their enemies have joined forces—and taken one of their own.Their only chance to fight back is to find allies, but when their hunt ends in a deadly confrontation, Ailith and the others must decide how far they’re willing to go to end this battle and who might be sacrificed along the way.Because if humankind is to survive, they need to finish what the Artilect War started—even if it means destroying everything they’ve tried to protect.The time has come to reap what we’ve sowed.The Harvest of Souls is the explosive final book of the Artilect War, a series for those who love fast-paced, post-apocalyptic science fiction about cyborgs, artilects, and the future of the human race! 

We thought we knew the truth of our creation. We didn't.After a showdown with their enemies, the Program Omega cyborgs followed the signal calling them home. They wanted answers, but the truth wasn't what they expected.And neither are they.As ghosts of the past rise from the dead, a devastating attack threatens both the cyborg's lives and their fragile new partnerships. Everyone has secrets-the cyborgs, their creators, their rivals...even their new ally, Fane, whose secret is the most dangerous of all. Yet, he might just be their key to victory.And to Ailith, something more.But the truth is darker than they ever imagined and once it's exposed, they again find themselves fighting for survival and the future of the human race.Much of humankind believed we were the enemy. I'm starting to think they were right. The Gardener of Man is the second book in the Artilect War series-fast-paced, dystopian science fiction for those who love artilects, cyborgs, and heroines!