Fiction - Science Fiction - General

When the dead begin speaking to sixteen-year-old Kim Nguyen, her peaceful childhood is over. A delicate meditation on the nature of ghosts, belief, and how the future is shaped by the past. When the dead begin speaking to sixteen-year-old Kim Nguyen, her peaceful childhood...

Scifaikuest is a quarterly digest that presents minimalist poetry, including scifaiku (haiku with a science fiction or fantasy tint), senryu, haibun, fibonacci, tanka, empat perkataan, cinquain, joined poems, and several others.The Featured Poet for this issue is Stephen C. Curro. Also featured is an...

In this fourth and final book of the Oracle of Light series, Rahlys is lured into complacency by a visual misconception and her inability to detect the threat that lingers. Seeking a return to her true identity Melinda holds the key, and to protect...

What inspired George R.R. Martin, the creator of the hugely successful Game of Throne franchise? Why did Lois McMaster, winner of six Hugo awards, start writing science fiction? How did the Vietnam war experience impact David Drake and his writing of military SF. Get...

It's the golden age of the diorama. Full sensory immersion entertainment that has rendered movies, video games and VR obsolete. Ted Davies is tired of being a wage slave. Looking to cash in the fad before it dies down, he partners up with his...

The Arkham Detective returns to investigate a murder and the kidnapping of a small child. The trail leads to Innsmouth by the sea. The mystery unfolds with the frightful creatures that lurk there and the discovery of what they intend to call up. A...

Since he assassinated the Nowhere Man, Vincent Prague hasn't been the same, haunted by the ontological impossibility of the kill. His celebrity status has skyrocketed, however, and everybody wants a piece of him. The MAP (Ministry of Applied Pressure) promotes him to Anvil-in-Chief, the...

Episode 2.11 Two worlds preparing their defenses...A ship struggling to get back in the fight...An enemy continuing its relentless attack...A former enemy that could hold the answer... With the fate of billions in his hands, Captain Scott is offered a way to save them...

Flatland, a place of two dimensions peopled by a hierarchy of geometrical forms, is the home of narrator A. Square, who takes a tour of his bizarre homeland. This tour provides a hilarious satire on Victorian society with questions about the nature of the...

H. G. Well's classic science fiction masterpiece The Time Machine explores human nature. The Time traveler finds himself in 802,701 A.D., where he meets the Eloi and encounters the violent Morlocks. Well uses these two descendants of man to explore evil and it's causes....

Armchair Fiction presents extra-large editions of classic science fiction double novels with original illustrations. The first novel, "Planet of Dread," is an outer space horror story. It tells the tale of a spaceship with one too many passengers-a stowaway. The stowaway is given two...

Author: Stanton Arthur CoblentzISBN-10: 1587151669ISBN-13: 9781587151668Publisher: Borgo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1964Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.07w x 0.50d

Author: Keith RobertsISBN-10: 1587150980ISBN-13: 9781587150982Publisher: Borgo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2000Pages: 268Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.24lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Twelve Stories and a Dream by H.G Wells. Thirteen short stories by HG Wells, the master of speculative fiction Included in this collection is "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland" where a man finds his way into fairyland where a fairy queen tries to seduce him...

2083 AD From the ashes of Earth to the terrifying murk of Cygnus Space, there is no escaping the Viridian Path. In a time of exploration and human ingenuity, mankind languishes captive to the Path's galactic web of tyranny, trapped behind Walls built as...

The novel is a fictionalised account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague struck the city of London. Although it purports to have been written only a few years after the event, it actually was written in the...

The year is 1886...in an America that never was. Soon after George Custer, Jr., President Custer's only son, falls into the hands of the Cheyenne people, he decides to fight side by side with them - against his own father's army. As the Americans...

A brand new anthology of 6 classic Science Fiction stories by some of the greatest writers ever. This is a 'must have' book to add to your collection. "For me science fiction is a way of thinking, a way of logic that bypasses a...

This voyage of the cruise ship Jade Viking is anything but typical. Departing Japan with a joint American/Japanese crew, upon docking in San Francisco, it will trade the Stars & Stripes for the Rising Sun. Wall Street lawyer Kimberly Martin has brokered a deal...

Flyday follows 26th century journalist Thomas Huxley as he deals with a most unusual situation-the assassination of a world leader, when his fianc e's brother is the accused killer. And just when he thinks things can't get worse, Thomas finds himself contacted by time...

Episode 2.10 A ship unable to defend itself...A captain determined to revive her...Worlds dependent on them both to survive...An enemy bent on their destruction... With the Aurora unable to fight, the Karuzari Alliance must find a way to not only repair their flagship, but...

Episode 3.2 Stranded on an inhospitable planet...Lost in an unknown time...Faced with an unfamiliar galaxy...And a dear friend nearing death... Nathan Scott and the crew of the Aurora must make alliances quickly, or they will lose one of their own.Author: Ryk BrownISBN-10: 8423169286ISBN-13: 9798423169282Publisher:...

Episode 3.1 A new ship...A new crew...A new crisis...A friend at risk... The Confederated Systems Alliance has spread to dozens of systems, creating the first true interstellar alliance dedicated to bringing peace and prosperity to all inhabited worlds. Unfortunately, some see this new alliance...

Episode 3.3 A new foe arises...An ugly truth emerges...A long lost friend returns...An iconic ship flies into battle... Captain Scott and the crew of the Aurora face the reality of a galaxy that is, in many ways, worse off than the one they left...

"Grandsire Atom, who had been snoring in his easy chair up until the Molecules' conversation interrupted his snooze, broke into laughter so hearty that he nearly split himself in two. How he loved his offspring, his adored grand-offspring, and all that binds family awkwardness-even...

Cross-species genetics are a factor of science all but untouched by ethical scientists today, yet the fact of the matter is that with enough effort and research and proper testing, warfare and indeed life itself would be drastically different. In this sense, the basis...

A collection of short stories and novelettes by Jake E. Sampson.Containing sweeping glance at a series of 'what if' futuristic words, any fan of the alternate will enjoy.Author: Jake E. SampsonISBN-10: 1291605088ISBN-13: 9781291605082Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/23/2013Pages: 122Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

After having a literal heart clearing experience, Zreyas decides it's time to bring Ayya, her mother, and Ayya's best friend's scientific family up to date on what was really happening to the multiverse.In challenge forms, Rhom, Rtu, and Zreyas set up the meeting. The...

About the BookAs Dr. Michael Ellman and his team of six other scientists work to complete the time machine, Travelizer, things get out of balance when the results are not as they hoped for. A portal is formed, risks are taken, and the fear...

Destination drawn unceremoniously from a hat, quiet, bookish Shiloh leaves her cliché life and all the expectations that went with it without any intention of looking back. Upon arrival in her new city, a dark past lurks in her musty apartment and invades her...

Time Before Time begins with a genius professor (Emerson Whitmore) who is disgruntled with his mainstream scientist peers. His theories on many advanced civilizations developing on Earth over and over across millions of years got him crossways with most mainstream scientists and almost banned...

Time Before Time begins with a genius professor (Emerson Whitmore) who is disgruntled with his mainstream scientist peers. His theories on many advanced civilizations developing on Earth over and over across millions of years got him crossways with most mainstream scientists and almost banned...

What if women hold the key to our future? Meet Morgan Forrester. Spirited and almost wise, she's a counselor and a mother and her life is good. But it isn't right. She aches from the pull of a destiny she senses but can't yet...

In 2198, one hundred and fifty years after the desperate wars that destroyed an overpopulated Earth, Man lives precariously on a hundred hastily-established colony worlds and in the seven giant Ships that once ferried men to the stars. Mia Havero's Ship is a small...

"One is likely to find very few republics on the earth. Men are rarely worthy of governing themselves. This happiness is to be enjoyed only by little peoples who hide themselves in islands, or among the mountains, like rabbits who shun carnivorous beasts. But,...

Dr. Thomas D. McClure, a Harvard professor of linguistics, receives an unusual request from the government, specifically, NASA, about taking a sabbatical from teaching and undertaking a designated top-secret assignment. Robuku Makolu, aka Robby McKoy, native to an insignificant South Pacific island and director...

Richard is faced with death knocking on his doorstep and is approached by a woman who offers him the opportunity to go to a new dimension when he dies and be given the gift of living again but on a condition that he helps...

Somewhere far away in space and time, there is a planet called Purplynd.The beings who inhabit Purplynd and think themselves the most intelligent, are called purple. Purple are like people in every way except a few. But these small differences are the keys to...

A decade after the discovery of the Higgs Boson, the large Hadron Collider at CERN still leads the world in the search to uncover what the universe is made of, how it was formed, and what fate may lie in store for it. If...

Originally published in 1949, Tomato Cain and Other Stories is the sole collection of short fiction by Nigel Kneale. Drawing on his experiences of growing up on the Isle of Man, many of Kneale's tales conjure up a remote, old-fashioned community where mythology and...

In the year 2312 the crew of a stranded corporation ship makes a horrifying discovery! Come and follow the epic story of this soon to be legend! Lieutenant Vicky Young is a Hispanic soldier, ostracized within her own community for her race. She ventures...

Six years after his brother was tragically murdered, Jay Arthos King is living in Havensdale, a small neighborhood in Queens, New York. During the daylight, he sits by the window while working to preserve his spirit, good health, and an enduring power. At night,...

On the world of Charybdis II, Byeolsu seeks the love of his life. However, unknown to him lurks and enemy. Discovering the enemy only puts Byeolsu on a path to meet who the enemy actually is.Author: Gabriel Anthony LopezISBN-10: 1638122822ISBN-13: 9781638122821Publisher: Pen Culture SolutionsLanguage:...

This superlative collection of futuristic tales explores ground-breaking supernatural themes from the founding heroes of the science-fiction genre. The short story form is perfect for capturing the atmospheric tension of these legendary stories. This collection includes the following stories: "The Door in the Wall"...

This volume collects five classic tales from the pulps by "The American H.G. Wells," Ray Cummings. Included are "The Robot God" (from Weird Tales), "The Flame Breathers" (from Planet Stories), "Space-Flight of Terror" (from Science Fiction), and "The Thought Machine" and "The Curious Case...

Plan your escape from the hassle of day-to-day reality into a world of fantasy. DETOUR, a compilation of short stories created by author Rick Pascal, lets you take an imaginative voyage journeying into the unknown, and often, surreal world; one replete with surprising twists,...

From gothic fairytale to humorous pop-culture satire, five of the North's top writers showcase the diversity of British talent that exists outside the country's capital and put their strange, funny, mythical landscapes firmly on the literary map. Over the course of ten weeks, Adam...

When you're a demon hunter, you probably shouldn't invite a succubus into your bed...Blaze is a highly trained astral marine, fighting demons and saving lives, so he should know better than to bed his latest client. And yet, when she puts a hex on...

When the young psychiatrist, Dr. Aaron Dispenmore, during his evening walk with his daughter, Laurie, helped a stranger girl on the street to find a bus stop, he couldn't have known that this ordinary event would turn his life upside down, and lead him...

Teyla Sherman is a military genius that has climbed the ranks quickly on the planetoid known as New York in a cluster that was seeded centuries before by Earthships. She is known for her tactical mind, as well as her beauty and, although she...