Fiction - Science Fiction - General

The history of coding is long and complex, but some key milestones include: The invention of the first mechanical computers in the 19th century, which were used to perform complex calculations. The development of the first programming languages in the 1950s, such as FORTRAN...

Contained within this anthology are dark stories and works of art that explore the shadow side of reality. They are disturbed works that journey hopelessly through the downtrodden fringes of society, across the deepest reaches of space, and into the darkest, most troubled corners...

The setting is the contemporary world. The time is ours, where a justice driven, modern day nomad searching for purpose has arrived and is on the verge of being assassinated by life forms from the unseen world. Thomas Shelton searches for and finds his...

Nick Doherty has a secret ability-so secret, in fact, he doesn't even know it exists. Outwardly, he has it all: a prestigious career, a bevy of eager women, and he is intriguingly well-liked. What no one can imagine is his possession of two overactive...

"You are hereby banished from the North American continent. Should you reenter it, you will be executed upon recognition. Within this facility, you have the right to life and to defend that life, unto your death." These are the last words spoken to the...

Two superpowers are in a race to recover and exploit alien technology. To compete with the rumored Russian retrieval of an alien spacecraft found deep in Siberia's Lake Baikal, the U.S. government orders two Navy saturation divers to risk everything to help salvage a...

Ever wish things were different? Ivy Velasquez did, so she became someone else. In the 3D virtual world Marionette City, you can be anything you want - but everyone still knows who you are. Driven by her desire for a new life, Ivy takes...

Medley, as the title suggests, is a collection of entertaining short fiction. The stories were written over a period of some fourteen years, and range in genre from romance to the supernatural and science fiction. It is a kaleidoscopic miscellany, with no attempt made...

Earth is in dark times. The human race has been largely drugged into a near coma in a corporate program begun in the 1960's. Robots have appeared, many virtually indistinguishable from humans, now becoming superior to humans by default. The Robot planet Flaatu, led...

"It's about water, he said, some planets need more water." A beam of light comes out of the sky and we're off on a spiritual journey through the universe to help a planet in trouble. An inspirational and enlightening story of everlasting friendship. Join...

She's a lawyer with high ideals and high-profile victories to her credit, the only African-American female in a prestigious southern firm who's won the respect and admiration of her colleagues. Young, smart, and attractive, with a bright future, a home of her own, loyal...

Shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award 2014, this is a Frankenstein tale for our time from one of the UK's brightest new literary talents.Vic returned from war tormented by his nightmares. His once happy marriage to Beth all but disintegrated. A machine promised...

Arqtiq: A Study Of The Marvels At The North Pole This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original...

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The...

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The...

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The...

They retire their operatives early at the Space Intelligence Agency. Sometimes they just eliminate them. There is a prose poem which says: You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and stars. You have a right to be here. Unfortunately,...

Author: Jason ColavitoISBN-10: 1105427803ISBN-13: 9781105427800Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/14/2012Pages: 294Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d

About the BookTold through the minds of the book's characters, Internal Damage is ultimately a human story about survival. Filled with action, monsters, and terror in a sci fi setting, we witness how life and tragedy can change a person and alter relationships. As...

Accidentally drawn through an ancient artifact unburied after millennia in Egypt; Nathan, a New York IT worker, and former scientist, is transported to another world. A world almost completely ruled by 'the Triumvirate' - a group of "the Dark Lords" and members of an...

Accidentally drawn through an ancient artifact unburied after millennia in Egypt; Nathan, a New York IT worker, and former scientist, is transported to another world. A world almost completely ruled by 'the Triumvirate' - a group of "the Dark Lords" and members of an...

Author: John Todd HewittISBN-10: 1456830783ISBN-13: 9781456830786Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/27/2010Pages: 388Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.59lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d

In this prophetic allegory about artificial intelligence by a renowned figure of twentieth-century Italian literature, a modest university professor becomes involved in a remote and enigmatic project in the middle of the Cold War. At the beginning of Dino Buzzati's The Singularity, Ermanno Ismani,...

Helpfully Yours by Evelyn E. Smith: "Helpfully Yours" is a collection of science fiction short stories by American author Evelyn E. Smith. Known for her wit and satirical style, Smith's stories often explore the intersection of technology and human behavior. Her narratives offer social...

A Science Fiction reimagining of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. The year is 2345 and the world's financial platform and largest robotics company on the planet is run by two rogue fugitive androids. A world where social media has become judge, jury, and...

There are people walking among us who are two millennia old. Who are they? Where did they come from? They don't even know themselves. Oh sure, they have a secretive, shadowy organisation, VVO, that looks after their interests, has done for centuries, but all...

Welcome to The Frankenstein Project by SuperMonsterCity This edition is the original 1818 text written by Mary Shelley and includes 17 newly created images from artists in 8 countries and from all across the United States.These seventeen artists capture the spirit of key moments...

H. Beam Piper was a 20th century science fiction writer. He is best known for his Terro-Human Future History series and a series of Paratime alternate history tales. The theme in many of Piper's books is best seen in Uller Uprising. Piper wrote about...

E. C. Tubb's novelette SPAWN OF JUPITER tells a gripping story of greed and courage when men are caught in the mighty forces of an alien planet, and leads off another unique collection of science fiction, fantasy and the supernatural, including: STRANGER IN OUR...

A new anthology of science fantasy stories, including "CHILD OF EARTH" (a brand new "Dumarest" story by E.C. Tubb, written especially for this volume) plus work by: Sydney J. Bounds, Eric C. Williams, Philip E. High, Tony Glynn, Andrew Darlington, Margaret St. John Bathe,...

Author: Philip E. Harbottle, Philip HarbottleISBN-10: 1587153238ISBN-13: 9781587153235Publisher: Borgo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2001Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.14h x 6.00w x 0.34d

A Voyage to the Moon is the first of three satirical novels written by Cyrano de Bergerac, that are considered among the first Science Fiction stories. Arthur C Clark credited this book with being the first example of a rocket-powered space flight, and for...

July, 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 has triumphantly returned to Earth. In this alternate history thriller, President Richard Nixon puts into a motion a scheme to ramp up the space race to pressure the Soviets into making diplomatic and military concessions. Thus begins...

A century after nations of earth united to end radical Islam, global society is finally at peace. Fossil fuels have become obsolete, ending the disparity between rich and poor in oil-rich nations. Both Eastern and Western faiths have lost their appeal with the masses,...

New York City, 1974. Jameson Dodge has long resented the Nazi occupation of his homeland in former United States territory. Now that his time machine is complete, he will enlist an historian and a resistance fighter to save billions from oppression and death. Together,...

"Another Wildside paperback original, continuing this new series collecting the early pioneering pulp magazine novelettes of John Russell Fearn, presenting the first-ever reprinting of ""Earth's Mausoleum,"" ""Metamorphosis,"" and ""Dark Eternity."" Three stories of soaring imagination, lost gems plucked from the pages of the pre-war...

The great Metropolitan Observatory is the pride of 22nd century engineering and science. When the astronomer Dr. Henry Brunner is found there, battered and strangled to death, there are four suspects present with reason to hate him: his immediate assistants, and the janitor who...

In cars, trains, buses and tube, the one topic of conversation was the black sky and mysterious disappearance of dust. It was remarkable, too, how incredibly well washed and neat everybody looked, from the grimiest labourer to the proprietress of a beauty salon. Dust...

Arising from the startling experiments of research biologist Jeffrey Dexter there emerges a creature capable of endless reproduction, but possessing none of reservations of a natural human being. Dexter and his friend, Hal Walsh, are soon murdered, swept out of the path of the...

Gyron de London, most powerful--and most hated--industrialist of the year 2190, is warned by a mysterious letter that his doom is due on the 30th March, three weeks hence. Further anonymous letters repeat the message. The frightened tycoon takes every precaution, even to sealing...

Three scientists proposed to construct a synthetic man, endowed with some five times the intelligence of the ordinary human being. This creature matures quickly, and eventually there steps into being a synthetic man -- "The Intelligence Gigantic." His intellectuality and his occult powers are...

In the future, contact between people and animals is forbidden. Because interaction between people and animals leads to pain and suffering, eliminating contact has the highest priority. Eating animal meat--animeat--is a heinous crime and punished severely. Everyone is vegan. The Order of the Prelate...

Author: John UlanichISBN-10: 1469135884ISBN-13: 9781469135885Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/14/2011Pages: 420Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

Physics Professor, Don Remmler's controversial ideas had made him an outcast. When his experiments produce unexpected results, it seems a confirmation of his theories. In orbit, an experimental satellite discovers magnetic anomalies deep in the Egyptian desert. Archaeologist, Sergei Vaseliev, is dispatched to investigate...

While flying the Mach Loop, Michael breaks through Mace's Project Looking Glass and finally discovers his ultimate reality. He stretched the multiple timelines to their razor edge, but was it enough to come through to the other side of her reality? She was there,...

An 11-year old girl named Lulu meets a delightful creature called a hi. Hies are not very bright, but they're very nice. They are fat and they can change sizes. They love purple and hate orange and black.Author: Adriana BriscoeISBN-10: 1304839907ISBN-13: 9781304839909Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Prince Corin, a young knight, is sent far from home into a ravaged land. He is commanded to bring order to a barbaric continent that's torn apart by tribal warfare. Princess Falen?, a lonely beauty, is encased in a frozen fortress, isolated from the...

Lucas and Shelia Lightfoot are married and have two teenage sons, Chester and Melvin. They live in Center City, Illinois and Lucas is a supervisor at a Cheese Factory and Shelia is an assembly line worker at a Cardboard Factory. They're living a comfortable...

Having stormed mainstream literature from the outskirts, Lethem has won a readership both wide and deep, all of whom appreciate his literary excellence, his mordant but compassionate humor, and the cultish attentiveness of his SF origins. He has earned the right to tread anywhere,...

The king of the planet Darsania ( Ivan Rutherford ) has taken full control of his daughter Rachel's life ever since the death of her mother. He sees a ton of potential in her considering she inherited most types of magic known to the...