Fiction - Science Fiction - General

For months the Tail of Nine Stars systems had been preparing a mission to the Xegachtznel Galaxy to stop the alien Vachisy Empire in its prodigious expansion, enslaving planetary populations of its own race while committing genocide on white and yellow sun human inhabited...

In a desolate future 300 years after The Fall, Gloria Stone manages to carve out a good life for herself as her town's healer. But when sinister forces ally against her, she must use every skill at her disposal to survive and keep her...

Amazing Ayyub, an Iranian Shi'ite skinhead, and Rabeya, a burqa-wearing punk, have kidnapped Matt Damon and are holding him hostage. They demand that Hollywood depict Muslims in a positive light--"just one movie where we're not these two-dimensional al Qaeda stereotypes." But Damon's concerned they're...

As KAT awakens, she is born with an intelligence unparalleled to anything known in existence. However, even with this gift, she is still left oblivious to the encompassing room that she is never permitted to leave and the mysterious man who comes and goes...

Failed writer Elizabeth Silverman is starting over, the new lighthouse keeper in a small Maine community. Sebastian Amunson is an ancient guardian, tasked with keeping the one of the world's great treasures safe. They're about to embark on an adventure of romance and intrigue....

The possibility of travel forward and backward through space-time intrigues a vast number of people. I find it curious that many believe that Back to the Future is really possible and eventually someone will implement a process/machine to do exactly that. I, on the...

This early work by Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian was originally published in 1876 and we are now republishing it with brand new introductory biographies as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'The Queen of the Bees' is a short story about a swarm...

Author: Scott MasonISBN-10: 1469158744ISBN-13: 9781469158747Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/2012Pages: 76Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Author: Kara MenzelISBN-10: 1465375163ISBN-13: 9781465375162Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2011Pages: 242Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

In a world where corporate religion decides every level of existence, Dominion Capital has slated the walled city of Pottersfield for obliteration. Those within must survive or be subsumed. While the city's wealthiest residents are lifted out, the rest are trapped behind. Their lives...

Author: B. D. BooneISBN-10: 143639399XISBN-13: 9781436393997Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2009Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d

This lesser-known tale by Jules Verne explores a fantastical journey that combines elements from several of his famous novels. It follows the daring adventures of characters who travel through the Earth, sea, and space, encountering extraordinary sights and challenges. The play delves into the...

Author: David T. ChlebowskiISBN-10: 1414057466ISBN-13: 9781414057460Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/05/2004Pages: 244Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

A mysterious telephone call takes journalist Kevin Krause on a journey jeopardizing his sanity, as well as his freedom.Author: Matthew J. JordanISBN-10: 1403336148ISBN-13: 9781403336149Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2002Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d

Step into the enigmatic world of Samuel Baxter, a uniquely talented writer who has dared to blend the intriguing tapestry of mathematics and number theory with the rich fabric of fiction. In "Chaos Nexus," Samuel weaves an extraordinary narrative that marries the elegance of...

Crisp and concise, Jason Hill's narrative flows without a single hitch. Outpicture: A Novel is one of those books where protagonists find themselves mired in situations and events beyond their control and try to make their way out against overwhelming odds. If you're looking...

"It is said that unto everything there is a season...these are the stories of a group of survivors during the season of the dead." Four individuals fight to survive as the zombie apocalypse crashes over the world in a wave of terror and destruction....

The mystery begins with the theft of thirty-six vials of a substance essential to the process of reanimation. Now, twenty years later, Little John Rawlings sets out to catch the thief who has resurfaced after being pronounced dead. Rawlings must find the mysterious stranger...

Author: K. A. WoodISBN-13: 9798349409325Publisher: Paper HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/22/2025Pages: 340Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d

Author: K. A. WoodISBN-13: 9798349409264Publisher: Paper HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/22/2025Pages: 340Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

A definitive collection of new and selected stories by a master of the form. "Comparisons might be drawn to writers ranging from Jorge Luis Borges and Haruki Murakami to Margaret Atwood and J. D. Salinger. All of Lethem's stories are enlivened by his wit...

When Chant'L, a young and precocious Guardian in New Inku'lulu-an elite space outpost of planet Zezépfeni-misuses her sound magic, the Guardians punish her by stripping away her magical ability, and exiling her to Savage Mound, a sound island on another planet, Wiimb-ó. The Guardians...

Upon reaching middle age and the occasion of a milestone birthday, Darrell Duplissey reflects on his life up to that point. He ponders what he has accomplished in his first half-century and comes to the rather depressing, disheartening conclusion that he has been a...

Cynthia and Camille feel lost and scattered in a whirlwind world of jealousy, betrayal, and doubt-external and internal pieces with sharp edges that cut to their very soul and spirit. But they soon learn that if they take the time to repair the fragmented...

On a top-secret dive into the Pacific Ocean's deepest canyon, Jonas Taylor found himself face-to-face with the largest and most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom. The sole survivor of the mission, Taylor is haunted by what he's sure he saw...

Two young Baltimoreans who struggle with heroin abuse meet in a methadone treatment center. During their wait for what they hope will be the beginning of something life-changing, they decide to share their personal tales of struggle and the daily hardships one comes to...

Atlantis 2005The time war is over, and the surviving crew of DE-173 can live in peace once more as Earth's timeline runs true, without threat from the banished Phoenix agents. But as with every war, something gets buried, left behind for future generations to...

When a massive asteroid hurtles toward Earth, humanity braces for annihilation--but the end doesn't come. In fact, it isn't an asteroid but a three-mile-tall alien that drops down, seemingly dead, outside Little Springs, Nebraska. Dubbed "the giant," its arrival transforms the red-state farm town...

1914: Our grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought to preserve a world collapsing into chaos. They called it "The War to end all Wars". But it was only the First ...2014: We are fighting to preserve a world collapsing into chaos ...2114: What will our grandchildren...

"Epic."Simply epic in scope, characters, story, plot and imagery. One of the best disaster stories I have ever read. Highly recommend." Jay Ward, October 21, 2018 (Goodreads) In the basement of the new USGS Data Center Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Dr. Greg Foreman notes...

This early work by Rudyard Kipling was originally published in 1890 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'The Mark of the Beast' is a short story about a desecrated statue of a monkey god and a priest...

Author: Judith GilmanISBN-10: 1441552081ISBN-13: 9781441552082Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/09/2010Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Venture once more into the heart of Africa with Edgar Rice Burroughs's thrilling jungle adventure, "Tarzan and the Golden Lion." This classic tale of daring and discovery plunges readers into a world of untamed wilderness, where Tarzan faces new perils and uncovers long-lost secrets....

C. M. Kornbluth's "The Marching Morons" is a chilling and darkly satirical short story exploring a future shaped by declining intelligence. This thought-provoking work of science fiction paints a dystopian picture of a world grappling with the consequences of unchecked population growth and societal...

Explore the mind-bending world of "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions," a classic work by Edwin A. Abbot that seamlessly blends mathematics, science fiction, and satire. This thought-provoking narrative delves into the concept of the fourth dimension through the allegorical journey of a geometric...

This classic work of science fiction imagines a subterranean race of beings who possess advanced technology and a utopian society. As the narrator discovers this hidden world, he grapples with questions of power, morality, and the nature of human progress. With its imaginative setting...

Powerful and therapeutic, The Human Farm by new author Lois Amari honors both sides regarding the intricate moral and ethical questions surrounding abortion rights. With sympathy for all, the author weaves two masterfully crafted plots-one a dreamscape, the other a succinct court battle-into one...

For use in schools and libraries only. On Pern, men breed and train great fire-breathing dragons to help them fight the deadly silver Threads that fall from the sky, destroying all life-forms, whenever the Red Star passes near.Author: Anne McCaffreyISBN-10: 0808521209ISBN-13: 9780808521204Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage:...

In this new and timely cultural history of science fiction, Roger Luckhurst examines the genre from its origins in the late nineteenth century to its latest manifestations. The book introduces and explicates major works of science fiction literature by placing them in a series...

Set in a bleak consumerist society, The Green Millennium follows the disenchanted Phil Gish as he navigates a world dominated by conformity, surveillance, and hollow pleasures. When he encounters a radiant green cat, his reality shifts-and so does the attention of secretive government agencies,...

What if Ayrton Senna had survived his Imola 1994 accident? What if Gilles Villeneuve hadn't died at Zolder in 1982? What if Stirling Moss hadn't crashed at Goodwood in 1962? What if Alberto Ascari had survived his 1955 testing-accident at Monza? This book explores...

Ever wonder what happened to the rest of the tea party when the saucers went off into space? Here's your chance to find out! What would it be like to go to a club where you could buy an injection of sexiness? To grow...

EVAN STYLES is just an ordinary man. Like the rest of the human race, he exists on Earth, a solitary planet, insignificant in the vast gulf of space. Until now! The events which are to unfold will change the lives of every human being...

Imagine a world where technology has advanced to a point where it is indistinguishable from magic. A few muttered commands from a person and the nanobots in the air come alive and begin constructing or destructing whatever the user wills. Now, the nanobots have...

What happens when Russ, a mercenary politico, teams up with a tech billionaire and his army of geeks to build and run an AI for President? And what happens when it's not just some generic AI chatbot but Abraham Lincoln, digitally resurrected from the...

Chaos. World at war. The World Council of Presidents decreed: A. Delete homelessness. B. Erase garbage dumps. C. Erase prisons. D. Plant gardens in deleted garbage jumps and prisons. E. Make Ashtonville a farm and prepare the Gann Spaceship to receive its 500,000 citizens....

In the seven years since leaving their scavenger planet homeworld with the synchronists, Meri has made a good life for themself in the merchant corps. They like the work, they're figuring out a situationship with way-out-of-their-league diplomat Xavia Tane, and they've made friends among...

Are you prepared for the toll your dreams will take? If you were truly able to make yourself a better life, would you be able to go through all the suffering your dream requires to be realized?In a world of knights and magic, winged...

As earth's new civilization expands and colonizes nearby star systems, a teenage earth girl (Bobbett) comes of age. She is born into an extremely wealthy, albeit psychic family. In this regard, Bobbett must learn to navigate between two opposing worlds: the world of being...

In ESP Pawn Chronicles, author Mike Diaz delivers a thrilling anthology reminiscent of Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, and Amazing Stories. With each pawnshop item holding a captivating backstory of its own, Diaz expertly blends genres to keep readers engaged and craving more. From ancient...