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Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories

Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories


Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories is Tobias S. Buckell's seventh short fiction collection and is comprised of 15 stories, several of which are original to the collection or were previously only available through his Patreon. This collection ranges from galactic adventures to intimate explorations of humanity—sometimes in the same story—rich with a sense of wonder and deft...   [click here for more]
Apex Book Company  $6.99

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Lockout

Lockout


Alone in a new city, far from friends and family, Jackie's only real human contact is her neighbor: Connor, a troubled young man with six figures' worth of military hardware grafted onto his body. As Jackie and Connor bond over their efforts to jailbreak Connor's mechanical arm, Jackie discovers her old life isn't quite done with her yet. You'll receive EPUB, MOBI, and PDF versions of this book....   [click here for more]
Kit Walker  Pay What You Want

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A Christmas Dinner with the Man in the Moon

A Christmas Dinner with the Man in the Moon


“All aboard for the Moon!” This good-natured early science fiction story describes a near future where humanity coexists with people from other worlds and postulates regular flights between the Earth and the Moon and technological advances like breathing devices that use solid pellets of compressed oxygen. It is a fun and thought-provoking read that will resonate with fans of Victorian-era stories,...   [click here for more]
Skirmisher Publishing  $0.99

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J Alan Erwine's Tales of Space Exploration and Discovery

J Alan Erwine's Tales of Space Exploration and Discovery


For decades, J Alan Erwine has been writing stories about space exploration and discovery...now all of those stories are gathered into one massive tome. Travel the far reaches of space, or explore the solar system with him. Some of the stories are dark, some are optimistic, but all of them are uniquely his. This collection also features the first four stories in Erwine's Solar Federation Series. ...   [click here for more]
J Alan Erwine  $3.99

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Eclipse Phase: El Destino Verde (Part 1)

Eclipse Phase: El Destino Verde (Part 1)


Jake Carter’s hunt for his missing sentinel had taken him, by buggy and by mesh, in a wide arc around the Titan Quarantine Zone. Bobdog LaGrange had been missing for three days, and the trail Bobdog’d had his nose on wasn’t one that led anyplace good.   The disappearance of a neo-bonobo Firewall sentinel leads to a disturbing criminal operation and a potential...   [click here for more]
Posthuman Studios   FREE 

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Eclipse Phase: An Infinite Horizon

Eclipse Phase: An Infinite Horizon


I don’t know what happened on this world, but whatever the future holds, if we stand together, I believe transhumanity can face it.   A young Martian joins a group of gatecrashers sent to investigate the sudden silence from a remote anarchist exoplanet research station and encounters an unexpected threat. “An Infinite Horizon” takes place in the Eclipse Phase tabletop...   [click here for more]
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Eclipse Phase: Melt

Eclipse Phase: Melt


This version of Melt contains 3 files for different electronic book readers: ePub, PDF, and MOBI (Amazon Kindle) format. It won't sync wirelessly to your Kindle, though; you'll need to connect it via USB and drag it over. "It’s simple, really, to wind up on the winning side when you’ve created the winner. And the loser." The political chess match between the dominant Planetary Consortium...   [click here for more]
Posthuman Studios   FREE 

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The Disturbance Fiction Collection

The Disturbance Fiction Collection


This collection brings together the current stories set on The Disturbance Timeline: an outline of the next 2000 years of human history. Contains five short stories, two novellas, and two novels. This is Volume 1. Volume 2 will be a thing once there's more material finished on the timeline in a couple years. Contains: Prison Planet-A failed interview that has the ultimate price. Chipped-Robert...   [click here for more]
Ephiroll Productions  $5.99

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Digital Consciousness - a Short Science Fiction

Digital Consciousness - a Short Science Fiction


In her short science fiction story "Digital Consciousness", Rianna explores a choice many of us may face. Given near immortality by advanced technology, what does it mean to be human? As we invent technology that can repair our bodies, simulate our brains, and allow us to plug ourselves into our computers at an ever-increasing degree, where is the line between artificial and human intelligence? Dare...   [click here for more]
Rianna Stahl  $1.00

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Fade To Grey

Fade To Grey


How do you repair a dead planet? Maintenance Bot M-3 was always proud of the smooth and reliable operation of the starships it maintained, as they roamed the galaxy searching for life on unexplored worlds. It lived for the desperate struggle against the forces of chaos and decay, fighting against time to complete repairs before disaster struck. But this job may be beyond even its capabilities....   [click here for more]
Banchixi Media  $2.99

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Thousand Tales: Extra Lives

Thousand Tales: Extra Lives


Virtual World, Real Ambition The game "Thousand Tales" offers exciting features: the first true artificial intelligence, and for some players, the chance to have their brains permanently "uploaded" into its virtual world. Uploading offers ultimate luxury for the rich, survival for the dying, a haven for criminals -- and for everyone, the chance to change and learn and make new things....   [click here for more]
Kris Schnee  Pay What You Want

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~GEBB 13 – A Caffeinated Cure~

~GEBB 13 – A Caffeinated Cure~


"Leave the coffee." An extraterrestrial presence is real, and the agents of an interplanetary Consortium monitor us from sites hidden throughout the world. All the while they watch humanity strip mine its planet to fuel the growth of populations and economies. If there is a plan to avert environmental and social disaster, the aliens operating out of a subterranean base in...   [click here for more]
Skirmisher Publishing  $0.50

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The Three Quarters Eaten Dessert

The Three Quarters Eaten Dessert


Bertha and Alfred, married for twenty years, enjoy a truly science fictional life in the twenty-first century. But in spite of all the technological marvels surrounding them, an argument about sharing a dessert at an upscale restaurant escalates and threatens their friendship with their neighbours, the Hoppenstedts. This parodistic piece is a mundane short story of 6000 words or approximately...   [click here for more]
Pegasus Pulp Publishing  $0.99

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The Tinsel-Free Christmas Tree

The Tinsel-Free Christmas Tree


Bertha and Alfred, married for twenty years, enjoy a truly science fictional life in the twenty-first century. But in spite of all the technological marvels surrounding them, an argument about how to decorate the Christmas tree escalates and threatens their marriage. This parodistic piece is a mundane short story of 2900 words or approximately 12 print pages, written in the style of science fiction’s...   [click here for more]
Pegasus Pulp Publishing  $0.99

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The Faulty Television Receiver

The Faulty Television Receiver


Bertha and Alfred, married for twenty years, enjoy a truly science fictional life in the twenty-first century. But in spite of all the technological marvels surrounding them, a faulty television receiver can still lead to argument and cause them to examine their marriage. This parodistic piece is a mundane short story of 4100 words, written in the style of science fiction's "golden age"...   [click here for more]
Pegasus Pulp Publishing  $0.99

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The Four and a Half Minute Boiled Egg

The Four and a Half Minute Boiled Egg


Bertha and Alfred, married for twenty years, enjoy a truly science fictional life in the twenty-first century. But in spite of all the technological marvels surrounding them, an argument at the breakfast table about egg boiling times escalates and threatens to end their marriage. This parodistic piece is a mundane short story of 3500 words, written in the style of science fiction's "golden...   [click here for more]
Pegasus Pulp Publishing  $0.99

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Somnambulist

Somnambulist


He was a sleepwalker, a contract killer under an electronic spell. A deniable asset even to himself, he was perfectly comfortable being a puppet for powers unknown to him until one of his assignments took a nasty turn. Suddenly he was thrust into wakefulness in the middle of a job and the weight of his conscience crashed down on him. It shouldn't have happened, but he came to know too much to ever...   [click here for more]
Dave Graffam Models  $0.95 $0.55

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...whatever...

...whatever...


Stories: Midnight Run (2004)-A Halloween themed epic poem. Spirit Night (2007)-A Civil War era werewolf story. Prison Planet (2010)-A failed job interview. The Pendant (2010)-A vampire story set in Louisville, Ky. Prologue to 'The Hunt'. Raining Tears (2014)-An urban myth retelling about cursed artwork. One Vote (2014)-Marvin finds out how much his vote counts. Something This Way Flutters (2014)-Beware...   [click here for more]
Ephiroll Productions  $0.99

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Alfred and Bertha's Marvellous 21st Century Life [BUNDLE]

Alfred and Bertha's Marvellous 21st Century Life [BUNDLE]


This special bundle product contains the following titles. The Faulty Television Receiver Regular price: $0.99 Bundle price: $0.50 Format: Multiple File Formats Bertha and Alfred, married for twenty years, enjoy a truly science fictional life in the twenty-first century. But in spite of all the technological marvels surrounding them, a faulty television receiver...   [click here for more]
Pegasus Pulp Publishing  $3.96 $1.99

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Chaos In The Eye Of God

Chaos In The Eye Of God


A physics teacher tries to reach his students but behind their eyes all he sees is chaos. ...   [click here for more]
MiniZines   FREE 

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Federation News Service stardate 1104.2

Federation News Service stardate 1104.2


Our science-fiction game Regime Change II's newspaper. We believe roleplayers and wargamers alike will enjoy reading it, if only to gather ideas for scenarios or just because it's a good read! More will be published to allow you to follow the various story threads, and many earlier issues are already to be found here! ...   [click here for more]
AGEMA  $0.75

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Final Contact

Final Contact


Ever wondered where the aliens are? Bill is sure they don't exist, but after centuries searching the galaxy for any sign of intelligent life, I'm not about to give up yet. I've just received this hot tip from a gang of Luddites out near M15. Hot enough that even Bill has chosen to join me to for my final attempt to prove him wrong... A 4,000 word (approx 20 pages) science fiction short story. ...   [click here for more]
Banchixi Media  $1.99

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Flying Kite, Crashing Ship

Flying Kite, Crashing Ship


Crashing Time Ship.   The Space Commission hot on her trail. French spies and flying kites.    For Dr. Sally Pescan, this can’t be good.   ...   [click here for more]
MuseItUp Publishing  $2.50

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Infestation

Infestation


Army Sargent Rhea Griffin has a bug problem. Three years ago, alien insects the size of cars landed on earth and began eating every scrap of metal they could find. They drove humanity out of their cities and the collateral damage wiped out most major population centers. Now Rhea and their squad survive in the woods, cutting out a place for humans in a Roach-occupied planet. Their Captain has a new...   [click here for more]
Tami Veldura  $2.99

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Micky Maus

Micky Maus


Now a major motion picture released on BluRay and DVD soon... Come read where it all began. A ronin team has been sent to Terran Cells to extract a desperate research subject. They will face Terra Corporation with bravery and skill against enemy soldiers and robotics and may not survive. Will they get her out? One person is that important. ...   [click here for more]
Warpunk Studio  $0.99

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Pimm's Body Shop

Pimm's Body Shop


Meet Leland Bicks, recently released from Oregon State Prison after serving twenty years for a double murder. A man with no future. Today, Mr. Bicks finds himself in Pimm's, a curio shop filled with a eclectic mix of magic and the occult where he meets Skip Pimm who offers Bicks a new life free from his past. A tale that asks the question, "Does every man deserve a second chance?" ...   [click here for more]
53rd Street Publishing  $1.99

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Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry


"A great choice for anyone who loves science fiction that asks hard questions about sentience and what it really means to make ethical choices." Long and Short Reviews Artificial intelligence. AI. The spark that brings about the robot apocalypse. In fiction, AIs always have weaknesses: they're vulnerable to logical paradoxes, back door viruses and pesky EMP blasts. Real AIs would have no such...   [click here for more]
Thinking Ink Press  $0.99

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Space Sushi

Space Sushi


Mura is a Hornet soldier: aggressive, highly-trained, trigger-happy. Does not play well with others. She’s a tank—meant to charge into battle at the front and plow a hole through anything in her way. When the Hornets are pointed at a ship smuggling stolen goods, she leads the way, but what they encounter in the cargo hold is something entirely new. It’s probably not smart to shoot the alien,...   [click here for more]
Tami Veldura  $2.99

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Stuck at the Edge

Stuck at the Edge


Captain Jamieson and the crew of the SFS Lincoln have been sentenced to patrol duty in the Kuiper Belt after failing a mission that they had no chance of succeeding at. Now, as morale plunges on the ship, the young Ensign Al-Afadil makes a discovery that won’t only change the fortunes of the crew, but will forever change everything humanity knows about itself. ...   [click here for more]
J Alan Erwine  $0.99

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The Last Flight Of The Hornets

The Last Flight Of The Hornets


This story starts at the end. The Hornets have fought for their country, each other, and for their lives. They stand on the final hill, awaiting the last battle they’ll ever see. They brace against an enemy that will overwhelm them in both numbers and firepower. They have nano tech, grenades, and bullets enough to make the enemy bleed. They will not come out of this fight alive. But for five minutes,...   [click here for more]
Tami Veldura  $2.99

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Welcome To The Future

Welcome To The Future


No-one expects to find alien life in NGC 2419. But when the first probes encounter a dirty, industrial planet somewhere no human has gone, the race is on to be the first to welcome its inhabitants into the galactic community. Will it be two poker-playing starships, or The Future, for whom pretension is a vocation, not just a way of life? A 5,500 word (approx 22 pages) science fiction first...   [click here for more]
Banchixi Media  $1.99

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~ GEBB 114 – A Lienzo Smackdown ~

~ GEBB 114 – A Lienzo Smackdown ~


No Words Necessary!  An extraterrestrial presence is real, and the agents of an interplanetary Consortium monitor us from sites hidden throughout the world. All the while they watch humanity strip mine its planet to fuel the growth of populations and economies. If there is a plan to avert environmental and social disaster, the aliens operating out of a subterranean base...   [click here for more]
Skirmisher Publishing  $0.50

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~GEBB 113 – Mano a 'Mandra~

~GEBB 113 – Mano a 'Mandra~


"It's TIME!" An extraterrestrial presence is real, and the agents of an interplanetary Consortium monitor us from sites hidden throughout the world. All the while they watch humanity strip mine its planet to fuel the growth of populations and economies. If there is a plan to avert environmental and social disaster, the aliens operating out of a subterranean base in Antarctica didn't...   [click here for more]
Skirmisher Publishing  $0.50

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~GEBB 14 – Heightened Expectations~

~GEBB 14 – Heightened Expectations~


An extraterrestrial presence is real, and the agents of an interplanetary Consortium monitor us from sites hidden throughout the world. All the while they watch humanity strip mine its planet to fuel the growth of populations and economies. If there is a plan to avert environmental and social disaster, the aliens operating out of a subterranean base in Antarctica didn't get the memo. As much as some...   [click here for more]
Skirmisher Publishing  $0.50

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~GEBB 15 – Very Important Personnel~

~GEBB 15 – Very Important Personnel~


"F*** that noise!"  An extraterrestrial presence is real, and the agents of an interplanetary Consortium monitor us from sites hidden throughout the world. All the while they watch humanity strip mine its planet to fuel the growth of populations and economies. If there is a plan to avert environmental and social disaster, the aliens operating out of a subterranean base in Antarctica...   [click here for more]
Skirmisher Publishing  $0.50

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