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During this scary time of global pandemics and economic uncertainty we thought it a good idea to offer this collection of stories to hopefully brighten your day a little and give you optimism for the future. We truly hope you enjoy these wonderfully funny, fun, and entertaining stories.
In this collection you will read about a young girl who gives chase to a flying saucer only to discover an amazing... [click here for more] |
53rd Street Publishing |
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Explore Aconyte’s world expanding fiction of 2021 with the opening excerpts from the epic fantasy realms of Descent: Legends of the Dark, undead horrors in Zombicide, the eldritch adventure of Arkham Horror, and space exploration from Terraforming Mars. Mask of Silver by Rosemary Jones – A movie director shoots his silent horror masterpiece... [click here for more] |
Aconyte Books |
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Start reading Aconyte’s extraordinary Marvel prose novels of Super Hero adventures now, including Dr Doom, Domino, the champions of Asgard, and the mutants of Xavier’s Institute. Five astounding tales of action and adventure featuring some of Marvel’s most remarkable heroes and villains. Read the opening chapters for free from the following novels: Domino: Strays by Tristan Palmgren:... [click here for more] |
Aconyte Books |
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Delve into Aconyte’s stunning Marvel prose novels of Super Hero adventures, featuring Valkyrie and Lady Sif, Elsa Bloodstone, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Dark Avengers, and the mutants of Xavier’s Institute. Read the opening chapters for free from the following novels: Xavier’s Institute: First Team by Robbie MacNiven – Marvel’s mutant heroes return when a remarkable... [click here for more] |
Aconyte Books |
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In the aftermath of a battle a ship drifts helplessly in space. Is the strange new warship they were fighting still out there? Will it come back for them? Commander Johnson faces a desperate race to get her destroyer back into action and save her crew.
"If you liked Alien, you'll love Independence." "I would recommend this to anyone looking for a deep science fiction story. It... [click here for more] |
Alasdair Shaw |
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When a down on his luck, old-school gamer, wakes up in a daze on a foreign stage. He realizes he’s about to be forced to fight to the death in an online battle arena of Ortem’s most popular virtual reality game. A battle where only one group can survive. It’s life or death. There are no respawns. He has a chance to escape but realizes Ortem’s corporate goons have also caught his sister. Determined... [click here for more] |
Alex Maven |
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Return to The Superhero's Son universe ...
As the children of an infamous supervillain, Bait and Switch find themselves ostracized and isolated from their peers in the superhero school they attend. Even many of their teachers distrust them on the basis of their parentage.
Switch wants to leave the Academy and break their supervillain mother out of prison, while Bait sees the Academy... [click here for more] |
Annulus Publishing |
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After a year of fighting villains as the superhero Bolt, Kevin Jason must now deal with integrating his newly-rescued twin brother into the Young Neos, as well as think about his future career as a superhero. Things become more complicated, however, when Kevin's brother is kidnapped by a mysterious new team of supervillains whose motives are unknown but whose actions could spell the end of his brother's... [click here for more] |
Annulus Publishing |
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As adventurers of the grand cosmos, Mr. Jason Space and Captain Helena Galaxy seek to discover new worlds and new adventures and to have fun while doing it. They will never do paid mercenary work, no matter how good the offer, for they are explorers and not mercenaries. They will complete every mission they undertake, no matter how much trouble it gets them into. And they will never give up, regardless... [click here for more] |
Annulus Publishing |
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In a world where superheroes are a business, sixteen-year-old Alex Fry gets the dream job of teenagers everywhere when he is hired by the famous superhero Rubberman as his sidekick. As Rubberman's sidekick, Alex hopes to not only learn how to use his powers, but also save up enough money to buy his first car before he heads off to college.
But Alex gets more than he bargains for when a powerful supervillain... [click here for more] |
Annulus Publishing |
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When one knight travels to a another world to find his long-lost sister, he is drawn into a conflict deeper than he knows.
With three photographs of his sister as his only clues, Rii, a Knight of Se-Dela, travels to Xeeo, a world of science and technology completely unlike his magical and mystical home world of Dela, where he hopes to reunite with his sister after... [click here for more] |
Annulus Publishing |
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The Superhero's Son returns in a brand new adventure!
Eighteen-year-old Kevin Jason (Bolt) wants respect. Despite saving the world more times then he can count, older superheroes still treat him like a kid. Not helping matters is his own impulsive nature, which gets him into trouble as often as it helps him save lives.
Respect from his fellow superheroes becomes the last thing on... [click here for more] |
Annulus Publishing |
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Seventeen-year-old Kevin Jason starts his first day at his new school by unintentionally punching the local bully through the cafeteria wall. When Kevin's father, a legendary superhero, learns of this, he insists on training Kevin to master his new powers, though Kevin finds his father's training methods a lot less exciting than he thought they were going to be. But Kevin's training takes on new urgency... [click here for more] |
Annulus Publishing |
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Have you met Olesya?
She’s a spy hunter. In a high-tech world of programmed assassins, betrayal and far-reaching conspiracies, Olesya and her team are the last line of defense against a covert organization that will stop at nothing to control the world.
But a new, deadlier enemy is rising.
And they have Olesya in their crosshairs...
If you love conspiracies and covert... [click here for more] |
Anomaly Press |
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One man versus an army.
Can a rogue alchemist turn the tides of war?
The Mongol army is storming China, devastating everything in its path. Their mission: recovery of an artifact with otherworldly powers. Their General will stop at nothing to recover it.
Zhu is an alchemist in the wrong place at the right time.
He has the artifact ... and an assassin’s blade at his throat.
And... [click here for more] |
Anomaly Press |
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Have an eReader? Want to play a game against your friends? Then start your collection of Authorials the Collectable Ebook Game with Noble Heroics!
The Premise: You are an Authorial. You can make the people, places and things in stories come to life in the real world. This gift is not your alone, however. Their are other Authorials in the world, as well. Some want to use their gift... [click here for more] |
AnSR Games |
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A Matt Damon political thriller meets Total Recall action with Avatar otherworldliness. --Ditmar Award winning author Zena Shapter It is the sign of a great story teller when an intricate political landscape can be seamlessly woven into your brain without you ever noticing. I was well and truly hooked. The hierarchies and customs of various alien races are understandably complex but not too... [click here for more] |
Capricornica Publications |
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She’s not your ordinary country girl, even though she might look like one. She casts webs of power, reading the feelings of living beings and telling them what to do. Nobody knows what causes it, least of all her. Her name is Jessica, but most people call her ‘freak’. One fateful day, her ‘web’ connects with a stranger, and stray power causes the plane in which she’s travelling to crash... [click here for more] |
Capricornica Publications |
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No good deed ever goes unpunished.
Meyal Lit has been alone on an orbital for the past six months, analysing the remote planet of Falcin V. It’s a lonely job but, if it means financial security for herself and her family, Meyal is happy to grit her teeth and do it. That is, until a rival exo-geologist on a station on the opposite side of the planet contacts her.
Even though they work for... [click here for more] |
Challis Tower |
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A Rising Fall is the first book in a dystopian trilogy entitled City:aliteraryconcerto. The story starts ten years after the blackout as a group of humans struggling to fight off a conscious famine, try to re-learn empathy to save humanity in an old industrial assembly plant. In 3 days; feigned affection, deception and a black heart will take them further into the repression of their own fears in search... [click here for more] |
CSM Publishing |
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An unconventional take on unconditional love.
a short story by cseanmcgee ... [click here for more] |
CSM Publishing |
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On the eve of a bloody secular coup, an old man will come to terms with his murderous obsessions; but will he ever find peace? ... [click here for more] |
CSM Publishing |
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A cautionary tale of love, mathematics and the innocuous. ... [click here for more] |
CSM Publishing |
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Through the charred wreckage of one man’s philosophy, an adventure into conscious delusion and dark dystopian fantasy begins as the survivors of The Nest find themselves on three paths where each will endeavor to rein their conscious minds to grasp the philosophy of existence and abate the shackles of conscious Famine as they march onwards towards New Utopia. On one path, Marcos, having woken... [click here for more] |
CSM Publishing |
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Eight years ago the December Plague swept through the human population of earth. The Infected were driven mad by the disease, becoming violent and cannibalistic, killing even those closest to them without hesitation. Six years ago, the tiny surviving community of Immune humans found a cure, and the Infected began to wake up and realize what they'd done. And what had been done to them. Over time,... [click here for more] |
Deirdre Gould |
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Ever since a devastating magical war tore apart Ada Fletcher's homeworld, she and her family have lived undercover on the low-magic Earth. Stuck in a dead-end job in London, Ada has spent her life hiding both her true identity and her forbidden magic from the Inter-World Alliance: the organisation that polices the Passages between Earth and its magical neighbours.
At least until a high-ranking Alliance... [click here for more] |
Emma L. Adams |
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This is a story taken from Another Day In Paradise and is a teaser only but a good short story I think...
Available in PDF, Kindle and .epub (Nook) formats ... [click here for more] |
Eric Johnson |
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"A fast-paced story full of thrilling action, exploring the issues of survival and humanity... an incredible journey." How would you survive the Dead Days? Riley Jameson is a regular guy. A little hard-of-luck and going through a rough time at work, but nothing he can't handle. That was before the creatures rose. Feasting on human flesh, their hunger is insatiable.... [click here for more] |
Higher Bank Books |
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The Imperium is a vast human empire spanning hundreds of light years in a distant galaxy. The Imperium encompasses thousands of planets, each teaming with tales of intrigue and adventure.
The Imperium Chronicles Collection includes short stories set against the backdrop of these innumerable worlds. They include people of different social and economic backgrounds, from a wealthy,... [click here for more] |
Imperium Group, LLC |
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The entire future of Sweytian/Mugdaran relations rests on one man's shoulders. That one man, Jake Kavaliro, would really like nothing more than to retire. Unfortunately, while on his last patrol he encounters a Mugdaran determined to restart a war that ended decades before. Now Jake – who's never been known for his skill at diplomacy – has to go and explain what transpired to the Mugdaran... [click here for more] |
J. M. Brink & Shannon Haddock |
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Henry Emerson didn't plan on disobeying orders, stealing an airship, and facing down a savage army of religious fanatics led by a man who believes he's the Prophet reborn. But he's about to. The famous General Gordon is trapped in a city under siege by the Prophet's soldiers. Henry and his friend James, two young officers in Her Majesty's Royal Air Navy, along with the hulking Sikh, Raheem, decide... [click here for more] |
J.P. Medved |
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This sci-fi smorgasbord serves up 9 retro tales inspired by the pulp magazines of the 1920s - 1940s. It drops you into the deco chiseled cities of alternate Americana, airlifts you to exotic locales, then rockets you to the farthest reaches of yesterday’s tomorrows!
Witness the otherworldly genesis of Wild Marjoram in a Chicagoland speakeasy as the violence of the all-female Killdeer... [click here for more] |
John Picha |
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Get ready to explore strange worlds, visit forgotten pasts, and delve into parallel histories. Prepare to encounter an eclectic mix of heroes walking the line between life and death. Duck as Rurik's blade carves demons in the Celtic landscape of dark fantasy. Witness the Dead Reckoner, a battlefield ghost looking for absolution in a weird war tale. Face Nazi occupation of USA with... [click here for more] |
John Picha |
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A coward is not the one who is afraid. It’s what we do about fear that makes the difference. Cadet Draken Kosset is getting ready for his final exam to become an officer of the Manderian Halden. He should focus on the exam, but all he can do is think about the recurring nightmare tormenting his nights since his childhood. Will he be able to pass the test? Join him to find... [click here for more] |
Keyla Damaer |
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A hero's life means death.
Claire never wanted to be a hero. The Aspect Guardians protect the last cities of Earth from the creatures that were left there by their alien ancestors. Remnants of a forgotten civil war. Claire is all too familiar with the alien creatures. They killed her mother, leaving her all alone. But those chosen can't refuse. The Aspect powers embody emotions, and those most... [click here for more] |
L.C. Mawson |
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A short Christmas mystery set in the world of the Cassie Pengear Mysteries. While preparing their tinkering/ haberdashery shop for the Christmas season, Kate and Ada find a body on their doorstep. When Inspector Wainwright is sent to investigate, they start looking into the crime themselves before he can scare away all of their Christmas patrons. A short Christmas mystery of approx. 5000 words ... [click here for more] |
Lisa Anne Nisula |
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Cassie Pengear thought a visit to the carnival would be fun: see some shows, eat some sweets, help her landlady’s nephew decide if the cowboy was real or an actor. But then the cowboy shot the volunteer, and he didn’t get up. Now Cassie has a ten-year-old boy insisting the cowboy isn’t a killer and a landlady insisting she help solve the killing at the carnival. Includes short... [click here for more] |
Lisa Anne Nisula |
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***TALE ONE OF THE SHADE CHRONICLES***
Some killers go unseen…
Shade has grown into Doljinaar's most widely feared assassin. A Dark Elf, trained in the black forests of Jui-Sae, he was once part of an elite caste of assassins known as the Unseen. A tale of pride and villiany, Shade stakes his life and reputation against a powerful crimelord to prove once and for... [click here for more] |
Mirror Images Publishing |
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When Earth’s new spacefaring allies let Humans into their school, Tammy leapt at the chance. Maybe one of these days, she’ll even pass—preferably before her alien friend gets a girlfriend.
a short story of about 3600 words
followed by “Yatorun Transport”
This story comes in 5 different formats:
MOBI - for Kindle e-readers... [click here for more] |
Misti Wolanski |
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All kindness is not wise.
Third’s clutch escaped their home universe years ago, before any of them were old enough to legally take a name and to stop having to risk themselves to keep others alive. She’s still too young for that, and the alternate version of herself that she lives with calls her “Kitten”.
First and Second, the other survivors in her clutch, live... [click here for more] |
Misti Wolanski |
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Step into the Ninth World—and brighten its future with the light of the past
Discover Your Destiny immerses you in the Ninth World, while taking you on a tour of character creation and other key concepts introduced in the forthcoming Numenera Discovery and Numenera Destiny corebooks. This free fiction title focuses on the narrative concepts to help new and experienced... [click here for more] |
Monte Cook Games |
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Fifteen short stories featuring Ghost Dust, Hang Around, Colossus, Suicide Spear, and others.
Hypotenuse: A detective and a witness become acquainted as he investigates the death of one of their neighbors. Colossus: An arctic scientist explores the habitat of the Colossal Squid, and finds a secret even larger than the cagey mollusk. Support: An... [click here for more] |
Nicolas Wilson |
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A Tale of Necessary Evil
This short tale is a free introduction to the world of Necessary Evil written by its creator, Clint Black. It includes a brief setup for the other stories in Wendigo Tales Season Two, as well as cover shots and summaries for the longer episodes.
This zip file contains .epub and .mobi versions. You will need an electronic reader such as Adobe Digital Editions, iBooks, or Kindle,... [click here for more] |
Pinnacle Entertainment |
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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] |
Posthuman Studios |
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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 |
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“Interference” takes place in the Eclipse Phase universe. The story will appears in the Transhuman sourcebook.
This download includes Into the White in ePub, Mobi, and PDF formats.
Please be sure to tick the box that allows us to send you notices about updates -- that way, if we make corrections, you'll get notified about it right away! ... [click here for more] |
Posthuman Studios |
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“Something put a fist full of fractal branching digits through his chest and took apart enough of his vital organs to kill him.”
The mysterious death of a scientist on the TITAN-altered moon Iapetus leads to an investigation of the research station's personnel that eventually reveals one of the moon's dark secrets.
“Into the White” takes place in the Eclipse... [click here for more] |
Posthuman Studios |
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A trio of Firewall agents investigate a criminal racket that turns average citizens into monsters—before extracting their bodily fluids for dubious purposes.
Nostrum takes place in the Eclipse Phase universe. It appears in the Firewall sourcebook, and is the second story in a three part series, following El Destino Verde and followed by Termites in the Framework. The complete... [click here for more] |
Posthuman Studios |
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You can't buy a girl!
But in the year 2214, you can. She can whip you into shape, design your diet, be your personal stylist, and turn you from geek to chic in just one year. After buying a model at Sleeping Beauty Inc. your life will never be the same.
But what will happen when the model Harrison buys isn't exactly what he bargained for? ... [click here for more] |
Stephanie Van Orman |
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On December 10th you will take the helm of Nik's Cavaliers, a new mercenary command on a mission of vengeance that will stretch across the Inner Sphere.
The MechWarrior 5 Origins series of short stories immerses players in the backstories of the most important Cavaliers characters. Dive back into the universe you love and prepare for the coming action of MechWarrior 5!
Sebastian... [click here for more] |
Stonehenge Editorial |
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