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Cory needs the past to be forgotten. Portia needs to uncover what has been hidden, and Cory needs the work she's offering.'Soft Dim Skies' is a spare and gradual exploration into the unknown, on the most mysterious moon in the Solar System.

Her request for a custom statue of Sailor Moon was just their first step together. Luke Moore worked part time in Plant Operations at Hatch Municipal Hospital keeping the gadgets running, but it was his hobbies that defined him. He made ends meet by selling 3D-printed art at comic cons, and then tinkering with whatever else his skills with the software and the printers allowed him to make. Anna Bushnell, a nurse at the same hospital, was a cosplayer and her off-duty hobby was her streaming video channel Anna and the Fantastic. Then when this garage inventor's tinkering at the edge of perceptible physics left him in urgent need of a nurse, Anna was the only person he could trust. Luke's new discovery had the potential to change the world, but only if Anna could make everyone want to watch as the couple forced the world to believe the impossible in the most spectacular way!<BR>

"Older fans will admire [Burstein's] dedication to remembering and honoring the past." -Publisher's Weekly<BR>The award-nominated stories in this collection will bring memories of the future flooding back. Two new stories and all-new afterwords enliven the past with a touch of the present and that which is yet to come. You don't need a collection of antique spaceships or a carefully calibrated time machine to share the memories of the final Holocaust survivor.<BR>You don't have to jump through the gate between universes in search of a lost friend. All you have to do is open your eyes.<BR>You'll remember the future.<BR>The future remembers you.

A post-apocalyptic novel of the end of humanity.Our extinction is inevitable.Not through some random apocalyptic event, but by the natural decline of the human swarm until its eventual demise. So says entropy in the second law of thermodynamics.Bill Bartles is one of the manifold data washers from the Department of Receipt and Organization of New Content, or DRONC as they prefer to be called. His purpose? Locate new information, clean it up, and add it to the Infinity Drive. Or as he often quips: Find all the knowledge ever created by mankind, strip out the crap, and save it to a little black box, no bigger than a shoebox. That's his brief, simple and sweet.Bartles has it all: a captivating companion, an inner-city apartment mid-way up the tall-tower, and an imminent promotion. For him, life is great-except for his obsession with entropy and its promise that nothing lasts forever.When he digs too deep into the forbidden archives of Aleph-1-the avant-garde CPU that controls the Infinity Drive-Bartles' perfect life is shattered, plunging him into an unrecognizable world of blood-red wastelands, empty mega-cities, and receding oceans. A dangerous place inhabited by new apex predators, where the remnants of humanity struggle on the brink of extinction.Now, locked in the fight of our lives against entropy, Bill Bartles must decide if saving the last of humanity is worth losing the Infinity Drive, and with it, all the knowledge of mankind ...In this stunning debut novel, McGinty brings us science-fiction at its best. Set against an ominous backdrop of desolation and decay, ENTROPY asks the question: with every trivial moment of our time here saved to file, can the human condition continue long after we're gone?Themes: hard science fiction, AI, technology, dystopian, apocalyptic, dying Earth, end-of-humanityRating: 18+ adult concepts, mild language, mild sexual references, moderate violence and gore

The world needs saving, again.Xander and Jameson thought they'd fulfilled their destiny when they brought the worlds of Oberon and Titania back together, but their short-lived moment of triumph is over.Reunification has thrown the world into chaos. A great storm ravaged Xander's kingdom of Gaelan, leaving the winged skythane people struggling to survive. Their old enemy, Obercorp, is biding its time, waiting to strike. And to the north, a dangerous new adversary gathers strength, while an unexpected ally awaits them. In the midst of it all, Xander's ex Alix returns, and Xander and Jameson discover that their love for each other may have been drug-induced.Are they truly destined for each other, or is what they feel artificial? And can they face an even greater challenge when their world needs them most?

Sarah Shannon is a scientist working at the cutting edge of black hole research. She is also a woman seeking to cope with the impending death of her wife, Rhona, the love of her life. Unable to come to terms with this inevitable loss, she has embarked on an affair with her work colleague, Akshai; and that's only the start of things getting complicated.Something has gone wrong with Sarah and Akshai's ground-breaking simulations of black holes. When they are able to correct the errors the system abandons their simulations, instead spitting out equations as if demanding a response. When they answer, the system takes over their lab and starts to transform their equipment - forcing them to flee. They are left suspecting the impossible: First Contact.As Sarah's employer steps in and seeks to take control, she risks losing access to her own work. Worse still, when they fled the lab she and Akshai had to leave Rhona behind, and Sarah will do whatever it takes to get her back.

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In the Mind's Eye is basically a fictional adult serial murder mystery. But, there is a science fiction twist in the narrative. Please keep in mind that the science fiction of today could become the accepted science of tomorrow. Alicia Guthrie is the first female victim of the so-called Dogtown Killer. Alicia's father decides to have her cryogenically interred after her death. During her 38 years in a semi-frozen state, techno-logy has progressed to allow Alicia the chance of revival. Modern medical science has also provided the opportunity to repair her wounds, and tap into her long-term memory. This will possibly lead to the identification of her own murderer. He, however, has no plan to be so easily discovered. In the course of the decades-long serial murder investigation, three areas of science and science fiction are explored. You must read beyond the initial serial killings to fully understand my novel. Thank you for your consideration. William Becker

The world has recovered from COVID-19, but a new danger soon arises: it is the outbreak of what could potentially be an even more deadly virus.To almost everyone, the situation seems tragic but innocent. However, is there something more sinister at play? A few people certainly believe so. Two top medical scientists have disappeared. They may hold the key to helping the world understand what is really going on with this new virus.Now, British secret agent Smith and FBI agent Jennifer Barnes-who is attempting to avoid arrest herself-race to find the missing scientists before it is too late, with hackers, the dark web, and a high-risk naval confrontation all coming into play.

The inventor of the world's first teleportation device has been savagely murdered, and Global Inspector Burt Campbell is tasked to uncover who killed the infamous scientist.As he delves deeper into the case, strange things begin to happen. Spirits seem to be controlling deadly objects to viciously attack him, and according to the teleporter computer, the spirits are taking orders straight from the inventor's ghost.The only person with answers is the inventor's beautiful assistant, Penelope Preston... but she has secrets of her own.

The science fiction novel by author Tom Godwin was first published in 1958 under the title The Survivors. It was later published in 1960 under the title Space Prison. The novel is an expansion of Godwin's story "Too Soon to Die" which first appeared in the magazine Venture.<BR>A ship heading from Earth to Athena, a planet 500 light years away, is suddenly attacked by the Gerns, an alien empire in its expansion phase. People aboard are divided by the invaders into Acceptables and Rejects. The Acceptables would become slave labor for the Gerns on Athena, and the Rejects are forced ashore on the nearest 'Earth-like' planet, called Ragnarok. The Gerns say they will return for the Rejects, but the Rejects quickly realise that that isn't going to happen...

What if Aliens invaded and humankind had forgotten how to fight? Delta-Mike is military science fiction. It is book two of the Knife Soldier chronicles following Frank Farrell, a twentieth and twenty first century police officer that is a reluctant time traveler. He is marooned six hundred years in his future by a botched physics experiment up-time. He arrived not only out of his time, but mysteriously forty years younger, and at the same time as an alien invasion of the United Worlds of Earth. The deeply pacifist union of One hundred human worlds around the galaxy in a situation Frank quickly realized they are unready to cope with or expel the invaders. Frank's origin is a guarded secret by the UWE galactic government and he finds himself enlisted n the galactic marines. Now, over two years into the war that has spanned seven worlds so far, Frank is a battalion commander still trying to destroy Delta-Mike any way he can. He now faces some of the most vicious fighting to date in his effort to save humanity.

A fresh start, a queer social liberal dream, and a planet that wants to kill you.Carving out a life on Mars is no easy feat. With Earth in the throes of a devastating pandemic, autistic scientist Devon and her fellow colonists are faced with the momentous task of establishing a new society - one that learns from the past and prioritises sustainability over short-term gain.Noble aspirations are easier said than done, though - especially when the entire planet wants to kill you. Grappling with the realities of human nature and with their batteries slowly dying, the colony's 150 women and 10 men must overcome their differences to create a lasting community.But things aren't always what they seem and maybe the colonists aren't as alone as they thought...Perfect for fans of Mary Robinette Kowal's 'Lady Astronaut' series and the writing styles of Robert J. Sawyer and Becky Chambers. This thought-provoking sci-fi novel blends classic science fiction ideas with neurodiverse and LGBTQIA+ themes.

Braxton Thorpe has discovered a threat to the entire Solar System, but he has a problem: he's dead.Frozen at death, he awakens to find himself uploaded into an electronic matrix. Exploring beyond the matrix and the larger GlobalNet, he discovers the Oort, a distributed electronic entity older than humanity, with an unnerving secret: aliens wiped out nearly all life on Earth once, and are coming back to do it again.The mathematical entity that is Thorpe has to find a way to convince humans of the threat, and in time to do something about it. But how, and what?If you've read Niven's "A World Out of Time" or Taylor's "We Are Legion," the opening of "Icicle" will only "seem" familiar. Buckle up for a wild ride; you ain't seen nothing.

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