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Captain Asimov [MultiFormat]
by Steve Antczak
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 Jeevs, a domestic robot, always took pride in his work, whether he was cleaning up after the family or reading comic books to the children. Ever since he had that nasty fall, though, Jeevs has been acting decidedly strange... 1997
Words: 5500 - Reading Time: 15-22 min.
Category: Humor
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Trips [MultiFormat]
by Robert Silverberg
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Explorer Christopher Cameron has found a way to travel among alternate realities. And he's not sure which is more disturbing--the vast differences, or the startling similarities. 1974
Words: 13000 - Reading Time: 37-52 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Absolutely Inflexible [MultiFormat]
by Robert Silverberg
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Rules were rules, and everybody knew that Bureau Chief Mahler made exceptions for no one. Which turned out to be a shame, because in time travel, what goes around comes around. And around, and around... 1997
Words: 5000 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Time Trap [MultiFormat]
by Charles L. Harness
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The mysterious Mr. Poole showed up just in time to get Jon Troy out of a real jam. But what does he want in return--and why does he know so much about Troy's private life? 1948
Words: 8500 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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O Lyric Love [MultiFormat]
by Charles L. Harness
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His college paper on Browning is literally years late. What's a physicist to do? 1985
Words: 5900 - Reading Time: 16-23 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Tetrahedron [MultiFormat]
by Charles L. Harness
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Time travel was really relatively simple--until the lawyers got involved. But Elizabeth may have found her own way out. 1994
Words: 16800 - Reading Time: 48-67 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Alchemist [MultiFormat]
by Charles L. Harness
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The lab had never successfully synthesized silamine before. Of course, they had never tried chanting at the reactor before. 1966
Words: 20800 - Reading Time: 59-83 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Transit [MultiFormat]
by Stephen Dedman
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She is only passing through--the only female on a world without gender. Her friendship with a youth her own age is opening her eyes to new possibilities, but will it do her any good when she returns to her restrictive society? 1998
Words: 11000 - Reading Time: 31-44 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Time's Change [MultiFormat]
by Barbara Davies
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Dr. Stephen Crowley's time-travel device works perfectly ... in the present. What happens to the technology, though, when it's sent into the past? 1999
Words: 3700 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Esaux's Dilemma [MultiFormat]
by Joe Murphy
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When the issue is survival, what can you do with someone you no longer trust? 1998
Words: 4600 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Highwayman [MultiFormat]
by David B. Riley
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This whimsical short story looks at the lighter side of alien invasion. A single intrepid alien commander has penetrated Earth's defenses and landed undetected. As he ventures out to pillage the unsuspecting Earthlings, he comes to understand how easy this whole invading thing is going to be. There's just one little thing he doesn't realize. 1997
Words: 491 - Reading Time: 1-1 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Lifeboat on a Burning Sea [MultiFormat]
by Bruce Holland Rogers
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This thought-provoking Nebula Award(R) winning story focuses on the use of science to cheat death, and the resulting implications for the nature of life and death, consciousness and identity, and the scope of immortality. The story was adapted to the screen as a Showtime Original Picture in the summer of 2001. 1997 Nebula Award(R) Winner
Words: 9680 - Reading Time: 27-38 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Return to the Planet of the Giant WereHand … [MultiFormat]
by Joe Murphy
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[The full name of this eBook is: "A Truly Factual Account of the Return to the Planet of the Giant WereHand Shadow Puppet People Because They Somehow Escaped and Moved It Closer to Earth, Seriously Threatening The Existence of All Mankind By Convoluting Time, Space, and Plot"] Just in case you hadn't figured it out, "A Truly Factual Account of the Return to the Planet of the Giant WereHand Shadow Puppet People Because They Somehow Escaped and Moved It Closer to Earth, Seriously Threatening the E... more info>> 1995
Words: 2700 - Reading Time: 7-10 min.
Category: Humor
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Summer Solstice [MultiFormat]
by Charles L. Harness
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Khor's ship has been badly damaged, and he must land to make emergency repairs. He's not even sure if the planet supports life, let alone a sufficiently advanced civilization, but he's out of options. The residents of ancient Alexandria--Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans alike--are in for the surprise of their lives. 1984
Words: 16600 - Reading Time: 47-66 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Amendment [MultiFormat]
by Stephen Dedman
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You meet the weirdest people at science fiction conventions... In an alternate reality, a security volunteer named Lee is working a WorldCon in Dallas. He's been asked to keep an eye on a disturbed fan from California, Charlie something-or-other, and his "family" of women. It seems Charlie was accused of a murder a few years back and only barely escaped being sent to prison. But Charlie's not the only one with a colorful past--Lee himself has an interesting history… 1998
Words: 4000 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
Category: Alternate History
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Probable Cause [MultiFormat]
by Charles L. Harness
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Even if telepathy exists, can it be the basis for a search warrant? 1968
Words: 19900 - Reading Time: 56-79 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Lady of Situations [MultiFormat]
by Stephen Dedman
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She was beautiful and mysterious--and she never forgot. It took Elliot a long time to realize what that meant. 1994
Words: 4100 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Schrodinger's Catalyst [MultiFormat]
by Stephen Dedman
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The missing day didn't really worry him at first, and he chalked it up to jet lag. Then he found the gun. 1997
Words: 4496 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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A Ring of Green Fire [MultiFormat]
by Sean McMullen
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"In 1992," writes author Sean McMullen, "the artist Michael Whelan was Guest of Honour at the Australian national convention. As he was about to return home his son became sick, so I called a friend who was a doctor. He diagnosed a fungal infection of the ear, wrote a prescription and cleared him to fly. I later thought that if the fungus had been fluorescent, it might seem as if his thoughts were glowing. I began a story on the theme, but could not develop it into anything interesting. A few mo... more info>> 1994
Words: 7200 - Reading Time: 20-28 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Woodsman [Book 3 of Organic Future] [MultiFormat]
by Thomas A. Easton
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Society has taken an ugly turn in this third volume of the Organic Future series. The reactionary "Engineers" have siezed control, and vow to put an end to all organic technology--and those who created it. Small groups of gengineers and genetically altered humans work frantically to preserve their lives and their technology, but time is running out, and only some of them can be saved... 1992
Words: 97000 - Reading Time: 277-388 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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As Wise as Serpents [MultiFormat]
by Stephen Dedman
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The alien being clearly came from an advanced culture, but she seemed determined not to communicate. What could be causing her strange silence? 1993
Words: 3300 - Reading Time: 9-13 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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