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Her Mother's Secrets [MultiFormat]
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 Violet only had one year of pretty; the year before her boyfriend shot her in the face. She went on to put her life back together and find a man to care for her despite her scars. But now, as an adult, her mother has died and she must arrange the funeral. She had no idea that he would show up at the funeral, and what secrets would be revealed about her mother. (Published: 1999)
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Coolhunting [MultiFormat]
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She was a coolhunter with forty different legal identities. Her job: to drive fads; to find the "next cool thing" five to ten times per week. She was one of the best. Entire corporations rose and fell under her influence. But then some really uncool things start to happen…
Words: 23035 - Reading Time: 65-92 min.
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Cowboy Grace [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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One of this year's Edgar nominees for best short story, "Cowboy Grace" is a tale of a woman who starts a new life, only to be haunted by her old one. (Published: 2003) Edgar Award Nominee
Words: 13457 - Reading Time: 38-53 min.
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Going Native [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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In an age where travel is primarily by teleportation, a reporter must journey the old fashioned way (by train) to report on the annual meeting of a group of luddites who are against the use of teleporters.
Words: 6742 - Reading Time: 19-26 min.
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June Sixteenth at Anna's [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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After his wife dies, Mac finally decides to view the most important day of her life--one that has been recorded, like a live jazz album, in a holographic time-travel memory. (Published: 2003) Asimov's Reader Poll Top Ten Pick
Words: 5044 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
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Millennium Babies [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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It is thirty years since the turn of the second millennium, and University of Wisconsin professor Brooke Cross is approached by a colleague in the sociology department to participate in his study of successful--and unsuccessful--Millennium Babies. Brooke was one of the unsuccessful ones. She was born at five minutes past midnight 2000, and the extra four minutes cost her mother the fame and fortune of having the first baby of the new millenium--and has never let her forget it. As Brooke progress... more info>> (Published: 2000) Hugo Award Winner, Locus Poll Award Nominee, Asimov's Reader's Choice Award Nominee
Words: 14098 - Reading Time: 40-56 min.
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Monuments to the Dead [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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A reporter is sent to cover an amazing story: something inexplicable has happened to Mount Rushmore. This story contains enlightening perspectives on how Lakota Native Americans view the carved mountain. Year's Best Fantasy Selection
Words: 6715 - Reading Time: 19-26 min.
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Phantom [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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The Dixon theater is haunted, not just by a vengeful ghosts, but by its own past. On this night, when everyone comes together for the concert of the year, secrets will be revealed and long-hidden terrors will rise up to destroy everything.
(Published: 1989) Bram Stoker Award Recommendation
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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Double Helix Omnibus [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by John Gregory Betancourt, Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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 This Omnibus collection contains the six Double Helix novels: Infection (#51); Vectors (#52); Red Sector (#53); Quarantine; (#54) Double or Nothing (#55); The First Virtue (#56). Double Helix is the story of the Federation's hardest battle yet--a decades-long war against bio-terrorism. Like a strand of mutating DNA, a deadly conspiracy winds its way through the Alpha Quadrant, even as it stretches across several years of Starfleet history. This special omnibus volume contains the entire bestsell... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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The Silence [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Written long before the TV series Cold Case, "The Silence" is the ultimate cold case stories. New York City has gone fifteen days without a homocide, and the detectives decide to close their most interesting--and difficult--homocide cases. But are all these strange cases and the lack of murders in the city connected? Or is that simply a science fiction fantasy brought on by coincidence? (Published: 2000) Year's 25 Best Mystery and Crime Stories
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After the Fall [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Pete hates dogs. But one afternoon, while hiking, he falls down the side of a cliff. Will he live or die? It all depends on ... dogs. (Published: 2004)
Words: 9270 - Reading Time: 26-37 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Echea [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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A couple decides to adopt a starving refugee child from a war-torn city. The unusual thing is that the war-torn city happens to be on the moon. Nebula Award(R) Nominee, Locus Poll Award Nominee, HOMer Award Winner, Asimov's Reader's Choice Award Winner, Hugo Award Nominee, Sturgeon Award Nominee
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Fast Cars [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Carren and her four best friends in high school perform a risky experiment with their biochemistry project ... on themselves. (Published: 1989) Nebula Award(R) Nominee
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Harvest [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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This quiet fantasy about family, quilts, and secrets passed down through generations is one of Kristine Kathryn Rusch's most popular stories. First published in Amazing Stories, "Harvest" was later chosen for the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. (Published: 1990)
Words: 4343 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Results [MultiFormat]
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An engaged couple undergoes extensive genetic testing to ensure that their progeny will be above average. Short story that poignantly explores issues of genetic testing, parenthood, and issues that society will soon face.
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Stille Nacht [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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A single mother tries to make a nice Christmas for her daughters (Published: 2004)
Words: 1865 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Mainstream
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Trains [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Silas appears to play his banjo only for those who need him most; Corrine can see him play for others--but when will it be her turn? (Published: 1990) Year's Best Science Fiction Selection
Words: 2700 - Reading Time: 7-10 min.
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A Time for Every Purpose [MultiFormat]
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Time Force homocide detective Mike Shaunessy travels back to 1994 to prevent Ray Rothke from committing the first of his 25 murders. Mike knows that if the first crime is prevented, the others usually are too ... and maybe his daughter will be waiting for him when he returns. (Published: 1990) Nebula Award(R) Nominee, Year's 25 Best Mystery and Crime Stories
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Alien Influences [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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The second in a series of stories that eventually became the Arthur C. Clarke nominated novel, Alien Influences. The other stories are "Dancers Like Children," and "Glass Walls."
(Published: 1992)
Words: 9669 - Reading Time: 27-38 min.
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Blood Trail [MultiFormat]
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Detective Wheldon has the opportunity to go into the past to solve a murder. The catch: He cannot change time. All he can do is observe. Is he strong enough to watch the victim die a second time? And will this really help him catch a killer? (Published: 2001)
Words: 10292 - Reading Time: 29-41 min.
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Burial Detail [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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In the shadow of the American Civil War, a freed slave is trying to earn money by burying the dead at Cold Harbor ... and hides a secret that makes his burial detail one of the most horrible jobs of his life. (Published: 2000)
Words: 3315 - Reading Time: 9-13 min.
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Cat Nap [MultiFormat]
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Mr. Triwell found the cat, Missy, on the beach, obviously abandoned by her former owners. But when the owners returned to the beachfront town nearly a year later, they want their cat back. Missy doesn't want to leave--and she has some secrets of her own. (Published: 2003)
Words: 5078 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
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Chimera [MultiFormat]
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Gen lost her entire life in an accident. More importantly, she lost her son Dar. Now she's trying to rebuild. Her psychologist assigns her a chimera--an animal genetically mutated for science, but removed from its experimental roots. Gen and the chimera discover healing--together. (Published: 2000)
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Collateral Damage [MultiFormat]
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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In a world where children learn about war so that they won't fight each other, the man who teaches children about war commits an atrocity of his own. Only it's not like any atrocity you'd ever expect... (Published: 2004)
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Dancers Like Children [MultiFormat]
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The first in a series of stories that eventually became the Arthur C. Clarke nominated novel, Alien Influences. The other stories are "Alien Influences," and "Glass Walls." (Published: 1991)
Words: 15149 - Reading Time: 43-60 min.
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