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His Hands Pass Like Clouds [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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Every town has its oddballs, but Uncle Joe is in a class all his own. 2000
Words: 7786 - Reading Time: 22-31 min.
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Sidehunter [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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Parson's Planet is probably the deadliest inhabitable world known to humanity. What kind of person would you send in to investigate the mysterious near-extinction of a major alien species? 2002
Words: 19990 - Reading Time: 57-79 min.
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Standing Firm on the Pipette Line [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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When Boston sanitation workers go on strike, it makes a real problem for Boston. But what's a major supposed to do when those workers happen to be rats with a hidden agenda? 2001
Words: 10996 - Reading Time: 31-43 min.
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Layna's Mirror [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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Could there be a connection between the Horn of Plenty, yetis, and Thor's hammer? The heart and heights of Nepal hold some strange answers--and an even stranger love story. 2003 AnLab Award Winner
Words: 20373 - Reading Time: 58-81 min.
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Of Kings, Queens, and Angels [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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How could you win a poker game against an opponent capable of seeing your cards clairvoyantly, and stacking the deck telekinetically? A trip on the ultimate luxury ship, with an impossible challenge.... 2005
Words: 15277 - Reading Time: 43-61 min.
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The Ghost Within [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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A small-town private investigator confronts the weirdest case of his life and a different kind of invasion. [Author's comment: Don't be surprised to see the two investigators in this tale appear again. The little town of Boon contains more than one major mystery!] 2004
Words: 13697 - Reading Time: 39-54 min.
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Viewschool [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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In a classroom a large step beyond virtual reality, a dedicated teacher is assigned five teenaged students too dysfunctional to attend any normal school. How fast the teacher learns will be a matter of life and death. [Author's comment: Another of my favorites. I derived the slang used in the story through personal research, studying trends in slang evolution, and doing my best to predict where that evolution would wind up at the appropriate time. I'm quite serious about the cautionary notes I s... more info>> 2004
Words: 16641 - Reading Time: 47-66 min.
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Written In Plaster [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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Jewish magic, Celtic magic, or superscience? In 1937 something truly bizarre is haunting Sussex, England. [Author's comment: After researching late Thirties Sussex dialect and slang, I felt it best to make some linguistic compromises to keep the tale comprehensible to my non-British readers. But I hope I've included enough of the genuine article to help provide the flavor of that time and place.] 2006
Words: 14574 - Reading Time: 41-58 min.
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Jake, Me, and the Zipper [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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On Fey's World, the natives communicate via incredibly elaborate body-language. Sometimes it's easy to forget that in nature, form tends to follow function. 2001 AnLab Award Winner
Words: 7512 - Reading Time: 21-30 min.
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A Threat of Cinnamon [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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Even on Earth, mining operations can be dangerous. Mining on Charlie Horse, one of the strangest asteroids ever discovered, is a thousand times more dangerous. For one man, what he learned about himself was worth dying for. 2000
Words: 8518 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
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E-MAGE [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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In a society where bytes and pixels are becoming as significant as blood and bone, new ecological niches may open up, offering refuge for new kinds of criminals and therefore a need for new kinds of champions. 1999
Words: 8757 - Reading Time: 25-35 min.
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The Great Prayer Wheel [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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Near the ancient Tibetan village of Barwa, the Chariot of the Gods has come down from the heavens. Or is it the Chariot? The greatest sage in the world is coming to investigate.... 2002
Words: 8397 - Reading Time: 23-33 min.
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Afterburn [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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A seriously injured doctor learns that the best medicine can be his own. 2003
Words: 7460 - Reading Time: 21-29 min.
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Enhancement, Incorporated [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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Subscribe to Enhancement Incorporated, choose an appearance, and ViewNet will stream your selection into the optic nerves of other subscribers. Of course, any technology may offer opportunities for abuse--such as murder. 2000
Words: 8488 - Reading Time: 24-33 min.
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Partner in Crime [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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The worst serial killer in history has a very special secret. 2002
Words: 12745 - Reading Time: 36-50 min.
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Passing the Arboli Test [MultiFormat]
by Rajnar Vajra
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The Tree People are perfectly willing to reveal their method for journeying between the stars. All they ask is that the right person pass a little test.... 1997
Words: 7065 - Reading Time: 20-28 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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