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Lost in the Changes [MultiFormat]
by Justin Stanchfield
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Andrew Tenyon is creating a massive, politically unpopular weather modification project hundreds of miles above the artic circle--with the help of the company supplied upgrade overlaying his own personality. In a culture where people 'upgrade' their personality traits routinely by inserting a computer prod in their spine, Tenyon is one of millions who relies on his upgrade for everything from their jobs to their sex lives. Unfortunately, he has relied on someone else's personality so long he no ... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 10431 - Reading Time: 29-41 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Sisterhood of the Stone [MultiFormat]
by Justin Stanchfield
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Sean Kells comes to the backwater planet Alkas as a merchant, not a crusader. But, when his actions inadvertently doom a young Cloud Walker, an acolyte to the mysterious Sisterhood of the Stone, he finds himself obsessed by her fate. Is it only his conscience that plagues him, or something darker, something more ancient that drives him to make the long trek to watch her face the ultimate test? Unable to stop what is happening, he becomes an unwilling player in the dangerous ceremony known as Fes... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 8900 - Reading Time: 25-35 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Bounty's Stepchild [MultiFormat]
by Justin Stanchfield
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There are no clocks in the Well, no day or night. If you wake up, you weren't dead yet. On a far-flung planet, men and women pay the penalty for their Earthside crimes. Petty theft or assault, it's all the same, their bodies and minds are forfeit. Used as hosts in a never-ending war against hostile aliens, they are given a cybernetic Assist--an interface that links them to the dead whose personalities, skills, and knowledge have been eternally preserved. Everything that belongs to the prisoners-... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 12325 - Reading Time: 35-49 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Hidden Ones [MultiFormat]
by Justin Stanchfield
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Something is desperately wrong on Darvas, a dying world locked in a perpetual ice age. Twenty years ago an archeological expedition vanished without a trace. Now, two decades later, sixteen year-old James Anson, grandson of the planet's discoverer, has returned to Darvas hoping to clear his family's reputation. Darvas, however, has other plans. Stranded on the frigid surface when an unexpected earthquake disables their shuttle, James and his shipmates fight to survive. While lost in a sandstorm,... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 50964 - Reading Time: 145-203 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Trader Pig [MultiFormat]
by Justin Stanchfield
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She is desperate to escape the poverty and disease of the backwater fuel station world she has grown up on. Sixteen year old Annet n'Lor hires out as a translator for Mika Heflin, an aging assassin running from his past. As they make their first hyperspace jump, an attack shows Annet that she has entered into a dangerous game. It's a game made all the more troubling because Heflin has unexpected become her mentor. Together, they push toward Glossport, a cloaked planet obsessed with secrecy. Hefl... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Words: 8500 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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