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Blade Dancer [MultiFormat]
by K. M. Tolan
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Mikial Haran of the Datha Qurl preferred dancing over fighting, however a comrade's sacrifice drives her to find the source behind a foe's advanced weaponry. The one enemy she didn't expect to face was her own people. The one ally she didn't plan on being saved by was human. (Published: 2008)
Words: 115308 - Reading Time: 329-461 min.
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Blast from the Past [MultiFormat]
by Angela Verdenius
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This blast from the past was going to have an impact?big time. When a five-thousand-year-old woman is discovered in hibernation, no one, especially the cool, calm and collected Captain Alsandair Amirov, had any idea the trouble she was going to bring once she was revived. Emotional turmoil, a womanizing treasure hunter, the rise of a predator and, oh yes, trouble in the form of a reptilian race out to kill her? Excerpt: Captain Amirov was in her face, his steely gaze boring right through her... more info>> (Published: 2011)
Words: 30473 - Reading Time: 87-121 min.
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Borne On Wings Of Steel [MultiFormat]
by Tony Chandler
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Mother, Jaric and Kyle, along with their newfound friends, continue their search for other survivors of the human race who may have escaped the T'kaan genocide. They travel to the farthest known worlds of the universe, but fail to discover the first solid clue that anyone else survived. After many long months of fruitless searching, their hopes again begin to fade. But there is conflict even within Mother's family. Kyle and Jaric bitterly resent Becky's clone. They cruelly taunt her and treat h... more info>> (Published: 2011)
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Brynin 2 [MultiFormat]
by Thadd Evans
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In the distant future, the OTA Corporation, an organization that is spread across many planets, has created elite clones called the C. The C, the smartest humans that have ever lived, fly and maintain OTA's starships. This is the story of one of them, Jason_664, a man who no longer has to work for OTA. (Published: 2012)
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Commonwealth Universe: Modern Era: True Caderi [MultiFormat]
by Michelle Levigne
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Qinda was a nobody, surviving on her wits, and cursed with genetics that hinted at unusual gifts. Strong enough hints to make a powerful, domineering old woman chase her across the star systems to gain possession of her. When her safe home on an agricultural planet is threatened by her enemy, Qinda and her husband know the only way to keep them all alive and safe is to split up, and hope to reach the Commonwealth where they can request sanctuary. But along the way, someone even more powerful fin... more info>>
Words: 79608 - Reading Time: 227-318 min.
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Cosmic Checkmate [MultiFormat]
by Charles V. DeVet, Katherine MacLean
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THE GAME OF WORLDS "I'll beat you the second game," was the Earthman's challenge to the planet Velda--whose culture was indeed based on a complicated super-chess of skill and concentration. A Human and a Veldian could meet over a game board, but was there any other ground for understanding? For the code of Velda was strange and savage, based on a concept of honor no Earthman could comprehend. The men were warriors and the women were--mysteries. One world was challenging a galaxy, as one man was... more info>> (Published: 2011)
Words: 32802 - Reading Time: 93-131 min.
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Crazy Ships [MultiFormat]
by Darrell Bain
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A brand new science fiction novel from the author of The Sex Gates and The Pet Plague. Earth has become a dystopia ruled by giant corporations, where the majority of the population is bonded to a company for life. Twins Jane and Steve are an exception, living an upper class life by means of their parents' stake in a new enterprise--which doesn't suit the great corporation currently governing the world. Just as Steve and Jane realize they are in love--with each other--their parents' company is fo... more info>> (Published: 2003) EPIC eBook Award Finalist
Words: 62620 - Reading Time: 178-250 min.
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Death On Zanath [MultiFormat]
by Lee Gimenez
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Humanity reached the stars, colonizing planets deep in the galaxy. But a century later, the T'Akons, a powerful alien race appeared. The machine-based aliens conquered the colonies with their advanced technology. They also began their quest to remake humans into their own cybernetic likeness. On the planet Zanath, the aliens create cybernetic-hybrid humans that now comprise a majority of the population. Unmodified humans are shunned on Zanath and forced to live in ghettos. One such human is Kir... more info>> (Published: 2012)
Words: 66378 - Reading Time: 189-265 min.
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Deathworld II: The Ethical Engineer [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison
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On the planet Pyrrus, human colonists have fought a centuries-old war with the native life forms. These life forms adapt to human tactics and technology, evolving new species so rapidly that natives returning from even brief trips off planet must be carried in protective armor canisters from their ship to the safe buildings, where they will learn of the latest deadly threats. "The Ethical Engineer" is the second volume in the DEATHWORLD series. It was originally published as a two-part serial i... more info>> (Published: 1963)
Words: 42777 - Reading Time: 122-171 min.
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Dragons in the Stars [Star Rigger Series Book 2] [MultiFormat]
by Jeffrey A. Carver
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Jael LeBrae, a young female star rigger, rebels against an abusive ship's master and dares to take "the mountain route" through a region of hyperspace where legend has it that dragons dwell. But no one believes that real dragons lurk in the mountains, ready to duel unwary riggers ... until dragons actually appear in the night sky of the Flux, challenging Jael to a fight to the death. Help appears when a dragon named Highwing befriends the lonely rigger--but only afterward does Jael realize that ... more info>> (Published: 1992)
Words: 99756 - Reading Time: 285-399 min.
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Earthworks [MultiFormat]
by Brian W. Aldiss
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In a future where the earth has been savaged by overpopulation and over-farming, robots are considered more valuable than humans and sand must be altered to create artificially fertile soil. Ex-convict Knowle Noland, the hallucinating sea captain of the Trieste Star, finds himself wrapped up in a plot to incite a global war that will wipe out millions. War, it seems, is the only way to drastically reduce the population and create a better world for those who survive. (Published: 1965)
Words: 48538 - Reading Time: 138-194 min.
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Fallway [MultiFormat]
by Paula Downing King
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Floating in the caverns beneath the surface of an asteroid has been the only existence Jahnel has ever known. She is accustomed to the effortless freefall lifestyle of living with the alien race, Avelle, and the necessity of hiding behind her cloak when they approach. When intruders threaten the Avelle, Jahnel prepares to defend the only companions she has ever known. But when the invaders arrive she is stunned to discover her enemies are human. Torn between defending the Avelle and honoring her... more info>> (Published: 1992)
Words: 89638 - Reading Time: 256-358 min.
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Galaxies Like Grains of Sand [MultiFormat]
by Brian W. Aldiss
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"Brian Aldiss seems to have always had a more oceanic sense of time than even most science fiction writers, an almost measured vision of what will transpire in the long run..." - Norman Spinrad In Galaxies Like Grains of Sand, Brian W. Aldiss tells the tale of mankind's future over the course of forty million years. Each of these nine connected short stories highlights a different millennia in which man has adapted to new environments and hardships. (Published: 1979)
Words: 58753 - Reading Time: 167-235 min.
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Gemar [Sunsinger Chronicles Book 9] [MultiFormat]
by Michelle Levigne
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Gemar, a lost colony, former member of the Conclave, now a member of the Commonwealth. A world with legends of shapeshifters. Someone wants to force Gemar to re-join the Conclave. Someone wants it badly enough to kill hundreds of people. When Captain Lorian of the Estal'es'cai is one of the victims, the future of the Leaper alliance with the Commonwealth is in jeopardy. Bain and his Spacer friends risk their lives to investigate and protect their Leaper friends and bring their dream of the Scout... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 41987 - Reading Time: 119-167 min.
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Greybeard [MultiFormat]
by Brian W. Aldiss
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After the "Accident," all males on earth become sterile. Society ages and falls apart bit by bit. First toy companies go under. Then record companies. Then cities cease to function. Now earth's population lives in spread-out, isolated villages, with its youngest members in their 50's. When the people of Sparcot begin to make claims of gnomes and man-eating rodents lurking around their village, Greybeard and his wife set out for the coast with the hope of finding something better. "When is scie... more info>> (Published: 1964)
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Her Commander [MultiFormat]
by Cathryn Cade
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She destroyed his resistance. His ship could be next.... The Orion, Book 2 As commander of the Orion, self-control is Captain Steve Craig's mantra. He'll do whatever it takes to keep his ship safe from predators, including keeping his romantic liaisons off ship. The women of his crew are strictly off limits--especially those among the lithe, lethal Serpentian Guard. Tessa Alligon is trained to kill with her bare hands, but nothing could prepare her innocent heart for the likes of the iron-willed... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 42919 - Reading Time: 122-171 min.
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Hot Planet [MultiFormat]
by Hal Clement
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An expedition team of scientists is exploring the planet Mercury. The constant rumblings of earthquakes and wind have shaken their ship, the Albireo. A small explorative party departs on tractors. It's then when the volcanic reaction starts. And it looks like the end of the team unless man's intelligence can beat the malevolent nature of a fiery planet! (Published: 1963)
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Human by Choice [MultiFormat]
by Darrell Bain, Travis S. Taylor
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Best-selling science fiction print author Travis S. "Doc Travis" Taylor and best-selling eBook author Darrell Bain have combined talents to produce a new science fiction thriller. Several alien lifeboats make it to earth in widely separated spots after their interstellar spaceship malfunctions. One of the aliens comes down near the home of Kyle Leverson, a former army intelligence officer and now a widowed science journalist. The aliens think they can never go home but they are able to convert t... more info>> Dream Realm Award Winner
Words: 100937 - Reading Time: 288-403 min.
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In Service to a Goddess: Book 5 [MultiFormat]
by Ed Howdershelt
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He's an ex-mercenary living in Dallas. She's a superwoman from another world. Romantic SF with humor and some adult content. This series isn't about religion or bondage. (Published: 2006)
Words: 87207 - Reading Time: 249-348 min.
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Interzone Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine #234 [MultiFormat]
by TTA Press Authors
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Interzone is a bimonthly, award winning, science fiction and fantasy short story magazine in its 29th year of publication. It contains original fiction and illustrations plus SFF/H related news and reviews of books, movies and DVDs. It is not celebrity oriented. This edition, #234 of May 2011, with stories from Will McIntosh, Jason Sanford & Suzanne Palmer, has the text of the print edition but some of the graphics and advertisements are not present, next printed issue 237 due Nov 14. The magazi... more info>> (Published: 2011) Hugo Award Winner, Hugo Award Nominee, British Science Fiction Award Nominee
Words: 55242 - Reading Time: 157-220 min.
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Interzone Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine #238 [MultiFormat]
by TTA Press Authors
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Interzone 238 contains substantial new stories by Ray Cluley, Tyler Keevil, Carole Johnstone, and a first short story from E.J. Swift. Cover art is the first of six from Ben Baldwin. The issue includes all the usual features: Ansible Link by David Langford, Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe, Laser Fodder by Tony Lee, book reviews by Jim Steel and the team. The latter include Roy Gray's 'The Joy of Technology', Chris Priest's 'The Islanders', Michael Flynn's 'In the Lion's Mouth' and many more. (Published: 2012) Hugo Award Nominee, Hugo Award Winner
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Interzone Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine #240 [MultiFormat]
by TTA Press Authors
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This May-June 2012 issue of Interzone marks 30 years of Interzone and contains new stories by Vylar Kaftan, Ray Cluley, Lavie Tidhar, Elizabeth Bourne, and Tracie Welser. Cover art is 'The Hanged Man' by Ben Baldwin, and interior colour illustrations are by Martin Hanford, Richard Wagner, Mark Pexton, Jim Burns, and Kurt Huggins & Zelda Devon. The issue includes all the usual features: Ansible Link by David Langford (news and obits); Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe (film reviews); Laser Fodder by To... more info>> (Published: 2012) Hugo Award Winner, Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 53953 - Reading Time: 154-215 min.
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Lord Tedric [Tedric Novelette #2] [MultiFormat]
by E. E. Smith
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The Lost Science-Fantasy Novelette--Only eBook Edition! Doc Smith's only attempt to write heroic fantasy, but fueled by his usual hard science speculations on alternate time tracks! Time is the strangest of all mysteries. Relatively unimportant events, almost unnoticed as they occur, may, in hundreds of years, result in Ultimate Catastrophe. On Time Track Number One, that was the immutable result. But on Time Track Number Two there was one little event that could be used to avert it--the presenc... more info>>
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Mad Roy's Light [MultiFormat]
by Paula Downing King
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Jennan Bartlett is the first human captain of a guild trading ship on Sagittarius. But when humans begin to migrate to Sagittarius in droves, she is torn by her conflicting loyalties. Jennan sees a good and prosperous life in the guilds, but the humans begin to do things in slightly more efficient ways. She must now make the most difficult choice of her life: choose between her career and her species. (Published: 2004)
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Memory Blank [MultiFormat]
by John E. Stith
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Cal Donley wakes up missing his recent memory and covered with blood. Someone else's blood. He learns that he's a computer engineer living on the L5 orbital colony Daedalus, and he's married to a tantalizing stranger. Worn on his wrist is Vincent, a watch-sized artificial intelligence who can also tell time. But Vincent is missing some of his memory, too. As Cal tries to find out what happened during his long blackout, and in particular what happened in the last few hours of the gap, people arou... more info>> (Published: 1986) Nebula Award(R) Preliminary Ballot Nominee
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