The year is 2331. The Earth has become uninhabitable, and what is left of humanity is split into small colonies on Mars and the moon. Stranded with failing technology, the two sects of humanity struggle to both survive and stay in contact with each other.Maria Earl is an Emergency Systems Technologist from the Hellas Planitia colony on Mars. Having made one too many mistakes, she is on the verge of being suspended from her role, when she is inexplicably assigned to investigate the ...

Join Sam Kletchka, freelance gunslinger and interstellar privateer, and Jane Carter, xenolinguist and alien anthropologist, on their intergalactic adventures as they travel the stars, make first (and sometimes last) contact with exotic alien races, and uncover the truth about the Immortals who secretly run our galaxy.This omnibus edition contains:Gunslinger to the StarsGunslinger to the GalaxyGunslinger to Earthand the shor...

The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Charles L. Fontenay (1917-2007) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Included here are seven short stories plus one novel, published between, representing some of his best work. Included are:DISQUALIFIEDATOM DRIVESERVICE WITH A SMILETHE GIFT BEARERTHE JUPITER WEAPONWINDREBE...

The first book in the Skolian Empire saga by the Nebula Award–winning author. "Fast, smart, speculative . . . another stellar debut." — Los Angeles Daily NewsSoz Valdoria, a bioengineered fighter pilot—and first in line for the military command of her people—has found refuge with her squad on the sanctuary planet of Delos. It offers a respite from the war that rages between her Skolian people and their enemies, the Traders. Looking for rest and relaxation, ...

Space Opera • Thriller • Short ReadLuka and Mairwen (Overload Flux) take on a very cold case, a secret lab, and the find of a lifetime. Which one of them is worth killing for? Forensic investigator Luka Foxe had gladly left his troubled past far behind, so only a plea from his old friend and mentor to investigate a violent crime scene frozen in an ice cave could have lured him back. Unfortunately, his old friend knows far more than he's telling, which coul...

When her body isn't hers to command, Windy has to find ways to defend herself.Windy broke her spine in the attack, and she was taken from Adaptation Station and sold to the Splice. Her destiny was to act as their communication conduit. She hated the idea of destiny.When Alphy sent a hunter to come get her, he is shocked by her condition. They come up with a plan to extract her from the communication array, but it is going to take some time and a lot of patience.Unable...

A space opera adventure set in a distant future where an undercover agent has to go behind enemy lines to recover a lost ship and a possible traitor.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The expedition ship Kepler races to Pluto, intent on uncovering the secrets of the alien structure recently discovered under the ice. Computer scientist Lea Santorin can't wait to figure out the alien technology. Instead, she wakes it up … and it continues its long-interrupted journey across the galaxy, taking Lea and Kepler with it..And something strange also wakes in Lea. She hears voices no one else can, and sees things the mission command prefers hidden. Why bring so many soldi...

In science fiction, humans are usually boring compared to other spacefaring races: small, weak, with no claws or tentacles, and no special abilities to speak of. If we're lucky, humans have an indomitable spirit when the chips are down. Not much more than that.But what if they weren't? What if humans were the ones who all the other aliens talked about, in tones of appreciation, fear, or utter confusion? What if humans weren't the boring ones, but the weirdest things among the stars...

There are rebels among the stars...Meet eleven protagonists battling to save themselves and the ones they love. Human, cyborg, clone, or alien, they'll find themselves pitted against intergalactic crime bosses, interstellar mercenaries, a quantum-wave-riding collective mind, and the universe itself. Along the way, there’s plenty of action, adventure, humor, and even some romance.Written by the freshest voices in science fiction, these stories are short, but...

A standalone, science fiction thrill-ride set in the Alien universe, shortly after Alien: Resurrection!After narrowly escaping a Xenomorph attack and crash landing on the wrong planet, former military man Chris Temple wants a peaceful life with his daughters . . . He just needs to deal with the brewing civil war and a Xenomorph on the loose.War will always find a man like you.This Alien story begi...

Get a crash course in all things Sonic the Hedgehog in this introductory handbook, featuring a sheet of stickers from the world of Sonic!Everyone knows that Sonic the Hedgehog is the fastest hero in the world! He has thwarted Dr. Eggman's evil schemes time and time again with his supersonic speed and cool blue spikes. But what else should you know about the world of Sonic? Learn all about Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and the rest of Sonic's gang, and get to know the stori...