Dark Star Safari: Thirteen stories of stories comprising 2 novelettes, and 11short stories of science fiction, fantasy and the paranormal.Dark Star Safari: When secret agent Space Force Captain Sherry Travers lands on Planet Garthon, behind the enemy Tenduran Empire' borders, and hires a guide to take her to meet the leader of a weapons manufacturing and smuggling operation, her hired guide turns out to be more than she expected.The Nature of the Beast: You expect the story...

Farspace 2 is, at times, darker, more cautionary and less care-free than its predecessor. It is an exploration of the dangers of the future that we will be challenged with, should our species be so fortunate to reach that distant land. There are stories about control—by entities that want to harm or protect us. Stories about exploration—not the happy, "everything is wonderful out there and all will be great if we only go" stories, but rather the "yes it's dangerous out there, and we can ge...

When the Earth Space Force consular ship, the Lady Denari. is attacked on Earth, Laurie Denari still does not comprehend the scope of the fear and resistance many of Earth's peoples feel about the very existence of such a fleet, or its alien commander. She must learn to deal with those who oppose it, those who wish to destroy it, and those who would steal its advanced technologies to use against their neighboring nations, or perhaps to conquer the world.At the same time, Laurie must...

Whether you are young or old, writing can be an enjoyable experience, a great hobby, or a decent job. Yet at times, writers need a little help generating ideas for things to write about. Doubtless, you have heard of "writer's block," the dreaded condition of being unable to think of anything to write. Sometimes, a writer, just like an old car, needs a kick-start. That's where our group, The Writers Kickstart Group comes in. Twice each month, we gather and share short stories based on "prom...

When an alien fighter craft crash-lands in the Pacific Northwest, the US Air Force immediately sends a team to collect the ship, and hopefully, its pilot. Dr. Kenneth Harris stabilizes the non-human pilot, performs surgery to repair her damaged body, and takes her to an Air Force hospital to see to her recovery.Awakening from a month-long coma, the alien, whom the doctor has named Laurie, begins to learn English, but keeps that knowledge secret; until she manipulates the Air Force ...

A Twist in Time: Thirteen stories of speculative fiction, comprising three novellas, one novelette, and nine short stories.A Twist in Time: When astrophysicist Ray Flores learns why it takes an excessive amount of time for travel through a wormhole to an alien world, his discoveries bring Earth to the brink of another world war. (Novella)A Business Proposition: What happens when an alien offers a business proposition in Santa Ana, California? What could possibly go wrong?

Whether you are young or old, writing can be an enjoyable experience, a great hobby, or a decent job. Yet at times, writers need a little help generating ideas for things to write about. Doubtless, you have heard of "writer's block," the dreaded condition of being unable to think of anything to write. Sometimes, a writer, just like an old car, needs a kick-start. That's where our group, The Writers Kickstart Group comes in. Twice each month, we gather and share short stories based on "prom...

In this, the Third Volume of the Chronicles of the Earth Space Force:Torn between his fear of losing Earth Space Force Fleet Commander Laurie Denari, his alien lover, in a transporter power failure, and the need to defend Beijing, China from the rapacious z-Trin General z-Rikhet, the intrepid Vice Fleet Commander, Doctor Kenneth Harris faces down the General, and soon recovers his mate. But will Laurie still be the woman he loves, or has her personality been altered by the recovery...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of how Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die."It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order." —Entertainment Weekly**McCandess had given $25,000 in savings to charity, aba...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—in guilt-ridden disarray.**“A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking heroism.”—**PeopleA Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century**At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, sh...

Center of Gravity is the second book in the explosive Star Carrier series by Ian Douglas—and a breathtaking new high in military sf, the strongest of the science fiction subgenres. Battlestar Galactica fans will adore this saga of ultimate war in deep space, as humankind risks its very future, battling a vast alien evil empire in order to achieve transcendence and become a major power in the universe. Douglas’s Center of Gravity belongs on every action-lover’s sf...