Henri sets out across space to find the perfect wood for his violins. However, star travel takes time, as humanity still digs itself out of the Great Darkness.On his quest, he gets help both from his shipmates and his muse, the unreachable lady of his dreams. Until his visions lead him to Suvi, the last genie in the last bottle, and they forever alter the course of human civilization.

These days, your readers want series. That chance to revisit their favorite characters over and over, to see where their lives are going next.Television has spoiled them for long arcs of story spanning seasons, rather than episodes. You need to adapt to this new world.Learn to write in series, expanding your stories into greater and greater tales.Topics we cover:Writing faster and cleanerWriting series that your fans will wan...

The enemy's new secret starship threatens to overpower Lincolnshire's entire fleet. When their spies fail, they have to fall back on the most dangerous weapon in the entire arsenal: A team of washed-up, third-rate actors way past their time. The Can't Shoot Straight Gang.But that means that Handsome Rob faces the entire Salonnian fleet alone, in the greatest Grand Theft Starship the galaxy has ever seen.Can't Shoot Straight Gang introduces Handsom...

For many of us, those opening words “Captain’s Log…” were our introduction to our science fiction dreams. Voyage to explore strange, new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go. What will we find there when we go? What dangers will we confront? Who will survive? And who will not?Twelve authors explore what these words mean to them in stories ranging from the silly to the sublime.Join us for the first exciting issue in a new quarterly speculative fiction magazine.We...

Valentinian and his friends never imagined being trapped underground with their worst enemies—the Widow and her crew.Above-ground, an entire tribe of sex-crazed cannibal mutants rampages, coming for their souls.Enemies must make deals with each other, planning for the inevitable double- and triple-crosses, as well as ferreting out the secrets of the long-forgotten vessel known as Princess Rualoh.Princess Rualoh—the sixth novel in the Shadow of the Dominion ...

A nav anomaly on RAN Mendocino’s journey home turns into the greatest archaeological find of the modern age. Or their worst nightmare cast in steel and anger.Worse, the ancient warship awakens and invites them aboard.Can Yan Bedrov outwit one of the ancient Skymasters that nearly destroyed the galaxy?Part of the Alexandria Station universe, this haunting tale follows St. Legier (The Jessica Keller Chronicles, volume 7) and takes you places you neve...

Jessica Keller keeps pushing Buran back, using chaos and surprise as her weapons, as well as the warriors of First Expeditionary Fleet.When her reinforcements arrive, she pushes even harder, though honestly, it doesn't matter if she wins. She must provide adequate distraction.Why?Moirrey and friends carry a superweapon capable of killing a god, and Jessica must buy them the time to use it.Whatever the cost.Winterhome - the penultima...

Captain Daring has her team. And a mission to save the world.They will make her better than she was before. Will it be enough?A high level general’s actions threaten to bring down everything if she can’t stop him in time.Reborn, the culmination of the Captain Daring cyberpunk trilogy, where nothing is what it seems and Joie Daring faces the most impossible odds. But she is Captain Daring. Be sure to start with Revoked and Returned.

Commander Jessica Keller is headed for a court martial.By disobeying a direct order during a brutal starship engagement, she saved thousands of lives and prevented a massacre. Instead of commendations, she faces the judgment of the very command structure she protected.As tensions escalate between the Republic of Aquitaine Navy (RAN) and the expanding Fribourg Empire, Keller's actions draw attention from both allies and enemies. To her sup...

For many of us, our introduction to mystery began either by watching a detective show on TV, or when we fell in love with characters like Phillip Marlow and the Continental Op in old books. This is the white knight, the only one with morals in the story, the one person who will set the world right.Come with us and explore new takes on the traditional PI story, whether they're old school and solving a current day crime or sent on a case far away from the city into Appalachia. And en...

At Laptev the crew of CS-405 stole enough food to make it home if they wanted. But a bigger question looms.What does Buran do with all the prisoners captured over the decades? Phil Kosnett and his crew demand answers. And they won’t let a little thing like being a barely-armed scout stop them from taking the war to Buran.Part of the Alexandria Station universe and the CS-405 trilogy, this sequel to Queen Anne’s Revenge takes you into the heart of Buran’s deepest secrets. An...

The future is not always a bright and shining beacon on a hill somewhere. Crime will follow us into space and the future. What will you steal, with the whole galaxy to pick from?Seven syndicate authors let their criminal side out for a joyride on a dark night.This is Boundary Shock Quarterly, Issue 003: Grand Theft Starship. Welcome to another exciting issue in a new quarterly speculative fiction magazine.Be sure to look for Issue 004: Robots, Cyborgs, Androids, Oh ...