A message from across the galaxy. A journey to a distant world. Will first contact bring new understanding … or death?Calandra Menankar dreams of becoming her planet’s top astronomer. So when a probe from a place called Earth rockets into her solar system, she’s determined to uncover its secrets. And when the foreign craft transmits a message of peace, Calandra secures permission to voyage to the unknown orb despite brittle bones that could make space travel fatal....

A town is under siege from an alien menace. Four college students are battling for their lives. Can they defeat invaders who seek to conquer Earth?Paige is a carefree college student who has her world turn upside down when her brother Todd vanishes without a trace. She undertakes a spring break road trip with her friends along the same route where he disappeared. A broken-down car forces them to seek help in Travis, an isolated West Texas town.Travis harbor...

A buried chest is unearthed. A malevolent witch returns. Can Ron Olson stop her before she destroys him and Deer Falls?Ron did not sign up for battling an ancient evil. He is a reluctant newcomer to the small Colorado town. Adjusting to Deer Falls is already difficult for Ron who just wants to play soccer, but has been torn away from his father, his friends, and his old life back in Denver.But Deer Falls is more than a sleepy farm town. It is also a hub for...

Humanity has sought evidence of intelligent life beyond Earth since we first peered through a telescope. Space holds the answers to an enduring mystery of whether we are alone in the universe. We want to make first contact with extraterrestrial life.What if making first contact takes a dangerous or deadly turn?Ripples in Space, the first science fiction anthology from Samak Press, presents new compelling first contact tales from fourteen talented s...

Trapped in an unfamiliar place far from home, Kate must confront a once-buried nightmare anew. Will it lead her to certain destruction?Kate’s plans for a weekend getaway with Sarah take a frightening turn when her car plunges through a guard rail during a blinding rainstorm. Now left on a darkened canyon road with no transportation, and no way to reach out to Sarah for help, Kate is forced to accept assistance from a mysterious man in a beat-up pickup truck.

A barren planet holds a startling secret. Will discovery come at a deadly cost for these explorers?Thomas led a team of astronauts from a nascent colony orbiting Alpha Centauri B to the Proxima Centauri system after detecting an unusual radio signal. A barren wasteland greets the astronauts on an exoplanet in the star's habitable zone.The stripped atmosphere and bone-dry soil hide a startling truth about the planet's past. Their search for the radio signal'...

Cut off from modern civilization while dealing with unspeakable horror. How do you find a way to survive?Eight talented horror authors explore themes of survival in the first ever horror anthology from Samak Press.Enter their twisted minds and let them take you on terrifying journeys from isolated icy moons to dense haunted jungles. Your blood will run cold as you face a host of terrifying entities guaranteed to haunt your nightmares.Feral Lands...

An ancient monster has awakened from a deep slumber beneath Deer Falls. It is hungry and humans are on the menu. Will the monster drive the small Colorado town to extinction?Enduring aftershocks are the least of Evan Duggan's worries after an earthquake rocks Deer Falls. When he is called in to examine partially devoured remains of a local teacher, Evan uncovers evidence of a new reptilian species. This creature is unlike anything else he has encountered as a wildl...

Every night is a personal battle to survive until morning for Ellen. An unseen menace lurks in the shadows outside her home. Will it strike without mercy once she lets her guard down?Ellen wanted more than to spend her life in a backwater Louisiana town. She seeks to leave the bayou and travel the world while fulfilling her ambitions. But a troubling past has swallowed that future. Nearly a year has passed since she last laid eyes on Ray. He swore to return and exa...

Meet the Farmers. An ordinary family haunting a ghost's afterlife.The Farmers foreshadowed trouble from the moment they unloaded their moving van. This family doesn't play by any rules people are supposed to follow inside a haunted house. Their abrasive personalities and obnoxious behavior disturb the resident ghost. Even more disturbing to him is his inability to drive these clowns out of his home. All of the usual scare tactics keep falling flat.Has the g...

A brutal abduction. A merciless interstellar plot. Can Calandra and Xttra fight deceit and assassins to reveal the dreadful truth?The scars that Calandra Menankar carries go well beyond her amputated arm. After surviving a disastrous first contact with Earth, she wants nothing more than to avoid space travel and enjoy a quiet life with her husband. But her dreams shatter when her soulmate disappears at the hands of unknown assailants.Master pilot Xttra Ooga...

A world-conquering weapon. An unrelenting despot. Can a rebel couple finally defeat their oppressor’s reign?Calandra Menankar dreams of ending tyranny. Living in exile and shunned by her family, the heartsick refugee refuses to stop trying to spark a revolution. And though she fears she isn't making a difference from afar, she’s determined to bring down a brutal ruler no matter the cost.Xttra Oogan longs to live in peace with his wife and daughter. And he g...