Volume is a collection of the first seven episodes of the Marshab Series.This series follows Erik, an exobotonist, and his team of colleagues on a third wave academic survey mission to an established Marshab system of biodomes on an abandonned colony.The team face challenges both on both techical and political fronts and struggle to manifest rewards of the surprise opportunity to stay on planet, off project.Author L. Probus is an American artist who has worked in se...

The pilots have gotten their bots under their control and are now ready for the next phase in the attack strategy. They are meeting that plan with one of their own.Back to the city yet again, the pilots are charged with activating the final weapon of the first war, if they can find the stations that will start the machine up after its long sleep.Being outside the bots is difficult for the pilots, but when they begin taking fire, there is nothing that they want more than the...

Mick Compton has lost his highly coveted NASA FRINGE job, and is facing a thirty year sentence for bludgeoning his best friend to death. Facing his long stretch in prison, and the absence of his two sons and an ex-wife he still loves, he’s faced with a dilemma—do the time and miss his children’s youth, or run a black hull smuggling op in a distant system, get a meaty reward, and pay off a connection with a standing offer to wipe his crime history from the UCA database. The run goes...

When you're commanding a spaceship over a mile long and armed to the teeth you don't exactly expect to be told to get the hell out …

What is a Space Shuttle?How can something that can't fly go into space?Do spiders spin webs in space?Do astronauts get space sick?This book answers all these questions and more, plus everybody's favorite: How do astronauts go to the toilet?This book was written in 2007, prior to the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. While the Space Shuttle program no longer exists, the information in this book is still interesting for learning about the program th...

EMBERS - \ˈem-bərs\1. the smoldering remains of a fire2. slowly dying or fading emotions, memories, ideas, or responses still capable of being revivedA silent war is raging through the far reaches of Fringe Space. Vying for territory and precious resources, the Niiosian Mob—governed by the calculating Tobias Niio—prepares for a showdown with the Ibarra Cartel and its ambitious leader, Alastair Manes.After reuniting with Ziv...

Chariot to the Stars features some of Steve Miller's favorite early work from Amazing Science Fiction and elsewhere. as well as a previously unpublished short story.The stories in Chariot to the Stars ask:*Who builds a chariot to the stars?*What if the fate of the world were in the paws of a pet?*Where do you find zero-gravity buckets and Christmas twice a year?*When is the best time to count the lines on the highway?*How can a spaceman survive t...

The brutal war in the Vega system races towards its epic conclusion as Rhodan throws himself straight into the hornet’s nest. In a desperate gamble, he gives the Topsidans’ military leader a promise he can’t keep, hoping that either they’ll buy it, or it will buy Thora enough time to sabotage the lizards’ flagship. Will they escape with their lives, and will they do enough damage to turn the tides of the interstellar conflict?Further help might arrive from unexpected sources as the...

A universe where humanity struggles for survival. Trapped between alien galaxy-spanning empires. Desperately clinging to the few planets they call their own.Where humans survive only by keeping these mighty alien fleets battling each other.Where men like Commander Jeffrey Teague make that happen with vicious black ops missions.Teague, retired now. Waiting for assassins. He recalls his final mission.“The Incident on Gamma Seven” – a thrilling short story full...

This is a short, short sci-fi story. Approximately 4000 words.Amy Starr knew asteroid mining was dangerous. One small error could kill you. But her desire for the stars outweighed common sense and fear. Now trapped in her disabled ship far from the chance of rescue she has two choices: a lingering half-life filled with pain and disfigurement or a quick merciful death.Which would you chose?

The war between Machines and Man is over, and Mankind has lost. Now the last free human has been captured to await Processing and learn of Humanity's fate.He'll find that the most frightening words imaginable are, "This is for your own good."

A second short story collection by Gabe Sluis, the author of Beyond the Gate.Five days on Pimu- A former soldier attempts to find solitude in escaping to a coastal island.A Step Back In Time: Unpublished Journal Entries From The Early Days On Cyn- A story of the settlers on the first planet colonized by humans.Dutch Power- A non-fiction essay on the authors Dutch heritage.A Night in Kayros- The adventure of a young couple in the Tarkin capital city.W...