A peaceful, international scientific research base orbiting Alpha Centauri-A.A military coup aboard a starship headed to resupply that base.A terrible, dark secret concealed on the moon of Amphion.General Thomas Jefferson Davis and his UN commando squad have just jumped head-first into a hornets' nest of cosmic proportions. But—are they the good guys in this story… or the bad?ALPHA/OMEGA: A new serialized near-future space opera adventure from Van Allen Plexico,...

A peaceful, international scientific research base orbiting Alpha Centauri-A.A military coup aboard a starship headed to resupply that base.A terrible, dark secret concealed on the moon of Amphion.General Thomas Jefferson Davis and his UN commando squad have just jumped head-first into a hornets' nest of cosmic proportions. But—are they the good guys in this story… or the bad?ALPHA/OMEGA: A new serialized near-future space opera adventure from Van Allen Plex...

What do you get when you ask 34 of today's top indie authors to each submit a story and then ask a team of judges to scour that ore and pick out the gems? You get All These Shiny Worlds:A world of today, divided, black from white, good from evil, and held apart by the taste of a cookie.A world of griffons and glimmer bunnies, wise old mothers, sassy llamas, and the magic of beer.A world of contemplation and serenity, of service and devotion, ruled...

A peaceful, international scientific research base orbiting Alpha Centauri-A.A military coup aboard a starship headed to resupply that base.A terrible, dark secret concealed on the moon of Amphion.General Thomas Jefferson Davis and his UN commando squad have just jumped head-first into a hornets' nest of cosmic proportions. But—are they the good guys in this story… or the bad?ALPHA/OMEGA: A new serialized near-future space opera adventure from Van Allen Plex...

It just keeps getting better and better, all the time. Still grieving over the loss of her mother, a friend talks Jayne Dickson into the trip of a lifetime. Unfortunately, she won’t be going along, due to a last-minute case of boyfriend-itis. The final straw for Jayne is when a tour boat leaves without her and she must spend the night alone on a deserted island in a crumbling temple.

Twelve thousand years later, low on reaction mass and with 20,000 colonists aboard, Ark One is coming in hot. Captain Sandra Jensen and Astrogator Dooley Peeters have a plan to save her. There is the question of how they will be received, on an Earth that has returned to barbarism. That is, if they can slow her down enough to get a shuttle away.

Humans by themselves could only fail. Society is splintered after allowing an evolving artificial intelligence, calling itself Makr run the planet's resources, saving humankind the trouble. Not all people have accepted the illusion of a perfectly run society or PerSoc. The lazy and frustrated ones did. Some even worship Makr as a god. Makr has armies of mobile cyberts constantly seeking out human malcontents to delete. Had the human race rebelled or unified in some way there might ...

Emperor Domitian hates Christians. He isn't too fond of philosophers either. The Assassins will cut anyone's throat for a few pieces of gold, so that's no problem. The popular Heron of Alexandria is brash and outspoken. In addition to teaching school and building an aeolipile, history's first reaction motor, he has some other surprising skills

"Paranoia is a mild state, relative to the one I found myself existing in after vaccinating the Colony."Once he saved the Colony's population from a deadly virus, Dr. Samuel Marks knew the U.C.E. would uncover how his friends accomplished their mission. The lab's vaccine was a lie; Samuel's own unsanctioned research yielded the miracle cure and when the U.C.E. discovered it, they would take it. But, his tree was the only hope everyone he cared about had for survival; he had no othe...

Six continents.Twenty cultures.A world filled with raucous festivals and building resentments.Brute force against special mental abilities.Ancient warfare versus the newest steam-weapons.A series of murders and mysterious deaths shake the fragile peace of the United Empires (aka the Realm).While the royals celebrate lavish balls and the citizens live their lives between the raucous monthly festivals, an underground organisation is getting ready to...

Adventure strikes Risgan, treasure-hunter, gambler, collector of magic relics.From jungle pygmies to powerful shamans to sea pirates, it's a fight to the end, on land, sea and air.Shipwrecked off a dangerous coast in an unknown land, Risgan stumbles upon a mysterious cult in the ruin of ancient temple grounds. An odd but alluring acolyte takes him under her wing, but the legend of their long dead saint leaves Risgan's blood running cold. The miracle-working...

Cleo is so glad not to be going to Germany. She hates sausages, and knows for a fact that every adult German is forced to wear Lederhosen from birth. But Commodore Drummond needs Ant and Cleo in Germany - there is a thing there, long forgotten, that could change the course of the war with Earth. Unfortunately, Larry's not far behind them - and this time, he's in wolf's clothing...