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"Rick Wilber has written the best "first contact" story I've seen in decades: deeply human, eerily alien, and altogether an exciting, moving and thought-provoking novel." -- Ben BovaThe fate of two civilizations depends on one troubled family in Rick Wilber's science-fiction adventure Alien Morning.Peter Holman is a freelance sweeper. The year 2030 sees a new era in social media with sweepcasting, a multisensory interface that can convey every though...

"An original, engaging, wonderfully complex alien world. Very highly recommended."—Julie E. Czerneda, author of the Web Shifter's Library seriesSet on a near-future Earth and on the alien homeworld of S'hudon, Rick Wilber's Alien Day explores murderous sibling rivalries, old-school mercantile colonialism, ambition, greed, and the saving strength that can emerge from reluctant heroes called to do the right thing despite the odds.

A 1940s baseball team finds itself in Ancient Rome in this action-filled romp by two award-winning writers—also includes two bonus stories.In this alternate-history adventure, a 1940s barnstorming baseball team, led by retired baseball player and spy Moe Berg, is transported from rural Illinois to Ancient Rome, just after the death of Emperor Septimius Severus.The Romans—who actually played a game called "small ball"—put the captured team to work teaching ba...

From the award-winning author of Alien Morning, nine science fiction/fantasy stories of everyday people grappling extraordinary circumstances.Witness seemingly ordinary people as they confront their fears and embrace their challenges on a near-future Earth or an alternate-history past or even on a far distant alien world . . .- A single dad of a daughter with Down-syndrome considers what his life and career might have been as a parent and a pro foo...

This "toothy follow-up to Datlow's first-rate Blood Is Not Enough " offers "admirably inventive variations on vampirism" ( Kirkus Reviews ).Featuring stories by Jonathan Carroll, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Robert Silverberg, A Whisper of Blood is a "consistently engrossing anthology" from award-winning editor Ellen Datlow ( Publishers Weekly). Continuing to expan...

Alternate histories. Alternate realities.It’s said that every choice creates multiple timelines, each one exploring what could have happened if a different decision had been made. Most of these alternate histories stem from different outcomes to a pivotal battle, or to an assassination attempt, or to the ending or escalation of a war. All violent, all bloody, all brutal. But what about those choices made during peacetime, when there was no monumental, ongoing conflict? After all, e...

Aurora spots a gorgeous purple four-armed alien in her bar and immediately knows she wants him in her bed. She thinks it will be the best one-night stand of her life, but when the alien tells her he is her Bond Mate, she is ready to run.Zion knows Aurora is the one for him and he will do everything in his power to persuade her to stay with him. They match perfectly in the bedroom, but the curvy human is afraid of commitment.Will an accidental bonding drive them apart or make ...

A timeless classic of deceptively simplistic and fantastical stories. Originally published by Oscar Wilde in 1888, The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of five short stories packed with heartfelt meaning for children and adults alike. This is a fine new edition of moral tales of selflessness, friendship, sacrifice, and kindness— and the dangers of not having them. Wilde's eloquent and poetic writing makes these stories evoke a world in which tenderness and compassion are often ...

From the author of Dracula, one of the first mummy stories and a classic of nineteent-century gothic fiction.In a house full of Egyptian antiquities—A jeweled scarab, mummified cat, and severed hand . . .Unexplained claw marks and comas . . .A mysterious stranger's wild tales of a hidden tomb and ancient warnings . . .Of violent deaths to everyone who sought the jewel . . .All linked to a forgotten queen's 5,000-year ques...

Seven months ago, exobiologist Jane was impregnated by a draco alien—a tall, broad-shouldered alien with the most exciting and unusual anatomy. But she hasn't seen him since, and even a pregnant biologist has needs.When walking through the jungle on the alien planet, the father of Jane's child finds her. This is her chance to once again have that sensual experience that only a draco alien can provide.It's also her chance to recapture the alien and bring him back to the labo...

I thought I was alone on a secluded mountainside, but then I was taken by three handsome alien doctors. They wanted to study, examine and please human females like me, and I was more than willing to be their subject.But this night of mind-blowing pleasure is just the beginning as I have some naughty lessons of my own to teach these beast-like aliens. Get ready for an out-of-this-world reverse harem experience that will leave you begging for more!A standalone erotic ...

My love life was mundane and unfulfilling, until my boyfriend invited me to his top secret laboratory. Little did I know that his experiments involved a fiery and seductive alien man with a primal nature and hunger.As he takes me in his strong arms, I'm enraptured by the intense passion he awakens within me. And with my boyfriend eagerly watching and taking notes, I am more than willing to submit to this forbidden research - even if it means carrying an alien's eggs inside my ferti...