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Two classic short stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction by Bascom Jones. Featured here: "Assassin" and "Blind Spot". Excerpt from "Assassin": "I deliberately dug my heels into the concrete floor of the corridor of the Pentagon. The steel plates on the heels of my black uniform boots heralded my approach with sharp anvil sounds as I marched confidently toward the unmarked door five hundred feet ahead. What was that expression used by Earth people of the 20th century? I shifted back...

A pact that can’t be broken…Assassin Xavier Saint has barely escaped an ambush in Damascus, Syria, but he’s still in danger. Two of his worst enemies—masterminds of the network of assassins Saint is trying to destroy—are closing in fast. Worse, one of Saint’s supposed partners has failed at a critical moment.While Saint investigates a seemingly unrelated attack in Poland, he strikes a pact with a new s...

Desperate measures…After barely escaping the most dangerous hit of his life, assassin Tom Maverick is finally seeing hope. An accepting girlfriend, a son that is safe, and plans for the future.  But, when his girlfriend Zarah, accepts a hit in the Bahamas and vanishes, Tom knows this isn’t just a botched mission. Something deeper, darker is at play. Why was Zarah sent there? And who set her up? 

He’s no Saint…Assassin Xavier Saint has done many things, but never killed an innocent person. Now, he has uncovered a network of assassins eliminating innocents for profit, and he is being framed as the fall guy.With more to lose than just his life, Saint must bring down the entire network. But how?He never claimed to be a saint, but he’s no demon either. In a world full of sworn enemies, how will Saint strike back, destroy the n...

Blind Spot by Bascom Jones delivers a gripping and intellectually engaging science fiction narrative that explores the unseen gaps in perception and understanding. Jones crafts a story where what cannot be seen becomes more dangerous than what is visible, drawing readers into a world where hidden flaws and overlooked details shape reality itself. As the narrative unfolds, readers are pulled into a suspenseful journey where discovery comes through questioni...

A killer wakes up...Tom Maverick isn't just a killer; he's an old-school assassin forged in the fires of a life gone wrong. He spent decades believing his conscience was a luxury he couldn't afford. He took contracts without asking questions, telling himself the world was a dirty place and he was just the broom.But the broom broke when he was framed for slaughtering an innocent family—a crime that fina...

When anger’s unleashed…Tom Maverick thought he had buried the killer inside him. He builds a quiet life, a fragile peace, and a distance between himself and the blood on his hands. But peace is a lie when the past comes knocking with a gun to your head.When a shadowy syndicate threatens the life of his young son, Tom is forced to make a choice he swore he'd never make again: accept another contract. His target? A high-...

They’ve set a trap…Assassin Xavier Saint is still on the run after being the fall guy for a murder he didn’t commit. He needs to bring down an entire network of assassins to not only prove his innocence, but also to protect his family.What Saint thought would bring him closer to destroying the assassins’ network might now blow up in his face. To make matters worse, someone out of the shadows has come b...

He’s no Saint... Assassin Xavier Saint has only one rule: kill no innocents. But on a supposed clean hit in Montenegro, he discovers his target has two kids and a woman with him. Why didn’t his client tell Saint? What’s worse, the woman is Saint’s former girlfriend…While Saint processes this strange turn of events shots are fired. He watches the target and his ex fall. Rushing in to assess the damage, Saint’s ex reveals he’s a father. Not only that...

Revenge is a dish best served… well-doneAssassin Xavier Saint has uncovered one of the main layers of the assassins’ network out to frame him while in Vietnam. At the same time, he’s getting close to finding out the fate of his ex-girlfriend. He feels like he's finally getting somewhere. But just to shake him harder, now they’re after his daughter.They don't know who they're dealing with...Willing to call in a favor, knowing it will cost him more...

An impossible vow…Assassin Xavier Saint is doing all he can to discover more about a network of assassins who are killing innocents while trying to stay one step ahead in Austria. But that is proving to be very costly. At the same time, to find and protect his daughter, Saint must pay back favors, which were steep and many. Now his “friends” have come for their pound of flesh…Forced into a deadly assignment in Brazil to save his new-found family, S...

How would you take them down?Devastated after what happened to his family, Tom is out for revenge. But the first step is regaining his freedom from Belmarsh Prison in the UK. However, freedom is not free: He will have to assassinate a devious Russian oligarch in the Netherlands.This oligarch may hold the key to Tom finding out who is the network of assassins targeting him. But if he lets him live, Tom knows the client, a fearsome former KGB directo...