Multifaceted, multi-genre writer Sean Monaghan returns with a compelling story with hints of mystery. Hints of danger.Amy shivers in the dark of a claustrophobic cupboard as a floorboard nearby creaks. The ancient, abandoned house's stale air and gritty surfaces gave enough warning. A simple game of college hide and seek gone awry. Hijinks that might lead to disaster.A story that sucks you in, holds you tight and refuses to let go until the final moment.

Chuck Grimshaw works hard in the gruelling environment orbiting Mars. Long days fixing broken equipment, on a worn out ship, in a stinky spacesuit.His two robot helpers, Daisy and Maisie, make things bearable. Never short of a wry observation or a correction to Grimshaw's work habits.When disaster strikes, Grimshaw finds they have more talents than just quips and repairs.But do they have the skills to help him survive?

Brilliant science fiction writer Sean Monaghan returns with another tale of the perilous galactic wilds.Quiet artist Nedah Wilden draws inpiration from the rich dappled light around her home in the lush alien forest. She loves time immersed in the bird calls and invigorating woodland smells.But sometimes the meditative calm hides ferocious dangers.A compelling story of a resourceful and determined character pushed to her limits.

Isaac loves his Chevy Impala. Loves crisscrossing the country behind the wheel. Sometimes he picks up a hitchhiker. Sometimes he just makes his delivery.When he stops for a man named Dale Xerxes, Isaac just wants the company. But Xerxes proves more unusual than his name.And more than Isaac knows depends on his discretion.Because this job might just end up as Isaac's last one. Ever.

Always on the lookout for an investment opportunity, Angela Neuman agrees to meet Lee, her real estate agent, at the Pendleton Building in Rosenfeld. But the building needs more than just a little polish.With her great sales skills, Lee convinces Angela to just take a look around. What could it hurt? Maybe there's a chance of finding some charms to the wreck of an edifice.What they find, though, is something very different. Something that challenges their very beliefs....

Crafty writer Sean Monaghan's stories mix thrills and action, all with a deft human touch.Reluctant bagman Eric Yonger waits for his handoff at a lonely overpass with the sweet scents of long grass and the endless hum and swish of traffic sweeping by. When Minette arrives for the handoff, though, Eric knows the whole job needs a rethink.His job relies on anonymity. But he knows Minette.And that whole history might just come crashing down on him.A cunning and...

A startling tale of astrophysics gone wild.Experienced Astronaut Dev Camber prepares his spacecraft for landing.But not one bit of his training prepared him for for the escalating mayhem swallowing him whole.A dark tale of plans gone wrong and a desperate race for survival In the cold, dark depths of interstellar space.Another searing exploration story from the author of "Phobos Pummelled"

Delivery artist Usla Miles loves stretching her new grafted wings. She flies high and fast. Pursuers stand no chance.Usla's job consists of making deliveries. Genetic datasets. Vital work in a desperate world.Some imagine that they know better. Imagine That control might require murder.In a future wracked with destruction and desperation, Ursla brings a little hope to those on the margins.But only if she survives the night.A tale of a society in the ...

A crazed and warped story of freedom lost, and found, on a lush, vibrant planet filled with danger and destruction behind every gigantic tree.After a disasterous spacewreck, Marcy needs to protect her crew. But planet Kirchall has other ideas. Ideas that might just change everything they know.Another twisted and weird novella from the wild imagination of the author of "Can You Outrun A T-Rex?"

Bold sci-fi writer Sean Monaghan's epic stories sweep readers away into vast new worlds.On planet Pross, under a bright sun, in cool, hazy air, Captain Arlon Stoddard receives a mysterious signal from outer space. A signal that demands investigation. With his courageous crew, Arlon launches into action.Exploring a dangerous space derelict, though, takes a special kind of restrained but reckless courage.A profound phenomenon of a story, Behemoth Busters takes the cre...

A mind-numbing, twisted tale about a world beyond imagining.Mike and Sana-Ke live simple lives aboard a stunningly large deep space vessel.When new arrivals threaten the vessel's existence,Mike and Sana-Ke must fight for their very survival.Death and destruction aboard a vast alien labyrinth.

A twisted tale of family, amputation and a mysterious blue alien cat.When Den offers his estranged sister Jenni the opportunity of a lifetime, how could she refuse?A stubborn battle of wills between siblings, that tears right into the heart of family and community.Told with a wry, amusing eye for detail, "Walking Gear" was originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.