Download or read book SciFi Shorts Collection One written by Simon Goodson and published by Dark Soul Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-01-22 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come in, take a seat by the antimatter heater and don’t worry about the buzzing... it’s supposed to do that. Honestly! If you came here looking for SciFi and Fantasy short stories, as well as some which don’t fit easily into any category, then you’re in the right place! STARSHIPS. GHOSTS. DANGER. The Panther's captain doesn’t believe in ghosts... but that doesn’t stop them coming aboard! Can the captain overcome his disbelief in time to save his ship? (Starflare Universe – Ghosts) DESPERATELY SEEKING A LOST RELATIVE Theodore will go to any lengths to find out what happened to his missing nephew Jimmy... ...and he’s certainly not going to let any folk tales about monsters scare him off. That was his first mistake. (The Disappearance of Jimmy Trent) BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU LOOK. Sometimes what looks back from the mirror isn’t truly you. What is it? Life or death! (Dark Reflections) If you love fast paced science fiction, exciting fantasy, and being transported to worlds far stranger than our own, then you need to read this collection of stories from SciFi-Shorts.com today! Sit back, relax... maybe move a little further from the antimatter heater... and enjoy!
Download or read book SciFi Shorts Collection One written by Simon Goodson and published by Dark Soul Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-01-22 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come in, take a seat by the antimatter heater and don’t worry about the buzzing... it’s supposed to do that. Honestly! If you came here looking for SciFi and Fantasy short stories, as well as some which don’t fit easily into any category, then you’re in the right place! STARSHIPS. GHOSTS. DANGER. The Panther's captain doesn’t believe in ghosts... but that doesn’t stop them coming aboard! Can the captain overcome his disbelief in time to save his ship? (Starflare Universe – Ghosts) DESPERATELY SEEKING A LOST RELATIVE Theodore will go to any lengths to find out what happened to his missing nephew Jimmy... ...and he’s certainly not going to let any folk tales about monsters scare him off. That was his first mistake. (The Disappearance of Jimmy Trent) BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU LOOK. Sometimes what looks back from the mirror isn’t truly you. What is it? Life or death! (Dark Reflections) If you love fast paced science fiction, exciting fantasy, and being transported to worlds far stranger than our own, then you need to read this collection of stories from SciFi-Shorts.com today! Sit back, relax... maybe move a little further from the antimatter heater... and enjoy!
Download or read book SciFi Shorts Collection Two written by Simon Goodson and published by Dark Soul Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-08-11 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hungover wizards, an android with a questionable taste in music, and a very different were-creature than you’ve heard of before. Find out when you really shouldn’t boil the water, watch someone who’s determined to time travel and kill his Grandfather (in the name of science), and join a band for what will absolutely be their last ever show. This collection of twenty-three stories is packed with action, magic, science, and wonder. Dive right in today!
Download or read book SciFi Shorts Collection Three written by Simon Goodson and published by Dark Soul Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-07-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen SciFi & Fantasy short stories packed with wonder and adventure. - Uncover the chilling consequences of breaking a Blood Debt - Unravel the secrets of FTL travel in a muddy field. - Face the terror of... trees! No, really! Prepare to be transported to realms where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and where the boundaries of reality are shattered. If you crave exhilarating escapades and unforgettable characters, this is the anthology you've been waiting for.
Download or read book SciFi Shorts A Collection of 13 Short Science Fiction Stories Volume I written by Genalin Jimenez and published by Genalin Jimenez. This book was released on 2024-02-16 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "SciFi Shorts: A Collection of 13 Short Science Fiction Stories" transports readers into the far reaches of the imagination with its diverse and captivating tales. From the depths of outer space to the inner workings of the human mind, this anthology offers a thrilling journey through the boundless realms of science fiction. Within these pages, readers will encounter a myriad of futuristic worlds, each with its own unique set of challenges, wonders, and mysteries waiting to be explored. Whether delving into the complexities of artificial intelligence, confronting the ethical dilemmas of advanced technology, or venturing into uncharted galaxies teeming with extraterrestrial life, each story in this collection offers a thought-provoking glimpse into the possibilities of the future. Written by a talented ensemble of authors, "SciFi Shorts" showcases the limitless creativity and ingenuity of the science fiction genre. With each story expertly crafted to both entertain and provoke reflection, readers will find themselves drawn into tales of adventure, discovery, and the boundless potential of human imagination. From pulse-pounding action to poignant meditations on the nature of existence, "SciFi Shorts" offers something for every fan of speculative fiction. Whether you're a seasoned aficionado or new to the genre, this collection promises to ignite your imagination and leave you eagerly anticipating the next frontier of exploration in the vast cosmos of science fiction.
Download or read book Wanderer s Odyssey Books 1 to 3 written by Simon Goodson and published by Dark Soul Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 1139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Empire will kill him for stealing this ship... but they have to catch it first! To the Empire the Wanderer was just another booby-trapped ship to claim, and Jess was just another worthless slave who could be sacrificed in the process. Things didn’t go to plan. Jess survived the dangers, and when he sat in the pilot’s chair the ancient ship came to life for the first time in centuries. Acting on instinct Jess seized the chance, firing up the engines and fleeing the Imperial forces. Now Jess and the ancient self-aware ship are on the run, their freedom and their very existence on the line. The smart thing to do would be to run like hell and never stop, but Jess finds he can’t ignore pleas for help from those in danger. With the powerful Wanderer at his command he can truly make a difference... but at what cost? Buy this collection of the first three books and see why tens of thousands of people have loved following the Wanderer’s journey, leaving comments including “In the end, I was gripping the arms of my chair as I rooted for the heroes.”, “A fast paced, can't-put-it-down Sci-fi.” and “One of the best books I've read this year.”
Download or read book Science Fiction Short Stories Collection Illustrated written by Philip K. Dick and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip K. Dick published 44 novels and 121 short stories during his lifetime and solidified his position as arguably the most literary of science fiction writers. Dick became the first science fiction writer to be included in The Library of America series. Although Dick spent most of his career as a writer in near-poverty, ten of his stories have been adapted into popular films since his death, including Blade Runner, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report, Paycheck, Next, Screamers, and The Adjustment Bureau. Second Variety The Variable Man Adjustment Team The Hanging Stranger The Eyes Have It The Skull Mr. Spaceship Beyond the Door Beyond Lies the Wub The Golden Man The Gun The Defenders Tony and the Beetles The Crystal Crypt Upon the Dull Earth Piper in the Woods Of Withered Apples Colony The Turning Wheel The Last of the Masters James P. Crow Prominent Author Small Town Survey Team Sales Pitch Breakfast at Twilight The Crawlers Exhibit Piece Meddler Souvenir Progeny Strange Eden Human Is Foster, You're Dead
Download or read book Sci Fi Shorts written by Genalin Jimenez and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sci-Fi Shorts is a collection of 13 short science fiction stories that will transport you to new worlds and times. From the far future to the near past, these stories explore the possibilities of technology, the challenges of humanity, and the meaning of life. The stories cover a wide range of topics, from space exploration to artificial intelligence to the nature of reality. The stories are sure to entertain and challenge readers of all ages. The collection is perfect for anyone who loves science fiction, or anyone who is looking for a thought-provoking read. Whether you're a fan of classic science fiction or you're just looking for a new escape, you're sure to find something to love in this collection.
Download or read book Sci Fi Shorts written by Genalin Jimenez and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sci-Fi Shorts is a collection of 13 short science fiction stories that will transport you to new worlds and times. From the far future to the near past, these stories explore the possibilities of technology, the challenges of humanity, and the meaning of life. The stories cover a wide range of topics, from space exploration to artificial intelligence to the nature of reality. The stories are sure to entertain and challenge readers of all ages. The collection is perfect for anyone who loves science fiction, or anyone who is looking for a thought-provoking read. Whether you're a fan of classic science fiction or you're just looking for a new escape, you're sure to find something to love in this collection.
Download or read book SciFi Shorts Collection Three written by Simon Goodson and published by Dark Soul Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-07-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen SciFi & Fantasy short stories packed with wonder and adventure. - Uncover the chilling consequences of breaking a Blood Debt - Unravel the secrets of FTL travel in a muddy field. - Face the terror of... trees! No, really! Prepare to be transported to realms where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and where the boundaries of reality are shattered. If you crave exhilarating escapades and unforgettable characters, this is the anthology you've been waiting for.
Download or read book Sci Fi Shorts written by Tarry Ionta and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sci-Fi Shorts is a collection of eight Science Fiction stories. They have been previously published in several of my books containing short stories of mixed genres. They are reissued in this volume to appeal to those readers who, like myself, prefer to read Science Fiction stories, as opposed to the collections generally containing a mix of Science Fiction and Fantasy, masquerading as Science Fiction.
Download or read book Ultimate Science Fiction Fantasy Horror Collection 1 written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2018-05-28 with total page 1099 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of ten stories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror and the start of five series. 1. Shades of Gray #0 Aadea's Reawakening 2. Shades of Gray #1 Noir, City Shrouded By Darkness 3. Shades of Gray #2 From Moscow, With Love 4. AabiLynn's Dragon Rite #0 Dragon's Brood 5. Monster of Monsters #1 Part One: Mortem's Opening 6. Monster of Monsters #1 Part Two: Mortem's Contestant 7. Beauty of the Beast #0 Alba 8. Beauty of the Beast #1 The Mystic Rose: Part A: The Flower, The Sword, And The Kiss 9. AaBack's Grimm: Dark Fantasy Fairy Tale #1 Tale Of Two Worlds: The Wizard, The Battlemage, And The Werewolf 10. AaBack's Grimm: Dark Fantasy Fairy Tale #2 Friends Reunited: The Janus Beast, The Rose Beauty, And The Cursed Duckling Shades of Gray series: A doom was looming over the planet, a great darkness that could bring about the Closing of Days. Two women would be brought together... One was a legal assassin or Life Closer known as the Phoenix and the other was an experiment known as the Pandora Project who would either bring about a Twilight that would be the first rays of dawn or a Twilight that would usher in the darkness forever. Follow these women as their paths cross. Dragon Rite: Travel where dragons have been part of the world for millenniums. Enter a realm where riders are paired with dragon hatchlings to raise and care for them and to form a bond like no other. In the first story... Useless... Unwanted... Unloved... When those closest to you see you only as a useless crippled child with no hope of a future, where do you find the strength to prove them wrong? In the first story, candidates assemble to participate in the Dragon Rite, a ceremony to bond with a dragon hatchling. Cara has a chance to break free from her harsh life and bond with one of the dragon hatchlings only if fate will allow her. Monster of Monsters: Light and darkness... All Kein wanted was to be devoured. As an orphan, she had been told since joining her school that it was very important that a house or clan devour her so when she met a creature promising to devour her, she was confused at first but then she was consoled that someone wanted her. A world of monsters and a world of humans... Loneliness can be a very strong emotion but it can also be a very strong motivator so even when a creature of the darkness invited her to come to her, innocence heeded the call. Kein began an adventure of heartache and joy as she walked the paths of shadow and light. She would discover what it was to be devoured as a dangerous game drew her into a deadly realm of wishes, revenge, hope, desire, love, and horror. Beauty of the Beast: A new approach to the classic fairy tale. The story of Beauty and the Beast with a twist. What if the woman was the one turned into the creature? A realm of adventure and peril mingled with romance, friendship, and sword and sorcery. Join Pluck in this novella series as she travels through a strange land of danger and intrigue as she finds allies and foes alike in her search to lift her monstrous curse. A story like Beauty and the Beast but with more action and menacing darkness. AaBack's Grimm: The fairy tales you know with a wicked twist. Start this novella fantasy action adventure series with a short story and enter a deadly world that could use a little hope and love. A woman, Jane, who seems out of place in her own world is transported to a world of fairy tales. All is not happy endings for the world of AaBack's Grimm holds a dark and deadly secret for Jane. In our world, Jane has lived life as if a curse has been on her, her entire life. As an artist, she has created artwork of many fairy tale characters, but her favorite is the Beast from Beauty and the Beast. When she enters the World of Grimm, Jane comes across the Beast, and she's instantly struck with a need to help him. What Jane doesn't understand is that his curse is nothing like the ones in the fairy tales.
Download or read book SciFi Shorts Collection Two written by Simon Goodson and published by Dark Soul Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-08-11 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hungover wizards, an android with a questionable taste in music, and a very different were-creature than you’ve heard of before. Find out when you really shouldn’t boil the water, watch someone who’s determined to time travel and kill his Grandfather (in the name of science), and join a band for what will absolutely be their last ever show. This collection of twenty-three stories is packed with action, magic, science, and wonder. Dive right in today!
Download or read book A Sci Fi Shorts Anthology written by Rod Castor and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From exoplanets to time travel, Jovian space elevators to teleportation tubes, and human-like robots to human-disguised aliens, this first anthology from Sci-Fi Shorts offers mind-bending sci-fi flash fiction that is certain to expand your horizons. Enjoy this collection of sixty science fiction stories from Rod Castor, J.A. Taylor, Bill Adler, Mark Starlin, Kyle O'Reilly, Elana Gomel, J. Charles Ramirez, LeNai LaRue, Stefan Grieve, Bill DuBay Jr., Adam Temper, Josh Petersen, Zane Jon Dickens, Harold Finch, Jeffrey Adam Dill, Franco Amati, Don Franke, Bradley J Nordell, Justin Skiles, J.A., Robbie Sheerin, Brad Shannon, Jeffrey Von Hauger, David Hartley, C. Keck, Evan Hundhausen, Carl Honor Vellotti, Dennis Mombauer, AJ, Patrick Metzger, Rose Bryant, Jason Welsh, Alexander Bird, Gary Every, Ross Hewitt, Rosalind Pagan, Patrick Allen Kemp, Alex Kilcannon, and Breana Wallace.
Download or read book Collected Science Fiction Short Stories written by Raymond S. Flex and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories to entertain, frighten and delight: Aliens. More than one parallel world. A manic, entertainment-driven civilisation. An automated hotel with a life-changing secret. And many more, including: Suite Peace Shallow Echoes Of A Dying Star Copper World Litters Clearance Other Lives Colony C Clean Teeth Of The Dispossessed The Demented Puppeteer Creeping Vines, Snagging Fangs Last One Alive Better Earth World Builder(TM) Beyond The Edge Of The Horizon
Download or read book The Year s Best Science Fiction Twenty Fourth Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2007-07-10 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-eight stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: * Cory Doctorow * Robert Charles Wilson * Michael Swanwick * Ian McDonald * Benjamin Rosenbaum * Kage Baker * Bruce McAllister * Alastair Reynolds * Jay Lake * Ruth Nestvold * Gregory Benford * Justin Stanchfield * Walter Jon Williams * Greg Van Eekhout * Robert Reed * David D. Levine * Paul J. McAuley * Mary Rosenblum * Daryl Gregory * Jack Skillingstead * Paolo Bacigalupi * Greg Egan * Elizabeth Bear * Sarah Monette * Ken MacLeod * Stephen Baxter * Carolyn Ives Gilman * John Barnes * A.M. Dellamonica Supplementing the stories are the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and a list of honorable mentions, making this book a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.
Download or read book The Year s Best Science Fiction Twenty Third Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2006-07-11 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the heart of the new millennium, worlds beyond our imagination have opened up, blurring the line between life and art. Embracing the challenges and possibilities of cyberspace, genetics, the universe, and beyond, the world of science fiction has become a porthole into the realities of tomorrow. In The Year's Best Science Fiction Twenty-third Annual Collection, our very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world with such compelling stories as: "Beyond the Aquila Rift": Critically acclaimed author Alastair Reynolds takes readers to the edge of the universe, where no voyager has dared to travel before---or so we think. "Comber": Our world is an ever-changing one, and award-winning author Gene Wolfe explores the darker side of our planet's fluidity in his own beautiful and inimitable style. "Audubon in Atlantis": In a world not quite like our own, bestselling author Harry Turtledove shows us that there are reasons some species have become extinct. The twenty-nine stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including:Neal Asher, Paolo Bacigalupi, Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, Chris Beckett, Dominic Green, Daryl Gregory, Joe Haldeman, Gwyneth Jones, James Patrick Kelley, Jay Lake and Ruth Nestvold, Ken MacLeod, Ian McDonald, Vonda N. McIntyre, David Moles, Derryl Murphy, Steven Popkes, Hannu Rajaniemi, Alastair Reynolds, Robert Reed, Chris Roberson, Mary Rosenblum, William Sanders, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick, Harry Turtledove, Peter Watts, Liz Williams, and Gene Wolfe. Supplementing the stories are the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and a lengthy list of honorable mentions, making this book both a valuable resource and the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.
