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Above Ground by A. M. Harte

Mayhem, violence, and danger: a story about fighting the odds, and surviving.

Life above ground is something Lilith has never experienced. When she gets the chance to visit the outside world, to see, firsthand, the monsters that roam the surface, she’s understandably ecstatic. But the infected have a reputation for being dangerous for a reason, and Lilith is about to find out why . . . . This is the story of Lilith, and her . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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The Flying Cloud, R-505 by Paul Gazis

Set in a world of the 1920’s that might have been, this is a tale of airships, adventure, gallant gentlemen, and sultry island maidens. . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes weekly.
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Space & Time by Sharon T. Rose

Space & Time takes place in a galaxy where space travel is common, The Galactic Mutuality governs alliances, Humanity is a minority, and a little girl from an alien race tries to overcome the stigma of being a slave.  Life moves along as it usually does until a small group of strangers arrives, bringing news of impending destruction and a . . .

A serialized novel, updating thrice weekly.
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Legend of Hero by Baxil

What makes a game more real: when you can reach into it, or when it can reach out to you?

Nothing interesting ever happens in the small town of Pitt Creek.  Even when magic suddenly becomes a tangible force—and hundreds of thousands of people worldwide transform into animals and mythological creatures—the Changes’ closest approach is as dramatic video footage on the 6 o’clock news. Kevin MacArthur and his friends want to be a part of that—to have their lives . . .

A serialized novel, updating twice weekly.
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Ether by Kristine Williams

The day Daniel Harper inherited his uncle’s old farm, he also inherited a strange key. When he used that key on the cellar door, he found himself not on the rotting wooden steps, but in the path of an oncoming car on a dark city street. He’s just stepped into Ether, a world of steam powered cars and wooden . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick

A Novel of the Sovereign Era

“Brave Men Run” is the story of Nate Charters. Born different, unsure of his origins, he’s an outcast at Abbeque Valley High School, a self-proclaimed “boy freak” with few friends and low self-esteem.  When the Sovereign Era dramatically dawns, Nate finds himself in a quest to discover the truth: is he more than he seems, a misfit in a miraculous . . .

A complete novel.
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I Found Dave by Jim

Dave set up a blog to communicate with his girlfriend while he was away doing research at a top secret facility.  A blog that I discovered while hacking that facility’s computer system.  Then one day, Dave disappears and all of his friends and family assume that he’s dead.  But somehow Dave keeps writing in his blog.  Now I’m the only . . .

An ongoing blogfic, with new posts almost daily.
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Courier’s Creed by Gabriel Gadfly

When an intercosmic postman, wounded and desperate, shows up in the sleepy town of Lionsfort, Hermes Swift, a fifteen year old boy, gets drawn into dimension-hopping quest to deliver a mysterious Edict and destroy Arcadias, the god-like being that controls the Hub: the universe at the center of the Infinite Spiral. . . .

A serialized novel, updating Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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flesh phantoms by Alan P. Scott

cynical biped

The stories here are short (some very short) and are mostly sf – that is, speculative fiction: fantasies, myths, science fiction, slipstream . . . all the flavors of fabulation except, I hope, for the mundane.  Many were written with the audience of the Usenet newsgroup talk.bizarre in mind, back when text was the thing. —APS . . .

A growing collection of stories, updated sporadically.
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Rymellan Stories by Sarah Ettritch

An ongoing series of short stories about two lesbians who live in a society that chooses mates for its citizens. The stories will appeal most to those who enjoy lesbian fiction, character-driven fiction, and/or speculative fiction. A new story is posted to the site approximately every three months. . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes sporadically.
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Cross Product by Matthew Skala

The Mountain is covered with trees.  For whatever reason, the loggers never got around to chopping them down before the hippies got the government to declare the whole works a park.  There was something said about special spiritual significance of the old-growth forest on the Mountain, but I didn’t pay it any mind; the hippies will say anything they think . . .

A complete novel.
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Maggots of Heresy by Michael Fridman

Malika’s life in medieval Baghdad seems perfect.  Then the rumours start surfacing—that her three husbands are (gasp!) literate.  She’s pushed from her happy bubble to discover a world of murder, fanaticism, female eunuchs, genocide and spiced tea. . . .

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THE FLYING CLOUD, R-505

Adventures in a Dirigible

Editor: Linda Schoales
October 8, 2009

“The Flying Cloud, R-505” is the story of the surviving members of the crew of His Majesty’s Airship “Flying Lady”.  It’s 1926, but in this alternate reality dirigibles were developed instead of airplanes.  After the “Flying Lady” is attacked over the Pacific by an airship flying false colours, the gallant crew work together to keep the remains of their airship [more . . .]

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SPACE & TIME

Six Hours Later

Member: Khelden Iituem
March 10, 2010

So I decided to do a little light reading before getting around to some writing work.

Six hours later, I am still reading.

I consider this a sign of brilliant fiction off the bat, and the very definition of a page-turner.  Each [more . . .]

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