When Captain Alex Marcase’s estranged father dies, he hopes his inheritance will be enough to fund his next deep space expedition. When his inheritance turns out to be a genetically-altered slave named Evan, it’s just the beginning of the end of Alex’s normal, orderly life. Not only does Evan have his own brand of morality, his special abilities are coveted . . .
Mankind is ruled by a fundamentalist Church. Sex outside of marriage, music, dancing and even lipstick are forbidden. There’s only one place of absolute freedom: Madilon, a space station turned into the last night club of the galaxy. . . .
When Xenobiologist, Dr. Murray, receives yet another phony wedding invitation from her galaxy hopping sister, she does what any good sibling would do. She drops her research and hops the first flight to some obscure planet at the edge of the civilized universe. But Zora’s weddings never manage to go off as planned, and before the cake is served, . . .
The Good Captain is a sci-fi adaptation of Herman Melville’s novella Benito Cereno, conceived for and originally distributed via Twitter. . . .
Galactic Milk is the story of Larry Milk, a music journalist kidnapped by aliens to help save a planet from the 1980s. In the vein of “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” Galactic Milk follows Larry on the adventure of a lifetime when all he wants to do is get home. . . .
“Bat Durstons” are welcome here. First and foremost, we publish Space Westerns: works with themes from the Western genre set in Outer-space. We border on Space Opera, Steampunk, and the Weird West. Contains fiction, poetry, music, radio-plays, and illustrated features. . . .
The Shadowstories—a group of witless heroes who patrol the narrative crimes and fringes of the tale-built Storyverse lead by the intrepid Lord Chuckles and Grebok, Son of Drogmar, Keeper of the Seven Keys of Ventoozlar— come upon their most insidious foe yet: The Infi-Net! An ever-growing, mind-numbing congregation of cat videos, pornography, and teenage pop stars. The idiots—er, heroes—are . . .
Book 2 in the Keeper series. Still affected by betrayal and deceit, Alexander Marcase feels his life has lost all connection to truth. Unable to come to terms with his own past, he’s determined to discover the reality behind Evan’s. What they learn along the way reshapes their understanding of Keepers and Sha’erah, as well as their appreciation for . . .
A science fantasy blook and all the things that surround writing it. . . .
Five years ago, Nikol’s ship crash landed on the small planet rousing the vampiric noble, Pras from his centuries of sleep. Enamored by Nikol, Pras chose not to reveal his true identity or nature to the mortal. When war breaks out across the known worlds again, not only does Pras have to face to threat of losing Nikol forever; he . . .
Dorian, prodigal prince of Avanu and agent of the intergalactic Guild of Assassins, is on a quest to find the key to his suppressed memories. He’s accompanied by Torrin, a body-slave with unexpected skills and a tragic past. Their ultimate destination is unknown but the secrets locked away inside Dorian’s mind could be the means of defeating the Var, . . .
The Tessa Chronicles: The Cygnus War is an online series of episodes released weekly (on Wednesdays) that chronicles the adventures of Minerva Squadron’s five pilots in an interstellar war with a shadowy enemy known as the Cygnan Coralate. Our main character is Tessa Eisenherz, a lieutenant commander in the Terran Commonwealth’s Galactic Naval Division (TCGND) who flies a Seindrive . . .
I thought I’d put up a quick bit of information about myself before I get to the actual bulk of the review. As both a reader, writer, and newsletter compiler, I’ve been involved in the original slave fiction niche/subgenre for years. As a whole I’ve written several serials that included this theme (albeit under a pen name), and enjoyed many [more . . .]
this was a fun read. the author has a self-depreciating sense of humour that took a while to shake loose, but peeks out more often as the story progresses. he also has a good grasp of "and if that wasn’t enough, see what’s headed our way now" that i quite enjoyed. the action never lets up.