Incumbent Senator Tom Gates has assembled a team to dig into his opponent’s darkest secret. Leading the team is Elise Atwood, a rare non-telepath born into an all-telepathic family, the Senator’s trusted Communications Advisor—and if the investigation doesn’t pan out—his scapegoat. From the FBI the Senator recruits Agent Carl Childers, a seasoned telepathic interrogator whose wife’s high-risk pregnancy may prove . . .
Rebooted – In a world where the Cold War never ended and Corporations struggle in secret for the future of mankind, three people are brought together by a shared destiny they fight to escape. Nothing is truly forgotten, and in the darkest places lie gateways to another reality, where the deeper secrets are pushed the more powerful they become. . . .
An epic sci-fi/adventure tale dealing with parallel dimensions, ancient powers, and the warping of space and time through one young man’s eyes. . . .
Kani isn’t Tundra. Her friend, Stacey, has gotten mixed up with the wrong people, flying dangerous and illegal “dustrunner” sorties for the mob . . . and since Stacey’s skipped town, Kani’s forced to take her place as Tundra. As Kani soon discovers, in this world of asteroid piracy, the real threat is on the ground: violence and paranoia come at her from every . . .
Simon Fell has awakened at a foreign star with no memory of his former life. He stands to inherit the legacy of a self he has never known. In a complex and frightening world of pioneer planets, clashing cultures and esoteric robots, one lost man will face a battery of tribulations, from his ignorance of basic customs to his entanglement . . .
The galaxy has been riped apart by war. Now, the people of “Proper Society” suffer under the tyrannical rule of the Civil Triumvirate. However, a band of revolutionaries fight against this evil power. They call themselves the Freedom Coalition. Animus features monthly episode updates, along with special features via our wiki, twitter feed, and facebook page. . . .
Per Sonja’s review, a story in the Starship Troopers vein. . . .
I have well over 100 published short stories to my credit and you can also toss in appearances in fifteen major anthologies around the world (including a number of “Best Of . . . ” volumes). I love the short story format and coming back to it this summer after spending the four years previous working on my “Ilium” novel cycle was exciting and . . .
In just one morning the neatly organised world of Cory Wilson falls apart. The sun has been extinguished, plunging the Earth into total darkness. Terror reigns. Unable to think of anything else to do, Wilson places his faith in Billionaire Barry Castle’s radio announcement of a Doomsday Dome being constructed in rural Montana – a sanctuary where all who can . . .
In the near future a message is received from Proxima Centauri 4.3 light years away. A massive operation is put into action to build a ship to send a crew of six to investigate the signal. They arrive after 150 years only to discover that the signal came from a very obscure and unexpected source. . . .
At least that’s what I think they were. I’ll say, right off the bat, I’m not a science fiction fan. It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just not my cup of tea. That being said, neither was this story. Being someone that doesn’t read science fiction, you’d think that reading any of it would seem new and interesting [more . . .]
This story is large in scope, and takes advantage of the possibilities of posting a story on the internet, playing with fonts, colors and photos to create an atmosphere rich with tension and to balance what would otherwise be a very hard-to-follow, multi-linear story.
It starts off as standard military fare [more . . .]