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Anti Life
Anti Life Allen Kuzara
The opposite of life isn't death; it's something far worse.
In an anarcho-capitalist future, space-based corporate settlements have replaced the State. Colonel John Alvarez, a fifteen-year veteran, is unwilling to waste more years leading missions into deep space. He wants to start over and make a new life with his wife and son.
But when a distress message from a distant research probe is received, Novos Corp reactivates Alvarez's contract. He must carry out one last mission, a rescue attempt. Unknown to Alvarez, however, is the hidden threat that awaits him, one that—if he cannot stop it—will doom humanity to a fate worse than death.
In an anarcho-capitalist future, space-based corporate settlements have replaced the State. Colonel John Alvarez, a fifteen-year veteran, is unwilling to waste more years leading missions into deep space. He wants to start over and make a new life with his wife and son.
But when a distress message from a distant research probe is received, Novos Corp reactivates Alvarez's contract. He must carry out one last mission, a rescue attempt. Unknown to Alvarez, however, is the hidden threat that awaits him, one that—if he cannot stop it—will doom humanity to a fate worse than death.
I picked this up to write a blurb then couldn't put it down! Really good SF about a future where Statists and Corporations are at war. It has a detailed and interesting outer space setting, an original take on warp speed and likeable characters. Great stuff.
Cool title, cool cover!
A terrifying sci-fi tromp through an uncomfortably possible reality.
Great descriptions and an unexpected ending.
Sounds so good! Can’t wait to read this one!
I love this theme!!! What could be better than a space-based anarcho-capitalist future! Giddy up!
It Began With a Lie
It Began With a Lie Michele PW (Pariza Wacek)
A fresh start. That was what Becca hoped the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin would be for her troubled family. A way to get her crumbling marriage back on track, and to bond with her difficult 16-year-old stepdaughter.
But instead of a new beginning, Becca is thrust into a mysterious past she barely remembers. A past that includes the complications of seeing her old teenage crush Daniel as well as living in her aunt's old house (what the locals call "The Witch House.")
But is the house really haunted? Or is there something far more sinister out to destroy them?
But instead of a new beginning, Becca is thrust into a mysterious past she barely remembers. A past that includes the complications of seeing her old teenage crush Daniel as well as living in her aunt's old house (what the locals call "The Witch House.")
But is the house really haunted? Or is there something far more sinister out to destroy them?
A gripping and chilling tale of family secrets -- highly recommended!
I love your Book title....
Great read. You feel like you're walking in Steve Anderson's shoes in search of the truth.
Michele PW is a brilliant author! I always feel deeply involved in her books.
Sounds intriguing! What's more spooky than a twin who's been somehow changed?
The Legion and the Lioness
The Legion and the Lioness Robert Armstrong
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They said I would never finish flight school. Never rank at the top of my class. Never fly with the top aces. Never return from combat against the Kelton androids. Never survive emergency surgery.
Here I am.
The year is 2151, Earth is gone. A hell scape. I’ve been awoken after 72 years of cryosleep on a medical facility on Saturn’s moon, Titan. I have nothing, no home, no friends, no concept of this new world, these Titans.
All that remains is the old conflict that has blackened my veins and memories of the ones I loved still fresh in my heart. Forgotten for decades.
But it seems war hasn’t forgotten me, no, even in my slumber. My name is Captain Victoria Ann Belic, I was a wife and an ace fighter pilot, and have been revived for one reason—to die again.
They said I would never finish flight school. Never rank at the top of my class. Never fly with the top aces. Never return from combat against the Kelton androids. Never survive emergency surgery.
Here I am.
The year is 2151, Earth is gone. A hell scape. I’ve been awoken after 72 years of cryosleep on a medical facility on Saturn’s moon, Titan. I have nothing, no home, no friends, no concept of this new world, these Titans.
All that remains is the old conflict that has blackened my veins and memories of the ones I loved still fresh in my heart. Forgotten for decades.
But it seems war hasn’t forgotten me, no, even in my slumber. My name is Captain Victoria Ann Belic, I was a wife and an ace fighter pilot, and have been revived for one reason—to die again.
Tumbleweeds of Terror: 17 Tiny Western Horror...
Tumbleweeds of Terror: 17 Tiny Western Horror Stories Hugh Wesley
What was that thumping across the prairie in the dark of night? Just a lonely tumbleweed ... or something more sinister? Something unexplainable?
"Tumbleweeds of Terror" presents 17 flash fiction stories from the old west, all just dark enough to make you wonder -- and maybe to make you shiver, just a bit.
"Tumbleweeds of Terror" presents 17 flash fiction stories from the old west, all just dark enough to make you wonder -- and maybe to make you shiver, just a bit.
An Untimely End [preview]
No Safe Haven Preview
No Safe Haven Preview Kyla Stone
A gripping post-apocalyptic survival thriller for fans of Hunger Games and Wolf Road.
When a deadly pandemic ravages the country, Raven finds herself isolated at her family's zoo. Using the skills her father taught her, Raven knows how to survive.
But the threat is just beginning. As the outside world collapses into chaos, a dangerous gang discovers Raven's refuge. And they'll stop at nothing to take what she has...
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When a deadly pandemic ravages the country, Raven finds herself isolated at her family's zoo. Using the skills her father taught her, Raven knows how to survive.
But the threat is just beginning. As the outside world collapses into chaos, a dangerous gang discovers Raven's refuge. And they'll stop at nothing to take what she has...
This is a preview, but join the author's exclusive VIP mailing list to receive the full novel for free!
Halloween House (Short Story)
Halloween House (Short Story) Rowan Rook
A woman named Emma finds her annual Halloween rendezvous with her former lover, Clyde, interrupted. She has an important choice to make before dawn. (A 1,500 word short story.)
The first few pages suck you in and then you can’t stop reading.
Captivating from the beginning. Always leaves you wondering what happens next. Until the very last paragraph, where the surprise twist...
This book plots nicely and has a great atmosphere. I love the central character Mason Mild.
This is my kind of book
Eerie and compelling! Can't wait to read!
Echo Effect
Echo Effect Robert Armstrong
After a nuclear exchange with North Korea, a terrifying new breed of super soldier begins development. They call it the E.C.H.O., an unparalleled hunter constructed from reverse engineered alien materials.
Thousands of miles away, resourceful U.S. Army Ranger Michael Keller is caught in the gears of greed, thrust into the corporate fueled Star Rust conflict of 2074. Despite his wits, he never comes home from war, leaving his fiancée, Vala, behind.
Enter the world of debilitating technological diseases, alien salvage mercenaries, and ruthless corporate tycoons in a fight to discover the truth.
Thousands of miles away, resourceful U.S. Army Ranger Michael Keller is caught in the gears of greed, thrust into the corporate fueled Star Rust conflict of 2074. Despite his wits, he never comes home from war, leaving his fiancée, Vala, behind.
Enter the world of debilitating technological diseases, alien salvage mercenaries, and ruthless corporate tycoons in a fight to discover the truth.
A Prncess of Bars
A Prncess of Bars Jim LeMay
What if Captain John Carter, for the sake of self-aggrandizement, lied to Mr. Edgar Rice Burroughs about his trips to Barsoom? What if Dejah, instead of descending from a lineage of “ten thousand jeddaks” (emperors) as Carter claimed, had begun life as an orphaned street urchin? And what if she preferred a giant, four-armed green man to him? Maybe the Martians looked upon Jack Carter with less favor than he claimed, some indeed with open contempt. Read Dejah’s assessment of Captain Carter in this action-packed short story, “A Princess of Bars.”
(A parody of "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
(A parody of "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Motel Black
Motel Black Sean Hogan
Alex Greenhorn has just finished his first job—a hit on a local mobster. His first deadly sin. He's blackened his soul for a modest five grand. A high price for such a meager return. The only way to break even is to raise the stakes. Desperate men do desperate things. And a desperate Alex is about to discover that when you bet your life on a gamble with the devil the odds are never in your favor.
Breakers of the Dawn
The Disappeared (Short Story)
The Disappeared (Short Story) Irving Belateche
Robert Grayson was becoming invisible. There was no doubt about it. And it made sense if you took a second to think about it. Robert was an average guy with an average job in an average American suburb. Invisibility was bound to happen. So the question wasn't why was he becoming invisible, it was were there other invisible people out there, too?
"Like the great Ray Bradbury, Belateche invents a world much like yours and mine but with that one twist that makes it different." -- A. Silver
"Like the great Ray Bradbury, Belateche invents a world much like yours and mine but with that one twist that makes it different." -- A. Silver
Two Miles Down
Two Miles Down David McGowan
A prison two miles underground.
A brutal gang, a suicidal man, and a fifteen-year-old boy.
It is 2150, and those convicted of subhuman crimes are cast into Secure Underground Incarceration Complexes around the world.
In this SUIC, a brutal gang, the head of which is simply known as Leader, rules the dark, hot tunnels.
In the farthest reaches of this hell, a man called Gabe is ready to give up and die. Until he meets Bodge, a fifteen-year-old boy who does not belong in this underground furnace.
Something is going on in this SUIC. A deadly plan set into motion by Leader and his Gang threatens the lives of everyone.
Can Gabe find a way to survive? Is there any possible weakness in the complex through which he and Bodge can escape?
A brutal gang, a suicidal man, and a fifteen-year-old boy.
It is 2150, and those convicted of subhuman crimes are cast into Secure Underground Incarceration Complexes around the world.
In this SUIC, a brutal gang, the head of which is simply known as Leader, rules the dark, hot tunnels.
In the farthest reaches of this hell, a man called Gabe is ready to give up and die. Until he meets Bodge, a fifteen-year-old boy who does not belong in this underground furnace.
Something is going on in this SUIC. A deadly plan set into motion by Leader and his Gang threatens the lives of everyone.
Can Gabe find a way to survive? Is there any possible weakness in the complex through which he and Bodge can escape?
Boomers for the Stars (COMPLETE novella)
Boomers for the Stars (COMPLETE novella) Sue Hollister Barr
Thanks to stellar advances in longevity, Earth is overrun by Baby Boomers well into their hundreds. Social Security being the stuff of history books, subsequent generations must find some way to put all those Boomers to good use…challenging since few have minds that have survived along with their bodies. But the silver lining is that few can complain about what some of those uses are.
Mary, born in 1948, was never the good girl hoping to catch a husband her family expected. Instead, all she ever wanted was to somehow, someday make it to the stars. Now, she might finally have lived long enough to see her wish come true. But only if she can escape the dangers of her nursing home, save other Boomers there thinking they're Marilyn Monroe and Napoleon…and actually remember her own name.
Mary, born in 1948, was never the good girl hoping to catch a husband her family expected. Instead, all she ever wanted was to somehow, someday make it to the stars. Now, she might finally have lived long enough to see her wish come true. But only if she can escape the dangers of her nursing home, save other Boomers there thinking they're Marilyn Monroe and Napoleon…and actually remember her own name.
A fun and quirky science fiction read!
Baby boomers dreaming of higher things? Oh yes, count me in. The real innovation in science fiction is a lot closer to home than we realize - among us. Sue Hollister Barr's Boomers of the Stars is just a small slice of a much large pie of magnificence we need right now. Don't miss it.
An unusual futuristic setting in an old people's home. To begin with I was as confused as the Altzheimer residents who are the central characters of the story. This was mainly because of the Japanese slang. But the story kept me on track. It held my attention because the action was from the point of view of 2 residents and the rather dodgy manager of the home. I liked that it focused on attitudes to an aging populus and the illnesses which often go alongside this. It's easy to read once you get over the Japanese slang. The characters are engaging and believable as is the futuristic world it's set in.
Sharp, layered and a rollicking ride from the first chapter, SHIPS by Sue Hollister Barr put me squarely in this unlikely heroine's shoes and left me wanting more.
Very interesting cover art, and love futuristic tales involving aliens...especially when I wrote about one particular shapeshifting alien that escapes from Area 51 in one of my books. I always love to see the interesting twists and turns other writers force their characters into to see how they deal with such obstacles.
The Forgotten Web: A Novella
Remeon - The Search Begins
Remeon - The Search Begins J.W. Garrett
A boy seeking adventure… A world that's dying… A war that may have no winners…
Thomas longs to escape the drudgery of farm life, dreaming of adventure and running away from his demanding parents.
Planet Remeon is on the brink of destruction, fighting a crippling disease that threatens to wipe out their civilization.
Thrust into their world, Thomas is caught in the middle of telepathic mind games between the Day Watchers and the Night Dwellers.
Alliances will be broken. Thoughts will be controlled. Will anyone survive?
Thomas longs to escape the drudgery of farm life, dreaming of adventure and running away from his demanding parents.
Planet Remeon is on the brink of destruction, fighting a crippling disease that threatens to wipe out their civilization.
Thrust into their world, Thomas is caught in the middle of telepathic mind games between the Day Watchers and the Night Dwellers.
Alliances will be broken. Thoughts will be controlled. Will anyone survive?
The Long Night (Short Story)
The Long Night (Short Story) Rowan Rook
Two weeks ago, the sun went down and never came up. Bay stares through her apartment window - longing to see the first suggestion of sunrise, longing for answers, longing to see her girlfriend Cass come home - but all she sees is a single candle flickering across the street. One half of her yearns to run to this sign of life; the other clings to the safety of home. After all, anything could happen if she opens up the door to the darkness outside. (A 1,600 word short story.)
The first few pages suck you in and then you can’t stop reading.
Captivating from the beginning. Always leaves you wondering what happens next. Until the very last paragraph, where the surprise twist...
This book plots nicely and has a great atmosphere. I love the central character Mason Mild.
This is my kind of book
Eerie and compelling! Can't wait to read!
The Grim Adventures of Meryl & Doug
Death of Day
Death of Day Megan O'Russell
Death awaits those left outside the domes, but within the darkness lies salvation.
Raina McNay is dying. When a man with strength beyond human survival gives Raina a chance for a new life, she leaps into a world where danger and blood reign. Without the rules society demands, Raina discovers the monsters she fears may hide in the light.
Before Nola walked in the open air, before Nightland ruled the city. Take the first steps of Raina’s journey into the night.
Raina McNay is dying. When a man with strength beyond human survival gives Raina a chance for a new life, she leaps into a world where danger and blood reign. Without the rules society demands, Raina discovers the monsters she fears may hide in the light.
Before Nola walked in the open air, before Nightland ruled the city. Take the first steps of Raina’s journey into the night.
The next Huge Howey! The world this author has created leaves you spellbound and wondering the fate of Nola, a teenage classmate in a world lived inside a glass. I love the description of details given, and the obvious set up for mind-blowing suspense. I can't wait to read more by this author.
The Fool's Journey through the Tarot Major Ar...
The Fool's Journey through the Tarot Major Arcana Noel Eastwood
In the tradition of 'The Alchemist' and 'The Wizard of Earthsea'...
Originally written for Tarot practitioners, The Fool’s Journey through the Tarot Major Arcana has also found a wider audience amongst those committed to personal growth.
This extensively edited 3rd Edition 2018 focuses on Follin’s journey on the mystic’s path to knowledge through direct experience. It speaks to The Fool in all of us as we make our way through life, growing in maturity, wisdom and, ultimately, self acceptance.
Follin’s encounters with the Tarot archetypes not only illuminate the Major Arcana cards but tap into archetypal energies relevant today.
Now available as an ebook, paperback and audiobook - http://www.plutoscave.com/books
Originally written for Tarot practitioners, The Fool’s Journey through the Tarot Major Arcana has also found a wider audience amongst those committed to personal growth.
This extensively edited 3rd Edition 2018 focuses on Follin’s journey on the mystic’s path to knowledge through direct experience. It speaks to The Fool in all of us as we make our way through life, growing in maturity, wisdom and, ultimately, self acceptance.
Follin’s encounters with the Tarot archetypes not only illuminate the Major Arcana cards but tap into archetypal energies relevant today.
Now available as an ebook, paperback and audiobook - http://www.plutoscave.com/books
The Descendants
The Descendants DH Bookstore
Monroe Academy was built to separate the weak from the strong. Pass the biyearly leveling and be released into society upon graduation. Fail to be promoted and be stripped of rank and forced into servitude.
That was a rule that applied to all but Rayah Bardeau. A student of Monroe Academy, branded as a Null because of her absence of Lighter energy. With her mother standing as a slave in her place, Rayah was given until the age of twenty to make level six, but at nineteen-years-old and with only eight months until her twentieth birthday, she was only a mere level one. The same level she’s been since she was ten.
With the stress of her upcoming test, the loss of a friend, and the constant wrongdoings towards her, Rayah could only dream of escaping from Lytonia, and escape she did...
That was a rule that applied to all but Rayah Bardeau. A student of Monroe Academy, branded as a Null because of her absence of Lighter energy. With her mother standing as a slave in her place, Rayah was given until the age of twenty to make level six, but at nineteen-years-old and with only eight months until her twentieth birthday, she was only a mere level one. The same level she’s been since she was ten.
With the stress of her upcoming test, the loss of a friend, and the constant wrongdoings towards her, Rayah could only dream of escaping from Lytonia, and escape she did...
The Voice of the Beyond
BOO! A Halloween Story
BOO! A Halloween Story George Saoulidis
Wear the mask. It will come off in the morning
When a young man from a village comes to the big city to study, he finds himself overwhelmed by the urban lifestyle. But will he manage to blend in by going to a Halloween party, when his crush asks him to help decorate the place, when the abandoned villa becomes all too spooky for him and when the illusory masks everyone wears seem to never come off?
When a young man from a village comes to the big city to study, he finds himself overwhelmed by the urban lifestyle. But will he manage to blend in by going to a Halloween party, when his crush asks him to help decorate the place, when the abandoned villa becomes all too spooky for him and when the illusory masks everyone wears seem to never come off?
Always love George's stories. He weaves mythology into his stories in such a clever subtle way. Must read!
That neon title really steals the show! Very eye catching, and I love the concept of reinterpreting fairy tales in a cyberpunk setting.
A fascinating take on ancient Greek mythology! Opening chapters bring the reader right into this page-turning story. Don't miss out!
This story looks intriguing, and I've never read a book centered around a fox before! I'm excited to learn more, and I like your cover as well! :)
Love the title and the premise! Can't wait to read it!
Fragments of an Undigested Potato
Fragments of an Undigested Potato Andrew Lawston
A sampler collection of three of Andrew K. Lawston's best short stories, reprinted from previous anthologies and together for the first time.
A young nobleman makes an unwise pact in The Frag Prince
A hidden horror stalks the dress rehearsal of an amateur show in Pantocrime!
Relive the last days of Imagina in Global Nerfing.
A young nobleman makes an unwise pact in The Frag Prince
A hidden horror stalks the dress rehearsal of an amateur show in Pantocrime!
Relive the last days of Imagina in Global Nerfing.
Neverland
Neverland Jeff Dosser
Following the murder of his wife and traumatic backlash to his son, Detective Mark Boyd has retired from the Alsuma Police Dept and taken up the tranquil country life outside picturesque Button Creek, Oklahoma. But Mark’s plans to heal his son and rebuild their relationship are shattered when their new life is destroyed by a pack of violent marauders.
Mark’s call to authorities fall on deaf ears and his only assistance comes in the form of alluring telephone lineman, Heather James. With Heather’s help, Mark makes plans to uncover those responsible but soon learns the peaceful town of Button Creek is not what it seems. Its citizens are prisoner to a horrible secret, a secret which could steal his son and destroy their chance for a fresh start.
NOTE: This is a partial book & not full copy
Mark’s call to authorities fall on deaf ears and his only assistance comes in the form of alluring telephone lineman, Heather James. With Heather’s help, Mark makes plans to uncover those responsible but soon learns the peaceful town of Button Creek is not what it seems. Its citizens are prisoner to a horrible secret, a secret which could steal his son and destroy their chance for a fresh start.
NOTE: This is a partial book & not full copy
Europa
William's War
William's War Robert McDermott
When William gets thrown five hundred years into the future humanity is on its knees in a war for survival. The same gene that sent William to the future brings him other benefits. As his body develops special powers he meets Sara, the resistance's best warrior. Sara is the only other person to have shown these powers and has become formidable in their use. Can Will develop a friendship or more with Sara and between the two of them do they stand a chance against earth's invaders?
Cool cover! The blues really capture the darkness of this story.
Sounds like Mathias is in for some excitement. Can't wait to see what it is.
Sounds like a good read and i really like the cover too!
McDermott creates a ripping yarn of adventure for the farm boy thrown into the hands of adventure. A fun read for all!
Neon Sands: a trilogy
Neon Sands: a trilogy Adam Smith
Sand like powder smothers the decimated planet; those who eke an existence scavenge and utilise old technologies they barely understand, wanderers drifting from outpost to outpost. But the sand hides secrets, and when it shifts, questions unasked and allegiances long forged are challenged. What else is the sand hiding?
A sci-fi/solarpunk adventure in an inhospitable landscape, Neon Sands is the opening book in an epic series that will explore Man’s technological and innate potential, and the search for hope when all looks bleak.
Neon Sands trilogy 1/3
Neon series 1/9
A sci-fi/solarpunk adventure in an inhospitable landscape, Neon Sands is the opening book in an epic series that will explore Man’s technological and innate potential, and the search for hope when all looks bleak.
Neon Sands trilogy 1/3
Neon series 1/9
The Risen
The Risen Adam Smith
Can the undead evolve? Can humanity survive if so?
The UK population has been ravaged, the towns and cities pillaged; survivors like Nate must scavenge to support his family, and Ruby is just looking for somewhere to call home. But when a bloody encounter brings them together, only to change their lives forever, do they look for answers or accept their fate? Dark, thrilling, and tragic, The Risen explores a new kind of existence where the undead aren’t the only threat to humanity.
The UK population has been ravaged, the towns and cities pillaged; survivors like Nate must scavenge to support his family, and Ruby is just looking for somewhere to call home. But when a bloody encounter brings them together, only to change their lives forever, do they look for answers or accept their fate? Dark, thrilling, and tragic, The Risen explores a new kind of existence where the undead aren’t the only threat to humanity.
Atmospheric Pressure
Atmospheric Pressure Aaron Frale
Olson lives in a city that has been sealed from the outside world. He’s an Eleven Year and close to citizenship. His life is upended when one of the few adults who cares about him commits suicide - or so it appears at first. While investigating, Olson meets a girl named Natalie snooping around his school. He soon learns that one of her friends died under similarly mysterious circumstances. Together, they start looking for answers, and end up discovering the city's darkest secrets.
Flight of the Mariner
Flash Back [preview]
Night Plague
Night Plague Rowan Rook
Humankind will soon be extinct. A mysterious pandemic cut through two-thirds of the population in just four short years, and within another four, it will decimate everything – and everyone – left. As the last days tick by, relentless and ruthless, the reclusive Mason Mild finds himself torn between a peaceful end and a brutal immortality. Between his hopeless, but comfortable days with his family, and something new…something violent and wild. Have the fang marks above his heel dealt him an early demise or a second birth?
The first few pages suck you in and then you can’t stop reading.
Captivating from the beginning. Always leaves you wondering what happens next. Until the very last paragraph, where the surprise twist...
This book plots nicely and has a great atmosphere. I love the central character Mason Mild.
This is my kind of book
Eerie and compelling! Can't wait to read!
Starstuff
UPROAR
UPROAR Michael W. Huard
Young Brin lived on the streets; struggling to survive in the 31st Century. She simply did her job; prepping food for a clan of individual's clinging together in New York.
Though in truth, she liked to fight; she had a little rebel in her; some tomboy. By chance one day, she heard of a legendary Sisterhood of powerful strong-willed woman; those who were out to bring freedom back to the land. It would be so amazing to be part of something like that she thought; she had a dream and set out to find it.
Suddenly her life took a turn for craziness; kidnapped and nearly operated on by some odd altering, cybernetic project; everything now changed.
Brin had a purpose; she would never let another young girl suffer such an atrocity.
It was her chance to make a difference. This is her story!
Though in truth, she liked to fight; she had a little rebel in her; some tomboy. By chance one day, she heard of a legendary Sisterhood of powerful strong-willed woman; those who were out to bring freedom back to the land. It would be so amazing to be part of something like that she thought; she had a dream and set out to find it.
Suddenly her life took a turn for craziness; kidnapped and nearly operated on by some odd altering, cybernetic project; everything now changed.
Brin had a purpose; she would never let another young girl suffer such an atrocity.
It was her chance to make a difference. This is her story!
I really love that cover. I wish it was an audio book!
Looks like a very exciting story!
Haven't finished it yet but this book has a great start!
An amazing futurism tale! Michael W. Huard puts together a dystopian tale which is as believable as it is frightening. Excellent sharp dialogue and plot development combine into this epic tale. Put it next on your summer reading list!
This cover captured my attention immediately! I love the synopsis and look forward to reading this story! :)
Cicada Summer
Cicada Summer Jeff Dosser
Every Generation She Feeds
For rookie park ranger, Matt Holmes, life couldn’t be better. He’s met the woman of his dreams, lives in picturesque Thunderbird Falls, & spends his days working in nature’s majesty. But Matt’s picture-perfect life is about to take a turn for the surreal when his investigation into a string of accidental deaths reveals terrifying similarities with a series of fatalities 17 years prior, including the drowning of his mother.
Pagan ceremonies, unexplained occult rites, & a mysterious preacher are just a few difficulties Matt, girlfriend Colleen & fellow ranger Andy Zimmerman face as they uncover the source of evil feeding on the town of Thunderbird Falls for generations. The only question remaining. Can they stop it?
NOTE: This is a partial book& not full copy
For rookie park ranger, Matt Holmes, life couldn’t be better. He’s met the woman of his dreams, lives in picturesque Thunderbird Falls, & spends his days working in nature’s majesty. But Matt’s picture-perfect life is about to take a turn for the surreal when his investigation into a string of accidental deaths reveals terrifying similarities with a series of fatalities 17 years prior, including the drowning of his mother.
Pagan ceremonies, unexplained occult rites, & a mysterious preacher are just a few difficulties Matt, girlfriend Colleen & fellow ranger Andy Zimmerman face as they uncover the source of evil feeding on the town of Thunderbird Falls for generations. The only question remaining. Can they stop it?
NOTE: This is a partial book& not full copy
The Hard Choice
The Hard Choice Fuad Baloch
The bomb is ticking. The one she planted.
For the past five years, Ruma Nuway has been plotting, planning to leave Doonya, the human planet.
Now's her chance.
With the Misguided mercenary by her side, she stands guard over the bound Zrivisi crew, the alien ship at her complete disposal.
The hard part is done. All she needs now are the launch codes from the Zrivisi captain, before the bomb goes off.
When the captain refuses, setting her Misguided companion past the edge, Ruma faces impossible choices.
When all choices are terrible, what real choice does she have left?
For the past five years, Ruma Nuway has been plotting, planning to leave Doonya, the human planet.
Now's her chance.
With the Misguided mercenary by her side, she stands guard over the bound Zrivisi crew, the alien ship at her complete disposal.
The hard part is done. All she needs now are the launch codes from the Zrivisi captain, before the bomb goes off.
When the captain refuses, setting her Misguided companion past the edge, Ruma faces impossible choices.
When all choices are terrible, what real choice does she have left?
Talented author with an intriguing tale of suspense and adventure. Don't miss out on this epic adventure with great world-building!
In "The Hard Choice", author Fuad Baloch throws the reader into the thick of the action then playfully sculpts tension; ultimately crafting a fun and satisfying experience which leaves the reader with a mirthful yearn for more. At least, that's how it left this reader. I look forward to reading more!
ORION
ORION Aaron Frale
Orion is dead again. Whether death comes from a stab wound, a bullet to the brain, or just plain dumb luck, he always comes back. He is glad to have the second chances because there is a princess in each life who seems to be in trouble. Whether she's a nurse in the Vietnam war or medieval English royalty, Orion is determined to win her over.
Red Desert - Point of No Return
Red Desert - Point of No Return Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli
Anna left at dawn.
She entered the Martian desert, all alone.
Where is she going?
What secret is she hiding?
In what looks like a suicide attempt, Swedish exobiologist Anna Persson secretly leaves Station Alpha at the crack of dawn to travel deep into the Martian desert in a pressurised rover.
As she journeys to the limit of her two day oxygen supply, she shows us memories of events from her past leading up to the mission. Little by little, as time and oxygen run out, she reveals the real Anna.
Whatever her goal, wherever it is, will Anna reach her destination?
Book 1 in the Red Desert series.
She entered the Martian desert, all alone.
Where is she going?
What secret is she hiding?
In what looks like a suicide attempt, Swedish exobiologist Anna Persson secretly leaves Station Alpha at the crack of dawn to travel deep into the Martian desert in a pressurised rover.
As she journeys to the limit of her two day oxygen supply, she shows us memories of events from her past leading up to the mission. Little by little, as time and oxygen run out, she reveals the real Anna.
Whatever her goal, wherever it is, will Anna reach her destination?
Book 1 in the Red Desert series.
Nothing like a thriller when the plan falls apart and the heroes have to wing it! Makes it all the harder for the reader to guess what is going to happen...
Fast and enjoyable.
beautiful cover :)
I felt like I was on Mars, the real Mars, and felt the desperation that isolated settlers will experience. Great read
Big screen material! This talented author brings the reader into a new world where adventure awaits at every turn. The descriptions are well though out, the characters pop off of the page. Don't miss this one!
Monticelli's original Italian has been translated to English for her Red Desert series, giving a charming flavor to the prose. Her characters are 3d, and her hard sci-fi setting is researched impeccably. Novella-length book one, "Point of no return," serves as an introduction, constructing the hooks that power future volumes and ramping up the tension and mystery.
Plains of Ion
Plains of Ion Adam Smith
It's a race scarred by scorched desert and broken machinery, but if he wants answers, it is one he must win.
Beyond the sand mountain stretches the arid patchwork tundra of the ion plains, where the only township is run by ruthless matriarchs who host the bi-annual Liberty Trials. With one full circuit around the outer rim, and Kingdom City looming invitingly and forever on the inner horizon like a nightly neon bonfire, losing could mean death, but winning could be the answer to his only concern: chasing down Annora.
Plains of Ion is book two in the Neon Sands trilogy; exploring a desert matriarchal township with secrets to unearth: one reliant on the overbearing domed city to survive. Start those engines!
Beyond the sand mountain stretches the arid patchwork tundra of the ion plains, where the only township is run by ruthless matriarchs who host the bi-annual Liberty Trials. With one full circuit around the outer rim, and Kingdom City looming invitingly and forever on the inner horizon like a nightly neon bonfire, losing could mean death, but winning could be the answer to his only concern: chasing down Annora.
Plains of Ion is book two in the Neon Sands trilogy; exploring a desert matriarchal township with secrets to unearth: one reliant on the overbearing domed city to survive. Start those engines!
13: A Baker’s Dozen of Suspense and Horror Ta...
13: A Baker’s Dozen of Suspense and Horror Tales David Six
Here are thirteen short stories of horror and suspense to make you feel you are not alone in the room--even when you think you are.
A simple man falls victim to paranoia.
A teenage girl wants what she wants--no matter what.
Three different--but equally deadly--compulsive murderers.
Two marriages that take chilling turns.
A haunted house with a twisted ending.
A man at the end of his career, and his eerily lifelike ventriloquist dummy.
And more. Thirteen shorts in all.
Make sure the lights are on.
A simple man falls victim to paranoia.
A teenage girl wants what she wants--no matter what.
Three different--but equally deadly--compulsive murderers.
Two marriages that take chilling turns.
A haunted house with a twisted ending.
A man at the end of his career, and his eerily lifelike ventriloquist dummy.
And more. Thirteen shorts in all.
Make sure the lights are on.
Infectious writing that grabs you and pulls you in, the Baker's Dozen is sure to send most into a spin of suspense and thrills.
Looking to be creeped out? This page turner is exciting and explores the dark trenches of the human psyche. Check out this collection of dark fiction short stories that is sure make you lose sleep tonight.
A brilliant collection of short stories to get you addicted again to horror. Cross your fingers, let the dog sleep in the room, say a prayer before you go to sleep; you're not going to escape the excitement. Six's writing will have you living in his imagination for days afterwards.
Read this book of thirteen chilling stories during the day or when the lights are on. They aren't for the feint-hearted or squeamish. You'll see and feel these stories because of the Six's exceptional description. The damage paranoia causes, the breakdown of marriages and the hidden are among the subjects.
I love nothing better than a collection of short horror stories and this one delivers. It reminded me of the first time I read Stephen King's Skeleton Crew and had to bury it to feel safe afterwards.
Independence
Independence Alasdair Shaw
In the aftermath of a battle a ship drifts helplessly in space. Is the strange new warship they were fighting still out there? Will it come back for them? Commander Johnson faces a desperate race to get her destroyer back into action and save her crew.
"If you liked Alien, you'll love Independence."
"This is an incredible work ... suspense, mystery and intrigue."
"Loved every word of it."
"There's more action and intrigue packed into this story than there is in many full length novels."
"Shaw's world is engaging and clearly has depth, even from this brief encounter."
This bonus edition, exclusive to instaFreebie, contains the P-file of one of the main characters and a few other little goodies.
"If you liked Alien, you'll love Independence."
"This is an incredible work ... suspense, mystery and intrigue."
"Loved every word of it."
"There's more action and intrigue packed into this story than there is in many full length novels."
"Shaw's world is engaging and clearly has depth, even from this brief encounter."
This bonus edition, exclusive to instaFreebie, contains the P-file of one of the main characters and a few other little goodies.
Love stories about emerging AI!
For Alasdair Shaw's Independence, fasten your seatbelts...assuming they're still there and you can still scarf up enough of the remaining oxygen to power your muscles.
This is one great space series. I read all four of the books in a matter of one weekend. Hope more is to come...
I love a good space battle and this author did not disappoint. And so many twists and turns you almost need a road map to finish this engrossing read.
Cover is fabulous! Can’t wait to read this one!
Diary of Night #1
Diary of Night #1 Will Allred
Feared. Hated. Hunted. Vampires exist, but not those of myth and legend.
They are just like us. Good. Bad. Indifferent, but mostly frightened of themselves, of being found out, and of dying again.
Catherine Morrison has spent the better part of 900 years walking the line between humans and vampires…protecting her people from the worst of humanity and humanity from the worst of her people.
She is loved, feared, and sometimes even hated, but she’s never been hunted.
Until now.
They are just like us. Good. Bad. Indifferent, but mostly frightened of themselves, of being found out, and of dying again.
Catherine Morrison has spent the better part of 900 years walking the line between humans and vampires…protecting her people from the worst of humanity and humanity from the worst of her people.
She is loved, feared, and sometimes even hated, but she’s never been hunted.
Until now.
The Way
The Way James R. Tramontana
An FBI agent is obsessed with the disappearance of his colleague and can't shake the feeling he's missed something. He revisits old case files hoping to find clues about a mysterious cult led by a shadowy figure named "The Way."
Now there's a cover that's designed to send me on my merry way to Valhalla! Great title, and an even better youtube unicorn death rock anthem. Keep up the brilliantly insane work.
I just love this cover! Great concept too. Can’t wait to get my hands on this book!
When the Cities Died, I Danced by C. C. Browe...
When the Cities Died, I Danced by C. C. Brower Living Sensical
A couple of days after the cities died, I was there. Dancing.
Whether it was appropriate or not, there was no one around to care.
I had things to celebrate and this was my way.
Because I and my family were still alive. And perhaps it was a wake for those who weren't.
It wasn't a sad occasion, but joyous.
...That was my reason for dancing. I was thankful. Grateful. To be alive. To have my family. To be able to enjoy this earth.
Bonus Stories Included: When Vacation Plans Revise, The Caretaker, Return to Earth
Whether it was appropriate or not, there was no one around to care.
I had things to celebrate and this was my way.
Because I and my family were still alive. And perhaps it was a wake for those who weren't.
It wasn't a sad occasion, but joyous.
...That was my reason for dancing. I was thankful. Grateful. To be alive. To have my family. To be able to enjoy this earth.
Bonus Stories Included: When Vacation Plans Revise, The Caretaker, Return to Earth
I've read alot of postive reviews for this book. Adding now to my TBR.
A great alien world to explore. Imaginative and fun to read.
From the opening pages, the reader gets drawn into a world of intrigue and suspense. The writer continues to hold your attention without fail, don't miss this one, it reads like a binge-worthy show on Netflix!
This has to be a good book. The title alone makes me want to open the book.
Wow! Can't wait to read this!
Children of The Gods: A Soren Darnega Novelet...
Children of The Gods: A Soren Darnega Novelette DH Bookstore
We were children of the gods, known to be the most dangerous and powerful species to ever live.
That was why we were hunted.
With both Depleters and Collectors seeking to eradicate our kind, we hid within moving villages throughout the Wild Lands with only one rule: Never go near another Gods Child.
But that rule was broken the moment I met Jackie.
And in that moment, our fates were set in stone.
That was why we were hunted.
With both Depleters and Collectors seeking to eradicate our kind, we hid within moving villages throughout the Wild Lands with only one rule: Never go near another Gods Child.
But that rule was broken the moment I met Jackie.
And in that moment, our fates were set in stone.
Jaydon: A Dawn Saga Short Story
The Heisenberg Corollary (Preview)
The Heisenberg Corollary (Preview) C. H. Duryea
An interdimensional spaceship. A horde of homicidal aliens. A snarky would-be girlfriend. Science never used to be like this.
Zeke Travers is a brilliant theoretical physicist on the verge of a breakthrough: a prototype drive capable of transporting a spaceship to parallel universes. His place in the annals of scientific history seems all but assured. But when an alien warship materializes in Earth orbit and commences blasting everything in its path to atoms, Zeke and his team are left with only one option if they want to save their skins.
Zeke always wanted to uncover the mysteries of the multiverse. This was not what he had in mind.
For fans of Hitchhiker's Guide and Guardians of the Galaxy. Humorous SciFi Fantasy mashup with a touch of the old pulps!
Zeke Travers is a brilliant theoretical physicist on the verge of a breakthrough: a prototype drive capable of transporting a spaceship to parallel universes. His place in the annals of scientific history seems all but assured. But when an alien warship materializes in Earth orbit and commences blasting everything in its path to atoms, Zeke and his team are left with only one option if they want to save their skins.
Zeke always wanted to uncover the mysteries of the multiverse. This was not what he had in mind.
For fans of Hitchhiker's Guide and Guardians of the Galaxy. Humorous SciFi Fantasy mashup with a touch of the old pulps!
The Prophet
The Prophet Sunshine Somerville
Hazen Stephenson grew up pampered, and he knows it. But he’s never had it easy. Hazen’s nightmares aren’t merely products of his imagination, and he wrestles daily with guilt, responsibility, and questions of fate. Setting off across the globe, he meets people he’s dreamed about and changes their lives…for better and for worse.
Then he meets Renny Nado, who never dreamed her Creative Writing degree would amount to much. But a people called ‘The Kota’ say her gifts point to an important destiny, and she must convince Hazen of their purpose.
Meanwhile, the world is full of pain, hate, and political upheaval. Should they accept what the Kota say about the future and their place in it? Or should they keep their heads out of the clouds?
Then he meets Renny Nado, who never dreamed her Creative Writing degree would amount to much. But a people called ‘The Kota’ say her gifts point to an important destiny, and she must convince Hazen of their purpose.
Meanwhile, the world is full of pain, hate, and political upheaval. Should they accept what the Kota say about the future and their place in it? Or should they keep their heads out of the clouds?
Curious Goods - Pandora's Box (Book 1)
Curious Goods - Pandora's Box (Book 1) Bones Monroe
Paul received the worst news that a father can receive, his beautiful, precious daughter has a terminal disease. In the depths of despair, he hears about Curious Goods, a quaint antique shop that might be able to help. Much to his surprise, his daughter recovers with the help of a mysterious box. Things turn out to be too good to be true, this was just the beginning of a downward spiral...
This is a short story. Book 1 of the Curious Goods series.
This is a short story. Book 1 of the Curious Goods series.
Thrilling!
Can't wait to read, awesome hooking blurb.
Be thrilled!
Omg! That's a scary front cover.
Just what a horror fan needs
Utopia Gone
The Fool's Journey Through The Tarot Pentacle...
The Fool's Journey Through The Tarot Pentacles Noel Eastwood
Have you ever wanted to know more about the relationship between the Fool and the rest of the tarot cards, the four suits, called the Minor Arcana? If the answer is 'YES' then this book will delight and enlighten you.
Following on from his journey through the Major Arcana, Follin (Old French for ‘Fool’) has returned to his childhood home to find it abandoned by his family. He discovers that there is still one remaining occupant, Eve, the lively young woman he met and fell in love with, on his journey through the Major Arcana. They become lovers and try to build a life together, but warring kingdoms and hardship disrupt their plans.
Book 3 of The Fool's Journey series.
Now available - http://www.plutoscave.com/books
Following on from his journey through the Major Arcana, Follin (Old French for ‘Fool’) has returned to his childhood home to find it abandoned by his family. He discovers that there is still one remaining occupant, Eve, the lively young woman he met and fell in love with, on his journey through the Major Arcana. They become lovers and try to build a life together, but warring kingdoms and hardship disrupt their plans.
Book 3 of The Fool's Journey series.
Now available - http://www.plutoscave.com/books
The Hidden: Episode One: Jack's Disease
The Hidden: Episode One: Jack's Disease Andrew Michael Schwarz
They told him it was just a parasite...
Jack Fuller’s life took a swan dive after he cheated on his wife two years ago. His most recent spate of “bad luck” is a list of symptoms that don't seem to fit any particular disease profile. Internet searches and medical hip shots are as close as he can get to an actual diagnosis.
Things get worse when a mysterious blood deposit with no apparent source is found in the middle of his bed. Then there is the intense hunger to contend with, the repeating erotic nightmares and the panic attacks.
When the cause of the illness finally manifests, it is wilder than Jack could ever have imagined. The illness has a name.
Its name is Jerry.
Jack Fuller’s life took a swan dive after he cheated on his wife two years ago. His most recent spate of “bad luck” is a list of symptoms that don't seem to fit any particular disease profile. Internet searches and medical hip shots are as close as he can get to an actual diagnosis.
Things get worse when a mysterious blood deposit with no apparent source is found in the middle of his bed. Then there is the intense hunger to contend with, the repeating erotic nightmares and the panic attacks.
When the cause of the illness finally manifests, it is wilder than Jack could ever have imagined. The illness has a name.
Its name is Jerry.
Macabre Morsels
Macabre Morsels Jeff Dosser
Award-winning author, Jeff Dosser presents 6 dark tales from his library of published shorts along with 3 of his favorites which have yet to be exposed to the light of day.
This promotional anthology includes award-winning short, Mother's Love. Recipient of the 2016 Quill award for best short fiction.
This promotional anthology includes award-winning short, Mother's Love. Recipient of the 2016 Quill award for best short fiction.
Tribulation: Soulless Wanderers Prequel
Tribulation: Soulless Wanderers Prequel Drew Strickland
Before the apocalypse, Daniel was just your average, run-of-the-mill serial killer.
Daniel is learning that being a serial killer is hard work. Luckily, he has one friend in life that is just like him, but far more experienced. Greg is more than happy to teach Daniel everything he knows about killing and not getting caught. But when a mysterious woman shows up, she takes Daniel on a reckless ride of passion and murder, making him question everything Greg has taught him.
Daniel is learning that being a serial killer is hard work. Luckily, he has one friend in life that is just like him, but far more experienced. Greg is more than happy to teach Daniel everything he knows about killing and not getting caught. But when a mysterious woman shows up, she takes Daniel on a reckless ride of passion and murder, making him question everything Greg has taught him.
Memos From the Wasteland
Memos From the Wasteland M.P. Fitzgerald
ICBMs outnumbered birds and mushroom clouds bloomed in every city. Now nothing is certain but atomic death and taxes. The IRS remains, safe in a government bunker. No one gave them the notice that they were obsolete.
Bleakly funny in all of the wrong places, Memos From The Wasteland contains five short stories from the United Wastes. Letters, diaries, memos and office tiffs paint a bitter picture where bureaucracy still reigns.
Contains "Activities".
Bleakly funny in all of the wrong places, Memos From The Wasteland contains five short stories from the United Wastes. Letters, diaries, memos and office tiffs paint a bitter picture where bureaucracy still reigns.
Contains "Activities".
An eye-opening, inventive, and funny look at the apocalypse. Who knew the IRS could survive doomsday? And yes, they're still out to get you!
Four Crazy Short Stories
Four Crazy Short Stories Charles Harvey
There actually more than four stories in this collection. So imagine a world where you are constantly monitored, a world ruled by a large weapon, and a world where a citizen runs into trouble for trying to mail an alarm clock to his Senator, and you have a dystopian weirdness. Well, we're almost there. These stories will let you know what's coming aka Orwellian future.
I can't wait to read this. Even just the description makes me laugh!
Proximity: Children of the Red Sun [preview]
Proximity: Children of the Red Sun [preview] Andrew Schwarz
Jace Starlon is hired by Mika Misu, an agent of the Silurian Magístrata, to investigate a First Race ruins. Jace reluctantly accepts when Mika pulls legal stings to force his cooperation. Their destination is the Glass Desert, near the infamous Janosheck Crater, on a rocky world known to Old Earthers as Proxima b.
The trek is dangerous due to nuclear fallout from the Janosheck and political tension between the two world-nations that control Kam-no-Kai’s natural resources and antiquities market.
What begins as a simple smuggling job turns into a legendary quest when Jace makes a discovery that leads him directly into the hands of the Equinox Corporation’s most ambitious and dangerous project yet: a First Race cloning program.
Start the adventure now.
The trek is dangerous due to nuclear fallout from the Janosheck and political tension between the two world-nations that control Kam-no-Kai’s natural resources and antiquities market.
What begins as a simple smuggling job turns into a legendary quest when Jace makes a discovery that leads him directly into the hands of the Equinox Corporation’s most ambitious and dangerous project yet: a First Race cloning program.
Start the adventure now.
Since the Sirens: Sirens of the Zombie Apocal...
SHIPS (preview, 99 cents to read the rest)
SHIPS (preview, 99 cents to read the rest) Sue Hollister Barr
Veronica never dealt with her Asperger's till both framed for murder and threatened by an alien. Histus, the alien, is suffering from extreme sensory deprivation because he no longer has a body. His gas-giant home planet has been annihilated, and the only way to survive was to upload his consciousness into his crippled ship. He's barreling toward Earth, while Veronica…born with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth…is fleeing across "fly-over" America with the pedal to the metal of her burgundy-upholstered Rolls. What absurd, wireless-tech errors by others lead to their meeting? And, incidentally, will they save the planet Earth?
A fun and quirky science fiction read!
Baby boomers dreaming of higher things? Oh yes, count me in. The real innovation in science fiction is a lot closer to home than we realize - among us. Sue Hollister Barr's Boomers of the Stars is just a small slice of a much large pie of magnificence we need right now. Don't miss it.
An unusual futuristic setting in an old people's home. To begin with I was as confused as the Altzheimer residents who are the central characters of the story. This was mainly because of the Japanese slang. But the story kept me on track. It held my attention because the action was from the point of view of 2 residents and the rather dodgy manager of the home. I liked that it focused on attitudes to an aging populus and the illnesses which often go alongside this. It's easy to read once you get over the Japanese slang. The characters are engaging and believable as is the futuristic world it's set in.
Sharp, layered and a rollicking ride from the first chapter, SHIPS by Sue Hollister Barr put me squarely in this unlikely heroine's shoes and left me wanting more.
Very interesting cover art, and love futuristic tales involving aliens...especially when I wrote about one particular shapeshifting alien that escapes from Area 51 in one of my books. I always love to see the interesting twists and turns other writers force their characters into to see how they deal with such obstacles.
Kal's Fall - The Teristaque Chronicles - Part...
Kal's Fall - The Teristaque Chronicles - Part I Aaron Frale
Kal has always been considered too "fragile" to participate in the village activities. Her lithe stature links her to her father and distances her from everyone else. He left the village to fight in the Teristaque Wars and never returned. She meets Sarge, a strange star species of the human race who seems to know the secret of the patch from her father's uniform. Kal has always known she is different than her fellow villagers, and finally, she may be closer to finding out why.
Don't Ask About the Guy in the Basement
Don't Ask About the Guy in the Basement Jason Ingolfsland
They found the perfect house. It was everything they wanted and more until their realtor told them about a man who lives in the basement. If they wanted to buy it, he's part of the deal and he doesn't want to be disturbed. They have to make the decision. Do they buy the house and live in it with a stranger living underneath or give up on their dream home? Their choice will thrust them into a situation way more than they bargained for.
If There Be Giants [preview]
The Worst Man on Mars (Preview)
The Worst Man on Mars (Preview) Mark Roman
It’s 2029 – Britain's first crewed mission to Mars – and things aren’t looking good.
In command is Flint Dugdale, blunt Yorkshireman and reality TV show winner, who has used his large frame and ‘persuasive personality’ to take charge. Little does he know that the base – built by an advance party of incompetent robots – is not quite finished and has no food, water or doors. Worse, the ship’s scanners are picking up signs of life from the surface. What kind of life is it, and will it be pleased to see him? [This preview contains the first 5 chapters of The Worst Man on Mars]
In command is Flint Dugdale, blunt Yorkshireman and reality TV show winner, who has used his large frame and ‘persuasive personality’ to take charge. Little does he know that the base – built by an advance party of incompetent robots – is not quite finished and has no food, water or doors. Worse, the ship’s scanners are picking up signs of life from the surface. What kind of life is it, and will it be pleased to see him? [This preview contains the first 5 chapters of The Worst Man on Mars]
Great cover! I look forward to reading these sci-fi "shorts".
I've read Mark's 'The Ultimate Inferior Beings', which I most remember for its brilliantly 'Heath Robinson' technologies - wonderfully over-complicated mechanisms that (in view of Mr Roman's scientific background) one suspects might actually work. And I read, too, The Worst Man on Mars, which is another incarnation of British humour at its lunatic best. Messrs Roman and Duke clearly work together very well - though, as I've said before, if they'd ever been at school together, I suspect they'd have been considered a disruptive influence on the class.
He's in my all-time top five funny sci-fi authors. Ok, let's be honest, if we exclude the 'Douglas', he's my number one.
I love humorous science fiction--especially British! I can't wait to read this one.
Can't wait to read this!