There is a horde of creatures called The Throng that roam from planet to planet through a gateway, subjugating the inhabitants for food and sport. They take all they can from the planet and then move on to the next. Right now they are on Earth. Humanity had been overconfident, thinking they were a superior race, but the monsters took over. They are soon ready to move on to the next planet, seeing as how the human race is all but extinct. But all hope is not gone quite yet. There is The Raven’s Child. Read More »

After the trials on board the Raven, life has changed for the Amish who were resettled on Miller’s Resolve. Life is not as isolated as it had been on their old planet, plus they have been taking in pilgrims willing to settle with them and follow their lifestyle. Occasionally though the odd voyeur comes by, curious to see what the Amish are, especially since Amish stories have become very popular among the vids.
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Abandoning the promising career before her, Ida runs off to join the circus. Although she feels more sure of herself in her new persona, she never really makes friends at her new job. When Duffy Holloway shows up poking around, Ida is reluctant and suspicious. She quickly finds herself caught up in trouble with Duffy and a rollercoaster adventure begins. Read More »

We did not listen. We ignored all the signs. What if the drought never ended?

Now Arizona, California, and Nevada are struggling over water rights to the dwindling Colorado River. Catherine Case builds arcologies in Southern Nevada. They are luxurious, water-rich sanctuaries that insulate its residents from the surrounding brutal, scorching hot desert environment. An abundance of water is pushed through the arcologies to build and sustain them, while the water-deprived locals struggle to obtain the most minimal rations. Read More »

Here is a secret about this cranky old Southern Belle: I adore Star Trek in all of its forms — even DS9 (Deep Space 9 for those of you not in the know). I cut my teeth on the original Star Trek. With the launch of the new Star Trek movie in 2010, new frontiers were made available.
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In this second entry in this series, James Tiberius Kirk discovers that the Academy is much tougher than he thought — not just because the classwork is hard, but because the competition from the other cadets is unrelenting. Everyone wants to be the best. Kirk has already made his famous declaration to Captain Pike that he can graduate in three years. He still does not know Uhura’s first name. Add to that the fact that cadets are dropping like flies and Kirk finds the Academy is not what he expected.
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The setting of Terminal World is the far future of Earth, when the protections of the atmosphere have failed, and humanity builds a huge tower called Spearpoint that reaches towards the heavens. It was built so long ago, people speculate on its purpose. At the very top, in the Celestial Realms, live the angels. Read More »

Dancing With Bears is Michael Swanwick’s intriguing vision of post-apocalyptic Russia in which the machines have taken over, inflicting a war on the humans that decimate them, leaving the survivors fighting to rebuild their societies. Read More »

Heaven’s Fall picks up in the series after the human refugees on the Near Earth Object Keanu eject all the Reivers (their dangerous robotic enemies), killing many with a virus created by Keanu’s organic machinery. Some escaped to Earth, and have taken over most of the planet, including what used to be the United States. Read More »

Jim Sweitzer is a Navy SEAL, a husband, and a father. When he sees something on an op that he was not supposed to, he is tracked down and killed. In a new government program, with the assistance of a young goatherd who has the ability to reconnect the dead soul with its body, Jim finds himself alive again, but not his own master. In an effort to find out the truth about his death, Jim must work with his

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Ten years after leaving home at sixteen when her father died, Jesse Davison returns to take possession of the house she grew up in. However, Jesse finds herself less than pleased with the rep there to meet her: Marsh, town ladies man. During their very brief meeting, after Marsh drops the bombshell that her former friend, Will, has returned, Jesse receives a phone call from her supernatural employer, The Dream Merchant, telling her that she has a task. Read More »

When the U.S.S. Intrepid is found in perfect condition, just missing its crew, dead in space and nowhere near the location the ship was originally reported missing from, two hundred years since it was last heard from, the Federation’s best engineers are assembled to try and figure out what happened to the ship and crew. The answers only add new questions that send them on a larger quest for answers. Read More »

Solar flares have hit the earth, killing most of the population. What is left of humanity has gathered together in small communities, just trying to survive. Mark and Trina were in school together, riding the subway home when the flares hit. They were saved by Alec, an old former soldier, and have been together ever since. Read More »

Whether you are a Trekkie or not, nearly everyone knows who Mr. Sulu is, but what we do not know is the man behind the character and all the things that shaped his life and made him into the person that he is. I will admit that I rarely watched the original series, although I did love the movies as a kid. That said, I have long been fascinated with all the characters that inhabited that mythical starship simply because they have always been such a visible part of our culture. Read More »

A sixteen-year-old girl receives a rare diamond from her father on his deathbed. It had been hidden for many years, but due to his fevered state, he never reveals how the diamond was obtained. Fearing it was stolen, she keeps it hidden, but suspects that it came from the same planet where he contracted his illness. With her father gone and the rift with her mother growing wider, she becomes a thief to support herself and creates a new identity. Never knowing her true name, she calls herself Kia and begins training as a translator. Read More »

Joseph Marquand is on a mandated vacation when he gets the call. Although there are other lupe hunters on the force, this case is unique in its location. Though Marquand had his sights set on a quiet bed and breakfast and a few dart games with his buddies, the force has a different agenda. What Triple S wants, Triple S gets, and he soon finds himself on the way to the moon. Read More »

Zita has been captured by the Doom Squad and now stands charged with various crimes, and finds herself doing time in a space prison where there is no escape. An enigmatic character arises who helps Zita to escape. As they race to get off the space prison, Zita learns her friend whom she thought had returned safely home has been through the depths of despair and is back again to save her. Read More »

Zita has become a hero to the residents of the various star systems, a helper of all. When a delegation of Lumponians request her help she is off, but is it really Zita or a robot impersonator? As the real Zita races to catch up with the impersonator, she finds herself in a bit of trouble with the space authority. Along the way she meets new friends and discovers that heroes come in many shapes and sizes. Read More »

Zita and her friend, Joseph, encounter a fragment that falls from space. As they examine it, they are pulled into space and flung far from home. Separated, Zita goes in search of Joseph, trying to help rescue him from a race who think that Joseph is the answer to their prophecy and that he will rescue them from an impending asteroid strike. Read More »

Bren Cameron and his Atevi guards have discovered a corruption within the Assassin’s Guild that is several decades in the making. The timing of its discovery, though, on the cusp of Cajeiri’s fortunate ninth birthday, is less than desirable, though they know they must move quickly if they hope to stem the flood of corruption before its ringleaders manage to disappear. Read More »