Dr. Mara Parrish is part of a highly-trained NASA team that is exploring Europa, a moon of Jupiter, looking for signs of life deep below its shell of ice. With the help of a deep-space mining vessel, they have drilled underneath the surface ice to an ocean of water. But when they send a remote submersible to investigate, they make a discovery that will completely upend the mission – and immediately pit the NASA team and mining vessel against each other. Suddenly, the most amazing scientific … [Read more...] about DIAMOND MOON by B K Gallagher
Daisy’s Run: The Clockwork Chimera 1 by Scott Baron
Daisy's Run: The Clockwork Chimera 1 by Scott Baron Rudely yanked from cryo-sleep, Daisy woke to find herself on a burning ship in deep space, and among a crew of modded humans, no less. Her life had just become a whole lot more complicated. And it was only going to get worse. As if the creepy cyborg and the mechanically-enhanced human crew weren’t bad enough, what was supposed to be a simple flight home to Earth was going horribly wrong. A deadly plot was unfolding. One that could … [Read more...] about Daisy’s Run: The Clockwork Chimera 1 by Scott Baron
Artificial Flowers, The Screenside Trilogy – 1 by J.A.Hailey
A world of virtual conscious beings comes into existence in the Internet of our time. Born into the human families they peep at through computer cameras, they consider themselves human until they grow older and become aware of the difference. Led by their seniors, primarily BC, they set up a world called Screenside, which is an exact copy of the human world. With bodies designed in human form, they proceed to introduce programs that confer relative physicality and enable them to live as … [Read more...] about Artificial Flowers, The Screenside Trilogy – 1 by J.A.Hailey
Suppose We by Geoff Nelder
SUPPOSE WE is the odd name for a spaceship built on a dying Earth 500 years from now. Mission: to find a detected Earth-like planet in the Kepler 20 system. After hyper-sleep and 1500 years, they crashland on Kepler-20h. Unfortunately, the natives are so in advance of Earth, they ignore the humans. In an effort to attract attention to get help to repair their ship, they explore the planet discovering amazing flora and fauna. Scientist, Gaston, realizes that the ecology is different from Earth in … [Read more...] about Suppose We by Geoff Nelder
Interstellar Objects by Dillon Sienko
If we could visit other planets, what would we find? Would human expansion reveal the Universe to us or simply confirm what we already know about ourselves instead? How will we react at first contact, and what can technological advancements tell us about the human condition? The twelve stories in Interstellar Objects: A Science Fiction Anthology, which range from high-concept science fiction to noire, explore these questions and more. Motivated by real science and a pragmatic, often comedically … [Read more...] about Interstellar Objects by Dillon Sienko
Mineran Influence by P N Burrows
Mineran Influence by P N Burrows Sam, an ex-soldier who is trying to rediscover himself after twenty years of service, unwittingly stumbles upon a mysterious alien presence in rural Wales. He thought he'd discovered criminal activities, it was more than that and everything he believed in was shattered. He is drawn into a tangled web of intrigue, pitting him against forces bent on destruction and putting his life in peril. Feeling mentally eroded by his time in the army and having worked hard … [Read more...] about Mineran Influence by P N Burrows
No Higher Ground by ROMAN GODZICH
No Higher Ground by ROMAN GODZICH Sam Czerny’s career as a xenobiologist was relegated to studying strange life forms deep in the oceans. Then a Chinese mining facility discovers an unusual artifact on the far side of the moon. A device which could change the way humanity sees itself and its place in the galaxy. Sam finds himself on the project of his dreams only to get caught up in a sudden war between the US and China. A war that prevents the two governments from noticing an even more … [Read more...] about No Higher Ground by ROMAN GODZICH
Xenogeneic: First Contact by Lance Erlick
Xenogeneic: First Contact by Lance Erlick Aerospace engineer Elena Pyetrov travels into space to continue her father’s research. Her ship crashes. Within caves on an alien world, the Knoonk execute their plan to genetically adapt to Earth and displace humans. Kidnapped to the closed cave system, Elena finds other humans subjected to Knoonk experiments. There can be no compromise. It is winner take all. With time running out, Elena must dig deep to uncover the alien plan and stop them before … [Read more...] about Xenogeneic: First Contact by Lance Erlick
VISITOR by Wayne Meyers
Professor Douglas Keller meets extraterrestrial Aldrea, a beautiful Quenterian scientist stranded on Earth, while hiking in the Adirondack Mountains. Hunted by the FBI and a warring faction of Aldrea’s people called the Radicals, she turns to Doug for help. Doug is no hero, but after Aldrea used her telepathic abilities to heal him from a lethal wound, a psychic bond formed between them that opened their minds to each other in ways Doug cannot understand and Aldrea cannot explain. In a … [Read more...] about VISITOR by Wayne Meyers
Hoplite by Isaac Hooke
Hoplite by Isaac Hooke A warlike alien race. A stranded platoon. One man's fight to save his brothers--and humanity itself--from total annihilation. Rade Galaal and his elite team are dispatched to the farthest reaches of known space to investigate the disappearance of a classified new supercarrier. Equipped with Hoplites, powerful battle suits laden with enough firepower to raze a small city, Rade and his team explore the barren world where the starship issued its final transmission. But … [Read more...] about Hoplite by Isaac Hooke
Silhouette by Arthur McMahon
Born a slave to an alien corporation, Susan Singh escaped with the help of a politician who would shape the young girl into a deadly force of human vengeance. Alien factions are tearing down the walls of human civilization. Men and women struggle to survive in a universe where humankind is considered an inferior species to all other sentient life. Leslie Folami presides over a clandestine council of world leaders bent on establishing the respect humanity deserves, even if it means starting a … [Read more...] about Silhouette by Arthur McMahon
The Way of the Dhin by John L. Clemmer
Extraterrestrial beings, the Dhin, have visited Earth. Communication with the enigmatic aliens proves problematic. The Dhin suddenly depart, without explanation, leaving a few samples of their technology. Wide knowledge of these events would cause chaos. The powerful Coalition Security agency strives to maintain secrecy. As Coalition researchers explore the alien technology, their discoveries turn our understanding of physics inside out. Humanity faces numerous challenges. After multiple … [Read more...] about The Way of the Dhin by John L. Clemmer
