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
The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl
The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl On completion of her training as an agent of the interstellar federation's Anthropological Service, Elana is sent to a world whose people may soon destroy their civilization. Since not enough is understood about the situation to justify any interference with their evolution, the Service has no power to act; its agents must go as helpless observers, posing as natives, in the hope of gaining knowledge that may help to save other worlds. This passive role … [Read more...] about The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl
Sorry and Morticum by Charles Stoll
Welcome to Daytona, 3022. Much has changed. After mankind had made peace between the nations, there still followed the Robotic Wars, the Insect Wars and the Climate Wars. Many of the world’s formally hidden creatures have risen to the surface. The rivers and oceans have dried up and a conscious fog covers the planet. Sorry has a plan to restore the world, but to do so, must cooperate with mutants, ocean sprites, Seafog, Freemonkeys and Mutmuts. They’ve arrived from the future to show us how … [Read more...] about Sorry and Morticum by Charles Stoll
Engineering Paradise: Are You Ready? by Sylvain Rochon
ARE YOU READY? Artificial Intelligence, automation, gene editing, 3D printing, nanotechnology, quantum computing—technology is all around us. But are you ready to take advantage of them? This book will help your company or organization adapt to the technological revolution. It will reveal the opportunities that exist today. I want to make the world a better place. No, I want to transform it! I believe that the latest technological innovations can help entrepreneurs, scientists, administrators, … [Read more...] about Engineering Paradise: Are You Ready? by Sylvain Rochon
The Man of Cloud 9 by Adam Dreece
The Man of Cloud 9 by Adam Dreece "a truly unique voice" - Readers' Favorite "... you can't get better than The Man of Cloud 9" - Rene Auberjonois, Director/Actor (aka Odo from Star Trek Deep Space Nine) A Silicon-Valley spirited, high-tech thriller with an intimate soul. A tale of genius, conscience, and consequence. Seventy years from now, the world's been heavily damaged by climate change, but its appetite for big dreams and innovation is gone. Steve Jobs-esque inventor Niko Rafaelo is … [Read more...] about The Man of Cloud 9 by Adam Dreece
Interview with Author – H S Rivney
About H S Rivney: Holly Rivney was born in southern California at the tail end of the Baby Boom era. Beginning her writing before high school, she considered teaching English as a career. An extroverted introvert, however, she pursued another avenue to avoid human interaction, animal sciences, but kept drifting back to the pen and paper. Led astray into the corporate world by the desire to buy groceries, she kept her foot in the door by writing technical manuals, dabbling in copy writing, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – H S Rivney
Interview with Author – Christopher Coates
About Christopher Coates: Christopher Coates grew up on Cape Cod Massachusetts, and moved to Michigan for college. He currently lives in Kent City Michigan with his wife-Jerri, daughter-Nicole and son-Jared. Christopher is a retired Firefighter/Paramedic who works full time in Information Systems for a major West Michigan company. His goal is for the his first book, The Ark, to launch him into a successful writing career What inspires you to write? My father was a writer, who … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Christopher Coates
Nighthawks by Jeremy Flagg
Twenty-six-year-old painter Conthan Cowan takes art to a shocking frontier... His debut exhibit features the transformation of his high school friend, Sarah, as she went from a shy, soft-spoken girl to a Child of Nostradamus--an individual gifted with extraordinary abilities. Living in a society where the Children of Nostradamus are captured by the government, Conthan's exhibit draws attention from officials and protesters alike. A government psychic may be dead, but that doesn't stop her … [Read more...] about Nighthawks by Jeremy Flagg
Interview with Author – Jeremy Flagg
About Jeremy Flagg: It started with single comic book. My mother was determined to make a reader out of me. Shunning traditional literature at a young age, my mother placed X-Men Classic #69 in my lap and for the first time I was exposed to the phrases, “Mutants,” “BAMF,” and “SNIKT.” From that moment on, I imagined my enrollment at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters at 1407 Graymalkin Lane. By middle school I was devouring fantasy and science fiction faster than I could check them out of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jeremy Flagg
Interview with Author – Nicole Sallak Anderson
About Nicole Sallak Anderson: Nicole Sallak Anderson is a Computer Science graduate from Purdue University. After graduation, she developed encryption and network security software, which inspired both the storyline and the science behind the eHuman Trilogy—both eHuman Dawn and eHuman Deception are available at Amazon, the third installment is expected in early 2016. She currently lives with her husband and two teenaged sons on two acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Northern California, where … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nicole Sallak Anderson
