According to the second law of thermodynamics, we cannot outrun entropy, the wearing down and eventual death of all systems, including the universe itself. So, what would it mean to be free of death's inevitability? How bizarre is the concept of living indefinitely? Memento mori, middle age Christians cautioned: remember that you have to die. That principle can now be challenged. It used to be the situation that a man's life lasted less than 30,000 days however Aubrey de Dim, a biomedical … [Read more...] about Disrupting Death by David Lister
The Memory of Death by Brenda Carroll
Mark Ramsay is on a mission, but he cannot remember what it is. Several people he doesn’t know are trying to kill him; some of them succeed. Torn between an uncertain but dangerous future as a fugitive with the woman he loves and a past full of suffering, war, bloodshed, and death, he is forced to make a decision that will echo in the past, stretch into the future and profoundly affect the here and now. He is an assassin and an alchemist. His past is full of terrible memories. But he doesn’t … [Read more...] about The Memory of Death by Brenda Carroll
A Stand-in for Dying by Rick Moskovitz
A Stand-in for Dying by Rick Moskovitz In a near future world on the brink of environmental catastrophe, a mysterious woman brokers an anonymous pact between two men for the older man Ray to inhabit the younger man Marcus's body when he dies in exchange for a fortune and access to vast knowledge. The consequences for both men evolve over the ensuing years. When Ray finds a way to exchange identities while still alive, both men struggle to navigate their new lives and relationships while under … [Read more...] about A Stand-in for Dying by Rick Moskovitz
Brink of Life by Rick Moskovitz
Brink of Life by Rick Moskovitz A woman plunges into consciousness in the midst of what seems like someone else’s life, sending her on a quest to discover who she is and to craft an identity that makes sense within her current circumstances. As she digs into the mystery of her life, she uncovers a top secret government organization plotting world domination and a clandestine vigilante organization dedicated to destroying it and is caught between these warring factions. Nobody in her new world … [Read more...] about Brink of Life by Rick Moskovitz
The Creators by Rick Moskovitz
The Creators by Rick Moskovitz A teenaged Natasha Takana seeks to decode the remainder of the hidden DNA code that became the basis for a new religion reviving Creationism in A Stand-in for Dying. Her quest takes her on a voyage to a parallel dimension to learn the fate of the Creators’ civilization. In the course of successive visits to their watery world, she finds herself transformed, a bridge between our world and theirs. The conflict between Ganymede and Mandala, the warring factions of … [Read more...] about The Creators by Rick Moskovitz
A Stand-in for Dying by Rick Moskovitz
A Stand-in for Dying by Rick Moskovitz In a near future world on the brink of environmental catastrophe, a mysterious woman brokers an anonymous pact between two men for the older man Ray to inhabit the younger man Marcus's body when he dies in exchange for a fortune and access to vast knowledge. The consequences for both men evolve over the ensuing years. When Ray finds a way to exchange identities while still alive, both men struggle to navigate their new lives and relationships while under … [Read more...] about A Stand-in for Dying by Rick Moskovitz
The Creators by Rick Moskovitz
The Creators by Rick Moskovitz A teenaged Natasha Takana seeks to decode the remainder of the hidden DNA code that became the basis for a new religion reviving Creationism in A Stand-in for Dying. Her quest takes her on a voyage to a parallel dimension to learn the fate of the Creators’ civilization. The conflict between the warring factions of Brink of Life is rekindled, sweeping Natasha into the middle of it in a pursuit that crosses the boundaries of worlds and time. … [Read more...] about The Creators by Rick Moskovitz
Brink of Life by Rick Moskovitz
Brink of Life by Rick Moskovitz A woman plunges into consciousness in the midst of what seems like someone else’s life, sending her on a quest to discover who she is and to craft an identity that makes sense within her current circumstances. As she digs into the mystery of her life, she uncovers a top-secret government organization plotting world domination and a clandestine vigilante organization dedicated to destroying it and is caught between these warring factions. Nobody in her new world … [Read more...] about Brink of Life by Rick Moskovitz
Insensible Loss by Paul Michael Peters
Insensible Loss by Paul Michael Peters If you had the chance to live forever, would you take it? 2053: An old man, Viktor Erikson, lies on his deathbed. Alone and with no known relatives, he is tended to by Olivia, a nurse. He has only one request: that she reads to him. The request is not unusual, but the battered, leather-bound tome she must read is no ordinary book. Written in 1839, it chronicles the discovery of the fountain of youth by Morgana de la Motte – and Viktor Erikson. What … [Read more...] about Insensible Loss by Paul Michael Peters
When the World was Flat (and we were in love) by Ingrid Jonach
When sixteen-year-old Lillie Hart meets the gorgeous and mysterious Tom Windsor-Smith for the first time, it’s like fireworks—for her, anyway. Tom looks as if he'd be more interested in watching paint dry; as if he's bored by her and by her small Nebraskan town in general. But as Lillie begins to break down the walls of his seemingly impenetrable exterior, she starts to suspect that he holds the answers to her reoccurring nightmares and to the impossible memories which keep bubbling to the … [Read more...] about When the World was Flat (and we were in love) by Ingrid Jonach
Interview with Author – Nuah Belleton
About Nuah Belleton: Nuah Belleton is an Australian Writer (barely), Physicist (a long time ago) and Data Scientist, currently breaking ground in the burgeoning field of Predictive Analytics. When he saw that Graeme Simsion had successfully combined his technical and fiction writing Nuah decided to publish his first book – Superfacial: Part I of the Purgatory Field series. Part II (Prodigal Star) is scheduled for release in April. As a technology optimist Nuah enjoys the fast pace of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nuah Belleton
The First by Lisa M. Green
A tale of myth, mystery, and a past long forgotten… Something is out there. And the people live in constant fear. But their biggest threat lies within their own village. Everyone and everything is dying, slowly and without hope of salvation. In a world where almost nothing is truth and isolation is the purest form of self-deception, the possibility of hope exists only in the heart and mind of a young woman who chooses to follow an unknown path in order to save everyone she knows and loves. … [Read more...] about The First by Lisa M. Green
