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THE PLANET HAD FALLEN OFF THE MAP.
Rock-hard sci-fi adventure. No-one here gets out alive.
When his spaceship crashes on an unknown and forgotten planet, scientist Karl Allman discovers himself hunted by an ancient race. The descendants of earlier colonists have reverted to a savage tribal culture of sacrifice, pillage and violence. When Karl falls in love with an outcast girl, he has only one goal: escape. But escape is a distant dream on this nightmare planet.
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Based in scientific reality, Dale Pendell presents a powerful fictional vision of a fast-approaching future in which sea levels rise and a decimated population must find new ways to live. The Great Bay begins in 2021 with a worldwide pandemic followed by the gradual rising of the seas. Pendell’s vision is all encompassing—he describes the rising seas’ impact on countries and continents around the world. But his imaginative storytelling focuses on California. A “great bay” forms in California’s C... more info>>
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In the near future, war has torn the United States apart. Small communities barely scrape by amidst climate change and economic collapse. Powerful nation-states struggle over whatever resources remain--technology in California, money in Chicago, oil in Texas. Some small hope has arrived in the form of the Hocq, a group of aliens on a mission to bring their advanced knowledge to Earth. But, as hostile governments across the globe vie for that knowledge, a Hocq named Harrek defects into outlaw te... more info>>
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Earth-2 is a storm-ravaged human dumping ground, where the Rules are enforced with brutal efficiency. Number one rule: two or less to each woman. It's Fuller's job to determine if Saski Burampso has had a third child, and it's his judgment that could lead to salvation for the oppressed people of the planet. Excerpt: Wong nodded at the boy. "Freemont has certain gene irregularities that match the genetic pattern of many of the great leaders of Earth over the past hundred years." Fuller stared a... more info>>
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What lies beyond the worm hole is the devil incarnate... Jake is a trainee Jump Pilot and war is rife in the galaxy...The Sentinels are very sensitive about a region of space, light years from their territorial boundaries. They are guided by the Betanica Sect, who seek to protect the galaxy and in particular the Tri Star Region from invasion by the Kryl. The Kryl are the devil incarnate. Jake is a final year Alpha Academy student and he has chosen Jump Ship Command to launch his career. He and... more info>>
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Interzone magazine, which is now in its 28th year, has launched the careers of a great many SF and Fantasy writers. It is often shortlisted for awards and has won the Hugo and British Fantasy Awards. Interzone includes many features including interviews, news, and reviews. The magazine is currently published every other month and continues to publish some of the world's finest writers and most talented newcomers. Amongst those to have graced its pages are Brian Aldiss, Sarah Ash, Michael Moorcoc... more info>>
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Rex Corvan is the World's Greatest Reporter. It's not the video camera implanted in his right eye. It's not his popularity with news audiences everywhere. What makes him a great reporter is his determination to run toward the story. With a killer on his tail, hopefully Rex can run fast enough. With his video technician Kim, Rex unravels the mystery of Matrix Man, a dangerous program controlled by a secret group looking to subvert the government. They've already infiltrated the White House with ... more info>>
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2046. Mutations and MIDS ravage the planet, and the need for body parts and organ transplants escalate. Corbin has created GenOrg, a farm that speed-grows in coffin-like pods thousands of human clones from stolen DNA. One problem: the clones are sentient. Their genetic memory has even given them the ability to communicate with each other. Ashar, a self-named clone, escapes GenOrg, promising to return to free the others. Running for his life, he is joined by Sara Logan, a geneticist with a guilty... more info>>
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Join the savviest P.I. in futuristic Washington D.C. Cybil Lewis on the intricate case through the shadowy underworld of human engineering. When a hatchling who isn't a hatchling is murdered, Cybil is on the case.
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What if doctors were able to transplant your mind into a new body after a terrible accident? What if, thanks to the process, you found you could no longer love the person you were with or live your old life? What would become your new 'normal?'
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Field Accountant Richard T'Ssuh has just one task: get his spacecraft docked so that everyone on-board can get paid. Thanks to his Captain taking time to fulfill her 'personal needs', there's no room to park and the crew is about to mutiny. Rich has got a clever solution to the problem up his sleeve. Too bad it just might end his career and, possibly, his life.
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"Nicholas, I salute you!" --Clive Barker A tale of beings who have fallen from heaven at the dawn of mankind's history who integrated themselves into the human gene pool, fathering themselves from life to life in a bizarre reincarnation cycle throughout the ages. The story involves Max Polito, a renown ufologist bent on proving to the world that these beings exist and are responsible for a majority of all UFO phenomena. His exploits lead him to an "Everborn" reborn into society as a pair of twi... more info>>
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A planet faces destruction. An ancient Indian kingdom is doomed to the same fate. The solution to both troubles lies in the Law of the Sword. They came from Dooma, the fifth planet in the solar system. A planet destined to destroy itself in the holocaust war. They came in separate expeditions, each one seeking refuge on the third planet, the only other inhabitable body. They came in the dawn of time, when the Earth was young, to discover an ancient India, where the kingdom of Karakhor fought ... more info>>
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From the exotic mists of Vedic mythology to the harsh and barbaric Gheddan Empire, the Law of the Sword is carried godlessly into the space age. Book 2 of THE FIFTH PLANET The first mission to control the Third Planet has failed, and the Sword Lord of Ghedda, Raven, has been driven out of the ancient Hindu Kingdom of Karakhor and forced to return to the planet Dooma. He takes with him Maryam, princess of Karakhor, who sees him as her lover and a possible savior in the coming battle against the... more info>>
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Earth. The last refuge in the solar system. Final battleground. The Fifth Planet book three. The world-shattering climax of the Fifth Planet trilogy. On the Third Planet, the Great War has begun, and the ancient Hindu Kingdom of Karakhor faces its darkest hour under a Maghalla siege. The insanity of the Fifth Planet's arms race has exploded in catastrophe. For Kananda and Maryam, Earth is far from a refuge--it's a blood-soaked battleground of gladiatorial combat and clashing warships. A plac... more info>>
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Original Fiction: "Still Life (A Sexagesimal Fairy Tale)" by Ian Tregillis "The Girl Who Had Six Fingers" by Brenda Stokes Barron Reprint: "Citizen Komarova Finds Love" by Ekaterina Sedia (originally appeared in Exotic Gothic 3) Poetry: "Love's Ecology" by Rose Lemberg "Anything So Utterly Destroyed" by Elizabeth McClellan
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Tom Rand, a practical engineer, and two other men are the only survivors of a spaceship explosion. Marooned on a hostile planet, they are being held captive by a group of "aliens." Their one slim chance of survival is to reach a rescue beacon placed on the planet years before by men from Earth. Can the three survivors escape what seems like certain, immediate death? And if they do, can they make their way through a jungle filled with untold dangers and reach the beacon in time?
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Somewhere, deep in the vast blackness of space, a wormhole waits to be found. Dorn Voss needs to find it. But, the stakes are high and he isn't the only one looking. Natural occurring wormholes are the lone means of intergalactic travel in the universe. Whoever controls them gains riches and power unimaginable. The coordinates of one such wormhole, the Mescalaro Gap, are lost, hidden behind conspiracy and murder. With a prize so great, many a man or alien would do anything to find those coordi... more info>>
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Aboard the Outward Bound, there are thousands of colonists headed towards Mars. But, one person on the ship is different. Inside that crew member's head, there are a half-dozen voices, a half-dozen personalities normally bickering and disagreeing. Today, though, just as the ship is about to leave Earth's orbit, they all agree on one thing--they have to kill to keep their secret safe. That's dangerous for Rex Corvan, because secrets are the thing he was born to seek out. Rex is Earth's greatest ... more info>>
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The Warp was the single greatest advance in computer technology since the invention of the microchip. A virtual reality gaming system so advanced that the person inside wasn't just in the game, but was the game. Within The Warp lay the most cunning of all games, the de facto king of online gaming, the one game which was reputedly unbeatable: Crisis. The Warp was flawless. The game was perfect. Until something went terribly wrong.
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Earthman Roy Crawford is framed for murder on the planet Velliran. He has two choices. He must escape from the planet within three days or go to prison for life. But the only spaceship leaving the planet within three days belongs to the Exploration Corps. This is a group of scientists which investigates new planets. They are about to leave for World Seven on the Star System Z-16. With help from his friends, the dazed Crawford finds himself in the ship. The scientists, of course, think he is one... more info>>
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Roger Cortland came to the Orbital Complex to continue his life's work in virtual reality, Marissa Correa to observe this Utopian society up close, and Jhana Meniskos to student the "Orbital Park," the station's biodiversity preserve. But no utopia is safe--from corruption, from sabotage, from corporate greed. And when this "perfect" world begins to unravel, all three will have to fight to protect their work--and their lives!
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Enjoy four science fiction adventures. Layers by John Richters. The alien race of Rrangos is massing a battle force. Why? When TerraSec agents Matt and Cora infiltrate the Rrango base events drive them apart and raise an alarming question for humanity. The Collector By James Mascia. All children are afraid of the monster in the closet. But, what if the monster isn't a monster at all? What if the creatures lurking in the dark recesses aren't just there to scare? Solar Lullaby by T.W. Fendley. ... more info>>
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Salvatore commands the battleship Endymion. He's seen his share of battles and fought them bravely, too. So he doesn't hesitate when beautiful Princess Hatari pleads for his help. She wants to regain her throne, but it may be more than Salvatore can accomplish, for the deadly race known as the Balderdash has taken over the planet Melchior--and now, even his own men have turned against him!
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Countless stories have been written about this first meeting, this first established contact between aliens and human beings. Who are they? Where are they from? What do they look like? And more importantly, will they come in peace or war? This unique collection of short stories deals with that imagined first contact. It gathers both well known writers in the field as well as lesser known authors whose work nevertheless speak for themselves. Are all meetings successful? It ultimately depends on h... more info>>
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