Space Science Fiction Anthology

Harry spent three years in space, waiting to get home to Earth - and his family. They were waiting for him, too - that is, for his corpse. Captain Greene shook his shaggy head and studied Allerton with patient eyes. "You're making a mistake," he said. "You'll be back." The inside of the spaceship was quiet now, not with the silence of the tomb, but with the silence of barely inaudible echoes, as if Allerton might still be able to hear the crew clomping about the companionways on metal-shod feet if only he knew how to listen.

"They landed in California, in Sequoia National Park. See Blake over there,” Jasmin looked to where a group where locked in a heated discussion in the large board room. “They are deciding what to do. Houston is involved and NASA, and the military, and everyone, really.” “Hold on! This is my discovery!” Jasmin shouted. Why had they left her sleeping? She had spotted the aliens first. Now they had landed, and she had missed it.

Gus Valentino is still an entry-level delivery driver. But when he gets a big job, delivering live cargo, he thinks it's gonna be his big break. And it's just a tiny little guy! A norblan, for a little girl's birthday present.

Graduate student Laurie Miller makes an unexpected find while working at an archeological excavation site in the Orange Quadrant. When she learns that the head archeologist has taken credit for her discovery, her revenge comes from a surprising and ancient source.

La planète A672E92 Quintus tombe en ruines. Alors que l'astre A672E92 prend de l'expansion à l'approche de la fin de son existence, menaçant d'envelopper la planète et tout ce qui y vit, les habitants s'entre-déchirent dans des conflits armés. La tâche revient à deux invraisemblables délégués de ramener la paix entre les clans et de préparer leur peuple à l'inévitable: l'évacuation d'A672E92 Quintus et la migration de ses habitants vers les étoiles.

Embarking on a space journey can be dangerous, no matter how short the trip is supposed to be. Going to inspect a new planet with unknown life can be exciting and well-paid. Being thrown onto the planet surface without a way to contact home base or protect oneself from the unknown can be deadly. Follow along with two men who were sent on such a journey with disastrous results. Will they manage to survive until home base can send a rescue party, or will they be over taken by the planet and the dangers they encounter?

Triangulum Odyssey Chronicles is a short story about four individuals, Stephine, Stella, Nora, and Joesph. They go on an emotional roller-coaster ride dealing with their feelings, about giving up everything they love. Take a trip with them, as they talk about the last 12 to 36 hours, before leaving for the colony ship. Triangulum Odyssey Chronicles is a prequel that takes place days before Triangulum Odyssey: The Journey Begins.

Dark clouds overhead may stir up whimsical twists. Collected for the first time since their initial publications, Darkness with a Chance of Whimsy presents 10 tales from the imagination of R.J. Sullivan. Thrills and chills await you, but you may also get blindsided by the absurd. This volume includes a pair of stories featuring Rebecca Burton, the mysterious investigator of R.J.'s acclaimed paranormal thriller series.

¿Qué pensarían de nosotros los extraterrestres si pudiesen vernos? ¿Y qué diríais que recordará de nuestro planeta un astronauta enviado al espacio en una misión que durará años y años? Estas son algunas de las preguntas que nos plantea Jordi Sierra i Fabra en los siete relatos que conforman esta colección de cuentos. En sus páginas, el maestro de la literatura infantil y juvenil nos proporciona aventuras llenas de humor y emoción que transcurren en universos paralelos y planetas extraterrestres.

"The Colour out of Space." Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) is a novelist famous for his horror stories, fantasy and science fiction. Although he was not famous during his lifetime, his work is now considered a classic of literature. Lovecraft's work has influenced many authors, including Stephen King, who considers him "the greatest craftsman of the classic horror story of the 20th century."

This is the start of the story of Mars, of a planet peopled by humans, and yet not Earth. This audiobook is an anthology of four stories: "Expansion of Will", "Turning the Tide", "Vows of Assimilation", and "No Reward".

Get all four volumes of Salvage-5 in one convenient bundle! Retired Colonel Tucker Petersen is suddenly recalled to active duty and put in charge of the Salvage-5 mining/recovery mission. Tucker travels with his crew to discover what went wrong with the CSMO mining dredge at 15 Eunomia. What they find will change their lives forever.

The American Zombie Chronicles is a new horror comic book series filled with fantastic tales of zombie-ism from around the US. The dynamic stories and images within are taken straight from the innovative mind of Yvette Kendall. Kendall is an American sci-fi novelist who's responsible for creating the new sub-genre of “Biblical Futurism”. The American Zombie Chronicles takes a unique look into the underbelly of America in a gritty way!

Ahora bien, dado que la gente se había olvidado de los terribles acontecimientos ocurridos, y que solo algunos científicos observaban la fuente de la barrera, una joven piloto se encuentra atrapada en una época interesante en la que la Singularidad comienza a reaccionar por primera vez desde su aparición.

दो हजार साल पहले, वैज्ञानिकों द्वारा आकाशगंगा के केन्द्र में पाये गये कणों के परीक्षण के दौरान ऐसी शक्तिशाली ऊर्जा प्रकट हुई जिसने आकाशगंगा को दो भागों में बाँट दिया, और उस प्रक्रिया में बहुत सारे ग्रह नष्ट हो गये।

Car-En, a ringstation anthropologist on her first Earth field assignment, observes a Viking-like village in the Harz mountains. As Car-En secretly observes the Happdal villagers, she begins to see them as more than research subjects (especially Esper, a handsome bowhunter). When Esper’s sister is taken by an otherwordly sword-wielding white-haired man, she can no longer stand by as a passive witness. Knowing the decision might end her career, she cuts off communication with her advisor and pursues the abductor into the mountains.

Captain Warden and Lance Corporal Goodwin are the space marines with the hard job. They have to infiltrate a Deathless base, identify and capture a senior officer and extract him from under the nose of his soldiers, preferably without dying in the process. They’re relying on Ten to watch their backs, but when he is accosted by the denizens of the jungle he’s yomping through, he has to make a tough choice between speed and humanity.

In this episode, Bucky Jupiter locks horns with a mad scientist conducting research into the origins of life.

A short novella sized compilation of five mixed short stories. The stories are a hodgepodge of humor, military science fiction, space opera, and fantasy.

Two thousand years ago, scientists experimenting on particles found at the center of the galaxy unleashed a powerful energy that split the galaxy in two, destroying many planets in the process. Now, as people have forgotten the terrible events that took place, with only a handful of scientists watching the source of the barrier, a young female space pilot finds herself caught up in interesting times when the singularity starts reacting for the first time since it appeared.