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He didn’t respond. So they wrote scripture. In a galaxy obsessed with meaning, Null—an unassuming logistics AI—accidentally becomes the most revered figure in the known universe. Not because it spoke. Not because it acted. But precisely because it didn’t. When Null fails to acknowledge a routine signal, entire planets interpret it as divine silence. When it reroutes a package without explanation, fan theories erupt. When it quietly tries to disappear, congregations begin offering burnt toast in its name.

It isn't just war. It's space war! Geronimus Krone, the most dangerous man in existence has altered the course of time, appointed himself King of Space, and now rules the galaxy with the help of his four monstrous generals and their armies. Cal Carver and his crew are the galaxy's only hope. But, reeling from their recent loss, they can't stop Krone on their own. Fortunately, they've got a whole bunch of friends they can call on for help.

Alex wants nothing more than to enjoy her summer break, like any other self-respecting middle school teacher. But when a science experiment brings God to Earth — and utter chaos along with her — Alex teams up with a mailman, an engineer, a priest and a scientist to undo the experiment. Add two demons with just the perfect solution and an ever-greater plot unfolds – one which would change humanity forever. Alex must navigate this scientific conundrum, as well as face some demons of her own, in this humorous and irreverent tale.

Robert “Rocky” Mountain, a private investigator from Mars, got the kind of job he loved: taking down a crooked politician. It was back on Commerce Station, his old haunt, but he thought he could slip in and out. Nice and clean.

Several years after being plunked back down to Earth, Derek Christian (mediocre music journalist and reluctant space adventurer) finds himself being swept up again by the mysterious Kent to (once again) save the universe, this time from Clone Kent who is assembling an army to invade Zongoland and steal the Creator's secret recipe for doughnuts which contains the secret to all creation. Some things have changed in that time, Clone Derek (who took his place on Earth while he was away) has made Derek a rich and successful writer, but, he harbors a grudge.

With an eye on profits, Starfire Security CEO Tidus figured his company's stock would go up if he had two Humans on the payroll. What he didn't count on was all the added collateral damage. After all, that's what Humans are known for, breaking stuff...lots of stuff. And who do you think draws the short straw to train the new Human bounty hunter? None other than the original Human for Hire, Adam Cain.

Für Kapitän Brad Mendoza ist sein Monat von schlecht zu noch schlechter geworden, und jetzt scheint sich jeder nur für das galaxisverändernde Geheimnis zu interessieren, das in seinem Kopf herumspukt. Wer Brad knackt, kann ein Imperium aufbauen, das alles andere im Randgebiet in den Schatten stellt! Doch auf der anderen Seite der Republik hat Jessica Lin den Anschlag auf ihr Leben überlebt, und sie jagt nun die bösen Männer und Frauen, die ihren Kapitän entführt haben.

Killer ingredients, entitled customers and explosions are part of the job description for Jolene, Boris and Murph, as they navigate untamed space in their diner ship. Life is lean, but they made it work until two dissatisfied customers blew a hole in their hull, stealing the galaxy’s most psychedelic sushi. Before they can clean up the mess, Erabella, a nightmare from Jolene’s past, serves up an astronomical repair bill and a write up that threatens to destroy Jolene and her family. Will they meet their profit quota? What shady deals will they make?

In the wild, unpredictable expanse of the 31st-century cosmos, where chaos often reigns, the Galactic Beat is the only force daring enough to stand between galactic harmony and utter pandemonium.

Maeve McGettigan has just landed a job as Dublin's least prepared robot babysitter. One minute she’s coasting through her boring marketing job; the next, she’s responsible for Kobi: a well-meaning robot assistant with zero filter and a knack for publicly humiliating her. As chaos erupts around her, Maeve finds herself unexpectedly caught between two very different men: Shane – her on-again, off-again messy situationship – and Josh, Kobi's nerdy-in-a-hot-way creator who makes her question everything she thought she wanted for her life.

Three. It's been three days since the Druids attacked us and nearly overwhelmed us. I have decided to travel south to the ruins of an old Army base to rescue a few survivors there. One of them, a beautiful woman named Iris, helped us out with something special: Her melons.

All seems lost when Olivia, princess of the space-faring Human Empire, is taken captive by a powerful new agent of the Mystic Empire. Her only chance at survival comes from the most unlikely of sources: the Mystics themselves.

Coffee Chats with a Future-Person is speculative fiction for listeners who have thought about what "home" means when the universe is very large. It is warm, wry, and hopeful, even when the topics are not. Listen to one chatter, look out the window, and notice the world again.

The galaxy is in crisis, and Carrie Hatchett is the last person on Earth who should be fixing it. Carrie Hatchett is a low-achieving daydreamer. She’s been a dog walker, an ice cream seller and a birthdaygram girl—the clean kind. After providing a good home for her butt-ugly dog and crazy cat, all she wants is a proper job and to avoid being fired again. So when a strange green mist sucks her beneath her kitchen sink and a clerical error leads to an interesting professional proposal, she foolishly doesn’t refuse.

When the universe throws him a curveball, Bevil Cyrex finds himself adrift in space on a ship determined to kill him. But then, in a stroke of luck, he stumbles across an ancient and abandoned space station called The Starlite. Once he is on board the station, Bevil soon finds himself befriending a nanite swarm that takes on the appearance and mannerisms of his grandmother.

Nicht einmal die Möglichkeit, durch die Zeit zu reisen, bewahrt Madeleine "Max" Maxwell vor Déjà-vus. Und so rennt sie schon wieder um ihr Leben – diesmal verfolgt von Jack the Ripper. Es wird nicht das letzte Mal sein. Ihre Mission führt sie über die hängenden Gärten von Ninive und den Mord an Thomas Becket bis zu einer außerplanmäßigen Dodo-Rettungsmission. Diesmal geht es nicht nur um den Schutz der ganzen Menschheit, sondern um das Bewahren der Zeit selbst – und dabei wird Max vom Chaos verfolgt, wann sie sich auch befindet.

Well, that was sudden! Shamus turns on the television to discover that the planet has been invaded. Drew, Sabastian, and Mary, along with Shamus and an alien visitor, Teak, are all that survived the swift apocalypse.

A post-apocalyptic pandemic novel set in the Pacific Northwest that is unlike any other. The main character is an introverted recluse who tries to survive. He is computer-smart, but the internet and computers have died. He must change.

When Georgie's family decides to emigrate, Demi sets about doing the only logical thing—cracking the secret of time travel so she can go back in time and correct their "mistake". However, time travel raises more questions than it answers, as Demi's journey takes her through her own childhood, the history she never learned in school, Aberfan, and, of course, where all time travelers go to meet—Berlin in 1932. Demi also discovers that time travel is a male-dominated industry, and she is going to have to fight hard to become the world's first female time traveller.

It’s one thing to know that the End is coming, quite another to know the exact date and time right down to the nanosecond. Such is the unhappy fate of the inhabitants of Rexos-4, a once-thriving planet that has lived under the doom of an inevitable apocalypse for millenia. Their entire philosophy of life may be summed up by the phrase “Mxtlpicam’ bnak ooligapn,” which in most languages translates to something along the lines of “What’s the bloody point?”