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How can Paul persuade his friends to help him prepare for an imminent zombie-like fungal infection? Who on Earth would believe him? Why is a lone alien forewarning him?

In Tenisca: Lunar Dial entdeckt eine zurückgezogen lebende Astrophysikerin einen seltsamen Stein an einem abgelegenen Strand. Dieses scheinbar unbedeutende Ereignis verbindet sie mit einem Phänomen, das die Beziehung zwischen Erde und Mond verändert. Chaxi: Der schöpferische Sturm erzählt die Entwicklung eines außergewöhnlichen Mädchens, begleitet von ihrer Schulberaterin, nach einem Gewitter. Die Transformation, die sie durchlebt, widersetzt sich jeglicher wissenschaftlichen Logik.

The Mars excavation team has discovered sentient life buried on the outskirts of Hellas Montes in the form of a plant. Locked away in its tomb, the specimen brings humanity its greatest discovery, or perhaps, the greatest threat to their existence. When the crew starts listening to their mind, they discover there’s something talking back in the darkness. Not God, but something entirely foreign.

Something has been awakened high in lunar orbit. It doesn’t sleep or rest and won’t stop until it has total control. When the power fails on the Okami-13 asteroid mining vessel, it will be up to Dr. Ira Onyx and her team to figure out how to get home safely before it takes over. Run, hide, evade; it is inescapable; it has chosen you; fear is your only hope to survive, becoming its prey.

Jeff Dolan always wanted to be an astronaut. After helping a private space company build a ship that can travel to Saturn's largest moon in five months, he gets his chance. Shortly after launch, a devastating malfunction forces Jeff and the crew to make a choice: continue to Titan, or go back home. As the truth about their mission unravels, one thing is clear: someone on Earth knew about the system flaw and covered it up. Yet surviving the journey isn't the crew's only concern. Even if they make it to Titan, they will face another problem: Something is already there.

The epic America Falls saga continues in this explosive Mega Collection read by the incomparable Adam Barr.

Beyond the veil of the known universe, in the silent corridors of abandoned ships and forgotten cities, something stirs. Echoes of the Forgotten gathers six haunting tales of cosmic dread, temporal paradoxes, and human frailty—a collection where the familiar becomes terrifying, and the past refuses to stay buried. A hollow captain lures an unsuspecting crew into a trap set by something unseen. On the Moon’s barren surface, scientists hear their own voices foretelling doom.

Raven Astray: The Rise of Yoon Ji is a two part novella. Part 1 is a science fiction narrative following Commander Jang Seo-Ah, a decorated starfighter pilot, as she battles to save a convoy of refugees from cosmic disaster while simultaneously giving birth aboard her disabled warship. Part 2 Kongdra is a wild and dangerous world, where vapor dragons roam and the Unio lies grounded. As weeks stretch into years, a girl born from chaos will learn to navigate the wreckage.

The best of Deep Magic: Volume 1—fantastical worlds of space adventures, changelings, and dragons await—stories with depth, strong protagonists, high tension, all told while pulling at your heartstrings, or making you smile with understanding. In this volume, you'll find twenty-two stories, including many novelettes. Go on adventures from deep space to ancient Rome (with magic), to Mars, and many other new fantasy worlds.

Black Metal, Body Horror, Dire Futures and Dopplegangers, Possession, Telepathy and other disturbing scenarios. Seven small bites of Scifi-Horror in a novella-length book with an eye toward late-60s, early-70s New Wave of Science Fiction. Think Dangerous Visions and beat-up copies of Analog and Asimov’s Digest.

Фантастика для него — прибор наподобие лесковского мелкоскопа: глянешь в его глазок и увидишь, что возле блохи на подносе ещё и ключик лежит. Читать писателя Лукина — радость и удовольствие. Радость от качества его прозы, удовольствие — от шутовской атмосферы, в которой обитают его герои.

These short stories provide a glimpse, part humorous and part troubling, into the homeworld of a character who will become one of the key protagonists of Conquerors of K'Tara.

Jack Campbell’s New York Times bestselling The Lost Fleet sci-fi adventure series has transported legions of fans out of this world and into the heat of battle. Now, listeners will discover how it all began—not only for John “Black Jack” Geary and his descendant Commander Michael Geary, but for those who fought and sacrificed so much alongside them.

Evolution-A short story. I wanted to post this as free but it isn't allowed. That said, I really like this short story. It has a moral story to tell.

Gain a ship, assemble a team, conquer the galaxy! Born in a small spaceport on a distant planet, I dreamed of flying a starship, exploring wild frontiers and having one exciting encounter after another. I wanted to go everywhere, but life locked me onto the slow track to nowhere. Then fate dealt me a new hand, and my life changed beyond all imagination in the most amazing ways. But I couldn’t do it by myself. To fulfill my dream, I needed a team of starship heroes.

The great Star League general, Aleksandr Kerensky. Colonel Archer Christifori, a man with a score to settle. Nelson Geist, on Christmas patrol. MechWarrior Joanna of Clan Jade Falcon. A Sandoval scion. An eleven-year-old girl. Northwind Highlanders. A prisoner of war. They all have two things in common: A universe torn apart by unending warfare. A mission to stand up against the darkness.

She defied kings. She faced death. She shattered mirrors of her own soul. Now Luna Mars carries the echoes of the cosmos—and something else is listening. From the floating cities of Veladon to the haunted plains of Dareth… from ghost-moons to shifting dreamscapes and laughing tricksters, Luna has become more than just a name in the stars. She’s a myth that remembers itself. A woman hunted by reflections. A soul chased by the Rift.

The gladiator ring only has one victor. Can the Taori warriors survive—and save the females enslaved with them?

The terrifying Vandar warlords are back—and they want revenge!

There's a reason they're called Inferno Force. Three more sizzling romances. Three fiery heroines. Three warriors who won't know what hit them. Whether it's fake boyfriends, stolen identities, or family claims, these human women aren't backing down from the challenges—or the smoking-hot aliens who complicate everything.