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What happens when the earth says, "Enough!" When the world has more than it can handle? Ask Hector Eugene Bartholomew III. This short story was originally published as part of the Amazon Shorts program....

The pulse hits without warning. In one harrowingly destructive instant, a mysterious seismic pulse in the Scottish Highlands rips away all semblance of global security. When peace is shattered, fear takes over. The stakes rise without mercy. As the pulse's chaos spreads across the world, it becomes painfully clear that Piper McCarthy - a child born like no other - might hold humanity's only hope of averting total disaster.

This second collection of great sci-fi stories includes the following: "A Sense of Wonder" by Stephen Marlowe, "Seller of the Sky" by Dave Dryfus, "The Shining Cow" by Alex James, and more.

An old king with nothing left to lose is lured to the site of his greatest victory by a long-forgotten enemy seeking revenge. The last dragon-slayer and the last dragon, brought together with just one anticipated outcome, but what if they have more to ask of each other? A brave knight cursed to know love as no other, but to never have that love returned in kind. The wild west as you've never seen it before. Two ancient warriors body-stealing through time. These are just some of the stories in this collection from award-winning author Brian A. Hopkins.

From the outside, The Lyon’s Den doesn’t look like much; there isn’t even a sign. But Mercs of all species know that if you head to Southwest Houston, near the Starport, there’s a particular run-down strip mall that looks like it’s been abandoned for years. The glass door second from the south end of the strip is plastered over on the inside with blue paper, and the faint golden outline of a rampant lion is the only clue.

The video store where the VHS cases keep the monsters at bay. The late-night craving for a hot dog that unravels into a tale of gunplay, espionage, and microfiche. The discovery that the only thing capable of saving us from robot annihilation is poor penmanship.

From a single short story written in 2001 to a sprawling series of more than 20 books, the Just Cause Universe is a superheroic reflection of our times. Encompassing more than 60 years of history, these tales fill in the gaps, tell the side stories, and broaden the depth of the JCU. Although all these stories have appeared in previous publications, this is the first time they have been collected into a single volume.

Fans who have enjoyed the first four novels in the series have questions, such as, "What would Steve do next?" "How did it all begin?" and "What the heck is a dweebil?" More Circles in Hell: A Boxed Set has the answers. I'm No Angel picks up where The Reluctant Demon leaves off. Beelzebub: A Memoir is the ultimate back story. Fourteen billion years in the making, Beezy's tale is one of chaos, creation, and of course comedy. In The League of Unusual Denizens, seven inhabitants of hell join forces to save the universe from destruction.

What happens when humankind traverses the stars, manipulates time, creates lifelike bots, and trusts artificial intelligence? Through 25 short stories of obsession, greed, vengeance, and botched resurrections, award-winning author, J. A. Taylor explores the dark nature of humanity and the need for the dawn of a new cosmos.

The world has been brought to its knees by the “zombie virus”. Nations have fallen, cities have been overrun by the infected, and the human race has come perilously close to extinction. But with the first winter come and gone, the infected have been reduced to not much more than a background nuisance, and survivors around the world are taking stock and vowing to rebuild and rise up stronger, better, and unafraid.

Contains books three and four of the Metal Fury series. Steel Legion: Jack learns about a ship with signal access to the lead manufacturing vessel. In order to get past the ship’s defenses, Jack needs to harness the full power of his Will to pilot his mech for maximum effort. Iron Samurai, In the aftermath of a black hole, anything is possible. Still, he never thought he would end up here. He’s been banished to the edge of the galaxy. His powers are failing. And now Jack might be trapped with an exiled enemy.

Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection by H.G. Wells, comprising the three short stories "The Crystal Egg", "The Star", and "The Man Who Could Work Miracles", along with the two five-part novellas "A Story of the Stone Age", and the dystopian "A Story of the Days to Come".

With the publication of his debut novel, The Privateer, in 1981, Walter Jon Williams began one of the most varied and prolific careers in contemporary popular fiction. But much of Williams' best work takes place in the shorter forms, as this generous volume, filled to overflowing with award-winning and award-nominated stories, clearly proves. The Best of Walter Jon Williams reflects its author's affection for - and mastery of - the novella form.

Written for audio format, this collection of six science fiction stories draw on themes of arrival, discovery and destination. Commissioned especially for Audible, and narrated by outstanding performers, these stories evoke the traditional storytelling of West African Jali as the unknown and distant are brought to life for audiences.

Centuries from now, the basic right to expand human intelligence beyond its natural limits has become a war-worthy cause for the Demarchists and Conjoiners. Only vast lighthugger starships bind these squabbling colonies together, manned by the panicky and paranoid Ultras. And the hyperpigs just try to keep their heads down. The rich get richer. And everyone tries not to think about the worrying number of extinct alien civilizations turning up on the outer reaches of settled space...because who's to say that humanity won't be next?

In "Der Gasfang" werden wir Zeuge der grausamen Rache eines betrogenen Ehemannes, der sich kurzerhand zum moralischen Faschisten erhebt und den Liebhaber seiner Frau in einer Art geplanten Kurzschlussreaktion bestialisch hinrichtet. "Ein Straußenhandel" berichtet von einem gewitzten Gauner-Duo, welches während einer Schifffahrt auf amüsantem Weg einen kleinen Nebenverdienst erzielt.

In "Paycrafts Kur" nervt ein von Komplexen zerfressenes Individuum ein Londoner Club-Mitglied so lange bis er von diesem ein altes Rezept seiner Urgroßmutter als Lösung seiner Probleme dargeboten bekommt - die erhoffte Wirkung stellt sich alsbald auch ein, allerdings so ganz anders als erwünscht. "Im Tal der Spinnen" erzählt die Geschichte dreier Verfolger einer Dirne, die auf ihrer Jagd von einer Art mutierten Riesenspinnen-Armada angegriffen werden.

In "Jimmy Goggles der Gott" macht ein junger Abenteurer die höchst interessante, praktische und aberwitzige Erfahrung, dass Wahrheit und Gottesglaube von Region zu Region variieren und immer lediglich in der Wahrnehmung und Vermittlung der entsprechenden Perspektiven und Blickwinkel liegen. "Tiefseepiraten" berichtet von einer bislang unbekannten Meeresungeheuer-Art, welche vermutlich aus diversen Gründen sich dazu entschließt Menschenfleisch auf ihre Speisekarte zu setzen.

"Ein Nachtfalter" erzählt die Geschichte zweier konkurrierender Wissenschaftler, die sich jeweils für die treibende Primärkraft in ihrer Disziplin halten und rücksichtslos den jeweils anderen mit Argumenten und Verleumdungen zerstören wollen. Einer der beiden stirbt und sein ehemaliger Erzfeind entdeckt das Gesicht des Verstorbenen in einer neuen Insekten-Spezies... "Mr. Ledbetters Urlaub" zeigt die Schwierigkeiten auf, mit welcher eine Person konfrontiert wird, welche sich auf ihr fremdes Terrain wagt bzw. wie aus einem "das kann ich doch auch" ganz schnell ein "was um alles in der Welt passiert hier" wird.

In "Der gestohlene Körper" wagen zwei Wissenschaftler ein mutiges Experiment, während dessen sie die Gegenstände Gedankenübertragung und körperunabhängiges Seelenleben empirisch zu beweisen trachten und kommen zu Ergebnissen, die faszinierender und realistischer erscheinen als die plumpen religiösen Baukästen-Antworten. "Die Äpyornisinsel" berichtet von einem ehemaligen Seemann, der mehrere urzeitliche Eier findet, aus welchen aus einem auch tatsächlich ein Relikt vergangener Ur-Zeiten wiederaufersteht.