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You are cordially invited to visit nine different worlds! You won't need to pack a thing; there's no passport or visa required, and all expenses are paid. All you need is one book to transport you. Writing Bloc proudly presents some of the strongest independent authors writing today, happily playing in the universes they've each built. Running the gamut from fantasy to sci-fi to horror, these stories will whet your appetite for the longer works these...

He's been stranded beyond the stars for years. When he buys himself a down-and-out squad, he crash-lands into a whole galaxy of trouble... Lone human Wil Calder is bored out of his freakin' mind. So when, he gets word of a couple of criminals being hauled to a penal colony, he figures he's got a sweet deal to offer: Join his crew and he'll help clear their names. But, he quickly finds he's bought a black hole of misfortune with the two disgraced...

When the ruthless aliens attack the outer reaches of the Federation, Humankind is forced to retreat haphazardly from dozens of conquered systems. The only chance to delay the advance of the enemy is to create hundreds of fake colonies. If that doesn't work, the Fleet will be forced to face the ma'lahn in a series of open battles, which can lead to its annihilation. Politicians, however, do not care about the consequences. Their goal is to preserve...

Zero's teleportation machine is the talk of the town, but opening night, it fails, leaving him a laughingstock. However, unknowingly, the machine pulls someone from the twentieth century and spits them out in Zero's time. Logan has strange, dull clothing and bland hair, and when he opens his mouth, it gets worse. He's afraid of everything, but worst of all, his talk of love grates on Zero's nerves. He vows to fix the machine and send Logan home no...

SOULFIRE…The psychic ability that is the secret behind the tezarian method of interstellar navigation is being exposed. The world of Cho and its elite pilots face enemies from without and within, threatening to tear them apart. Palaton must learn to traverse politics as expertly as he once did FTL space-but his partner Rand is missing and his emperor Panshinea is descending into madness. Survival might be the only victory available to him.Worse,...

Doctor, Marine, murderer... Kalana Grenor's been through a lot of changes. Can she survive one more?A doctor and a captain in the Space Marines until her fiancé, Peter, died on her operating table, Kalana is wracked with guilt. Peter's mother swore a vengeance against the woman who nearly became her daughter-in-law. Given a second chance by the military, Kalana fights to regain her life and find out who was behind Peter's killing.These are the stories...

They're traveling the stars... searching for mates. When the come across a ship storing women in cryostasis, their prayers to the Precursors may finally be answered. Follow the crew of the Ancestral Queen as they find love and adventure in space with this limited time boxed set. The price WILL go up after the pre-order period so grab the Mates of the Kilgari Boxed Set now. Seven NOVELS, one low price! Mates of the Kilgari Boxed Set contains the...

La terre a été ravagée par un virus qui a rendu toute vie impossible. Ayant prédit la catastrophe, des chercheurs s'étaient déjà mis en quête d'un remède. Des survivants ont été emmenés dans une cité sous-marine, Idrissa, imperméable à l'horreur qui se déroulait à la surface. Avec leur sang, on a fabriqué l'antidote capable de sauver l'humanité. Cet endroit est tout ce qu'a connu Brynn depuis sa naissance, comme plusieurs générations...

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine. All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins. Table of Contents • A Wizard Comes to Shorehaven -L.J. Wetherby • The Waves In Which We Drown -Rubella Dithers • Rapunzel Dreams of Elephants -Rachel Delaney Craft • The Nocturnals IV -Mariah Montoya

A far future conspiracy comes to light in this science fiction mystery by New York Times–bestselling author Alan Dean Foster.   The Colligatarch is an artificial intelligence that has guided humanity for more than a century, influencing everything from Earth-bound business and politics to interstellar relations with alien species. With world leaders following the AI's advice, Earth has become a near utopia.    In Phoenix, Arizona, design...