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Category: Science Fiction / Fantasy

The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities

The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities Exhibits, oddities, images and stories from top authors and artists.   You’ll be astonished by what you’ll find in The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities. Editors Ann and Jeff Vandermeer have gathered together a spectacular array of exhibits, oddities, images, and stories by some of the most renowned and bestselling writers and artists in speculative and graphic fiction, including Ted Chiang, Mike Mignola […]

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Pulsar’s Peril

Pulsar’s Peril A farmer always needs to find a way to get his produce to market . . .    Tom Savage’s farm is coming along nicely. Trees are producing sap. The garden’s doing well. The chickens are surviving. Even the horses are thriving. No star containment units have blown up recently. But the planet of Phaethon has problems galore. The major governmental systems have instituted an embargo, preventing all […]

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Spaceships & Dames

Spaceships & Dames Nine novels of space adventure.   Nine novels of Space Adventure: Project Charon 1: Re-entry by Patty Jansen Starship Waking by C. Gockel Star Mage Quest by J.J. Green Children of Darkness by James E. Wisher Faring Soul by Tracy Cooper Posey Spaceberg by M. Pax Ghost by Demelza Carlton Traitor’s Code by Jane Killick Derelict by LJ Cohen   Spaceships & Dames

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All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries

All Systems Red “As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure.”   In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern. On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, […]

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Farm Hand

Farm Hand Sometimes a farmer can turn a profit by diversifying his crops . . .   Tom Savage and Gwen Wilder have a farm hand now, Silas Vick. And Silas has some ideas of new things they can grow out here. That might be good, since a lot of stuff got destroyed recently, meaning they’ll have to wait on more equipment from Lute before continuing experiments. Tom’s got other […]

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Pieces of Amber

Pieces of Amber 25 Stories of Cryptid Encounters    Cryptids. Seldom seen. Rarely heard. Mythical creatures. But are they really mythical? Many have seen them. Few speak of them. None forget their encounters. Within these pages, listen to the stories of those who lived to tell their tales. Often, the actions of cryptids are surprising, and not what one would expect. Twenty-five tales. Different people. Different creatures. Unexpected results.   […]

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Disappearing Cryptids

Disappearing Cryptids A Supernatural Saga.   Kobold Sylvie once adored running and dancing with her friends, but a long-ago attack by a shark-like creature left her crippled and feeling useless. But when the Kobold Matriarch tasks her with solving a mystery, she discovers her mind is her most valuable asset. Someone is killing vagrants, hookers, druggies … and cryptids. The victims disappear without a trace. The only clues revolve around […]

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Particle Two

Particle Two Harvesting chunks of the sun can be rewarding . . . if you can stay alive.   Tom Savage and Gwen Wilder are running experiments never before seen in the galaxy, using a tiny piece of Phaethon’s sun. But the Ever Riders are on their trail, and still mad about losing out on Mal Dalmont’s bounty. James Ever is a spiteful, vengeful man. But Tom has several aces […]

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Timewrecked: Collision With Destiny

Timewrecked: Collision with Destiny   If you could erase EVIL from history by changing ONE THING in the past, would you do it? What if it all went horribly WRONG? Prepare for a collision with destiny! Elizabeth Sapphire, 26th century professional time traveler and temporal scientist, is on the verge of a breathtaking discovery when a rogue temporal wave hits her asteroid, stranding her and her cat in 1909, in […]

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Brutal Response Complete Series Boxed Set

Brutal Response Complete Series Boxed Set It’s hard to live up to your father’s legacy when he’s a force of nature.   Most young women raised in the Kerrick Confederacy of Aligned Planets go to school. Mia had daily firearms practice, tactical exercises, and pilot training. She never cared about her strange life, only about living up to the expectations of her father. His mysterious job often takes him away […]

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