by Sherwood Smith
$0.99 (Novelette) ISBN 978-1-61138-176-4
Lys and her family win a chance to be a “real family” on reality TV. That means real money, desperately needed in the rotten economy these days, but they only get that money as long as they stay on the air. What can they do to be real enough to please the viewers?
An Ælven Story
by Pati Nagle
$2.99 (Short Story) ISBN 978-1-61138-250-1
This is a novella (a short novel).
Fleeing the savages who destroyed his home, an ælven bladesmith must forge a new weapon to destroy the enemies standing between him and freedom.
Wounded and grieving the death of his love, Ghaláran helps another survivor escape the raiders who destroyed their village.
A Free Novella
by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
“Hand-Me-Down Town” was originally published in Analog Science Fiction Magazine in 1989 and was my first published work of fiction. I wrote it in reaction to the criminalization of homelessness by a California town trying to protect its tourist industry. The name of the town in this novella is fictionalized. (The wonderful illustration is by Janet Aulisio,)
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Stu Williams pulled his jacket across his chest and zipped it all the way up to his chin. It was damned cold for February. He dug his hand into his left coat pocket and counted the change there without taking it out to look. About $4.00 in quarters; enough to buy a decent breakfast at Caroline’s or a not-so-decent breakfast and a newspaper. He decided in favor of a decent breakfast and a trip to the Sears electronics department around noon to catch the news on the tube. Of course, TV’s didn’t have tubes anymore, he reflected. Old habits die hard.
by Chris Dolley
$2.99 (Picture Book) ISBN 978-1-61138-139-9
“This book constitutes the best-spent twenty minutes I’ve had in quite some time.” — What Book is That
In an uncertain world there is one organization that stands head and small furry shoulders above the rest. Whenever the planet is in danger – be it from giant balls of wool or bands of renegade squirrels – only one group is guaranteed to answer the call. The International Kittens of Mystery!
by Vonda N. McIntyre
$1.99 (Novelette) ISBN 978-1-61138-085-9
“Little Faces” was nominated for a Nebula Award.
by Chris Dolley
$0.99 (Novelette) ISBN 978-1-61138-040-8
Magical Crimes is a fun CSI with magic and ‘a little something else’ story. The little something else being two foot long and lurking in the hero’s trousers. But don’t worry, the boinkwurst in this story is used purely for the purpose God intended – humour and crimefighting – not lustful titillation.
by Linda Nagata
$2.99 (Collection)
Two science fiction stories by Nebula-award-winning author Linda Nagata–both stories selected for 2012 best-of-the-year anthologies!
In the nanotech-drenched future of “Nahiku West” anything is possible, but not everything is allowed. Police officer Zeke Choy is charged with enforcing molecular law–but his first task is to determine if a crime has taken place. “Nahiku West” is a Nanotech Succession story, set in the same world as the award-winning novel The Bohr Maker. (~9,000 words)
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Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries
by Chris Dolley
$2.99 (Novella) ISBN 978-1-61138-207-5
Sequel to the WSFA Award finalist What Ho, Automaton!
Guy Fawkes is back and this time it’s a toss up who’s going to be blown up first – Parliament or Reginald Worcester, gentleman consulting detective.
But Guy might not be the only regicide to have been dug up and reanimated. He might be a mere pawn in a plan of diabolical twistiness.
by Sue Lange
$2.99 (Novella) ISBN 978-1-61138-014-9
One of ten best reads of the year. —sfsignal.com
Imagine a time in the not-so-distant future when robots are manufactured and sold commercially, occupying a space in nearly every human household. Imagine humans trying to control their robots. Imagine the disaster when the robots question their existence as humans have always questioned theirs.
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by Chris Dolley
$2.99 (Short Story Collection) ISBN 978-1-61138-060-6
“A fun blend of P.G. Wodehouse, steampunk and a touch of Sherlock Holmes. Dolley is a master at capturing and blending all these elements. More than fascinating, this work is also rip-roaring fun!”
—SF Revu
What Ho, Automaton! chronicles the adventures of Reggie Worcester, gentleman consulting detective, and his automaton valet, Reeves.
A Free Novelette
by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
This story is one of my favorites. It originally was published in Interzone magazine in Great Britain and was a finalist for the British Science Fiction Association Award for short fiction. It’s also available in my print collection from Juxta Publishing entitled I LOVED THY CREATION.
It explores the nature of beauty, truth and magic.
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Beauty and the Beast was the first story Mother ever read to me. I have read it myself a myriad times in a variety of forms and seen countless dramatic renditions of it. At each telling or showing or reading, I have felt, for a moment, a sense of contentment. That is, until I fathomed that this was a fairy tale and had nothing whatever to do with me. Oh, it’s not just that it’s a fairy tale—everything is a fairy tale from my vantage point—it’s that the Beast is a man and I am a woman.