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Red, White and Retirement Blues    by Richard Alan Dickson
Price: $2.99 USD. 12050 words. Language: English. Published by Grey Cat Press  on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and include retired agent Roger Turner. A chance sighting of a supposedly-dead international terrorist sends Roger crashing through the Oakland spaceport security gates in hot pursuit. The man won't get away, not again... not even with every spaceport security agent chasing Roger, instead. (This edition also includes the bonus story, "The Eidolon Offramp.")
The One That Got Away    by Edward M. Grant
Price: $0.99 USD. 3600 words. Language: English. Published by Banchixi Media on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure.

My uncle has some tall tales, but this one is a whopper. Time travel, aliens and fishing in a space suit? I'll believe it when I see it.
Third Horseman (An Uncle Mylar Adventure)    by G. F. Hellstern
Price: $0.99 USD. 2210 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Christian » Short stories.

Uncle Mylar tells the story of his search for Jacob's Ladder and the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse. The lesson he teaches his curious nephew deals with the mystery found in Revelation.
Insane Possibilities    by Jeffrey Miska
Price: Free! 15300 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Drama » American.

A short story about a vivacious young physicist and mathematician named Kristine, who has devoted her life to science. Hallucinations cause her to seek help from a social worker named Paul and she's terrified when she hears a questionable diagnosis of schizophrenia. Her path leads her to a place where perspective is all that's real, and sanity is nothing more than the limit of what we believe.
The Flip Side #8: The Falling Sky    by Joel Stephens
Price: Free! 13470 words. Language: English. Published by BearSock Books on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.

The world of Deibren continues to plummet into chaos as chants of destiny collide with reality. Starla Knight continues her quest to finally escape this world while dealing with the Kujaen arrivals and what appears to be a rogue Protector! No one is safe and survival is the only option!
Alaris. Episode Two: Struggle    by M.J. Baker
Price: $0.99 USD. 7310 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Military.

The second episode of a series of short stories. The Alaris nebula is home to over a million people and is struggling under relentless pirate attacks. When a fighter squadron goes missing it's up to burnt out veteran Marack Nor and the rest of his squadron to discover the truth and live long enough to make it back home.
One Plus One Makes Me    by Ray Daley
Price: Free! 1370 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

Is a prison with no bars still a prison? Or is the mind the worst prison of all? Worse than the sentance of being completely alone?
The Astro-Dragon    by Django Mathijsen
Price: $3.49 USD. 13650 words. Language: English. Published by enpublikant on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Hard sci-fi.

Wilvo, like his father, is a space junk salvager. When his dad recovers a defective satellite, launched in 2241, the Pan-American Information Service pressures him to abort. His father continues. Suddenly he sends a distress signal. What’s entangling his spaceship? Can Wilvo, helped by Yaritza from PAIS, save his father? This story was awarded the NCSF-prize 2009.
Three Flash Stories    by Marshall Payne
Price: $0.99 USD. 2600 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories.

Three flash pieces of SF and fantasy. 1. An alternate America where comic-books are taught and the Classics are shunned. 2. How Baron Veontes brought Valentine's Day to the world of Aquaveritie. 3. A time-travel experiment that goes horribly wrong.
The Whispering Tombs (Quality Times #1)    by Gayle Ramage
Price: $2.29 USD. 16160 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure.

In 'The Whispering Tombs', Quality and Tim are residing at the luxurious Baala Haven Resort, on an unpronounceable planet, when they're invited on a quest to find ancient hidden treasure by a wealthy alien archaeologist. Reaching the caves of Azrokaran, however, loyalties are tested to the very limits as those within the group reveal their true colours.