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The Star Creature    by Kevin A. Lyons
Price: Free! 1010 words. Language: English. Published on June 12, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Today this would be called Flash Fiction. In 1979 it was a "short-short" story. It was first published in the Winter, 1979, issue of Unearth Magazine (Volume 2, Number 4). This is a story of the first encounter between two intelligent species. I've tried to present an unusual viewpoint and challenge some preconceptions. Mostly, I hope you enjoy it.
Memories of Hel    by Jason Dodge
Price: $0.99 USD. 5610 words. Language: English. Published by The Writing Network  on September 8, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
After a merciless enemy boards her cargo hauler, Captain Kasha Eaves is forced to make one of the most difficult decisions of her life - she withdraws her distress call. “DCCS Memories of Hel to any vessel within range – this ship is to be considered hostile. Repeat – the Memories of Hel is hostile. Destroy on sight.” However, her crew's fight for survival and freedom has barely begun.
A Plain Jane Book One    by Odette C. Bell
Price: Free! 90170 words. Language: English. Published on October 10, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
A sci-fi space opera with a dash of romance, action, and mystery, A Plain Jane follows Jane as she travels the galaxy desperately trying to find out who she is, where she's from, and what she's really capable of.
The Parable of Two Queens    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $1.29 USD. 3500 words. Language: English. Published on August 23, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Can Commander Dyall and his team of translators -- a pair of gengineered parrots -- fathom the minds of myrmecoid warriors from another galaxy well enough to broker peace?
The Ambi-Cognitive Man    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $1.99 USD. 8830 words. Language: English. Published on October 10, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Two brothers travel to a tiny colony in the far reaches of space where everyone is conjoined twins. They expect to find a place where they belong; instead, they're forced to question the very meaning of individuality.
Faster Than Light: Dobhriathar    by Malcolm Pierce
Price: Free! 25410 words. Language: English. Published on March 6, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
The second in a series of short stories about the I.S.S. Fenghuang, the last faster-than-light starship in the galaxy. In this volume, Governor Caitlin Adair struggles with her place among the crew while they investigate an isolated solar mining platform.
Where the Purple Grass Grows    by J.A. Marlow
Price: $2.99 USD. 17560 words. Language: English. Published by Star Catcher Publishing  on April 2, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
The last thing reporter Steve Gortney expects is pirates raiding the strange space-elevator on the backworld of Vorstogen. While he's thrilled for the exclusive on a pirate raid-in-progress, he soon finds his own life in danger from a secret the pirates are willing to kill to keep hidden. Meanwhile, the space-elevator has a few secrets of its own... A science fiction novelette by J.A. Marlow.
Tales From The Arm & Bar: Book II of the Irredente Chronicles    by Patrick Sutton
Price: $2.99 USD. 270350 words. Language: English. Published on June 9, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
This second Irredente novel follows the separate trajectories of the boy Henryk Burgred and the reactionary cleric Hersey through 750 pages of adventure, peril, revelation, and redemption until the lives of many individuals converge upon a single, mysterious point: the doomed planet Innisfree.
Knight Errant    by KD Sarge
Price: $0.99 USD. 88970 words. Language: English. Published on June 13, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Taro Hibiki is ready to take on the galaxy, but his own over-protective Marine sister is another matter. For Rafe Ballard, though, he'll dare anything--even his sister's wrath.
His Faithful Squire    by KD Sarge
Price: $3.99 USD. 99260 words. Language: English. Published on July 26, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Former joy-boy Rafe Ballard will miss living on the freighter Pendragon's Dream. Under the watchful eye of Captain Eve Marcori, no one beat him. He ate well, his life was rarely in danger, and he spent his days and glorious nights with his beloved Taro. Unfortunately, Taro is eager to take on the galaxy without his sister the captain standing by, and Rafe won't be left behind.