Vessel    by Darren Hawkins
Price: $2.99 USD. 208840 words. Language: English. Published on March 20, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
Ray Marlowe is an undercover surveillance agent searching for terrorists aboard a deep space passenger starship, who finds himself embroiled in a bizarre murder investigation with disturbing links to his past and even more disturbing ties to one of the powerful corporate families in human space. Hard boiled pseudo-Lovecraftian space noir with squishy (and doomed, of course) romantic bits.

Daisy Wong, Space Marshal: The Case of the Virgin Shirley Temple    by Freddi MacNaughton
Price: $0.99 USD. 10590 words. Language: English. Published by Soapbox Rising Press  on March 15, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
(NOVELETTE) The discovery of a murder victim wedged against the intake screen of a sewage-reclamation plant sends Lt. Daisy Wong on a dangerous chase for the killer. She follows the trail through a mirrored maze of desperate politicians, a slumming debutante, seedy bars, drugged-out body builders, and dope dealers. Her own boss may have even turned crooked.

Daisy Wong, Space Marshal: The Case of the Runaway Concubine    by Freddi MacNaughton
Price: $0.99 USD. 11670 words. Language: English. Published by Soapbox Rising Press  on March 15, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
(NOVELETTE) When one of tong boss Snakeskin Wong's favored concubines disappears, he calls in his beloved niece, Space Marshal Daisy Wong, to track her down and return the gallivanting, horribly misguided young woman to the bosom of his family. The trail leads back and forth across the solar system, from dives to resorts. It is a path paved with deception, genetic engineers, and murder.

Daisy Wong, Space Marshal: The Adventure of the Precious Cargo    by Freddi MacNaughton
Price: $0.99 USD. 4590 words. Language: English. Published by Soapbox Rising Press  on March 15, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
(SHORT STORY) Death rode in first class. When headquarters first sent Daisy Wong, Space Marshal, to “impound or destroy” a shipment of lethal contraband, she had no idea the Martian mob owned the shipment. Nor did she realize that no matter what she did, even if she looked the other way, they'd come after her. Nor that her beloved uncle, a most unforgiving man was at the center of it all.

Daisy Wong, Space Marshal: The Hell of the Missing Days    by Freddi MacNaughton
Price: $0.99 USD. 10790 words. Language: English. Published by Soapbox Rising Press  on March 15, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
(SHORT STORY PLUS A BONUS STORY) When a part-time smuggler and full-time mortician goes missing, Daisy's superiors assign her to find him. The trail begins on Praxis, a Bavarian-themed LaGrange colony. It plunges below the Alpine surface and enters a warren of blind alleys and dead-end tunnels. The deeper she goes, the more certain she becomes that she's entered The Hell of the Missing Days.

Daisy Wong, Space Marshal: The Case of the Extra Corpse    by Freddi MacNaughton
Price: $0.99 USD. 5350 words. Language: English. Published by Soapbox Rising Press  on March 15, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
(SHORT STORY) When Virgil's Little Chapel of the Cosmos, located on the idyllic Lagrange Colony PRAXIS, ends up with one corpse too many, Lt. Daisy Wong, Space Marshal, investigates. She soon uncovers a web of drug smuggling, hijacked shipments, and revenge. At the center of it all is Connie Nine Pipes, tong boss and Daisy's beloved and revered uncle.

Daisy Wong, Space Marshal: The Adventure of the Blond Chinaman    by Freddi MacNaughton
Price: $0.99 USD. 9310 words. Language: English. Published by Soapbox Rising Press  on March 14, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
(SHORT STORY PLUS A BONUS STORY) According to Lt. Daisy Wong, "Some guys can act too Chinese for their own good." Eddie Lau, Martian big shot, wins this year's prize. Only now Eddie's devotion to his Asian heritage has put his wife in mortal danger. Person or persons unknown have kidnapped her and are holding her for a huge ransom. In desperation, he turns to Daisy Wong for help.

The Frigate Victory Collection, Volume 2: Pirates & Diplomats    by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 34920 words. Language: English. Published on March 14, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Major Anita Duncan learns too late of the assassination of the President of Extra-Solar Alliance. She has to turn to Captain Jason Ayers of the Terran Federal Republic for help. Duncan and Ayers forge an alliance of humans and aliens to deal with the threat posed by the coup in the ESA. What will this struggle mean for the future of the galaxy?

Cowboys and Indians    by Neil Dabb
Price: $0.99 USD. 25270 words. Language: English. Published on March 12, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
The next generation of blacksmiths arrive on Altron in time to help Stephen Alphonzo (the blind blacksmith) forge a new treaty with the knifewraiths, but they find they must soon leave to help forge a treaty with off-worlders who are threatening the rest of the civilized worlds of the galaxy. Sequel to: The Blind Blacksmith.

Criminal Masterminds    by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 7030 words. Language: English. Published on March 12, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Jake Bonner is hired by a professor to help him survey a solar system. The professor isn’t worried that he doesn’t know who hired him to conduct the survey. Jake’s ship is fired on, the professor turns up missing, and Jake tangles with criminals and corporate drones. Another job, another series of annoyances to be resolved.