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!

Little Sandy Starstrong and Her Faithful Robot Dogs    by Mary E. Lowd
Price: $0.99 USD. 2460 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
Growing up among the asteroids with her two robotic dogs, Sandy feels like something is missing.

A Ship of My Own    by Rebecca Lyn Shelley
Price: $1.29 USD. 10670 words. Language: English. Published by Wonder Realms Books  on May 14, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
A Science Fiction Short Story. Benjamin Blake stows away on the pirate spaceship Diamond Lady and plans to use his sword fighting skill to become part of the crew and eventually win a ship of his own. But when he comes face-to-face with his father's murderer, he finds himself crossing swords with one of the best swordsmen in the entire pirate armada. Cold space awaits the loser's dead body.

Supremacy: Reformation - Episode 2    by Jason Craft
Price: $0.99 USD. 9900 words. Language: English. Published on May 12, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
An informant hides within the Reformation, leaking secrets to the Divine Emperor. Suspecting his own command staff may be involved, Tharin will trust no one until he ferrets out this traitor. Desperation leads him to a forbidden power tempting him with knowledge of their true loyalties. Should he choose to wield this power, he will have his answers, but he may become lost within its depths.

Abby Cadabra and Other Strange Tales From Outer Space    by Wayne Greenough
Price: $2.99 USD. 12810 words. Language: English. Published by Musa Publishing  on May 10, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.
Just who is Abby Cadabra? Not even her husband knows. Magician, trader, spy, sex goddess and ruthless businesswoman, Abby Cadabra’s adventures are notorious throughout the galaxy. When a military bigwig tries to get her husband to spy on one of her transactions, everyone gets more than they bargained for.

Shermmies' Planet    by Ryan M. Williams
Price: $2.99 USD. 9100 words. Language: English. Published by Glittering Throng Press  on May 5, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
Bad enough the planet smelled like lemon meringue pie. But for Uplift Agent Holly Kirk, her future hinges on convincing the furry natives to adopt her uplift contract — before her competition beats her to it. Unfortunately, the natives are more interested in dancing! Work and play collide in this story of first contact. Includes complete bonus story "Journey to Emberland"

Mission for the Universe    by Boris Tzaprenko
Price: $2.99 USD. 13030 words. Language: English. Published on May 4, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » General.
The machine arrived from far away, really far away, somewhere at the end of the It chose a spot to land near a small village in the middle of the American continent. It was six minutes past eleven o’clock when the machine alighted in the grass, in a small wooded area. With its mind set on its mission, it was ready to go to work.

Persisting    by Dale Ivan Smith
Price: $0.99 USD. 5940 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Military.
When the human colony world of Eridani Prime falls to the implacable alien race known as the Hive, tech op Daniel Matsura holds the key to humanity's survival. Alone against impossible odds, Daniel must escape with the single piece of human technology that can defeat the Hive. But will the price of salvation be the soul of the woman he loves? Persisting is a 5800 word science fiction story.

The Brisingamen    by Hugh J O'Donnell
Price: $0.99 USD. 7230 words. Language: English. Published on May 1, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
Darryl Heim hunts space pirates, works alone, and good enough to be selective about his clients. When a mysterious Japanese deep space exploration firm hires him to retrieve the contents of an intercepted sample probe, the job takes him to the edge of the known universe, and into a story as old as the human imagination.

Jungle Catatan    by Misty White
Price: $0.99 USD. 3960 words. Language: English. Published on May 1, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
Theoretically, Tammy should be able to handle all the tech issues for a small freighter, but that would require her to pay attention. She's screwed up big time, and meeting her best friend's family for the first time might not make things any better. A short story of about 3,700 words. (TY series #3)