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Neptune Crossing    by Jeffrey A. Carver
Price: Free! 103920 words. Published on September 9, 2010. .

When John Bandicut encounters an alien intelligence on Neptune's moon Triton, his life changes irrevocably. Urged by the alien quarx now sharing his mind, he accepts an audacious mission—to steal a ship and hurtle across the solar system in a desperate bid for Earth's survival. Book 1 of The Chaos Chronicles, by the Nebula-nominated author of Eternity's End—with a new Afterword by the author.
Strange Attractors    by Jeffrey A. Carver
Price: $3.99 USD. 98790 words. Published on September 18, 2010. .

For John Bandicut, Earth is but a memory. Stranded outside the galaxy in a vast structure peopled by a thousand races, Bandicut finds unexpected friends—only to be caught up in a cascade of irresistible forces. Confronting an entity known as the boojum, Bandicut discovers that the Shipworld itself is in peril, and only he can intervene. Book 2 of The Chaos Chronicles—with an all-new Afterword.
The Infinite Sea    by Jeffrey A. Carver
Price: $3.99 USD. 123550 words. Published on October 16, 2010. .

Flung to an alien ocean world, John Bandicut and his companions find themselves plunged into the deepsea realm of the Neri. What will they find in the Neri's failing undersea city, or in the terrifying object of the deep abyss? Book 3 of The Chaos Chronicles continues the hard-SF saga inspired by chaos theory—with an all-new Afterword by the Nebula-nominated author of Eternity's End.
The Chaos Chronicles (Books 1-3)    by Jeffrey A. Carver
Price: $6.99 USD. 317530 words. Published on December 16, 2010. .

An omnibus of three novels: Neptune Crossing, Strange Attractors, and The Infinite Sea. When John Bandicut encounters alien sentience on Triton, his life changes forever—from sacrificing everything to save Earth, to confronting a malicious entity at the edge of the galaxy, to fathoming the abyss of an alien ocean. A major hard-SF adventure from the Nebula-nominated author of Eternity's End.
Lorton's Quick Reads - Volume I    by William F. Lorton, Sr.
Price: Free! 5980 words. Published on July 11, 2011. .

This is a collection of very short stories. Each one is intended to be read in a single sitting, with the goal of being entertaining, with the occasional deep thought tossed in. Most of the time, humor reigns. The stories are so short and enticing, that they are great, fun, quick reads and page-turners.
Bi-Quinary Rescue    by Gerald M. Weinberg
Price: $0.99 USD. 7810 words. Published on August 2, 2011. .

This is the short story that inspired the novel, "Mistress of Molecules." It shows what a little logic can do in the face of an emotional crisis. Also contains opening chapters of "Mistress of Molecules."
Heaven is Space . . . UP!    by Mike Brumfield
Price: $2.99 USD. 30770 words. Published by Grave Distractions Publications  on September 7, 2011. .

"Heaven is Space... Up" is a fascinating story of two men researching the origins of religion. Their journey takes them down a road of shocking scientific discoveries into our shared ancient past. One man finds that primitive man's heaven is far beyond the clouds and his companion remains steadfast in his belief of a dogmatically based spirit world.
Wayland's Principia    by Richard Garfinkle
Price: $4.99 USD. 128260 words. Published on April 4, 2012. .

The aliens sent word, sent science, sent ways of thinking and doing. But not themselves, not until three generations trained as Guests, as alien-thinking humans. When the aliens arrived, their thinking was more alien than even the Guests had anticipated. Now, with civilization collapsing, Guests join the aliens in their ships to see what can be communicated between species with nothing in common.
A Call To Battle    by Robert Taylor
Price: $2.99 USD. 145770 words. Published on December 9, 2012. .

James Hamilton was dead. Killed in a failed mission to secure scientific help to find a way to defeat the alien invaders. For those who have escaped, survival is a priority. Pursued by both the aliens and the Imperials, they struggle to continue the fight and to follow the slim leads they had uncovered. Time is growing short, and the utter destruction of human civilisation is fast approaching...
Tuméng    by Maria Pellegrini
Price: $0.99 USD. 9990 words. Published on February 28, 2013. .

Riding the ferocious cosmoidal currents of the Imperceptible and avoiding lethal Space Vortices will be the only way for the mission led by the intrepid commander Tuméng to reach a faraway planet and save again life in the Galaxy.