Books tagged: colonization

The adult filter is active; content marked as adults-only by the author is not listed.

Full Search
Found: 19 results

Egg Hunt    by Ryan M. Williams
Price: $0.99 USD. 4590 words. Published by Glittering Throng Press  on December 7, 2010. .

On the planet Autumn eggs are life. Scrambled, boiled, or fried, Emmett needed eggs any way he could get them. Assuming he beat the weasels to the eggs. He didn't even like eggs, but without them he couldn't digest most of what his crops produced. Without the eggs he'd starve. A new science fiction story from the author of Dark Matters.
Layman's License    by D. R. Prescott
Price: $0.99 USD. 54480 words. Published on February 1, 2011. .

There are people, mostly self-appointed, who tend to lump the balance of humanity into a rather broad category known as laymen, lay-women, or lay-person, if you prefer. There seem to be more answers than problems bobbing about on the sea of humanity. Layman’s License poses a few more answers as well as a few more questions. This book is a little bit about a lot!
Quarry    by Kris Katzen
Price: $1.99 USD. 4420 words. Published by Bluetrix Books  on February 3, 2011. .

Ten-ton spiders already call the planet home. The incoming colonists discover the arachnids, with deadly consequences. Can the humans communicate before the natives eat all of them?
The Letter of the Law    by Kris Katzen
Price: $1.99 USD. 5230 words. Published by Bluetrix Books  on February 12, 2011. .

Individuality versus the common good, an eternal struggle. But what of love of family when the "common good" claims the right to tear a child from his parents?
Speak, Vaccine! Speak!    by Tim C. Taylor
Price: $0.99 USD. 6510 words. Published by Greyhart Press  on March 21, 2011. .

A science fiction short story from Greyhart Press. You are in the crew of Earth’s first extra-solar colonisation fleet. It has taken generations to reach your destination, and now you are finally there. What if you found someone or something was expecting you?
Symphony    by Douglas Smith
Price: $0.99 USD. 8810 words. Published on April 3, 2011. .

Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. The colony ship, The Last Chance, has reached the planet Aurora. Earth is dying, and this alien world is humanity’s last refuge. The planet seems like a dream come true, until the colonists realize that they aren't alone after all. Something else lives on Aurora. And it doesn't want to share its home.
The Achievements and the Days Book IIIb. The improbable Rise of the Free Man    by Roland Maes
Price: $4.99 USD. 67110 words. Published on May 3, 2011. .

Book III b details the expansion of the Christian nations, their interaction with other religions and secular entities and ends with the potential role of the United States. It documents the failures of man to live up to the ideals that some have fervently set for the human race and leaves open the hope that further progress will lead us closer to the ideal of human behavior.
Penyon's Useful Guide to Daemons in the Wild    by Aeolia Media
Price: $2.99 USD. 6030 words. Published on August 1, 2011. .

A 300-year-old castaway on an alien planet attempts to write lifesaving tips for the new colonists' Boy Scout troop.
Moon Dreams    by M.A. Harris
Price: Free! 180030 words. Published on August 19, 2011. .

In the third decade of the twenty first century stagnation is driving the world to the brink. Into this world a pair of idealistic inventors introduce a technology that will give mankind the solar system, but will the forces of good or the powers of repression take hold of the technology and shape the future to their desires.
Homo Sylvanus    by Amber D. Sistla
Price: $1.99 USD. 10430 words. Published on August 23, 2011. .

This novelette originally appeared in Jim Baen's Universe. While traveling on a colonization ship, Brennan is desperate to prevent his daughter Tamsyn from inheriting his genetic deficiencies. The consequences of his efforts to illegally modify her DNA affect Brennan, Tamsyn, and the colonists. Part of the "Break Bites" Series: Stories short enough to read when you get a break.