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Passengers to Zeta Nine    by Peter Salisbury
Price: $0.99 USD. 103070 words. Published on August 2, 2010. .

Raife and Doctor Nancy Zing’s electronic DNA records and mind patterns have been travelling for one hundred and twenty years. They will be the first humans to see Zeta Nine, a beautiful Earth-class planet covered in lush vegetation, warm seas and having an apparent absence of predators. Everything looks perfect, or is it too good to be true..?
Ares Zone-A    by Stephen D. Sullivan
You set the price! 2240 words. Published on September 30, 2010. .

The fate of Mars hangs on the job of Security Screener; one missed terrorist could mean explosions, death, or even the destruction of an Ares colony. Can Screener First-Class Anone cope with the pressure as her colony marches to war, or will she fall victim to a rebel attack? "Ares Zone-A" is a stand-alone science fiction short story set in a terrifying future with echoes of the present.
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.
Bouncing Baby Boy    by Ryan M. Williams
Price: $0.99 USD. 3300 words. Published by Glittering Throng Press  on December 14, 2010. .

Micro-Gee, Gary Poland Junior, weighed less than a pound on the Moon at birth. As the first Moon baby Micro-Gee found fame without trying, much like the SECOND time he captured headlines.
Jimmyland    by Tom Lichtenberg
Price: Free! 17100 words. Published on February 4, 2011. .

The settlers were dispatched to a distant planet to build a colony to house the future of mankind. They had everything they needed, except a backup plan in case things went horribly wrong, and there was no way home.
Glint of a Suncatcher (Children of Jad #1)    by J.A. Marlow
Price: $1.49 USD. 16000 words. Published by Star Catcher Publishing  on February 26, 2011. .

On a picnic with her family, Elvy Akuma discovers a mysterious ancient artifact on a world where there should be none. But, will it be the salvation needed to save her father's job at the Jad Cultural Center, or will it re-ignite a devastating war between the humans and Chion. A 9750 word science fiction novelette. Title is included in the "Children of Jad Omnibus" collection.
Mars is a Bummer, Man    by Frank Severino
Price: $2.99 USD. 11650 words. Published on June 9, 2011. .

You can take people off earth, but can you take the earth out of people? Humanity's first mission to Mars hits a nasty speed bump. Personality, passion and persuasion form a deadly triangle on the first Martian colony. This novelette by Frank Severino cynically explores notions of character, class, human expansion, legacies and what the future might regrettably consider historically valuable.
Blue Ink: A Short Story    by Nancy Fulda
Price: Free! 3770 words. Published on June 10, 2011. .

Six-year-old Jason doesn't want to be cloned, even if his parents think it's a good financial investment. Concerned that his second self may not be happy, he secretly plans to violate the rules of his society... with unexpected results. About 3400 words. This story is also included in the collection DEAD MEN DON'T CRY: 11 Stories by Nancy Fulda.
Destination Void    by Frank Herbert
Price: $4.99 USD. 78210 words. Published by WordFire Press  on June 12, 2011. .

The starship Earthling, carrying thousands of hybernating colonists to a new world, is stranded beyond the solar system when the ship’s three Organic Mental Cores (disembodied human brains that control the vessel’s functions) go insane. A skeleton crew sees only one chance for survival: create an artificial consciousness which could guide them to their destination or destroy them.
Ada Nish Pura    by Lazette Gifford
Price: $2.99 USD. 102510 words. Published by A Conspiracy of Authors  on June 17, 2011. .

Fighter Pilot Marcus Trevor is the only survivor of a treacherous attack against the star ship on which he served. Injured and alone, he must take refuge on the world of Kailani, a place of vast stretches of water and where a large portion of the population is genetically adapted to living in the sea.