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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.
The Jesus Incident    by Frank Herbert
Price: $4.99 USD. 133980 words. Published by WordFire Press  on June 29, 2011. .

by Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom. A sentient Ship with godlike aspirations delivers humanity's last survivors to Pandora, a horrific planet with deadly Nerve-Runners, Hooded Dashers, airborne jellyfish & intelligent kelp. Chaplain/Psychiatrist Raja Lon Flattery wakes from hybernation to witness Ship’s machinations and the schemes of human scientists manipulating the genetic structure of humanity.
B.G. Bhagee: Memories of a Colonial Childhood    by Philippa Perry
Price: $6.99 USD. 50040 words. Published by Melvin Perry on July 21, 2011. .

B.G. is British Guiana; Bhagee is a fiery local stew. Philippa was the second daughter in a family of six children growing up in mid-20th century in colonial Guyana. She recounts her Sisyphean trials growing up a Carrington in Lot 10, First Street, Georgetown -- from the women's battles to the neighbours that never wore clothes to the relatives who walked with their shoes in their hands.
The Breath of Heaven: Stories from Distant Worlds    by Nancy Fulda
Price: $3.95 USD. 18270 words. Published on August 5, 2011. .

This sampler pack brings together three stories by Hugo and Nebula nominee Nancy Fulda. From an isolated telepath who flees her destiny to a sentient computer struggling to behave ethically, this 80 page collection revisits questions initially posed by Asimov and Clarke, and casts the HAL 9000 story in an intriguing new light.
The Calling    by Rob Kiefer
Price: $3.99 USD. 40450 words. Published by Punkin House on August 19, 2011. .

For purple martins, culture and tradition is all that keeps them safe from outside threats. So, when a pigeon from the city is swept into their territory by a fierce storm, it takes the kindness of a young marlin to nurse the injured pigeon back to health, sparking a friendship that would challenge everything.
Homo Sylvanus    by Amber D. Sistla
Price: $1.99 USD. 10470 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.
Lowercase earth Part 1 – Jarod’s Lament    by Jon Sager
Price: Free! 6220 words. Published on August 26, 2011. .

This is the first story chronicling the lives of some of the inhabitants of Earth’s first colony as their world changes in ways they don’t yet understand. It is a world that has knocked around my head for quite some time now. I hope you like it.
Going Somewhere Else and Other Stories    by Amber D. Sistla
Price: $2.99 USD. 22580 words. Published on September 30, 2011. .

This is a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories. Please look inside to read about an explorer preparing for a journey that never ends, a young woman facing a monster that cannot be defeated, a death angel who's never actually collected a soul....and more stories. Includes seven stories.
The White House    by Meredith Stoddard
Price: Free! 10270 words. Published on November 17, 2011. .

Two women reach for happiness amid the dangers of an eighteenth century colony. Annie Simpson is captured by Blackbeard and taken to an inn called The White House. There she meets Lizzie Poole, the innkeeper's daughter who longs for happiness of her own. Based on the legend of the Hammock House in Beaufort, North Carolina.
Alien Fruit    by Harris Tobias
Price: $0.99 USD. 22860 words. Published on November 24, 2011. .

Book one in the Newark Trilogy. A colony struggles to survive in an unforgiving world. Two brave teens strike out on their own and overcome impossible odds to help their struggling colony.