Books tagged: far future

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Millipede Lessons    by Terry Hayman
Price: $1.99 USD. 4060 words. Published by Fiero Publishing  on October 17, 2010. .

In a future of aggressive colonization, the local fauna sometimes have to be kept in line. That's the Keepers' job. But now a pede's mid-life that threatens to turn an entire nest of them rogue and the only way to stop it is for a pair of Keepers to go in deep.
The Galaxy's Most Wanted    by Annie Reed
Price: $2.99 USD. 7750 words. Published by Thunder Valley Press  on October 22, 2010. .

A little lie here, an embellishment there, what's the harm? One would-be Lothario discovers exactly how inventive a woman scored can be when the morning after doesn't quite live up to the night before. What's a guy to do when he suddenly finds himself the galaxy's most wanted man? This edition of "The Galaxy's Most Wanted" includes the BONUS story "Soulmate From Hell."
Guests: Science Fiction from the End of Time    by Jay Lake
Price: $1.49 USD. 7050 words. Published on December 27, 2010. .

What happens after the world has run down? A pair of deep time science fiction short stories from award-winning author Jay Lake. Includes the critically-acclaimed "The Courtesy of Guests", winner of the Soft Science Fiction Award for 2001, as well as the sequel "The Passing of Guests".
Andy Nebula: Interstellar Rock Star    by Edward Willett
Price: $1.98 USD. 41320 words. Published on January 3, 2011. .

Kit is a tough streetkid from a backwater planet, living hand-to-mouth as a musician. Then he meets Rain, a tentacled alien, and Qualls, a talent scout. Overnight, Kit becomes Andy Nebula, interstellar rock sensation. But as his star starts to fade, Kit and his young fan Meta find themselves caught up in something far less glamorous--and more deadly!--than the galactic music industry.
Andy Nebula: Double Trouble    by Edward Willett
Price: $1.98 USD. 38290 words. Published on January 3, 2011. .

Kit is no longer Andy Nebula, interstellar rock star. Reduced to playing dingy dives, he agrees to reprise Andy Nebula for a one-time benefit concert...only to discover that someone else is passing himself off as Andy Nebula instead. Soon Kit, Meta and Rain, the alien cop, find themselves caught up in an interstellar assassination plot that endangers not only their lives, but galactic peace.
Omniphage Invasion    by Claudette Gilbert
Price: $0.99 USD. 81920 words. Published on January 27, 2011. .

How does a starship pilot with no memory of his past save the woman he loves? When Tessa pleads with Jak to protect her from the local crime boss, there's no way he can refuse. But the trouble gets deeper when they discover a sientent bacteria that can destroy everyone on Shadriss. Can one man save them all? If it means winning Tessa, Jak will find a way.
Cosmast Rhyt    by David Barron
Price: $1.99 USD. 5520 words. Published by H2NH ePub  on February 16, 2011. .

When a far-future academic wants to find a long-lost asteroid, who better to hire than a bored space wanderer looking for a way to pass his longevity? The journey proves to be just as surprising as the destination in this darkly humorous science fiction short story.
Lantern Road    by John T. Cullen 
Price: $2.99 USD. 29670 words. Published by Clocktower Books  on February 27, 2011. .

A human slave, Jory, and his alien mistress, the beautiful young Ramy of Oba, are caught in a forbidden tryst and face death—he as a criminal; she by the classic short-sword inscribed with suicide haiku. Lantern Road tells of a distant, far-future world--a love story, and a literary work brimming imagery recalling the best of Ursula LeGuin, Octavia Butler, and Cordwainer Smith.
Going Harvey in the Big House    by Douglas Smith
Price: $1.99 USD. 15190 words. Published on March 29, 2011. .

Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. In a house as big as the world, someone is finally going outside...
The Cloud Knights    by Gerard Whittaker
Price: $4.00 USD. 98710 words. Published on June 7, 2011. .

Full version. Thousands of years after the seas rose and the skies fell, a young man fights to become a fighter pilot, but that is the one thing no peasant can be. This is a world of biplanes versus airships, politics and treason, and a hero determined to rise from the ranks to become a Cloud Knight, fighting for freedom in a world were even honour is for sale.