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Sisters Of Glass    by D. W. St.John
Price: $2.99 USD. 163760 words. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on October 30, 2009. .

"A page turner… sensitively drawn synthesis of desire, beauty, horror… thoughtful, terrifying view of the future." National Public Radio "genuinely gripping …entertaining combination of hard-boiled action, futuristic romance and speculative fiction." Publishers Weekly
The Hate    by S.L.  Pierce
Price: $0.99 USD. 23390 words. Published on February 23, 2011. .

Two gritty short stories. Manhunt, the murder of the president with a killer twist. The Hate, a story of revenge done right. Approx. 10,000 words
OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM, A Novel of Biblical Times    by James M. Becher
Price: $8.99 USD. 90230 words. Published on March 2, 2011. .

In 33 A.D, a cynical, non-conformist salesman, a disgruntled blacksmith, and a musing mendicant all seek something better. The non-conformist, Herod’s foster brother, helps Herod foment an insurrection against Pilate, using the blacksmith, Barabbas, as leader, to the dismay of Barabbas' Godly but fearful wife. The mendicant, a young man, joins with a completely unsympathetic older mendicant.
Vague Souvenir    by Claude Lambert
Price: $3.99 USD. 83950 words. Published on June 4, 2011. .

Vague Souvenir: a World War 2 novel. Marine Leroy is a French child fiercely attached to her tutor. She will be betrayed: her family is divided between the Fascists and the members of the Resistance; for some, the war turns division into opportunity. Lyman Hall is a young American economist who dreams of world peace. Their dreams are shattered, but can any good possibly come out of the war?
Discontents    by James Wallace Birch
Price: $2.99 USD. 74280 words. Published on August 17, 2011. .

"With the #OCCUPYWALLSTREET movement raging, this book couldn't be more timely!" Emory’s life is in danger when his youthful idealism and the will of a rich but enigmatic baby boomer thrust him into a shadowy world of political subversives.
USA RIP    by emdee 
Price: $1.99 USD. 33990 words. Published on August 18, 2011. .

Failure of the United States of America.
Dunking Tralfamadore    by Adam Griffith
Price: $2.99 USD. 17790 words. Published on September 8, 2011. .

No sooner do we search for truth do we find nine people willing to lie to us and only one speaker of truth out of every ten. Imagine then the weight we should give to the words of a man who was one in a million when it came to telling the world the truth through humor and wit. This collection is one author’s letter of appreciation to the literary father who inspired his work.
The Cicadas    by Charles Harvey
Price: $0.99 USD. 3780 words. Published on September 23, 2011. .

A funny short piece about Bunny Marie who works for a Lobby/PR firm in Washington DC in the Clinton era. Also the cicadas are wreaking havoc on the city. One steals a ride in Bunny's hair on her way to the "Filibuster."
The Tranquillity Project    by Clare Tanner
Price: $1.50 USD. 126970 words. Published on November 9, 2011. .

The price of peace is high in the post-war British zone of 2042. The female government, led by Verity Wood, blames male aggression for the devastating Final War, which has resulted in a shrunken world divided between secular West and clerical East. In the British Zone, women are in control and men are marginalized. Tyranny is difficult to maintain, even if it is clothed in a velvet glove.
Ong's Hat: Incunabula    by Joseph Matheny
Price: Free! 22780 words. Published on December 21, 2011. .

Has the great world-mind of the telecommunication infrastructure begun to breed its own myths? You've got your chaos; sex magick; applied quantum physics; shadow conspiracy; and, crypto-palaeontology and enlightenment hopes all wrapped up in one neat package. What the Hell more do you want?