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We Don’t Plummet Out of the Sky Anymore    by M. David Blake
Price: Free! 6050 words. Published on April 6, 2010. .

"If I were editing a magazine I would be seriously considering buying this story for publication—but I'm not, so I can't. Sorry." — Bruce Bethke, author of "Cyberpunk" and Headcrash . . . Stan wanted a flying car. No, that wasn't quite accurate... Stan wanted a nice flying car, and the quantities of bliss that purchase would bring. Stan desired bliss. Fortunately, Bliss also desired Stan.
Vasily & The Works (Tales from the Middle Empires Vol III)    by Patrick Sutton
Price: Free! 28690 words. Published on October 24, 2010. .

Young Vasily Alexseyev inherits a great manufactory but must wait for his mother to step down as regent. She's worried that the dilettante Vasily isn't ready. Impatient to claim his mantle, and resentful over his perceived mistreatment, Vasily takes matters into his own hands: he injects something of himself into the Works' mainframe computer. Feudal, industrial Linnet will never be the same.
The Scent of Rose Petals    by Ian Thomas Healy
Price: Free! 5420 words. Published on January 9, 2011. .

In post-World War II Manhattan, an unexpected romance develops between a lowly bank guard and a mysterious, powerful superheroine.
At Sai's Lotus Feet    by Pat Sonti
Price: $7.99 USD. 10560 words. Published on January 30, 2011. .

This book is a collection of poems and essays, by the Author over a 25 year time period ending in December 2010, based on inspirations from Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba, a Poorna Avathar of the Age. This book expounds the efficacy of Sai’s love which radiates spirituality, love, faith, hope, peace, truth, goodness, benevolence, social service, oneness, and selflessness.
Tales of the Red Panda: The Android Assassins    by Gregg Taylor
Price: $4.95 USD. 59410 words. Published on February 17, 2011. .

A city beset by the darkness and desperation of the Depression balances upon a knife edge, ready to plunge into chaos and despair. An unseen manipulator is pulling the city's surviving businesses to the brink of collapse for his own fiendish purposes just as an old foe returns to unleash his bitter fury upon innocent lives. Who will survive the power of... The Android Assassins?
Vampire Vintage Book One : Belladonna in Hollywood    by Alex Severin
Price: $1.99 USD. 81110 words. Published on March 3, 2011. .

Belladonna knew her life was about to get even worse the day she had to throw Rosie off the Hollywood sign. What she sought was Golden Age glamor, fame, flashbulbs, and the man who played Dracula. What she got was Hollywood's underbelly – drugs, degenerates, phoneys, and a vampire with one hell of an attitude. Blood, Revenge, Gangsters, Vampires, Bela Lugosi & Guns.
Hollywood's Miracles of Movie Entertainment: Classic Films from a Golden Era    by John Howard Reid
Price: $3.99 USD. 104130 words. Published on April 28, 2011. .

What do all Hollywood's marvelous classic movies have in common? To me, they're all miracles of entertainment. Here are 125 of the best vintage, brought together with full credits, background information and up-to-date reviews in a spellbinding book that also includes a piece on director Charles Vidor (Cover Girl, Gilda, Rhapsody, Love Me Or Leave Me, etc.) and a breakdown of The Wolf Man series.
Hollywood Classics Title Index to All Movies Reviewed in Books 1 - 24    by John Howard Reid
Price: $0.99 USD. 94000 words. Published on July 4, 2011. .

Another essential book for a film buff's library, this one is packed with information and reviews. Some of the entries are quite extensive. JHR provides all the information you need, including complete cast and production staff. I find JHR's information invaluable. I like to read not only who acted in a movie, but who made it, both top-billed and lesser mortals. -- Ross Adams in DRESS CIRCLE mag.
Drifters    by Toby Andersen
Price: $2.99 USD. 142820 words. Published on August 7, 2011. .

Golden Age style Science Fiction Adventure. In 2185 orbital wars have left humanity stranded in space. A crew of drifters, following their rivals to Old Earth, happen across a capsule, fired from the surface, which when opened, reveals a green-haired mutant woman. Could Eden hold the key back to the planet? The crew must go beyond the Lunatic Fringe to find out...
Black Hole Drive    by W. Strawn Douglas
Price: Free! 47050 words. Published on November 28, 2011. .

Black Hole Drive is my first novella in the science fiction genre. When I wrote it, I ‎thought it was the coolest thing since sliced bread. Now that I have had a chance to let ‎it mellow with age a bit, I still like it - and feel that with a little work it could be ‎rewritten as something really enjoyable.‎