Books tagged: hard science fiction

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On the Great Wall of Texas    by Harry Heyoka
You set the price! 1130 words. Published on May 24, 2009. .

In 2045 a sergeant shows a young draftee the ropes of guarding the Mexican border, explaining how the Wall came to be built and why they are there. This is a short-short story, for general audiences, set very early in Harry Heyoka's all-too-plausible Spiral's Realms future history.
Build Your Own Galactic Empire    by Harry Heyoka
Price: Free! 960 words. Published on August 3, 2009. .

Lighthearted DO and DON'T lists for achieving pan-galactic supremacy or writing hard science fiction, formulated by the author of the Spiral Vector series in the course of developing his Spiral's Realms future history. WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!
The Children Star - an Elysium Cycle novel    by Joan Slonczewski
Price: $6.99 USD. 87460 words. Published by Phoenix Pick  on December 17, 2009. .

Genetically modified children have settled Prokaryon—a world where chemistry kills unaltered adults. Now a ruthless corporation threatens to destroy Prokaryon by terraforming. But what of the alien intelligent life directing all aspects of the planet's existence?
Forbidden The Stars (The Interstellar Age Book 1)    by Valmore Daniels
Price: $2.99 USD. 79560 words. Published by Mummer Media  on July 29, 2010. .

An accident in the asteroid belt has left two surveyors dead, the asteroid completely missing. Their son survives, but develops alarming side-effects. The first mission to Pluto, led by the youngest female astronaut in NASA history, discovers an alien marker. We are not alone! From a criminal base on Luna, an expatriate launches an offensive. The race for interstellar space is on!
Life Choice    by Harry Heyoka
You set the price! 2540 words. Published on March 21, 2011. .

Truly revolutionary technology changes everything, including culture and language. Early in the 23rd century, an expectant couple move from Ceres to a new asteroid belt habitat, hoping to make a better life for themselves and their unborn child. This is a short story for general audiences, set early in the Solar Era of Heyoka's all-too-plausible Spiral's Realms future history.
Blanktown    by Bruce Davis
Price: $3.99 USD. 83830 words. Published by AKW Books on May 18, 2011. .

Tito, a Denver Dwarf, wanted for unlawful welfare evasion, dodges mechanized C.O.P.S. which attempt to return him to the tender mercies of city welfare homes and dead end vocational training. His life was fairly hectic until he met Charlie. Then it became more exiting and difficult.
Transfection    by David Gaughran
Price: $0.99 USD. 7870 words. Published on May 21, 2011. .

Molecular biologist Dr. Carl Peters is under pressure on two fronts: his research grants are disappearing and his marriage is falling apart. But when medical researchers discover that genetically modified animal feed has tainted the food chain, he finally gets the funding he always dreamed of. Dr. Peters discovers the reason behind the cancer link, but it's so crazy, he barely believes it himself.
Lamppost    by Malcolm W. Keyes
Price: $0.99 USD. 16990 words. Published on July 5, 2011. .

"We’ve wandered outside God’s field of view to where there’s a hole in the sky, and if I doze off at my post or my instruments fail, then it's not Jesus coming through the clouds; it’s the slow, systematic destruction of our universe by a thing that doesn’t breathe or think or feel. How can anyone believe whoever made this universe had anything resembling love in their heart?"
The Ugly Machine and the Man Who Sold The Planets    by Wallace Provost
Price: $2.99 USD. 67780 words. Published on July 29, 2011. .

Can a game machine commit murder? Maybe if it contains a self-evolved avatar. Rick Koenig and Gus Byrne built the Ultimate Game Machine. A Neural processor with nodes in 500 cities around the world. With it and the avatar, by partnering with Homeland security,they they fight Drug Lords and help a South African Industrialist build a space ship.
Through Struggle, the Stars    by John Lumpkin
Price: $2.99 USD. 118070 words. Published on August 1, 2011. .

War is imminent between Earth's great space powers for reasons no one fully understands. When a young U.S. Space Force officer is assigned to shepherd an old spy out to the colonies, he begins to discover what lies at the root of the conflict. A hard science fiction novel by a former Pentagon and CIA reporter for the AP. "Great, good fun." - Analog "Very much recommended." - Midwest Book Review