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The Van Allen Visitor    by Bill Crumpler
Price: $5.99 USD. 84030 words. Published on November 22, 2009. .

A dark tale about Cain, a brooding biker who must come to grips with his dark past and solve a murder mystery. With the help of Karla, a sexy small-town newspaper owner, Cain also tries to solve the riddle of the "Visitor," a mysterious meteor that seems to hold magical powers.
The First Completely Electronic Robot and Science Fiction Limerick Book    by Peter Salisbury
Price: Free! 5660 words. Published on December 11, 2009. .

Is it possible to tell a tall tale in as few as thirty words? That would require a limerick, a five-line rhyming cartoon in words. In this case fifty-four tiny capsule science fiction stories to make you smile: A hot little androidal miss - Who jets off steam with a hiss - Is made out of junk - And is very steam punk - So she's much too risky to kiss.
Microbe    by Bill Clem
Price: $3.99 USD. 36120 words. Published on January 15, 2010. .

In 1947, the U.S. Army left behind a secret when they closed Ft. Miles, Delaware. A threat so deadly, they buried it 1000 feet down in the Atlantic Ocean. Now, sixty years later, an oil rig drilling off the coast of Delaware has hit something. Now one man holds the key to the survival of the planet.
The Belt Mines of Sol    by James Brown
Price: $0.99 USD. 14920 words. Published on February 8, 2010. .

A group of young adults start there life setting out to work on the Mining station on the edge of the asteroid belt. Larry, a second generation Belt Miner has a second agenda in mind. Larry's father found several pieces of alien metal while mining and Larrys determined to find where they came from. Join Larry and his friends as they find more than they bargan for and change history as we know it.
Shadow In The Sky    by Marcus McGee 
Price: $7.99 USD. 87350 words. Published on April 19, 2010. .

The President announces the imminent approach of an asteroid that will end all life on Earth and bring about cosmic winter. America and the world react as governments collapse, wary militia groups rally to secede in the mid-West and scientists propose to launch Life Ark, a project that will preserve humans in stasis in space. Part One of THE LAST YEAR TRILOGY.
Moment of Truth    by Marcus McGee 
Price: $7.99 USD. 86760 words. Published on April 24, 2010. .

Part Two of the LAST YEAR TRILOGY. Continuation of Earth’s last year as chaos grows. Militia groups defy the government, California attempts secession, Life Ark launches and political turmoil threatens global war. In the Crypt amid Colorado’s mountains, a computer hacker and a scientist try to determine the truth of the threat to Earth. Part One: Shadow in the Sky. Part Three: New World Order
The Being    by Dick Claassen
Price: $0.99 USD. 11660 words. Published on August 14, 2010. .

They wrapped the being in their jackets, and, shivering themselves, they set off for their campsite. When they arrived, they laid the being back on the blankets and Helen watched it while Jake rebuilt the fire. Jake pressed the light on his watch: it was 4:30 in the morning. Dawn would be breaking soon. He didn’t know what they were going to do with this being, but he would think of something.
UK Plane-makers -- A History Book 2    by peter dancey 
Price: $2.99 USD. 11740 words. Published on September 29, 2010. .

Book 2 in the series includes the EE Company that produced the UK's first jet bomber, first supersonic fighter plus Folland and its diminutive Gnat that served with the IAF as the 'Ajeet' fighter and Gloster who built the UK's first combat jets and first all-weather fighter and HP at Radlett with its WW I 'O' series bombers, the Victor and the UK's first turbo-prop regional popular in the US
2012    by Ted Stetson
Price: Free! 770 words. Published on January 19, 2011. .

It's the last day of Earth or is it.
Flying Since 1913    by peter dancey 
Price: $2.99 USD. 6230 words. Published on March 16, 2011. .

'Flying Since 1913' continues the story of the origins of aviation and development of the heavier-than-air machines both for civil and military use the latter really taking off during WW I and again making great technological strides during WW II. Pioneering transports such as the Boeing 247 and Douglas C.3 were closely followed by both civil and military jet development that continued unabated.