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Helium3    by Nick Travers
Price: Free! 22380 words. Published on May 16, 2008. .

Today, at the centre of our galaxy, dwell small colonies of a most extraordinary species – humans. Fourteen-year-old Mervyn Bright has courage, tenacity, and three close friends from the Space Academy: Loren, a brilliant but despised out-worlder, Tarun, heir to a once-powerful dynasty, and Aurora, niece to the embattled Patriarch. Together they make a formidable team.
Sunset    by Steven Katz
Price: $0.99 USD. 31960 words. Published on June 8, 2008. .

They were right. Global warming melted the ice caps and the world united... and survived. Now, a generation later, can that unity sustain itself for Earth's next challenge, or is this the beginning of humanity's final chapter?
Starstrikers    by Ken McConnell
Price: $2.99 USD. 84730 words. Published on December 30, 2008. .

After the tragic death of one of their own, the best Starstriker Special Forces team has to regroup. The Eclipse, a powerful new Votainion warship, has entered service with deadly results. It's up to the Starstrikers to retrieve data on the Eclipse's revolutionary new space-time displacement drive so the Alliance can counter the threat.
The Wind Room    by Denny Magic
Price: $1.52 USD. 15820 words. Published on January 19, 2009. .

Mort Tyler drifts in space. Sleeping peacefully in suspended animation, maintained by his on-board computers. A traveler from the late twenty first century, on a journey from, Earth. Scientists have sent him to DS-14, a planet that has an environment, which they know will support human life. But Tyler has a secret, one that the planet Earth hopes will vanish with him.
Forget What You Can't Remember    by Teel McClanahan
Price: $4.99 USD. 76700 words. Published by Modern Evil Press  on January 28, 2009. .

Featuring a zombie outbreak and a strange sort of doomsday, but really focusing on how coming through those experiences into utopia and freedom effects different people, Forget What You Can’t Remember is an exploration of the human mind under pressure. It’s about relationships, memory, opportunity, and dealing with their loss - and other kinds of loss. A spin-off of Lost and Not Found.
Surviving the Fog    by Stan Morris
Price: Free! 110620 words. Published on February 14, 2009. .

Have you ever been to camp? What would you do if the adults left “for a few hours” and they had not returned a week later? What if your parents never showed up to take you home? What would you do if you realized that the area below was surrounded by a mysterious brown fog that was dangerous? How would you survive the winter? What would you eat? Warning-sexual situations, cursing, violence
Street: Empathy    by Ryan A.  Span
Price: $2.99 USD. 109530 words. Published by Gryphonwood Press on March 3, 2009. .

In the future, telepathy is no longer a fantasy; it's a job. Gina is a woman with no future trying to make her way on the Street of Eyes, where people go to hire the desperate and the suicidal for their unique services. She is one of the new underclass, who use "Spice"- a powerful drug that gives them the ability to read minds. The drug has only one downside- it drives the user insane.
Briefs for the Reading Room    by Dan Marvin
Price: $2.99 USD. 51020 words. Published on March 11, 2009. .

Microwave ovens revolutionized dinner. Dishwashers revolutionized cleaning the dishes. And "Briefs for the Reading Room" revolutionizes the fiction you read after dinner. 102 micro-novels pack a full story into a page or two. You don't want to preheat your oven and you don't want pages of description. Get to the good stuff! Dan Marvin answers your need for speed. Join the movement!
The Superion Gambit    by Norman Stoker
Price: $0.99 USD. 113550 words. Published on March 14, 2009. .

A team of teenage super-powered elemental soldiers find themselves pawns in a power struggle between rival factions of a secret society that hides earth's biggest secret. For More info, art, and music inspired by the book visit: http://web.me.com/stormannorman
You Don't Know What You've Got... Tales of Loss and Dispossession    by David Wood
Price: $2.99 USD. 68990 words. Published by Gryphonwood Press on March 14, 2009. .

The more you have, the more you have to lose. This unchangeable truth runs through every human life, whether it's wealth, family, love, or something deeper and more profound. Sometimes it breaks you. Other times it only makes you stronger. In this book, our writers explore the infinite paths of loss and the conflicts that come with it, bringing you a unique collection of stories from all genres.