Books tagged: short science fiction

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Advisors at Naptime    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $0.99 USD. 3910 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on December 2, 2010. .

Carol wants a nap. Carol needs a nap. And no one will let her have one because she’s important. She’s important because the grown-ups believe she’s an average five-year-old. Average five-year-olds have uses for bad guys who want to conquer the world. Only no one realizes that Carol isn’t average. Carol’s smart. And tired. And will do anything to get her nap.
Pilgrims    by Ted Stetson
Price: Free! 560 words. Published on December 29, 2010. .

Pilgrims travel to a time honored place to pray for the ancients to return.
Before It is Too Late    by L. A. Helms
Price: $0.99 USD. 3750 words. Published by JJ Press  on January 20, 2011. .

Rogo Milan and his siblings have good reason to hate the Aisho. Until recently the Aisho had occupied their planet and subjected the Lido people to all manner of brutality. When his sister Cara decides to go to work at an Aisho embassy Rogo is hurt and angry. Will he and his sister repair the rift between them while they still can?
The Merpeople of Old Lagoon and Other Stories    by Joseph Kranak
Price: $0.99 USD. 30540 words. Published on May 26, 2011. .

The Merpeople of Old Lagoon & Other Stories is a new collection of short stories by Joseph Kranak in the horror and sci-fi genres. Introducing several unique and unfamiliar worlds, both terrifying and sublime, from the small seaside town fighting against the constant threat of the merpeople to the futuristic commerce that brings cold super-heavy from the core of the galaxy to the planet earth.
Scribings, Volume 1    by Jamie Belanger
Price: $2.99 USD. 37950 words. Published by Lost Luggage Studios, LLC  on June 8, 2011. .

Scribings, Vol 1 is the first volume of short stories compiled by the Greater Portland Scribists, a group of speculative fiction writers in the Portland, Maine area. This compilation contains eleven pieces of fiction written by members Lee Patterson; Cynthia Ravinski, MA; Jamie Alan Belanger; and Richard Veysey.
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?"
Galt    by Gerald P. Morgain
Price: $0.99 USD. 14350 words. Published on August 24, 2011. .

In the near future, humanity has created machines in its own image. These cyborgs serve as the experimental crews of ships exploring the solar system. On one of these ships is Galt, a cyborg uncertain of exactly who, or what, he is.
Outside    by Noel Palmer
Price: $1.50 USD. 4010 words. Published on September 16, 2011. .

As a result of the System technology, Aden hasn't physically set foot out of his house in over seven years. He hasn't had to. But what is he supposed to do when the System goes down and his girlfriend is insisting on meeting face-to-face?
Dark Futures: Two Science Fiction Short Stories    by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 5980 words. Published on October 4, 2011. .

"Dark Futures" contains two somber SF stories. One involves a vacation gone terribly wrong. The other is about a man hiding his past in a post-apocalyptic world. Both stories have been published previously.
In Search of David    by Yaritza Garcia
Price: $0.99 USD. 13420 words. Published on January 23, 2012. .

Something strange has happened in the small city of Seabrook, Texas. After what seems to be a disastrous earthquake, a girl finds her best friend missing, and a strange soldier dying on her apartment floor. The soldier gives her a weapon and a warning before dying, and soon it becomes apparent that something much, much bigger than an earthquake has happened.