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Version Innocent    by Pete Molina
Price: Free! 149290 words. Published on March 24, 2011. .

Tired of immortality? Take a break from life, back your self up, dissolute, and wake up ten..twenty..even a hundred years later refreshed, young, and ready to live again IN THE FUTURE. That was the sales pitch. The virus hit hard and fast wiping the only backups of thousands. It's murder pure and simple, a rare and unthinkable crime in this age. And why the urgent need to find Sam Storm 6.7?
System Failure    by Pete Molina
Price: $1.99 USD. 114550 words. Published on March 29, 2011. .

The exciting conclusion to Version Innocent. The restoration genie is out of the bottle. Terra and Greg must continue their mission to free Mars and the rest of the Solar System from the tyranny of the establishment. Those in power will stop at nothing to prevent their return to civilization. The future of humanity hangs in the balance in this thrill ride across the solar system.
Corridor    by James Pratt
Price: $0.99 USD. 3500 words. Published on June 10, 2011. .

Engineers attempting to determine the nature of a mysterious alien artifact make a horrifying discovery.
Stones of Significance    by David Brin
Price: $0.99 USD. 9690 words. Published on June 24, 2011. .

The Singularity -- when our skill & knowledge & immense computing power transform us into... well... godlike beings. From a writer's perspective, it presents a problem. One can write stories leading up to the Singularity, about problems like rebellious AI. But how do you write a tale set after the singularity has happened? That's the topic of Stones of Significance.
Legacy of a Mad Scientist    by Ashley Fox with John Carrick
Price: Free! 133170 words. Published on June 29, 2011. .

Doctor Fox discovers the secrets of Spontaneous Combustion and the government declares him a threat to national security, but the trouble really starts when they go after his kids.
Four Stories About The Singularity    by Andrew Hickey
Price: $0.99 USD. 7410 words. Published on July 15, 2011. .

A collection of four short-short, mostly humorous, stories about the Singularity, from four very different points of view.
The Singularity Screenplay    by L A Morgan
Price: $2.99 USD. 18830 words. Published on July 31, 2011. .

When a hot-shot scientist fails to stop a secret anti-matter project on Long Island, a black hole forms in the lab. The singularity quickly grows out of control and starts to suck in Long Island, and, potentially, the whole solar system. During his last ditch effort to save the world, he discovers higher powers are involved here. This is a special-effects/action extravaganza ala Independence Day.
A Place to Call Home    by Amber D. Sistla
Price: $0.99 USD. 2410 words. Published on August 23, 2011. .

When her friend Rohan receives a termination notice from his employer, Amaranta thinks it is the perfect time to get what she wants. Part of the "Break Bites" Series: Stories short enough to read when you get a break from your everyday activities. Originally published in the April/May 2008 issue of Cosmos Magazine, this short story received an Honorable Mention in Gardner Dozois' The Year's B
Going Somewhere Else and Other Stories    by Amber D. Sistla
Price: $2.99 USD. 22580 words. Published on September 30, 2011. .

This is a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories. Please look inside to read about an explorer preparing for a journey that never ends, a young woman facing a monster that cannot be defeated, a death angel who's never actually collected a soul....and more stories. Includes seven stories.
Avogadro Corp: The Singularity is Closer than It Appears    by William Hertling
Price: $4.99 USD. 69490 words. Published on November 22, 2011. .

David Ryan is the designer of ELOPe, an email language optimization program. When the project is in danger of being canceled, David embeds a hidden directive in the software accidentally creating an artificial intelligence. David is initially thrilled when the project is allocated extra servers and programmers. But excitement turns to fear as he realizes he's being manipulated.