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Silence in Solitude - Book II of the Roads of Heaven    by Melissa Scott
Price: $2.99 USD. 96780 words. Published by Crossroad Press  on June 25, 2012. .

In Five-Twelfths of Heaven, Silence Leigh discovered that she was not only unusual, as a female pilot, but that impossible thing, a female magus. Her unique abilities make her the only person capable of reaching Earth, humanity's original home, now sealed behind a mysterious barrier — but first she must learn to use her new-found talents.
Clause 57    by Richard J. Schneider
Price: $0.99 USD. 3130 words. Published on June 27, 2012. .

Something happened on the moon. An homage to Ray Bradbury, who taught us storytelling.
The Blob On The Rock    by Michael Kingswood
Price: $2.99 USD. 10210 words. Published by SSN Storytelling  on June 28, 2012. .

A scientific expedition in deep space makes a discovery that could alter everything we know about the nature of life. As long as it doesn't kill them first. The Blob On The Rock is a 5,000 word short story, and earned an Honorable Mention from the 1st Quarter 2012 L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest.. Includes a bonus story: Lords Of The Remnant (3,800 words).
The Dreamer    by Paul Brockman
Price: $2.99 USD. 124970 words. Published on June 30, 2012. .

Jonathan Strange was down on his luck. His future looked bleak but the Universe had plans for him. Plans that did not include failure. The task before him included only two options: succeed or be terminated
The Earth Agreements    by Wm. McCall
Price: $4.95 USD. 78100 words. Published on June 30, 2012. .

What are the Earth Agreements? What are those things that lie within man’s subconscious that keep the human race at war? That cause man’s inhumanity to man? That allow cruelty to exist? The heroes of this story, three doomed astronauts who are rescued by an advanced civilization find that it has answers for these questions.
Hal Spacejock 5: Baker's Dough    by Simon Haynes
Price: $4.99 USD. 62840 words. Published on July 5, 2012. .

Robots have a tough life in Hal Spacejock's universe: as second-class citizens they have no rights, and most are overworked, mistreated, and recycled at the drop of a hat. When Kim Baker, a wealthy industrialist, leaves his vast fortune to an elderly robot, it's front page news. Unfortunately, the robot hasn't been seen for decades ...
Starborne    by Robert Silverberg
Price: $5.99 USD. 83930 words. Published by Phoenix Pick  on July 7, 2012. .

Fifty men and women, living perfect lives, decide to give it all up to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. They set out to travel to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, with their only link to home a fragile telepathic bond between a blind crew member and her sister back home.
Proxima    by Regan Wolfrom
Price: Free! 1600 words. Published on July 10, 2012. .

1,600 word science fiction short story. How far can love travel? How long can love last?
Reboots    by Mercedes Lackey
Price: $4.99 USD. 50690 words. Published by Phoenix Pick  on July 11, 2012. .

What better way to deal with space travel than to man ships with creatures that regenerate or don’t need air, or are immune to various maladies? In a future world where zombies, vampires and werewolves co-exist with 'normal' humans on Earth, these ships are run by a motley crew of various types of undead or near-dead creatures.
Ceasa    by Aelius Blythe
Price: Free! 2480 words. Published on July 14, 2012. .

It's a bad day when your spaceship crashes. But if it's a ship fueled by carbon emissions that runs aground on one of the most polluted habitable planets in the galaxy, your day might just be a little bit better. But if some people want to clean up that planet, it's a bad day for carbon-emission-fueled-spaceships.