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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.
The Golden Age of Flying Saucers: Classic UFO Sightings, Saucer Crashes and Extraterrestrial Contact Encounters    by Frank G. Wilkinson
Price: $2.99 USD. 27340 words. Published by New Paradigm Press  on March 16, 2010. .

This informative, fast-paced, Gosh-wow joy-ride through the Golden Age of American flying saucer history profiles contactees Richard Shaver, George Adamski and Truman Bethurum, as well as famous events like the 1947 UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico. Includes more than 20 photographs, an extensive glossary, a recommended reading list, and seven "Flying Saucers Year by Year" reference fact pages!
Leigh Brackett’s Future History - Connecting the Stories: An Examination    by Blue Tyson
Price: Free! 3940 words. Published on May 14, 2010. .

It is well known that Leigh Brackett has a group of stories that share a common setting, and that those are based on the planets of the Solar System, primarily on Venus and Mars. However, there is much other SF included in 50+ short stories and ten novels. I thought it might be interesting to see what work might coherently fit in one Future History.
Leigh Brackett (ology) Volume 1    by Blue Tyson
Price: Free! 521110 words. Published on June 8, 2010. .

This book is about the work of science fiction writer Leigh Brackett, and is a companion to the Leigh Brackett (ology) website and collects the content found at the site. Brackett was known as the Queen of Space Opera, and famous for a series of brilliant planetary romance adventures, particularly those of Eric John Stark on Mars, Venus and Skaith.
Leigh Brackett (ology) Volume 2    by Blue Tyson
Price: Free! 306550 words. Published on June 8, 2010. .

The second volume about the work of science fiction writer Leigh Brackett, and is a companion to the Leigh Brackett (ology) website and collects the content found at the site. Brackett was known as the Queen of Space Opera, and famous for a series of brilliant planetary romance adventures, particularly those of Eric John Stark on Mars, Venus and Skaith.
Enchantress of Venus Dispelled    by Lee Brackett
Price: Free! 25060 words. Published by Jekkara Press  on July 10, 2010. .

An Erica Joan Stark story. Stark must cross the Seas of Venus to find a missing friend. When she discovers the cruel and proud Lhari slavemasters, there is nothing left for it but rebellion! A Gender Switch Adventure.
The Dragon-Queen of Venus Rescaled    by Lee Brackett
Price: Free! 7100 words. Published by Jekkara Press  on July 22, 2010. .

Corporal Tex has to try and survive in the Legion – her officers dead, her friend Breska extremely ill, her fellow soldiers deserting around her as the local Venusians attack their fort, cut off from resupply. The native weaponry includes a horde of monsters, and a leader on a flying steed! A Gender Switch Adventure
The Vanishing Venusians Reseen    by Lee Brackett
Price: Free! 10970 words. Published by Jekkara Press  on July 29, 2010. .

Matty and Rory are the only two women strong enough capable of finding a home for several thousand desperate colonists of Venus. The dangerous seductive powers of the plant people of the Sea of Morning Opals may stop them, as may the strange Golden Swimmers. A Gender Switch Adventure.
The Blue Behemoth Regrown    by Lee Brackett
Price: Free! 10870 words. Published by Jekkara Press  on July 31, 2010. .

Jix is the manager of a fleabitten low rent space circus for Beccie Shannon. They are broke, so when someone offers them cash they have to take it, or starve. One rampaging Venusian swamp monster, and all hell breaks loose – can carny talents save them? A Gender Switch Adventure.
Venus Plains 88    by "Mark Paul" Sebar
Price: $3.99 USD. 42390 words. Published on November 7, 2010. .

A man is framed for the murder of his lover and quickly sentenced to the harsh penal colony for life upon Venus hot, high pressure surface. But the real killer is on the loose, a wickedly powerful senator and an equally powerful and very persistent female detective intent on blowing the case wide open. But will she bring justice in time? It is a non-stop action sci-fi that promises to keep you on