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1889 Labs


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1889 Labs is an independent publisher dedicated to producing the best strange fiction conceivable by the human brain. Catering to a specific demographic of men and women between the ages of 3 and 97, we print everything from kids books to serious stories for adults. Our goal is to bring you on an amazing adventure onscreen and off. We hope you’ll take us up on the offer.

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Website: http://1889.ca/books
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Freedom Beer    by Greg X. Graves
Price: $1.99 USD. 17590 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on April 16, 2012. .
Hank Rockjaw has pursued evildoers around the globe, from the glacial majesty of the Swiss Alps to the enigmatic jungles of Papua New Guinea. But his latest and possibly greatest threat has arrived: a mysterious competitor who has been reverse engineering Rockjaw Brewery recipes.
Touchstone    by Letitia  Coyne
Price: $2.99 USD. 61360 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on February 29, 2012. .
(5.00)
When war is all you’ve ever known, the promise of peace is more terrifying than any battle. For Freya, there is no life worth remembering before the army, and none worth imagining after. As a young man, Dragan was blooded on the rush of adrenaline and sated by the euphoria of victory. Together they survived the war. But can they survive peace when it means different things to each of them?
The Antithesis: Book Three Alpha    by Terra Whiteman
Price: $2.99 USD. 96810 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on January 30, 2012. .
A storm has swept across The Atrium; one that brings famine, fear and the desperation of survival. Hell has declared war on Heaven.
Gangster    by M Jones
Price: $2.99 USD. 62780 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on January 30, 2012. .
(5.00)
From the dark, basement speakeasies of 1926 Chicago, to the decadent parties of the Hollywood elite, psychopathic Clara slices her way through various people across America in her quest for fame. Brought along for the whirlwind ride of her murderous rampage, her enigmatic alien companion patiently waits for the opportunity to find his own target, a former friend set for assassination.
Ventricle, Atrium    by Gabriel Gadfly
Price: $0.99 USD. 3910 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on January 14, 2012. .
Love is in the details. Gabriel Gadfly’s much anticipated second anthology is a vivid and tender tribute to the life cycle of love — the sex, the laughter, the pain, the sweetness, the fear, the vacancy. Filled with yearning, this arresting collection finds beauty in all that love has to offer, from the mundane to the abstract.
The Antithesis: Book Two Beta    by Terra Whiteman
Price: $2.99 USD. 80010 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on October 19, 2011. .
Qaira Eltruan is the Commandant of the Enforcers, Sanctum's Special Military Sect of angel exterminators. The war against the Archaeans has been nothing but a seventy-year stalemate, however all of this is set to change with the arrival of a mysterious Scholar who can serve to sway the battle in their favor. But this Scholar has secrets of her own... Secrets that may kill them all.
The Antithesis: Book Two Alpha    by Terra Whiteman
Price: $2.99 USD. 99380 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on August 14, 2011. .
(4.00)
Qaira Eltruan is the Commandant of the Enforcers, Sanctum's Special Military Sect of angel exterminators. The war against the Archaeans has been nothing but a seventy-year stalemate, yet everything is set to change with the arrival of a mysterious Scholar who can serve to sway the battle in their favor. But this Scholar has secrets of her own... Secrets that may kill them all.
Bone Fragments    by Gabriel Gadfly
Price: $2.99 USD. 5260 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on July 25, 2011. .
(5.00)
Set in Iraq, China, and many other places, Bone Fragments reflects the kaleidoscope of life at war, evoking the colors, sounds and sorrows of those in battle, and those left behind.
Arrr Marks the Spot    by Craig Young
Price: $2.99 USD. 840 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on May 2, 2011. .
When the gang finds an old map floating in outer space, it kicks off an exciting adventure to buccaneer planet to find a pirate's buried treasure! Come along and help Rob, Ema, TK and Orbit get to the bottom of this intergalactic mystery!
Vampire General: Intern with the Vampire    by Kit Iwasaki
Price: $0.99 USD. 32480 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on April 13, 2011. .
(4.08)
Human medicine is easy. On her first day at Grace General Hospital, new intern Aline Harman risks vampire infection, vivisection, and having her heart torn out of her chest… and this from her colleagues.
Bears, Recycling and Confusing Time Paradoxes    by Greg X. Graves
Price: $0.99 USD. 28670 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on April 1, 2011. .
0.75 star(3.75)
Do you want to recycle but aren’t sure how? Are you concerned that a potential suitor may be a vampire? Have you attended a job interview only to be greeted by Hideous Telepathic Space-faring Lizardmen in Mansuits? The Guide to Moral Living in Examples educates on these and many more common moral conundrums, offering bite-sized advice for nearly every improbable situation.
Other Sides: 12 Webfiction Tales    by A.M. Harte
Price: $0.99 USD. 33970 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on October 13, 2010. .
This speculative fiction collection will capture the imagination and dazzle the senses, displaying the insight and wonderful originality of online fiction. Featuring Zoe E. Whitten, G.L. Drummond, MeiLin Miranda, MCM, Lyn Thorne-Alder & Chris Childs, Isa K., M. Jones, Erica Bercegeay & Charissa Cotrill, T.L. Whiteman, M.C.A. Hogarth, Nancy Brauer, and A.M. Harte, with an introduction by Jan Oda.
The New Real    by MCM 
Price: $2.99 USD. 25720 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on August 26, 2010. .
Cocaine is for pansies. On his first day at the Controlled Substances Agency, Mack Darvey gets to witness a drug that makes your skin boil. Literally. Fifteen years of experience in Narcotics on Earth is out the window… in this new world of interplanetary law enforcement, the rules are almost as dangerous as the criminals — and the criminals are scary as hell.
The Virus Coder's Girl    by MCM 
Price: $0.99 USD. 8710 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on April 16, 2010. .
Greg Andreev maintains a server farm for his secretive boss in Moscow, which means he only sees the outside world once or twice a year. So when he runs into a beautiful temptress named Ilana at the company Christmas party, he's definitely not expecting a full-blown love affair. A forbidden love affair, no less.
Fission Chips    by MCM 
Price: $3.99 USD. 40470 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on April 6, 2010. .
(4.00)
Gare Marx has been a PI for all of five minutes when he discovers he sucks at it. The mob wants money he never borrowed, he's suspected of murdering someone he hasn't met, and he's hired to find a woman who may be involved in some extremely shady business. That, and his secretary is an amoral jiu jitsu-loving sociopath.
Dustrunners: Typhoon    by MCM 
Price: $2.99 USD. 90320 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on April 6, 2010. .
(5.00)
Kani isn’t Tundra. Tundra is a dustrunner: a ruthless space pirate, flying dangerous missions in low Earth orbit, risking the lives of millions of people below. Kani is just a regular teenager, and she wants absolutely nothing to do with that. Unfortunately, she has no choice.
TorrentBoy: Zombie World!    by MCM 
Price: $1.99 USD. 18040 words. Published by 1889 Labs  on March 24, 2009. .
Wesley is just your average kid at school, doing his best to stay out of trouble. But when disaster strikes the sewage treatment plant, Wesley quickly races to the scene and becomes the super-powered TorrentBoy! But before he knows it, he's fighting armoured leeches, rhino monsters and an entire world of zombies, trying to catch the evil Lord Thorax before time runs out!


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