Science Fiction Weekly

When Raj Kumar investigates Pluto for possible life signs - standard procedure before adding a manned space station - he is surprised to find them. He's even more surprised that they want to communicate with him. What do they want? Why him? And what does Doctor John Patel of Space Station X-1a have to do with all this? Science Fiction Short Reads Series #26. Approximately 4600 words.

When Dex suddenly feels one of his body segments becoming swollen and painful, he asks his egg-brother Emo for help. Unexpectedly, he is thrust into a journey across a wasteland of acid pools and other dangers to find a female who can help him. With the risk of death at every turn, can Dex find what he seeks before the light returns? Science Fiction Weekly #25. Approximately 4100 words.

When Ro-bet's ship jumps near a black hole, he believes he is the victim of an assassination attempt. But he soon discovers that Earth is gone, and he's already lost 30 years. Will he be able to escape the event horizon, get back to ProxiBee and start a new life? And what secret has his one night hook up, Ju-Na, left for him? Science Fiction Weekly #24. A short story of about 4700 words.

When Rosa hires Jacob to help her discover alternate realities not detectable from this universe, she hardly expects him to find a way so quickly. But then she discovers that Jacob has been one step ahead of her the whole time. And his solution to the experiment may affect the entire human race across all of space and time. Science Fiction Weekly #23. A short story of about 4900 words.

When Mera leaves ProxiBee's seventh moon in a huff, Jasper is surprised to find she has left behind a bill that had made its way to them through the nearby wormhole. The troubling thing is, the bill is continuing to increase, and he can't figure out a way to stop it. If Jasper figure it out in time, it could not only mean the end of his company, but also the moon itself.

Three old boys are having their monthly get together, discussing esoteric concepts over wine and beer, when they discover something that they had not recognized about the universe before. Something that will change how they perceive their reality, forever. The Old Boys' Club is #21 in the Science Fiction Weekly Short Reads series. A short story of approximately 4700 words.

When Julie discovers that the dark matter moving through the Oort cloud has changed position, and is heading towards the inner solar system, she knows she needs to do more, and requests help from a likely source. But she soon learns that this is a far greater threat than she thought. Will it mean the end of the human race? Science Fiction Weekly #20. A short story of approximately 4600 words.

The pod members on the inside of their bubble world roll back and forth in fear as the strange triangular shape breaks into their universe, and reveals something horrifying inside. What is this long creature made of lines? Why is it frozen in the air above them? And what will happen if it touches the energy skin of their world? Science Fiction Weekly #19. A short story of about 4900 words.

Maisee has a plan to disrupt the zomboid working tradition in the tea plantations of the South, and enlists her dead husband to help. She wants the townsfolk to believe that selling their dead relatives to be reanimated as workers in the picking industry is a really bad idea. But there is a bigger underlying plan that Maisee is unaware of. Can she escape an A.I. that is always one step ahead?

While experimenting on himself to raise his brain waves frequencies to see the areas of reality that a normal human cannot perceive, a scientist discovers something completely unexpected. Something that could affect the entire human race now and forever. 'Still in Beta' is #17 in the Science Fiction Weekly Short Reads Series. A short science fiction story of about 5500 words

When Captain Dhead's ship appears near a black hole binary system, his alien first officer Khyrks eagerly tells him that there is treasure in a tear in space time, right in the center. Slightly uneasy at being in such a dangerous part of space, Dhead sends a drone into the tear to investigate. And finds something incredible. 'Oh My God. It's Full of Stars' is a short reads story. Approx 4200wds

When Kamryn Jones' houseboat is destroyed by a black drone, she is contacted by a mysterious woman who sends her across the country to locate evidence of a UFO. Determined to uncover the truth, she follows the trail. But what she finds is a lot more disturbing that she would ever have expected. And how is the President of Australia involved in all this? Approximately 7700 words.

When a wormhole to another dimension opens up for Dravo, he is surprised to find highly advanced aliens on the other side eager for tourism. But just being in the same room as them could kill a human being within an hour. Can Dravo convince the Space Council that trade is still possible? Find out more in The Hydrofluorons of Krakon 7. #14 in the Science Fiction Weekly series.

On her final mission, Captain Victoria Heartness takes command of the Stellar Flash, one of the latest human flash ships in the Interdimensional Coalition. The ship flashes to a star system which exists in the same place as the Solar System, but on frequency One - a standard mission to investigate the possibilities of First Contact. But Heartness soon discovers this is not a standard mission.

John is a prison counselor, going about his day to day assignments, happy in his boring and average life, when he discovers there is a lot more to one of the killers he's been assigned to. And it isn't just his plastic hand. What does prisoner 8476 really want? How is he able to keep killing in jail? Is there no way to prevent the deaths?

Lunar Base 1 is nearing its end, and David is there to see it. With deliveries cut off from Earth, a population explosion, and more random decompressions, can David survive the slow collapse of the base, and complete his dream of bringing an atmosphere to the moon? But where did those little robots come from?

Robot Body Ships are the latest toys. Transfer your consciousness instantly anywhere in the solar system, while leaving your body on Earth. But disaster has struck Earth, and if the RBS users can't find a solution before the shutdown catches up with them, then logging out would mean death. As users are logged out one by one, those gathered near Jupiter desperately work to prevent the inevitable.

Looking through the eyes of a cat, an alien energy being from another dimension finds a situation on a Mars base that needs to be rectified. But what has happened to the crew? How can it save the cat? And is there any chance of rescue?

Commander Yufseron and his team are taking their moon of civilians away from an interstellar war that has been waging across the galaxy for eons, when an enemy comet began its destructive assault. Their only hope is to lead the comet into the gravity well of a nearby neutron star, while blindly navigating their moon through a wormhole. Can they escape General Shagrak and her underlings? 5000words

Aligvel had been moving planets for as long as he could remember. But then the Galactic Council decided that he's the alien for the job of moving something much larger. They want him to move the entire galaxy. But Aligvel has no idea how it could be possible. It takes the human race to come up with the answer. But will the sacrifice be too great? A short, hard SF story of about 6000 words.

When Kamryn Jones and her exploration team went to investigate a 112 million year old base in a time bubble on the other side of the galaxy, she hardly expected one of her members to get caught up in an ancient regeneration system. With time running out, can she rescue him from the effect of the ancient alien dinosaur technology? #2 in the Science Fiction Weekly Short Story Series. Approx: 5700w

Hiru had only one option left. To return to Earth and meet the last Itako on Mount Osore. But will she find the answer he so desperately needs? And if she does, will the cost be too great? -- This is a short science fiction and fantasy story of approximately 6000 words.

The Neko Girl is a legend. A cat who becomes a woman, and visits lonely men to satisfy their needs. Desperate to find out her shape-shifting secrets, Evan and Robert send a humanoid and a birdroid drone to hunt and capture the Neko Girl. But will the scientists be able to get what they want before succumbing to her mind control abilities? (PG 13) Science Fiction Weekly #8. Approx 4700 words.

When an alien plant bursts through a dimensional portal, and begins expanding in the forest, Raj is one of the first to grab a sample. But with even a hyperbaric chamber unable to stop it moving,he realizes this is a job for the military. It's a race against time as the zombie-plant apocalypse spreads across the USA. Will the human race survive? Science Fiction Weekly #7. Approx 8000 words.

While on a trade mission to an alternate Earth, Cyndy meets a quasi-human who has information regarding the future of her planet. His world is investigating the deaths of other Earths, and he requests Cyndy to investigate the process that will lead to the death of hers. Perhaps she can help prevent more Earths from being destroyed. Will Cyndy prevent her Earth disappearing from the multiverse?