Perfect Cover

Perfect Cover

Mark McGinn

Science Fiction / Space / Space Opera

Missing out on a coveted promotion, Henry Peters has little to boast about and he feels his wife’s disappointment in him. One cool September morning in Christchurch, a 7.1 earthquake strikes Henry’s city, damaging his old work premises and trapping a young woman inside a basement. If he does the right thing, it’s a chance for Henry to shine. Or is it? Perfect Cover is a short story with a twist.Henry Peters hasn’t got much to boast about. He’s not showy, has average smarts, and he's definitely not a big-noter. Living in Christchurch suburbia with his wife, teaching overseas students in a private training establishment, he used to head the science department. Not now. He sought and missed out on a promotion to deputy CEO. He feels his wife’s disappointment in him. Then a 7.1 earthquake strikes the city damaging his old work premises. Suddenly, Henry’s in the light and people need his help. But no one knows his secret and, more importantly, he needs to make sure they stay in the dark.
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Power

Power

Ralph Ewig

Scifi / Space Opera

Nothing defines a life more clearly, than its use of power. As more details about the Novacula are revealed, the picture of the conflict and its antagonists comes into focus. Crim and Denek's actions are placed into context, suddenly framing them with astonishing consequences as the two troopers continue to apply their own peculiar reasoning to survive in a world beyond their knowledge.The PA is a humourous short story about the world post-apocalypse (PA). It is 1182 words.
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Shadowplay: Book One of the Starcrown Chronicles

Shadowplay: Book One of the Starcrown Chronicles

Jon Gerrard

Science Fiction / Space / Space Opera

Waking up on a strange ship, 21 year old Cordass Pell learns that he is on his way to serve a life sentence on the penal planet of Demerl. But before the transport arrives, the ship is hijacked by pirates and Pell and the other prisoners are sold as slaves to a sadistic owner. The trouble is that he can’t remember anything about his life before waking up. And someone keeps trying to kill him.Cordass Pell has a problem. When the 21 year old regains consciousness on a strange ship, he finds that he is on his way to serve a life sentence on the frozen penal planet of Demerl. But before the transport arrives, the ship is hijacked by pirates and Pell and the other prisoners are sold as slaves to a sadistic owner in a distant star system. The trouble is that he can’t remember anything about his life before waking up on that prison transport. And someone keeps trying to kill him. As he tries to learn about his mysterious past he realizes that the secret of his identity may hold the key to stabilizing the turbulent political situation in his home nation and perhaps all of human occupied space.
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Descent Book 1: Descent from Man

Descent Book 1: Descent from Man

Phil Geusz

Science Fiction / Space / Space Opera

A modern fantasy novel to appeal to both fans of anthropomorphic characters and general audiences alike, Descent follows the life of Prince Gregory Lombard, cursed to gradually devolve into an ordinary white rabbit. His physical descent is contrasted by a rise to fame and power, as he takes the reigns of his family's guild and seeks to overcome his curse.Available as a trilogy or collected.The man who has everythingMoney, power, nobility, and a fast car; what more could a man want?Well, having hands would be a good start.In a world where nomadic elven tribes fight with interstate traffic, Gregory Lombard must decide how much he's willing to risk for a chance to make a difference before his curse steals the last of his humanity.But is that decision even his to make at this point?
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Choice

Choice

Ralph Ewig

Scifi / Space Opera

Denek and Crim are at it again in this prequel to Freedom - this time taking on the meaning of Choice. As before, they bring their unique approach to philosophy with them, sure to make any academic cringe in disapproval: it’s theory versus practice and force-projection instead of analytical referencing – strangely thought provoking and yet thoroughly disrespectful at the same time.A little girl named An, struggles with her own loneliness and its effect upon her life by one day inviting another girl from school to the park for a picnic. The ensuing events devastate An.
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