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The Giant Anthology of thirty-nine highly entertaining and thought-provoking Sci-Fi stories. More from the lighter, laughing side than the dark-dungeoned depths; but they’re all here somewhere, from a satisfied smile; or shed a tear. Maybe a “Yes! Get in there”. Or catch your breath at the trials that some have to face. Tales of here and now, wondering what’s among us; or what awaits us amid the distant futures and far-strewn arms of the galaxy. The stories you’ve dreamed of; the people you crave to meet; or would love to be. The aliens who’ll make you shiver, or laugh. The huge...

Twenty-two of the brightest and darkest tales in the universe. The funniest and the most sobering stories in this world. Aspects and incidents on other worlds, and everywhere between them. - How could you forget where you left your spaceship? - The greater your ambition, the more suffering you put up with, right, Ky'at? - You're mining an asteroid, and something is stealing from the heaps of ore; trouble is, it's very fast, jumpy, and ship-sized. - The planet has been totally neglected by its previous owner; do you really want to take it on? - The vast colony globe overshot on arrival. Now ...

Stories from seventeen corners of the space-time continuum, and Further Yet. More from the lighter, laughing side than the dark-dungeoned depths; but they’re all here somewhere. From crackling two-pagers where someone hasn’t quite read the situation right, to sixty-plus sides chronicling what you really have to do if you want to survive on this planet. The stories you’ve dreamed of; the people you crave to meet; or would love to be. The aliens who’d make you shiver, or laugh. The huge risks of guiding your spacecraft here, or there. The adventures you’d have if only you had the ...

The stories you’ve dreamed of; the people you crave to meet; or would love to be. The aliens who’d make you shiver, or laugh. The huge risks of guiding your spacecraft here, or there. The adventures you’d have if only you had the nerve… Or the utter romance of doing that… The humour of orbital disasters and alien conflicts; the perils of ill-advised time-interference; the sheer romance of null-gravity love; the terrors of a leaky hull; the fear of a bullying boss when you’re a thousand light years beyond.; the choices you face in the big, black Vac. Mostly a laugh or a satisfied...

Tales from thee Hospital Bed Thirty+ stories from the site of the crash to the operating theatre and recovery room; from the hospital bed on the trauma ward with all its doctors, nurses, visitors and fellow patients; from the bedside watchers and new beginnings beyond the discharge lounge. If they get you out this wreck, how much of you can be saved? You need the calm and peace overnight, but you weren’t counting on her. After an incident that bad, some things are best not admitted. We consultants have some out-the-way cases; but this one… Your foul-mouthed senior surgeon has it in for ...

The stories you’ve dreamed of; the people you crave to meet; or would love to be. The aliens who’d make you shiver, or laugh. The huge risks of guiding your spacecraft here, or there. The adventures you’d have if only you had the nerve… Or the utter romance of doing that… The humour of orbital disasters and alien conflicts; the perils of ill-advised time-interference; the sheer romance of null-gravity love; the terrors of a leaky hull; the fear of a bullying boss when you’re a thousand light years beyond.; the choices you face in the big, black Vac. Mostly a laugh or a satisfied...

"The best book for and about we women, girls and ladies I've ever read" Two dozen stories with bright and courageous women in the fore; cunning and ruthless girls on the wing; and some elegantly powerful ladies outflanking you on the left. Live and laugh with them a little. Cornered by drunken footballers, demanding I drink to their cup success, but I’m due to operate in an hour… Another factory you are totally in control of… aren’t you? Spanish market; gorgeous sunny day; queuing up for my paella lunch, and that happens! New Year’s Eve at The Glitterball, and there’s Gus, Poxy ...

30+ stories with a hint of fur and fangs; fins and feathers. To twist your tail; comb your fur; or polish your horns. Tales with a slant towards our domestic friends, and the ones we don't know as well as we thought we did? Those with whiskers, snouts, claws and teeth On our lap, or on a lead; On a perch, or in the park; In the restaurant, or in the lake; Around the fairground, or deep in the cave; Along the canyon, or on your plate. The things they do… I’m going to tape that bird’s beak up one of these days. I wanted a dog. You bring this Freak-Ball? It’s Miss Peggy Versus the ...

24 stories of him and her, love and romance; hate and revenge; sneaky men and crafty women. Revenge, comeuppance and vengeance. All the fun of the state penitentiary, and the angst of the beach; the trauma of the bath, the choices in the terrorist mind, and that sinking feeling over Sunday dinner in the pub. When two large groups have booked the same time for lunch, how can they decide who waits, and who wins? When you're as Down and Out as this, what can be longer than Winter in Winnipeg? Anyone weird enough to dunk prawns in his tea surely deserves everything he has coming... Some ...

Twenty+ cracking stories from forty-five worldwide locations; maybe more. From two pages to twenty-five. People, and places; triumphs and tragedies.The things you say... The squirmers and twisters - "Watch out for that one!" The romantics - "I could go for him, alright." The endings you didn't know you wanted - "That's so lovely." The wrong turns - 'Oh no! Don't do it!" And the vengeance-seekers - "He needs fixing." The ones you root for - "Yes - Get in there." And those you laugh with - "My kind of humour - anything from a satisfied smile to cackling disbelief." Or want to be - "I'd love ...

Twenty-plus intimate sci-fi stories from the heights and depths of the fractal universe. The stories you’ve dreamed of; the people you crave to meet; or would love to be. The aliens who’d make you shiver, or laugh. The huge risks of guiding your spacecraft here, or there. The adventures you’d have if only you had the nerve… Or the utter romance of doing that… The lighter side; the humour of orbital disasters and alien conflicts; the perils of ill-advised time-interference; the sheer romance of null-gravity love; the terrors of a leaky hull; the fear of a bullying boss when ...

Twenty-plus sci-fi stories from the lighter side, many of them illustrated. More from the lighter, laughing side than the dark-dungeoned depths; but they’re all here somewhere, from a satisfied smile; or shed a tear. Maybe a “Yes! Get in there”. Or catch your breath at the trials that some have to face. From crackling two-pagers where someone hasn’t quite read the situation right, to sixty-plus sides chronicling what you really have to do if you want to survive on this planet. Tales of here and now, wondering what’s among us; or what awaits us amid the distant futures and far-...

Twenty lighter, more intimate, stories from the furthest orbits of the time-space continuum When the gods coming visiting, are we included on their agenda? Or their menu? The ship has suffered a massive structural failure – a Breach: Level Two. Do you still have a future? The Galactic Emperor is passing through your hospitality lounge. “Please,’ they ask, ‘stand in for him at tonight’s banquet.” But why? In his brutal suppression of a city rebellion, the Lord of Tyre has one last matter to deal with. After all the trauma and mistreatment I endured in the alien prison camp, why ...

Last seen in the bar at Bowfield Spring, warily surrendering to Kellimar Sord’s challenging invitation to go through the doors to the bedroom areas, Kyre felt akin to a sinking ship, recalling the Blood Eagle, the EagleWing that had been hovering over the buildings when he entered. ‘It wasn’t out there for no purpose,’ he was thinking. And now, he awakens, not knowing where he is, trying to piece together the happenings that almost killed him. If he recovers from his injuries, what might await him should he return to Lordstown? the voluptuous, but perfidious arms of the Rua ...

High and Heroic, this is Epic Arthurian Fantasy at its deepest. Live it on the Inside – from the Intimate to the World-shattering. .Discovered in the remote forest swamp, the tall, powerfully-built stranger has seemingly appeared from nowhere... Badly injured and speaking an unknown language, he has no memory of who or what he is; or where he is from. Named as “Kyre”, he is dragged away, and forced to fight for his life. By sheer speed and violence, he defeats the sword-wielding patrol that found him. The troopers’ captain and a young woman member of a clandestine sisterhood each ...

Twenty-nine tales of you and me; here and now. From the Sandpit to the Cemetery. From ancient Rome to next season's skittles tournament. People you know; and those you're glad you don't know. Maybe those you might wish to be for a day? The things they do, or that happen to them. Strong-willed women and manic men mix their stuff across the world. Crossing swords, or across the bed, they make you laugh or cry; gasp or sigh. Whatever the scene and the situation, you're in it now, and you have to see it through.What the previewers say ‘This writer’s women characters are great – real, ...

29 Stories of Persons of Interest, of Fascination, Guilt and Innocence. The accusers, the victims and those who fall by the wayside; The men and women who love and lust; who scheme and connive; who win or suffer; and plot to spend their gains, or gain their revenge. You're in New York when the cops raid the club, and you suddenly become a Person of Interest, so how do you explain this back home? My money's on the 39th step being as far as this creep gets, but that's just a guess. The rapacious Viking raiders hadn’t counted on Onja being in their next-chosen village. Would two such nice ...

Short Sci-Fi stories from the Lighter Side of yesterday and all your tomorrows; alternative todays; and all those maybe times in between. From orbits and vectors the other side of the spiral arm, to the smoking field at the back of the Yew Tree pub. From Boudicca's helping hand, to the secret behind Toothsavers; Why did the mountain have to move to Mohr? Have the Potens got this Planetary Takeover quite right? It's Absolutely Disgusting, isn't it? the way these immigrants seem to hate everyone on the planet? You only Have One Vote - How important can that be? You turn your back for five ...

Discovering that his Sheen lady has been sadistically killed, Kyre sets out to avenge her death, equally pitilessly. But will the quarrelling members of the ruling Volko family allow him to have his own way in anything? Is the path he treads a defiant whim, or the destiny his star has chosen for him? Can he find which of the stars is his? Or is he – as all tell him – truly from The Pit? The demands of the Rua Sisterhood mount up, and he has to find ways to satisfy them, while attempting to hold out against the massing enemies of the Lordlands realm – the rebellious provincial lords; ...

As Kyre returns to Lordstown, what awaits him? If he can escape the riotous charms of Lind-on-Hill, will it be his Troop of high-born guerrilla fighters, bent of ridiculing him, betraying him, or begging him to lead them into battle again? Or will the lord's powerful, scheming wife, the Lady Delfindiana have tasks for him? Tasks that could break him, or make him a fortune in silver, or lord of a second province within the Lordlands? Is it violence and vengeance that await him in Sabri Province? And in Bati? Lost children; thieving travelling entertainers; a doomed wedding; meeting an old/...