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EPISODE 17: In 1943, an Elite SS officer deserts to Bulgaria, a country-member of the Nazi Axis during WW-II. Quietly awaiting the end of the war, he falls in love with a local Armenian girl. Soon, the two are betrayed to the Gestapo and deported to the concentration camp of Buchenwald ... when suddenly something quite extraordinary takes place. (Standalone version.) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.2, illustrated by the author. The eBook version is not illustrated to save on file size (1mb vs. 300mb).

Synopsis: In 2140, a 12-year-old space cadet searches for her father on Mars. What she finds instead is a grumpy old widower, whom she desperately tries to befriend. Her plan is to make him marry her single mother, but they have never met. As if that is not enough for a grand mess, the man doesn’t want to hear about other women because he’s still in love with his late wife. However, that must change. Note: Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.5, illustrated by the author.

SYNOPSIS: In 1999, the builders of the Lunar City discover something that is quickly codenamed “Lunar Anomaly.” An international crew is scrambled to investigate, but the top classified mission is botched, creating an unprecedented situation, which will change the history of the world as we know it. Available also in print, illustrated by the author with a sketchbook appendix. Note from the publisher: This is the third edition of the book with eliminated typos and new illustrations. The ISBN is the same because the text is otherwise the same. If you buy it used or from other sellers ...

In 2176, a Chief Scout of the Kartu Space Forces falls in love with a local widow, who is left behind with her son during the evacuation of their planet. After the invaders mine her world for rare ‘fuel ore,’ they leave on to the next one. When her people return from self-exile, they arrest her for aiding the enemy and betraying her own race. Now only a miracle can save her from the death penalty. Also available in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol. 15, illustrated by the author.

SYNOPSIS: In 2100, an Italian astronaut arrives at a classified star system to test the livability conditions of an earthlike planet. His private space agency is determined that humanity will eventually need a new home. The voyage is 25 light-years one way, but to him, it feels only like one night of sleep in stasis of suspended animation. The mission is a great success and now he is ready to return and bring in the first colonists as part of Noah’s Ark Project. (2016)

EPISODES 471 & 472: In 2020, a drunk private detective hears a gravestone talking to him. The buried person is a young girl, begging for help. The next day he finds out that she is neither dead nor the police had ever found her kidnapper. Intrigued, he decides to reopen the cold case and start a private investigation that will change his life in a totally unexpected way. (Standalone version) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.48, illustrated by the author.

EPISODE 20: In 1985, a Russian immigrant visits a US professor of psychotherapy on a sabbatical, begging him to save his wife from a Siberian Gulag. The problem is that the American is now nothing more than a pulp fiction writer with a flair for sci-fi thrillers and he can’t help even morally, let alone physically. (Standalone version.) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.2, illustrated by the author. The eBook version is not illustrated to save on file size (1mb vs. 300mb).

EPISODE 3: In 1886, a steamship is mysteriously stranded without fuel in the dense fog of the Mediterranean Sea. A private detective on vacation is called to investigate, but unless he shakes off his cynical skepticism and starts fighting fire with fire, he won’t save anyone from the inevitable. (Standalone version.) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.1, illustrated by the author.

SYNOPSIS: In 2100, after Earth is ravaged by a Space War, a habitable planet is discovered in Canis Major, bringing new hope for a new home. They have the technology, the volunteers, and the guts to check its livability conditions. Yet 3 years later, a mysterious virus threatens to kill the members of the expedition. And with it, all hope for Earth 2. (Standalone version.) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.1, illustrated by the author.

EPISODES 41-43: In 2019, the United Nations Government calls a history professor to investigate the abduction of her father. It appears that a UFO had collided with his military aircraft. Treated as an intruder, the alien decides to teach the leaders of Earth a lesson of trust and interstellar diplomacy. (Standalone version.) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol. 5, illustrated by the author. The eBook version is not illustrated to save on file size (1mb vs. 300mb).

EPISODE 12: In 2037, a test pilot returns home to Luna after an experimental space flight, but something is wrong. Trying to contact Earth Headquarters, he crash-lands in an unknown location, where he has an unscheduled appointment with his own destiny. (Standalone version.)

EPISODE 9: In 2037, a test pilot returns home to Luna after an experimental space flight, but something is wrong. Trying to contact Earth Headquarters, he crash-lands in an unknown location, where he has an unscheduled appointment with his own destiny. (Standalone version.) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.1, illustrated by the author.

EPISODES 157 & 158: In 2019, a widowed foundryman visits a Grief Support Group, but all he finds there is despair and bitterness, which don’t help him cope with the loss of his wife. Leaving the place, he aimlessly walks the streets to clear his head, when suddenly he discovers that life has better plans for him than grieving to the end of time. (PG-13)

EPISODE 26: In 2000, the editor of the Military Sci-Fi Journal experiences a bizarre event during a convention trip. Whether it’s an elaborate prank by his fans or something else, it will alter his worldview and change his life forever. All he must do is remain faithful to the reason for creating his magazine. (Standalone version.) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.3, illustrated by the author. The eBook version is not illustrated to save on file size (1mb vs. 300mb).

Episode 27: In 2020, a priest of the Universal Order investigates the abduction of his wife, reporting straight to the New Vatican in Jerusalem. Despite the stark mystery, the determination of Padre Lucas to find his beloved will take him on an incredible journey to where no priest has ever gone before. (Standalone version.) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.3, illustrated by the author. The eBook version is not illustrated to save on file size (1mb vs. 300mb).

EPISODE 25: In 2040, a terminally ill poetess is planning her suicide when a new law comes to power: it is illegal to die. The global government needs people to populate terraformed planets. Winning a prestigious award, she becomes a spokesperson for the United Nations, helping to abolish death in the world forever. (Standalone version) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.3, illustrated by the author. The eBook version is not illustrated to save on file size (1mb vs. 300mb).

EPISODE 15: In 1460 NE, an alien world awakens to the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy, warning of an apocalyptic disaster. Can it be stopped or prevented? Can it be survived? Why else would a prediction be given to a people, if not to help them in any way? (Standalone version.) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.2, illustrated by the author. The eBook is not illustrated to save on file size (1mb vs. 300mb).

EPISODE 33: In 2014, a man escapes from the hospital morgue presumed dead. Starved, he lines up at a nearby Salvation Army street kitchen, having no idea who he is, or that he wears a military field uniform. They offer him a bed and a painter’s job at the new shelter, until people find out that someone is hunting the shy, homeless veteran. (Standalone version.) Available also in print, as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.4, illustrated by the author. The eBook is not illustrated to save on file size (1mb vs. 300mb).

SYNOPSIS: In 2318, the Space Admiralty tells a pregnant woman that her husband is MIA in alien territory, drafted into a war he never wanted to fight. She travels 5.3 light-years to search for him and finds out that he is a POW in the alien world he had rescued her from seven years ago. If she wants to see him alive, she must play a dirty game to win him in a slave market she had sworn never to set foot again.

Synopsis: In 2034, an old man wakes up in a room he doesn’t remember, unable to recall his name. A video on his laptop, recorded to himself, reveals that he is a professor of cybernetics, suffering from dementia. For more details, it invites him to look into a portable digital microscope in his pocket. What awaits him in the macrocosm demands more than the visionary mind of a revolutionary scientist.