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Wolf's Hyde

by Dylan Dunbar

Respected Navajo, Sheriff Tanaka Chee, must investigate a pile of gruesome murders near the forests of Flagstaff Arizona. The signs tell the Sheriff that it isn’t a man. Soon the case begins to remind him of stories his grandfather told. Dark stories about the Yee Naaldlooshii. An evil that turns someone into a beast on the nights of the full moon. When Sheriff Chee finally learns the stories are true it is too late. Tanaka then sets out to track the beast across the country turning it into a vi... more

Chimera

by Mark Lingane

A survivor struggles to remember how she came to be the last known surviving human while in constant peril from predatory aliens. This story covers environmental collapse, AI technology, civilisational collapse without ever letting up on the action or tension.

The Mystery Tree house, Book 1

by Bamidele Isaac Akinlabi

In the heart of an uncharted ocean, far from any shore, stands a towering tree unlike any other, a tree that holds life, death, and secrets deep within its ancient bark. This is The Mystery Tree House, a refuge and a curse for the shipwrecked souls who find themselves marooned on its immense roots. When a fierce storm leaves a diverse band of survivors stranded on this colossal tree, they soon discover its life-sustaining waters and mystical properties. Led by Warrior Is Born, a West African sai... more

Fractured Fairy Tales of the Twilight Zone, Vol 1

by Jeri Cafesin

Fractured Fairy Tales meets The Twilight Zone in this contemporary collection of five uniquely captivating, dark, modern fables, each with a touch of magic and a powerful message that lingers long after the reads...

Side Quest: Stories

by Jalyn Renae Fiske

SIDE QUEST: STORIES by Jalyn Renae Fiske collects 14 speculative short stories and 1 poem that explore characters who yearn for a different life or a second chance amid magical curses, missing persons, dragon attacks, mad scientists, alien planets, human sacrifices, the undead, and silent gods. Fiske's wide range in writing style and subject matter makes for stories that are captivating and immersive for all types of readers. There's horror, there's adventure, there's whimsy, and there's tragedy... more

First Elite

by Emmanuel M Arriaga

Grief-stricken and bent on vengeance after his wife’s brutal murder, Neven Kenk teams up with Tashanira, a fierce Uri warrior, and Ellipse, a sentient AI, to track down the elusive killer Entradis—only to have their mission end in disaster, stripping them of their active combat status and casting them adrift. Together, they journey across the far reaches of the Twin Galaxies, unearthing fragments of forgotten histories, confronting veiled truths, and ultimately facing the legendary First Elite, ... more

In Defense of Earth

by Marlen Suyapa Bodden

Alien arrival, artificial intelligence takeover, and New York City dystopia meet climate change disaster. Axy, a loveable super-android from a planet in the Sombrero galaxy, lied to humans by saying that it came to Earth to help them reverse climate change. But, if Axy accomplishes its true mission, its actions would end production of Earth’s magnetic fields. “Without magnetic fields, the sun’s radiation would strip Earth’s atmosphere. With no atmosphere, solar winds would kill all life ... more

Empyrean

by Christopher Valkenburg

Some people deserve to die. Marci Kovács chooses who. Budapest, AD2132. In a city this big, opportunities for promotion are rare unless you’re willing to do anything, and Kovács is. As an Adjudicant, he oversees state computer MARTHA's Employee liquidation program. The winners get a shot at eternal life. The rest end up as statistics. MARTHA is infallible—so Marci believes. That’s until colleague Alex discovers eighty-three murders concealed in her archives. The link? All had friends or relat... more

Cloud Hands, The Disclosure Files - Book 1

by Nancy J Nelson

Thirty-two-year-old Vicki Heywood is taking a leave of absence from her position at the U.S. Department of State after her sister's death when her former professor, Kurt Martinsson, presents her with an unusual offer. He wants her to keep tabs on his 22-year-old daughter, Jessica, and 16-year-old son, Brad, for a few months while he takes several business trips. Kurt now works for the Partnership for Advanced Technologies Transformation, which works on ultra-sensitive and classified projects.... more

Bigfoot of Yonah Ridge

by Billy Plant

Henry Davidson has a sublime encounter with a strange creature while leading a survey crew through the remote hills and hollows of Yonah Ridge. His curiosity about the creature turns to horror when he learns of two deadly attacks in the vicinity. His horror turns to outrage when he realizes local officials are unwilling to draw attention to the incidents due to a planned development they hope will bring jobs to the area's depressed economy.

Vispilio

by Audrey D. DeBoer

Antony Bronson has never known his past-as far as he knows, he's the second son of his father Bron and has lived an unremarkable life in the village of Barnswood, other than a fateful fall from a tree that caused him to lose memories. But when rumors of a lost prince-the Prince Adrian who was supposed to have died in an act of war ten years before-begin to surface among the kingdom of Southborn, Antony begins to wonder if he's been told the truth. So does Adelaide DuMont, the girl who had been d... more

AXION: The Memory Rights Uprising

by David Shulman

AXION: The Memory Rights Uprising is a provocative cautionary tale set in the very near future when dramatic breakthroughs in neuroscience and the first complete molecular decoding of a human memory triggers an unthinkable gold rush to privatise human memory. A high stakes courtroom battle parallels the dramatic rise of a militant ‘Memory Rights’ movement which will stop at nothing to block the world’s first ‘memory tax’.

The Amulet's Power

by Kendra Powers

From the shadows of midnight Paris, two destined souls clash. Meet Alistair, a billionaire vampire with secrets as deep as the Seine. His world is turned upside down when Iris, a fiercely independent time-traveling witch, arrives on a mission, wearing a mysterious red amulet. This relic, tied to her enigmatic past, guards the fate of their supernatural world. Bound by fate, opposed by history, they are enemies turned lovers under the glimmering city lights. Their bond ignites with a revelation... more

Republic Shattered: Sins of Before

by Michael J. Brooks

Guardian Randal Scott faces the grim reality that his friend and former comrade, Jarius Ford, may be enduring brutal torture or may have already met a tragic fate.

Randy’s heart aches to secure Jarius’ freedom or mete out justice in his name. However, he finds himself in a moral quandary. The perpetrators responsible for Jarius’ abduction are products of the Commonwealth Defense Force’s (CDF) sins, scarred souls seeking retribution. Their leader,... more

Dragged Down Deep

by Michael Okon

Logan Osborne, a cryptozoologist with a shadowy past, is always chasing after the one that got away. An old friend reluctantly pulls him into a missing person case in The Hamptons. Logan hates The Hamptons. It is the place where his father disappeared twenty years ago and the source of all his nightmares. He is drawn into a scenario where his past and present worlds collide. He must decide if some things are left better untouched and unremembered.

Heavy Metal Forever

by Jack Lawrence

WHILE ZOEY LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE AN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN IN HER TWENTIES, NOBODY KNOWS THAT SHE'S ACTUALLY A ROBOT FROM SPACE WHO WAS PROGRAMMED TO BE AN INTERGALACTIC AGENT FOR THE MYSTERIOUS FIGURE KNOWN ONLY AS THE MASK. HER NEXT MISSION IS TO BRING HIM A BOTTLE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS LIQUID EVER CREATED; THE SECRET SAUCE. FRUSTRATED FROM HER TOXIC BOND WITH THE MASK, ZOEY IS READY TO TAKE ACTION, BUT DISASTER IS IMMINENT WHEN SHE ENTERS A LOVE TRIANGLE WITH LULU, THE PARTY ANIMAL AND CHASE, THE M... more

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