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Janus 2
by S.D. FalchettiIn Erebus, James Hayden sacrificed the world’s first near-light-speed Riggs ship to make a remarkable discovery on the icy moon of Janus. Now, amidst mounting concerns about that discovery’s implications, he must assemble a crew to repair his crashed ship and fly it back to Saturn’s Cassini Station. But Janus still has secrets to discover, and the alien probe’s mission may not be finished. The crew of Gossamer Goose returns for a new interstellar adventure in this hard science fiction novella... more -
Titan's Shadow
by S.D. FalchettiIn Aero One, Jia nearly lost everything during her encounter with the pirate ship Maya. A year later, she’s trying to restart her life as a freelancer aboard Saturn’s newly-built Cassini Station. But Cassini has its own secrets. When a chance encounter with a past adversary sets old battles in motion, she must unravel the mystery of Titan’s Shadow before more lives are lost. Titan’s Shadow is a hard science fiction story set in the Hayden's World universe. The story is a 12,500 word novella (... more -
Erebus
by S.D. FalchettiIn 43 Seconds, James Hayden took us to near-light-speed with the world’s first Riggs ship. Now, construction of the second Riggs ship is nearly complete, and in one month Sarah will take the helm. But growing opposition may shut down the program before she gets her chance. When James’s last-ditch publicity stunt traps him light-days from rescue, Sarah must decide just how far she’s willing to go to save a friend. Erebus is a hard science fiction novella set in the Hayden's World universe. The... more -
Aero One
by S.D. FalchettiJia can’t breathe, her ship is minutes from breaking apart in Uranus’s atmosphere, and the lifepod just burned up. Things aren’t going well. When her injured engineer’s solution sends them plummeting into the icy stratosphere, they find themselves trapped in a life-or-death battle against time, the elements, and unexpected visitors. Aero One is a hard science fiction short story set in the Hayden's World universe. The story is a 9300 word short read (< 1 hour) and is the perfect size for read... more -
Signal Loss
by S.D. FalchettiLife aboard the Aristarchus isn’t much of an adventure, and Kyan just wants to do his job and get back to his family. When he discovers a mysterious object at the edge of the solar system and an unexpected contact during comms loss, data running turns life-or-death thirteen billion kilometers from home. Signal Loss is a hard science fiction short story set in the Hayden’s World universe The story is a 9000 word short read (< 1 hour) and is the perfect size for reading on the go. This updat... more -
Bernard's Dream
by S.D. FalchettiIn Bernard’s Promise, James Hayden took humanity interstellar, exploring the strange life of the Centauri worlds and finding hints of where the Silver Stars have gone. After returning to an Earth that’s advanced nine time-dilated years, he encounters an emerging technology that will force mankind to either fill the worlds of the solar system or search the stars for new Earths. One man can’t do it alone, and he’ll need a fleet spanning decades if they are to succeed. But the Silver Stars are stil... more -
Hayden's World: Volume 2
by S.D. FalchettiFirst contact with hostile aliens, maiden voyages of Earth's first starship, and interstellar adventures await in this hard science fiction collection of the sixth and seventh stories from the Hayden’s World series:
Janus 2:
In Erebus, James Hayden sacrificed the world’s first near-light-speed Riggs ship to make a remarkable discovery on the icy moon of Janus. Now, amidst mounting concerns about that discovery’s implications, he must assemble... more
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Hayden's World: Volume 1
by S.D. FalchettiSurvival tales in the skies of Uranus, desperate struggles at the solar system's edge, and near-lightspeed interstellar expeditions await in this hard science fiction collection of seven Hayden’s World short reads:
43 Seconds:
James Hayden has a dream, and the Riggs test vehicle is going to take him there. But when failure after failure leads to his last chance exploding spectacularly, he must partner with an AI and gamble everything for one last shot a... more
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43 Seconds
by S.D. FalchettiJames Hayden has a dream, and the Riggs test vehicle is going to take him there. But when failure after failure leads to his last chance exploding spectacularly, he must partner with an AI and gamble everything for one last shot at the stars. 43 Seconds is a hard science fiction short story set in the Hayden's World universe. The story is a 6000 word short read (< 45 minutes) and is the perfect size for reading on the go. -
In Search of Amika
by Multi MindKeyona is a hapless college grad focused on getting her next job. One night, she slips through her bed and plops into the land of Rulo. Summoned by Ipkuni in search of their dearest friend Amika, Keyona begrudgingly offers to help look for this person in hopes that she can get back to her own world and life. -
Dreamer
by Multi MindVera has quite unusual dreams. Whatever she dreams, affects her in real life. All is fine until one day, she sees something she thought she could handle – instead, she’s plagued with a reoccurring nightmare, haunted and tracked by The Hunter. Now she worries she may never wake up again. -
Wayward Suns
by Hamelin Bird"Bird's prose sets the bar high for his contemporaries in this slice-of-life tale marbled with self-destruction and ambiguous hellfire magic. Smart, deep, and honest. Highly recommended."
-CHAD LUTZKE, author of Slow Burn on Riverside and Of Foster Homes and FliesIn this speculative coming-of-age tale, Holden Caulfield gets a makeover and settles down in the Eighties. He doesn't know it yet, but he has a date ... more
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Rayne Storm
by Stephanie ColbertRayne Parker isn’t your average, everyday Private Investigator. Instead of searching for run-of-the-mill cheating husbands or finding missing persons, her most recent client is the world’s oldest witch with a prophecy that stuns Rayne—she must slay the mighty demon, Marchosias, to save the world. Before long, Rayne is involved in chasing a demon who charbroils his victims with a blast of fire hotter than anything known to man. But how can she slay the invincible demon? Her quest to find answers... more -
Ethereal's Call
by Leslie CookKyra Vale Aiwler is an unpopular witch on an assignment for her coven. Her task is clear, and her goal is set. Then she gets derailed when she crosses paths with a Fae bartender, Micah Rao. She has no interest in anything he has to offer, but he will not take no for an answer. Ensnared by his proposal, she finds herself at the mercy of a secret destiny and a past she knew nothing about. She crosses over to a world that is foreign to her and one she may not be ready to embrace. She goes on an epi... more -
And so Began the War
by Ian Anthony HollisZoe Evelyn Lionheart, a young roboticist, and her house-robot, Herbert, are inadvertently swept away on an adventure to stop a war, after a powerful government vies for control of a much smaller, but technologically superior nation. When the smaller nation's government refuses to be controlled, robot production is put into overdrive in an attempt to create a robot army, alarming the world-renowned roboticist, Michael Alouicious Copperpot. After Lord President Smythe and Vice-President Perriw... more -
Through the Abyss
by Sidney SonInvestigate, mitigate, and eliminate any abnormalities that threaten the planet. Former elite soldier, Jonathan Hawthorn has his work cut out for him. In a world where few people believe in the possibility of life existing outside of Earth, his job is to protect humanity—at all costs. Oceanographer, Ariella Marconi is suddenly thrust into the perilous deep when two large crystalline structures were detected on opposite ends of the ocean. Together, Ariella and Jonathan delve into the depths, inve... more
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