If you had a name like Wolfgang Amadeus Robinson you would think that would be burden enough, only few people could imagine what was about to happen. I mean, just how often do people have their cameras destroyed by alien weapons fire while out birding? Still having the courage to get involved in a serious firefight was what many people would consider a step too far. The thing was that once he had one foot on a ladder to the stars he didn't fancy stepping back. Maybe if he had a premonition...

They say there are three ‘rules’ which lead to the arrest of a murder suspect. Television has made them all familiar, motive, method, opportunity. Perhaps the trouble with the Avery case was deciding exactly what the motive had been. After all without a murder weapon, the method was open to virtually anyone, well any red blooded male and it seemed opportunities were readily available. Life isn’t meant to be easy, but after countless years on the force, Blake didn’t expect to spend...

There are many mysteries in the world, things were do not understand, perhaps do not even believe in. The fact that there are almost countless inane television shows attempting to conn us into believing they have proof of everything from the spirit world to alien encounters is almost enough to cause total hysteria. That does not mean we should close our minds to the possibility of the unknown. Maybe science has banished the UFO to the sidelines by stating categorically that other worlds ar...

This is an anthology of various short stories in different genre, the first three being linked together by a simple notion, the Devil on Speed interpreted in various ways. Episodes in the life of three different characters, the good the bad and the hero.Then the is the initial chapter from the quadrilogy 'The Blair Wasp Project, less said there the better, although the words science fiction and the ultimate fate of mankind could be used. I suppose War of Convenience could be described...

Having discovered that there was without doubt life after death it rapidly became obvious that the knowledge could be used to great advantage. It is possible for anyone, almost anyone to become a great detective only apart from Jack having a talent which made his methods virtually unique there were other considerations. After all death, especially violent death has certain rather unique characteristics, most of which are unpleasant, so attempt to immerse yourself in the dark world you were...

Wolf had decided that a life as an interstellar policeman had more going for it than anything his home world would ever have to offer, all he had to do was get his head around what that meant. It had been mildly amusing standing in front of the Mars rover, which inevitably led to sensational headlines, only what he had in mind once he started work was going to create something of a furore back on the planet Earth. Life Jim, but not as we know it was going to be the catchphrase worldwide, e...

No doubt there are times in everyone's lives when they experience a fear of death. As a police officer perhaps the risks had been exaggerated, the thought of a violent demise always in the back of Wolf's mind. Being alert, a quick analytical thinker wasn't going to protect him from a close proximity pulse blast. Actions had shown him to be brave, even courageous. Thinking about it he proved that every night, sleeping with Seline. Well, everyone was soon going to discover the extent of his ...

Ever wonder why aliens don't visit Earth? Or what coffee a demon likes to drink? Or how bureaucracy could really screw up a grand space adventure? A Flash in the Pan? is a collection of speculative flash fiction and short stories that answers these questions and more.The collection includes the following speculative fiction stories:Flash fiction- Shipwrecked (500 words)- The Gloriously Cunning Plan (500 words)- Make Mine a Macchiato (500 words)- ...

We probably never think about it, but we humans are a potential food source.When we reach out to the universe with our quaint motherhood statements of peace and love, we are being very naive.One day someone will come here, because we are a source of food.One day, in the future, they did come, this is the story of that event.

Flanagan (who is, for want of a better word, a pirate) has a plan. It seems relatively simple: kidnap Lena, the Cheo's daughter, demand a vast ransom for her safe return, sit back and wait.Only the Cheo, despotic ruler of the known universe, isn't playing ball. Flanagan and his crew have seen this before, of course, but since they've learned a few tricks from the bad old days and since they know something about Lena that should make the plan foolproof, the Cheo's defiance is a majo...

   

A fast paced sci-fi adventure, A Game of War blends dizzying excitement with a whirlpool of emotions to keep you gripped from beginning to end. Like ‘The Hunger Games'? You'll love this. A Game of War so far: Ally flies and dad shoots. She’s got a gift for flying, always has, even before she joined the Game. The Game? A weekly contest between slaves, winner takes all, losers get to walk home, assuming they survive tha...