By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following their surrender at the end of World War I.Forced to build anew, the Kriegsmarine possessed some of the most technically advanced warships in existence. Although the heavy units of the fleet were too small in number to pose much of a threat, Germany was particularly well served by her Navy's smaller vessels, in particular the U-Boats and the S...

BBC dramatisations of two classic detective novels featuring Inspector Gabriel Hanaud of the Paris SûretéThe brilliant creation of British author A.E.W. Mason, Inspector Hanaud has been hailed as ‘the first major fiction police detective of the Twentieth Century’, and was one of the inspirations for Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot. In these engaging whodunits, France’s cleverest investigator is tasked with proving the innocence of two young women,...

Lust poses as love and ambition as patriotism in this dark and brilliant play depicting the heroic action of the Trojan War.Troy is besieged by the invading Greeks, but the young Trojan prince Troilus can think only of his love for Cressida. Her uncle Pandarus brings the two together, but after only one night news comes that Cressida must be sent to the enemy camp. There, as Troilus looks on, she yields to the wooing of the Greek Diomedes. The tragic story is undercut by the commen...

Seth Gingko has the fastest human-owned ship in the home galaxy. It has been pimped/souped up by plant hybrid cyborg aliens, and is invaluable to Seth's old employers, the MacCollie Company.But Seth has a problem. Through a technicality, he's out of contract, and he's stolen the ship.But he knows he has get back to Earth with the information he's gained…Aliens are invading the galaxy.And there Seth has another problem. The Human races so far have not yet met any...

Alternate histories. Alternate realities.It’s said that every choice creates multiple timelines, each one exploring what could have happened if a different decision had been made. Most of these alternate histories stem from different outcomes to a pivotal battle, or to an assassination attempt, or to the ending or escalation of a war. All violent, all bloody, all brutal. But what about those choices made during peacetime, when there was no monumental, ongoing conflict? After all, e...

Six months have passed since the onset of the Krenaran war, the E.D.F and their Solarian allies have managed to push back their brutal Krenaran assailants, although at a terrible cost. Many once proud colonies, stations and facilities now lie in ruins due to the ferocity of the fighting, and millions of lives have been lost.Michael Alexander; now a captain, and in full command of the Liberty, has been left a haunted man by the loss of his wife and son, he must now put the past behi...

Seth Gingko has the fastest human-owned ship in the home galaxy. It has been pimped/souped up by plant hybrid cyborg aliens (The Florans). He has a mate, Carol, and a new baby daughter, Weiss.But he has a huge problem. he started a war that all but finished off the entire Human population of the galaxy.So he begins the creation of an Ark, a safe haven for Humans to re-invent themselves and begin reconstruction.Unfortunately, Seth's partner, Carol has been hit by a deat...

After the fires are out, the smoke has cleared, the divorce is over, the widow has stopped wearing black, the sun has risen, the monsters are dead, the world is saved (or destroyed!), the storm has calmed, and the trouble is over……what do you do next?Find out in the first anthology of work by the Pikes Peak Writers. From mystery to romance and science fiction—from heartfelt essays to poetry that moves the soul.We can’t promise only happy endings. Just that moment wh...

To bring the subject of aliens into humanity's face, Seth Gingko has started the First Interplanetary War, and now he's got to deal with the consequences.He's also handed over blueprints of his alien-souped ship to the Fellowship; they'll clone it and use the new design against the Tysilions.Putting himself and his friends in the front line against the alien menace, he fights against the tentacled Tysilions. Unfortunately, since the Fellowship now have his design, he's also a...

Seth Gingko has the fastest human-owned ship in the home galaxy. It has been pimped/souped up by plant hybrid cyborg aliens, and is invaluable to Seth's old employers, the MacCollie Company, and humanity as a whole.But Seth has a problem. Through a technicality, he's out of contract, and he's stolen the ship.But he knows he has get back to Earth with the information he's gained…Aliens are invading the galaxy.And there Seth yet has another problem. The Human race...

Sixteen original stories of science fiction and wonder from sixteen talented authors, written to commemorate the first ten years of NewCon PressContents:Introduction by Ian WhatesThe Final Path – Genevieve CogmanWomen’s Christmas – Ian McDonaldPyramid – Nancy KressLiberty Bird – Jaine FennZanzara Island – Rachel ArmstrongTen Sisters – Eric BrownLicorice – Jack SkillingsteadThe Time Travell...

Novella seven in the series finds Seth Gingko in deeper trouble then normal. Not only is he an expectant father, but he's also responsible for the downfall of humanity; the Earth/Tysilion war hasn't gone well for the poor humans. With the alien hordes closing in on a complete victory, Seth sets out once more to lend a hand. I mean, he's to blame, its kinda the least he can do.