Sean Monaghan's intense science fiction tales deliver disaster and danger, all with a powerful human touch.Accomplished tug jockey Deacon Winchler flies the lunar cargo routes. Long hours, Cramped quarters, lousy pay. But he loves the work. He even likes his crewmates. Kind of.When an unexpected message breaks the routine, Deacon needs to make fast decisions. Clear decisions.Live or die decisions.A gripping story of moments gone wrong and improvisation with ...

Sean Monaghan's gripping science fiction stories brim with challenging situations and characters at the brink.Search and rescue expert Harli Gaddis crouches in thick, pungent undergrowth in a vast colonized alien construction. Searching for vanished colonists.An impossible taskAnd before they find anyone, Harli and her Crew must face unimaginable horrors.Never mind finding survivors. First they themselves must survive.A fantastic story of nick of tim...

With a quirky, deft touch, Sean Monaghan's weird sci-fi stories engage and enthrall.Studious student Juniper Groves just wants to catch up on assignments and figure out paying for rent and groceries. When a loud car approaches from an alley, she needs to take control. Before things tumble into dangerous territory.An unexpected arrival, though, might just change everything.Not just about the moment, but for Juniper's whole world.Another odd tale of self-deter...

Enthralling novelist Sean Monaghan throws readers yet another curveball.Crispin Calderton listens to soft piano music in his cool office at tip of CeeVoll 617's spire. A brief respite from governing the million or more people living hardscrabble lives on the floors beneath.Meanwhile, hundreds of floors down, Ernst Marbee finds himself swept up in Abie's explorations. After all, there must be treasures worth discovering in the city tower's labyrinthine structure.What...

Mastermind storyteller, Sean Monaghan delivers another astonishing tale of deep space with a deft human touch.Astronaut Deacon Winchler loves his easy life shunting Pallets around Luna Orbit, dining on greasy pizza and even indulging in the occasional beer.When an offer comes in to go investigate a whirling interstellar visitor plunging into the solar system, Deacon barely hesitates.After all, what could go wrong?A compelling Novel of disaster and destructio...

Sean Monaghan's stories truly deliver.Cool and calm bagman Shepherd Gregory just wants a simple, plain day. Put gas in his Mustang. Grab a decent coffee. Finish off a job. But when he meets The Man With The Hat, Shepherd's day seems as if it might turn out a little differently from his plans.Or a whole lot differently.Another stunning, challenging story from the author of Tishomingo, and the Cole Wright Thrillers.

A gritty, desperate struggle for survival in the harshest conditions.When disaster strikes the deep space vessel Cumberland, Ed Linklater faces terrible choices.Under Wildest SkiesJust one of the stories in this pacey, dramatic collection filled with danger and disaster at every turn.

From near future to distant, from the far reaches of space to home on Earth, Jim Baen Memorial Grand Prize winner, and Writers of the Future finalist Sean Monaghan presents his second balanced collection of unusual science fiction stories. This book-length collection includes the stories "Defensive Position", "Stacey7", "The Shipbreakers", "Time Plus" and "The Impact Viewers". Cover image by Victor Habbick.

In the depths of outer space, danger rears its head in surprising places.A routine scouting mission.A sudden appearance.A discovery that changes everything.Action and danger in the dark, cold vacuum of the outer solar systemA Wildest Skies story featuring fan favorite character Giselle Mäkinen.

Versatile science fiction writer Sean Monaghan sure spins gripping and challenging tales.In this collection of five enthralling stories, rich dimensions filled with bizarre sounds and scents challenge assumptions, families hold together by the thinnest of threads, and brave characters slip through the fabric of delicate universes.Five sci-fi stories that each pack a punch. "Her Crystal Husband", "The Painting that Became a Portal", "The Librarian and the Return of the Night...

A cutting and confronting tale of passion, family and rocket launches.Young Ed Linklater just wants to witness a rocket launch at the Cape.Ed's brother Alex just wants some peace and quiet.With their father at the wheel, the competitive brothers contend with diverging interests.With elegant touches of humor, this road trip story grabs at your heart.

Edgy sci-fi writer Sean Monaghan's tales swallow you up whole before you even know it.After years at the burning edge of dangerous missions, astronaut and fix-it guy Parker Windell loves his quiet life on the shores of Lake Chilchester, sipping iced tea and bathing in the quiet calm as seasons change.But when his old colleague Leall Safi arrives with a tempting, even irresistable offer as a mysterious artifact screams into Jupiter's orbit, Parker must find new levels of res...