From a young couple struggling to look after their baby to a new captain's reluctance to take command of her ship, and from a sun-addled stranger's appearance in town to the emergence of a sentient AI, the twelve tales presented here explore the central theme of an arrival by someone or something new.There's even an alien puppy.

From a creepypasta horror farm to a bullish love tale and from the bloody metal deck of the ESS Arclight to superhero octopus food trucks, you can transform your shortest stolen moments into utter delights with this diverse collection of 33 flash fiction stories.Commuting to work? Grabbing a quick coffee? Each story tells a complete tale in but a few short minutes with the added promise of a lifelong introduction to new indie writers.You never know, you mig...

24 Extremely Short Halloween Stories for your Briefest MomentsFrom a Hillary Clinton stripper to mythical beast-women in the harsh Scandinavian tundra and from an unusual band of steadfast teddy bears to the last man in zombie-occupied Chicago, fill your briefest moments with pulse-pounding frights and off-beat chuckles with this collection of 24 flash fiction stories.Commuting to work? Grabbing a quick coffee? Each story tells a complete t...

From an unexpected twist on a classic Christmas tale and a soldier returning home from war to a pair of girls waiting for an unlikely Christmas wish to come true and a creepy evening in a museum, fill your briefest moments with this collection of 18 flash fiction stories.Commuting to work? Grabbing a quick coffee? Each story tells a complete tale in but a few short minutes with the added promise of a lifelong introduction to new indie writers.You never know, you might just ...

Being an officer means balancing many conflicting demands. Making the wrong decision can have serious consequences. It takes a special kind of person to cope with the responsibility.The Officer is an anthology of eleven science fiction short stories by writers from across the globe. It is part of the Newcomer series of scifi anthologies.The stories are:-Duty by Alasdair ShawPatchworker 2.0 by M PaxTotaled by Benjamin DouglasLucky Star by A R Knigh...

“It is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears.We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea--whether it is to sail or to watch it--we are going back from whence we came.”- John F. KennedyUnderwater cities, lost civilizations, crops, climate change, and dead zones.In this collection of o...

Here are 6 modern and classic science fiction novels we hope you will enjoy:Wolfbane, by Frederik Pohl and C.M. KornbluthSlave Planet, by Laurence JaniferPreferred Risk, by Frederik Pohl and Lester del ReyThe Rat Race, by Jay FranklinChampagne Caesar, by Jay FranklinRememory, by John Gregory BetancourtIf you like this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in th...

**They call it the Scion School...Jacey calls it a prison**She has no parents. None of the students on this remote Caribbean island do.The world beyond? Destroyed by an asteroid impact long ago.So what happens after graduation? The last class walked into the medical ward and were never seen again.They've all been told lies. Lies and more lies!Jacey hates herself for believing them for so long.They've trained her body and mind to peak ...

When her island home is invaded by enemy soldiers, her family captured, and the town enslaved, Taylina must find a way to fight back and free her people. But their enemies have powerful warships, sorcerers, and dragons. Her simple people are no match. Her only hope is to venture onto the forbidden half of the island and seek the one individual powerful enough to battle their enemies, a dragon known for eating humans rather than helping them.Find out what happens to Taylina and meet...

**LIMITED TIME BOX SET** of the BESTSELLING Mindjack: Kira SeriesOpen Minds, Closed Hearts, Free SoulsIn a world where everyone reads minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep.Sixteen-year-old Kira Moore is a zero, someone who can't read thoughts, leaving her no chance with Raf, a regular mindreader. When she accidentally controls Raf's mind, Kira hides her frightening new ability. But lies tangle around her, and she's dragged into an un...

Reality is sometimes not what it appears to be.Dr. Albert Snowden just wanted to be there for his niece, Emily, after the loss of her father. Being abducted by aliens, and then rescued by a mysterious being known as Evaran, has made that difficult.Despite their situation, they try to make the best of it while traveling through space, time, and beyond with Evaran and V, Evaran’s trusty mobile artificial intelligence. With the use of Evaran’s time-traveling s...

"The Ninth Science Fiction Megapack" contains 27 more works spanning time and space--including 24 stories, 2 interviews, and "A Science Fiction Alphabet." Fun stuff indeed! Included are:INTERVIEW: DAN SIMMONS, conducted by Darrell SchweitzerTHE SPIRES OF DENON, by Kristine Kathryn RuschAIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG, by Brenda W. CloughFOR I AM A JEALOUS PEOPLE! by Lester del ReyLUVVER, by Mack ReynoldsFROG LEVEL, by Bud WebsterCAPTAINS CONS...