A sci-fi short story by Fritz Lieber, originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction 1951.
“The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!”
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“2 B R 0 2 B” by Kurt Vonnegut
Got a problem? Just pick up the phone. It solved them all—and all the same way!
Bookmarks, stickers, t-shirts and a Sabre starfighter miniature
Fun swag and stretch goals for readers who support my Relics of the Ancients Kickstarter campaign!
Now on Kickstarter: Relics of the Ancients
A brand new space opera adventure series from M.G. Herron launches on Kickstarter.
Binge read your favorite bounty hunter
The series one reader describes as, “Noir meets the X-Files” is back with an omnibus edition!
Grab 3 science fiction mystery novels written from the perspective of one snarky bounty hunter for just $0.99 cents.
“Cry From a Far Planet” by Tom Godwin
The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified. A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind.
The big reading list of indie published portal fiction
Portals in sci-fi and fantasy One of the oldest and most beloved tropes in science fiction and fantasy is the portal story. It goes like this: Hero discovers a portal to a new world and steps through it. Sometimes the stepping through is an accident, other times a choice. Either way, when they land on […]
“Panic at the Tomb” on Audible
A few years ago when Podium produced the audiobook of The Translocator, they also produced a bonus audio short story to help promote the big audiobook during launch. That story is called “Panic at the Tomb”, and it takes place between book 1 and 2 of the trilogy. It follows Eliana to Cairo where she […]
25+ best sci-fi short stories in the public domain
These days, it can be difficult to get your hands on many of the most famous classic science fiction short stories. Even outside of the famous names like Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein, the majority of stories are still under copyright, and will be for years to come. Some are available as overpriced paperback collections […]
Casting Culture Shock
If Culture Shock ever got made into a film, who would you cast? Last night we met friends who had listened to Culture Shock’s audiobook on a road trip and surprised me by showing up to Austin with all the characters cast as famous actors. Needless to say, I was delighted. In their version of […]