Maison d'édition: Petra Starkova
The ebook SEIF contains my sci-fi short stories and was released in the Czech Republic independently, without the involvement of a publisher, on March 1, 2021. It includes my older sci-fi short stories that were previously published in magazines and anthologies.
A Science-Terror Story by the Author of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back He was trapped on a planet of deadly dinosaurs that made Jurassic Park seem like a kid's playground! For one thing, they were smarter than the average dinosaur! The Marshall Museum sent Gene Bishop on a simple mission to the distant world of Erigon to collect dinosaur eggs for the museum’s spectacular DinoWorld park, a scrupulous recreation of the Mesozoic Era on Earth. Bishop figured it as a quick in and out. Swoop down, grab some eggs, and be gone. But he figured wrong. When one of the indigenous women, Leea, who had spent her whole life fleeing from the gigantic macabre creatures, tried to set Bishop right, he ignored her. The Terran simply could not believe what she was trying to tell him. There was one terrifying difference between Erigon’s dinosaurs and their extinct Earth brethren. The Erigon dinos were intelligent, and horror and destruction were sure to follow if the eggs were taken back to Earth and allowed to breed. But Bishop had too much at stake—both fame and fortune—to want to believe her. Some people have to learn the hard way, and for Bishop what happened next was a lesson that could cost him his life and much more.Voir livre
Join Space Medical Service officer Calhoun and his sidekick Murgatroyd the tormal on another exciting adventure, this time on what should be a routine visit to the planet Maya, which upon arrival appears to be completely devoid of all life! - Summary by Mark NelsonVoir livre
The dead belong in Riven. The living on Earth. But as war fills Riven to bursting, Carver has to find a way to keep those lines clear, or there won’t be much difference between the worlds for long. Guiding the dead to their next life has never been an easy job. Turns out, most dead don’t like being, well, dead. But when an angry, powerful spirit begins marshaling the lost souls and claiming Carver might be the bridge back to life, Carver has to find out why before the dead make him one of their own. Riven is the first book in The Riven Trilogy, a steampunk fantasy set during a twisted World War One. With action-packed adventure, humor and a little bit of love, Carver’s adventure promises to keep you turning the pages, searching for answers along with the guide. If you’re looking for your next great story, Riven will take you to a brand-new setting, with characters you’ll never see coming. Listen today, and get pulled into a magical world!Voir livre
When science runs amok, nature steps in... For thousands of years, man has reigned supreme over nature. But deep in the African jungle, at the edge of Genusphere's controversial research facility, a challenger rises. Broken fences. Smashed cameras. Unusual tracks in the mud. The locals talk of apes behaving strangely. Sarah O’Leary, leader of the genetic research team, rubbishes their warnings... ... until the first bodies are found. The Genusphere compound locks down amid a media blackout, but the villagers fear it could already be too late. Some of them don't buy the official story. They don't think O'Leary and her colleagues are worried about something getting into the genetic research compound. No. They think she's trying to cover up whatever got out... __________ A Scent Of Man is one in a series of Sci-Fi Sizzlers: standalone short stories from international bestselling author Craig A. Falconer. These stories can be read in any order — dive in today!Voir livre
Captain Willard Phule has whipped his troops into shape, turning Phule's Company from the laughingstock of the Legion into . . . a crack team of casino security guards. Now his company is deployed to help an underdeveloped planet. And what better way to utilize their major area of expertise—goofing off—than to turn the planet into the biggest intergalactic playground ever?Voir livre
In a post-cyberpunk future, where global economic activity is carried out in a virtual-gaming realm, a new blood-transmitted virus has become a black-market staple due to its temporary rejuvenating effects, forcing infected "Eternals" into tightly knit underground communities where they must hack the V-net for basic food and shelter. In the first book of a series that "revitalizes the cyber-fiction genre with its vivid prose and believable characters" (Library Journal), Zakariah Davis and his wife Mia are among those infected with an alien virus that vastly prolongs life, and their blood has become a black-market staple due to its rejuvenating effects. Their teenage son Rix does not carry the Eternal virus, and Zakariah is consumed by the search for an "activated sample" with which to inoculate him.In book two, Mia is murdered in retribution and the family is overcome by grief. Zak goes on a quest to contact her spirit in the afterlife while Rix wants revenge at any cost. Niko, the teenage clone of Zak's dead sister, has received the Eternal virus and been captured by "vampires" who drain her blood nightly for its rejuvenating effects. After Rix helps her to escape, she finds sanctuary at the bedside of her comatose progenitor, Phillip Davis, whose brain is being reconstructed in a clandestine neuroscience laboratory. Zak enlists the help of a famed lecturer on psychic research, Jackie Rose, and together they travel to the home of a Haitian shaman, Tono, a prophetic spiritual healer. Rix and Niko team up to find Mia's murderer and finally confront her killer in the lair of the Beast.Voir livre
