A Fantasy Historical Romance of the First Decade of Papa's Pride, by Clea Ortiz Newcome—but actually a Gilbert & Sullivan Fantasy in Space Opera Framework, by Phyllis Ann Karr!Some have told me that the events of Ship Years 8 and 9 were far too terrible to use as underpinning for a light fantasy romance, and one that in any case can appeal chiefly to the hundred or so avid Savoyards in the ship's population. My response is that light treatment has been among humanity's most effective defense mechanisms for dealing with disaster, probably since our race became recognizably human back in Old Earth's paleolithic; and that Savoy enthusiasm is as precious in Papa's Pride as any other artifact of our Old Earth heritage.In any case, these things lie more than half a century in our own past, and if half a century does not make them fair game for historical fantasy, what does? Is the past not the past, whether ten or ten thousand years ago, whether back on Old Earth or out... Views: 61
The Texan and the Egyptian
A Sky Fire Chronicles Short Story (Prequel)
The Texan and other the Confederate soldiers’ job was simple. Buy weapons for the war effort and transport them home—but nothing is ever that easy.
On a ship in the middle of the Atlantic, the people around the Texan start vanishing. Why? And is the mysterious Egyptian woman involved? Will the Texan be her next victim? Views: 61
The Texan and the Egyptian
A Sky Fire Chronicles Short Story (Prequel)
The Texan and other the Confederate soldiers’ job was simple. Buy weapons for the war effort and transport them home—but nothing is ever that easy.
On a ship in the middle of the Atlantic, the people around the Texan start vanishing. Why? And is the mysterious Egyptian woman involved? Will the Texan be her next victim? Views: 61
After her first mission for the Fair Seas Treaty Alliance, Intelligencer Dagrun Lund returns home to find that her twin sister Inger has disappeared.
Using all of her skills as well as her strong Trait, Dag stows away on a ship and follows her sister to Strongrock, an island that is home to pirates. On Strongrock, Dag discovers that the pirates are hiding dangerous secrets; secrets that threaten to ensnare Inger and turn her against her country and her twin.
When fellow Intelligencer Calder Rahmson arrives to escort Dag back home, the two of them find themselves targeted by the pirates. Fleeing for their lives, Calder and a heartbroken Dag are forced to leave Inger behind. Dag vows to find her sister and save her from the pirates, but when she discovers that the pirates are a threat to the Fair Seas Treaty Alliance, Dag faces a terrible choice between saving her sister and saving the Alliance. Views: 61
THREE CLASSIC SCI FI NOVELLAS IN ONE VOLUME—from a Nebula and Hugo award-winning author In Terra Incognita, Connie Willis explores themes of love and mortality while brilliantly illuminating the human condition through biting satire. Uncharted Territory Findriddy and Carson are explorers, dispatched to a distant planet to survey its canyons, ridges, and scrub-covered hills. Teamed with a profit-hungry indigenous guide of indeterminate gender and an enthusiastic newcomer whose specialty is mating customs, the group battles hostile terrain as they set out for unexplored regions. Along the way, they face dangers, discover treasures, and soon find themselves in an alien territory of another kind: exploring the paths and precipices of sex and love. Remake In the Hollywood of the future, live-action movies are a thing of the past. Old films are computerized and ruthlessly dissected, actors digitally ripped from one... Views: 61
Detective Stacy Kirchner has given up on finding Mr. Right. Convinced a happily ever after simply isn't in the cards for her, she focuses instead on building her career and making her small house a comfortable home to share with her cat, Chloe. Without warning, she finds herself thrust into a world filled with uncertainty and deception. Struggling to keep ahead of a malicious prankster hell-bent on destroying everything she's worked for, Stacy is blind-sided by her feelings for dark and mysterious Galen Gordon.After a series of devastating losses, Galen Gordon is moving forward. The former FBI agent is settling comfortably into life in small-town southern Indiana. He's finally ready to risk losing his heart again, to reach for what he wants--a life with Stacy. All he has to do is convince her the idea has merit. That, and keep her alive in the face of growing danger. Views: 61
