Contemporary 94

"My father was a vampire," she tells you. And maybe she makes you believe it… ー • ー • ー • ー A short story / flash fiction of fewer than 2k words, or less than 5 minutes of reading for the averag……続きを見る

You think you’re panicking about the e-book revolution? How do you think the print books feel? A funny short story about the end of the publishing world as we know it…. Includes BONUS story “If the ……続きを見る

Whatever time John has left, he has dedicated it to finding Asha. Without that driving force he would still be sitting next to his corpse, waiting for death to catch up. But his friends will pay a h……続きを見る

Pramantha: Part 3 is the third episode of THE 33: award-winning author J.C. Hutchins' innovative new monthly series. Pramantha ー An idyllic research & development commune with a deadly se……続きを見る

Andre Norton's science fiction classic depicts the struggles of the last remaining priestess to a powerful-yet-aloof deity. 続きを見る

Edgar Pangborn's science fiction classic. "The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?" 続きを見る

John Tietjen loves New York City like life itself. But while he's out of town at a conference, confused reports come out of the city. Millions of refugees are streaming out, each bearing contradicto……続きを見る

Gabriella de la Rosa's problems were mundane -- overbearing co-workers and a non-existent personal life -- until Josephine Calfuray, apprentice to the mysterious Master Blancher, saved her from capt……続きを見る

Duncan Rose, magician and card cheat, accidentally slips back in time to 1934. Swindling his way through this bizarre new world, he searches for a doorway home, until a ruthless mobster takes notice……続きを見る

Sixteen-year-old Deli Winters wakes up, dying. A voice asks her if she wants help, no matter the cost, and she agrees. The next thing she knows, a monster is bathing her in fire. She has become Evre……続きを見る

Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds To the bottom of my grave I heard the disturbing trumpet, and then the voice of the Prophet commanding that the bodies of the dead should rise, the souls be……続きを見る

The Mighty Shandar, the most powerful wizard the world has ever seen, returns to the Ununited Kingdoms. Clearly, he didn't solve the Dragon Problem, and must return his fee: eighteen dray-weights of……続きを見る

'Society? Bunkum, there's no such thing; take it from the mouth of the dog who has fetched and carried, hunted, guarded and gone to war on behalf of man. Canine familiaris has had his nose up the cr……続きを見る

The story follows the lives of two teenagers named Megan and Dustan. Megan, who doesn’t remember anything about her life before she was raised to be an Assassin by a group called Sentry finds out sh……続きを見る

My name is Aurelia Weston, and my best friend has been kidnapped; stolen by the world's deadliest terrorist, taken away for a power we both have. The government has told me that I'm special - I need……続きを見る

Alice Gailsone was Dyspell, the most dangerous and feared woman in the world. She was infamous for being the second in command of the Purge, the most vile terrorist organization on the planet. She A……続きを見る

On the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, a spiritual war brews among the Spirian race. During one of the many conflicts, clan leader Khalen was forced to kill his mate after she was seduced by the Sh……続きを見る

No pain compares to the loss of your soul. At least that’s what Elle believes until she meets Avel, the Spirit of a man who died over 300 years ago. Avel doesn't know why he, of all Angels, has been……続きを見る

The Spirian Saga continues with Shifter, bringing back familiar characters and an old grudge that resurfaces as a new and surprising conflict between the Spirians and Shadows. Standing at the apex o……続きを見る

To test one's spirit, a soul must live through the unthinkable, survive the unbearable, and reach for the impossible. Being a legend is not something Skye ever wanted. The fact remains, however, and……続きを見る

Skye is willing to give Khalen all the time he needs to make up his mind about their inevitable union. What she doesn't count on is his rash decision to give her away to his closest friend. Khalen k……続きを見る

Truth is revealed when our cloud of judgment fades. Rae loves a man she cannot have, is betrothed to a man she does not want, and is caught between two opposing forces that threaten to tear her apar……続きを見る

Ian and Erika have a great friendship; one where status does not matter. When Erika is pursued by a high-status male, however, Ian's protective instincts flare and a gauntlet is thrown that he is no……続きを見る

Far too young, Apollo Ulfr lost Ilsa, the love of his life. The grief of her loss does not settle in his soul, it solders to it. When he discovers there’s a parallel universe where his wife may have……続きを見る

Magic is real. Strange forces and uncanny creatures abound. Cosmic evil is loose in the world--especially around San Diego--along with transcendent evil, primordial evil, simmering evil, objective e……続きを見る

Jenny ist verschwunden. Der Polizist Noah Hansen glaubt an Entführung, doch Lösegeldforderungen bleiben aus. Es gibt keine Spur von dem elfjährigen Mädchen. Der Verdacht fäl……続きを見る

Andrew Tollson, age twelve, runs away from his New Jersey home when his mother finds out he has been skipping school. Deep in the forest Andrew stumbles upon an ancient revolver, loaded with six rou……続きを見る

Za is set in a distopian future and features a young man with a future. It just might be a very short future. Life in the Rookery is getting too dangerous for a boy wanting success especially when Z……続きを見る

Destined to be a pawn in a game without even knowing it, Heather Candor grew up playing RPGs with her friend Abe and a regular group of college friends. One day he mysteriously disappeared, but trie……続きを見る

Summary: The role of an exorcist was to protect the people of the world from the departed who refused to move on and the damned who clung to the mortal realm. Whether the threat was a Spirit, a Fien……続きを見る