Sean Monaghan
1) Tweezers
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Exploring the alien rock pools on Kombya, a gorgeous, ocean-dominated planet, the little robot Tweezers patiently uncovers new snippets of data. The researchers encourage him. Tweezers performs with meticulous enthusiasm.So what makes him wonder about other lives?A science fiction adventure story with a heart, from the author of "Little Voices"
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Locating a threat in the deep underground of Gorgon's bar in the hidden city of Braigh, Captain Arlon Stoddard and his team take their assignment with dead seriousness.
But when a mountain-sized guy walks in, bulging with muscle enhancements and eyes laser-locked on Arlon, all bets are off.
Filled with rip-roaring adventure and complex intrigue, the Captain Arlon Stoddard adventures cover it all.
4) Sail Man
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Alice Briggs has a plan. Send a deep space probe farther out than any before.She knows how to do it, but faces blocks at every turn.When she meets Tink and Caroline-the sail builders-they make her big ideas seem small.In a good way.A story of pioneering, relationships, and an AI who might just get her own way.
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Arriving in the deep alien forests of Corrul, Tim Maxter and his crew hardly expect instant hostility from the locals.Sixty light years from Earth to find someone pounding on the spaceship's door. Welcome to a planet filled with surprises.Surprises that will cut Maxter to his core.A story from Sean Monaghan, author of Lydia's Mollusk and The Ergs.
6) Ventiforms
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The windy, parched planet Zepheirre discourages visitors. Actively. Tailé Aronsen's mission to find her son strikes problems from the moment she arrives in orbit. But the extraordinary Ventiform sculptures might reveal more than they hide. If Tailé can figure out where to look. A Shilinka Switalla story from the author of Defragging Carla and Raven Rising.
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A shell with brilliant striations. Golds and whites and purples. Perfectly in its setting on the calm, warm beach.
Beautiful, intriguing.
Beguiling, even.
Lydia hardly expects the creature be dangerous.
But then, looks can decieve.
A complex tale of mystery, misadventure, family, and a sea gone wild, from the author of Raphael Marooned.
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The first Cole Wright collection A surprise in a country field. A strange and dangerous encounter in a state park. An unexpected stop while traveling on a bus. Moments of conflict, moments of desperation, moments of tenderness. Includes eight short stories and the novella Cold Highway. Cole Wright. Wrong places. Wrong times. Just as well.
9) Raven Rising
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Light years from home, Starship Raven went down in an impossible blazing wreck. Crack investigator Angelie Gunnarson and her team love this kind of impossible mystery. But the Raven might have more secrets than even Angelie can handle. An action-packed short sci-fi novel from the award-winning author of The City Builders.
10) The Ergs
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Jessaline loves exploring the old hidden relics out on the erg. Tolesse has many secrets. A history dating back to the earliest times when humans first inhabited the planet.But do humans belong?A twisted tale of hidden destiny and people who will stop at nothing to get what they need.Even from the innocent.From the author of Raphael marooned.
11) Hanging Vines
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In a bizarre enclosed world, Alex Nightman flees Iddleston's thugs and mechanicals. All over a misunderstanding.
Caught between the endless ceiling and the world's wide ocean, Nightman needs his wits and every trick he can muster to stay out of reach.
12) A Steep Climb
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Hitching a ride, Cole Wright finds himself listening to tall tales. He meets some remarkable people on the road. When the driver suggests a detour to a beautiful overlook, they find more than they expect. People dressed and ready for a ball. But they have other things on their mind.
13) Little Voices
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On Io's icy surface, under the glare of Jupiter, Kerrison works on freeing up a sample tube. the research must go on. His hefty armored suit makes him pretty comfortable, even if his job as a technician holds a pretty low status. And when he starts hearing sounds that might just be voices, well, he could find himself heading down the status ladder. A science fiction adventure short story with a heart, from the author of "Designated Driver".
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Cale loves the movies. Soda. Popcorn. Almost a ritual.Action, drama, romance, arthouse. He has eclectic tastes. Very eclectic.When he encounters Nicole, though, things change. Drastically.It might take everything in him to keep a handle on reality.A twisted story that rides right into the depths of manipulation, from the author of Life-Span.
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Jeff Cougan picks himself up out of the snow and dusts down his clothes.The start of a very bad afternoon.Far from Earth, with a big payday on the horizon, Jeff needs to get back to the installation. Fast.Set everything right.Will he be able to fix things? Will he be able to live with himself?A science fiction story that asks the question, how can we stay true to ourselves?
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Startled by an odd noise outside her farmhouse squat, Ruby goes to check it out. What she sees, thows her for a spin.
Visiting Ambrose, a backwater town, Cole Wright enjoys the quiet pace of life.
But the events outside of Ruby's farmhouse set Wright on a collision course. With explosive consequences for everyone involved.
Especially Ruby.
A Cole Wright thriller that cuts to the bone.
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A Captain Arlon Stoddard Novelette
Ortanide. A planet with a unique geography, a rich history and a strange political system.
A political system that defies Captain Arlon Stoddard and his crew.
Restrained in a dank cell by the very people he came to help, Arlon faces the choice of violating the charters he works to uphold.
Or certain death.
A Captain Arlon Stoddard Novelette that pits the crew against possibly their most heinous foe yet.
19) The Arrival
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Worn, battered and bruised from years as a cop, Cole Wright wants a moment of peace.But the Spokane locals have other plans for his vacation sabbatical.And Wright just has to stick his nose in, whether wanted or not.
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The giant stone block of Vaile Max prison stands on the Karnish plains. Impregnable and escape-proof.
Prisoner Cole Dugald waits, release imminent. He wants no trouble.
But when authorities demand help from investigator Flis Kupe, trouble looms. For everyone.
On a collision course with deadly psychopaths, Cole and Flis must team up to survive.
A Karnish River Navigations novel that expands the world with unexpected revelations.