Space Travel Fiction

Reader, Writer, and Maker: All three novels of the Daughter of Time series in one book. Speculative fiction with time travel, alien armageddon, metaphysical mysteries, action, adventure, cosmology, cybernetics, religion, and romance!

Autistic savants Micah Oberllyn and his friend Sir Alex Stevens have grown up and found their places in the Oberllyn family think tank. No one realized how serious the boys were about space travel until they started testing engines, using robots they’d designed to construct leaf ships and quietly building a moon base as a stepping off point for interplanetary colonization. From Kai Dante to Catriona, the Oberllyn family is back and everyone joins in the attempt to make the project a success. A nemesis from the past targets them and they find themselves once again dodging control by more ...

Introducing Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 10, a collection of thrilling tales that will transport you to other worlds and challenge your imagination. From the minds of The Shadowplay Collective, these stories will take you on a journey through the vast expanse of space and beyond. Whether you're a die-hard sci-fi fan or just dipping your toes into the genre, this collection is sure to captivate and entertain. In this collection, you'll find stories set in distant galaxies, on alien planets, and in futuristic societies. The Shadowplay Collective has crafted each tale with care, weaving ...

Haunted by mysterious visitors, a young man embarks on a lifelong quest to unravel their enigmatic presence, thrusting himself into a journey that challenges his understanding of reality and sanity. His relentless pursuit takes him across the realms of parapsychology and quantum mechanics as he grapples with the haunting question of their purpose in his life. After years of uncertainty, the elusive visitors finally disclose their identity and unveil a profound mission for him. As this revelation unfolds, his existence transforms dramatically, steering him toward a destiny he could never ...

Seven colourful stories featuring K9 in the company of Sarah Jane, Brendan, Aunt Lavinia, the Doctor and Romana. Vintage stories from the K9 and Doctor Who Annuals of the 1980s, featuring the faithful robotic dog and Sarah Jane S Vintage stories from the K9 and Doctor Who Annuals of the 1980s, featuring the faithful robotic dog and Sarah Jane Smith.

The American Civil War had ended, and the members of the American Gun Club tried to think of something else to interest them. At last they came up with the extraordinary idea of building the greatest cannon the world had ever seen and using it to launch a man-made "bullet" to the moon!

It’s been three years since Esa left her backwater planet to join the ranks of the Justified. Together, she and fellow agent Jane Kamali have been traveling across the known universe, searching for children who share Esa’s supernatural gifts. On a visit to a particularly remote planet, they learn that they’re not the only ones searching for gifted children. They find themselves on the tail of a mysterious being with impossible powers who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the very children that Esa and Jane are trying to save.

The wealthiest bachelor in the solar system is about to get the surprise of a lifetime from a woman he believes will be his next conquest. Sophie has a dark secret, and she’s traveled from Earth to Jupiter’s moon of Ganymede because of it. Guy Devereux's parties are considered legendary in the solar system. Just because you're rich doesn't mean you get invited. Sophie's secured an exclusive invitation to Guy’s latest soiree on Ganymede. She's not there to have a good time. She's there to meet the one-and-only Edmund James, a wealthy moonboy considered one of the most sought-after ...

First published as an illustrated book in the 1960s and now a collector’s item, Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space sees the Doctor land in the futuristic world of The One. Along with the Mortimer family, whom he rescued from the Great Fire of London, he finds himself recruited to lead a galactic invasion from Andromeda - with the TARDIS instrumental in the plan! In Ten Fathom Pirates, a story from The Doctor Who Annual 1967, the Doctor encounters underwater raiders on a distant planet.

Two young men, Jules Verne and Herbert George Wells, are destined for greatness, as authors, but are forced to turn from writing science fiction And fantasies. Not because they are failures, but because They are the only ones who can save a world Fallen into darkness… Betrayed by forces from beyond space… From beyond time. Born to save the world from an… INVASION OF EARTH! An invasion where the enemy can be anyone… Even your own brother or father!

In the final throes of the generations-long war with the alien Felen, smuggler Jereth Keeven's junk freighter breaks down in a strange rift in deep space, with little chance of rescue—until they encounter a science vessel that claims to be from 152 years in the future. Engineer Uma Ozakka has always been fascinated with the past, especially the desperate peace mission that ended the war with the Felen and ushered in a new age of collaboration—a mission Keeven's first mate, Leesongronski, is supposed to be leading right now.

The Mindaru are dead, or so exiled Earthman John Bandicut and his alien companions believe, after their intervention to save the Orion Nebula and surrounding worlds. But now a part of this ancient and malicious AI colony is swarming toward the present from its birthplace deep in the past. Their opening: a temporal disturbance in the starstream, a hyperspatial thoroughfare used by myriad civilizations. The disturbance emanates from the planetary defenses of nearby Karellia, whose people know nothing of the starstream or the galaxy-threatening Mindaru.

Time and space collide when aliens from all races come together to work to fix the timeline. In a world where time travel is possible, a group of aliens from different species have banded together to form the Chrononauts. Their mission: to travel through history and correct any changes to the timeline that could lead to disaster. The Chrononauts are a diverse team, with members from all walks of life. Each member brings their own unique skills and abilities to the team, and together they are unstoppable. But the Chrononauts are not the only ones who want to control the timeline. There are ...

Everything levitates using just a small amount of electric energy to compensate for ohmic losses. Works everywhere, including the vacuum of space, and only need electric power, converting it to kinetic through magnetic force; the fantastic fact is that this invention was possible in Tesla times. Can a magnetic field charge plasma as it is exhausted through a turbine, jet combination allowing for more powerful propulsion? What is limiting us from shielding the attracting forces of gravity? What are electromagnetic drives?

Risen from the past, these beautiful animals inspire all who see them. Titanic sauropods roam the land, devouring forests. Ceratopsians herd across the plains like living tanks. Pterosaurs fill the skies, some as large as planes. Ruling them all, the mighty T. rex reigns as king. Powerful as they are, the dinosaurs are facing another extinction. An army of poachers sweeps across Mintari. Killing. Burning. Even the greatest dinosaurs cannot survive their modern weapons. Against this army stands Joe Triplehorn. A Mintari Ranger. A man broken and forged in the wilderness.

Genius inventor Nikola Tesla starts off this epic Steampunk adventure (Victorian Science Fiction..) with a device that creates an alternate timeline andmakes Steampunk possible. In 1880 the captain and crew of a steam-powered British starship must battle a despicable villain, rescue the kidnapped Queen of England and thwart an alien invasion from outer space. Can Star Captain Demetrius Cogswell, Ship's Telepath Lady Elidora Thistle and the crew of the HMS Perseverance save England, Earth and the rest of the solar system? The story ends with Tesla finally getting the recognition he's due. ...

Aedre, having toppled the mafia and harboured two victims in her master's temple, makes a chilling discovery—YuFang, one of the hidden, is a mass murderer. But now, as the rain ceases, she finds herself stranded on Haunted River, unable to teleport back to warn her friends she brought a murderer to their temple. Imprisoned in a hospital bed, paralyzed, and too far from a mystical river, Aedre seizes a risky opportunity to teleport in her paraplegic state. Yet, her escape coincides with the untimely eruption of a volcano, ten years ahead of the prophesied catastrophe. She needs a time key ...

They have gathered now on Damien and are about to witness the last rising of a man-made nova. They are 16 humans in a distant world about to be enveloped by an eruption of violence - horror and murder, oddly complemented by a bizarre, unforgiving love. But justice is not all that they’re about to find. Judgment is coming, and the 16 unsuspecting ones are on the threshold of the murdered star.

A space cloud of unknown composition is on a collision course with Earth as the world holds its breath. The anomaly sails through the solar system, and the International Space Station, along with three astronauts and one cosmonaut, are thrown back to the Cretaceous period, where dinosaurs roam Earth hunting prey and great pterosaurs patrol the skies.

The Xortaags are back with a vengeance. Not being the forgive-and-forget types, they’ve conquered the Akakie homeworld, and now they set their sight upon Earth. Having reverse-engineered the advanced technology they scavenged on Kanoor, they now hold the key to rule the universe forever. It now befalls to Jim and his friends to save not only humanity, but every sentient species in the galaxy.