Space Travel Fiction

A Classic Space Opera in the tradition of Heinlein, Asimov and Anderson. Join on an epic adventure of colonization, exploration and war with Thomas Aquinas and his partner Azire. It is the year 2432 and expansion into the void and discovery of vast resources and wealth and colonization are primarily handled by the Churches and religions not the governments. Aliens and their cultures are discovered and brought into the fold of our civilization. Wars are waged. Discoveries are made. Mankind adapts and overcomes. The advances and use of slower and faster than light travel to colonize the near ...

Joe Johnstone wrote science fiction until he grew too old to hold a pen. He never did make it to space. He had to die to do that. In 2092, the line has blurred between the living and the dead. Between organic intelligence and manufactured. Humanity’s first interstellar ships soar into the cosmos for exploration and colonization, leaving a tired and battered Earth behind. They are crewed by artificial intelligences and ghosts like Joe. Will the mission of one such ship, the Excelsior, succeed?

In the face of perilous circumstances, Trent and his crew find themselves stranded and encircled, desperate to salvage their survival. As they navigate this uncharted world, they encounter a mix of new adversaries and unexpected allies. However, their ship's near-destruction and the loss of countless lives cast a shadow of doubt. The clock ticks relentlessly, with only Sixty-Seven days before the looming invasion. The fate of Earth hangs in the balance, resting on their ability to repair and prepare the Independence for the impending battle against the enigmatic Void. Will they conquer the ...

Short story, taken from the Glass Planet Series, Glass Planet 2, Gabriel's Objective. Chapter 5. A science fiction retelling of the story of the holy grail, the cup, told in a different way, from a different origin. the Cup story is a symbol of many things, all thru the history of story telling. This story is short and sweet and entertaining, about the changes that occur when an unnatural thing with free-gifting powers is introduced into a social group. Using fictional characters, the author takes the reader through a journey of discovery, uncovering the secret Extra-terrestrial origins of ...

Camille Coduri reads this brand-new novelisation of the Ninth Doctor’s debut TV adventure. "Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life!" In a lair somewhere beneath central London, a malevolent alien intelligence is plotting the end of humanity. Shop window dummies that can move - and kill - are taking up key positions, ready to strike. Rose Tyler, an ordinary Londoner, is working her shift in a department store, unaware that this is the most important day of her life....

The TARDIS arrives in Gaul in AD 451, on the eve of battle between the forces of Attila the Hun and those of the crumbling Roman Empire. But the Doctor soon finds that both sides are being helped by sinister supernatural creatures. While Graham makes allies in the Roman camp and Ryan is pursued by the enigmatic Legion of Smoke, the Doctor and Yasmin are pressed into service as Attila’s personal sorcerers. But the Doctor knows there is science behind the combat magicks - and that the true war will pit all humanity against a ruthless alien threat.

World War III looming: Zombies, Aliens, and Intergalactic War. The world is on the brink of destruction and it's time for our heroes to take a stand. With an alien invasion looming and a corporation intent on causing chaos, the stakes have never been higher. Arthur, Elliot, Millicent, and Stanley must come together to stop Hellinix from goading the aliens into a full-scale invasion. But with the added threat of zombie outbreaks and the Zadnitsian government driving NATO into World War III, the task seems impossible. As the heroes navigate their way through a dangerous web of secrets and ...

For the Tenth Doctor, the festive season always brought adventure. In fact, he's saved Christmas across space and time more times than we ever knew. Join the Doctor (and Donna and Martha and Rose, and other friends old and new) for incredible tales of daring and danger. From Daleks plotting to save humanity to Sycorax working to exploit it...from star-narwhals massing on the Moon to a toy factory in space. Because even in the jolliest of seasons there's a world or two to save.

Vincent is having the time of his life... ...it's just not actually his life As a software developer, landing a job at an elite consumer spaceflight company is definitely a win, other than the fact that he has to face his fears and ride the rocket himself! That's not so bad, though. Vince is madly in love with Jenn, the gorgeous and adventure-loving copilot, even though he's never been able to really string more than two words together in her presence. Vince's minor blackout on his last descent was troubling, but not as troubling as the fact that just about every woman he meets suddenly ...

Emma and her husband, Walter, enlist as colonists on a space colony adventure mission--an inter-galactic journey to start a new life light years away... to leave Earth and join other colonists on board the Oliquin Colony spaceship. They had planned to make the incredible journey together, but when a tragic accident shatters her world, Emma must make a difficult decision — one further complicated by an unexpected discovery that puts far more at stake than her own, suddenly-empty life. A Village in Space is a novella suitable for all ages. It introduces readers to the brave and hopeful ...

Our heroes are dressed in homemade uniforms and armed with prop phasers but soon find themselves defending their hotel and convention center against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Suddenly, all of their useless knowledge about particle physics and old Star Trek episodes has genuine real-world applications! And while hotel employees and regular civilians are dying left and right, our Trekkies summon strength and courage by emulating their favorite starship-voyaging characters

Imagine going to sleep and waking up 3,000 years later on another planet. That’s what happens to Adam O’Shea, a brilliant late 21st century scientist and inventor. All he wants to do is go off to Mars for some peace and quiet until humanity works out its issues. Instead, he ends up struggling for his very existence in the ruins of a failed Martian colony where he confronts the limits of technology and his own vision. Along the way he meets Clara Xhang, another castaway in space and time, and together they plot their escape from the death trap that is the Red Planet.

Deep below the surface of the planet Adamantine lies a crystalline wonder world of lava seas and volcanic islands, home to living rock-people. But when the Doctor and her friends arrive they find Adamantine under threat. The seas are shrinking, the magma is cooling, and mysterious, fatal Seething Pools are spreading fast. Something has come to Adamantine - but what does it want? Fearing an invasion is underway, the Doctor must lead an expedition to the surface of the world to save its molten heart....

The Muungano empire strived and struggled to form a utopia when they split away from old earth. Freeing themselves from the endless wars and oppression of their home planet in order to shape their own futures and create a far-reaching coalition of city-states that stretched from Earth and Mars to Titan. With the wisdom of their ancestors, the leadership of their elders, the power and vision of their scientists and warriors they charted a course to a better future. But the old powers could not allow them to thrive and have now set in motion new plots to destroy all that they've built.

Hayden Marks is an egotistical athlete with dreams of glory. Ryne Zeldon is an apathetic genius with zero ambition. Glendo Maris is a lovable loser who's bad at basically everything. It’s on these three idiots to save the world. In a utopian future, Hayden and Ryne are two opposing forces who don’t get along. When they’re both drafted into the exclusive Explorer program under the tutelage of their former teacher, they gel like oil and water, like Newtonian physics and quantum mechanics, like ice sculptures and grease fires- they have a hard time mixing. Oh, and they’re both chasing ...

Deadwood, USA. A girl sneaks out just before dark to ride her new bike. Suddenly, the ground disappears beneath her. Waking up at the bottom of a deep pit, she sees an emergency rescue team above her. The people looking down see something far stranger.... That girl grows up to be Dr. Rose Franklin, a brilliant scientist and the leading world expert on what she discovered.

Davis Summerfield, once enjoying a blissful retirement and the pleasures of a carefree life, suddenly finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue he cannot refuse. Interplay, a clandestine government agency, presents him with an offer he can't decline—leading their groundbreaking space exploration and research division. Uncertain about the full extent of his new role, Davis is astounded to learn that it encompasses a daring expedition into the outer reaches of the cosmos. Amidst the mission's perilous voyage, Davis encounters enigmatic vessels, their origins shrouded in mystery. Just ...

Are you ready for a thrilling journey through the depths of space? Then look no further than "Shackled in Space" by Alexander Hawthorne. In this pulse-pounding science fiction adventure, you'll be transported to a distant galaxy where a group of prisoners have been exiled to an inhospitable planet. With no hope of escape and a hostile environment to contend with, they must band together if they have any chance of survival. But as tensions rise and alliances are tested, the prisoners quickly realize that the greatest threat to their survival may come from within. Will they be able to ...

Jim, a wisecracking, OCD-suffering fighter pilot, is about to propose to his girlfriend when his friend Kurt surprises them by showing up at his house, wounded and covered in blood. This is just the beginning of Jim's woes, because soon after, his life is thrown into a galactic conflict that threatens the very existence of the human race. Can our heroes save humanity from the wrath of a galaxy-conquering alien fleet? The Crimson Deathbringer seamlessly blends breathtaking action sequences with mischievous humor.

An alien entity has stolen a time weapon. Rade and the Argonauts must retrieve the weapon and travel back 65 million years to ancient Earth to stop the entity from intervening in humankind's evolution. The stakes are high. If the team fails, they will return to find a galaxy populated not by humans but by the descendants of the dinosaurs.