Space Travel Fiction

By the time Jo is finished with her, the Vampire Queen is going to wish she was never reborn! Hot on the heels of the Vampire she holds responsible for the disappearance of her mom, Jo McReynolds will stop at nothing to find the Vampire Queen and make her pay. Her mission might be to bring her in alive for questioning, but Jo has other ideas. In order to find Holland, Jo's going to have to enlist the help of some formerly unfriendly foes. Can she harnass the power of the Unsouled Vampires, as well as a Guardian turncoat to help unlock the secret of where the Vampire Queen is hiding? And ...

Welcome to Children’s Sci-Fi Series. The first part consists of five short stories belonging to an educational sci-fi series. These are not sci-fi/fantasy stories with just imaginary things. This series teach kids real facts about the human body, environment, and universe. Plus much more!

A SPACE SHIP IS ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS GEAR CREW That is the mantra that itinerant ‘gears’ − starship engineers − Franklin and Sri live by. They’ve just been hired to work aboard a prestigious luxury liner, but their plans are disrupted when an unknown fleet presses a ruthless attack. Fleeing to safety, they and their semi-sentient toolbox organism known as the Quiddle, wind up aboard the Alizarin Crimson, a ship that is barely holding itself together and run by a dysfunctional crew led by the bullying Captain Boris Tankready. Turning the Crimson from space junk to shipshape is a ...

Are you ready for a journey through the universe? Look no further than Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 14, the latest collection from The Shadowplay Collective. This anthology of short stories will take you on a thrilling ride through the unknown, as you explore new worlds, meet alien species, and witness the wonders of advanced technology. Within the pages of Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 14, you'll find tales that will transport you to distant galaxies, where battles are fought between robotic armies and where time travel is possible. You'll meet characters who struggle to survive...

Taking advantage of the worldwide Blackout, the Travelers from the planet Schyllus unite the nations of Earth into a single supernation called Pangaea, governed by the World Council. Travelers dominate the World Council, and have surreptitiously placed Travelers in strategic positions in the government, military, and society. But are the Traveler's intentions for Earth good or evil? Simultaneously, the world's elite have established themselves in 144 utopian cities scattered throughout the globe, declaring their independence from Pangaea in utter defiance of the World Council. Civil war ...

Step into a world that defies all boundaries and explore the unknown with Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 07 by The Shadowplay Collective. This anthology of short stories will take you on a journey through time and space, where you'll encounter fascinating characters, mind-bending concepts, and awe-inspiring technology. Whether you're a science fiction enthusiast or just looking for a thrilling read, this book is sure to leave you captivated from beginning to end. The Shadowplay Collective has masterfully crafted a series of stories that will transport you to alternate universes, ...

In a world where extraterrestrial beings hide in plain sight, alliances are forged, and secrets are kept. Washington, D.C. is home to two alien species - the benevolent Sevarians, transformed into beings of pure thought and energy, and the Taritians, offering their advanced technology and knowledge in exchange for peace. But lurking in the shadows are the malevolent Dentrons, hungry for Earth's resources. As the fate of multiple worlds hangs in the balance, humans find themselves caught in the midst of this cosmic intrigue. Follow them as they navigate a complex web of friendship, betrayal,...

You awaken one morning and remember nothing. Not your name, not who you are, not where you are, nothing at all. But you’ve awoken in a bedroom which is yours, in a large house which you apparently own. You have several servants in your employee, but you don’t speak their language, nor read their written words. But you do possess one unique skill. If you hold a lump of coal in your hand, and vent all of your angry frustration into the coal, it turns into a beautiful diamond worth millions. Over time, years, decades, you slowly begin to recover your memory, but as soon as it seems ...

Persecuted believers need to take drastic action, forced out of their churches, homes and lives. The Lunar Mining Colony faces financial ruin when miners sabotage to demand higher wages. Worldwide pressure over shortages of essential products parallels media attacks on "radical" Christians. Desperate company executives offer these desperate believers a "City on A Hill" out of this world.

In eternity, there was no hurry. In the year A.D 3198 humankind is thriving and striving for the stars. Among them stand the Mortalis, flesh and blood beings who can live extensively by xulon, a life-preserving plant that gives health and vitality when ingested. Preparations to travel to the stars are in its second phase. Follow three hundred-year-old (or so) Lieutenant Colonel Marion Stefanova on her latest mission to Helion 3, a class M planet in the Proxima Zetauri System. “It’s just that my emotions are still a little raw.” Marion is a seasoned commander; she is also seasoned in ...

The great science fiction writer Issac Asimov once wrote ‘‘today's science fiction is tomorrow's science fact.’’ So, it proves as we begin in a place of conspiratorial legend and intrigue. The Nevada desert, 83 miles north by north west of Las Vegas. Area 51. Here an historical meeting is taking between humans and AI astronauts set to be the crew for a forthcoming manned mission to Mars. The story moves on to Washington, the White House where something goes terribly wrong. As the world hold its breath a press conference is held where the word ‘‘No’’ is spoken and all hell ...

The adventures of Christiaan, Daniel, and Hannah continue on the planet Hyperios. It’s the third planet among the 12 Planets the three Tellurians have visited. It doesn’t go well. They endure crisis after crisis. When Christiaan mysteriously vanishes while trying to return to Schyllus, Daniel goes in search of him, leaving Hannah all alone on Hyperios — for decades — just as things go from bad to apocalyptic. Daniel eventually finds his dad in a strange solar system in the unknown part of the universe called Eternity, where phantasmal laws prevail. There, they encounter a mysterious...

Are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey through the vast expanse of the universe? Look no further than Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 13 by The Shadowplay Collective. This collection of short stories is sure to captivate and enthrall Science Fiction fans and readers of all ages. Seven Stories: WHISPERS FROM THE ANCIENT MANOR. COSMIC LINEAGE. GRAVEYARD TANGLES. SHINING SPECIES. GALACTIC VOYAGE. THE DERANGED SONATA. HOURGLASS HIJACKER. Within the pages of this book, you will find yourself transported to new worlds and alternate realities, where anything is possible. The Science ...

Guided by her prophetical visions, Keila takes on the oppressive Terran Council. But can the source of her visions be trusted? The Divine Sedition takes place in the year 2872 and follows young Martian rebel Keila Eisenstein in her fight against the oppressive Terran Council. In a vision, Keila realizes that to reach her goal to free her people, she first has to liberate the asteroid colony Eden from the tyrant Abraham Goldstein. She succeeds and takes control over Eden. Having gained control over Eden, Keila fakes her own death to fool the Terran Council officer assigned to detain her, ...

Sci-Fi One "There's a moon! It has to be!" Let us order a trip to the moon―and there is a special program in place for you to prepare for―of a few days. If you're not home within 30 days, we will cancel your identity. Now you get to play as close to the moon as you can get. Where? Get started today―now! Why? Your experience will be intimate and unforgettable. There is only one set of markings on this spacecraft; it will be lunar. If you ever find yourself in it, you will be able to command the craft, press the self-assured victory buttons, and begin your voyage on a new level of space...

What happens when 12 civilizations from different planets meet for the very first time? Will their common origin unite them into a mighty Intergalactic Empire? Or will they destroy each other? The people of the planet Schyllus in the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy possess the "Intergalactic Map" which plots 12 planets in the Local Group of galaxies colonized by the children of the "Maker" called the "First Ones." Schyllus is one of the planets. Earth is another. There are 10 more. Scientists on Schyllus discover that the Maker has created a device in deep space—the Gryben Anomaly—that allows ...

Erdmond, Großes Archiv: Die Chronistin Tsai Yini ist dafür zuständig, die Tachyonen-Kommunikation zu überwachen, mit der auch Reisen in Überlichtgeschwindigkeit möglich sind. Als ihr die Forschungsdaten eines Astrobiologen zugespielt werden, kann sie kaum glauben, was sie liest. Aus dem Bericht geht hervor, dass auf einem Tropenplaneten im Gliese-System intelligente Lebensformen existieren. Ihre Kultur steckt noch in den Anfängen, kreist aber offenbar um ein Artefakt ungeklärten Ursprungs, das ihre Körperchemie zu beeinflussen scheint.

Alan is a citizen of Earth, with a corporate job, a girlfriend, and an expensive apartment located in one of the tall glass towers of New York, Manhattan. When he breaks into a big corporation's servers and steals 1,250,000 Galactic Credits, he's judged and confined to live in a penal colony, 4,300 light-years away from Earth, for the rest of his life. It was the year 4210, and the Colony was a tiny part of the capital of Kalara IV, Alandra. At first, the Colony is a strange thing to Alan, but he starts going to a local board game club where he makes new friends to fill up his time.

Pemako, an ocean world hundreds of lightyears from earth and the only habitable planet found by humanity. Immigrants soon claim it as their own. Then something dropped out of the sky. The impact released enough energy to boil the ocean. The ensuing tsunami swept over islands. Death and devastation followed the great wave. It wasn’t a natural event. Forced to flee their homeworld centuries earlier, the Ruan have returned. And they want their planet back.

Decades ago, a vast object called the Anomaly was discovered moving through space. Missions sent to explore it found that anyone entering the Anomaly was unable to die. It kept moving, across our solar system, until finally the Anomaly enveloped Earth. Thirty years later, on the West Coast of the US, Theo hears that his missing wife has been sighted—in London. He’s sick, and getting worse, so he sets off to find her.