In the year 2146, the Earth Defense Fleet tasks Captain Blast Johnson with testing an experimental propulsion system. After crash landing on the savage alien world of Arkolny, Blast must use all his strength and military training to survive fierce encounters and defeat deadly foes. However, not ever...
The year is 2360. Elysium Biodome V, an isolated poultry farming colony on Mars, has discovered the secrets to human harmony.
The community gathers for its 280th annual Conclave, a celebration of love, community, corpulence, and chickens.
This story was partially inspired by one of the author'...
The year is 2043. Pleasure is tough to come by. A new invention by Pangalactic Pleasure Products promises to bring safe and affordable pleasure to the masses. Yet the early prototype is stolen by a rival who disregards warnings it contains a dangerous bug that threatens to bring the nation to its ...
Holly Cropper grew up as a Breaker, mining the outer reaches of space. Now, she’s an up-and-coming lieutenant in the Earth Alliance Marines. Her mission: keep the peace and help humanity survive in the endless darkness of space. When a distress call comes in from a large mining vessel, her orderly...
A dark science-fiction novelette!
The lab ship, Magpie, is hired to investigate an escape pod signal near a mining colony. What Dr. Selma Seaward discovers is a beautiful cadaver, laying in an extravagant escape pod. Perfectly preserved, the body is reminiscent of the monster haunting the mining ...
For fans of Inside No. 9 and Black Mirror comes the third chilling collection in Lex Young’s Christmas horror series - where this time, festive cheer meets digital fear.
Technology has changed how we celebrate, but what happens when it starts thinking for itself? Tech The Halls unwraps six twis...
Higgens has the best job in the galaxy. Except for the fact that he’s technically a janitor on a galactic mining vessel. When he discovers an unknown alien species, his world gets turned upside down. He will have to find unlikely allies if he is going to save his new friend and help her build a ne...
This gripping collection of short Dystopian Horror stories share a haunting vision of potential terrors for humankind. Each story explores different aspects of future uncertainties: technological, environmental, political; illuminating the universal fears which connect us all. From climate-ravaged w...