Manuscripts

By WordSmithSteve

Eve expected to open her eyes in a new world. When the colony ark ship Jason launched from a dying Earth in 2325 CE, humanity’s hope lay frozen in cryostasis—seven thousand souls bound for a new beginning among the stars. But somewhere in the silent dark,...

By WordSmithSteve

Shadows of Eros is a riveting science fiction space opera story set in a gritty far future where Captain Nathan Rourke navigates the dichotomy of Eros, a celestial haven divided between opulence and squalor. Amidst intrigue, romance, and societal complexities,...

By WordSmithSteve

Aditi “Adi” Nizhóní Peshlakai was built for war. Once a Colonial Fleet Marine Myrmidon—augmented muscle, subdermal armor, neural net sharpened to a razor edge—she left the Corps with scars, secrets, and a rigid sense of honor in a world that no longer values...

By WordSmithSteve

Seasoned salvage spacers think they've hit the jackpot when they discover an abandoned starship. But their luck turns deadly when they realize it's a cunning pirate trap. With their small scout ship surrounded and escape impossible, they must rely on their...

By simneese

The morning after investigating a stranded vessel in deep space, the colonial cruiser Hippogryph has lost all contact with the outside world. Trapped in the blackness of an unknown anomaly, the crew work to discover what has happened to their ship and how...

By Clockwork_Sphinx

Image Credit: NASA APOD 2022 Nov 21, ESA, Hubble; Processing: William Ostling People say they want forever. But even a few hundred into the start of it becomes a weight. Society needs those willing to push that weight upwell and downwell, and plenty sign...

By marlalanderson

Climate change ravages Earth, a man-made plague forces millions into segregated camps, and the hope of finding a new world withers under threat of an alien attack. To ensure mankind's survival, two men take opposing paths. At the age of ten, Daniel Walker...

By PantSeatPilot

Putting together the pieces of her past may be the only way for Nikki to save her present, and the future of the worlds; luckily, her friend, Fred is as invested in this discovery as she is. Meanwhile, a few young adults find that coming into their own may...

By shawnrushefsky

The people of earth, liberated from the shackles of capitalism, reach optimistically and ambitiously into the stars, and into the future. Come aboard the first luxury cruise to the first resort on Venus, and meet the people who made it happen.