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Science Fiction
Reawakened in the
Far Future. When Joe Hermann, a
twenty-first century man, has his body frozen in hopes that in the near future
a cure for his cancer will be found, what he thinks will be a short sleep turns
into a 3000 year snooze. The new world he wakes into is very different from the
one he knew. Mostly wilderness and underpopulated, it is also a world of women
only. Men are only a legend and considered devils. At first he thinks he is in
a dream come true--the only man in a world of women. But, soon Joe realizes he
is a freak, most women are repulsed by the thought of sex with him and consider
it a perverted form of beastality. They call him a "bagod," their
word for devil. When Joe learns human males are still alive, but not on Earth,
he determines to escape and join them. Before him stretches an epic odyssey,
one that will take him into slavery, to a satellite of pleasure orbiting
Saturn, to the dangerous zone known as the Kuiper Belt, to adventure, peril,
strange cultures, and finally to self-discovery. When he realizes he has fallen
in love with his mistresses, he discovers that a way he can to return to Earth
and their companionship forever. If the bagod is willing to pay the price! EXCERPT PURCHASE
Humans Against
Feline Aliens in a Galactic War to the Death! Humanity has met its match in the
Stygians, carnivores that evolved from feline ancestors, whose society reflects
their cat-like ways. Chief among the Stygian warlords is Growlrr, who declares
war on the human race as the first step in his plan to rule the entire galaxy.
The key to humanity's future is a ragtag group of people, sublimely unaware of
their importance, each a pawn of tomorrow, whose actions will determine the
outcome of the conflict: the frustrated Prince Ron Bo Kan on a diplomatic
mission doomed to failure; Brad Billiard, an intelligent agent whose vices
subvert his mission; Lady Slink, Growlrr's mistress, who has psychic powers
allow her to send her aura anywhere in the galaxy; Princess Shady Lai, who
plots Emperor Mikado, Bulga Khan, High King of the Perseus Cluster, a pompous
power mad dictator; Lucia Malachi, seductive android super spy; Mr. White, android
master of disguise; and the mysterious android Aristotle. A galactic war fought
overtly with vast fleets of star ships, killer nanobots, and world destroying
weapons and covertly with espionage, counterespionage and traitorous plots. Pawns of Tomorrow is more than a story,
it's also a genuine chess game in the form of a science fiction story. Readers
can follow the moves of the game through a summary at the start of each chapter
and appendices at the end of the book. EXCERPT PURCHASE
Ten years after the Galactic Chess War. an uneasy
peace exists between the Stygians and Olympians. There is trade, but also
rivalry. The Stygian warlords are uneasy about the peace, since their honor has
been besmirched by their defeat. Emperor Makido is extremely paranoid and
trusts no one except his personal security agent, George. His paranoia is justified.
There are many plots against him. The manipulative, scheming Empress Lydia
whose powers border on sorcery, manipulates Makido into another war with the
Stygians and is having a secret love affair with his son, Prince Ron Bo Kan, a
hamlet-like character who schemes with the AIs to replace Makido with an AI.
Even more sinister forces are at work; the super AI, Aristotle, has decided
that it is only logical for the AIs take control of the galaxy, especially when
he discovers the existence of the starbuster, which has the potential to
destroy the galaxy. He cooks up a plan to replace the flesh rulers with AI. All
this leads to galactic war, revolt, convoluted assassination plots, and
espionage. Who will save the galactic civilization from falling into chaos? EXCERPT PURCHASE
Here's what William Samples had to say about For Love
of Kumiko: "Interesting book about a machine who's artificial intelligence
leads it into emotional reactions. The 'Godwin model' was a bit of a
disappointment, and its reactions seemed to center on its 'sex-system'
programming. I missed the passing of the human Godwin that actually loved
Kumiko ... I think there was some osmosis between the human and the android
Kumiko.The 'trial' was part of the 'things to come' ... machines are slowly but
surely catching up with the human learning curve, but it will take much judgment
to keep up with humans or even other primates.Nevertheless a good read ... I
enjoyed it!" EXCERPT PURCHASE
Perhaps you've read science-fiction
or seen movies such as The Terminator featuring human-like robots. Is the
creation of such a creature possible with today's technology? What if a high
tech corporation decided to build one? Could it? What would the impact be on
our society? What would be the philosophical and political issues associated
with the creation of a mechanical intelligence in the form of a human being? The
Isaac Project tries to answer these questions. It is the story of the creation
of a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence technology available today.
It handles the research and development aspect of such a project in a realistic
manner with believable characters. The major characters are: GERI CHRANOWSKI, a
strong-willed robotics expert and ambitious woman whose drive to climb the
corporate ladder makes enemies of her underlings and ruins her love life. JACK
WESTCOTT, a scientist, whose passionate pacifism and his fight to keep his
young mistress endanger the project. FREDERICK WOLFGANG, a petty tyrant and
bigot whose software expertise is essential to the project completion, causes a
major disaster because of his egoism and prejudices. EXCERPT
PURCHASE
Hard-boiled private eye, Tony Vink considers himself
the toughest of the tough. But his experiences with the underworld and the
seamy side of life have hardly prepared him for what happens when he takes on a
seemingly routine missing person's case. What he doesn't count on is falling in
love in with his employer, the curvaceous Paula, and - Time Travel. Soon the
two are involved in a trans-temporal odyssey that leads through passionate
lovemaking and dangerous encounters to a denouement neither could ever have
guessed! EXCERPT PURCHASE
The
Spakerusms have taken over Earth and rule it through their android slaves. They
believe that their rule is benevolent and only wish is to prepare mankind to
join a galactic union of sapient races. The rest of the story relates how three
men fair under this "benevolent" rule. The first is Professor
Courley, history professor, who is somewhat eccentric and a bit of a recluse.
One day he is ordered to report to the Anomalies Department of the Bureau of
Social Engineering and is told that he must become more social. George
Majoraski joins a group of insurgents to fight against the Spakerusm's rule.
During the day he appears to be an ordinary citizen. At night he and his
terrorist group sabotage and destroy, sometimes having to murder human beings
as well as the android lackeys of the aliens. Jacob Martarono is an agitator
who convinces androids that by doing its job at the factory it is causing human
beings to be harmed. After Martarono is thrown into a cell, he is rescued by
the android. The android has convinced its fellow androids that the Spakerusms
are doing harm not good. But what can one android and three misfits hope do to
tilt the balance against all-powerful aliens? EXCERPT
PURCHASE
Romance,
Alien Space Staions, White Holes, Interstellar Smugglers - and More - Highlight
this Enthralling Short Novel. Sally and Rog are sometime lovers, but to the
universe at large they are just "space bums," who ply the galaxy
starways dealing in stolen antiquities, looting derelicts, and smuggling illegal
goods. Though they remain friends and partners, the truth is that Rog is still
in love with Sally, but Sally only loves her starship, Sally's Fantasy. But
things begin to change when they hear of a mysterious white hole that ends near
a mysterious alien object. At the other end, Sally and Rog find themselves
thousands of light years outside the galaxy. The only object in view is a space
station of unknown design, millions of years old, that may hold untold
treasures - or sudden death. What happens there will change their lives and
rekindle the passionate love for each other they had long thought could never
be ignited again. If they somehow manage to escape with their lives. EXCERPT PURCHASE
On Moon Four of Epsilon Eradani One a humanoid robot servant is arrested for the murder of its mistress, Gabrielle Marilonzo. Duke Wilberstone, ace insurance investigator, is assigned the case since Gabrielle's husband, Rick, is bringing a lawsuit against the robot manufacturer insured by Duke's employer. The manufacturing people insist that it is impossible for a humanoid robot to harm a human being. Duke must solve this mystery before his employer loses millions and the entire humanoid industry is placed in jeopardy. EXCERPT PURCHASE
At the end of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the monster is seen floating away onan ice flow. The assumption is that it froze to death on the artic ice cap. But what if it had survived? That is the premise of my novella The Further Adventures of the Frankenstein Monster. It tells the story of how it was rescued by Siberian natives, its loves, travels and adventures throughout the centuries, as a reindeer herdsman, a dock worker, an alchemist's assistant, a monk, a carpenter and an advisor to an evil politician. It fought vampires and other occult creatures and tried to conquer the world with the aid of Dracula and a race of giant artificial humans. EXCERPT