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The Battle of Ganymede - Mark Laurence Email this to a friend! 2541 C.E. Captain Robert Olsen of the Martian cruiser, Defiant , scrutinized the alien ship via long-range sensors. Twelve hours ago, the ship, the size of a small moon halted a quarter of an AU out. She was a globe fifty kilometers ...
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afterburnsf.com — Boots - C. L. Rossman Email this to a friend! He knew the day was going to... go wrong when he got up and his boots didn’t fit. His new boots. Picked up just yesterday from the artisan. “Should have tried them on,” he grumbled, shaking one off his ... (more) The Very Best in Speculative Fiction
Speculative fiction, science fiction, sci-fi and syfy. What’s in a name?
Speculative fiction, science fiction, sci-fi and syfy. What’s in a name?
threetreesstudios.com — I remember a few years ago when I first heard the term Speculative Fiction. I thought it... was great and tried using it, and after a week I realized that as good as it might sound no one knew what I was talking about when I used the term. I would have to explain to them that it meant science ... (more) Speculative fiction, science fiction, sci-fi and syfy. ...
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theopinionguy.com — OG’s Speculative Fiction Magazine Great news! OG’s Speculative Fiction, Issue 18 has been released! It is a... special double issue with six great stories by Ben Farthing, Diane Gallant, Bruce Golden, Adrian Simmons, Greg Schwartz and Paula Stiles. It ... (more) OG's Speculative Fiction
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QuasarDragon — ... : "The Battle of Ganymede" by Mark Laurence. "Captain Robert Olsen of the Martian cruiser, Defiant, scrutinized the alien ship via long-range sensors. Twelve hours ago, the ship, the size of a small moon halted a quarter of an AU out." Online HERE . Audio Ficton ...

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SF Signal — Free Fiction and Stuff [courtesy of QuasarDragon] Time Slingers is a fee free online time travel adventure series updated twice a week. Afterburn SF: "The Battle of Ganymede" by Mark Laurence. @Manybooks: "Operation Lorelie" by William P. Salton (1954). "Acid Bath" by Vaseleos Garson (1952). "The Mathematicians" by Arthur Feldman (1953). Audio Fiction: @Maria Lectrix: Chapters Ten and Eleven, the conlusion, of "The Beetle Horde" by Victor Rousseau, read ...

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