Showing results by author "John Murphy" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Short novels are movie-length narratives that may well be the perfect length for science fiction stories. This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2014 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form of storytelling.

When an asteroid miner comes to Station 35 looking to sell her cargo and get back to the solitude she craves, she gets swept up in a three-way standoff with gangs and crooked cops. Faced with either taking sides or cleaning out the Augean Stables, she breaks out the flamethrower.

The lower realm protect their land fiercely. Across the river live the dead sky order. Assisted by Ka-Guardians from beyond the frozen sky, they invade. Banished to Icesea, Ores witnesses the violent attack, so he seeks the help of a Solchampion. The officers have more wealth, freedom, and authority than most. Llancer is in this special band of soldiers, but he is on his final Solcede. Kalla runs an inn and is caught up in the invasion.

As the youngest vampire in his family, Brein found himself fascinated with humans from a young age, before embarking on the ultimate journey: to discover what humankind was all about and what vampires could gain from communicating with them. However, even he could not have realized what he was about to discover along the way. It certainly wasn’t his plan to fall in love with a human, after all. Will Brein be able to bring man and vampire together in harmony for the first time ever, or will he be banished and cast out by his elders within the vampire clan?