Sci-Fi Sizzlers

When science runs amok, nature steps in...For thousands of years, man has reigned supreme over nature.But deep in the African jungle, at the edge of Genusphere's controversial research facility, a challenger rises.Broken fences. Smashed cameras....

The night is still. The lights are calling...It sounded like a good idea at the time.Three nights in a log cabin, out here in the Scottish wilderness with no one else for miles around.Three nights in this idyllic kind of halfway house. Three nights to...

When his alien masters finally let their guard down, Chad Mitchell will be ready...Chad Mitchell is an outsider. Born on an alien-controlled colony and with human servants for parents, a good life was never in his future.But as he develops into a...

Their ticket to the stars wasn't supposed to be one-way...When a group of prize-winning high school students blasted off on a mission to space, their parents beamed with pride.When news of the disaster came in, a nation mourned.But nothing is truly as...

Every family has a Funscreen on their wall. The question is... who's watching who?When the government's new private welfare system begins rewarding unemployed viewers for watching the right kind of ads, Roger Birch welcomes a Funscreen into his...

Flash your blues away with Happy, Inc — results guaranteed!In a world where the scourge of emotion has been defeated, Happy Inc's services subtly influence every citizen throughout the day.The elimination of jealousy and anger has sent crime rates...

Of all the jobs to fall asleep on...As the well-tipped tour guide at a model town within a nuclear test site in 1950s Nevada, Darren Murphy has a job to die for.His work is easy and relaxed, much like himself, drawing envy from his wide circle of...

With Oracle in your pocket, the future is yours to claim...When Judy Fletcher's life is at its lowest ebb, she jumps at the chance to trial a truly next-gen digital assistant.Oracle promises to change everything.By harnessing live and historical data...

Every home could use an extra helping hand...Meet Pamela 2.0, the latest and greatest incarnation of a gadget like no other.Increased intelligence! Greater dexterity! Faster responsiveness!The lucky tech reviewer who receives the first prototype...

The strange sounds. The weird lights. The ever-increasing mystery around Farmer Johnson's barn...When Tobias and Kira raise the alarm from the next farm over, they're dismissed as two meddling kids with two overactive imaginations.But as the Halloween...

When one door closes, another world opens...It wasn't supposed to go like this.The mission was simple.I took every precaution. I had done it a thousand times before.But this time was different.This time is different. This time, something went...

In a universe for sale, the highest prize could hide the deepest secret...Dylan Kline, salesman extraordinaire, eyes Saturn's moons as his ultimate cosmic jackpot.As global attention turns towards the first launch of the billionaire's ambitious...

A truly unique tale of first contact from the author of Not Alone and Last Man Standing.Trillions of miles from home, the first human Seedling is about to be hatched...Fifty years ago, humanity launched a probe to a distant alien world.Thirty years...

The grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the sun…On their golden wedding anniversary, Lorraine Green and her husband made an unbreakable pact:As the surviving partner, her life insurance payout will fund a one-way ticket to the solar...

IN THE HIGH-TECH PARADISE OF INDIGO SANDS, PERFECTION EXISTS.OR SO THEY THINK...For Bianca Blane, a young but jaded online influencer, the fame she once sought now weighs heavily on her shoulders.When she receives an exclusive invitation to spend a...

Every night for the past four months, I've dreamed of being chosen for the trip to Calbora.The others have grown comfortable in the safety of the station's bunks, praying their names won't be called.Not me.Every day since we got here, I've looked up...

One Santa. One robot. One overdue delivery of cold Christmas justice...All throughout Moonshine Mall, shelves are empty of the year's most sought-after toy — the Sheepy McFinnigan action figure.Santa's elves are run off their feet trying to meet...

Sometimes, the stories come true...Across oceans and ages, the same tales have persisted.The lights in the sky. The whirring sounds at night.The ships that cross the darkness and the headaches that come when they pass overhead.But for some, the...

There's no time like the present, but there's no place like Yester Year...When Paula Frederick gets a weekend job on Dream Rock, a former prison island that now serves as the world's largest leisure destination, she can hardly believe her luck.Dream...