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	Echea	by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Jul. 28, 2010	$0.99	14437 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists worldwide and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages. Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction. Her short work has been reprinted in thirteen Year’s Best collections. Pyr published her novel, Diving into the Wreck, in November of 2009. Her next short story collection, Recovering Apollo 8 and Other Stories, will appear from Golden Gryphon in spring of 2010. In spring of 2011, she will publish City of Ruins, the next book in the Diving universe, and she will have a new Kristine Grayson novel, The Charming Way. In 2009, her short story, “G-Men,” appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories and The Year’s Best Science Fiction, the first time the same story appeared in both a mystery and science fiction best of the year collection. In 2008, she won both the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award and the Asimov’s Readers Choice Award. In 2007, she became one of a handful of writers to twice win the Best Mystery Novel award given for the best mystery published in the Northwest (for her Kris Nelscott books). Her novella, “Diving into the Wreck,” has won the prestigious international UPC award, given in Spain to the best science fiction novella in English, French, Spanish or Catalan. That novella also won the Asimov’s Readers Choice award. Her critically acclaimed Retrieval Artist series has won the Endeavor Award and is currently nominated for the Romantic Times Book Review’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Science Fiction novel. In 2001, her story, “Millennium Babies,” won the coveted Hugo Award. That year, she also received the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (for her Kris Nelscott Series) and the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance (for her novel Utterly Charming, written as Kristine Grayson). In 1999, her story, “Echea,” (available at Fictionwise) was nominated for the Locus, Nebula, Hugo, and Sturgeon awards. It won the Homer Award and the Asimov’s Reader’s Choice Award. In 1999, she also won the Ellery Queen Reader’s Choice Award and the Science Fiction Age Reader’s Choice Award, making her the first writer to win three different reader’s choice awards for three different stories in two different genres in the same year. She is the former editor of prestigious The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Before that, she and Dean Wesley Smith, started and ran Pulphouse Publishing, a science fiction and mystery press in Eugene. She lives and works on the Oregon Coast.
	Perpetual Ray	by Darryl Hicks Jul. 28, 2010	Free!	4139 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: I'm a computer programmer in my day job. The next Yellowtown adventure (Perpetual Ray) is now available for download. Regarding works in progress, there are 2400 words already written as of July 24 on the River City eBook. Check back often for further Perpetual Twilight adventures. The cat in the comfy chair is our cat Max, who thinks my comfy chair birthday present was for him. Max has a cameo in Perpetual Ray.
	MARS, A Novel	by Anonymous 31062 Jul. 28, 2010	$2.99	12980 words	Sample 40%
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	Devil Fighters of Titan	by Tara Loughead Jul. 28, 2010	Free!	1877 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Just a red-headed adventure loving country girl. taraloughead@gmail.com
	Black Priestess of Varda Dominant	by Erika Fennel Jul. 28, 2010	Free!	31079 words	Read a sample
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	Iyetra - Book 01: Sleeping God	by Joshua Meadows Jul. 28, 2010	$2.99	25542 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Joshua Meadows hails from New York City but currently lives in Sydney, Australia with his partner Adam. His professional writing has covered a variety of topics from politics & gay rights to video games. In the past he has been on staff with XY Magazine, had writing appear on websites like WoW.com and has been involved in LGBT activism in NYC. As a teenager he attended the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts and is also a classically-trained vocalist and pianist, having performed at Carnegie Hall when he was 18. His musings on politics, LGBT rights and video games can be read at ctrlclick.com. For more information about the Iyetra series visit iyetra.com.
	There is Always a Burning	by Karen Abrahamson Jul. 27, 2010	$0.99	4855 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Karen Abrahamson wrote her first poem at age six. Since then she has written and sold poetry and short fiction. In her words, “a bad day of writing is still better than the best moments of working for a living”. After a wandering youth that took her across North America countless times, she currently lives in the Metro Vancouver area of Canada.   An inveterate traveler, amateur photographer, and a fan of old maps, Karen keeps a loaded backpack to hand because she never knows when she might meet a destination she can't refuse.
	Spake Cartaphilus	by Greg Jensen Jul. 27, 2010	$0.99	2115 words	Sample 50%
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	The Dwarven Kingdom of Thazdulrene: Story 1	by Geltab Jul. 27, 2010	$0.99	4838 words	Sample 50%
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	Scarlet Citadel Retaken	by Roberta E. Howard Jul. 27, 2010	Free!	15836 words	Read a sample
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	The Beast Jewel of Mars Reshone	by Lee Brackett Jul. 27, 2010	Free!	15044 words	Read a sample
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	Your Eyes	by Ryan Williams Jul. 26, 2010	$0.99	6402 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Writes short fiction and novels.
	Space Part 1	by Joe Kline Jul. 26, 2010	$1.99	12313 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: A Kansas City native with far too much free time on his hands. He absorbed so much pop-culture and literature (mostly of the sci-fi persuasion), that eventually it was bound to start shooting out. He hopes you enjoy the sometimes funny, sometimes crazy, but always unpredictable by-products of his mis-appropriated youth.
	The Angel Chronicles: Part 1 - The Fallen	by Monique O'Connor James Jul. 26, 2010	$1.99	61464 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: I have two beautiful children and a wonderful husband. I've been writing since I can remember. After my mom died in 1998 of breast cancer, I couldn't write for several years - nine to be exact. The first time I put pen to paper again, it was instant therapy. I gain great joy from having people enjoy my writings. Thanks for reading and feel free to write to me on facebook! About the Books: I am going to be posting The Angel Chronicles Soon - Part 1 The Fallen. Of course this is my angel/vampire book, however this story has been the hardest for me to share. If you take the fantasy out, this is my story, and the first thing I wrote 9 years after my mothers death. The symbolism and truth in it is difficult for me to put out there, but I'm going to shortly. I'm doing another draft currently so look for it soon. Jamais Vu - Jamais Vu was inspired by my mom, who had an accident when I was baby playing with a loaded gun. However, Darby's psychic connections, her rockstar boyfriend, and the tale of dreaming people back from Death is fictional. This is one of my favorite stories. DeJa Vu - this is the follow up to Jamais Vu - Darby has no idea where she came from or who she is until she meets the characters in Jamais Vu. The story only goes deeper into the secrets of her past. It's a fun read. The Awakening - This story came to me while I was writing Jamais Vu, and I started it and then quit. After a few months, I picked it up again, and just started throwing ideas out. My husband told me I could never make it work...I think its pretty cool. I have a billion ides going on in my head, and honestly more important than making money, is that I have a following who loves to read my stories....I love to write...I know it's not perfection, but it IS a lot of fun. I hope the stories bring you joy, and you have a great time reading them! Monique
	Bride of the Dark One Rewed	by Florent Verbell Brown Jul. 26, 2010	Free!	5874 words	Read a sample
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	Commonwealth Universe: Modern Era: Sunsinger Chronicles Book 10: Scouts	by Michelle Levigne Jul. 25, 2010	$4.99	28790 words	Sample 25%
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	Fossil Hunt	by Destin Joyal Jul. 25, 2010	Free!	1775 words	Read a sample
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	Commonwealth Universe: Modern Era: Sunsinger Chronicles Book 9: Gemar	by Michelle Levigne Jul. 25, 2010	$4.99	42009 words	Sample 25%
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	Dracula Refanged	by Brandy Stoker Jul. 24, 2010	Free!	162315 words	Read a sample
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	Chimes of Seeking (Book 2)	by JM Dubry Jul. 24, 2010	$4.99	148336 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: The author spent 16 years working on the railroad. She is an ex-locomotive engineer and conductor with an active imagination. She lives in Texas, USA currently, but spent much of her early life in some of the areas depicted in the stories she writes. Her hobbies include drawing pen and ink art, colored pencil art, crocheting, and quotation collecting. She has graying hair, blue eyes and she loves to walk barefoot in the snow. The rest is subject to change without notice.
	A Taste For Death Queens	by Tara Loughead Jul. 24, 2010	Free!	2780 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Just a red-headed adventure loving country girl. taraloughead@gmail.com
	I, Lysithea	by Tara Loughead Jul. 24, 2010	Free!	2084 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Just a red-headed adventure loving country girl. taraloughead@gmail.com
	Witch of the Demon Seas Resailed	by Poula Anderson Jul. 24, 2010	Free!	20649 words	Read a sample
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	The Virgin of Valkarion Reheld	by Poula Anderson Jul. 23, 2010	Free!	15567 words	Read a sample
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	Parallel Triangle	by Sandy Hyatt-James Jul. 23, 2010	$3.99	97261 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Sandy Hyatt-James was born in Aldershot, England. She studied Literature at Ruskin College Oxford and then took a Diploma in Social Work at Oxford Brookes University. She spent eleven years as a child protection social worker, with the last three years as a manager. Four years ago, she moved to Bulgaria, in order to spend more time writing. For the first two years, she taught English as a foreign language part-time. She now writes full-time. Sandy enjoys walking with her husband in the beautiful Bulgarian mountains, and being with her cat and two dogs, and spending time with her friends. In her spare time, she practices ten-pin bowling. PARALLEL TRIANGLE is her second published novel.
	The Rebel of Valkyr Returned	by Alfreda Coppel Jul. 23, 2010	Free!	16563 words	Read a sample
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	Corvus	by L. Lee Lowe Jul. 23, 2010	Free!	142151 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: I'm an indie writer who lives in Germany - and I love to hear from readers! You can contact me at l.lee.lowe@gmail.com or via my website. CORVUS is available as podcasts (audiobook) narrated by the wonderful Welsh actor Ioan Hefin at: http://lleelowe.com/corvus MORTAL GHOST is available as podcasts at: http://lleelowe.com/mortal-ghost Thanks for reading!
	The Dragon-Queen of Venus Rescaled	by Lee Brackett Jul. 22, 2010	Free!	7106 words	Read a sample
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	A Witch Shall Be Born Once More	by Roberta E. Howard Jul. 22, 2010	Free!	16503 words	Read a sample
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	Rent Boys of Jove	by Tara Loughead Jul. 21, 2010	Free!	2415 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Just a red-headed adventure loving country girl. taraloughead@gmail.com
	Game's End	by Kevin J Anderson Jul. 20, 2010	$2.99	93500 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Kevin J. Anderson is the author of more than one hundred novels, 47 of which have appeared on national or international bestseller lists. He has over 20 million books in print in thirty languages. He has won or been nominated for numerous prestigious awards, including the Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, the SFX Reader's Choice Award, the American Physics Society's Forum Award, and New York Times Notable Book. By any measure, he is one of the most popular writers currently working in the science fiction genre. Anderson has coauthored ten books in Frank Herbert's classic DUNE universe with Herbert's son Brian. The initial deal with Bantam Books was the largest single science fiction contract in publishing history. The first novel, DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES became a #1 international bestseller and was voted "Book of the Year" by the members of the Science Fiction Book Club by the largest margin in the history of the award. All of the subsequent DUNE novels have also been bestsellers, each one peaking even higher on the lists; the most recent volume is PAUL OF DUNE, a direct sequel to the original classic DUNE; the authors will release JESSICA OF DUNE in August 2009. For further information, see the official "Dune" site, www.dunenovels.com. Herbert and Anderson are also co-producers on a major new film of DUNE from Paramount Pictures. Anderson's highly popular epic science fiction series, "The Saga of Seven Suns," is his most ambitious work, comprised of HIDDEN EMPIRE, A FOREST OF STARS, HORIZON STORMS, SCATTERED SUNS, OF FIRE AND NIGHT, METAL SWARM, and the grand finale, THE ASHES OF WORLDS, as well as the graphic novel prequel, VEILED ALLIANCES. Practically unheard-of in the field, Anderson released all seven large volumes on time, year after year, and he completed the series with Book #7. On his book-signing tour of New Zealand and Australia, METAL SWARM became the #1 best-selling science fiction novel on the continent. The final volume hit general fiction bestseller lists in the UK. Now that "Seven Suns" is complete -- after eight years of effort -- Anderson is working on an epic nautical fantasy trilogy, "Terra Incognita," about sailing ships, sea monsters, and the crusades. The first volume, THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, will be released internationally by Orbit in June 2009. He has begun work on the second volume, THE MAP OF ALL THINGS, for summer 2010 publication. Anderson's STAR WARS "Jedi Academy" books were the three top-selling SF novels of 1994. His three original STAR WARS anthologies -- TALES FROM THE MOS EISLEY CANTINA, TALES FROM JABBA'S PALACE, and TALES OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS are the best-selling science fiction anthologies of all time. He has also completed numerous other projects for Lucasfilm, including the 14-volumes in the bestselling and award-winning YOUNG JEDI KNIGHTS series (cowritten with his wife Rebecca Moesta). Anderson is the author of three hardcover novels based on the X-FILES; all became international bestsellers, the first of which reached #1 on the London Sunday Times. He has also coauthored a major bestseller with Dean Koontz, PRODIGAL SON, which sold more than a million copies in a single year. He has written original novels SLAN HUNTER (a completion of SF grand-master A.E. van Vogt's last novel), HOPSCOTCH, CAPTAIN NEMO, THE MARTIAN WAR, BLINDFOLD, RESURRECTION, INC., and the thrillers ILL WIND and IGNITION (both with Doug Beason). In 1997, during a promotional tour for his comedy/adventure novel AI! PEDRITO!, Anderson set the Guinness World Record for "Largest Single-Author Book Signing." For the Horror Writers Association, he edited the bestselling anthology of humorous horror stories, BLOOD LITE (Pocket Books), containing new works by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Joe Lansdale, Kelley Armstrong, and many others. Anderson recently worked with DC Comics to publish THE LAST DAYS OF KRYPTON, an epic science fiction novel that reveals the never-before-told story of the end of Superman's planet. His next novel for DC, due in May 2009, is ENEMIES & ALLIES, telling the first encounter of Superman and Batman in the 1950s during the Cold War. Anderson has scripted numerous bestselling comics and graphic novels, including Justice Society of America for DC, Star-Jammers for Marvel, Star Wars and Predator for Dark Horse, X-Files for Topps, and Star Trek for Wildstorm. He and his wife Rebecca Moesta also wrote the original comic series and graphic novel, GRUMPY OLD MONSTERS for IDW. Anderson's research has taken him to the top of Mount Whitney and the bottom of the Grand Canyon, inside the Cheyenne Mountain NORAD complex, into the Andes Mountains and the Amazon River, inside a Minuteman III missile silo and its underground control bunker, onto the deck of the aircraft carrier Nimitz, to Maya and Inca temple ruins in South and Central America, inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral, onto the floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange, inside a plutonium plant at Los Alamos, and behind the scenes at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. He has climbed all 54 mountain peaks in the Colorado Rockies higher than 14,000 ft elevation, and he has completed more than 300 miles of the Colorado Trail. He also, occasionally, stays home and writes.
	Gameplay	by Kevin J Anderson Jul. 20, 2010	$2.99	89172 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Kevin J. Anderson is the author of more than one hundred novels, 47 of which have appeared on national or international bestseller lists. He has over 20 million books in print in thirty languages. He has won or been nominated for numerous prestigious awards, including the Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, the SFX Reader's Choice Award, the American Physics Society's Forum Award, and New York Times Notable Book. By any measure, he is one of the most popular writers currently working in the science fiction genre. Anderson has coauthored ten books in Frank Herbert's classic DUNE universe with Herbert's son Brian. The initial deal with Bantam Books was the largest single science fiction contract in publishing history. The first novel, DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES became a #1 international bestseller and was voted "Book of the Year" by the members of the Science Fiction Book Club by the largest margin in the history of the award. All of the subsequent DUNE novels have also been bestsellers, each one peaking even higher on the lists; the most recent volume is PAUL OF DUNE, a direct sequel to the original classic DUNE; the authors will release JESSICA OF DUNE in August 2009. For further information, see the official "Dune" site, www.dunenovels.com. Herbert and Anderson are also co-producers on a major new film of DUNE from Paramount Pictures. Anderson's highly popular epic science fiction series, "The Saga of Seven Suns," is his most ambitious work, comprised of HIDDEN EMPIRE, A FOREST OF STARS, HORIZON STORMS, SCATTERED SUNS, OF FIRE AND NIGHT, METAL SWARM, and the grand finale, THE ASHES OF WORLDS, as well as the graphic novel prequel, VEILED ALLIANCES. Practically unheard-of in the field, Anderson released all seven large volumes on time, year after year, and he completed the series with Book #7. On his book-signing tour of New Zealand and Australia, METAL SWARM became the #1 best-selling science fiction novel on the continent. The final volume hit general fiction bestseller lists in the UK. Now that "Seven Suns" is complete -- after eight years of effort -- Anderson is working on an epic nautical fantasy trilogy, "Terra Incognita," about sailing ships, sea monsters, and the crusades. The first volume, THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, will be released internationally by Orbit in June 2009. He has begun work on the second volume, THE MAP OF ALL THINGS, for summer 2010 publication. Anderson's STAR WARS "Jedi Academy" books were the three top-selling SF novels of 1994. His three original STAR WARS anthologies -- TALES FROM THE MOS EISLEY CANTINA, TALES FROM JABBA'S PALACE, and TALES OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS are the best-selling science fiction anthologies of all time. He has also completed numerous other projects for Lucasfilm, including the 14-volumes in the bestselling and award-winning YOUNG JEDI KNIGHTS series (cowritten with his wife Rebecca Moesta). Anderson is the author of three hardcover novels based on the X-FILES; all became international bestsellers, the first of which reached #1 on the London Sunday Times. He has also coauthored a major bestseller with Dean Koontz, PRODIGAL SON, which sold more than a million copies in a single year. He has written original novels SLAN HUNTER (a completion of SF grand-master A.E. van Vogt's last novel), HOPSCOTCH, CAPTAIN NEMO, THE MARTIAN WAR, BLINDFOLD, RESURRECTION, INC., and the thrillers ILL WIND and IGNITION (both with Doug Beason). In 1997, during a promotional tour for his comedy/adventure novel AI! PEDRITO!, Anderson set the Guinness World Record for "Largest Single-Author Book Signing." For the Horror Writers Association, he edited the bestselling anthology of humorous horror stories, BLOOD LITE (Pocket Books), containing new works by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Joe Lansdale, Kelley Armstrong, and many others. Anderson recently worked with DC Comics to publish THE LAST DAYS OF KRYPTON, an epic science fiction novel that reveals the never-before-told story of the end of Superman's planet. His next novel for DC, due in May 2009, is ENEMIES & ALLIES, telling the first encounter of Superman and Batman in the 1950s during the Cold War. Anderson has scripted numerous bestselling comics and graphic novels, including Justice Society of America for DC, Star-Jammers for Marvel, Star Wars and Predator for Dark Horse, X-Files for Topps, and Star Trek for Wildstorm. He and his wife Rebecca Moesta also wrote the original comic series and graphic novel, GRUMPY OLD MONSTERS for IDW. Anderson's research has taken him to the top of Mount Whitney and the bottom of the Grand Canyon, inside the Cheyenne Mountain NORAD complex, into the Andes Mountains and the Amazon River, inside a Minuteman III missile silo and its underground control bunker, onto the deck of the aircraft carrier Nimitz, to Maya and Inca temple ruins in South and Central America, inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral, onto the floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange, inside a plutonium plant at Los Alamos, and behind the scenes at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. He has climbed all 54 mountain peaks in the Colorado Rockies higher than 14,000 ft elevation, and he has completed more than 300 miles of the Colorado Trail. He also, occasionally, stays home and writes.
	Gamearth	by Kevin J Anderson Jul. 20, 2010	$2.99	93555 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Kevin J. Anderson is the author of more than one hundred novels, 47 of which have appeared on national or international bestseller lists. He has over 20 million books in print in thirty languages. He has won or been nominated for numerous prestigious awards, including the Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, the SFX Reader's Choice Award, the American Physics Society's Forum Award, and New York Times Notable Book. By any measure, he is one of the most popular writers currently working in the science fiction genre. Anderson has coauthored ten books in Frank Herbert's classic DUNE universe with Herbert's son Brian. The initial deal with Bantam Books was the largest single science fiction contract in publishing history. The first novel, DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES became a #1 international bestseller and was voted "Book of the Year" by the members of the Science Fiction Book Club by the largest margin in the history of the award. All of the subsequent DUNE novels have also been bestsellers, each one peaking even higher on the lists; the most recent volume is PAUL OF DUNE, a direct sequel to the original classic DUNE; the authors will release JESSICA OF DUNE in August 2009. For further information, see the official "Dune" site, www.dunenovels.com. Herbert and Anderson are also co-producers on a major new film of DUNE from Paramount Pictures. Anderson's highly popular epic science fiction series, "The Saga of Seven Suns," is his most ambitious work, comprised of HIDDEN EMPIRE, A FOREST OF STARS, HORIZON STORMS, SCATTERED SUNS, OF FIRE AND NIGHT, METAL SWARM, and the grand finale, THE ASHES OF WORLDS, as well as the graphic novel prequel, VEILED ALLIANCES. Practically unheard-of in the field, Anderson released all seven large volumes on time, year after year, and he completed the series with Book #7. On his book-signing tour of New Zealand and Australia, METAL SWARM became the #1 best-selling science fiction novel on the continent. The final volume hit general fiction bestseller lists in the UK. Now that "Seven Suns" is complete -- after eight years of effort -- Anderson is working on an epic nautical fantasy trilogy, "Terra Incognita," about sailing ships, sea monsters, and the crusades. The first volume, THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, will be released internationally by Orbit in June 2009. He has begun work on the second volume, THE MAP OF ALL THINGS, for summer 2010 publication. Anderson's STAR WARS "Jedi Academy" books were the three top-selling SF novels of 1994. His three original STAR WARS anthologies -- TALES FROM THE MOS EISLEY CANTINA, TALES FROM JABBA'S PALACE, and TALES OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS are the best-selling science fiction anthologies of all time. He has also completed numerous other projects for Lucasfilm, including the 14-volumes in the bestselling and award-winning YOUNG JEDI KNIGHTS series (cowritten with his wife Rebecca Moesta). Anderson is the author of three hardcover novels based on the X-FILES; all became international bestsellers, the first of which reached #1 on the London Sunday Times. He has also coauthored a major bestseller with Dean Koontz, PRODIGAL SON, which sold more than a million copies in a single year. He has written original novels SLAN HUNTER (a completion of SF grand-master A.E. van Vogt's last novel), HOPSCOTCH, CAPTAIN NEMO, THE MARTIAN WAR, BLINDFOLD, RESURRECTION, INC., and the thrillers ILL WIND and IGNITION (both with Doug Beason). In 1997, during a promotional tour for his comedy/adventure novel AI! PEDRITO!, Anderson set the Guinness World Record for "Largest Single-Author Book Signing." For the Horror Writers Association, he edited the bestselling anthology of humorous horror stories, BLOOD LITE (Pocket Books), containing new works by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Joe Lansdale, Kelley Armstrong, and many others. Anderson recently worked with DC Comics to publish THE LAST DAYS OF KRYPTON, an epic science fiction novel that reveals the never-before-told story of the end of Superman's planet. His next novel for DC, due in May 2009, is ENEMIES & ALLIES, telling the first encounter of Superman and Batman in the 1950s during the Cold War. Anderson has scripted numerous bestselling comics and graphic novels, including Justice Society of America for DC, Star-Jammers for Marvel, Star Wars and Predator for Dark Horse, X-Files for Topps, and Star Trek for Wildstorm. He and his wife Rebecca Moesta also wrote the original comic series and graphic novel, GRUMPY OLD MONSTERS for IDW. Anderson's research has taken him to the top of Mount Whitney and the bottom of the Grand Canyon, inside the Cheyenne Mountain NORAD complex, into the Andes Mountains and the Amazon River, inside a Minuteman III missile silo and its underground control bunker, onto the deck of the aircraft carrier Nimitz, to Maya and Inca temple ruins in South and Central America, inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral, onto the floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange, inside a plutonium plant at Los Alamos, and behind the scenes at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. He has climbed all 54 mountain peaks in the Colorado Rockies higher than 14,000 ft elevation, and he has completed more than 300 miles of the Colorado Trail. He also, occasionally, stays home and writes.
	Sargasso of Lost Starships Rehidden	by Poula Anderson Jul. 20, 2010	Free!	18141 words	Read a sample
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	Shadow Kingdoms Fallen	by Roberta E. Howard Jul. 20, 2010	Free!	11540 words	Read a sample
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	Murdermouth: Zombie Bits	by Scott Nicholson Jul. 19, 2010	$2.99	32008 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Scott Nicholson is author of seven novels, including THE RED CHURCH, SPEED DATING WITH THE DEAD, DRUMMER BOY, and THE SKULL RING. Other books include the novellas BURIAL TO FOLLOW and TRANSPARENT LOVERS and the story collections ASHES, THE FIRST, and FLOWERS. He also writes screenplays and children's books. Nicholson lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
	Spinward Fringe Broadcast 6: Fragments	by Randolph Lalonde Jul. 19, 2010	$4.99	133924 words	Sample 14%
	Author bio: Born in 1974, Randolph Lalonde has worked in customer service, sales, played drums for several heavy metal bands you've never heard of, dealt blackjack in a traveling casino, and serviced countless computers. He's also owned businesses in the design, printing, collectible and custom computer fields. He completed writing his first novel in the fantasy adventure genre at the age of fifteen and has been writing ever since. He self published his first novel; Fate Cycle: Sins of the Past in 2004 and after taking a break has begun to release his work again starting with the First Light Chronicles series. Randolph Lalonde has sold thousands of eBooks to date, enough to keep writing full time. He is deeply grateful for his following of readers and strives to improve his skills to better entertain them. The Spinward Fringe Space Opera series has proven to be his most popular offering. He currently resides in Sudbury Ontario with his roommate, a tattoo artist. In his diminishing spare time he reads voraciously, tinkers with design, video editing and reviews the occasional film or television show. A science fiction and fantasy fan, he often comments on the state of the entertainment industry on his website, www.randolphlalonde.com.
	Skathi-Tooth	by Tara Loughead Jul. 19, 2010	Free!	1813 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Just a red-headed adventure loving country girl. taraloughead@gmail.com
	Dreamsayer	by Carrie Olguin Jul. 18, 2010	$0.99	32224 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: Carrie R. Olguin owns an art and book sales business in Phoenix, Arizona. She has a BA degree in Communications from UCSD. She's married with two adopted children. She's held different highly technical jobs, including Network Administrator and Technical Designer/Installer for postal system equipment. One of her favorite activities is researching cutting edge theories and technologies. "I like nothing more than to curl up in a quiet corner and write a good book"
	Fated Ends: The Grates	by G L Drummond Jul. 18, 2010	$3.25	8030 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: According to @Miladysa, I'm a gun-toting alien with a fetish for fur and four-legged creatures who writes fiction & tweets. Bonus! I have a katana. With a laser blade. Note: Every time a sale pops up, I do a Happy Dance. Thank you for buying my stories, and I hope you enjoy them! =) Coming soon: After the Fall: Hunter's Edge (my first completed novel length title) Blurb: Captured as a child, Linzi Throckmorton is thrust into a life full of challenges she never expected to face. From secrecy to fame as a racer, she meets each challenge, finding love while facing danger. But tragedy leaves Linzi bitter and longing for death. As the captain of a technologically advanced ship, she now possesses the needed edge to throw off Drac oppression forever, as well as have a chance to conquer her inner demons. Current Work in Progress: Deadlands Hunt Word count: 46, 637 Genres: Fantasy, scifi, romance, adventure, shape shifters
	Zombie Mafia of Tavros	by Tara Loughead Jul. 17, 2010	Free!	2378 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Just a red-headed adventure loving country girl. taraloughead@gmail.com
	Dream Works	by Regan Black Jul. 17, 2010	$0.99	4903 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: If…I only had six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster. – Isaac Asimov Regan Black is fiercely committed to guiding paranormal romance readers through action packed stories to the best happily ever after endings so you can savor a fantastic escape from the daily grind. If you are looking for a proven author who can deliver a fast-paced, exciting novel for your essential escape, you’ve come to the right place. My mission is to deliver stories from the heart, full of unforgettable, passionate characters who know what they want and are willing to risk it all to reach the goal.
	Amazon Arena of Mars	by Tara Loughead Jul. 17, 2010	Free!	2104 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Just a red-headed adventure loving country girl. taraloughead@gmail.com
	Commonwealth Universe: Modern Era: Sunsinger Chronicles Book 7: Leap Ships	by Michelle Levigne Jul. 15, 2010	$4.99	36367 words	Sample 25%
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	Circle of Life	by Lisa Silverthorne Jul. 15, 2010	$0.99	1244 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Lisa Silverthorne has published over fifty short stories. She loves the short story form, but she dreams of becoming a novelist. She writes to understand the world’s darkness and to discover the magic in ordinary things.
	The High Wizard Of Silvinesh	by Rodney Scully Jul. 15, 2010	$2.99	174787 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: My name is Rodney Allan Scully, I was born in the picturesque northern community of Wawa Ontario Canada, near the shores of beautiful Lake Superior. I am happily married to my highschool sweetheart and am a proud father of two young boys. We currently live in New Liskeard Ontario, enjoying all the area has to offer. Aside from my writing, I enjoy fishing and camping, every opportunity I have during the summer months. For my day job,(the one that pays the bills) I work as a Process Control Coordinator for Georgia Pacific’s Engklehart Division, taking care of Special Product Runs, Trials and am a key contributor to Product Development. My dream is to one day return to Wawa, and build a home for my family by one of the many pristine lakes found throughout Michipicoten’s enchanting lands. For me, the countless places in the endless forests, remind me of Silvinesh and the elvin woods I describe in my novels. Many of my inspirations have come from this place I call home. My love of fantasy and epic stories of adventure, have followed me for most of my life. I began seriously writing my first novel, back in 2006, trying to find a creative way to express my feelings and ideals, through literature. In this, I found it was a way to share with others, the magical world I have always imagined and the family of elves that I have grown to love. I currently have two novels published and am working on the third and final book in my Silvinesh Series, tentatively set for release, early next year. To learn more about me and my work, visit http://www.highwizardofsilvinesh.com
	The Bridge Chronicles, Books 1 & 2	by Gary Ballard Jul. 15, 2010	$3.50	102792 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: I began writing things down at the age of eleven, and I haven't stopped since. I have written far too many things that have gone unpublished, from very terrible horror novels in my teens, to comics during my time at Belhaven College until finally settling on cyberpunk science fiction after graduation. My first novel (Under the Amoral Bridge) is part of a larger series called The Bridge Chronicles. The second novel in the series, The Know Circuit has just been released. The Bridge Chronicles in turn is one slice of cohesive universe that began as a pen-and-paper roleplaying game. I currently live with my beautiful wife and three very insane dogs in Mississippi, where I continue to write my novels and blog on my personal blog at http://gameangst.blogspot.com.
	Wolf Woman of Luna	by Tara Loughead Jul. 15, 2010	Free!	2176 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Just a red-headed adventure loving country girl. taraloughead@gmail.com
	The Kinshield Legacy	by K.C. May Jul. 15, 2010	$2.99	121439 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: K.C. May grew up in the mid-west and Hawaii, attended college in Colorado and Florida, and spent a year in Taiwan teaching English and learning Mandarin. She lived in the Arizona desert for 24 years before retreating to cooler, greener Georgia with her cat, Diego de la Vega, and Rottweiler, Dandie. Her first novel, The Kinshield Legacy, was initially published in hard-cover.
	Dream War	by Stephen Prosapio Jul. 14, 2010	$2.99	85577 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Stephen Prosapio received his Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science from DePaul University in Chicago. He’s reported for one of the nation’s largest fantasy football websites, footballguys.com, and wrote a previous novel which, competing against 2,676 other novels, won a Top Five Finalist award in Gather.com’s 2007 First Chapters contest. Articles about Stephen and his work have been featured in the San Diego Union Tribune, The North County Times, Today’s Local News, San Diego Magazine and the DePaul University Alumni magazine.