Böcker av Scott Overton

The Oceanus Crisis A deadly blast of unknown energy strikes a jetliner over the Pacific Ocean.Hostile aliens? Or a new and unthinkably powerful form of Earth life?An ingenious troubleshooter, a reluctant psychic, a bionic xenobiologist, a brilliant engineer, and a blind psychologist will descend to the depths in a prototype submarine habitat, facing the most inhospitable environment on the planet to attempt a First Contact.Before the nuclear nations of the world take matters into their own hands.The critical question is: are they investigators? Ambassadors?Or just bait.

The crimes of the past-the perils of the future.500 years ago, the world's wealthiest abandoned a ravaged Earth and left billions to die of plagues and climate disasters. Now the space colonists plan to return.Killian Morningcloud, a discontented Earth man from the stagnating communities known as Allocations, and Natira Celestia, a video celebrity of the off-world ruling class, are on a collision course. When they discover a secret that powerful people are desperate to hide, they face a brutal test of endurance and shattered dreams.And their fire-and-water pairing will shape the course of the whole human race.

The crimes of the past-the perils of the future.500 years ago, the world's wealthiest abandoned a ravaged Earth and left billions to die of plagues and climate disasters. Now the space colonists plan to return.Killian Morningcloud, a discontented Earth man from the stagnating communities known as Allocations, and Natira Celestia, a video celebrity of the off-world ruling class, are on a collision course. When they discover a secret that powerful people are desperate to hide, they face a brutal test of endurance and shattered dreams.And their fire-and-water pairing will shape the course of the whole human race.

While coordinating a tour event for her boss, the secretary general of the UN, Brooke Chappelle encounters her high school sweetheart Dylan Knox but Dylan doesn''t remember her. In a public confrontation with the secretary general, Dylan nearly costs Brooke her job. Determined to unmask what she believes to be an impostor, Brooke spends a weekend with Dylan and witnesses some extreme personality changes. He claims there are actually three minds inhabiting his body, but his explanation is impossible for Brooke to believe.Dylan works for a private space company on a project to beam solar energy from space and Brooke fears he might have sabotage in mind. As their relationship deepens, her own feelings start to betray her. She might be forced to report Dylan to her nation''s security agencies--falling in love is the last thing she needs.Especially when Dylan tells her that the very future of the world for the coming century may depend on the choices she makes.

A print version collecting the stories published in the BEYOND ebook series plus the Disastrous! and Body Of Opinion anthologies written by Scott OvertonNo WallsShakedownThe Long CommuteLockdownA Taste of TimeTartarus RisingMarathon of the DevilBody Of OpinionDemocracySaviourNode Of ThoughtThe CleansingThe RiftHurricaneOnce Upon A Midnight

It’s a hard thing to accept that someone wants you dead. It forces you to decide if you have anything worth living for.Long-time  radio “morning man” Lee Garrett is bottoming out. The career he loved has turned sour, leaving behind a dwindling audience and the wreckage of his marriage. When he finds a death threat on his control console, he shrugs it off as a sick prank—until a series of minor harassments turns into a set of undeniable attempts on his life. The suspects are many—he’s made enemies—and the police are strangely uncooperative. But when the deadliest assault yet claims an innocent victim, Garrett knows he has no choice—he has to find his persecutors and force a confrontation. The extraordinary outcome will test the limits of an ordinary man.