Böcker av Sean Monaghan

Fifty light years from Earth, Matti-Jay Menthony encounters a dragon in space. A myth? A robot? What? She knows she must be dreaming.But the dragon proves all too real.Matti-Jay's scientific mission means everything to her. She never expected it to turn into a fight for survival.With her life, and the lives of the crew, in desperate jeopardy, Matti-Jay's abilities get stretched to the limit.And planet Ludelle has even more mysteries hidden away.A deep space adventure from the author of Habitat.

Scorching across the California sky, test pilot Hank races to save his son. With afterburners overheating and Sally Jean, his favorite aircraft, tearing apart around him, he needs to think fast.Or not think at all.A dieselpunk story by Sean Monaghan, author of Pan Am 617 Heavy. Includes bonus story "How Do You Like These Heights".

A day learning to fly the giant Alman-Kruder aircraft over the canal lands gives investigator Flis Kupe the chance to unwind after some tough assignments.Should be funWhen someone fires a smart missile at her it kind of changes her day.A whole lot.And as Flis and fellow investigator Grae begin unraveling the mystery, missiles might become the least of their concerns.Another episode in the thrilling Karnish River Navigations science fiction series that asks the question: who can we trust?

Light years from home, Starship Raven went down in an terrifying blazing wreck.Crack investigator Angelie Gunnarson and her team love this kind of impossible mystery.But the Raven might have more secrets than even Angelie can handle.An action-packed sci-fi novel from the award-winning author of The City Builders

Instead of speeding for the stars, colony ship Gretel reappears in Saturn's orbit.After promising to never return to space, Karl Nathan finds himself confronted with a chilling choice.Saving the passengers, including his brother, will take all his courage.And then some.A deep space adventure from the author of Athena Setting.

Exploring the alien rock pools on Kombya, a gorgeous, ocean-dominated planet, the little robot Tweezers patiently uncovers new snippets of data. The researchers encourage him. Tweezers performs with meticulous enthusiasm.So what makes him wonder about other lives?A science fiction adventure story with a heart, from the author of "Little Voices"

An easy minder job, watching a dignitary's child, should be a simple payday for Flis Kupe and Grae Sinder. Sometimes their little investigations business needs the peace and quiet. Sometimes it needs the money.But when the job turns sour, Flis and Grae might just find themselves in the firing line.A Karnish River Navigations novel that changes everything.

Experienced Captain Ulliana Alvis loves skimming above the forty-five hundred kilometer stretch of the Tegh Sea. Her vessel the Mourave carries fifty passengers in safety and comfort. The calm of the water always reassures and moves her at once.But safety can be an illusion.A Captain Arlon Stoddard short story that pits the crew against cascading events and into a desperate attempt to save lives.A great place to jump in if you're new to the series, and a wonderful addition for fans.

Straightforward days can go bad real fast.Searching for survivors on planet Ludelle, Matti-Jay finds herself meeting unexpected locals. Locals who might just have other ideas about exploring.Matti-Jay and Dub find themselves in a desperate battle for survival. Will they make it through?

On a frozen planet, a tourist flitter wreck lies on the jumble of ice like a dead insect.People inside. Maybe still alive.Lex and Sabrine fly rescue missions. Best in the business. Galactic tourists need the security of knowing help is on hand.But this rescue pushes the team's limits. And more than they know rests on their skills.Trust nothing. Work fast.

Captain Bethanie Morello loves her ship and crew. When they encounter a mysterious vessel, their day takes a bad turn. A very bad turn. Elsewhere, Matti-Jay and Dub head out, exploring the universe, never expecting to deal with pirates. Looks like their day might have a few bad turns of its own.A Matti-Jay and Dub Adventure, from the author of The Chronicles of The Donner.

Cody Wexland polices the galaxy, tracking down smugglers, pirates and brigands. Tough work. Even tougher breaking in a new team at the same time. The young group lacks experience, but they more than make that up in sheer enthusiasm and intelligence.Good thing, because the most brutal pirate out there sets his sights on taking down Cody and her team.At any cost.Deep space action from the award-winning author of The Captain Arlon Stoddard Adventures.

On the Moon, Sam's workaday job as a lunar rover driver takes its toll. Most days he just plain feels taken for granted.Of course, some days can be different.Some days things go wrong. Days like that, you want someone like Sam behind the wheel.

Looking over the matted, sodden carpet in a rundown house in suburban Flagstaff, Jenn Fraser knows her old friend Ed is in trouble. Big trouble.Across town, Cole Wright relaxes after a day of exhausting work. Happy to be occupied. Happy to be living a quiet life.When they find themselves on a collision course, Wright and Jenn must confront trust and put everything on the line to protect Ed.With zero kills.

Desra Parker loves investigating strange planets. But when missiles shoot her ship down over Mackelle, Desra and her crew find themselves in a desperate race for survival. Battling the elements and relentless building-sized robots, Desra needs to unravel the mysteries of Mackelle's endless city if she's going to keep anyone alive. And figure out a way to get home.

The tests. The experiments.With a unique ability, Daniel faces unwanted scrutinyHe just wants to leave it all behind.But when anonymous forces kidnap his sister and neice, he needs to take action.Drastic action.Even if it means facing the very thing the tests revealed.

Galaxy explorers, Matti-Jay Menthony and the crew of the Blue Defender deal with all kinds of unusual events. Discovering a drifting vessel, they make preparations to investigate.But things change fast.And what they find might just change everything about their mission.If they make it out alive.

Flis Kupe and Grae Sinder. Former interstellar soldiers. A great investigative team. Even in those moments of running for their lives. Running hard.Caught in a mystery that could bring down multi-planetary companies, Flis and Grae must dodge pirates and cops to find the truth.A truth that comes with a price.A Karnish River Navigations novel that takes you right back to the adventure of the canals.

On his way toward Spokane, Cole Wright rides a rickety old bus. Local service. Regular schedule. Few passengers. Small town to small town. Heartland people.Wright plans to pick up the long distance service when the bus reaches the freeway.Plans, though, have a way of getting interrupted.A standalone Cole Wright story that comes right down to good people in tough circumstances.

Ice cream on a space liner headed for disaster. A hike with a difference. Strange animals on the loose. Odd solutions to trash overload. A scam artist lost in space.Immerse yourself in another collection of offbeat science fiction stories from award winner Sean Monaghan.

Flying a stolen deep space flitter, Jodie Ifilda, bounty hunter, sets down in the dense forests of remote, uninhabited planet Comstairs.Exactly the kind of place where her bounty would chose to hide out.But Comstairs hides other secrets. Secrets that should stay hidden.Secrets that Jodie might find herself digging through.If she wants to survive the day.A sci-fi adventure story from the author of "Designated Driver"

Della Engle stares over broken slabs of land. The remains of a small farm. Something chewed up the ground.Something big. Something unworldly.Asked to compile a set of drone photographs, the unexpected mess stops Della cold.If only there was some sign of the guy who contracted her.A story of challenge and integrity. Along with a little straight out wierdness.

On the frontier, Papa Paulie serves up the best clippercrab you can imagine. Vat grown, succulent and absolutely illegal.Always a good place for friends, to settle deals and for a good old fashioned feed.When Liall shows up to meet Jaslyn for the deal of their lives, things look sweet. A good meal, some extra cash and a good night ahead.What they find might just turn their lives inside out.A twisted Sci Fi tale with a hint of western a hint of mob antics and just a little fun.

Alice Briggs has a plan. Send a deep space probe farther out than any before.She knows how to do it, but faces blocks at every turn.When she meets Tink and Caroline-the sail builders-they make her big ideas seem small.In a good way.A story of pioneering, relationships, and an AI who might just get her own way.

Cody Albine watches as her elegant and well-organized presentation collapses. Right in front of her last chance at getting corporate funding for the project of a lifetime. Her absolute passion.But hope lies with her friends. It might take compromise, but a little compromise between friends never goes astray.A short biological sci fi thriller with a heart. From the author of Overrun and L-Own.

A Captain Arlon Stoddard NoveletteOrtanide. A planet with a unique geography, a rich history and a strange political system.A political system that defies Captain Arlon Stoddard and his crew.Restrained in a dank cell by the very people he came to help, Arlon faces the choice of violating the charters he works to uphold.Or certain death.A Captain Arlon Stoddard Novelette that pits the crew against possibly their most heinous foe yet.

Lieutenant Ione Anders of the Spokane Police Department stares at a blade jutting from one of the tires on her new issue vehicle.Looks like the start of another one of those days.A day that proves full of surprises.A Cole Wright story with a difference, putting him right there in the action as he tags along.

Flis Kupe only wants to quit her life enduring the horrors of the interstellar war. Even willing to burn out her embedded arlchip. The device that pumps her miliary talents to the absolute limit. At a cost.Ready to return to a simple life, a cryptic message from her brother Bryce on Paulding throws her plans into disarray. A boarding by merciless river pirates thrusts Flis into a desperate race to make it home. A race that become deadly.

On a steely platform hovering high above the swamps of Algoria Three, Matti-Jay enjoys the cool crisp air and the sense of freedom. But something speeding at her and the crew puts things in desperate jeopardy. Faced with tough choices, Matti-Jay pits her skills against an impossible situation. A situation that might break everything.A Matti-Jay and Dub adventure short from the author of Trapped and Blue Defender.

Cassie hears patterns. Sees patterns. Everywhere. Perhaps too many patterns.But that makes her one of the best interstellar signal analysts around.When the AI interpreter starts throwing extra data her way, Cassie might have more patterns than even she can cope with.And the implications of the signal might change everything.For everyone.A story that asks the question: Do we know our place in the universe?