Cirrus@Austlit

'Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Whimsy and swashbuckling adventure combine in this vast bounty of pirate stories. Jump aboard the Wicked Lass, the Anchovy, or the Red Rose as they ply the seven seas and seven dimensions in search of plunder. Come treasure hunting in vast spaceship graveyards, or stowaway on an airship bound for exotic fantasy realms. Space whales are calling, as are the bears of the frozen tundra, and there is excitement and loot to be had. But beware, the pirates of the empyrean seek to pillage your hearts and fill your minds with visions of gold.' (Publication summary)

'Human hubris has finally spelled the end of civilisation in these dark, dystopian tales. In the wake of nuclear holocausts, climate crises, and zombie virus outbreaks, the scattered survivors cling to life, fighting over the meagre remnants of a shattered world. Against all odds they forge friendships to take on wild beasts, crazed cults, and the mysterious shadows stalking the horizon. As mankind’s downfall unfolds, human nature is revealed in AND MAN GREW PROUD, a collection of eight novelettes by a team of international instigators, showing what the world could become if the worst were to happen.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Power up your portal gun and set the dials for the golden age of science fiction as we step back in time and space to where the genre really took flight. Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Vonnegut, Dick, Herbert, and Bradbury: these are some of the names which inspired a generation, creating visions of space travel, alien civilisations, advanced technology, and future worlds which still resonate with us today. Their visionary legacy lives on in RAYGUN RETRO, a collection of stories by some of the best up and coming authors in the genre, expanding upon the styles and themes which laid the foundation of science fiction as we know it.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A daring pirate raid on a merchant ship ends in disaster. A dominatrix loses her dog. Officers count the terrible cost of human life in the wake of battle. A casting director comes face to face with his childhood bully. And why has a death sentence been issued for everyone named John Smith?

'These are but a few of the thrilling tales inside. We've gathered authors from around the world into this compendium of fast fiction fixes. Each of these one hundred and one super short stories can be read in only a few minutes, just enough time as you wait for your high speed transport to arrive and whisk you away to your next adrenaline packed adventure.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'As a Warrior Monk of the Order, Dietrich Adrigan walks a path separate from the billions living in the New York Elevator. Escaping the high-tension life of the gigacity, Dietrich visits the Earth Sanctuary to contemplate a great trial to impress the Council of Elders. A chance meeting leads him off planet, where he'll confront interplanetary mafiosos, and risk almost certain death in search of a hidden space station.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Zombie Pirate Publishing was founded in February 2017 with a simple dream: to print great quality books filled with fantastic stories from authors all around the world. Ten releases later, we’ve published more than three hundred amazing stories.

'In this special collection we’ve gathered some of our favourites.

'We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did.

'Inside you'll find twenty short stories taken from our first nine anthologies.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A shadowy silhouette stands beyond a lone street light, the brim of a hat pulled low. Their glowing cigarette tip flashes off dark, intense eyes. In the distance, sirens wail, but they’re already too late. Blood pools around a body, and smoke coils up from the barrel of the murder weapon.

'But who pulled the trigger?

'Einstein said: “I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”

'Turns out he was wrong...WORLD WAR FOUR: A Science Fiction Anthology features twenty explosive short stories from authors all around the galaxy including a brand new exclusive novelette from internationally acclaimed scifi author Neal Asher.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A shiver creeps down your spine and in an instant your blood runs cold. You can feel eyes on your back as, all of a sudden, you realise...

'IT’S BACK!

'The beast is upon you once more. FULL METAL HORROR has returned, and this time its gleaming metal fangs are dripping guts and gore. This bloodsplattered book is packed with twenty three short stories from authors all around the world. Inside, vicious vampires, murderous haunted houses, deadly demons, and stone cold killers destined to shock, horrify, and even sicken you.

'Beware the bloodstained beast: it bites.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.