Frank Carlson Library

When a scavenger captain offers her an unusual job in the middle of nowhere, Delphine accepts and tags along. But will she manage to get the treasure they're looking for, when she has to operate a sea drone all by herself, when the treasure is buried in a spaceship graveyard 2 miles under water and when the challenges she faces go beyond her wildest fears? This story is inspired by Point Nemo, a place located as far away from land as possible where...

Iain M. Banks' Culture meets Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy in this funny romp through the cosmos.An immovable object stands in the way of the Galactic Emperor Jarrl. He has waged siege against his arch-nemesis for a thousand years, but the barrier still stands. Now, he has come up with a plan to put the immovable object's name to the test, and lay waste to his enemies. Will his plan work? Will he manage to obliterate his foes? Will he press the...

A Curious Case Of Eudaemonia Tron meets Inside Out in this funny sci-fi thriller. When an ordinary guy's implanted devices are reset after a construction accident that costs him his arm, the daemons in charge of his electronics are just trying to do their job as usual. But, will they manage to keep their user happy and alive, when every bit of info they uncover becomes another part of a mystery, when it becomes clear that someone is framing him...

A collection of #spitwrite stories. Includes: Technosphere The Last Stargunner Metal Fever Hot Jupiter Nanodaemons: The Fir Smart-Tree It is Sometimes an Appropriate Response to Reality to Just Go Insane Love is a Car Wreck Simming Problem, My Ass Custody Battle for Little Johnny Santa Fight Club The Red Holidays Just Take a Nap Sex, Lies and Propaganda Acquisition Time Smog City: A Girl and a Gun The Rebirth of Capitalism Nyx It Alien Animal Control Killing...

Cooky was just going on about her business, heading home on her birthday. And those meanie assassins showed up out of nowhere. How rude.

Inspired by Saw and our social media addiction, you are about to learn why you don't really need all those friends, or rather, why they don't deserve to be called that. Don't believe me? Here's Aristotle to shut you up (Google The Nicomachean Ethics). Or a more modern take, Dunbar's number in which he tells us how we can only handle up to 150 friends.In your review tell us how many Facebook friends you have. I'm at 1200.

When the dumbest woman on the planet sets her eyes on the nearest asteroid, she ignores all logical problems and tries to claim it for herself. But will she manage to launch a rocket that far and claim the mining rights, when a rocket seems to cost quite a bit of money, when the Brainiacs at NASA say it cannot be done and when stupid issues like physics and rocket science try to get in her way?

She Wanted Thousands of Followers. Now There Is One She Can Never Shake Off. Antonioni's "Blow Up" meets It Follows in this selfie-obsessed young adult story. When a sheltered teenager starts noticing a hazy face following her in her photographs, she begins to investigate an urban legend. But, will she uncover the truth when she gets in trouble with a technology corporation, when an enigmatic hacker starts telling her conspiracy theories and when,...

Read the Cyberpunk Fairy Tales, a unique twist on the classic stories you grew up with. Sometimes dark and disturbing like the Grimm stories, other times new and relevant to the modern age.

This is Volume 1, containing:

The Impossible Quest of Hailing a Taxi on Christmas Eve. A modern retelling of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Nanodaemons: The Fir Smart-Tree. A modern retelling of "The Fir Tree,"

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Disaster movie 2012 meets Moon in this thrilling story full of scientific advancements.The Destroyer of Earth did not set out to be one. A perfect storm of catastrophes, a touch of hubris and a lot of human ingenuity, and you get yourself deeper than ever. The button has been pressed, the world is in ruins. Will humanity figure out how to survive?This is Book 2 of the Press Any Key series of short stories. What is Antigravel?What did you think was...