The Expanding Universe
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Anthology
The Expanding Universe
An Exploration of the Science Fiction Genre
18 Science Fiction Stories
Volume 1
Compiled & Edited by Craig Martelle
The Expanding Universe, an Exploration of the Science Fiction Genre Anthology title is Copyright © 2016 Craig Martelle
The authors of the individual short stories retain the copyright of their work as detailed below.
Fear Peace - Copyright © 2016 Craig Martelle
Taken for a Walk Copyright © 2016 Justin Sloan
Fall to Earth Copyright © 2016 TJ Ryan
Blue Eyed Devil Copyright © 2016 Spencer Pierson
Those Who Breathe Under the End Copyright © 2016 James Osiris Baldwin
Pilgrim Copyright © 2016 Andrew Dobell
DROP Copyright © 2016 Andrew Broderick
Worlds Revealed Copyright © 2016 J.L. Hendricks
Within a Phrygian Sky Copyright © 2016 Jim Johnson
And the Kat Came Back © 2016 RJ Crayton
The Signal and the Boys © 2016 Felix R. Savage
Smuggler for Hire © 2016 Bradford Bates
Light in the Dark © 2016 H.J. Lawson
Origins of the Gemini Project © 2016 E.R. Starling
An Attitude Adjustment © 2016 Taki Drake
The Iron and the Mud © 2016 James Aaron
The Last Human: Fire of Truth © 2016 E.E. Isherwood
New Beginnings © 2016 Paul C. Middleton
All rights reserved.
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Cover Illustration © Tom Edwards
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Typography by James Baldwin
http://www.jamesosiris.com
Other Books by Craig Martelle
The Terry Henry Walton Chronicles, a Kurtherian Gambit Series (with Michael Anderle)
Book 1 – Nomad Found (January 2017)
Book 2 – Nomad Redeemed (2017)
Book 3 – Nomad Unleashed (2017)
Book 4 – Nomad Supreme (2017)
Free Trader Series
Book 1 – The Free Trader of Warren Deep (February 2016)
Book 2 – The Free Trader of Planet Vii (March 2016)
Book 3 – Adventures on RV Traveler (April 2016)
Book 4 – Battle for the Amazon (August 2016)
Book 5 – Free the North! (September 2016)
Book 6 – Free Trader on the High Seas (October 2016)
Book 7 – Southern Discontent (2017)
Book 8 – The Great ‘Cat Takeover (2017)
Book 9 – Return to the Traveler (2017)
Cygnus Space Opera – set in the Free Trader Universe
Book 1 – Cygnus Rising (Sep 2016)
Book 2 – Cygnus Expanding (Nov 2016)
Book 3 – Cygnus Arrives (2017)
End Times Alaska, a Winlock Press series
Book 1: Endure (June 2016)
Book 2: Run (July 2016)
Book 3: Return (August 2016)
Book 4: Fury (December 2016)
Rick Banik Thrillers
People Raged and the Sky Was on Fire (May 2016)
The Heart Raged (2017)
Short Story Contributions to Anthologies
Earth Prime Anthology, Volume 1 (Stephen Lee & James M. Ward)
Apocalyptic Space Short Story Collection (Stephen Lee & James M. Ward)
Lunar Resorts Anthology, Volume 2 (Stephen Lee & James M. Ward)
Inanna’s Circle Game, Volume 2 (edited by Kat Lind)
The Expanding Universe, Volume 1 (compiled by Craig Martelle)
The Misadventures of Jacob Wild McKilljoy (With Michael-Scott Earle)
The Tide (compiled and edited by Hayley Lawson)
See these titles and more at www.craigmartelle.com
Other Books by J.L. Hendricks
The Original Eclipse Series
Book 0 – Eclipse of the Beginning
Book 1 –Eclipse of the Warrior
Book 2– Eclipse of the Soul
Book 3 – The Eclipse of Power
Book 4 – Eclipse of the Heart
Book 5 – Age of the Eclipse
Origins of the Eclipse Series – set in the Eclipse Universe but is freestanding
Book 1 – The Eclipse of Time
Book 2 – TBD (2017)
Book 3 – TBD (2017)
Alpha Alien Abduction Tales Series
Book 1: Worlds Away
Book 2: Worlds Collide
Book 3: Worlds Entwined (Early 2017)
Anthologies
Broken Dreams (Fantasy collection)
Inanna’s Circle Game #1 and #2 (2 stories from the Eclipse Universe)
Glimpse (An original short story set in the Eclipse Universe)
The Tide (compiled and edited by Hayley Lawson)
See these titles and more at www.jlhendricksauthor.com
Other Books by Andrew Dobell
The Magi Saga – Urban Fantasy
Epic Calling: The Magi Saga Book 1
Shadows of Darkness: The Magi Saga Book 1
Black Dawn: The Magi Saga Book 1
Infinities’ Edge: The Magi Saga Book 1
The New Prometheus - Cyberpunk
The New Prometheus – Coming soon.
Stay up to date here: www.andrewdobellauthor.co.uk
Other Books by Andrew C. Broderick
Lost Colony Series
Book 1 – Missing
Book 2 – Hunted
Book 3 – Eden
Book 4 – The God Chamber
Kato's War Series
Book 1 – Zara's Flight
Book 2 – Kato's War
Book 3 – The Extinction Switch
See all of Andrew’s work here -http://www.andrewcbroderick.com/amazonbooks
Other Books by James Aaron
Ground Private Parvel
The Dead Miner's Mother
The Hawk of Destiny's Fist
Emerald Emergent
The Voices in the Woods
See all of James’ work at http://jamesaaron.net
Other Books by H.J. Lawson
Hidden Vampire Slayer Series
Book 1 – New Order
Book 2 – Slayer Trials
Infinite Time Series
Book 1 – Infinite Time
Book 2 – Future Bound
Book 3 – Worlds Apart
Sanction Series
Book 1: Purenet
Book 2: Aurum
Book 3: Host
Book 4: Captured Memories
War Kids Series
Book 1: Stolen Innocence
Book 2: Survive The Day
Book 3: Survive The 9Nite
Short Story Contributions to Anthologies
Glimpse
Dark Legend
The Tide (compiled and edited by Hayley Lawson)
See these titles and more at www.amazon.com
Other Books by Bradford Bates
Ascendancy Legacy Series
Ascendancy The Arena
Ascendancy Jar Of Souls
Ascendancy Guardian Of The Grove
Ascendancy Demon Stone
Ascendancy The Rising Darkness
Ascendancy Redemption
Ascendancy Origins Series
Rise Of The Fallen
Butcher Of The Bay
Night of t
he Demon
Fortune Hunter's Series
Star Talon
Lost Signal
Galactic Outlaws Series
Forced Compliance - Coming Soon
See more and stay up to date at his author page on Amazon.
Other Books by Jim Johnson
Pistols and Pyramids Series (weird western fantasy)
Book 1 – Ranger of Mayat
Book 2 – Flight to the Fort
Book 3 – House of the Healer
Omnibus 1 – The Bloody Frontier
Potomac Shadows Series (urban fantasy)
Book 1 – Beacon’s Spark
Book 2 – Beacon’s Hope
Book 3 – Beacon’s Fury (2017)
See these titles and more at www.scribeineti.com
Other Books by E.R. Starling
Origins of The Gemini Project
Book 1 – Sequence (December 2016)
Book 2 – Genesis (Coming Soon)
The Gemini Project
Book 1 – TBA (Coming Soon)
See these titles and more at http://erstarling.wixsite.com/books
Other Books by Taki Drake
Harmonic Magic Series
Book 1 – We Are Not Prey
Book 2 – Mage’s Fleet (January 2017)
Book 3 – Promises to Keep (February 2017)
The Mages of Zenon
Book 1 – A Learning Experience
Book 2 – You Just Go On (January 2017)
Book 3 – A Path Unmarked (March 2017)
BattleMage Investigations
Book 1 – A Matter of Perspective (March 2017)
Book 2 – The Transportation Conundrum (May 2017)
Short Story Contributions to Anthologies
Inanna’s Circle Game, Volume 1
Inanna’s Circle Game, Volume 2
Holiday Heartwarmers
The Tide (compiled and edited by Hayley Lawson)
See more at www.technologymage.com
Other Books by Felix R. Savage
The Sol System Renegades Series
Keep Off The Grass (short origin story)
Crapkiller (prequel novella)
1. The Galapagos Incident
2. The Vesta Conspiracy
3. The Mercury Rebellion
A Very Merry Zero-Gravity Christmas (short story)
4. The Luna Deception
5. The Phobos Maneuver
6. The Mars Shock
7. The Callisto Gambit
The Interstellar Railroad Series
Rubbish With Names (prequel)
Skint Idjit
Intergalactic Bogtrotter
Banjaxed Ceili
Supermassive Blackguard
The Earth’s Last Gambit Trilogy
Freefall
Lifeboat
Shiplord
See more http://felixrsavage.com/subscribe
Other Books by RJ Crayton
Life First Series
Book 1 - Life First
Book 2 - Second Life
Book 3 - Third Life: Taken
Virus Series
Book 1 - Concealed
Book 2 - Exposed
Book 3 - Contained
Prophecy of Light Series
Book 1 - Trapped
Book 2 - Unleashed
Book 3 - Foretold
Book 4 - Fulfilled
Stand Alone Books & Anthologies
Scented: A Love Story
Four Mothers: A Short Story Collection
The Self-Publishing Road Map
Inanna’s Circle: The Game Begins
Read more at www.rjcrayton.com
Other Books by James Osiris Baldwin
The Hound of Eden Series
Burn Artist (Book #0, Free Prequel)
Blood Hound (Book #1)
Stained Glass (Book #2)
Other Titles
God Has Heard (LILIUM #1, Military Science Fiction)
Fix Your Damn Book: An Editing Guide for Self-Published Authors
See these titles and more at www.jamesosiris.com
Other Books by E.E. Isherwood
Sirens of the Zombie Apocalypse Series
Book 1 – Since the Sirens (December 2015)
Book 2 – Siren Songs (January 2016)
Book 3 – Stop the Sirens (February 2016)
Book 4 – Last Fight of the Valkyries (April 2016)
Book 5 – Zombies vs Polar Bears (June 2016)
Book 6 – Zombies Ever After (September 2016)
Book 7 – Rivers of Blood (2017)
Audiobooks
Since the Sirens: Sirens of the Zombie Apocalypse, Book 1 (October 2015)
Revolutions Per Mile Series
Book 1 – Post Apocalyptic Ponies (April 2016)
Book 2 – Post Apocalyptic Mustangs (May 2016)
Book 3 – Post Apocalyptic Chargers (2017)
Short Story Contributions to Anthologies
Inanna’s Circle Game, Volume 5 (edited by Kat Lind)
The Expanding Universe, Volume 1 (edited by Craig Martelle)
The Tide (compiled and edited by Hayley Lawson)
See these titles and more at www.zombiebooks.net
Other Books by Paul C. Middleton
Betrayed By Faith Series
➢ Book 1 – Paladin (May 2016)
➢ Book 2 – A-Viking (November 2016)
➢ Book 3 – Myrmidon (First Quarter 2017)
Mongrelverse/ Breed Matters Series
➢ Book 1 – A Mongrel’s Curse (October 2016)
➢ Book 2 – Mongrel’s Tooth and Consequences (December 2016/January 2017)
➢ Prequel 1 – A Mongrel Born (Second Quarter 2017)
The Boris Chronicles: A Kurtherian Gambit Series (with Michael Anderle)
➢ Book 1: Evacuation (August 2016)
➢ Book 2: Retaliation (September 2016)
➢ Book 3: Revelations (December 2016)
➢ Book 4: Reconciliation (Second Quarter 2016)
Short Story Contributions to Anthologies
➢ Inanna’s Circle Game, Volume 2 (edited by Kat Lind)
➢ The Expanding Universe, Volume 1 (edited by Craig Martelle)
For more from Paul, here are three places you can find him.
Author page: https://www.amazon.com/Paul-C.-Middleton/e/B01FM3QX6E
Blog http://betrayedbyfaith.wordpress.com/
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Betrayed-by-Faith-1110766018944080/
I think that science fiction, even the corniest of it, even the most outlandish of it, no matter how badly it's written, has a distinct therapeutic value because all of it has as its primary postulate that the world does change. I cannot overemphasize the importance of that idea
Robert Heinlein from "The Discovery of the Future," Guest of Honor Speech, 3rd World Science Fiction Convention, Denver, Colorado (4 July 1941)
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword by Michael Anderle
Genre: Military Science Fiction
Fear Peace by Craig Martelle
More About Craig Martelle
Genre: Space Exploration
The Iron and the Mud by James Aaron
More About James Aaron
Genre: Galactic Empire
Within a Phrygian Sky by Jim Johnson
More About Jim Johnson
Genre: Space Opera
And the Kat Came Back by RJ Crayton
More About RJ Crayton
Genre: Alien Invasion
Taken for a Walk by Justin Sloan
More About Justin Sloan
Genre: Science Fiction Thriller
Fall to Earth by TJ Ryan
More About TJ Ryan
Genre: Science Fiction Adventure<
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Blue Eyed Devil – Raiders Farthest Reach by Spencer Pierson
More About Spencer Pierson
Genre: Genetic Engineering
Those Who Breathe Under the End by James Osiris Baldwin
More About James Osiris Baldwin
Genre: Hard Science Fiction
The Signal and the Boys by Felix R. Savage
More About Felix R. Savage
Genre: Science Fiction Adventure
Pilgrim by Andrew Dobell
More About Andrew Dobell
Genre: Galactic Empire
Smuggler for Hire by Bradford Bates
More About Bradford Bates
Genre: Artificial Intelligence
DROP by Andrew Broderick
More About Andrew Broderick
Genre: Science Fiction Adventure
Worlds Revealed by J.L. Hendricks
More About J.L. Hendricks
Genre: Dystopian
Light in the Dark by H.J. Lawson
More About H.J. Lawson
Genre: Genetic Engineering
Sequence - Origins of the Gemini Project by E.R. Starling
Epilogue
More About E.R. Starling
Genre: Military Science Fiction
An Attitude Adjustment by Taki Drake
More About Taki Drake
Genre: Space Opera
The Last Human: Fire of Truth by E.E. Isherwood
More About E.E. Isherwood
New Beginnings by Paul C. Middleton
More About Paul C. Middleton
Foreword by Michael Anderle
Science Fiction.
Science fiction is the act of solving problems by planting seeds.
By taking the power of the human imagination and the power of the human heart, authors tackle the challenges of the plausible, and the implausible (or unimaginable) often in ways that make the next generation deal with these same challenges while they sleep. Their books (or Kindles) beside them where they fell, their chests rising and lowering slowly, the subconscious dreaming dreams the conductors (authors) hinted at just mere moments before.