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ADA Peter J. Borger Nate had a personal dossier on every member of the Shark, nothing official, just his own notes; you
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THE YELLOW FLAG Lou Antonelli The four-wheel drive vehicle rocked to a stop. “This is the end of the road,” said Chris.
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ZEN AND THE ART OF SPACECRAFT REPAIR Hunter Liguore I. I can see by the clock on the dashboard that it’s 0100
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JOB TRANSFER Jack Hillman The impact came quickly, in human terms, but AI-MLE-60783 had time. Time to duplicate the sensor readings to
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THE SIXTH FINGER Paul Williams The villagers saw the soldiers approaching and formed a futile circle to protect their homes. There were
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THE ART OF DEBATE Gunnar De Winter A Monograph Draft by Dr. Zera Ysala* (*Institute for Comparative Biocultural Xenology (ICBX), University of
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A RIGHT TO THE CEREBELLUM Richard Zwicker My partner Detective Bill Weatherby never called in sick, so when he was out Monday,
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THE ULTIMATE TEMPORAL PARADOX Philip Brian Hall You probably remember the business earthquake that overtook the financial markets, the betting industry and
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THE DECISION Sean Patrick Hazlett For years, business leaders from Mars to the Kuiper Belt have been asking me to outline my
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ROBOT MOTHERS Adam Gaylord It sat still and silent, the soft lighting of the conference room reflecting off its highly polished exterior.
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ON BOARD LEPER E.J. Shumak The comm panels exploded with light. Whole systems went to backup and a few to third bypass
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JODOROWSKY’S DUNE : WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN Rich Monetti Frank Herbert’s Dune is largely considered the Holy Grail of science fiction novels.
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THE CURSE OF THE LIFEWALKER Joe Vasicek My given name is Isaac Jameson, but most people know me as the Lifewalker. It
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