Return to classic scifi with these shorts about time travel, future Earth, interplanetary exploration, Mars colonies, strange new subterranean life forms and other futuristic, weird and horrific tales. Previously published in Lamplight, Perihelion and Thrills and Mystery Podcast, stories include: There Comes a Time Corporal Elliot, the first Future Soldier, has only one mission: to find out why humanity will be wiped off the face of the Earth. But time isn’t on her side. The Last Days of Duane Dayton Brutal murderer Duane Dayton waits on Death Row for his second and final execution, hoping for a quick end. His new technician has other ideas. Breathing Space In the deepest cave ever entered by human beings, Collins searches for the body of a lost caver. But there’s something strange about a colleague of the deceased, and the patches on the cave walls she's investigating. Collins must figure out the mystery if he’s to get out alive. Never in Fear Fly to the Woods For the first colony on Perseverance to survive, Robert has to overcome his grief and fear.
Author
J.J. Green is a British-Australian science fiction author who writes about ordinary people living with the challenges of existence in future societies—and some kickass sci fi heroines too. Her series include Star Legend, Space Colony One, Star Mage Saga, Shadows of the Void and Carrie Hatchett, Space Adventurer. J.J. was born in London’s East End within the sound of the church bells of St. Mary Le Bow, Cheapside, which makes her a bona fide Cockney. She first left the U.K. as a young adult and has lived in Australia, Laos and Taiwan. She currently lives aboard her starship in Cambridge, UK, with her ship’s cat, called Black Cat, the cabin boy and the chief engineer. Sign up to J.J. Green's reader group at jjgreenauthor.com
