Science Fiction

The passengers and crew of the cruise ship Jewel of The Stars were expecting a two-week luxury cruise, but when Earth falls to an alien invasion they find themselves alone and on the run. Fleeing into unexplored space they must do whatever it takes to survive. They may be the last free humans in the galaxy.

First Office Rice leads a supply mission to a mysterious Earth colony that shouldn't exist. Violent looting leads security chief Banks to investigate organised crime on the ship. And a newly-wed couple realise their honeymoon has become a life sentence.

Tourists on a cruise. Stranded in an alien battleground

When their warp drive mysteriously stops working, the luxury cruise ship Jewel of The Stars becomes easy pickings for humanity’s enemy – the Dracnor. And there may be an enemy agent on board.

Before the fall of Earth, a madman made doomsday predictions on Captain Les Miller’s doorstop. How did he know the invasion was coming? Now that same man has been spotted walking the promenade. Les must stop him, but the evidence contradicts what he knows to be true.

Will the legacy of an ancient war mean the end of the galaxy’s last free humans?

This is newly-promoted Glen Price's first time as cruise director. He wants to make his mark and do something special for the passengers. But his plan to project a giant Christmas star above the ship turns disastrous when the ship suddenly loses power. Can Glen salvage what's left of the event and still make it a meaningful Christmas?

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…”

With these words, the writer of Ecclesiastes launches into his famous list of twenty-eight “times”, a poem that explores the breadth of humanity’s relationship with life, death, and God.

This collection explores these statements of the times of life through a speculative fiction lens, using science fiction and fantasy to do what these genres do best: ask “what if?” and “why?” And in keeping with the ancient writer’s use of the phrase “a time to . . .”, each story explores these times of life with an imaginative manipulation of time.

In this collection, you’ll find:

Time machines and magical portals
Alien beings and mythological creatures
Alternate histories and far-off worlds
Moral conundrums and spiritual warfare
Futuristic technology and fantastic phenomenons
From the current day to the far future to the distant past, from high fantasy to domestic drama to star-faring sci-fi, these stories, like the ancient writer’s poem, explore the idea that there truly is . . .

A future terraformed Mars, where civilization crashed back into a Medieval Era.
Nine authors spin tales in this unique story world, one which combines elements of science fiction and high fantasy.