Standalone Stories
Curious Science Fiction
Whether it is exploring different worlds, adventuring with robots, fighting monsters, or saving the innocent, these stories spark curiosity and delight the senses.
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Not in the mood for a series? Then you're in the right place. Go with K-404 as he searches for home. Follow along with Radial as he collects the inconvenient. Or just sit back and watch as space jellyfish dance across the ceiling.
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Looking for thoughtful fun? You'll find it here.
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The last thing K-404 remembers is a happy home with the human child Ele, whose care is his primary purpose. So, when he wakes up in a landfill of tossed-away technology, his only thought is to reunite with his family. This world is not his own, though. It’s a wasteland of desolate buildings, flying metal disks, and monstrosities that keep themselves active by stealing another bot’s power. How did the world get this way? And why was he discarded? Hampered by imperfect memory, an obsolete body, and limited battery life, 404 sets out to find his home. Joined by other castaways, he faces off against scavengers and monsters, only to encounter greater threats. Pursued, outsmarted, and manipulated on every side, 404 teeters on the brink of annihilation. His only chance of survival? Those bits of himself—the connections—he hasn’t lost.
DarkTrench took him across the stars to follow a song! Sandfly is free of Earth, but now there's a new mystery to solve. He's traveled across time and space to find the source and meaning of the transmission that changed his life. But why is he seeing things that no one else can see? And where is The Superlative Stream?
Software developer turned story-teller, Kerry Nietz brings artificial wonders to life. Digital Dreams and Other Distractions is essential Nietz—nine tantalizing tales of synthetic futures, unfolding across a background of stars. In this surreal landscape, dying legends haunt sheltered keeps, young boys reconstruct ancient giants, astronauts push the boundaries of the solar system, and metal nightmares reign over faraway rocks. Alluring and compelling, Digital Dreams is a multifaceted blend of mystery, imagination, and devotion—as thrilling as interstellar exploration and as dangerous as another day at the office.




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