Claus, a woodsman and his wife Anya give beautiful presents to the children in the area each year. This is the origin of the wonderful legend of Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, as the English call him.

The history of freedom repeats itself. And the costs are always the same. The settlers of the new Republic of Mars were in a struggle for their freedom against powerful forces that would stop at nothing. For the Martians the costs are life, property and domestic security. But the true cost was vigilance, eternal if need be. If you like a fast moving story, characters that never give up, and science with a sense of wonder, this is for you. "Vigilance"...

Lunar Series: Book 1: Moon HabCircling the Moon, alone, in a space station was easy.It wasn't until I overnighted (remember a Moon night is two weeks of dim light) on the Moon's surface that things got difficult.And life-threatening.In the Remembered Earth Universe: Lunar Series those that would capitalize Moon settlement want it done as cheaply as possible, that would be with AI and robots. But AI and robots don't always do the job, and when they...

An interwoven moving and insightful memoir, a healing help-guide for abuse survivors, and a practical handbook for those wishing to confront their perpetrators through the justice system and seek compensation. A story of a tragic upbringing involving sexual and physical abuse at school and at home. John SaundersOCO brutally honest account brings hope for institutional healing."

Sometimes you don't know you aren't free until the state's coercive force is used against you. And then you learn you are only free to do what big brother wants. Davide Jackson was not as adventurous as the others in his clan. He was more a stay at home type. But that doesn't mean he longs any less to be free. He just has to learn the cost of freedom. If you like a fast moving story, characters that never give up, and science with a sense of wonder,...

To The Stars: A Novella Collection With the help of new technology, humanity has attained the stars. And while that technology may be extending humanity's reach, it cannot change the human condition. That condition is always balanced perilously between progress and set back, as these five stories of the future show. To The Stars: A Future Chron Collection is a short story collection in the Future Chron Universe. The Future Chron Universe consists...

From The Earth Volume 1: A Novella Collection Space was not only the final frontier it was the final abode of freedom. Over the next century the extended Jackson family will learn that the only way to think freely, to breathe freely, to dream freely is to stay mobile. In these related stories they are drawn by their pursuit of freedom, despite dangers, hardships and even death, into the far reaches of the Solar System. From The Earth Collection: Book...

Kuiper Station What appeared to be a simple but ambitious goal of establishing a new colony in the Kuiper Belt, a colony to service mining activities there, was more than it seemed. One side, led by the Solar Federation and the Jackson family, was determined to break humanity out of its almost century long stagnation and push it to embrace the stars. The other side, led by the Terran Federation, was determined to block such expansion and maintain...

While Raj works hard to earn money for a cool virtual-reality headset, his evil pet Klawde plans to conquer Earth using zombie squirrels and cyber currency.

Back in print, Bone Dance is a classic techno-fantasy from Emma Bull, author of the bestselling Territory Sparrow's my name. Trader. Deal-maker. Hustler, some call me. I work the Night Fair circuit, buying and selling pre-nuke videos from the world before. I know how to get a high price, especially on Big Bang collectibles. But the hottest ticket of all is information on the Horsemen-the mind-control weapons that tilted the balance in the war between...