John Joseph Adams 
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 159 (August 2023) [EPUB ebook] 

Firestorm When a convert Elasian mining operation interferes with a Federation geological expedition, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise™ are dispatched to the planet Rakat …

Colonists struggle against natural forces for permanent habitation on a new world. Prejudice and discrimination force a society of savants into strife. His civilization’s complacency fuels a young al …

‚Recalling my initial encounter with a peculiar balloon-like creature that unexpectedly appeared while I was returning home from work in the rural depths of East Sussex, I couldn’t help but think of …

When Lelys, ambassador of the plague-ridden colony planet of Orakisa, approaches the Federation seeking help for her dying world, the U.S.S. Enterprise speeds to the rescue. Captain Picard and his cr …

Step into a vast universe teeming with life, romance, heroism, and treachery as experienced and seen through the eyes of Gayle Zimmon. ‚Zim‘ a young woman successful in war but naive to the machinati …

"Freedom" by Mack Reynolds is a dystopian novel exploring the consequences of totalitarianism on society. Set in a future where authoritarianism reigns supreme, the narrative follows the jo …

Jason Devlin, scientist, inventor, and karate master, invents a teleporter, but it malfunctions and sends him and his nephew/assistant, Stu, into an alternate world. The world is several hundred year …

A man undertakes an eerie journey to find the truth behind a world-ending disaster. …

When an ancient civilisation finds a machine that is capable of accelerating the evolution or devolution of anyone placed inside of it, a deadly arms race ensues, shaking the very foundations of the …

It is a barren part of space. No star systems, certainly no planets and nothing that could sustain life. Why then, are people attracted here and why do they start acting in strange ways when they arr …