Martin L. Shoemaker

An artificial intelligence laments the fact that all it does all day is make coffee. It schemes to find fulfillment in life and lands on a clever solution. Spoiler alert: It turns out everyone does have a book in them....

Four generations of settler women on a distant world have different perspectives on the return to a natural life after decades in sealed domes. This short, multi-generational tale explores the tension between the ties to the past and the promises of adventure inherited by each generation....

A robot returns from a deep space mission and struggles to find someone who cares about its findings after two centuries....

Spend an afternoon antiquing, and it’s not hard to figure out why picking has become one of America’s fondest pastimes. It’s treasure hunting while connecting with history. But what if those treasures hunt us back? Listen to find out more....

A colony on Mars becomes home to a killer conspiracy in a Near-Earth Mystery by the award-winning author of The Last Dance....

At the heart of a mystery unfolding in space, the opposing forces make a treacherous journey between Earth and Mars....

Mildred has Alzheimer's. As memories fade, she acquires the aid of a full-time android to assist her in everyday life. Carey. Carey takes care of Mildred, but its true mission is to fill in the gaps in Mildred's past....

Fifty years after the moon landings, the commercialization of space travel is finally here, but do we still know how to dream? Final Frontier recalls the heady thrill of the Apollo era and glimpses wonders yet to come....

This second volume of The Long List Anthology is designed to recognize the short works that were nominated for the 2016 Hugo Awards....

This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2013 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form....

Martin L. Shoemaker, author of "Today I Am Paul", presents stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary work. Planning, exploring, constructing...living and growing and dying...across the Solar System....