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When a bankrupt armorer ends up owning a second-rate jugger player, he decides to go for it. But will he manage to even turn a profit when he knows little about the game and its seedy world, when the opponents play dirty on and off the field, and when the game's popularity grows with every player injury and death?

An immovable object stands in the way of the Galactic Emperor Jarrl. He has waged siege against his arch-nemesis for 1,000 years, but the barrier still stands. Now, he has come up with a plan to put the immovable object's name to the test, and lay waste to his enemies. Will his plan work? Will he manage to obliterate his foes? Will he press the big red button to destroy a galaxy?

When an astronaut attempts to add cooking to her list of nonexistent wife-material skills, she fails so spectacularly that she blows herself into space. Without a suit on. Full of pent-up anger and regret from all the social pressure. If she survives those precious seconds till help arrives, she's done with all that. The next time she meets someone, she might just explode.

"Spitwrite" is a term referring to a story that is written in a day. Technosphere: A Short Story Collection features a few science fiction spitwrite stories. This is the third book in the Spitwrite series.

It’s a hot summer day in Athens, and Cherry has nothing to do than sweat her skin off. After bothering everyone in the piers and getting shooed from from all of them, she decides to be helpful for a change. Will her plan to squirt on random strangers work in her favor? Will it finally get nice and breezy? And most importantly, how will Hector take it?

Listen to the Cyberpunk Fairy Tales, a unique twist on the classic stories you grew up with. Sometimes dark and disturbing like the Grimm stories, other times new and relevant to the modern age. This is Volume 1, containing: "The Impossible Quest of Hailing a Taxi on Christmas Eve", a modern retelling of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

Limitless meets Black Mirror in this novel that pushes the limits of a couple's minds. When Galene meets a man who's only goal in life is to make his mind go faster, she ends up falling for him. But will she manage to keep the relationship going at the top of the glass tower, when in reality she's too much of a slob and is bogged down with all her unfinished goals, when their age difference becomes too much of a problem, and when his work places them in the sights of an unforgiving huntress?

In this modern retelling of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is looking for a taxi to get home on Christmas Eve. But he will get the ride of his life, as he is walked through his past, his present and his future to end up a changed man. Set in modern day Athens, this science-fiction version of the classic ghost story is guaranteed to bring shivers down your spine and a smile to your face.

An asteroid parks on Earth's orbit, and Alex Jones is sent to collect samples and figure it out. But the passenger is chatty, and his revelations are mind-blowing.

When Horace gets fired from his dead-end job, an unexpected lady gives him the courage to stand up for himself. But will he manage to get his life back in order when seven strange women suddenly burst into his life and his home, when he has agreed to the terms of service without having read them, and when the game these women are playing ends up in either success or death?

When Edward’s big brother gets lost during the Halloween raid, he decides to sneak inside the pumpkin looming over London and become a raider himself. But will he manage to survive Halloween night, when the challenges he faces seem to have changed since last year, when his best friend is also missing inside the witch’s house, and when the aliens seem to have turned this whole thing into some sort of video game?

When an ordinary guy’s implanted devices are reset after a construction accident that costs him his arm, the daemons in charge of his electronics are just trying to do their job as usual. But will they manage to keep their user happy and alive, when every bit of info they uncover becomes another part of a mystery, when it becomes clear that someone is framing him for murder, and when a corporation is sending a snake charmer assassin after him?

When the daughter of Greece's premier singer fails to sing as expected, she finds out about a biker group of women. But will she manage to find the elusive Orosa, the bikers' motovlogger, when all she has to go on are random street-sightings of criminal behavior, when her family is opposed to her following this path, and when her dad's employer wants to keep her as she was for marketing purposes?

When her follow count drops dramatically, a cyborg influencer stumbles on an offer for a new and unique gimmick and decides to go for it. But will she manage to get the prosthetic when it costs much more than she can possibly afford, when her friend urges her to get it, and when her entire identity will be upended if she takes that path?

Handle the most difficult girl in the galaxy, or everything blows up. When an alien princess arrives, a jaded celebrity handler has to keep her happy. But will he manage to get through her visit, when catering to her spoiled needs is the only way to prevent her from exploding the Earth, when rebels are trying to assassinate her, and when he starts to seriously fall in love with her?

When a young man from a village comes to the big city to study, he finds himself overwhelmed by the urban lifestyle. But will he manage to blend in by going to a Halloween party, when his crush asks him to help decorate the place, when the abandoned villa becomes all too spooky for him and when the illusory masks everyone wears seem to never come off?

Inspired by Saw and our social media addiction, you are about to learn why you don't really need all those friends, or rather, why they don't deserve to be called that.

When a teenage hacker goes on a school trip, she loses her luggage and is left alone at the airport. Will she manage to enjoy her visit to Rome, when her luggage is nowhere to be found, when the help desk is not helpful at all, and when she meets an Italian with luggage that follows you around?

This collection contains short stories inspired by the word prompts and the daily sketches of two artists. Some stories are sci-fi, some are fantasy, and some are even based on mythology. The important thing is that these are all inspired by the daily sketches made by philtomato and bloodsplach. One sketch per day, one story per day.

A retelling of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen of the same name. Listen to more of the Cyberpunk Fairy Tales, a unique twist on the classic stories you grew up with. Sometimes dark and disturbing like the Grimm stories, other times new and relevant to the modern age.