Top 50 Long Stories This Year

Okay, okay. So many readers have suggested that I write a futuristic space-age Lucky Jim that I started several different versions and managed to complete two. This one seems to be the best fit for the Lucky Jim series, although it's a bit different. Space opera set far in the future. While previous Lucky Jims are mentioned, and a general knowledge off the LJ series is helpful, its not necessary to enjoy this story.

Not all of the stories from the Families War are big and glorious. Sometimes they involve heartache and loss, and a desperate desire to make things right. As well as cold-blooded calculation. Liz Elia found her missing sib, but was a few minutes too late, and the guilt, the feeling of failure has lived with her ever since. And then Captain Macquarrie shows up with a chance, a faint one, to redeem herself.

As the title suggests, this story is a tribute to cmsix, one of my favorite authors, may he rest in peace. I realize that he only completed 19 stories of the 57 he started, but they are always good for making me smile. The plot is simple: Modern guy dies and ends up in a made-for-TV contest on a planet equivalent to Earth 40,000 years ago. Don't bother reading it if you're looking for a lot of emotional drama. This story is simply for your entertainment.

Contractor Kevin Ross makes a startling discovery in a secret passage in an old house he's about to tear down. Join Kevin, his family, and friends as their lives become "interesting."

In 2039, Ty, a former Army Ranger, discovers an ancient alien AI and a buried star-ship beneath the Grand Canyon. Descended from an old space faring race, he learns Earth is targeted by machine intelligence's that erase “efficient” civilizations. Refusing empire, Ty builds a voluntary, ethical defense. Humanity survives not by force, but by remaining messy, divided, and free—becoming impossible to erase.

An alien from the 'local' group of planets comes to Earth seeking help in contacting a mysterious inter-galactic alien ship. Chapters will be about a few weeks. SciFi. NoSex.

Thomas Morgan, a disillusioned former U.S. Army soldier, is drifting through life as a salvager in the deserts of the Southwest. Haunted by his past and seeking purpose, he stumbles across a bizarre artifact in the ruins of a decommissioned military research facility—a sleek, palm-sized orb pulsating with energy. The orb, a self-contained AI named Solace, introduces itself as an ancient construct designed by a lost alien civilization. Solace reveals that hidden beneath the sands lies the Erebus.

Spaceships. Orbital stations. Virtual worlds. Incomprehensible aliens. A pan-galactic society where humanity is a minority. Humanoid robots. Artificial intelligences. Journeys beyond the universe. Time travel. Psi powers. Space battles. Distant gods. Video games. Servers where one can live their afterlife. Utopian societies. The Blind Gods have all this and more.

Tim is recovered from the escape pod and starts a new life as the captain of an Alien spaceship. Which is controlled by an AI. He travels and builts his crew of sexies females Aliens.