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21 PL12 - Danske Macabre by Haro James

From the Phantom of the Louvre collection
When a Hamlet-loving crime lord visits Copenhagen on business, a trip to Elsinore looks like a sure thing. For Jeptha Walker, it seems outrageous fortune intervenes. But then, this is not the 1890's we thought we knew. ~4,850 words.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Steampunk, Crime
Downloads: 230 | Votes: 7 | Score: 7.69
Size: 27KB | 4,922 words | Posted:

22 The Rosen Bridge Chronicles - Story 2: Timelock by Jon Fenton

The Rosen Bridge Chronicles is a anthology series I started last year and plan to continue adding more stories periodically. Each will be its own story, taking place in a new universe and covering different aspects of time travel theory. A brilliant but disillusioned scientist named Dr. ELena Wright, who works as a physicist for JDL Institute, has discovered a way to travel through time through a tiny rift in the fabric of reality. She, however, can only travel back 24 hours. Then one day....
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Time Travel
Tags: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Futuristic, Alternate Timeline, Crime, Drama, Science, Mystery
Downloads: 284 | Votes: 13 | Score: 7.53
Size: 45KB | 8,828 words | Posted:

23 Temple Trouble by H. Beam Piper

Miracles to order was a fine way for the paratimers to get mining concessions--but Nature can sometimes pull counter-miracles. And so can men, for that matter....
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Age Rating: Older than 7
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 548 | Votes: 22 | Score: 7.53
Size: 68KB | 12,358 words | Posted:

24 Helen and the Hummingbird by Charlie for now

Join Carl Matthews, his beautiful cloned AI, and his bevy of girlfriends as they travel the universe, and another dimension, in search of justice and fair play in the energy business.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Aliens, Space, Clones, AI, Romance, Crime, Military, Assassins, Pirates, Travel
Downloads: 1509 | Votes: 35 | Score: 7.47
Size: 327KB | 60,829 words | Posted:

25 Reflections of the Soul by Pars001

A story in the Mage and Magic Universe Universe
A mage in hiding for something he didn't do, has a surprising discovery
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Shapeshifters, Extra Sensory Perception, Crime, Drama, Politics, Violence, Bounty Hunters, Monsters, Fantasy, Magic
Downloads: 1910 | Votes: 99 | Score: 7.40
Size: 27KB | 5,709 words | Posted:

26 PL01 - Phantom of the Louvre by Haro James

From the Phantom of the Louvre collection
In the final months of the nineteenth century, Paris revels in being the City of Light. Yet it is hard, and often dirty, work to maintain its place as the pinnacle of civilization. Someone must deal with mysterious sightings, thieves falling from the sky and breaches in State security. Someone like M. Vautrin, confidential investigator... ~9,000 words. [Advisory: aeroships and orange cats play significant roles in this story]
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Steampunk, Crime, Detective
Downloads: 437 | Votes: 13 | Score: 7.30
Size: 52KB | 9,043 words | Posted:

27 When the Sleepers Woke by Arthur L. Zagat

Only two small groups of people-enemies-survive the vast desolation of the Final War.
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Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Science Fiction, Apocalyptic, Post Apocalyptic, Futuristic, War, Military, Pulp Classic
Downloads: 1115 | Votes: 52 | Score: 7.22
Size: 61KB | 11,354 words | Posted:

28 Future's Mirror by Jon Fenton

In 1900, renowned civil engineer Bernard Campbell was thrown from his world into 2010, where gleaming skyscrapers and futuristic technology left him in disbelief. As he navigates the future's marvels—and dangers—he encounters a man who shares an uncanny resemblance to him: his descendant. Bernard soon realizes that his trip to the future was no accident and now wonders if he can return to his own time or if he’s stuck here. This will be the third story in the Rosen Bridge Chronicle Anthology.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Time Travel
Tags: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Downloads: 335 | Votes: 19 | Score: 7.13
Size: 30KB | 6,026 words | Posted:

29 The Kali Symmetry by Jon Fenton

After Silas Jennison receives an antique phone, he never expects to receive phone calls from it, especially in the middle of the night. But when he realizes these calls are from the past, he isn't sure how it will affect these strangers' lives or even his own. This story was intended to be a throwback to anthology shows like Twilight Zone. It takes place during the pandemic.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Time Travel
Tags: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Pandemic, Crime, Drama, Detective, Secret Agents
Downloads: 347 | Votes: 27 | Score: 7.05
Size: 40KB | 8,000 words | Posted:

30 Gee Wiz by Onebo The Red

A man heading for a new life encounters an obstacle. (02/09/2024 version)
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Fiction
Tags: Mind Control, Crime, Violence
Downloads: 581 | Votes: 43 | Score: 6.98
Size: 12KB | 2,488 words | Posted:
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