sci fi short stories

2107. Deux ans plus tôt, le monde est dévasté de façon brutale et soudaine. Aujourd’hui, il n’en reste que des ruines, de la poussière et des cadavres. Les rares rescapés tentent de subsister, tiraillés entre les milices locales et les grandes organisations qui se disputent les territoires épargnés tels des vautours. C’est à travers une France hostile et ravagée par la folie des Hommes que Xalyah, une jeune femme solitaire et endurcie, brave tous les dangers pour accomplir son seul et unique objectif : retrouver les siens. Le reste n’a pas d’importance, les autres non plus. Sauf qu’elle réalisera bientôt que pour parvenir à ses fins et survivre, il lui faudra accepter de baisser la garde et faire les bons choix...

2028. Sept grandes familles de la ville de Simake établissent un projet fou : la construction d’une Haute-Ville, un second étage. Cette cité nouvellement indépendante, reléguant ses habitants les plus pauvres 200 mètres plus bas, sera nommée Menel Ara.2078. Le rêve des Sept Familles s’est réalisé. Du haut de leur prodige architectural, elles gouvernent une cité-Etat plus inégalitaire que jamais. Rien ne semble pouvoir contester leur hégémonie et celle de leur chef, Youri Komniev.Mais dans la Basse-Ville, le mécontentement et la colère se font de moins en moins sourds. À l’Est, les Martyrs, groupe terroriste ayant juré la destruction de l’oligarchie en place, ont investi l’ancien aéroport et y préparent leur prochain attentat. Tandis qu’à chaque étage se dressent les étranges temples des Putras, secte religieuse attendant patiemment l’arrivée d’un mystérieux prophète…Gaël, lui, enterre son père. Il ne sait pas encore que cet évènement va bouleverser son destin et celui de Menel Ara

To Rosetta, life was way too short to be lived within strict rules. The night before she turned 18, Rosetta signed up to be a one-time stripper at a private bar, and she ends up in the bed of a mysterious stranger who takes her to heaven and back. The following morning, he leaves before she awakens, making her to wonder if he was ever real. When her mother remarries for the third time, Rosetta is forced to relocate to Los Angeles with her, and her world falls apart when she realizes that her mother's new husband is the same man she had met weeks earlier at the club. Damon Brooks is her latest stepfather! Now, she has to fight her growing feelings for the only man who makes her mother happy, and risk losing a chance with him. Does it get better or worse when she finds out that Damon is falling, even harder for her, right under the nose of her mother? What happens when her step father gives her 100 days to enjoy their dirty little game, after which everything must end. Can Rosette handle the pain of what happens after? There's only one way to find out. Read this book, Now!

WARNING: R-18 l MATURE CONTENT l SPG l VERY SEXUAL l READ RESPONSIBLY No woman could tame a Sandoval like Gaston Pierre, but she did so without even realizing it. The playboy son of a powerful family in Davao vowed to himself that he would not be involved with any woman. For him, women are simply distractions. Before meeting her, he used to play around. Everything around him is a joke, all in good fun. But when he met the young and innocent woman in their hacienda, everything changed. Her innocence and pure heart enchanted him. She redefined his life. He now sees life differently than he did before. She gave him direction, a guide. Camilla is now the light of his life, his everything. But, like all love stories, theirs was tested. Fate played a part. An accident happened. He lost his sight. Living in the dark for years, he punished himself and sought no refuge. He enjoyed living in darkness because it allowed him to see the light. In the darkness, he can see her shine. She's the only light that has kept him alive for years. She is the only star he wants to see every night, but she is nowhere to be found. How long will he wait? Can he still find what's missing? Will the stars align to give another chance to the love they failed to protect? Or will he forever live in darkness, unable to see the brightest stars tonight?

Buenaventura Trilogy: One Nicholas Buenaventura is a certified bachelor at halos umikot na ang buhay niya sa dalawang bagay; pera at negosyo. In short, Workaholic. Minsan na siyang nagmahal ngunit dahil sa ginawa sa kaniya ng babaeng minahal niya ay tuluyan nang nagbago ang pananaw niya sa pag-ibig. Paano kung dumating ang babaeng isa sa magpapasakit sa ulo niya? Maari kayang maibalik ang dating siya? Ang dating seryoso sa pag-ibig?

Depuis qu’Allyn a accepté d’intégrer les rangs de l’Organisation, sa vie n’a plus rien d’ordinaire.Son équipier est incernable, son colocataire fantôme refuse son aide et deux Anges Noirs l’ont dans le collimateur…Pourtant rien ne semble la décourager, pas même la recherche éprouvante d’une âme perdue lui donnant du fil à retordre.Ignorante des manigances qui se jouent et des dissimulations de son entourage, Allyn persiste dans la mission qu’elle s’est attribuée.Seulement s’il y a bien une leçon qu’elle aurait dû retenir, c’est que depuis son arrivée à l’Organisation, les choses ne se déroulent jamais comme prévu…

In a world where the gods of legend have become actual fact, a few misnomers from another planet seek to simply live their lives in peace. If you could choose one word from the dictionary, one that simply defines you to the core of your soul, what would you say your definition is?

The moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops came unexpectedly. People had no idea that raindrops carry an infected agent, which consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat and multiplies only within the living of a host. It's like a piece of code that can copy itself and has a negative effect, such as corrupting the system and destroying the mind's rational data. A virus that was so small and infectious that once infected, a person's body became a reservoir of virus particles, causing the infected person to become carnivorous. Every second is crucial. Who will save humanity from the undead army? Will you save the world even if around you is on the verge of death?

What is supposed to be a simple escort job turns into a fight for their very survival as Tristan, Rebecca, and Bailey are forced into the smoking ruins of mankind after an alien invasion. Can they survive a wasteland filled with infected, bandits, and aliens? *Inspired by The Last of Us*

Siya si Danielle, short for Daniella Marasigan Sandoval. Anak mayaman, kung kayat lahat ng gusto niya ay kanyang nakukuha. Sa katunayan siya ang nag isang anak ni Eduardo Sandovall, ang nagmamay ari ng pagawaan ng mamahaling sasakyan sa bansa. Maganda, mabait at higit sa lahat mapagmahal sa mga taong itinuturing siyang pamilya. Isa lang ang kulang sa kanyang buhay at ang pinakaasam asam niya, walang iba kundi ang atensiyon at pagmamahal ng kanyang ama. Lalaki kasi ang gusto ni Eduardo Sandoval na maging anak kung kayat sobra itong nadismaya ng babae ang lumabas noong manganak ang kanyang asawa na si Victoria Marasigan Sandoval. Muntik kasi itong mamatay nang ipanganak siya kung kayat hindi na siya nasundan o di kaya ay nagkaroon pa ng kapatid. Noong kabataan niya ay isa siyang prinsesa ngunit ng nagkaroon ng isip at nalaman ang dahilan kung bakit malayo ang loob sa kanya ng kanyang ama ay binago niya ang kanyang sarili. Mula sa magagandang bestida ay pinalitan niya ng maluluwang na t-shirts at jeans. Ang laruan niyang manika ay naging barilbarilan at ang pangarap niyang maging model ay naging taga kalikot ng makina ng mga sasakyan. Ang mga activities na kanyang sinasalihan ay para sa mga kalalakihan, kagaya ng karate, taekwando, shooting, motto cross, drag race at kung ano ano pa. Hindi naman iyon sinabi ng kanyang ama bagkus ay sarili niya itong pasya lalo na ng sabihin nito minsan na ayaw niya sa babaeng mahina kung kayat pati ang pagtatago ng emosyon ay praktisado na niya. Ngunit ang lahat ng kanyang effort ay tila hindi nakikita ng kanyang ama, bagkus ay bale wala ang lahat ng ito sa kanya.