{"id":42,"date":"2013-09-27T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestfantasynovel.com\/2013\/09\/27\/download-space-jockey-today-for-only-0-99\/"},"modified":"2013-09-27T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T13:00:00","slug":"download-space-jockey-today-for-only-0-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taramayastales.com\/bestfantasynovel\/2013\/09\/27\/download-space-jockey-today-for-only-0-99\/","title":{"rendered":"Download Space Jockey Today for only $0.99!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Space Jockey is ready to download for only $0.99!<\/h4>\n

Tomorrow the price goes up to $2.99.<\/p>\n

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A science fiction anthology about that classic career of the future\u2026 space pilot.<\/p>\n

A young pilot thinks he knows the cost of war. Until he opens a forbidden door\u2026<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re piloting a cargo of convicts on Titan, you\u2019re already in trouble. Things can still get worse.<\/p>\n

After the war, humanity gave up dreaming of the stars. But not him.<\/p>\n

Can a fleet of ships run by citizens stop famine from being used as a weapon?<\/p>\n

Every time he traveled to another world, he lost a little more of himself. Now they wanted him to make one last trip….<\/p>\n

And more!<\/p>\n

The anthology includes ten short stories, two novelettes, and one full novella, featuring stories by:<\/p>\n

Scott Whitmore<\/a> | Ethan Rodgers | Algis Budrys<\/a> | Steve Brady<\/div>\n
Jonathan Von Post | Adrian Tymes | M. Pax<\/a> | Tara Maya<\/a> | Jack Skillingstead<\/a><\/div>\n
George Zhao | Jillian Romanowski | Philip K. Dick<\/a> | Andrew Vu<\/a> | Josef Vasicek<\/div>\n
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Learn More about the Worlds in Space Jockey<\/h2>\n

SHORT STORIES<\/h4>\n

Scott Whitmore \u2013 Green Zulu Five One<\/b>
\nA young pilot thinks he knows the cost of war. Until he opens a forbidden door\u2026
\nFIRST LINE: Tyko killed the first two Vyptellians quickly enough, sending bright green streams of charged slugs into spacefighters that were now millions of pieces of space debris\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cGreen Zulu Five One\u201d
\nNovel Excerpt: The Devil\u2019s Harvest<\/i> by Scott Whitmore<\/p>\n

Ethan Rodgers \u2013 Farsider<\/b>
\nIf you\u2019re piloting a cargo of murderers and rapists on Titan, you\u2019re already in trouble. Things can still get worse.
\nFIRST LINE: I take a long drag from my cigarette, watching the androids load the metal pod onto the cargo deck under the supervision of four armed guards\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cFarsider\u201d<\/p>\n

Algis Budrys \u2013 The Stoker and the Stars<\/b>
\nAfter the war, humanity gave up dreaming of the stars. But not him.
\nFIRST LINE: It was after the war, and we were beaten\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cThe Stoker and the Stars\u201d<\/p>\n

Steve Brady \u2013 Going Hyperdown<\/b>
\nWas letting this institution turn his brain inside out the best thing he could do for everybody in the galaxy?
\nFIRST LINE: Right eye day: the left eye was covered today. With one eye, which meant poor depth perception even in 3-D, Djonn went through all the four-dimensional (hyper) kinesthesia exercises\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cGoing Hyperdown\u201d<\/p>\n

Jonathan Von Post \u2013 Garrett Lisi\u2019s Exceptionally Simple Theory of E8 Stardrive<\/b>
\nAn advanced stardrive can turn the universe inside out. But it\u2019s still not as twisted as the drive for revenge.
\nFIRST LINE: As I squeezed into the cockpit of the first starship, I had one last question\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cE8 Stardrive\u201d<\/p>\n

Adrian Tymes \u2013 AFK (Away from Keyboard)<\/b>
\nFor them, it was worth a fortune. For him, it was a part time job.
\nFIRST LINE: Rodrigo massaged his neck and shoulders as his computer logged in\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cAFK (Away from Keyboard)\u201d<\/p>\n

Tara Maya \u2013 Food, Peace, Power<\/b>
\nCan a fleet of ships run by citizens stop famine from being used as a weapon?
\nFIRST LINE: Peace is always maintained by power; the only question is whose power\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cFood, Peace, Power\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack Skillingstead \u2013 Dead Worlds<\/b>
\nEvery time he traveled to another world, he lost a little more of himself. Now they wanted him to make one last trip.
\nFIRST LINE: A week after my retrieval, I went for a drive in the country\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cDead Worlds\u201d<\/p>\n

Jillian Romanowski \u2013 2134<\/b>
\nShe was reunited on the ship with the boy she loved\u2014but he was promised to someone else.
\nFIRST LINE: I’m going to be collected tonight. The inevitable has finally arrived and I didn’t even get to say goodbye to him\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201c2134\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew Vu \u2013 The End of the Universe<\/b>
\nThe end is near. Just not in the way you think.
\nFIRST LINE: How else would one traverse infinite space? One individual, one soul, isn\u2019t enough to map out the universe\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cThe End of the Universe\u201d<\/p>\n

NOVELETTES<\/h4>\n

Philip K. Dick \u2013 Mr. Spaceship<\/b>
\nHow can you defeat living ships? With a living ship of your own\u2026
\nFIRST LINE: Kramer leaned back. \u201cYou can see the situation. How can we deal with a factor like this? The perfect variable.\u201d<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cMr. Spaceship\u201d<\/p>\n

George Zhao \u2013 Eyes on the Universe<\/b>
\nHow far would you go to prove a theory? How about 8000 lightyears?
\nFIRST LINE: The human body doesn’t really appreciate being vitrified and cryo-preserved\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cEyes on the Universe\u201d<\/p>\n

M. Pax \u2013 Semper Audacia<\/b>
\nShe was the last one left. But she wasn\u2019t about to give up.
\nFIRST LINE: The claxon blasted through the outpost. Leda vaulted onto her feet, reaching for the rings hanging above her bunk\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cSemper Audacia\u201d<\/p>\n

NOVELLA<\/h4>\n

Joself Vasicek \u2013 Star Wanderers: Outworlder<\/b>
\nHe was searching for a home. Instead, he found a girl without one.
\nFIRST LINE: Jeremiah knew something was wrong the moment he stepped out of the Ariadne\u2019s airlock and onto Megiddo Station\u2026.<\/i>
\nKeep reading<\/a>, \u201cStar Wanderers: Outworlder\u201d<\/p>\n

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ENTER OUR CONTEST!<\/h3>\n

Win a FREE book if you can answer this question: In how many stories in Space Jockey does the hero physically pilot or ride in a ship, and in how many does the hero pilot the ship remotely?<\/b>
\nEMAIL YOUR ANSWERS TO: contest@misquepress.com<\/a>
\nReviewers will be allowed a double entry in the contest. Sign up here<\/a> for your review copy.<\/p>\n

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