Dead Reckoning and Other Stories
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Dead Reckoning And Other Stories. SF with attitude! Looking for SF that's intelligent, action-packed, and humorous? This collection of ten short stories features a cast of characters all in need of some serious therapy.
Hector discovers life after death ain't easy when your shorts itch and your ass belongs to a whip-wielding giant.
And Murphy's fighting to keep the peace as his team of geeky scientists and a gung-ho lieutenant investigate a mysterious alien ship—all while dealing with his own case of Murphy's Law.
First Contact is always complicated, especially when you have to call in cranky old relic, Casteneda, to bail you out.
Fresh off the battlefield, Matt Holbrook is also grappling with a perplexing new species, but all he wants is to make it home.
And Earl Duarte is in for some interesting pet therapy in How Much Is That Doggy?
Stories include:
Dead Reckoning
How Much Is That Doggy?
Dust To Dust
Murphy's Law
Reboot
Version Control
A Slight Imperfection
First Contact
He Who Controls
One For The Money.
David M. Kelly is also the author of the Joe Ballen sci-fi noir thriller series (Mathematics Of Eternity, Perimeter, and Transformation Protocol) along with a number of other stand alone short stories.
David M. Kelly
David M. Kelly writes intelligent, action-packed science fiction. He is the author of the Joe Ballen series (Mathematics of Eternity and Perimeter) as well as the short story collection Dead Reckoning And Other Stories. Originally from the wild and woolly region of Yorkshire, England, David now lives in wild and rocky Northern Ontario, Canada, with his patient and long-suffering wife, Hilary. He’s passionate about science, especially astronomy and physics, and is a rabid science news follower. When not writing, you can find him driving his own personal starship, a 1991 Corvette ZR-1, or exploring the local hiking trails.
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