Andy McKell

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About Andy McKell

Andy was abducted by science fiction pulp magazines and fell in love with classic noir in his teens.
After graduating, he worked in marketing, franchising, and computing in London and Luxembourg before launching his own web design company. In 2011, he sold the company and retired early to write, act, and travel.

He hopes you enjoy reading the adventures of his imaginary friends.

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Beyond the stars: Rocking Space: a space opera anthology Aug 23, 2019

by Patrice Fitzgerald , David Bruns , A.K. DuBoff , Patty Jansen , Christopher J. Valin , Andy McKell , Julia Huni , Cain Hopwood , Misty Zaugg , R.J. Howell , Nemma Wollenfang , J.M. Thomas , Patricia Gilliam , Ellen Campbell

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“A blisteringly good collection.”

“Will read everything in this series I can get my hands on.”

“These stories are full of great, complex characters (not all of them human), twists and turns, and fantastic world-building.”

BEYOND THE STARS: Rocking Space includes these short stories:

* One Last Gig (Cain V. Hopwood)
* Camp Kids (Patrice Fitzgerald)
* First Contract (Julia Huni)
* Destroy Is My Favorite Part (David Bruns)
* Chocolate (Andy McKell)
* Unfair Advantage (Misty Zaugg)
* The Switcheroo (Christopher J. Valin)
* Juno Triumphant (Patty Jansen)
* I Said Flamenco (J.M. Thomas)
* Curiosity (R.J. Howell)
* Imperatrix (Nemma Wollenfang)
* The Original Sacrifice (A.K. DuBoff)
* Wily and Tate (Patricia Gilliam)

Thirteen brand new tales from fantastic writers--both bestselling and freshly discovered--in this seventh collection from the BEYOND THE STARS series of space opera anthologies.

Join these authors who are deep into... Rocking Space!

Don't miss the earlier volumes:

DARK BEYOND THE STARS
BEYOND THE STARS: A Planet Too Far
BEYOND THE STARS: At Galaxy's Edge
BEYOND THE STARS: New Worlds, New Suns
Best of BEYOND THE STARS
BEYOND THE STARS: Unimagined Realms
BEYOND THE STARS: Rocking Space
BEYOND THE STARS: Infinite Expanse

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Chronicle Worlds: Paradisi (Future Chronicles Book 14) Oct 31, 2016

by Samuel Peralta , Cheri Lasota , Louisa Locke , Ashley Angelly , Claire Davon , Lindsay Edmunds , SJ Mayeski , Andy McKell , Bill Patterson , Joseph Robert Lewis

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From Samuel Peralta, creator of the bestselling 'Future Chronicles' speculative fiction anthology series, comes a line of anthologies charting new territories within a shared universe, within already-existing worlds.

In the last decades of the twenty-first century, ten families seeking to escape a devastated Earth focus on constructing spaceships to colonize the world they call New Eden, in the Paradisi System. But the world they claim for their own is already inhabited, and the Ddaerans, although human in appearance, possess abilities that the Founders and their descendants do not…

In this latest title in the acclaimed 'Future Chronicles' series of speculative fiction anthologies, twelve authors take us on that incredible journey with adventurers, scientists and colonists, as they push the boundaries against the unknown, against alien civilization, and themselves.

Discover Chronicle Worlds. Discover Paradisi.

Existence is Elsewhen Mar 18, 2016

by John Gribbin , Rhys Hughes , Christopher Nuttall , Douglas Thompson , et al , J.A. Christy , Tanya Reimer

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Twenty stories from twenty great writers.

The title, Existence is Elsewhen, paraphrases the last sentence of André Breton’s 1924 Manifesto of Surrealism, perfectly summing up the intent behind this anthology of stories from a wonderful collection of authors. Different worlds… different times. It’s what Elsewhen Press has been about since we launched our first title in 2011.
Here, we present twenty science fiction stories for you to enjoy. We are delighted that headlining this collection is the fantastic John Gribbin, with a worrying vision of medical research in the near future. Future global healthcare is the theme of J A Christy’s story; while the ultimate in spare part surgery is where Dave Weaver takes us. Edwin Hayward’s search for a renewable protein source turns out to be digital; and Tanya Reimer’s story with characters we think we know, gives us pause for thought about another food we take for granted. Evolution is examined too, with Andy McKell’s chilling tale of what states could become if genetics are used to drive policy. Similarly, Robin Moran’s story explores the societal impact of an undesirable evolutionary trend; while Douglas Thompson provides a truly surreal warning of an impending disaster that will reverse evolution, with dire consequences.
On a lighter note, we have satire from Steve Harrison discovering who really owns the Earth (and why); and Ira Nayman, who uses the surreal alternative realities of his Transdimensional Authority series as the setting for a detective story mash-up of Agatha Christie and Dashiel Hammett. Pursuing the crime-solving theme, Peter Wolfe explores life, and death, on a space station; while Stefan Jackson follows a police investigation into some bizarre cold-blooded murders in a cyberpunk future. Going into the past, albeit an 1831 set in the alternate Britain of his Royal Sorceress series, Christopher Nuttall reports on an investigation into a girl with strange powers.
Strange powers in the present-day is the theme for Tej Turner, who tells a poignant tale of how extra-sensory perception makes it easier for a husband to bear his dying wife’s last few days. Difficult decisions are the theme of Chloe Skye’s heart-rending story exploring personal sacrifice. Relationships aren’t always so close, as Susan Oke’s tale demonstrates, when sibling rivalry is taken to the limit. Relationships are the backdrop to Peter R. Ellis’s story where a spectacular mid-winter event on a newly-colonised distant planet involves a Madonna and Child. Coming right back to Earth and in what feels like an almost imminent future, Siobhan McVeigh tells a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of using technology to deflect the blame for their actions. Building on the remarkable setting of Pera from her LiGa series, and developing Pera’s legendary Book of Shadow, Sanem Ozdural spins the creation myth of the first light tree in a lyrical and poetic song. Also exploring language, the master of fantastika and absurdism, Rhys Hughes, extrapolates the way in which language changes over time, with an entertaining result.

Contents:
Inside and OutTM V.5 – From Here to ETERNITY by J.A. Christy
In the bleak Long Winter by Peter R. Ellis
Something to beef about by John Gribbin
Earthsale by Steve Harrison
Ambrosia by Edwin Hayward
Jekking the Oofers by Rhys Hughes
Luceria by Stefan Jackson
Homo Sapiens Inferior by Andy McKell
Face the Music by Siobhan McVeigh
Degeneration by Robin Moran
The Writer Did It! by Ira Nayman
The Girl in Black by Christopher Nuttall
Hide and Hunt by Susan Oke
The Song of the Sky by Sanem Ozdural
Forbidden Fruit by Tanya Reimer
Precipitation by Chloe Skye
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The Future Is Short: Science Fiction in a Flash Jun 29, 2014

by Paula Friedman , Jot Russell , Carrol Fix , J.J. Alleson , Sam Bellotto Jr. , Mike Boggia , Richard Bunning , Lars Carlson , Kalifer Deil , W.A. Fix , Andrew Gurcak , Ami L. Hart , Gene Hilgreen , Thaddeus Howze , S.M. Kraftchak , Helmuth Kump , Andy Lake , Joanna Lamprey , Jeremy Lichtman , Andy McKell , D C Mills , JD Mitchell , Karl J. Morgan , J.R. O’Neill , Amos Parker , Marianne G. Petrino , Jon Ricson , Tom Tinney , Nōnen Títi , Allen Quintana , J.F. Williams

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The Future Is Short: Science Fiction in a Flash

The perfect companion for a lunch break, a coffee break, or a relaxing afternoon. It takes only moments to read one of these 57 speculative fiction capsules—transporting and immersing you in thrilling worlds of dreams and ideas.

Step across the border of reality and wander through the dazzling visions of 31 talented science fiction authors.

Relish each story in a tiny bite of speculative fiction entertainment and adventure; catching glimpses of miniature worlds of the future in fresh flights of science fiction imaginings.

Escape into this fascinating collection of 725-word stories that carry you into realms where imagination rules and time is conquered.

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Faces of Janus: The Beginning Nov 4, 2016

by Andy McKell

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2091. The Earth is failing. But escape is possible.

Global warming, overpopulation, war, and terrorism are destroying the Earth. The Mars Mission is humanity's last hope. The global elites construct ten vast spaceships to escape the coming disaster. The plan is to ferry mankind to safety by colonizing Mars. But...

It is a lie.

It is the world’s greatest corporate conspiracy.

Security agent Angel Flores and her lover, Zag Bishop, piece together leaked and stolen information to reveal the truth. They fight to become a part of humanity’s greatest adventure.

Their world is one of double-dealing and betrayal. Success is uncertain. Death is close. Failure is not an option.

But danger comes not only from the outside. Zag's growing attraction to Katya Ulyanov, a damaged girl with a secret past, risks his relationship with Angel and the entire escape plan.

The hardest journey is the one on Earth. The stars can wait.

How can this broken team overcome the obstacles and escape to a paradise?

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The Paradisi Chronicles is an open-source multi-author sci-fi universe set in a fictional planetary system in the Andromeda galaxy. Built by seven founding members of the group, Paradisi Chronicles has grown by leaps and bounds as more and more authors continue to explore 200 years of history spanning the flight from an apocalyptic Earth to the settling and expansion of the Paradisi System.

BEYOND NOW: A collection of published short stories Dec 1, 2018

by Andy McKell

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A short-fiction cocktail transporting the reader through the realms of YA, space opera, horror, time travel, post-apocalyptic Earth, alien contact, fantasy, and the undefinable...

Stories to take you beyond the here and now:-

A teenager recruited to save an alien race despite her greatest fears.

A man alone in space fights to save his wife and child from a runaway asteroid.

Dragon ships are destroying a planet's weather systems.

A boy who yearns for the stars.

Testing the Grandfather Paradox - to the extreme.

... and many more

BONUS FEATURES: extended versions

Janus Challenge: The Journey Apr 3, 2017

by Andy McKell

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The Janus Corp security team have maneuvered their way aboard a great spaceship, bound for a paradise planet in another galaxy. But the battle is not over. They must seize the ship before the voyage can begin. Their special skills are needed again and again as the journey continues.

Zag is caught between Angel and Katya, whose behavior becomes more erratic until Angel's life and the fate of the entire ship rest in her hands.

And when they arrive in that far galaxy they face more conflict...

Janus Arrival: Journey's End Apr 1, 2018

by Andy McKell

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Paradise is a ride away - if you survive the journey.

So near, yet so far away…

SS Challenge has arrived in the Andromeda galaxy. Their landing party is held hostage on the planet Tenebra. Communications are cut off. Tenebra’s military forces launch an attack on the ship. Slavery and worse horrors await if the ship is taken.

Zag Bishop must lead his forces into battle in space and on land. In the mines, Angel Flores and Katya Ulyanov struggle to survive and escape their forced labor prison.

As the enemy fleet gathers, crucial decisions are forced upon the ten thousand travelers from Earth about their future in this galaxy.

Who will reach paradise? And will it be a true New Eden for them?

Final Flight: A Paradisi Chronicles Short Story (Janus Paradisi Book 4) Jul 18, 2018

by Andy McKell

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May 2094: the Earth is failing. Its rich elites are fleeing the planet to a distant safe haven.

The final ship is preparing to depart. The last batch of passengers race across the world to catch the space elevator to the orbiting ship before launch.

Meanwhile, suicide bombers seek to destroy the elevator, launching tsunamis across the Pacific and cutting off access to the last remaining escape ship. Their only opposition is a private security team chasing just behind.

Will the team’s dream of entering Paradise be destroyed?

31 Days of October: A Haunting Collection of Hallowe'en Tales Sep 29, 2016

by Shae Hamrick , Glenda Reynolds , Stephanie Baskerville , Terry Turner , Lena M. Pate , Lisa M. Collins , Andy McKell , Lynette White , Mary Ross , Elaine Faber

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A haunting collection of Hallowe'en, Suspense, and Ghost stories for young and old.

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This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

The Future Is Short: Science Fiction in a Flash (Volume 3) Jan 30, 2017

by Jot Russell , Kalifer Deil , Helen Doran-Wu , W. A. Fix , Elana Gomel , Jeremy Lichtman , Paula Friedman , J. J. Alleson , Andrew Gurcak , Tom Olbert , Thaddeus Howze , Jon Ricson , Andy McKell, , Marianne G. Petrino , Gary Hanson , Dean Hardage , R. E. Jones , Jr Ben Boyd , Elana Gomel, , Heather MacGillivray , Jack McDaniel , Chris Nance , Carol Shetler , Greg Krumrey , S. M. Kraftchak , Emily Johnson

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Flash fiction or Micro fiction?
56 exciting flash fiction stories, with a beginning, a middle, and an end, providing mini escapes to extraordinary new worlds. You will discover strange planets, unexplored places and times, and characters that demand you never forget them.
Stretch your mind with stories of Flight, Prophecy, and Rites of Passage. Immerse yourself in the experience of Rearranging Worlds, Vice, and Frequently Repeated Actions. Sit down with Monsters and enjoy A Repast, talk Trade or revel in A Song, but beware of the Signs. Fill a few minutes or a day with stories that will frolic in your Memory for an eternity. Each microstory offers an amazing chance to discover strange new places and times, with characters that stretch your mind and demand you never forget them.
Speculative and science fiction authors from around the world meet to explore their art in Jot Russell’s Science Fiction Microstory Contest Group on Goodreads with contests designed to stretch imaginations and test ability. Both established and budding new authors take the monthly challenge to create amazingly complete stories in less than 750 words, producing delightfully enjoyable reads for lovers of futuristic tales.
The Future Is Short: Science Fiction in a Flash, Volume 3 contains winners and other outstanding entries from 2015.

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Visions: Leaving Earth Dec 2, 2014

by Carrol Fix , J. Richard Jacobs , Thaddeus Howze , Douglas G. Clarke , DC Mills , W.A. Fix , Ami Hart , Andy McKell , Karl Morgan , Jon Ricson

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VISIONS:Leaving Earth is an anthology exploring humankind's obsession with space and leaving the home of their origin, with a Foreword by Sam Bellotto Jr., Editor, Perihelion Science Fiction Magazine. A broad range of professional and undiscovered science fiction authors from around the world present imaginative visions of space elevator disasters, medical clones, low gravity surgical suites, asteroid mining, alien contact, and the end of civilization. The unique flavor of the international tapestry is maintained by preserving the differences inherent in working with American English rules, British English rules, and/or writing with English as a second language.

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