A female pilot in a battle suit is separated from her squadron and pursued by an enemy bandit across a desolate planet, outgunned but more maneuverable.
Sci-fi
653 stories · Science fiction settings — space, the future, aliens, robots..
A giant human pirate named Lunk is captured and transported aboard a United Planet carrier, where he confronts Captain Molly Tagger and faces the threat of execution.
A male detainee wakes strapped to an examination table aboard an alien ship as a doctor and nurse prepare to examine his unknown DNA.
On a starship, a command officer visits her nude, distraught friend to offer comfort and learn what's troubling her.
A space navy doctor examines and becomes fascinated by a genetically engineered giant man and his unusually large anatomy.
A captive freeman prisoner and his imperial captors navigate the fallout of a failed scout mission when a rebel settlement is discovered beyond controlled space.
A space captain considers allying with freemen rebels against a common enemy while a prisoner awaits his fate in a cell.
Pirate Lunk surprises Molly and her girlfriend Amy after being released as part of an alliance, much to Amy's disgust.
A pirate intrudes on a young captain and her girlfriend's private moment, offering an unlikely alliance and propositioning them both.
A young woman spends a quiet evening alone at home before a comet's passing potentially changes everything.
A pleasure satellite worker in space welcomes back a returning asteroid-belt miner client, bantering about sex work and gender expectations on the frontier.
In a sprawling futuristic city called Western, a massive shuttle ferries passengers to orbiting space stations while the wealthy live isolated inside a glass pyramid called New Genova.
On a remote world where a hovering saucer shapes everyday life, free-spirited villagers devote their days to food, play, and communal love beneath its shadow.
A seasoned petty officer reassures a nervous young ensign as they shuttle toward their first deep-space assignment aboard a newly commissioned starship.
A college student writes home to her mother from an unknown location, explaining how her routine job as an assistant librarian led to an otherworldly abduction and possible centuries-long survival.
A small but skilled mutated-human mercenary stands silent vigil in an enormous tree-city, guarding one of Battlegraud's prestigious Mother Trees from unseen threats.
The crew of an aging freighter lands on a strike-bound planet, where Ensign Melody Patron's communications role and flirtatious shipmate Lt. Pitts create tension with the captain.
A newly promoted Lieutenant boards her first starship assignment only to face a hostile, drunken crew and an apparent mutiny aboard the CSF Pueblo.
A grieving man prepares to leave his cherished home in a futuristic society after losing the woman who filled it with life.
A man awakens in another man's body on the planet Effrasia, confronting a fierce amazon warrior while a robot revolt looms.