H S Stone: 23 books

THIS IS A SHORT STORY OF APPROX. 7,000 WORDS. Claire is a Driver, tasked with helping to transport items between walled cities shielded from the Outside. On three previous runs, Claire successfully avoided the Outsiders to complete her missions. This time, the mayor asks her and her Protector,...

Eve 142 has lived her entire life in the domed city of New Eden, home to the only surviving humans after the War. Like all of the inhabitants of New Eden, Eve 142 is a clone. Together with the other clones, dubbed the Adams and the Eves, she leads a safe, predictable existence. However, Eve’s life...

During a routine drive to dinner with her parents, sixteen-year-old Annie Walker’s car is struck by a pickup truck. The resulting accident kills her parents and leaves Annie unconscious. When she wakes up, she thinks she’s in a hospital, but the truth is far stranger. Annie has been downloaded...

In a kingdom where the Gifteds are captured and thrown into fights to the death, Voima is fortunate that she is just a Regular. However, her brother, Vendd, isn’t so lucky. Since his Power started manifesting itself, the siblings have lived a life on the run, barely escaping the king’s soldiers. Just...

The H5N1 virus was the deadliest disease in the history of mankind. Not only did it spread rapidly, reaching every corner of the globe, but it also resulted in an inconceivable 100% mortality rate among adults. Within a month, almost every human being became a victim of the virus. All that...

Damsels in distress? Meek girls in pretty dresses? You won’t find them here!These three YA fantasy tales prove that heroism comes in different packages. Don’t underestimate the courage inside anyone."Moon Warrior" - Separated from her tribe after a sand dragon attack, Luna finds...

Dystopian fiction meets fairy tale re-tellings in this collection of three short stories: "A House in the Woods" - At the conclusion of a scavenger hunt for Old World artifacts, Hansel and Gretel find themselves lost on the outskirts of the city after dark. They stumble upon a house...

Using an old radio that he inherited from his grandfather, Charlie picks up unusual transmissions on a shortwave frequency. Every morning and every evening, a woman’s deep, monotonous voice recites a series of seemingly random numbers. The numbers change every day, and Charlie can’t figure out...

What if you could see into the future, but no one believed you?When Cassie was six years old, she discovered that she had the gift of prophecy. But with that gift came a curse. No one believed her predictions.Ten years later, Cassie doesn’t bother telling anyone about her powers. Not...

George is the new kid in school. He also recently lost his father to a heart attack. In an effort to cheer him up, George’s mother takes him on a camping trip. That’s when their troubles really begin. Extraterrestrials abduct both mother and son. Now George finds himself an unwilling participant...

THIS IS A SHORT STORY OF APPROX. 11,000 WORDS.For the first time in memory, there is peace between Claire’s people and the Outsiders. The Drivers and their Protectors now have the gratifying task of spreading that goodwill across the region.Claire and Shaun head to Half Moon Bay to...

First, the probes arrived. Then the mother ship landed. Then Lia’s world changed forever.With the alien invaders’ arrival, Lia and her best friend, Bryn, sign up for military duty to protect their town. When the aliens attack, however, Lia and her comrades are helpless to stop them. Worse,...

THIS IS A SHORT STORY OF APPROX. 9,000 WORDS. It’s been a month since Claire returned from her last run. One day, the mayor reveals shocking new information about the Outsiders that goes against what she has believed her entire life. He also tasks her with a mission that will take her into...

THIS IS A SHORT STORY OF APPROX. 5,000 WORDS. Claire knows only a world where most of humanity lives inside sparsely populated cities protected from the Outside by guarded walls. She is a new Driver whose job is to transport items between these cities. Under the watchful eye of her Protector,...