J J Smiley: 8 books

Vladimir, a disillusioned Panther Marine, looking for a life of solitude, takes a job as a solitary space miner only to find evidence of an ancient race buried beneath his mining operation. His introduction to the ancient Quantum AI overseer and their ensuing friendship is beyond belief. With this...

A provocative and entertaining collection of short stories from a time and place only you can decide. Two brothers fight it out with un-natural intelligent hordes. Three aliens try for first contact. A signal from space leaves us curious. A ho-hum invention unwittingly crosses the line, and an air...

Seven short stories to answer your questions about witches, robots and others topics.

A collection of rhymes written in contemplation of life and what I think about it. There are rhymes of warning, sorrow, laughter and love.

Christine has a knack for acting too quickly. and a suprise visitor learns the hard way. The visitors revenge takes on gastly traits and his motivation is even worse. Will a new romance save her life or will she save his.

A collection of stories and rhymes having values of everyday life. To be read to, or by younger children. Each story or rhyme is a theme of caring, sharing, or introspection and finding appreciation of the things around us.

This co-edited volume addresses a population of people whose lack of health care access, mistreatment in health care settings, and refusal of health care services are often omitted from discussions about health care disparities and insurance reform. The perspectives and needs of LGBT people should...

As Max Young sailed alone on a dark, moonless night about 60 miles off the coast of Mexico, his life was about to change forever. On June 12, 2012, a gray whale breached and hit the portside stern of his 50-foot sailboat, Reflections, causing irreparable damage. While the three bilge pumps struggled...