David B Reynolds Moreton: 26 books

Fourteen short stories of various possibilities. Read them with an open mind. Do not reject something out of unthinking option; Just a thought - remember, that which you resist, you become the effect of, to the degree that you resist it! - enjoy.

Natures’ efforts at maintaining life on earth had crumbled pitifully under the onslaught of man’s stupidity, surviving in a much reduced form. Gradually, the remaining life forms began to change, modifying to fill every nook and cranny which would support life. Kel was the only member of his tribe...

After the robot wars, little was left on Earth. In time, three little groups emerged, who traded amongst themselves with what little was left of Earth’s previous bounty.They has stagnated in their progress due to inept leadership, until one of the group, up against considerable odds, decided to do something about it.

A dark ugly shape appeared close to Mars, and proceeded to wipe out the mining colonies there. It looked as if Earth would be next, so a probe was sent up to investigate - it disappeared in a puff of dust. The only hope mankind had was to approach the alien vessel undetected - which seemed to be an...

A long time ago, a race of people had to escape their home world and find somewhere else to live. Having found one, over time they broke up into smaller groups, each thinking they had the ‘right’ way. Manlen wasn’t convinced his lot had the ‘right’ way, and set about to change things - more than somewhat!

After two failed attempts to explore Mars, a third expedition was sent to find out what had happened. They were in for quite a shock, but not as big a shock as Earth was to get when they returned.

Jed was the sole crew on an ore ship plying its trade across the galaxy. The ship’s detectors failed to notice a shower of meteorites which crippled the controls and communications, leaving Jed the only chance of survival by using the emergency escape pod. Fortunately there was a planet within range...

Dumped on an alien world as an adult, with no memory, and among a strange bunch of people who had filled their own blank memories with myth and legend, what do you do?If you just agree with the others, you stand a good chance of losing what little sanity you have left, and if you don’t, you are labelled a heretic.

When the odds are stacked against you to the degree that survival seems impossible, and you make it, you can’t be blamed for feeling a little brighter than most.Buoyed up with this feeling of being just about the brightest being in the known universe, it is a little disconcerting to find out later...

He had been lied to, cheated and generally taken advantage of - and then disregarded and abandoned when they didn’t see any more profit in the venture. There didn’t seem to be any way out of the situation he had found himself in, which is a dangerous position to put someone in when you don’t have complete control over them, even if you think you have.

In the middle of a spiral galaxy there existed an organization known as the Confederation of Planets, where commerce was advanced and a high degree of stability had been achieved, but not without a price. Within the organization, there was another, so secret, it didn't even have an official name,...

Grant was a tough individual, he had to be in order to survive, but he had one weakness – the chance of great riches tempted him beyond his common sense. He was quick to learn, but sometimes not quite quick enough to stay out of trouble.One temptation was to prove just a little bit too much………

The major companies had bought, absorbed, or closed down the competition. Guarantees were worthless, spare parts unobtainable, and complaints enthusiastically ignored. Joe Public could do nothing, until along came a Trojan Horse. It offered a way out of being ripped off, and who could resist that? There is always a price to pay if you accept something for nothing.

The newly discovered seed pods seemed innocuous enough, but then some bright spark decided to open one and make a tincture from the seeds therein. He was not to know it would bring down most of their civilisation as they knew it to a state of slavery, fear, and misery.Fortunately, there was one among...