J Alan Erwine

The Martian Wave: 2016 brings you stories and poems that look at humanity's exploration and colonization of space, with a special emphasis on our solar system.You'll find fiction from E. M. Eastick, Samuel Van Pelt, Lars H. Hoffmann, Francis W. Alexander, Robert N. Stephenson, Guy Stewart, GC Rosenquist, and Benjamin Cooper. You'll also find poetry from David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Christina Sng, Shelly Bryant, Lisa Timpf, and M. C. Childs.Some of what you read will leave you optimistic about our futures, while other stories and poems may leave you doubting our future, but no matter what, The Martian Wave: 2016 will leave you convinced that our future lies beyond the Earth.

The September 2016 issue of The Fifth Di... features fiction from Robert N. Stephenson, G. O. Clark, Rik Hunik, and Rick Novy.A woman trapped on a conquered planet spends her days harvesting human blood for her alien conquerors, plotting her escape and eventual revenge. An astronaut goes back in time, and hopes to leave his mark on the future. An acid induced parlor trick leads to the creation of living origami goats that eat paper and become a menace...but not as big of a menace as the predator that's created to take care of the goats. And finally, a man becomes a butler for an eccentric rich man, but he has no idea just how eccentric the man really is, and then he must figure out how to stop him.

Science fiction author J Alan Erwine has always had a twisted view of reality, and now he's chosen to share that twisted view with his readers.This collections features stories about an astronaut who has suffered brain damage and can no longer distinguish between the realities in his mind and the realities of the world...a man obsessed with the concept of entropy and what it might be doing to our universe...the last man on Earth trying to cope with his dilemma, but is he really the very last man on Earth...a pothead netrunner who can't decide what's more important to him, his pot, or his work...a soldier who is slowly going crazy and is sent to a computer therapist, but which one of them is actually crazy...and parents who hear their child begging to die, and are then shocked when the devil shows up to grant the child his wish.These six stories will have you questioning what reality is, and what we can possibly do with it.

Seven stories from prize winning science fiction author J Alan Erwine that look at possible futures for our species throughout the solar system.Some stories are optimistic, most see us carrying our Earth-bound limitations into the future and out to the planets.These may be cautionary tales, but no matter what, they'll leave you feeling that humanity does indeed have a future of exploring our solar system...if we can learn to survive on Earth.

Seven stories from award winning science fiction author J Alan Erwine that explore the future of both the Earth and the Moon.Stranded astronauts, intelligent dolphins being used by the government, a soldier struggling with orders he knows he shouldn't have followed, lovers waiting for the end of the world, politics even dirtier than what we're seeing in the modern world (maybe), a man resurrected because he wanted to see the future, but now feeling very much alone, and manipulation on the moon.These are the stories that are waiting for you in this collection.

Three stories from prize winning science fiction author J Alan Erwine that are set on the planet Mars.A soldier set on crushing a rebellion begins to question his own loyalties once he's captured by the "enemy."One woman fights to save microbial life in Valles Marineris.And a young woman forced into a bad life because of her race suddenly finds herself to have abilities she never could have expected...abilities that might just be able to save her people.

The June issue brings you fiction from Tim McDaniel, Chris Dean, Rik Hunik, Robert N. Stephenson, and Fredrick Obermeyer.This issue brings you a satirical look at the future of American elections, but just how satirical is it, given modern elections? You also get a man who has never wanted a robot, but now finds himself owning one, with unexpected consequences, a magician searching for a lost item, the return of a warfleet to Earth, but not the Earth they're expecting, and a man who is contacted by his future son, but he has no way of knowing what this contact will lead to...

The Fifth Di... returns to print in 2016 The first print issue in many years features the fiction of Robert N. Stephenson, Ian Brazee-Cannon, Robert P. Hansen and John Grey.A man is driven to desperation in his effort to find his father. An immortal finds himself among mortals seeking his secret, a secret he can't give them. Another man has been taking advantage of the misfortunes of others after an asteroid impacts Earth, and now he must face the consequences. And a mission to find life on another planet has failed again and again...now what will happen when they are forced to go to yet another planet?

The Martian Wave: 2015 brings you stories and poems that look at humanity's exploration and colonization of space, with a special emphasis on our solar system.Within these pages you'll find stranded astronauts, potentially dangerous aliens, people struggling with dangerous indigenous life, and dangerous thoughts from their own minds, plus much much more.

A ship of unknown origins has been discovered drifting in the space between the Althani and Culthan sectors of space. As the ship is in what is "technically" considered to be neutral space, the Althani and the Culthan are aggressively negotiating what should be done with the ship. While they're negotiating, others have taken it upon themselves to investigate the ship without the blessing of either of the governments. Your party is one of these groups. You know that both governments might come after you because of what you're about to do, and you also know that you won't be the only group trying to discover the secrets of this ship, but it doesn't matter. It's a ship from the past, and you have no idea of what you might discover on the ship...and that alone makes it worth the risk.An Ephemeris adventure for 4-6 characters of 6th-9th levels.

Necessity's Call is a low level adventure for the Ephemeris RPG. The characters are a trading group desperate for a mission...any mission...and they find themselves forced to accept a highly dangerous, and also illegal mission in order to keep themselves afloat.First played at MileHiCon in 2009, Necessity's Call features the six characters that were used at the Con.

A simple trading mission turns into a mission of mercy on behalf of an entire planet of Melanathee.This is an adventure designed for 1st level characters, and is designed to be very straightforward for players and Game Masters that are new to the Ephemeris game.

Previously released as six seperate species sourcebooks, The Ephemeris Species Compendium combines all of the material from those sourcebooks into one title.You'll find more information on what makes each of the species tick, including new species specific sub-classes, new skills and abilities, and new goods for your character to use.This supplement contains the following sourcebooks: The Althani Sourcebook, The Arbonix Sourcebook, The Culthan Sourcebook, The Human Sourcebook, The Melanathee Sourcebook, and the Tulmath Sourcebook.

The Ephemeris Encyclopedia Galactica: Near Space looks at the sectors of space that are near to Colonized Space, but that haven't been completely explored yet.You'll find colonies that have been set up by some of the six sentient species, and you'll find worlds that will make good colonies. You'll also find things that you might not expect...civilizations that have fallen, weird intrusions of hyperspace, and signs of intelligence that still might be out there. This and more awaits players and game masters in The Ephemeris Encyclopedia Galactica: Near Space.A useful tool for both players and game masters, this supplement will help take your Ephemeris game to the next level.

In the Ephemeris Encyclopedia Galactica volumes about Unexplored Space, you were introduced to five new species that live out in Deep Space, an area of space more than two hundred light years from Earth. Now you can learn all about these species...The Alexans: Small explorers that mostly want to be left aloneThe Ernya: An aggressive species that wants to conquerThe Julahmo: The Beaten Ones, as they're known...victims of countless wars with the ErnyaThe Khruntha: The grand conquerors of Deep Space, a species so violent that they make the Ernya look tameThe Lomisians: The Librarians of the galaxy, a peaceful species that wants to learn everything they can, but that has been forced into war over and over again.Learn about all five of the species: their languages, their points of view, their variant species, and the special classes that are only available to them.

The Ephemeris Encyclopedia Galactica: Colonized Space is a combination of the first six volumes of the Ephemeris Encyclopedia Galactica. It looks at each sector of space that is controlled by one of the six species. An invaluable supplement for anyone playing the Ephemeris Science Fiction Role Playing Game, especially those that have been looking for campaign settings for their games.A useful tool for both players and game masters, this supplement will help elevate your Ephemeris game to the next level.Before ordering, please keep in mind that this supplement contains the same information that was released individually in the EEG for sectors 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, & 21.