Jessie Kwak

Four times around the sun we go, and still this cat has lives to spare. This collection contains stories about space and cats, as well as tales with neither cats nor space. It is totally out of this world. This volume features works by Erik Grove, Jessie Kwak, Andrew McCollough, Remy Nakamura, Kate Ristau, Jeb R. Sherrill, Mark Teppo, and Wendy N. Wagner.

It's a strange time, and who knows who is watching what, across all those screens . . . Six stories set in the future you didn't expect. This is The Zoom Situation.This volume of the on-going Space Cocaine project features works by Erik Grove, Jessie Kwak, Andrew McCollough, Kate Ristau, Jeb R. Sherrill, and Mark Teppo.

It's a strange time, and who knows who is watching what, across all those screens . . . Six stories set in the future you didn't expect. This is The Zoom Situation. This volume of the on-going Space Cocaine project features works by Erik Grove, Jessie Kwak, Andrew McCollough, Kate Ristau, Jeb R. Sherrill, and Mark Teppo.

Blasters, Sleigh Bells, and Recipes from the Stars Now I Have a Raygun, Ho-Ho-Ho is your Secret Santa gift of ten sci-fi stories, where the cocoa is hot, the lasers are hotter, and no one is safe from the merry chaos. From toy thieves to red-nosed drones in the air ducts to winter carnival heists, this book will stuff your stocking with mischief and misadventure. Best of all, every story comes with a recipe so you can eat like the holiday hero you are. The collection includes stories and recipes from Jeannette Bedard, MJ Blehart, Peter J. Foote, K. Gorman, R.M. Olson, Audrey Sharpe, Andrew Sweet, Heather Texle, Tami Veldura, and A. Webster. Edited by Jessie Kwak.

Welcome to Bulari The Bulari Saga Travel Guide is a collection of short stories, essays, alternate point-of-view scenes, recipes (recipes ) and more goodies from the world of the Bulari Saga. Join fan-favorite characters on new adventures, learn more about the city of Bulari, and cook up a taste of Manu's favorite takeout dish. The Bulari Saga series is part of Jessie Kwak's Durga System universe, a fast-paced series of gangster sci-fi stories set in a far-future world where humans may have left their home planet to populate the stars, but they haven't managed to leave behind their vices. And that's very good for business.

Welcome to CROOKED V.3 This third installment in the Crooked anthology series brings you ten more stories of space crime. The goal of the Crooked anthology series is to introduce you, the reader, to authors who are currently writing sci-fi crime stories. Many of the stories in this collection are set in larger universes, which means that if you read something you like, you'll find plenty more in that author's catalogue to keep you busy. Jobs will go wrong. Backs will be stabbed. Mayhem will break out. And things will definitely explode. You're gonna love it here. I promise.

Lasadi doesn't know how anyone manages to survive out here in the black, given that the collection of space stations, asteroid colonies, dwarf planets, and mining claims in Durga's Belt is less a society and more a community of uneasy, suspicious neighbors. Belt drifters keep mostly to themselves, and the Slingshot is one of the only places they come together. Part mass transportation, part roving marketplace, the Slingshot is neutral ground and a much-needed resource for people living on survival's edge. But when Lasadi the rest of the Nanshe's crew are asked to investigate a mysterious death on the Slingshot, they discover that corruption is running rampant and tensions are cutting deep. The Slingshot is about to become a powder keg, and Lasadi's crew have just set themselves up as targets. Star Train Tango is the fourth book in the Nanshe Chronicles, a series of fast-paced sci-fi capers full of lovable misfits, non-stop action, and just plain fun. Perfect for fans of Cowboy Bebop, Firefly, and Leverage.

Playing bodyguard for a grandma vacationing in Artemis City should be an easy day's work for someone with Raj Demetriou's skill set--but as the bullets begin to fly, Raj is starting to think he picked the wrong old lady to guard today. Lasadi Cazinho knows there are harder people to rob than the head of Artemis City's biggest criminal organization -- but probably not many. Still, she's up the challenge--until a series of mysterious assassinations have her scrambling for her life. Raj and Lasadi may both be down on their luck. But as a series of near misses and close calls spin their futures into a collision course, that's about to change.

An epic race to an enigmatic treasure? The Nanshe's on it.When a ghost from Lasadi's past hires the crew of the Nanshe to find a crashed plane with mysterious origins, they take the job despite the troubling client. The good news? The cover story is Lasadi's childhood dream: flying in the Liluri Star Run, a wildly popular off-the-grid race through the Liluri Mountains. As they soar through emerald jungle canyons in search of their prize and the fabled Blood River, Lasadi is realizing this job has the potential to do more than net these five misfits a payday. It could turn them into a real crew. If the Liluri Mountains-and the crew's lingering secrets-don't devour them first.Blood River Blues is the second book in the Nanshe Chronicles, a series of fast-paced sci-fi capers full of lovable misfits, non-stop action, and just plain fun.

Haunted space stations? Puzzling totems? Cursed relics? No job's too bizarre for the crew of the Nanshe.Lasadi doesn't like strangers on her ship, but she'll need a bigger crew if she's going to steal a mysterious artifact from a dead pirate's long-lost space station. She takes a chance on a charming grifter named Raj, along with a skilled hacker and her genius little brother. And it's . . . nice? If Lasadi isn't careful, she's going to start enjoying having a crew aboard.Raj's last bit of luck capsized right before he ran into Lasadi, and this job could finally get his life back on track - as long as Lasadi never learns the truth about his past. Raj isn't the only one on this crew with secrets, though, and Auburn Station holds more than long-dead ghosts. Unless this fledgling crew can learn to trust each other, none of them are getting off this station alive.The Nanshe Chronicles is set in Jessie Kwak's Durga System, where humans have managed to populate the stars, but they haven't left behind their vices. And that's very good for business. Perfect for fans of Cowboy Bebop, Firefly, and Leverage.

There are four aspects of the eternal spark: the numinous, the esoteric, the supernatural, and the weird. These are the ways that hope manifests. These are the ways we keep ourselves engaged. These are the ways by which we learn how to fight monsters. We stand with cup, shield, sword, and stick. This is the iconography of Arcana. These are the four quarters of the whole. These are the ways we heal, harbor, howl, and hum.This, then, is the first deck of the Arcana: thirty-eight stories that celebrate these aspects. With contributions from Forrest Aguirre, Michael Barsa, Nathan Batchelor, Breanna Bright, Elou Carroll, Brandon Crilly, Sarah Day, Jetse de Vries, Eric Del Carlo, Louis Evans, Tori Fredrick, H. L. Fullerton, Manfred Gabriel, Vera Hadzic, Catherine Hansen, Christopher Hawkins, David Hewitt, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, A. P. Howell, Selah Janel, Nikoline Kaiser. Jessie Kwak, Jon Lasser, J. A. W. McCarthy, Jon McGoran, Linda McMullen, Tristan Morris, Christi Nogle, Stephen O'Donnell, Jennifer Quail, W. T. Paterson, Lexi Per z, Jonathan Raab, Josh Rountree, Rebecca Ruvinsky, Lorraine Schein, and Ro Smith.

The final chapter of the Bulari Saga.Willem Jaantzen never wanted fame, he never wanted notoriety. All he's ever wanted is to keep the people he loves safe, but now the fate of Bulari - and the rest of humanity - rests on his shoulders. And he has one final play to end this game once and for all.The Bulari Saga a fast-paced series of gangster sci-fi stories set in a far-future world where humans may have left their home planet to populate the stars, but they haven't managed to leave behind their vices. And that's very good for business.For fans of Firefly, The Godfather, and The Expanse.

The final chapter of the Bulari Saga.Willem Jaantzen never wanted fame, he never wanted notoriety. All he's ever wanted is to keep the people he loves safe, but now the fate of Bulari - and the rest of humanity - rests on his shoulders. And he has one final play to end this game once and for all.The Bulari Saga a fast-paced series of gangster sci-fi stories set in a far-future world where humans may have left their home planet to populate the stars, but they haven't managed to leave behind their vices. And that's very good for business.For fans of Firefly, The Godfather, and The Expanse.

An ancient secret. A ruthless enemy. A deadly choice.With a warrant out for his arrest and a price on his head, Willem Jaantzen has gone to ground, but he and his crew aren't out of the game. If they're going to take down an opponent as powerful as a Chief Justice they need a bulletproof plan--and that's going to take time. But as their rival's net tightens around them, time is the one thing Jaantzen and his crew don't have. Jaantzen and the people he cares for most are caught in a dance with a vicious, tenacious hunter. And his goddaughter Starla is about to head out on her own on an adventure that could shake the foundations of human understanding--if it doesn't get her killed first. The Bulari Saga series is part of Jessie Kwak's Durga System universe, a fast-paced series of gangster sci-fi stories set in a far-future world where humans may have left their home planet to populate the stars, but they haven't managed to leave behind their vices. And that's very good for business.