The Best 12 Alfar Series short stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction.

'Perpendicular By Brendan Higgins' - A deadly virus has wiped out three quarters of the world's population. Medical research scientist Dr. Jary Coble had sought -- and failed -- to combat the pandemic. Now holed up in his university-assigned safe haven, a mysterious figure appears in the dead of night and takes the dejected Coble to an apparently thriving city -- a place somehow untouched by the virus. What Coble discovers here will change the way he sees the world, and turn his life upside down.

'Counter Program' by Dennis Coleman- Miles and the robot servants on space station Ursa Five are programmed to obey humans without question. But when psychotic mass murderer Blake invades their station and intends to massacre the next shipload of passengers, Miles and his friends must find a way to overcome their programming and stop him before hundreds of lives are lost.

'Red One' by Ivano Massari- Set in a post nuclear war landscape, the elite rebel team of Red One battle against the forces of planetary domination, unaware that their group has been infiltrated by the very enemy whom they battle.

'Ticket Please' by Lee Brown- Following a life changing mistake a young man boards a train hoping to leave the past behind. Unfortunately his troubles are far from over and he discovers there is no escaping his real life nightmare.

'Outpost Omega Seven' by Nina Tozzi- Cathy and Wayne are a young couple who man a remote outpost at the junction of three trade routes in the boondocks of space. For Cathy, it's been a welcome escape from her interfering family, but when Wayne renews their contract for an additional two years, without consulting her, homesickness for Earth drives her to the brink of desperation and the unthinkable.

'Beyond This Point There be Ogres' by Robert Bresloff - The last of the great dragon slayers, Salvi believed that he had killed his last dragon. The ex-dragon slayer had settled into a boring, though much safer life running his wife's pub called The Dragon Inn. It had been many years since his last adventure. This time it wasn't dragons that threatened the kingdom of Cymru, but the vicious ogres of the forest.

'Inducing a Dream' by M. Travis Leake - Kyna is an up-and-coming skyke racer. Courted by a corporation to endorse a product she despises, she exchanges her principles for victory. Inducing a Dream explores the consequences of greed against the backdrop of racing in a near future America.

'The Thirst for Power' by Wolcott Wheeler- A paranormal investigator learns that a certain notorious world leader -- the most feared and powerful man in the world -- is not what he seems. In fact, he's not even human... With echos of Hawthorne's short story "Young Goodman Brown," this tale features possibly one of the most novel twists in in the annals of vampire literature, based completely on little-known but authentic Eastern European folklore.

'Fate' by Eddie Grant- Roll was an ordinary teenage girl who's lately been suffering from a serious case of Deja Vu, and horrific dreams. On a night out at a carnival, Roll gets a reading from a Psychic, and discovers that her dreams aren't dream, they are visions of the future. After this shocking revelation, her night of fun soon turns into a walking nightmare that will change her life forever.

'King of the World' by Paul Martin- When the Turtle first appeared before an awestruck world, it seemed nothing would ever be the same again. But twelve years on, and with the Turtle's secret still just that, one believer starts to question his faith.

'Orienteer' by Clémence Roche - Within a post-apocalyptic world, watch how the clash between the environment, taking on a mind of its own, affects the mortals who continue a form of survival.

'The Great Fairy' Tale Hoax by Chava Klahr - Forget everything you ever read about these seven classic fairy tales: this is the true story.

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