Eduard Meinema: 29 books

Their biggest wish: to become an astronaut. Their mission: to explore the universe. Their story... seems to end right here. In an unknown world. Far away from civilization. A three-man crew crashes in unknown territory. Without external help, they depend on each other to find out where they are and how to continue their mission. Or actually, how to continue to live...

Everyone is back at school or back to work. The heat is gone; summer is over. Or, is it? A summer love may last more than just one summer. And occasionally a summer love is not what it appeared to be. As the Simmons family finds out, the heat of summer sometimes starts in the afterglow. They can only wish summer really will be over soon.

Exploration of the universe has been commercialized. Want to go to the moon? Look for the best offer; sign in and enjoy your flight. Everybody can be an astronaut nowadays. The question is: does everybody wants to be?

A magnificent collection of 12 great, yet ultrashort, stories. Flash Fiction stories from the series of Twisted Tales. All kinds of situations which seem to be so familiar, yet they end up with an unexpected twist!

Incidents of war have caused a never ending stream of refugees: people moving up north, trying to escape the warzone in the Middle East. Politicians and civilians disagree on measurements to be taken. Meanwhile society grows suspicious about the real intentions of the refugees. Are they really escaping war? Merely seeking for luck? Or is something else going on…?

There is a first time for everything. And will you forget that first time? Forget it! The excitement; the lust for the unknown; the tension; the outloading... Everything is different. That first time.

Falling in love is no problem; breaking up requires a whole new set of skills. How is Arthur Sturrock going to tell her?

If there is order, there’s chaos. Porsha Gibeon is living the chaotic life. An erratic life with uncontrollable twists caused by her zany gothic friend, the coarse beaked Nola Fester; her lame brother, ‘gameboy’ Stern, and her crass dad Levine. Oh and her cat, Shades of course. They all have...

Predicting the future. Isn’t it something we all want? But, does foreseeing the future also mean you can change it? And what if you can’t… and you have foreseen your own, tragic future?

New job; first day. Garrick is glad that his first day as a taxi driver is over. But just before he wants to go home, one more passenger is waiting for him. A special passenger with a special story.

Always a bit scary. Life after death. You either believe in it, or you don't. That's up to you. Or...is it? A story about the bond between a grandmother and her grandchild. A bond they never had until grandma passed away...

Dirk Roodt loves the beach. He strolls the beaches near his house whenever he can. By occasion he finds a dead body of a porpoise; a small, dolphin like mammal. When the number of dead porpoises is increasing, he comes to the rescue. A lonesome crusade against brutal fishermen who are protecting their fishing grounds. But is he fighting the real enemy?

Would you dare? Accept an assignment from a stranger and make a few thousand bucks? John Masten is in doubt. He can really use the money. And the offer is tempting. Will he take the bet?

Best friends share secrets. But not all of them. Especially not the dark ones. Bill Ryan is confounded when he hears about the sudden death of his friend Leon Curry. Who brutally murdered his best friend? And why was Leon killed in such a lugubrious way? In an attempt to reconstruct the last days of Leon’s life, Bill Ryan finds out that friends can be strangers too.