Stonethread Publishing: 199 books

In this "they come here" SF novel, the Solgren, intra-galactic colonists from another planet, have their eye, and their man, on Earth. The Solgrens are ethereal beings who have long since forgotten the burden and the pleasures of being confined in a physical body. They are entralled with...

The basis of life as we know it is carbon.  Suppose the nucleus of every carbon atom is a sun. Suppose one electron "planet" swirling around that nucleus supports life. And suppose a group of scientists theorize that, like space, time is a maleable factor in the universe....

Could you mine the bones of your own ancestors? And if so, at what cost? In the early 22nd century, the Earth is governed by the World Equality Organization (WEO). Like all corrupt governments, they not-so subliminally plant imagined problems for the citizenry, then parlay the citizens' fear into...

From the opening: Of the three wingback chairs in my library, only one is upholstered in human skin. There's a reason for that. Charles Claymore Task has been labeled a psychopath by hypocrites who see themselves as "normal." And a group of wealthy investors want to know what...

Detective Kelli Holt is on a routine assignment, investigating the murder of an elementary school teacher. But the investigation itself is far from routine. Why does an elementary school teacher have 1.7 million dollars stashed in her floor safe and in her purse? What does her pupil and 7 year...

On future Earth, there are only six nations. They are governed, loosely, by a compendium of delegates, one from each nation, to the World Dominion. But among any six humans, there is always one who wants to be dominant. When that one, by happenstance, is contacted by extra-terrestrials who...

Adolph Hitler, terrible as he was, was nothing but a pawn. One in a series of strings tugged by a puppeteer. Hitler was vanquished, but the entity that gave him rise never went away.  Two centuries and two decades after the rise of Hitler, the same entity is still pulling strings.  And he's almost accomplished the goal of his father and grandfathers before him.

Aliens and alien invasions take many forms. To the hard-working residents of a newly constructed ant hill, when a massive creature places a size 10 shoe atop their home, the invasion is blatant and destructive. Their children, the zygotes still wrapped in a protective shell, are crushed beneath the...

What do a retired mob boss, a deposed city mayor, a city attorney and an up-and-coming movie star have in common?  Maybe nothing at all. At least Stern Richards hopes so as he sets out to discover who's trying to kill him. And why. Toss into the mix Stern's secretary, a made...

Sometimes being who you are makes it easier to do what you have to do. Charles Claymore "Charlie" Task is a self-described professional psychopath. Having freelanced all his life, now he's joined the team at Blackwell Ops. Blackwell Ops is an organization owned and managed...

Nick Spalding has been a warrior, both military and civilian, most of his life. He's been in places and situations where decisive action is not only allowed, but necessary. But he's grown weary of that life. But he opted to drop out of that life and out of his chosen profession. He takes...

It's been awhile — too long — since Stern Talbot's last real money case. So long that he's almost grown tired of catching up on his foot dangling. So when an attorney and founding partner at the most prestigious law firm in town wants to hire him to find out what happened to the attorney's...

A wreck is a wreck, right? Whether it's a '72 Lincoln or a life. Come along on this exciting ride through a sleepy small town.  

In this intensive short story by Harvey Stanbrough, explore the inner workings of a rather odd mind. For a while the unnamed professor wasn't sure. Did he slip and fall on the ice-slicked asphalt running trail? Or did he continue to run and see a vision? Or did he slip and fall and see a vision?