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You’ve discovered a new source for science fiction audiobooks where authors sell directly to you.

There are no gimmicks. We believe that by allowing you to try our audiobooks for free, you'll grow to trust our service and buy in the future.

As you read on, you’ll learn how you can get free science fiction short stories delivered to you to listen to on any Apple or Android device.

No Credit Card is Needed.

Why are we doing this?

We want to get some samples into your hands of our stories.
 
If you like short stories, you'll love our full-length books and series by the same authors you can purchase.

You’ll find it when you do buy from us. You save money and your favorite author profits.

Simply put, we cut out the middlemen, so there is more for you and me to share. Win-Win. 

The biggest hurdle for most people is that you’ll need another audiobook app on your phone.

You may have audiobooks with Audible or Apple, but those guys won’t let us provide you with free books.

 But there is an AWESOME solution…
 
By using an app called BookFunnel, you can read and listen to books.

It works on Apple, Android, and Kindle and is one of the highest-rated book apps when listeners review it.

Here’s the most incredible part…

There is a movement with authors to sell products directly, and we all will be delivering our audiobooks to your BookFunnel library.

That’s right. You could buy from all your favorite authors and go to ONE place to listen to your books.

If you already have BookFunnel, once you get your books, they will be automatically delivered to your BookFunnel app.

 if you don't have BookFunnel we can get it set up for free right now.

Follow these steps to get all our FREE audio on your phone in the next five minutes.

 1. Add the books you want to cart. Pick one or all. It doesn’t matter. The Short stories are free.
NO CREDIT CARD IS NEEDED!

Undead Marine 0 Audiobook: Situational Awareness

Undead Marine 0 Audiobook: Situational Awareness

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Star Scrapper 0 Audiobook: Old War's End

Star Scrapper 0 Audiobook: Old War's End

$0.00
Symbiote Wars 0 Audiobook: The Symbiote

Symbiote Wars 0 Audiobook: The Symbiote

$0.00
Federation Marine 0 Audiobook: Earning Stripes

Federation Marine 0 Audiobook: Earning Stripes

$0.00
Taken to the Stars 0 Audiobook: Cowboy Up

Taken to the Stars 0 Audiobook: Cowboy Up

$0.00
Homeworld Lost 0 Audiobook: Kayan's Crew

Homeworld Lost 0 Audiobook: Kayan's Crew

$0.00
Slip Runner 0 Audiobook: Thick as Thieves

Slip Runner 0 Audiobook: Thick as Thieves

$0.00
Galactic Shield 0 Audiobook: Breaker's Last Stand

Galactic Shield 0 Audiobook: Breaker's Last Stand

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Sentenced to War 0 Audiobook: First Kill

Sentenced to War 0 Audiobook: First Kill

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Uplink Squadron 0 Audiobook: The Jupiter Incident

Uplink Squadron 0 Audiobook: The Jupiter Incident

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2. Check Out!

When setting up your account, be sure to include a good email address.
Your email is how we know where to send the audiobooks.

If you have an existing BookFunnel account use that email address.

3. Go to BookFunnel or Set Up Your BookFunnel Account.

Click the BookFunnel logo below and follow the directions for the type of device you own. Its quick, simple and your gateway to FREE audio!

Finally, listen to the audiobooks, and if you like them, let us know. We put out about an audiobook a week, so you’ll have plenty to choose from in the future.

Here are those free short stories with detailed descriptions.

Uplink Squadron 0 Audiobook: The Jupiter Incident
Uplink Squadron 0 Audiobook: The Jupiter Incident

Uplink Squadron 0 Audiobook: The Jupiter Incident

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With Space Command a reality, the U.S. establishes its first major off-world base.

In addition to providing defense for the nation, the permanent crew onboard also has time to explore their surroundings, resulting in a discovery unlike any before it—an alien spacecraft orbiting Jupiter’s Callisto moon.

Believing the aliens are here in peace, the U.S. sends emissaries to make first contact. When that doesn’t go so well, Humanity is placed on high alert, and the government sends everything they have at their disposal to combat the new otherworldly threat.

The only question is… will it be enough?

Find out in “The Jupiter Incident,” the prequel to “Uplink Squadron,” the first book in a major new science fiction series by JN Chaney and Chris Kennedy. Narrated by Mark Boyett.

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The Last Reaper 0 Audiobook: Mission One
The Last Reaper 0 Audiobook: Mission One

The Last Reaper 0 Audiobook: Mission One

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MISSION ONE

The Last Reaper

(A Short Story)

Scott Moon

J.N. Chaney

Halek Cain emerges from the most brutal training the Union has to offer. He has done everything they asked. Or has he?

When two classmates go AWOL on the final day, Cain is sent to track them down. He quickly learns his handlers don’t want them brought back for a courts marshal. Worse, there’s a double cross in the works meant to test him body and soul.

Can Halek Cain integrate with X-37, his newly installed limited artificial intelligence? Will he make a deal with the devil to survive? What will happen when he faces his ultimate rival for the first time?

Fans of the Last Reaper series won’t want to miss this fast paced thrill ride into the origin of Halek Cain and X-37.

To listen you'll need the bookfunnel App https://getbookfunnel.com/

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Sunkiller 0 Audiobook: Uluru
Sunkiller 0 Audiobook: Uluru

Sunkiller 0 Audiobook: Uluru

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The galaxy is a wild frontier and Chase Weston is a gun for hire.

The stardrive opened up a thousand worlds to anyone willing to risk their life to settle them, and with those open worlds came covert warfare between the Union and the Alliance, with innocent colonists stuck in the middle. 

When the government can’t protect those colonists, Tamar Private Military Company will. 

For a price.

On the independent colony of Uluru, the Alliance has built an illegal listening post to spy on the Union, and Chase Weston and the soldiers of Tamar PMC are the only ones who can take it down…unless the people they’re trying to protect sell them out first.Join the heroes of the Sunkiller series on their first adventure on the wild world of Uluru.

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The Last Hunter 0 Audiobook: Allies of Convenience
The Last Hunter 0 Audiobook: Allies of Convenience

The Last Hunter 0 Audiobook: Allies of Convenience

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BE SURE TO ALSO PICK UP THE LAST HUNTER IT'S RELEASED AND DISCOUNTED.

With Jack Romanoff’s Navy career in jeopardy, his superior gives him a chance to redeem himself.

All he has to do is secure a freighter while his cruiser chases the pirates down that attacked it.

What could possibly go wrong?

Caught between pirates and their prey, Jack must choose a side.

He can’t let the unexpected cargo fall into the wrong hands, so he and his marines must somehow stop the pirates that vastly outnumber them.

Even when all he has are inconvenient allies.

Duration: 50 Minutes

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