Astaria Books: 41 books

Escaping a death sentence on a starship, three refugees come across a stone city that has been mysteriously abandoned. With a torrential rainstorm fast approaching, they become aware of a horrific menace lurking in tunnels beneath the city streets.

Invisible aliens have infiltrated human society. They have come innocuously as researchers, students, and tourists. However, when humans begin to become aware of them and react violently, the aliens strike back.

In these two related tales, a young artist being pursued by her abusive stepfather and a middle-aged man fleeing a terrifying incident from his past are recruited to join a society of people linked together by telepathy which exists completely outside the awareness of the present world system.

Four science fiction thrillers in one volume The One Thousand:  Book 1 It is the late 1960s...  What better place than prison to recruit psychopathic killers?  So thinks Benny, possessed by a thousand alien entities which he intends to share around with the other inmates before...

It is the late 1960s...  What better place than prison to recruit psychopathic killers?  So thinks Benny, possessed by a thousand alien entities which he intends to share around with the other inmates before unleashing hell on Earth in the form of a murderous rampage.  Only William Stafford,...

In the wilderness of Alaska a man escapes the attack of a pack led by a savage black wolf.  Many years later, in the ruins of Jack London's Wolf House a wanderer discovers the trapped spirit of a wolf pacing back and forth.  But who or what is it, and is it benign or malevolent?  And...  A musician...

After a famous fantasy writer is murdered in his castle-like mansion, two unlikely investigators discover a pattern of similar murders suggesting a serial killer. They begin to research the killings, starting with the most recent and working backwards into the past. Danger mounts as they uncover the...

Members of a rock group hiking in the Himalayas discover an ancient manuscript which gives them clues on how to compose songs to unlock within themselves the spirits of certain beasts.  When they sing the songs they realize to their horror that they cannot control the spirits.

In the midst of a savage riot a young Indian woman's spirit merges with that of a temple elephant.  Realizing that she can control the beast, she guides it out into the midst of the chaos to rescue herself from those who are attacking her.

On the eve of an imminent invasion by a violent alien species that leaves no survivors, a lonely technician on a remote moon station seeks solace among the denizens of Low Town, the lawless, undisciplined quarter where all the riffraff and outcasts live. While there, he learns of a wild plan to save the station that involves driving all the personnel to the edge of sanity and beyond.

Content is being siphoned from libraries and being replaced with half-truths and lies.  Weather, time, and distances are distorting like images in a funhouse mirror.  People are discovering the ability to morph into animals.  At first it all seems idyllic and magical until a dark power begins to...

While searching for a lost love, a mercenary between assignments comes across a wealthy world in which there are no weapons, no poverty, no permanent social attachments, and everyone is free to pursue their own interests. There's only one catch: these people have no means to defend themselves against a rapidly approaching swarm of alien invaders.

After a rebellion aboard a starship sent to colonize a new world is put down, the rebels are rendered immobile around an orbiting satellite. However, while the starship officers and crew oversee the initial stages of the nascent outpost, the rebels use virtual reality technology to invade their communications...

A teenage girl climbing Mount Olympus with friends becomes possessed by an ancient Greek god who uses her as an instrument of vengeance. A young artist pursued by her abusive stepfather is recruited to join a society of people linked together by telepathy which exists completely outside the...