Space Adventure
Follow a resourceful family of interstellar problem-solvers through missing-person cases, dangerous planets, political intrigue, and a galaxy-wide conspiracy.
Independent science fiction books from Brick Cave Media
Explore science fiction books published by Brick Cave Media, an independent publisher of space adventures, speculative mysteries, science fantasy, steampunk, shared universes, imaginative futures, and character-driven stories.
Our science fiction catalog includes standalone novels, continuing series, middle-grade adventures, linked short stories, and anthologies from authors including K.A. Bledsoe, Bruce Davis, Matthew Kline, Adrienne Miles, and Sharon Skinner.
Choose a starting point based on the kind of future, mystery, or adventure you enjoy.
Follow a resourceful family of interstellar problem-solvers through missing-person cases, dangerous planets, political intrigue, and a galaxy-wide conspiracy.
Enter a strange contemporary adventure where one missing quarter leads an ordinary man into shifting realities, mysterious enemies, and impossible questions.
Discover a distant world where a stranded starfighter pilot must survive an unfamiliar culture, understand her emerging abilities, and confront the secrets behind her nightmares.
Explore a smoke-covered, steam-powered city where two young rivals must work together when children living on the streets begin to disappear.
Begin a continuing adventure, explore a connected universe, or sample speculative stories from several Brick Cave authors.
Brick Cave Media is an independent publisher based in Mesa, Arizona. We publish science fiction by authors whose stories emphasize imaginative worlds, compelling characters, meaningful choices, speculative ideas, and distinctive approaches to technology, society, and the future.
Readers can purchase available print editions directly from Brick Cave Media. Many titles are also available through Amazon, Bookshop.org, participating independent bookstores, and major ebook retailers. Availability varies by title and format.
Explore the complete Brick Cave Media science fiction catalog below. Select a title to read its description, view available formats, discover related books, and find purchasing options.
K.A. Bledsoe delivers the science fiction thrills in this great adventure that mixes echoes of Lost in Space vibes with high stakes adventure of Firefly.
Twenty-five cents may not seem like much but for Harry Long it was the price of admission into a world of magic.
Read more: The Strange Account of Charlie Wendigo by Matthew Kline
Shot down in the backcountry of the planet that she was deployed to protect, starfighter Ulla Thorsdaughter wants only to get back to civilization so she can get back in the sky.
Going straight is hard.
Enjoy these three shorts set in the universe of The Profit Logbooks, the compelling and action packed science fiction series from Bruce Davis.
Read more: Profit and Loss: Stories from the Profit Logbooks by Bruce Davis
Futurewords III: A Brick Cave Anthology brings together seven bold science fiction tales from some of Brick Cave’s most inventive voices.
Designed as the anthology series for Brick Cave authors, Futurewords features short science fiction and fantasy.
Description}In the smoke-covered, steam-powered city of Landings, the filthy streets of the lower city are rife with criminals.
"An oceangoing SF/techno-thriller made especially seaworthy by its depth, not just its depth charges." - Kirkus Review, Starred Review
Tavara and Johnathan must pursue a faceless enemy across an ocean in order to stop the owners of the Black Airship before they ignite a war that will engulf the world.
Read more: The Chronicles of Tavara Tinker: The New World by Bob Nelson and Sharon Skinner
Rose Marie is the first person born in space, grew to a teenager in space, and may just die in space before ever seeing the Earth she's never known.
Read more: The Experiment Known as Rose Marie Hernandez Williamson by Louise Robertson
The first book of the Profit Logbooks Series sets the stage for a whole new universe of adventure in the stars.
The story of Zack Mbele and crew continues in the second book of the Profit Logbooks Series.
The discovery of alien artifacts across the world brought humanity together. Activating the pillars threatened to tear the world apart. The resulting vibrations did more than rumble the earth. It altered DNA, changed ordinary people into supers.
Futurewords A Brick Cave Anthology is a compilation of stories from five authors from Brick Cave Books. Sharon Skinner, J.A. Giunta, Scott Woods, Colette Black and Bob Nelson each add a story to this strong collection of science fiction.
Faced with a threat half a world away, Tavara finds herself confronting an adversary that has even gotten the attention of Queen Victoria. Tavara must race against the Black Airship to save the lives of countless innocent people... and Johnathan as well. A follow up to The Chronicles of Tavara Tinker: Le Tour de Paris.
Read more: The Chronicles of Tavara Tinker: Sounds of Time by Bob Nelson & Sharon Skinner
TAVARA TINKER—LE TOUR DE PARIS, Steampunk/Alternative Historical Fiction. Bob Nelson and Sharon Skinner are a dynamic co-writing duo.
Tavara Tinker leads a double life. By day, a proper Victorian lady. By night, deep in the heart of industrial London, she maintains a research laboratory and a steam-powered factory where she creates the clothes and weapons for a new generation of adventurer.
Read more: The Chronicles of Tavara Tinker: LeTour de Paris by Bob Nelson & Sharon Skinner
A collection of action packed fast paced sci-fi comic plots written as short stories from the likes of Sharon Skinner (The Healer’s Legacy, Collars and Curses, The Nelig Stones), J.A. Giunta (The Last Incarnation, War Golem, Knights of Virtue), Bob Nelson (The Chronicles of Tavara Tinker) and Nick Ozment (Smoke the Dragon: A Novel of Knight Terrors)