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This is where we explore our back catalogue and publish a selection of stories, poems and other pieces from previous issues of Shoreline of Infinity.

We are also publishing new stories here, including our first serial, Approaching Human, by Eric Brown.

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Small Talk by Louis Evans and Angus McIntyre

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Social Climber by Anna Ziemons-McLea

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Silhouette of a women holding her clutched hands in front of her. There are stars and brightness within her. In the background in the peach light of a sunset there is a large moon-like planet setting into the lilac sea. There's a hint of a cityscape on the far shore. In the foreground, reflecting those colours, is the word "peace".

Tall Tales at Vent Camp by Scott Payne

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Silhouette of a women holding her clutched hands in front of her. There are stars and brightness within her. In the background in the peach light of a sunset there is a large moon-like planet setting into the lilac sea. There's a hint of a cityscape on the far shore. In the foreground, reflecting those colours, is the word "peace".

Peace is the Absence of Error by Franki Halliwell

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Silhouette of a women holding her clutched hands in front of her. There are stars and brightness within her. In the background in the peach light of a sunset there is a large moon-like planet setting into the lilac sea. There's a hint of a cityscape on the far shore. In the foreground, reflecting those colours, is the word "peace".

Eternal Armistice by Jadie Bea

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Fragments Against the Fire by Andrew Knighton

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Man's face peering out of a large space helmet. Background is the rich, red landscap of Mars, with a faded yellow and blue of a Martian sky.

Approaching Human 10: First Contact

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Spacesuited figure on a distant rise. On the Martian surface. Desolate and rocky.

Approaching Human 9: Making Love at the End of the World – by Eric Brown

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Approaching Human 8: Making Love at the End of the World – by Eric Brown

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Approaching Human 7: At the Grave Garden – by Eric Brown

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