Humphrey Price, Science Fiction Works
I am a space systems engineer who has contributed to robotic exploration missions to the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. I also write science fiction in my spare time. My goal is to introduce interesting plausible ideas for space travel, aliens, and the future of the human race through highly realistic hard science fiction stories.
I have written two unpublished novels, two novellas, a novelette, and a dozen or so short stories. Two additional novels have been planned out in detail and are in work, and there are ideas for others. The challenging part is getting them published in venues that have some level of readership. These are the stories that have been published so far or have been accepted for publication:
Stapledon (a novella) – An expedition is dispatched to explore a newly discovered Dyson sphere enclosing a red dwarf star orbiting at the far outer reaches of our solar system. Discoveries and danger await the crew at the immense alien installation.
Alien Dimensions issue #27, March 2025
The High Card – Pseudo-western asteroid prospecting adventure with a shyster poker player who bets all his chips on a new discovery.
NewMyths issue #61, December 2022:
https://sites.google.com/newmyths.com/newmyths-com-issue-61/issue-61-stories
They Came From Interstellar Space – An object from interstellar space is discovered entering our solar system. Can it be captured? What is it? Are there more of them?
NewMyths issue #69, December 2024
And, you can read my NewMyths author’s bio at:
https://sites.google.com/newmyths.com/newmyths-com-home/contributors/p
Just scroll down until you get to my listing.
Space Slag Swindle – A space pirate tries to hijack James Ardby’s new asteroid claim.
Epic Echoes, Issue #3, October 2024
https://www.epicechoesmag.com/data/files/digitaleditioncomplete24-10.pdf
It’s the final story in that issue.
The Shadow of Death – An asteroid deflection mission to save the Earth goes horribly wrong.
Savage Planets, January 2025 issue
https://savageplanets.com/newsstand
The Trouble with Truffles – Microbial mats on Mars are the stuff dreams are made of.
Alien Dimensions issue #26, May 2024
The Creature from Another World – Was it just a meteor or was it something else? 1950s Sci Fi updated for the 21st century.
Alien Dimensions issue #25, October 2023:
Temple of the Inscriptions – A science fantasy novella about two college age friends in 1973 on a self tour of Mayan ruins who find themselves thrust into an adventure through time and history.
Bewildering Stories issue #3018, Apr. 1, 2024
http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1038/temple1.html
Dressed to Kill – Could a trip to the virtual reality Sim World fulfill my dreams?
Sci-Fi Shorts, April 9, 2024
What Glitters Below – Two teenagers struggle with their relationship while trying to save the first town on the moon from financial ruin.
Space is the Place anthology, April 2024
The Prediction of a Horrific Crime – A desperate act of defiance in a potential dystopian near future.
Stupefying Stories, “Showcase” story for Feb. 24, 2024
https://stupefyingstories.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-prediction-of-horrific-crime-by.html
The Perfect Heart – (science fantasy) A brazen approach is undertaken to obtain the perfect heart transplant for an ailing grandmother.
Sci Phi Journal issue #2024/2, June 2024
https://www.sciphijournal.org/index.php/2024/06/21/the-perfect-heart/
Fragment 27 – (science fantasy) An eschatological tale of the end of the universe.
Sci Phi Journal issue #2023/1, March 2023:
https://www.sciphijournal.org/index.php/2023/03/24/fragment-27
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FORTHCOMING STORIES
Heck – Bored with the afterlife, two denizens of Heaven seek fun and excitement.
In Another Time, issue #3 in 2025
The Prayer – A vanquished conqueror must confront an alien species’ religion for salvation.
Sci Phi Journal, upcoming issue in 2025
Project Star Train Final Report – Humanity’s first interstellar probes to the Earthlike planet Proxima Centauri b return alarming results.
Interzone, upcoming issue in 2025
Gateway to the Stars (a novellete) – A rogue neutron star provides a gravitational slingshot for a colonization mission to Alpha Centauri.
NewMyths issue #77 in December 2026
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NON-FICTION STUFF
Interview with Vision.org online magazine
https://www.vision.org/interview-michio-kaku-destination-mars-8690
Video interview at Humans to Mars Summit 2022