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 FictionWant to contribute to COSMOS?Want to contribute science fiction to COSMOS? Find out how here.  Not Enough Stars In The NightOriginal fiction exclusive to Cosmos Online
Science and progress had turned inward, creating new realities and entire new worlds. Fletcher works as a virtual reality tester to escape to the past, and longs for a bygone era when he could still gaze into space.  WormwordsIssue 18 of COSMOS, December 2007/January 2008
If the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, how many bits does it take to remake a man?  Untangling the FutureOriginal fiction exclusive to Cosmos Online
Digger had glimpsed the future and changed it. His untangler could interpret movements and fluctuations in space-time; it was like a sculptor's tool and he was the artist, shaping the future from the clay it gave him.  Family valuesIssue 16 of COSMOS, August/September 2007
Politics is a game for experts, even on a wildly alien world, but sometimes charm and audacity can more than make up for a lack of experience.  Dogs of WarIssue 15 of COSMOS, June/July 2007
A dog walks into a bar. He’s here to conquer humanity...  All of CreationOriginal fiction exclusive to Cosmos Online
Trilobites died out 250 million years ago. Or so we thought. But now they've washed up on a Texas beach. Has a relic population clung on somewhere, away from human attention? Or is there a far stranger explanation...  Ganymede DreamsIssue 12 of COSMOS, December 2006/January 2007
Ganymede swings around giant Jupiter like a ball on a million kilometres of string – once for every seven days on Earth. Far away in black space, the protective ecosphere of that blue world is all but chewed away, soaked in man-made toxins.  Infant ColicOriginal fiction exclusive to Cosmos Online
The baby's howling was stirring something bad in Helen's memory. The vacuum and quiet of the airlock, at least, would provide some space to think.  For Solo Cello, op.12Issue 13 of COSMOS, February/March 2007
Mutilated in an accident, he faced a terrible choice - give up his music forever or raise a child he couldn't help but resent.  FoundlingIssue 11 of COSMOS, October 2006
The charred-looking shapes reminded her of something, an object from the past. Um-brella? Surely no one would ever again make such an elaborate, frivolous object.  A Few Good MenOriginal fiction exclusive to Cosmos Online
How very different things would have been today if the history of science had taken a slightly different path.  Time Traveling: A Quick Reference GuideCosmos Online
You've always wanted to do it. Your friends have all tried it. Somehow, though, the idea of time travel still makes you nervous.  Going Somewhere ElseOriginal fiction exclusive to Cosmos Online
Why would you sign up for a space mission that never returns? Maybe after a while, you run out of places on Earth that are somewhere else from where you've already been. 
Post Mortal SyndromeOriginal fiction exclusive to Cosmos Online
Can science find a way to defeat death? Will it offer humans the gift of potentially endless, healthy life - and if so, at what cost? Will people spared the curse of ageing, and even of mortality itself, become inhuman - or more human than ever? And who or what will control this perilous boon? Government or corporations? 'Faith-based' caregivers? Organised crime? Or individual choice? Post Mortal Syndrome is an exciting blend of thriller and science fiction, with a poignant love story at its heart. Post Mortal Syndrome began publication on 16 April 2007, and was published every weekday, five days a week, in tasty, bite-sized chunks that could be enjoyed in a few minutes. The serialisation ended on 2 July 2007, but you can still enjoy Australia's first online serialisation of a novel by reading each stimulating chapter at your own pace here. THIS SERIALISATION IS NOW COMPLETE.  Gas GiantOriginal fiction exclusive to Cosmos Online
The newspapers went wild when a space probe showed up anomalies near Jupiter, but the full implications would not become apparent for years to come.
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