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Mars: Genesis 2.0 - Free from December 11-17

This work is a science fiction short story (7,777 words). It also appears in Mindscapes: Ten Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories (C) 2014 by Victor D. López.

In the year 2020, astronomers discover a previously unknown asteroid that will strike Earth in exactly 666 days. Because of its massive size, it is impossible to deflect or destroy it with the available technology, and it is clear that the impending impact will be an extinction event. While most governments do what they...

Mars: Earth 2.0 - Free from December 11-17

This work is a science fiction short story (7,777 words). It also appears in Mindscapes: Ten Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories (C) 2014 by Victor D. López.

In the year 2020, astronomers discover a previously unknown asteroid that will strike Earth in exactly 666 days. Because of its massive size, it is impossible to deflect or destroy it with the available technology, and it is clear that the impending impact will be an extinction event. While most governments do what they...

Free to download or to give as a gift with coupon code PG39A through 12/15/2017 -- SF short story "What Price to Live the Dream?"

Of the many crossroads we all face in life, some paths once taken have indelible effects that no amount of regret can ever undo. Words left unsaid, decisions made out of false assumptions, poor judgment or simple fear can with time and the benefit of hindsight become caustic memories that wear away hope and slowly erode our souls. But what if it were within our power to change our subjective past through the use of technology? Would any price be too high for a chance to exchange despair for t...

Links to Spanish translations of some sample short works [ Enlaces a traducciones al español de algunos ejemplos de mi ficción corta y poesía]

Heroes Desconocidos -- Parte I y II: Emilio y Remedios

Heroes Desconocidos -- Parte V: Felipe

Cuento de Ciencia Ficcion: Justicia

Cuento de Ciencia Ficcion: El Enigma de la Esfinge: Resuelto

Get 36% off and free Prime shipping on my Intellectual Property Law: A Practical Guide to Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets at Amazon for a limited time only

For a limited time only, Amazon is offering the paperback version of my Intellectual Property Law: A Practical Guide to Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks general reference book at 36% off the list price of $18.99 ($12.18--the lowest price ever) and free expedited shipping for Amazon Prime members. Through March 2018, the Kindle version of the book is also available free of charge for Kindle Unlimited members (and $8.99 for all others).

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"To Sleep, Perchance to Dream . . ." Speculative Fiction short story FREE until December 11 with coupon

There is a common thread in many of my short stories and even in my poetry about the nature of reality, the relationship between sleep and wakefulness, and the conscious and subconscious mind. As is the case with a number of my short stories, this was inspired by a dream. It delves into one possible explanation for what lurks in the dark recesses of the 90 percent of the human brain for which science has yet to discover a clear purpose.

This short story (2,792 words) is reprinted from Boo...

Free with coupon (November 30 - December 7, 2017) Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems

I am making the electronic versions of my book of my first book of poems free through Smashwords from November 30 through December 7, 2017. If you click on the book cover below, the coupon code will be automatically entered so that the price is FREE during this promotional period. You can download it for yourself and/or send it as a gift to a friend who may enjoy reading it. To give the book as a gift, simply select "give as gift" from the book's page and then enter the coupon code KV32D in t...

Revised version of my Intellectual Property general reference book

I recently became aware that some of the eBook versions of my Intellectual Property general reference book on Smashwords had glitches that caused some display and table of contents issues. I have resubmitted the file and the new file should fix these issues. Anyone who had purchased a copy of the book from Smashwords can download the updated file in the version of their choice without charge. And everyone else can download a free sample preview of the book by clicking on the book's cover abov...

View a list of my recent articles in peer-reviewed journals and law reviews

Although some of my articles are available only through WestLaw, Lexis or at law libraries that subscribe to the journals in which they appeared, others are accessible publicly. You can view a listing with links to publicly-accessible articles from my site at victordlopez.com by clicking here.

Free SF short story "The Day the Dolphins Vanished" from my Mindscapes short story collection through December 4, 2017

This is a short story (2825 words) reprinted from Book of Dreams Second Edition: Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories (C) 2012 by Victor D. López and Mindscapes: Ten Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories (C) 2014 by Victor D. López.
Human beings are not the only intelligent life forms on Earth and possibly not the most intelligent. Efforts at communicating with marine mammals such as wales and dolphins whose brains are larger than our own have had ver...