Publisher Description
It’s a war out there. In these pulse-pounding tales, the best (or worst) soldiers in the galaxy are pitted against powerful aliens on distant battlefields. Never-before-published stories about monsters, deadly combat tech, treachery, and honor:
"Big Plush" by Aaron Allston (a novella from the Action Figures series) - The Dollgangers, artificial people made in mankind's image, take up arms in a desperate bid to win their freedom.
"Comrades in Arms" by Kevin J. Anderson - A damaged cyborg soldier and an enemy alien fighter turn their backs on the war and try to escape. But the human and alien governments can't tolerate the two deserters working together, so they join forces to hunt them down.
"Shores of the Infinite" by Loren L. Coleman (a novella from the ICAS File series) - Separated from command & control, Combat Assault Suit troopers force a beachhead to liberate a new planet from the cyborg threat.
"The Black Ship" by B.V. Larson (a mech novella from the Imperium Series) - A human settlement on the deadliest planet ever colonized clings to life...but today new invaders are coming down from the stars.
"Out There" by Michael A. Stackpole - The Qian have discovered humanity and welcomed them into their star-spanning empire. The benefits they offer humanity are many, and they don't want much in return: just the best human pilots available to take apart a most diabolical enemy.
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About the Authors
Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 180 books, fifty-eight of which have been national or international bestsellers. He has written novels in the Star Wars, X-Files, and Dune universes, edited numerous anthologies, written comics and games, and the lyrics to two rock CDs. Anderson is the director of the graduate program in Publishing at Western Colorado University, and he and his wife Rebecca Moesta are the publishers of WordFire Press. There are twenty-four million copies of his books in print in thirty-four languages. His most recent novels are Bats in the Belfry, Skeleton in the Closet, Persephone, and Princess of Dune (with Brian Herbert).
Michael A. Stackpole is an award-winning novelist, game designer, computer game designer, graphic novelist, screenwriter, editor, and podcaster best known for his New York Times bestselling Star Wars novels I, Jedi and Rogue Squadron. He’s written more than forty-five novels, has books translated into ten different languages, and has an asteroid named after him. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. In his spare time, he dances, plays indoor soccer, and logs a lot of hours in World of Warcraft.
Loren L. Coleman is a science fiction author who has written
novels in the Star Trek, Battletech, Magic: The Gathering, and Age of Conan
series, among others. His media company, InMediaRes Productions, expanded in
2007 to become Catalyst Game Labs. He is now the publisher of record for over
sixty game-related manuals and box sets and over two million words of media
fiction.
B. V. Larson is the bestselling author of more than twenty
novels, two of which have reached the Amazon/Kindle Top 100 bestseller lists.
Writing in several genres, most of his work is fantastic in nature and spans
from military science fiction to epic fantasy to paranormal romance, though he
also writes college textbooks. A California native, Larson’s stories often take
place on sunny beaches and in cities like Las Vegas. He has three kids living
at home and currently teaches college.
Aaron Allston is the New York Times bestselling author of
the Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi books Conviction, Outcast, and Backlash; the Star Wars: Legacy of the
Force novels Betrayal, Exile,
and Fury;the
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines adventures Rebel Dream and
Rebel Stand;novels
in the popular Star Wars X-Wing series, including Mercy Kill; and the Doc Sidhe novels, which
combine 1930s-style hero-pulps with Celtic myth. He is also a longtime game
designer and in 2006 was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts
& Design Hall of Fame. He lives in Texas.
About Phil Gigante
Phil Gigante has narrated more than two hundred audiobooks, earning ten AudioFile Earphones Awards and three of the prestigious Audie Awards for best narration. An actor, director, and producer with over twenty years of experience in theater, film, television, and radio, he is currently the artistic director of Gigantic Productions and Little Giant Children’s Theatre.