Evil wins when good stands aside.Chet decided young that following the rules, chasing a career, and keeping your nose clean was how success was made. He went to college, worked hard, and landed a career......

Simpler times are a memory.Albert adores his wife. Holly has been the companion, mother, and lover he's always wanted, and he considers himself a lucky man. He's wanted to provide a good life for her,...

Change has arrived……they weren't ready.Troy Reese is a police officer in a high-rise apartment building. Secluded from the rest of the Earth, he and his fellow officers only have to deal with minor issues....

What would you do?Staff Sergeant Andrew Page misses his kids. He thinks about them every moment he gets, even though he's missed more birthdays than he'd care to admit.The war against the Resistance isn't...

He was months from retirement.Officer Dennis Drewer of Los Angeles' 73rd Precinct was only two months away from retirement when his job vanished.All over the city, police officers are being replaced by...

Randy pilots a Wade Industries Crawler for corporations seeking mining riches far from Earth. Normally, the surface of a lava-strewn planet would be no trouble for the powerful, armored transport. However,...

Mistakes were made......accidents happened.Admiral Eeekbo, freed from a long-standing treaty, is looking forward to being the first admiral in hundreds of years to conquer something.Now that Earth is...

Nik'Thil hasn't seen his home planet of Sha for many years. The trials of Peacemaker training have kept him busy for far too long.Now he returns home, not for a happy reunion with his kin, but to find...

Buy a starship they said.It'll be fun they said.Ben Snyder bought a cargo ship, hired a crew of reformed criminals, and set off to make his riches. Unfortunately, nobody but the Galactic Republic will...

What could possibly go wrong?Gunnery Sergeant John Doe is frustrated. He didn't join the Space Corps to be shuttled-around in a ship. He joined to fight. The only real action he's seen so far have been...

Let the explosions begin!Humans have spread to the stars, taking their warlike nature with them. Are you curious about how that would play out? Then buy this collection and find out! It has a lot of action...

More authors. More stories. The same bestselling universe. It's the Twenty-Second Century. Humanity has taken its first steps into the galaxy, and we've found ourselves in a vast playground of alien races,...

They came in peace……or so they said. Here are 18 examples of how they lied. This is an exciting collection of First Contact science fiction stories, all completely different! Take a risk – venture into...

Thirty-five awesome stories - one kick ass meme that started it all.It started as a joke. Storm Area 51 they said. They can't stop all of us they said. But all laughter stopped when the U.S. Air Force...