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, environments, and cultures. As the newest players on the universal stage, though, our position is readily apparent—we're at the bottom of the food chain.Welcome back to the Four Horsemen universe, where only a willingness to fight and die for money separat...

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 the unknown with us. Who is out there? What will they want from us? Come join us in our adventure to find out how 1st Contact pans out. It will be a great adventure!"Every story in this book has something to appeal to fans of the science fiction genre, especi...

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 a few small skirmishes. Bad guys died. The good guys won. Just a typical day.For years he's been itching for a big fight. Something he can use to impress his junior Space Marines. Something that'll help him pick-up chicks. Something that might put him in some real danger. He ...

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 hire him, and he doesn't take government contracts. When he was offered a job to transport one person for more credits than he'd ever seen, it was an offer he should have refused.Chased by a crazy ex-girlfriend, held hostage by a hostile passenger, Ben ...

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 going well. It's forced the Republic to cut corners and keep him out longer than he'd expected. He's a father, though he doesn't feel like one.When an intruder is discovered on their transport vessel, Page and his fellow Republic Marines have to de...

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 – from alien contact to space exploration. Heck, we threw in some apocalypse stories just to round out this extraordinary deal! Buy it and see what shenanigans space faring warriors can stir up!

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, when the unexpected occurs, he'll have to think fast to save himself and his passengers.

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 robots. The machines don't get paid overtime. Their programming doesn't allow for biased behavior. They can't be bribed.They do have a flaw, though, and it takes death and an explosion to bring it to light.

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, but has never managed to drag his family out of poverty, but the combination of crippling taxes from both Los Angeles and the planetary government prevented such things. The harder he worked, the more taxes both demanded. He was about to give up on his hopes and dreams... until he got...

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 no longer protected by the treaty of Mic-Nic-Talawic, it's fair game to whoever gets there first.Who caused the treaty to be broken? Who will save Earth from a hostile invasion force?Buy this book and find out for yourself.

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... he was totally bored with.After years of hard work and study, Chet was a reporter for one of the three surviving news networks. His job was to watch and record events, but not just any events. He was assigned to the really exciting ones like road construc...

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 and stop the terrorist who could ruin the economy of the planet, killing millions in the process.