Captain of her own ship and daughter of the Queen of the Fleet, Danell never ran into an enemy she couldn't chase away or elude. Until now.

Archeologist and former Earth Military Force officer Luke Parillo finds thousand-year-old wreckage all the time. But this ancient ship came from hundreds of years in the future

This book is a real mother.To celebrate bad-ass moms everywhere, Crazy 8 Press has assembled a fantastic line-up of authors to create stories spanning numerous genres, including sci-fi, contemporary, historical, and fantasy. Since moms and badassery come in infinite forms, the authors were given only one criteria: that their story be about a bad-ass mother or mother figure, whatever that meant to them.From grandmas to new moms, biological moms to adoptive moms to mom figure...

Exploration, at the vanguard of a golden new ageA ship the size of a small planet.A century-long voyage between galaxies.A crew that will grow from five thousand to five million.A renegade group determined to ensure the mission fails.Sera Logan helped design the ship and assemble the crew. Finally, they are set to embark on the next great phase of science and exploration. Under the leadership of the woman who spearheaded the program and now captains ...

Zoom! Flash fiction collection. Fantasy, science fiction, mainstream.What Time We HaveHow much living can a person pack into ten years?Guardian AngelShe woke up in a burning apartment; luckily not alone.The Element of SurpriseComrades in arms Meg Nichols and Allie Oshikawa just want to enjoy the concert during their brief leave on Jupiter's moon. Some local rabble, though, mistakes the soldiers for easy targets.XivaariFleetfoot: m...

CursedModern science and weapons go up against an ancient entity who ferociously guards his solitude. He wants people to stay off his mountain. They want him to quit killing.Ill Met by MoonlightCompetition versus cooperation. Lying low versus lashing out. Relocated from Cleveland, all manner of supernatural beings inhabit Pittsburgh's underworld. But will they, and can they, stay hidden?

Angel Cats: At home regardless of where: on an intergalactic Core Ship in the 35th century, in the White House or on a megayacht in the 21st century, in a hacienda in the 16th, or in a pirates' lair in the 8th century.Always defending their turf and helping their family—feline or otherwise. Sometimes magical; sometimes messing with magic. Sometimes magnificently mundane.Always perpetual mischief makers!Twelve stories collected in one volume:In t...

Comrades in arms Meg Nichols and Allie Oshikawa just want to enjoy the concert during their brief leave on Jupiter's moon. Some local rabble, though, mistakes the soldiers for easy targets.

One young commander on a remote interstellar base stands between Earth and all-out invasion. She fights to keep the aliens at bay, even if it costs her her life.

Sacrifice. A stealth ship on a mission deep in enemy space. Their assignment: knock out the planetary defenses of a vital munitions factory so Earth's fleet can swoop in and destroy it. But at what price? And who pays?

Volcanoes shattering entire continents. Tsunami deluging an entire world. A desperate call for help from an unexplored planet. Two ships speed to the rescue.

The founder of the Anillan Project--the program responsible for the entire fleet from conception through construction, crewing to launch--is attending the intergalactic gathering of all three hundred Core Ships. One of the many scientists involved, all Kaelin needs to do is give speeches. Fifty of them. If only she had the slightnest clue what to say. Fortunately, her silver tabby Adhara knows just how to help.