J Alan Erwine: 145 books

Edward Janick couldn't get into the space academy, so he decides to stowaway on a ship headed off Earth, but he has no idea of just what kind of adventure he's about to undertake, and who will be determined to see him fail...or die...

A failed mission to Mars leaves four astronauts marooned and heading for the asteroid belt. Faced with certain death from lack of air or starvation, they each choose a way to exit life...all but one, who decides he just wants to see what's out there before he dies.

An accident leaves one astronaut stranded with only his dwindling sanity.

Debt is a huge problem in the world, and as the gap between the "haves" and the "have nots" continues to grow, just how far will corporations and the rich go to make the poor pay off their debts...organ harvesting?

Private Coral Gnasher is a dolphin serving the navy of the hairless apes, as he calls them, but he's not happy about it. The dolphin wants to return home, but he has to learn how to escape from the hairless apes...without invoking their vengeance.

Humans have a long history of exploiting other races on their own world, but what will happen when they discover another sentient species on a new planet?

As the galactic empire decays, the current emperor looks to the most unlikely of sources for how to solve the problems...the science fiction literature of the 20th and 21st century, and the solution he comes up with will almost certainly not be a popular one.

This story first appeared in the anthology "A Taste of Armageddon," which featured stories centered around the ideas presented in the Star Trek episode of the same name. This story looks at a perpetual war from both sides, and the lengths people will go to to stop the war.

As the end of the world approaches, a young couple is faced with some difficult choices, because not everyone will be allowed to leave the Earth.

Living underground was said to be a necessity on Earth, but was that true anymore? Jacob is about to find out...whether he wants to or not...

Eric Stone had forged his credentials as an archaeologist to get on the mission to Epsilon Eridani 2, but now that ruins resembling those of the American Southwest have been discovered, he finds himself falling deeper and deeper into his lies...and the captain is beginning to figure him out...

Hentor made a business of smuggling cargo for one of the most powerful criminal syndicates, but when he's forced to dump his cargo to try to avoid capture, he has no idea of just how much trouble he's about to find himself in.

Alec has been having problems, but when he's sent to see a computerized psychologist, a sim-shrink, his problems only get worse, as the machine is even crazier than he is...

After the death of their parents, Vanessa and Michelle find themselves on the run across the solar system, trying to escape a life they don't want, but no matter where they go, their life is waiting for them.