R David Philbrook: 3 books

My Anthology: Eight short science fiction stories. Space ghosts that attempt to trap a ship and its crew; mutant beetles that create electrical short circuits aboard a space station; Gold stealing space pirates that put a planet to sleep; telepathic sand crawlers control a village of farmers; a young...

In a small village there is much saddness. Many of the children are missing and have been carried away by a mean gargolye that lives in the nearby forest. The king's son is determined to find the children and return them to the village. He thinks he can trick the gargoyle but he is only a little boy and must be very brave and resourceful.

When Elliss fails to return from his hunting trip, Aleena must make the transition from her village culture to that of space traveler. Her search takes her into the world of the Protectorate whose subjugation and manipulation of many cultures stands in start contrast to her upbringing. Her adventures...