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There is no escape beyond Star's End. The deadliest pirates in the galaxy have stolen the technology that will transform it. Now, on the edge of known space, they are poised to start an empire of their own. Isaac and Reva are running out of time. Neither of them knows the extent of Gulchina's...

When all else is lost, the bonds of war become a cause all their own. It is the Outworld's darkest hour. Gulchina's betrayal has eliminated the Outworld Confederacy's only strategic advantage in their war for independence. As the full force of the Gaian Imperial Navy bears down on them, defeat...

When fellowship draws the line between life and death, trust must be proven. Two men, both strangers, hardened by blood and steel. Both are poised to kill. Neither knows whom to trust. Only one thing is certain: any mistake will result in death. This story appeared in the Autumn 2017 issue of Mirror Dance.

War is not the only hell in the cold, empty void of space. Two planets on the verge of war. Each has sent a single soldier to a military outpost so remote that the only other people to talk with are each other. What happens when one of them gets shot down—and survives? This story was...

A tale from the fringes of an interstellar empire that has forgotten its holiest legend: the story of Earth. He was the sole heir to the Najmi camp, a young man raised by tribesmen after falling to the desert from his home among the stars. She was the sheikh's most beautiful daughter, promised...

Every death is a rebirth. Every end is a new beginning. Though I do not know what awaits me as I leave my cloud-mother, I am not afraid.

Every time traveler wants to kill Hitler. Only one actually stopped him. Yes, I'm a time traveler. Why didn't I go back to kill Stalin? Because in my timeline, there was someone even worse. No, I didn't kill him either. Why? Because sometimes, history's true pivot points aren't where you think...

What if the Amish are secretly guarding a naturally-occurring time portal in the Pennsylvania countryside? It was thinking about Sarah that made me notice the unusual headline on the paper that the Amish man was reading. It had something to do with an assassination attempt against the President. Then...

When all the world is afflicted by the plague, sometimes the greater curse is to be whole. In a post-apocalyptic world where everyone normally dies before the age of twenty-five, one man searches for meaning when he realizes he is destined to live a natural life. This story was originally published in the Sci Phi Journal in June 2016.

The revolutions passed, and the stars spun silently underfoot. Starchild's father was a star wanderer, and that was what set her above her peers. It gave her the freedom to choose her own mate, no small thing on an isolated space colony. In her innocence, though, she failed to see her place...

My name is Jane Kletchka, and I'm here to set the record straight. Jane Kletchka here. By now, I'm sure you've heard how my dear husband Sam saved the Gorinal star cluster and stopped the Immortals from throwing the galaxy into chaos. Unfortunately, he didn't thwart their plans; he only accelerated...

Where were you on the day the Earth disappeared? So there I was, on an awkward first date with my secret crush, when the colonies went into revolt. They nuked the moon and hijacked half of Earthfleet—and that was just the opening salvo. Then I learned that my date was one of the terrorists...

One last battle before the Outworlds are free. Edenia is under attack. The pirate queen Gulchina, together with all her forces, now threaten the main planet with utter destruction. Trapped on the surface, Reva knows they will stop at nothing to see her dead. Mara Soladze's frigate group...

Without redemption, there is no peace. Without forgiveness, there is no redemption. Reva never asked to be the queen of an alien-human hive mind, but she never shirked from it, either. Now, she and the survivors of Star's End share a telepathic bond that allows them to think and feel as one. But...