This anthology was edited by Phyllis Irene Bradford. It is filled with a variety of science fiction: stories of space, technology, aliens and humanity. Most of the stories are thought provoking, action filled, humourous and have something for every reader. This anthology was a nice return into the science fiction genre. The majority of the stories within have been previously published in magazines and anthologies such as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Speculative Inflights Magazine, Women at War, Analog Science Fiction & Fact, The Future We Wish We Had, Dinosaur Fantastic, American Journal of Australian Literature, and Helix Magazine. Each of the stories is accompanied by a brief description about the author and their writing.
The genres covered are space opera, sci fi, fantasy, and futuristic.
18 stories
Of the eighteen stories I managed to read tje first two sections finding most of them quite interesting. Unfortunately I found the PDF format produced eye strain after reading one or two stories which resulted in a slower reading schedule.
Space stories
Emancipation by Pati Nagle, 1996, The Williamson Effect
An old ritual on an asteroid that separates day from night is changed so that day is to be forever. Manuel, keeper of the Night, finds a way to restore the darkness through a compromise.
Rocket Boy on Call by Pati Nagle
Rocket Boy is a futuristic skip tracer who has romantic ideas about his case assigner.
Blindsided by Venus in the House of Mars by Nancy Jane Moore
Lia Bukanan arrives at the Galatea Station, with biodome regulated climate, after working as temp crew on a ship needing a vacation. After a bar fight, Lia hooks up with a “captain” with his own starship. Who turns out to be a bounty hunter.
Sitting Shiva by Judith Tarr
A peacekeeping machine that didn’t grab my interest. Perhaps it will for another reader.
Kinds of Strangers by Sarah Zettel
A starship, the Forty-Niner, returning to Earth from a successful tour of the asteroid belt is losing its crew while their expert intelligence computer is malfunctioning. Or is it? A great line was, “A little red sphere drifted out toward her face.” Ms Zettel reveals insight into space travel and its inherent perils.
Technology stories
Alien Voices by P. R. Frost
A ballet artist takes a chance with a risky surgery, and learns during therapy that the implanted nanobots replicate themselves and heal any new injuries. The nanobots develop an appreciation for ballet.
Aberlard’s Kiss by Madeleine E Robins
A woman has a bioengineering firm make her a man who she introduces to a friend.
Perfect Stranger by Amy Stirling Casel
A young boy has gene therapy to heal a defective heart.
Revenants by Judith Tarr
A creepy yet intriguing story about a woman taking her child to the revenants zoo setting with dinosaurs.
Alien stories
Its Own Reward by Katherine Kerr
Your First by C L Anderson
Gray to Black by Brenda W Clough
Slick by Brenda Kelso
Ask Arlen by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Humanity stories
Steelcollar Worker by Vonda N McIntyre
A Mighty Fortress by Brenda W Clough
Who Killed Science Fiction by Jennifer Stevenson
Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls by Irene Radford
Book Format: ebook PDF 406 pages
Publisher: Book View Press http://www.bookviewpress.com/
