Star Rebels: Stories of Space Exploration, Alien Races, and Adventure | C. Gockel, Pippa DaCosta, Lindsay Buroker, Anthea Sharp, Christine Pope, Patty Jansen, L.J. Cohen, Kendra C. Highley, Audrey Faye, D.L. Dunbar, James R. Wells
There are rebels among the stars... Meet eleven protagonists battling to save themselves and the ones they love. Human, cyborg, clone, or alien, they'll find themselves pitted against intergalactic crime bosses, interstellar mercenaries, a quantum-wave-riding collective mind, and the universe itself. Along the way, there’s plenty of action, adventure, humor, and even some romance. Written by the freshest voices in science fiction, these stories are short, but they’ll light your imagination like a solar flare. Strap yourself in and join the rebellion! Download this collection today. About the Star Rebels Stories: A Tale of Two Ships by Audrey Faye A KarmaCorp Story Two ships crash into an unimportant digger rock. The first carries a newborn baby. The second will rewrite her destiny. Carl Sagan’s Hunt for Intelligent Life in the Universe by C. Gockel An Archangel Project Story Sometimes intelligent life is right in front of your whiskers. Blood Ties by Christine Pope A Gaian Consortium Story On the outlaw world of Iradia, Miala Fels and her computer hacker father discover that taking the wrong commission can have unexpected consequences. Passage Out by Anthea Sharp A Victoria Eternal Story Street rat Diana Smythe has long since given up her hopes of escaping Earth, but that doesn’t mean she can’t watch the ships fly in and out of the spaceport and dream… Arcturus 5 by D.L. Dunbar A Twenty Sectors Story Xella went to Arcturus 5 to mediate a simple trade dispute between the Mol and the Dark, but now she’s not sure she’ll get out alive. Treason’s Course by L.J. Cohen A Halcyone Space Story In the midst of Earth's first off-planet war, a soldier is given a covert assignment and must decide if treason lies in carrying out her orders or disobeying them. Falling by Pippa DaCosta A Girl From Above Story Trapped in a scrappers rig with a woman he’s been hired to kill, Caleb Shepperd is beginning to wonder if this job could be his last. Starfall Station by Lindsay Buroker A Fallen Empire Story After the empire falls, cyborg soldier Leonidas Adler must avoid the Alliance operatives who want him for secrets only he knows, but that’s easier said than done. Worse, his past threatens those he’s traveling with, including Alisa, the freighter captain he has come to care about. Luminescence by Patty Jansen An ISF-Allion World Story Hadie learns the price of being an artificial human when her partner has an accident and becomes unresponsive. Glome by James Wells A Great Symmetry Story Humanity’s first interstellar colony ship has arrived at its destination, only to find an inhospitable death trap of a planet. Crew member Amanda Bowen wishes that was the biggest problem she faced. Unfinished by Kendra C. Highley An Unstrung Story In a world where genetically-engineered humans serve as slave labor to “real humans,” two prototype children, designed to be the most superior models ever created, look to each other to find a way to escape their fate. They may discover that being “artificial” doesn't mean they can't love. Tags: free, space opera, speculative fiction, science fiction, sci-fi, anthologies, short stories, aliens, clones, genetics, quantum physics, Carl Sagan, cyborgs, space ships, action, adventure, romance
Star Rebels: Stories of Space Exploration, Alien Races, and Adventure | 
