Eighteen stories of strife and mayhem from some of the biggest names in Science Fiction. Tales of humanity pushed to its limits, of striving, ingenuity, brilliance, desperate action, violence, and resolution, . Eighteen tales of Conflict, of Science Fiction at its absolute best. Contents: 1.Introduction – Ian Whates 2.The Wake – Dan Abnett 3.Psi.Copath – Andy Remic 4.Unaccounted – Lauren Beukes 5.The New Ships – Gareth L Powell 6.The Harvest – Kim Lakin-Smith 7.The War Artist – Tony Ballantyne 8.Proper Little Soldier – Martin McGrath 9.The Maker’s Mark – Michael Cobley 10.Brwydr Am Ryddid – Stephen Palmer 11.Occupation – Colin Harvey 12.Sussed – Keith Brooke 13.The Soul of the Machine – Eric Brown 14.Extraordinary Rendition – Steve Longworth 15.The Legend of Sharrock – Philip Palmer 16.The Cuisinart Effect – Neal Asher 17.The Ice Submarine – Adam Roberts 18.War Without End – Una McCormack 19.Welcome Home, Janissary – Tim C Taylor