Common Paperback Edition - Original Cover Art - 20 Black & White Interior Illustrations In the year 2145 AD, Malcolm Orion, destined to go down in history as the Brave Traveler, made his historic jump through space, launching his consciousness across the universe. His arrival at an abandoned space station reawakened the Masson Zero-a vast system of instantaneous travelways connecting innumerable worlds, many inhabited by sentient life. Now, centuries later, worlds long isolated from each other are once again connected. This anthology presents tales of this reconvergence. Set on richly imagined planets scattered across the cosmos but linked once again by near-instantaneous travel, these stories introduce you to characters-human and otherwise-navigating love and loss, alliance and intrigue, violence and betrayal, and, most of all, the joys and perils of exploration and scientific discovery. Accept the invitation. Step into a transpod of your own and slip through the Mass-O. You never know where you'll end up. "Foreword" by Tony Harman "A Note from the Editors" by Joshua Viola and Angie Hodapp "In Translation" by Carina Bissett "Mars You Say?" by Jane Yolen "The Brave Traveler" by Andy Baker, Brent Friedman, Mario Acevedo, Angie Hodapp, and Joshua Viola "Blood and Beginnings" by Jeanne C. Stein, Mario Acevedo, Angie Hodapp, and Joshua Viola "Reunion on Devolver" by Wyeth Ridgway "Towards Zero Hour" by Maxwell I. Gold "The Ambassador" by Sean Eads and Joshua Viola "Sacrifice" by Andy Baker "Those That Wear Skin" by Jamal Hodge "The Monk" by Warren Hammond "Vanetta 4" by Mario Acevedo "Ruins of Memory" by Kevin J. Anderson "Dark Truths" by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore "Relentless Realities, Impossible Intention" by Linda D. Addison "Icefall" by Angie Hodapp "Between Here and Forever" by Gabino Iglesias "The Good Smuggler" by Stephen Graham Jones "Chantress" by Akua Lezli Hope "Sword of the Silent" by Matthew Kressel "Unspoken Truths" by Kenneth W. Cain "For Every Season" by Lee Murray "Oh, Those Inner Rings" by Jane Yolen "A Deeper Song" by Tim Waggoner "Ghost in the Machine" by Carter Wilson "Suigeneriscide" by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro "The Glymr" by Jezzy Wolfe
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Yes, I have a lot of books, and if this is your first visit to my amazon author page, it can be a little overwhelming. If you are new to my work, let me recommend a few titles as good places to start. I love my Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series, humorous horror/mysteries, which begin with DEATH WARMED OVER. My steampunk fantasy adventures, CLOCKWORK ANGELS and CLOCKWORK LIVES, written with Neil Peart, legendary drummer from Rush, are two of my very favorite novels ever. And my magnum opus, the science fiction epic The Saga of Seven Suns, begins with HIDDEN EMPIRE. After you've tried those, I hope you'll check out some of my other series. I have written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and I'm the co-author of the Dune prequels. My original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. I have also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Predator titles (also for Dark Horse), and X-Files titles for Topps. I serve as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. My wife is author Rebecca Moesta. We currently reside near Monument, Colorado.
