Ramona refuses to let anyone say that he died; she says he left her, because that's how she sees it. Like a betrayal. -- pg. 105
Ramona pours herself a glass of whiskey. Breakfast is, after all, the most important meal of the day. -- pg. 109
The mightiest power of death is not that it can make people die, but that it can make the people you left behind want to stop living. -- pg. 220
"There are seven books, Dad. And eight films," says Elsa carefully. -- pg. 360
Contents:
"Space Hero" by Patrick Lundrigan
"Tanya: Princess of the Elves" by Larry Correia
"The Grimnoir Chronicles: Detroit Christmas" by Larry Correia
"Kings" by Travis S. Taylor
"Mole Hunt" by Robert Buettner
"Intelligent Design" by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
"The Brute Force Approach" by Michael Z. Williamson
"Honorverse Tech Bu9" by David Weber and Ken Burnside
"The Talisman's Trinket" by P. C. Hodgell
"Murder at Ford’s Theater" by Bob Conroy
"Pawn to King Four" by Timothy Zahn
CHECKSUM Checkmate by Tony Daniel
Grayson Navy Letters Home by Joelle Presby
Like Ghost Cat and a Dragon's Dog by Dave Freer
A Murder of Crows by Alex Hernandez
The Age of the Warrior by Hank Reinhardt
Taking the High Road by R.P.L. Johnson
Conella and the Cyclops Sea Serpent of Doom by John Ringo
Landed Alien by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
Kinderspiel by Charles E. Gannon
Peace Offering by Wen Spencer
Angel in Flight by Sarah A. Hoyt
Away in a Manger by Wen Spencer
CONTENTS:
"Eleutherios" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
"Seven Miles" by T.C. McCarthy
"To Spec" by Charles E. Gannon
"Skyspark" by Ryk E. Spoor
"The Krumhorn and Misericorde" by Dave Freer
"Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden" by Wen Spencer
"Haunts of Guilty Minds" by John Lambshead
"The Lamplighter Legacy" by Patrick O'Sullivan
"Dog's Body" by Sarah A. Hoyt
"The Sorcerer of Daigawa" by Jon F. Merz
"Sweothi City" by Larry Correia
"Out of True" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
"Mars Farts" by Ben Bova
"The Virgin of Hertogenbosch" by David Drake
"Murder on the Hochflieger Ost" by Frank Chadwick (less)
"The Gift of Music" by Sharon Lee
"The Aristocrat and the Free Man" by Robert Conroy
"Stealing Arturo" by William Ledbetter
"Magic and Other Honest Lies" by Robert Buettner
"Soft Casualty" by Michael Z. Williamson
"Songs of Waste and Wood" by P.C. Hodgell
"The Last Secret of Mary Bowser" by Steve White
"Low Arc" by Sean Monaghan
"Balance" by Marina J. Lostetter
"A Thing of Beauty" by Charles E. Gannon
"An Imperium Pursuit" by Jody Lynn Nye
"Picket Ship" by Brad R. Torgersen
"The Golden Knight" by K. D. Julicher
"Bare Snow Falling on Fairywood" by Wen Spencer
"Bait and Switch" by Ryk E. Spoor
"The night don't seem so lonely" by Sharon Lee
"Long Nights Moon" by David B. Coe
CONTENTS:
Disaster by Ryk E. Spoor
When the Lion Feeds by John Lambshead
Lion Country by Whit Williams
The Adventurer and the Toad by Ryk E. Spoor
Chimera by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
We Fly by K.B. Rylander
The 100 MPG Carburetor and Other Self-Evident Truths by Robert Buettner
New Moon Wolf by David B. Coe
The Teacher by Robert Conroy and J.R. Dunn
Not For Ourselves Alone by Charles E. Gannon
Kiss From a Queen by Jeff Provine
Ember of the Past by Mike Kupari
Imperium Resource by Jody Lynn Nye
The Siege of Denver by Brendan DuBois
“Pays to be nice to you, then, doesn’t it?” I whispered. “I have lots of friends who are LAIs. Old pals, correspondents, and so on. I trust I won’t be first up against the wall when the revolution comes, eh?”
“Yes, sir. Not first.” -- Imperium Resource
Adrift by Terry Burlison
Training and Truth by Ryk E. Spoor
Touchstone by Sonia Orin Lyris
Trouble: The Changeling and the Phooka by Dave Freer
Moonlet Sonata by William Ledbetter
Cadet Cruise by David Drake
71 by David Brin
Wise Child by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
Dear Ammi by Aimee Ogden
Bringer of Fire by David Carrico
Rock, Meet Hard Place (Part 1) by Peter Nealen
Rock, Meet Hard Place (Part 2) by Mike Kupari
The Lavender Paladin by Shawn Snider
Starhome by Michael Z. Williamson
Tethers by William Ledbetter
The Trouble with Millennials by Robert Buettner
Does a Bear Shoot in the Woods? by Wen Spencer
Dei Britannici by D.J. Butler
Preparations and Alliances by Ryk E. Spoor
Into Gonebeyond by Susan R. Matthews
Cutting Corners by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
A Fire on the Hill by Brendan DuBois
Feldspar by Philip A. Kramer
Bullet Catch by Stephen Lawson
Force Multipliers Being What They Are by Travis S. Taylor
The Powhatan by Tony Daniel
What We're Made Of by Frank Chadwick
Children of the Dust by Catherine Asaro
The Blue Widow by J.P. Sullivan
Sufficient Unto the Day by Tim Powers
On-Site for the Apocalypse by Ryk E. Spoor
Block Party by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
I especially liked Block Party (lots of weeps at end!!) and Does A Bear Shoot In The Woods.
Contents:
"Pain is the Fuel" - Travis S. Taylor 3/5
"An Eagle's Flight" - Brendan DuBois 5/5
"Father Avenir and the Fire Demons of Yellowstone" - Kevin J. Anderson and Sarah A. Hoyt 4/5
"Ghost Flotilla U-boats: Embarkation" Susan R. Matthews 5/5
"Homunculus" - Stephen Lawson 4/5
"By Echo Light" - Tim Powers 4/5
"Out of the Vortex" - Steve White 4/5
"Dragon's Hand" - David VonAllmen 4/5
"Dark Fall" - David Weber 5/5
"Love in the Time of Interstellar War" - Brendan DuBois 5/5
"See of Darkness" - Mike Massa 5/5
"Axabrast" - Brad R. Torgersen 5/5
"Chancellor Witt" - Susan R. Matthews 4/5
Ratings by goodreads member Ryan.
The Testimony of the Traitor Ratul by Larry Correia
Today I Remember by Martin L. Shoemaker
Extracurricular by Wm. Mark Simmons
Waiting for the Talisman by P.C. Hodgell
Voodoo Magic by Robert Buettner
Burners by Matt McHugh
Treason Properly by J.J. Cragun
Talk Girl by Wil McCarthy
Weeping Willikers by Aaron Michael Ritchey
A Visit to the Galaxy Ballroom by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Next Giant Leap by Patrick Chiles
Adrift by Frank Chadwick
The Policeman's Daughter by Wil McCarthy
Peregoy's Wolves by Nancy Kress
Chasing Your Tail by Peter J. Wacks
Bagala Devi Objective by M.T. Reiten
Sacrifices by D.J. Butler
Humanslayer by G. Scott Huggins
The Hero Business by Tim Akers
At the Seams by Jacob Holo
The Red Ship by Marc Miller
Preferred Seating by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Latuda’s Lady in White by Aaron Michael Ritchey
Misfits by A.C. Haskins
All Orca Go to Heaven by Joelle Presby
The Paoshi Puzzle by James L. Cambias
Of Shadows and Caves by David Weber and Richard Fox
Salvage Judgment by G. Scott Huggins
Murder in Space by Les Johnson
The Man Who Would be Dracula by Simon R. Green
Shattered Trust by Dave Bara
Echoes of Meridian by M. Elizabeth Ticknor
The Rot’s Last Laugh by Charles E. Gannon
Fire-Bright Rain by Jane Lindskold
From Every Storm a Rainbow by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
“Great!” said Tina. “Let’s walk into it!”
“Why not?” said Daniel. --The Man Who Would be Dracula