Join the military, they said. See far-flung worlds, they said. Meet interesting creatures, and kill them all. Soldiers fighting aliens in unforgiving landscapes, where every breath could be their last. Featuring stories by Weston Ochse, Mike Resnick, and others. From near-future to far-future, featuring some of the best writers working in the field today. ** Stories: SUITS — Steve Lewis Under Calliope's Skin — Alan Baxter The ASH at Ft Preston — Case C. Capehart Human Strain — Benjamin Cheah Kill Streak — Samson Stormcrow Hayes Shatner Rules — Weston Ochse Scout Mission — Jack Hillman Outpost — Anthony Izzo Invasive Maneuvers — Tim...

30 Action-packed Pulse Pounding Tales! That's exactly what you get in this collection of action stories from Matt Hilton, Paul D Brazill, Richard Godwin, Rod Glenn and many other established thriller authors, including stories from bestselling ebook authors and exciting up-and-comers. Think back to the days when heroes were heroes and the action was furious and full-blooded. When often as not, the hero was quite the opposite: an anti-hero – but he needed to be, to bring the kind of violent justice to villains worse than him. When political correctness took a back seat, even as the bullets and karate chops were flying. Basically it was good old harmless fun. It was a case of disengaging your...