A nanny contemplates life and death aboard an interstellar transport vessel after escaping a traumatic experience. This story takes place in the same universe as 'Star Seeds - Sophia'.
In a near future, DNA sequencing allows an accurate image of the future human based only on the genes in a fertilized egg. And a simple scan by a smart phone can determine the exact genetic sequence that a man or woman would contribute to a baby just then. Any man and woman meeting casually can visualize with great accuracy the baby they could create if they had sex. What would happen? What are the implications of seeing a person you could create?
After a direct assault fails, the Mind Worms find themselves a very special niche to occupy. Julie and Cassie are brought into the Worms' world amidst the ruin of their failed love lives.
A scout narrowly escapes his exploding ship, only to realize that he has received a lethal dose of radiation. Stranded in a lifeboat many lightyears from civilization, he struggles to cheat death. / (Reviews)
A Swarm Cycle Story
A home isn't a just a place, it is wherever your family is... and where you feel welcome. Even when the family is assembled "out of the blue". / (Reviews)
A Swarm Cycle Story
Letters between a young concubine and her parents show what life is like in the colonies, and how life is changing back home on Earth.