When Freya is shot down and captured by a barbarian chieftain, she must use her skills and wits to free herself and her companions. Meanwhile, Jared is part of a rescue mission to save her, but he must deal with an intractable Planetary Marine officer whose gung-ho tactics may well doom the mission to failure.
THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT! IT WAS REWRITTEN INTO "IN THE ENEMY'S TERRITORY!" I LEAVE IT ONLY FOR REFERENCE! They were enemies, fighting against each other in a bloody war. But they didn't count on their emotions going out of control.
Rolf seemed to be living a life of luxury with 199 other men and women each sharing their love freely with each other, but why does he feel so isolated and remote from them? Soon he meets some new arrivals to his island paradise that share his passion for just 'watching'. But who is watching the watchers? A Romantic story of Voyeurism, all other story codes are largely incidental. (A substantially rewritten and revised version of an old story) / (Reviews)
A Swarm Cycle Story
A Swarm Cycle story. Mark is a growing boy. He needs more than replicator food. He needs Thanksgiving leftovers. And if any unattached females happen to be in sight...
In the future the world is no longer the one we know. Small districts are spread across the planet's surface with many having to find their own sources of power. One such district has a method but it need volunteers for the program and they get those volunteers any way they need.
A Personalia story Part of the Personalia universe
Colonists on Rehome need furniture, and The Lownie Company is in the business of retailing,so they watch for firms on Earth heading for collapse, and buy cheap for shipping to the planet. Deals are not always easy to obtain...