A mysterious alien ray gun turns up at Dan's front porch and shakes up his life, as well as those of his neighbors, friends, family, etc. Suffice it to say that the answer that question is, "Yes!"
The very rich American Hugh Fitzgerald, with a fetish, attends for a three-day experience taking him to Turkey, Scandinavia, China, and locally without ever leaving the lake.
A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
A scientist is granted a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to the Trappist system, home of the Brokers, where no human has set foot before. A seemingly simple expedition grows more complicated as he is forced to balance the interests of his government and those of the enigmatic aliens who have requested his help.
A Character Sketches of Sketchy Characters Story "You know why we cahll heem Crahbbair? Eet eesn't because he wahs raised on a plahtfahrm 70 miles offshahre. Eet's because he uses zat wahtersahw he cahrries to peel ze ahrmour off of cybermercs ahnd tahke whaht he finds eenside. Tahbernahc! - Rogitien La Croix - Union Steward - Longshoreman's Union Chapter 539