Bud Sparhawk
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Will Humanity's First Contact Prove to Be Its Last?
The opening salvos of a deadly war take mankind's planetary colonies unaware. Jeaux is lost and the Naval courier Provance barely escapes on a course to the planet Morrow, only to discover the alien forces have given chase.
The fledgling colony of Morrow receives a garbled warning it can scarce believe. Before they can decide what course to take, the crystalline aliens strike with brutal force, nearly...
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When fire and steel meet flesh and bone, a soldier learns a hard truth: you're not fighting for Glory and Honor, but for survival, for you and your comrades, and you will be damned if you're going to leave any of them behind.
Join us for twelve tales of military heroism and courage in the face of a hostile enemy.
With stories by Brenda Cooper, Bud Sparhawk, David Sherman, Robert E. Waters, Jeff Young, James Chambers, Lisanne Norman, Robert Greenberger,...
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The plan had been to un-man the battlespace, replacing flesh and blood with steel and carbon fiber. Machines, both remote-controlled and autonomous A.I.s, would fight and be destroyed in the name of freedom; sparing the troops at the cost of the nation's treasure.
However, as with any arms race, the opposing side's technology eventually catches ups to yours, resulting in the need to put lives back in harm's way on the frontline; to deal with, and...