Matthew Benson

Tim Gayda

Alexander Saunders

Ulla Susimetsä

Allen Farr

Chris Booker

Darren Grey

Lisa Wolf

Marko Susimetsä

Rose Thurlbeck

Gareth Bailey

Nicholas Hansen

Ramon Marett

Frederick Burbidge

Christopher Jarvis

Written by Chris Booker, Darren Grey, Tim Gayda, Allen Farr, Lisa Wolf, Ulla Susimetsä, Marko Susimetsä, Rose Thurlbeck, Alexander Saunders, Gareth Bailey, Nicholas Hansen, Ramon Marett, Frederick Burbidge, Matthew Benson and Christopher Jarvis under official license from the creators of, and based in the vast universe of, the seminal space trading computer game Elite: Dangerous. Cover design by Heather Murphy. Orbital scrap yard worker Oliver dreams of exploring the galaxy, but when the return of a long lost friend sparks a terrible disaster, can Oliver deal with some uncomfortable truths about his own life? - A Game of Death Chenoa O'Laundy is on a mission to find her missing father and bring him home safely, but can either of them escape the Calite Corporation, determined to reclaim their property at any cost? - A Question of Intelligence Myles Jarek is a company man on a far flung exploratory mission with a hired crew. Will he be able to return to his previous life or will the Children of Zeus stay with him forever? - Children of Zeus These are three of 15 scintillating tales in this eclectic collection where characters from the Elite universe seek honour, truth, retribution and in one case a place to sell 300 year old Lavian brandy. The Stories Crossing The Line by Chris Booker The Comet's Trail by Darren Grey A Question of Intelligence by Lisa Wolf The Easy Way Out by Ramon Marett The Maledict by Tim Gayda Children of Zeus by Christopher Jarvis Pinacotheca by Alexander G Saunders Blood is Thicker by Ulla Susimetsä Beyond Civilisation by Marko Susimetsä Cat's Cradle by Rose Thurlbeck Nature's Way by Gaz Bailey A Game of Death by Allen L Farr Mission (almost) Completed by Matthew Benson Research Purposes by Fred Burbidge Ode to Betty Cole by Nicholas Hansen and Darren Grey 10% of the proceeds of this book will be donated to Plan who do wonderful work promoting child rights to end child poverty, worldwide.

Tales From The Frontier

Elite

Danuta Reah

Jonathan Edwards

Stuart Aken

Helen Parker

Dan Staniforth

JX Plant

RL Kerrigan

Katie Lewis

Emily Wootton

Ed Newbould

Alan Paine

John Hoggard

Kitty Waldron

CM Angus

Louisa Morillo

Robin Bilton

Pierre Le Gue

Rachel Lovat

Joseph Wheeldon

Sue Hoffmann

Mira Callahan

Lynn McInroy

Dominic Bell

Boris Glikman

Ann Bupryn

With a Foreword by actor, Simon Fisher-Becker, the dystopian SciFan anthology, The Forge: Fire and Ice, explores a multitude of themes in a set of fast-paced stories that pull you into different worlds from war to deep-space mining, from a portal within a yellow bus to a worm in a toffee apple, through fire and water, lore and legend.

The Forge: Fire and Ice

Tim Gayda

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