Dark Beyond the Stars

Annie Bellet, Elle Casey, Blair Babylon, Patrice Fitzgerald — 2015

Eleven of today's bestselling authors join forces to bring you these tales of action, adventure, and brilliant imagination. From humanity's first contact with alien life, to the challenges of space travel, to colonies established light years from Earth, this anthology celebrates the wide sweep of space opera at its most sublime. There are worlds beyond worlds out there to explore, and millions of stories spinning across the galaxies. So sit back and be transported... ... to the dark beyond the stars.

Reviews

Sarah Escorsa@shrimpy

Mar 8, 2022

Disclaimer: there are eleven short stories in this collection. I only read two of them. Annie Bellet's and S.M. Reine's. Because I'm despicably picky like that. ➽ Nos Morituri Te Salutamus by Annie Bellet: 4 stars. Yeah yeah yeah, I know, this one isn't radically original, but it's entertaining and it's fast-paced and it's action-packed and it's deliciously darkish and there. Also, bloody shrimping brilliant female lead. Because Annie Bellet, so DUH. Also also, Annie Bellet wrote it. In case you didn't know. So QED and stuff. ➽ Dragonet by S.M. Reine: 4 stars. Because dragons. In bloody shrimping space. And because Enemy Mine-type feels. Also, bloody shrimping brilliant female lead. Because S.M. Reine, so DUH. Also also, S.M. Reine wrote it. In case you didn't know. So QED and stuff. And now let's dance and stuff.