Five Classic Short Stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction by Nelson S. Bond. Featured here: "The Castaway", "Beyond Light", "Lighter Than You Think", "Dictator of Time", and "Revolt on Io".

"No more death." In Titanborn, Schutter weaves the vivid world of Shangri-La, a colony living in isolation on Saturn's moon, Titan, and the genetically-engineered humans known as Titanborn, whose task is simply to prove they can survive. Meera is just one cog in the wheel of Shangri-La. Assigned to fulfill a role, Meera struggles to find a place for herself and overcome the trauma of loss as Titan casually takes the lives of her fellow colonists....

FIGHT WITH CONFIDENCE Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine drops you right into the action as BattleMechs and their pilots forge ahead on the battlefields of the 31st century and beyond! A rookie MechWarrior fights for independence during the Andurien Wars. The Fox Patrol finds itself on the Mercenary's Star-and in the middle of a deal gone wrong. In these pages, you'll travel to a distant Periphery world where a young boy pursues his dreams...

What happens when your dream mission to Mars is a reality television nightmare? This debut science-fiction romp with heart follows the tradition of Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles, with a dash of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and a hint of Mythbusters. For the six lucky scientists selected by the Destination Mars! corporation, a one-way ticket to Mars-in exchange for a lifetime of research-was an absolute no-brainer. The incredible opportunity...

DREAMS OF 'MECHS AND MERCS…Katie Ferraro dreams of nothing more than being a MechWarrior. Orphaned at a young age, she learns everything she can about 'Mech repair from her mentor and adoptive father. On the distant planet of Jerangle, though, her chances of fulfilling her dreams are slim.But when she finds an abandoned Kit Fox in the jungle, she realizes her dreams might not be so far away. As she goes to work on the 'Mech in secret, she makes...

The StarSmasher was on an intergalactic peace mission when an 'Incident' rendered it useless, stranding it in the darkest depths of space with only one surviving crewmember: the fifty-fourth and final Captain of the StarSmasher. With little to no hope, Captain Kaquina Bempin must guard the secrets of the ship with her life and pray that one day, rescue arrives. But when a small, unknown ship approaches, can Kaquina trust them to help her off this...

Intruders on the home planet The crew of the Sirocco has made it back to Concordia-only to find the Scythians got there before them. Their planet has been invaded, the human population has been enslaved, and the fight for freedom seems hopeless. But that doesn't stop the Concordians from trying. They must engineer an uprising, a rebellion so vicious it forces the aliens to reconsider their plans. Yet even if the rebels succeed, both sides may be condemned...

An alien goddess who shapeshifted into the form of a porn star teams up with a defunct freedom fighter to save the solar system. Tohva Blayde faked his own death five years ago when he joined the Shadows, a group of galactic freedom fighters. Now he figures he must have died for real, because that's the only explanation for finding himself on a dead planet kissing his favorite actress. Ioanna Ryder is an alien-goddess and everything she knows about...

Five Classic Short Stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction by Frederic Brown. Featured here: "Earthmen Bearing Gifts" "Keep Out" "Hall of Mirrors" "Two Timer" "The Star Mouse"

RECRUITS WANTED! Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine transports you to the blistering, hard-hitting BattleMech conflicts that ravage the war-torn future of the 31st century and beyond! A young Jade Falcon cadet must prove her mettle in a Trial of Position against a cunning opponent if she is going to become part of her struggling Clan's future. Elite aerospace pilots from the Outworlds Alliance and the Snow Ravens meet in a clash for the...