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The seductive thrill of uncharted worlds, of distant galaxies... and the unknown threats that lurk in the vastness of the cosmos. From Foundation to Lensman, Star Wars to Guardians of the Galaxy, space opera continues to exert its magnetic pull on us all. INFINITE STARS This is the definitive collection of original short stories by many of today's finest authors, writing brand new adventures set in their most famous series. Herein lie canonical tales of the Honorverse, the Lost Fleet, Dune, Vatta's War, Ender Wiggin, the Legion of the Damned, the Imperium, and more. Also included are past masterpieces by authors whose works defined the genre, including a Miles Vorkosigan adventure, a story from the author of the Dragonriders of Pern, and a rare tale co-authored by the screenwriter for The Empire Strikes Back. Nebula and Hugo Award winners, New York Times bestsellers, and Science Fiction Grand Masters--these authors take us to the farthest regions of space.

Table of Contents:

• Editor's Note and Acknowledgements - essay by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
• Space Opera: An Introduction - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Renegat - novella by Orson Scott Card
• The Waters of Kanly - novelette by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
• The Good Shepherd - short story by William C. Dietz
• The Game of Rat and Dragon - (1955) - short story by Cordwainer Smith
• The Borders of Infinity - (1987) - novella by Lois McMaster Bujold
• All in a Day's Work - short story by Elizabeth Moon
• Last Day of Training - short story by Dave Bara
• The Wages of Honor - novelette by Catherine Asaro
• Binti - (2015) - novella by Nnedi Okorafor
• Reflex - (1982) - short story by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
• How to Be a Barbarian in the Late 25th Century - short story by Jean Johnson
• Stark and the Star Kings - (2005) - novelette by Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton
• Imperium Imposter - short story by Jody Lynn Nye
• Region Five - short story by Linda Nagata
• Night Passage - novelette by Alastair Reynolds
• Duel on Syrtis - (1951) - short story by Poul Anderson
• Twilight World - (2013) - novelette by A. C. Crispin
• Twenty Excellent Reasons - short story by Bennett R. Coles
• The Ship Who Sang - (1961) - novelette by Anne McCaffrey
• Taste of Ashes - novella by Charles E. Gannon
• The Iron Star - (1987) - novelette by Robert Silverberg
• Cadet Cruise - (2016) - short fiction by David Drake
• Shore Patrol - short story by Jack Campbell
• Our Sacred Honor - novelette by David Weber

The definitive collection of explorers and soldiers, charting the dark frontiers of our expanding universe. Amongst the infinite stars we find epic sagas of wars, tales of innermost humanity, and the most powerful of desires - our need to create a better world.

Table of Contents:

• Editor's Note and Acknowledgements (Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers) - essay by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
• Introduction (Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers) - essay by David Weber
• A Special Kind of Morning - novelette by Gardner Dozois
• Shambleau - [Northwest Smith] - novelette by C. L. Moore
• Rescue Party - novelette by Arthur C. Clarke
• Misfit - [Future History] - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
• Earthman, Come Home - [Cities in Flight] - novelette by James Blish
• The Vortex Blaster - [Vortex Blaster] - short story by Edward E. Smith
• The Veteran - short story by Neal Asher
• The Traitor - [Bolo] - novelette by David Weber
• Sideshow - [Pip & Flinx - 9] - short fiction by Alan Dean Foster
• A Beast for Norn - [Haviland Tuf] - novelette by George R. R. Martin
• Lieutenant Tightass - [Diving Universe] - novelette by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• Ishigaki - [The Lost Fleet Universe] - short fiction by Jack Campbell
• A Good Heretic - [Wayfarers] - short fiction by Becky Chambers
• The Devil and the Details - short fiction by Susan R. Matthews
• Messenger - [Ender's Universe] - short fiction by Orson Scott Card
• First In - [Confederation of Valor Universe] - short fiction by Tanya Huff
• Fire in the Pocket - short fiction by Curtis C. Chen
• Frontier ABCs - short fiction by Seanan McGuire
• Dark Secrets - [Liaden Universe short fiction] - short fiction by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
• Lady or the Tiger - [Dream Park Universe] - short fiction by Steven Barnes and Larry Niven
• Respect - short fiction by Dave Wolverton [as by David Farland]
• Boot Recruit - [Kris Longknife] - short fiction by Mike Shepherd
• The End of the World Bowling League - [Task Force Ombra] - short fiction by Weston Ochse
• Death, Butterflies, and Makers of War - short fiction by Brenda Cooper
• Feet of Clay - [The Saga of Seven Suns Universe] - short fiction by Kevin J. Anderson
• Cold Sleep - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh