From distant planets to space-borne combat, from desperate attempts to win a race to the last hope of a beleaguered world, fifteen stories of Military SF and space opera, written to celebrate the 10th birthday of independent publisher NewCon Press.
1. Introduction 2. The Last Tank Commander – Allen Stroud 3. Between Nine and Eleven – Adam Roberts 4. Taking Flight – Una McCormack 5. The 10 Second War – Michael Brookes 6. Decommissioned – Tade Thompson 7. Another Day in Paradise – Amy duBoff 8. Round Trip – Robert Sharp 9. Arm Every Woman – Nik Abnett 10. Hill 435 – Tim C. Taylor 11. The Wolf, The Goat, and the Cabbage – Janet Edwards 12. Pickaxes and Shovels – Christopher Nuttall 13. The Gun – Ian Whates 14. Tactics for Optimal Outcomes in Negotiations with Wergen Ambassadors – Mercurio D Rivera 15. The Story of the Ten – Jo Zebedee 16. The Beauty of our Weapons – Gavin Smith