A selection of 13 award-winning science fiction stories. Three stories, are set in the world of the The Break of Civilisation (published June 2023). #2 The Descent of the Kestrel, #3 Outcasts and #6 A Goat for the Killing. Imagine: 1. a space ark where some aboard don't want to be saved 2. a disabled generation ship where the survivors want to escape the controlling AI 3. a mutant who teams up with a brain-damaged member of his sworn enemy 4. a perilous expedition across a strange world 5. bird-like alien invaders that breed captive humans 6. a technologist fighting against superstition to stop a young man sacrificing himself 7. an alien horror on the galactic rim battling to survive 8. some people on an enclosed planet arriving at a new solar system fight to keep moving 9. the captain of legendary vessel fulfilling a promise brings an end to the universe.10. aliens who can choose their gender at will are stranded in earth's ancient past.11. an amnesiac obsessed with his identity takes his quest into the past.12. an archaeological dig in outback Australia uncovers an old monster13. A separated middle-aged couple have an unexpected reunion in a virtual experience. The stories cover the usual suspects in science fiction: aliens, mutants, robots, AI, monsters, time travel.
