With his wife dead, and life nearly over at 75, John Perry joins the army. Better known as the Colonial Defense Force (CDF), Perry's service-of-choice has extended its reach into interstellar space to pave the way for human colonization of other planets while fending off marauding aliens.

Contains dozen thought-provoking tales. 'Abducted Souls' is about a college student who becomes increasingly unsure of himself and his self-worth when the alien abduction he experienced as a child is questioned. Also included is the Asimov's Science Fiction Reader's Choice Award-winning 'Savior'.

1722: A second Dark Age looms after the devastating impact of an asteroid, drawn to Earth by dire creatures who plot against the world of men. Sir Isaac Newton and his young apprentice, Benjamin Franklin, have taken refuge in ancient Prague, seeking the secrets of aetheric beings whose powers and sciences have so nearly destroyed humanity.

Some 10 million years in the future, 1000 humans and their cloned offspring have been granted a power so that may preserve a peace that has endured for eons: to build worlds wherever they wish and terraform any wasteland. But a woman as old as the peace itself brings warning of an ancient crime.

Robert Reed's novel returns to the epic universe featured in Marrow .

In celebration of Golden Gryphon Press's 25th book, writers who contributed to the first 24 books were asked to write a story that best defines them as writers. The result is an anthology of stories ranging from fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and horror to genres that are often a combination of all four. Warren Rochelle portrays a struggle between magical and normal humans. George Zebrowski ..