3...2...1...Blastoff! Join the ultimate voyage into the great unknown, one that will race you to the farthest stars and most distant worlds where only the strangest and most exciting adventures will be found. This collection of 18 stories by Star Trek and Doctor Who author Robert Jeschonek will dazzle you, thrill you, and make you think. The universe in all its brightest and darkest glories will unfold before you, changing the way you see the final frontier forever. Don't miss these stories of spacefaring furries, edible companions, metal-obsessed sky-miners, serial killers giving murder lessons to aliens, giant microbes crewing a starship propelled by honest-to-goodness dog power, and much more. These 18 stories, gathered together for the first time anywhere, will launch you out to the bleeding edge of known space...and so far beyond, you might never come home again.