ACROSS ENEMY SPACE: A novella. The Alliance and the Combine have been at war for decades, fighting a battle of attrition in a conflict that knows no end. Only one man, the bravest of the brave, can break the deadlock by travelling across enemy space in search of allies. But is it a lost cause? Is it already too late to save the Alliance? Indeed, is it even real? THE PROSPECTOR: A short story. They say that get rich schemes never work, but with luck, a little ingenuity, a rock hammer and a pair of magnetic boots, maybe this one will. Only time will tell... THE BRIGHTEST OBJECT: A short story. Not everyone has the chance to find themselves a little place in history. Shuttle pilot Bob Dymond did - but at what price? GARBAGE DETAIL: A short story. As the Harkonian exploration vessel Empirium prepares to leave system KL3034, crewman Pok chooses the worst possible time to go on a wild drinking spree. With the fearsome Master Sergeant Boz on the warpath there can be only one possible outcome - severe consequences for both Pok and his crew-mates. And also, as it happens, for system KL3034...