Explorations: War

Explorations #3

by Nathan Hystad (Editor), Richard Fox, Jay Allan

The battle for Sol is now. The sphere ship gave Earth knowledge of the universe, but it came with a warning to stay away from the Star. After losing two children to the First Contact Federation, Empyrean sends a fleet of plasma ships and allies to Sol. Their one mission: to destroy humanity. Can Earth defend itself against the imminent threat, or will they be destroyed so soon after starting to explore the universe around them? Join many of today's top indie science fiction authors as they each write a story about the battle for Sol in the most ambitious shared-universe collection to date: Explorations: War.
Contents:
Prologue / short fiction by Nathan Hystad
Nine Thousand Seconds to Earth / short fiction by Robert M. Campbell
Field of Fire / short fiction by Ralph Kern
A Million Points of Light / short fiction by C. C. Ekeke
Friendly Fire / short fiction by C. Gockel
The Hand of Empyrean / short fiction by Scott Moon
Minimum Safe Distance / short fiction by Scott McGlasson
The One Who Waits / short fiction by Scarlett R. Algee
Shot in the Dark / short fiction by Richard Fox
The Path to War / short fiction by Josh Hayes
The Last Battle / short fiction by Jay Allan
Epilogue / short fiction by Nathan Hystad

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Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Ebooks

384 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2017

Reviews

[Christopher Hayes · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent anthology

As the end nears, humanity still struggles to survive. This book is an anthology set in a universe where sentient stars lash out in attempts to end humanity's existence.

[Charl · Rating 3 out of 5]

It just didn't grab my attention even as well as the previous ones. There was a lot of innovative use of the new tech they got from the Sphere, but overall, the stories seemed a little cliched.

[Mark Ford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed most of this collection.
It was nice to revisit some characters from prior stories/collections.
I'm just a sucker for space based blood 'n guts.
All in all, well worth a read.