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A Quick Laugh with Death By WILLIAM DRELL Investigating the medical blackmail of a xenofruit magnate leads Mickey Vance to the sweltering planet Verdus, where the locals are beautiful and criminals deadly! The Titan of Zhorn By RICHARD RUBIN Burke Fletcher, the fighting man from Earth stranded on Rigel IV, has been hired to find the Titan of Zhorn: a lost mechanical wonder that could end his client’s war! Jewel of the Joltunwyrm By KEVAN LARSON Incredibly dangerous to harvest, the strange organ found deep within the joltunwyrm is worth a fortune! Jackson’s share will be enormous… if he can survive! The Weather Maker By J. COMER Fleeing the devastation of a sacked city on the war-torn Pendleton’s World, a small band happens upon a nun with a peculiar piece of technology to aid in their escape! Joe vs. the Mad Wizard of Druun By W.E. WERTENBERGER Ripped from his own world, Joe has taken up the life of a mercenary! But will the wizard who threatens a village of Lemurians be more than even Joe can handle? On the Eve of Xerkhet-Buul By HOWIE K. BENTLEY Thargg Tanuth seeks to avenge the death of his beloved Princess Lenoris! Betrayed on the eve of Xerkhet-Buul, Thargg finds that he too is to be hunted by her killer! Cargo Cult By JED JALECO DEL ROSARIO A Xenological mission investigating a potentially sapient species has disappeared! Dugo has been hired to find them… and eliminate all traces of contact! The Screamers By ANDREW REICHARD A military officer must give his official assessment on the aliens of Vaela following the establishment of relations! Are they friendly? Hostile? All they do is scream… Caf-fiend By JULIE FROST Alex Jarrett just wants his perfect cup of coffee… Unfortunately for Alex, a mysterious and diabolical threat has brought his supplier’s plantation to a standstill! Computer Games By LOUISE SOREN