A Quick Laugh with Death<br/>By WILLIAM DRELL<br/>Investigating the medical blackmail of a xenofruit magnate leads Mickey Vance to the sweltering planet Verdus, where the locals are beautiful and criminals deadly!<br/><br/>The Titan of Zhorn<br/>By RICHARD RUBIN<br/>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!<br/><br/>Jewel of the Joltunwyrm<br/>By KEVAN LARSON<br/>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!<br/><br/>The Weather Maker<br/>By J. COMER<br/>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!<br/><br/>Joe vs. the Mad Wizard of Druun<br/>By W.E. WERTENBERGER<br/>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?<br/><br/>On the Eve of Xerkhet-Buul<br/>By HOWIE K. BENTLEY<br/>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!<br/><br/>Cargo Cult<br/>By JED JALECO DEL ROSARIO<br/>A Xenological mission investigating a potentially sapient species has disappeared! Dugo has been hired to find them… and eliminate all traces of contact!<br/><br/>The Screamers<br/>By ANDREW REICHARD<br/>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…<br/><br/>Caf-fiend<br/>By JULIE FROST<br/>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!<br/><br/>Computer Games<br/>By LOUISE SOREN