Why settle for a broadsword or a blaster when you can have both?<br/><br/>Collected here are one kick-ass essay about the history of sword and planet fiction, and twenty daring new tales in the style of those classics, all set to spark the imagination and set pulses racing. Whether it is soaring on Martian thermals or facing down the flesh-machines of Janus -VI, this collection has something for every fan of action packed science fiction.<br/><br/>So fire up those retro rockets and get ready to explore strange new vistas in these tales of Futures that Never Were.