Tales From Across Space
About this ebook
The science fiction novelette “Required to Assist,” a mystery set on board a colony ship, where one woman alone is woken by the ship’s droids to solve a murder.
“Sword and Tattoo,” a fantasy short story where a stranger stumbles into a hidden town. He brings danger with him, but the people of the town just might be more dangerous still.
The science fiction short story “Being Neighborly”, a light-hearted tale of a human family homesteading on a world side by side with a very alien people.
“Tumbling Up”, a science fiction short story about a group of diplomats attempting to negotiate a peace with an aquatic alien species.
“Death Spiral”, a science fiction mystery where a security officer must solve a murder and keep a strange species of aliens calm at the same time.
About the author
Kate MacLeod has written stories which have appeared in Analog, Strange Horizons and Mythic Delirium, among other places. She is also the author of two young adult science fictions series: The Travels of Scout Shannon, and The Ritchie and Fitz Sci-Fi Murder Mysteries. She also contributes to a serialized science fiction podcast called The Tales of the Chai Makhani Trio. She currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can learn more about her work at KateMacLeodWrites.com.
