Andrew Liptak

War Stories: New Military Science Fiction features short stories by science fiction and fantasy authors dealing with the effects of war prior, during, and after battle to soldiers and their families. Edited by Andrew Liptak and Jaym Gates. War is everywhere. Not only among the firefights, in the sweat dripping from heavy armor and the clenching grip on your weapon, but also wedging itself deep into families, infiltrating our love letters, hovering in the air above our heads.
It's in our dreams and our text messages. At times it roars with adrenaline, while at others it slips in silently so it can sit beside you until you forget it's there. Join Joe Haldeman, Linda Nagata, Karin Lowachee, Ken Liu, Jay Posey, and more as they take you on a tour of the battlefields, from those hurtling through space in spaceships and winding along trails deep in the jungle with bullets whizzing overhead, to the ones hiding behind calm smiles, waiting patiently to reveal itself in those quiet moments when we feel safest.
War Stories brings us 23 stories of the impacts of war, showcasing the systems, combat, armor, and aftermath without condemnation or glorification. Instead, War Stories reveals the truth. War is what we are. Contains the following:Foreword - Gregory DrobnyGraves - Joe Haldeman Part 1: Wartime SystemsIn the Loop - Ken LiuGhost Girl - Rich LarsonThe Radio - Susan Jane BigelowContractual Obligation - James L.
CambiasThe Wasp Keepers - Mark JacobsenNon-Standard Deviation - Richard Dansky Part 2: CombatAll You Need - Mike SizemoreThe Valkyrie - Maurice BroaddusOne Million Lira - Thoraiya DyerInvincible - Jay PoseyLight and Shadow - Linda Nagata Part 3: Armored ForceWarhosts - Yoon Ha LeeSuits - James SutterMission. Suit. Self. - Jake KerrIn Loco - Carlos Orsi Part 4: AftermathWar Dog - Mike BarrettaComing Home - Janine SpendloveWhere We Would End a War - F.
Brett CoxBlack Butterfly - T. C. McCarthyAlways the Stars and the Void Between - Nerine DormanEnemy States -- Karin LowacheeWar 3.01 -- Keith Brooke