J Naomi Ay

From a young couple struggling to look after their baby to a new captain's reluctance to take command of her ship, and from a sun-addled stranger's appearance in town to the emergence of a sentient AI, the twelve tales presented here explore the central theme of an arrival by someone or something new. There's even an alien puppy. The stories are:Tithe by Griffin CarmichaelExodus by Alec HutsonFirst Bonding by Tom GermannIce Dreamer by J J GreenThe Nanny by Cindy CarrollRight Hand by Jonathan C GillespieWhat Make is Your Cat? by Richard CrawfordKaxian Duty by Cherise KelleyLessons Learned by J Naomi AyThe Humra by Laura GreenwoodThe Hawk of Destiny's Fist by James S AaronRepulse by Alasdair Shaw