Star Messenger

Here are three stories of action and adventure featuring interstellar adventurer Captain “Allie” Ah-Lee of the single-ship Mercury. In “Endpoint Insurance,” Allie is asked to look into a smuggling ring and finds she must foil a terrorist plot. In “Winner Takes Trouble,” Allie wins a poker game – and finds the prize may be more than she gambled on. In “Here To There,” Allie is asked to take part in a contest in which some of the participants are playing for deadly stakes. Also included is an exclusive introduction by the author discussing how the stories came to be written.