Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The Fifth Volume in the Acclaimed Series For more than four decades, New York Times and USA Today bestselling writers Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith wrote professional science fiction short stories that won awards and sold millions of copies. Now, for the first time, they collect together 120 of their science fiction short stories into a six-volume set called Colliding Worlds. Sixty stories total from each author, with ten stories from Rusch and ten from Smith in every volume. Volume 5 tackles the topic of war. Rusch leads the volume off with "Embedded" about a jaded reporter who finds himself decidedly out of his element. Smith, with a more whimsical approach, tells the tale of a quiet nursing home where the elderly Brian Saber hides out between missions to outer space as a young Captain Brian Saber in the Earth Protection League.

The Second Volume in the Acclaimed Series For more than four decades, New York Times and USA Today bestselling writers Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith wrote professional science fiction short stories that won awards and sold millions of copies. Now, for the first time, they collect together 120 of their science fiction short stories into a six-volume set called Colliding Worlds. Sixty stories total from each author, with ten stories from Rusch and ten from Smith in every volume. Aliens populate Volume 2 of the series, and they charm, amuse, or terrify, depending on the story. From "Sighed the Snake," Smith's quirky and funny Poker Boy story about the return of aliens to Las Vegas, to Rusch's electrifying "The End of the World," this volume of twenty stories will leave your head spinning.

The First Volume in the Acclaimed Series For more than four decades, New York Times and USA Today bestselling writers Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith wrote professional science fiction short stories that won awards and sold millions of copies. Now, for the first time, they collect together 120 of their science fiction short stories into a six-volume set called Colliding Worlds. Sixty stories total from each author, with ten stories from Rusch and ten from Smith in every volume. Volume 1 kicks off the series with the theme "Cities." Beginning with Rusch's "The City's Edge" about a man coming to terms with the truth of his wife's nightmarish death, and ending with Smith's "Shadow in the City" based on the song lyrics of "Here in the City" by Janis Ian, this volume grips and entertains from page one.

Aliens populate Volume 2 of this acclaimed series of science fiction short stories. Ten stories each by New York Times bestselling authors Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith.

The Final Volume in the Acclaimed Series For more than four decades, New York Times and USA Today bestselling writers Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith wrote professional science fiction short stories that won awards and sold millions of copies. Now, for the first time, they collect together 120 of their science fiction short stories into a six-volume set called Colliding Worlds. Sixty stories total from each author, with ten stories from Rusch and ten from Smith in every volume. Volume 6 closes the series with a space opera theme, a genre both Rusch and Smith excel in. Smith starts the volume with "The Tragic Tale of a Man in a Duster" about a cowboy floating alone in the vast reaches of space, who finds solace in cooking trout over an open fire. Rusch closes the volume with "The Spires of Denon," a novella from her award-winning Diving Universe.

The Fourth Volume in the Acclaimed Series For more than four decades, New York Times and USA Today bestselling writers Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith wrote professional science fiction short stories that won awards and sold millions of copies. Now, for the first time, they collect together 120 of their science fiction short stories into a six-volume set called Colliding Worlds. Sixty stories total from each author, with ten stories from Rusch and ten from Smith in every volume. Volume 4 explores the rich meanings of the term "goofy." Rusch offers up a guidebook for space travel with "Amelia Pillar's Etiquette for the Space Traveler" and a very determined little girl in "Advisors at Naptime," while Smith takes readers aboard the Titanic with Sherlock Holmes and contributes his Nebula Award-nominated tale of a vampire saying goodbye to a mortal lover with "In the Shade of the Slowboat Man." A do-not-miss volume

The Third Volume in the Acclaimed Series For more than four decades, New York Times and USA Today bestselling writers Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith wrote professional science fiction short stories that won awards and sold millions of copies. Now, for the first time, they collect together 120 of their science fiction short stories into a six-volume set called Colliding Worlds. Sixty stories total from each author, with ten stories from Rusch and ten from Smith in every volume. Volume 3 takes the series across time, space, and even into alternate history. Rusch's stories transport the reader from a future White House where staffers time-travel to the past, to Wall Street in the 1920s, to the Underground Railroad. Meanwhile, Smith introduces a time-travel jukebox, a space pirate whose best friend is a talking tree named Fred, and an alternate timeline for the Alamo. The twenty stories in this volume pack a wallop.

Nedda Ferguson-Lithe lost her father on the Gabriella's final mission. The ship's disappearance remains one of the great mysteries of the sector. But as Nedda interviews the crew's survivors, she finds more questions than answers. No one knows who or what causes the maelstroms that make exploring N jar Crater on Madreperla so dangerous. But everyone knows that the rumors of the crater's riches prove far too tempting despite the danger. Every time a ship ventures into that crater, a maelstrom drives it out. Or destroys it. Nedda hopes to find out which fate met the Gabriella-and her father. A heart-wrenching addition to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's award-winning Diving Series. Praise for Maelstrom: "Like everything Kristine Kathryn Rusch] writes, the story is beautifully-told and has a lot of heart. Who could ask for anything more?"-SFRevu"This is classic sci-fi, a well-told tale of dangerous exploration."- RT Book Reviews (Top Pick) on Diving into the Wreck

Nedda Ferguson-Lithe lost her father on the Gabriella's final mission. The ship's disappearance remains one of the great mysteries of the sector. But as Nedda interviews the crew's survivors, she finds more questions than answers. No one knows who or what causes the maelstroms that make exploring N jar Crater on Madreperla so dangerous. But everyone knows that the rumors of the crater's riches prove far too tempting despite the danger. Every time a ship ventures into that crater, a maelstrom drives it out. Or destroys it. Nedda hopes to find out which fate met the Gabriella-and her father. A heart-wrenching addition to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's award-winning Diving Series. Praise for Maelstrom: "Like everything Kristine Kathryn Rusch] writes, the story is beautifully-told and has a lot of heart. Who could ask for anything more?"-SFRevu"This is classic sci-fi, a well-told tale of dangerous exploration."- RT Book Reviews (Top Pick) on Diving into the Wreck

A race against time. Weeks after Boss' injury from the runabout dive, she continues the mission to salvage Fleet wrecks for the Lost Souls Corporation. But Boss feels like she lost something after that fateful dive. Until something happens in the Boneyard to catch her attention. Something that sparks her interest with an intensity she thought she lost. Now, Boss must assemble a team-her old team-to dive this new discovery. But Boss worries that someone knows her plans. That the Boneyard might prove more sentient than she knows. She feels the clock ticking-and she worries time will run out once and for all. A thrilling new adventure, Thieves provides pulse-pounding new developments in Kristine Kathryn Rusch's award-winning Diving series. Praise for the Diving Universe: "By mixing cerebral and investigative elements, emotional character segments, and the adrenaline of action, Rusch tells a complete yet varied tale that will please science fiction readers looking for something different from the usual fare."-Publishers Weekly on Searching for the Fleet"Think of the Diving universe as an exciting mystery saga, pitting the drama of ship salvage against the dangers of space."-Astroguyz"Kristine Kathryn Rusch is best known for her Retrieval Artist series, so maybe you've missed her Diving Universe series. If so, it's high time to remedy that oversight."-Don Sakers, Analog" The Runabout] is so good, it will make you want to read the other stories."-SFRevu"Amazing character construction, building a plot that riveted me almost from the moment it began. I will now absolutely have to read the preceding titles and I cannot wait to see what will come as a result of The Runabout."-Tangent Online

A race against time. Weeks after Boss' injury from the runabout dive, she continues the mission to salvage Fleet wrecks for the Lost Souls Corporation. But Boss feels like she lost something after that fateful dive. Until something happens in the Boneyard to catch her attention. Something that sparks her interest with an intensity she thought she lost. Now, Boss must assemble a team-her old team-to dive this new discovery. But Boss worries that someone knows her plans. That the Boneyard might prove more sentient than she knows. She feels the clock ticking-and she worries time will run out once and for all. A thrilling new adventure, Thieves provides pulse-pounding new developments in Kristine Kathryn Rusch's award-winning Diving series. Praise for the Diving Universe: "By mixing cerebral and investigative elements, emotional character segments, and the adrenaline of action, Rusch tells a complete yet varied tale that will please science fiction readers looking for something different from the usual fare."-Publishers Weekly on Searching for the Fleet"Think of the Diving universe as an exciting mystery saga, pitting the drama of ship salvage against the dangers of space."-Astroguyz"Kristine Kathryn Rusch is best known for her Retrieval Artist series, so maybe you've missed her Diving Universe series. If so, it's high time to remedy that oversight."-Don Sakers, Analog" The Runabout] is so good, it will make you want to read the other stories."-SFRevu"Amazing character construction, building a plot that riveted me almost from the moment it began. I will now absolutely have to read the preceding titles and I cannot wait to see what will come as a result of The Runabout."-Tangent Online

Diving readers know that Squishy enlisted others to help her destroy stealth tech in the novel Boneyards. But exactly what happened to those teams remained a mystery-until now. Ten people signed up to help Squishy in her fateful mission. Only five returned. Paired up in teams of two, they set out across the Enterran Empire to infiltrate and sabotage the Empire's bases used to back up their stealth tech research. But what exactly happened on those bases? Who survived? Squishy's Teams provides the answers to those burning questions and reveals twists to the ongoing saga no one sees coming. Note: Before reading Squishy's Teams, please read Boneyards. Praise for Squishy's Teams: "Rusch follows Diving into the Wreck and City of Ruins with another fast-paced novel of the far future."-Publisher's Weekly on Boneyards"Filled with well-defined characters who confront a variety of ethical and moral dilemmas, Rusch's third Diving Universe novel is classic space opera, with richly detailed worldbuilding and lots of drama."-RT Book Reviews on Boneyards