Variations on a Theme

POD: When a deep-space vessel is attacked without warning, Captain Rhys Morgan finds himself cast adrift millions of miles from home, with one other companion. INNER REALMS: Are the constructs of the mind more than they appear to be? DOUGIE'S CHOICE: The formative years; a time of self-discovery. THE VISITOR: An unexpected emissary from another world turns up in a suburban backyard. PARASITE: a deep-sea salvage captain discovers he is not alone. UNSOUND MINDS: When a quiet man discovers he has a military past he had no idea of, the ramifications rapidly become potentially world-shattering. BEYOND THE RIM: (novella) Jack is an insurance investigator, a company snoop for Universal X, whose instincts and powerful logic is perfectly suited for the job. His assignment is to discover who is stealing an odd and unrelated range of goods from an off-world exploration outpost based near the Kuiper Belt. The talented snoop has a perfect record for discovering motives and solving crimes of this nature, but nothing on Earth could have prepared him for what he was about to uncover at Far Reach.