Maximum Velocity

The Best of Full Throttle Space Tales

The Full-Throttle Space Tales series collected action-packed, high octane, science fiction stories exploring such diverse topics as piracy, strong women, horror, vagabonds, the military, and warfare by authors like Mike Resnick, Irene Radford, C.J. Henderson, Jean Johnson, David Boop, and Alan L. Lickiss. Series editors David Lee Summers, Carol Hightshoe, Dayton Ward, Jennifer Brozek, and Bryan Thomas Schmidt have teamed up to pick the very best of the original Full-Throttle Space Tales. This collection includes the three best stories from each of the original anthologies—eighteen thrill-packed science fiction stories in all! Buckle your seatbelts, because we’re going to accelerate to Maximum Velocity!

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This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

Originally compiled by Hadrosaur Productions 2016
“On the Eve of the Last Great Ratings War” copyright 2008 David Boop. First published in Space Pirates: Full-Throttle Space Tales #1, August 2008
“Space Pirate Cookies” copyright 2008 by C.J. Henderson. First published in Space Pirates: Full-Throttle Space Tales #1, August 2008
“Earth Saturn Transit” copyright 2008 by W.A. Hoffman. First published in Space Pirates: Full-Throttle Space Tales #1, August 2008
“Outpost 6” copyright 2009 by Julia Phillips. First published in Space Sirens: Full-Throttle Space Tales #2, February 2009
“Hijacking the Legacy” copyright 2009 by David Lee Summers. First published in Space Sirens: Full-Throttle Space Tales #2, February 2009
“Rebel Moon” copyright 2009 by Carol Hightshoe. First published in Space Sirens: Full-Throttle Space Tales #2, February 2009
“Price of Command” copyright 2009 by Irene Radford and Bob Brown. First published in Space Grunts: Full-Throttle Space Tales #3, May 2009
“Finders Keepers” copyright 2009 by Scott Pearson. First published in Space Grunts: Full-Throttle Space Tales #3, May 2009
“Granny’s Grunts” copyright 2009 by Alan L. Lickiss. First published in Space Grunts: Full-Throttle Space Tales #3, May 2009
“Last Man Standing” copyright 2010 by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. First published in Space Horrors: Full-Throttle Space Tales #4, October 2010
“Into the Abyss” copyright 2010 by Dayton Ward. First published in Space Horrors: Full-Throttle Space Tales #4, October 2010
“Listening” copyright 2010 by Anna Paradox. First published in Space Horrors: Full-Throttle Space Tales #4, October 2010
“Backup” copyright 2011 by Ivan Ewert. First published in Space Tramps: Full-Throttle Space Tales #5, September 2011
“The Frigate Lieutenant’s Woman” copyright 2011 by Erik Scott de Bie. First published in Space Tramps: Full-Throttle Space Tales #5, September 2011
“Oh Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above” copyright 2011 by Shannon Page and Mark Ferrari. First published in Space Tramps: Full-Throttle Space Tales #5, September 2011
“The Thirteens” copyright 2012 by Gene Mederos. First published in Space Battles: Full-Throttle Space Tales #6, April 2012
“The Joystick War” copyright 2012 by Jean Johnson. First published in Space Battles: Full-Throttle Space Tales #6, April 2012
“Guard Dog” copyright 2012 by Mike Resnick and Brad R. Torgersen. First published in Space Battles: Full-Throttle Space Tales #6, April 2012

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