If We Had Known

Beyond the Cradle of mankind, the universe is vast, unknown, dangerous to the unwary…or those caught in the path of intrepid explorers proceeding without forethought.

Thirteen authors explore what it is to pioneer the future in tales fraught with danger and remorse, tempered with hope, luck, and serendipity. We face the monsters. We face the truth. We face ourselves.

Whether the frontier is that of science or space, there is no doubt that at some point one must ask …If we had known, would we have followed this course?

Edited by Mike McPhail, with stories by Ian Randal Strock, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Jody Lynn Nye, Peter Prellwitz, Jeff Young, Patrick Thomas, James Chambers, Robert E. Waters, John L. French, Christopher M. Hiles, Judi Fleming, Nancy Jane Moore, and Robert Greenberger.
 

The Necessary Enemy by Ian Randal Strock
The Steady Drone of Silence by Danielle Ackley-McPhail
The Last Man on Earth by Jody Lynn Nye
Chasing the Ball by Peter Prellwitz 
The Janus Choice by Jeff Young 
Between Scylla and Charybdis by Patrick Thomas
The Star Gazers by James Chambers
Giraffe Children by Robert E. Waters
Good Advice by John L. French 
Lucky Strike by Christopher M. Hiles
Youth by Judi Fleming 
Meeting the Other by Nancy Jane Moore
The Third Heaven by Robert Greenberger