Galactic Castaway

This science fiction collection gathers short stories that follow people trying to find their footing in a cosmos that is vast, harsh and strangely beautiful. The settings range from the radioactive remains of a forgotten world to distant star systems that are still being charted. Across these tales, the characters keep finding reasons to hope, even when they are deep in space and far from home.

In "The Freedom Zenith," a group of teenage refugees comes upon an ancient battleship that holds clues to conflicts from long ago. "You Choose To Be Bright" follows a young bookseller who meets the first member of an alien species that the bookseller's world has seen in decades. In "There's No Good Option," a close friendship is pushed to its breaking point when one friend must ask for a favor that could alter the course of a war.

The stories explore struggle, courage and perseverance against long odds, and they show how resilience endures in both humans and aliens, even across impossible distances.