Space Sirens: Full-Throttle Space Tales #2 [Paperback]

Carol Hightshoe (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 26, 2009 | Series: Full-Throttle Space Tales

Space Sirens is the second anthology of the Full-Throttle Space Tales series. Edited by Carol Hightshoe, editor of The Lorelei Signal and Sorcerous Signals, Space Sirens contains 19 seductive tales of women in space, by established and rising-star authors. The tales woven by our sirens include tales of adventure, intrigue and vengeance: Real Hero by W.A Hoffman: Aphrodite Love is a mega-star who is kidnapped by eco-terrorists and learns what a real hero is. Bite the Hand by Sarah A. Hoyt: Homo Sapiens meet their match in Homo Felis Justice is Not Taken by the Storm by David Boop: An assassin finds herself switching sides and then being outed by the group she decided to help. Just Another Day by Terri Pray: Gianna hates when people judge her on her looks-now she's been assigned to guard an actor who is just as stubborn and willful as she is. Field Work by Anna Paradox: A student's field research takes a dangerous turn when she befriends an alien no one has ever met before. Just Another Saturday on Outpost Nine by Bobby Nash: For Erin Moonshadow, alert claxons and patching up battle trauma is all in a day's work. Fire Mining by M.H. Bonham: Plasma storms from the dying suns aren't the only dangers a good pilot like Saraah faces on Taurii 6. High Heeled Distraction by Alan Lickiss: Undercover work isn't always easy-particularly when it involves high heels and exotic dancing. Slow Burn by Barbara Johnson-Haddad: People with high metabolisms need not apply to travel to Earth. Interstellar Bitches by Selina Rosen: When an Earth lumber salesman cuts into her business, Drewcilia Qwah hires the Interstellar Bitches to deal with the problem. Steel Scorned by Calie Voorhis: When the planet Steel turned its back on Onyx after her accident, she found strength in becoming an outcast. Royal Duties by Rebecca Lickiss: Station Manager Pulu finds his day interrupted by a beautiful woman seeking sanctuary. Rebel Moon by Carol Hightshoe: A intelligence agent returns to the home she thought closed to her forever. Hijacking the Legacy by David Lee Summers: All Suki wants to do is go home, but finds that she has a home she never realized she had. The Silver Snake by Laura K Deal: An undercover agent is sent to rescue a missing woman, but finds herself dealing with a multitude of sex-crazed insects and a love-struck teenager. Outpost 6 by Julia Phillips: Nyssa joined a group heading out to a colony planet after her relationship ended. Now, she's a frontier doctor with a handsome sheriff looking out for her. Ruler by David B. Riley: A spoiled Imperial Princess is sent to a rebellious planet to be the new governor. Precious Cargo by Lindsey Duncan: Kirin's stepfather gives her a necklace that belonged to her mother, before dumping her on her aunt and leaving her. Both the necklace and the young girl carry deadly secrets. Mistral's Revenge by Laura Kjosen: As humans move out into the galaxy, their legends travel. Perhaps there is some truth to the ancient stories of elves and sirens after all.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Flying Pen Press LLC (February 26, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981895735
• ISBN-13: 978-0981895734
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,550,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fresh collection of sci-fi stories with a feminist touch, June 9, 2009

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Space Sirens: Full-Throttle Space Tales #2 (Paperback)

The female presence in science fiction is ever growing. "Space Sirens: Full Throttle Space Tales #2" is a compilation of science fiction from both male and female writers, focusing on female characters dealing with traditional and not-so-traditional science fiction plots. Women bring their own unique perspective to the genre of science fiction; anyone who's looking for a fresh collection of sci-fi stories, especially those with a feminist touch, should consider "Space Sirens".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not one bad story, August 4, 2009

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D. Bell "Dragonlots" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Space Sirens: Full-Throttle Space Tales #2 (Paperback)

Despite what the title seems to indicate, Space Sirens is an excellent collection of stories with women as the heroes. Although there are some of the traditional space princess and ladies of the evenings, the rest are a refreshing look at women's roles in the future of space travel. For instance, one story tells of the arrival of a doctor on a frontier planet, another of space trader making a deal with the natives, while even another covers an odd little adventure with a cop undercover to solve a kidnapping case. These are just a few samplings of this collection and I highly recommend it to both women readers and men. It isn't at all what the title suggests and therefore a wonderful surprise.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Denver Post Review, June 14, 2009

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DAVID B. RILEY (Vail, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Space Sirens: Full-Throttle Space Tales #2 (Paperback)

By Fred Cleaver The Denver Post

Posted: 05/03/2009

"Space Sirens," edited by Carol Hightshoe, $17.95

The second volume of local publisher Flying Pen Press' Full-Throttle Space Tales has the theme of women in space. Ten of the 19 stories are by Colorado writers. Besides featuring heroines, the most striking feature of this collection is how many stories involve mining either in space or on a planet.

My three favorites: "Outpost 6," by Julia Philips about the new doctor on a backwater planet (and a mining accident); "Real Hero," by W. A. Hoffman, about a kidnaped singer and her captor; and "Ruler," by David B. Riley, about a princess appointed a planet's governor