Kirk Bailey
ASIN: B00VSV1SOW
Publisher: Kirk Bailey
Pages: 154
As man expands into the solar system, the (estranged lunar division of the) U.N. astronautic corp begins to establish communications and other services- including patrol and rescue on the most important of all trade routes ever conceived of, the Hilda Trail, a rather wild lawless frontier in space. Here there are teams of the 'one and one' program (consisting of one of 'the folk', a species native to space, and a UN astronaut) attempting to help them who need help, defend them who deserve it, and shoot them who richly deserve it, all the while trying to not panic. Frontier's are a young person's place of opportunity and adventure, and an older person's duty to try to organize SOMEHOW. And that's what's going on in these short stories.Romance and Love are a tad uncommon, but friendship and coming to understand the very not human are essential, if one wants to survive to retire to your ...