Bridge Across the Stars

A Sci-Fi Bridge Original Anthology

By: Rhett C. Bruno, Felix R. Savage, Daniel Arenson, David VanDyke, Will McIntosh, Craig Martelle, Patty Jansen, Lindsay Buroker, Jason Anspach, Ann Christy, Chris Dietzel, Josi Russell, Chris Pourteau, Steve Beaulieu, Lucas Bale

Narrated by: Nicole Poole, Greg Tremblay

The universe is dangerous, wondrous - a vast canvas upon which humanity sketches its hopes for the future.

In this anthology, you'll find 17 tales of conflict and heroism, exploration and discovery, endurance and triumph. Flee the apocalypse of modern-day Earth, fly a fighter in the cold emptiness of deep space, and find new life on the distant shores of an alien world. You might even discover something about yourself as each author opens a window on the soul of mankind.

Who are we, really? Should we survive? How do we become something greater without losing what makes us human?

Start listening to this collection and take your first steps into tomorrow. Travel the cosmos to find amazing adventure. Walk beside unforgettable characters on the bridge across the stars....

Authors include Rhett C. Bruno, Felix R. Savage, Daniel Arenson, David VanDyke, Will McIntosh, Craig Martelle, Patty Jansen, Lindsay Buroker, Jason Anspach, Ann Christy, Chris Dietzel, Josi Russell, Chris Pourteau, Steve Beaulieu, Lucas Bale, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, David Bruns, and Kevin J. Anderson.

©2017 Sci-Fi Bridge (P)2018 Tantor

Great stories!

I don't usually read short stories, but this anthology kept my interest to the last word! Thank you for a truly enjoyable journey through the stars!

I would love to see some these stories become books 📚

I wanted more from the stories wow I love most of the authors and left me wanting another more

A Nice Collection.

Great to hear a classic gathering of short works like this. Thanks for putting this together.

looking forward to the next collection

The stories kept me engaged and they didn't drag on. I look forward to the next series

A crisp myriad of great short stories

I found this collection to contain some very enjoyable works. I'm not usually a short story reader but I thought to give this collection a go and was not disappointed.

With any book or series there's going to be some parts more inspirational than others. This was not the case here. All but one story I thoroughly enjoyed and that was not due to the story but my personal lack of grasping the plot.

Awesome

I loved this collection of shorts. One or two of them were not my cup of tea but that's a me problem.
Now i have new authors to add to my list of amazing reads.

Good variety

If you are looking for a collection of sci-fi stories to keep you entertained, then this is probably for you. Most of the stories are great, with a few good ones here and there, but to be fair that probably more personal preference than the fault of the author. Enjoy!

A potpourri of amuse-bouche sci-fi stories

This anthology was enjoyable. I do prefer longer novel-spanning stories, but thats just me. If you want a lot of good little stories this is a great collection.

I would love to see longer versions in each of these stories.

Solid- if you intend to listen straight through

If all you want to do is listen to sci-fi shorts straight through, this works fine. On the plus side, most of these are more sci-fi than fantasy or space camp. The two narrators are great, although I didn't care for the occasional, randomly thrown in (and completely unnecessary to the plot) racial accent. There was only one short that I'd already listened to as part of a series and a few other new ones connected to various series. The series connected shorts sort of work as standalones and definitely work to give a flavor for the full-length books.

On the down side, there's no Table of Contents and there aren't 17 chapters for 17 shorts making it a challenge to navigate titles/authors. More than an intro and wrap up for the collection, I’d have preferred being told what series (if any) each short connects to, so I don’t have to play detective to find them.

I count collections as a win if I like at least half of the shorts or find a new author or two to explore; by those metrics, this succeeded. I especially liked the ⭐️ and ⭐️⭐️ ones.

1. Ch2 As the Sparks Fly Upward by David VanDyke 32 min - Defining human. ⭐️⭐️
2. Ch3-9 Peace Force by M Christy 1.5 hrs? - A less fun, darker Bobiverse.
3. Ch 10-16 Scrapyard Ship by Felix R Savage. 1.5 hrs? - Shifters and a smorgasbord of aliens trying to deliver a space noir romp. Because it was shorter, I suppose it was better than the silly Cauldron of the Stars series in which it’s based.
4. Ch17 Here be Dragons by Lindsay Buroker 52 min - “the loss of something intangible but not inconsequential” and two awkward sisters considering normalization surgery
5. Ch 18-30 The Gordian Asteroid by Chris Deitzel 1hr? - don’t go gently into the night.⭐️⭐️
6. Ch31 The Trenches of Centauri Prime by Craig Martelle 35 min - hahaha! Gallows humor ⭐️⭐️
7. Ch32 Broken Moon by Josi Russel 51 min - under the microscope- dug it ⭐️⭐️
8. Ch33-38 The Erkennen Job by Chris Pourteau 1.5hrs? A short featuring Stacks, a Sam Spade-ish assassin from the author’s various Syncorps series. All mood, nothing new..
9. Ch39 The Firebug and the Pharoah by Daniel Arenson 31 min - space fights vs. dinosaurs? Ooookaaay.
10. Ch40-41 Interview for the End of the World by Rhett C Bruno 50 min - Got me thinking. This is a prologue for the Titan series.⭐️
11. Ch42 Night Shift by Steve Baeulieu 27 min - more comic book caper than sci-fi
12. Ch43 A Friend to Man by Lucas Bale 42 min - AI engages in Socratic method, too esoteric for me.
13 Ch44 ... Space Pirates by Jason Anspach 42 min - cute title, inane story
14. Ch45 Just Drive by Will McIntosh 47 min - teenage love in the alien apocalypse
15. Ch46 Water Babies by Maya K Bohnhoff 53 min- Free Willy, with dolphins
16. Ch47 Take Only Memories by David Bruns 38 min - space poachers vs preservationists ⭐️
17. Ch48 This Deceitful State of Truth by Patty Jansen 42 min - Kept in the dark because…?

A constellation of great tales

It kept me in awe. The kind of awe you would get as a child as you look at the night sky in the country side or deep in a forest. It was a worth while read.