A scientist haunted by an impossible ghost. A cocky poet attempting to outrun peace. A grieving mother looking for life beneath Europa’s icy surface. A ship AI desperate to rescue its beloved crew. An ongoing fight against the end of existence. Equal parts earnest and strange, Stewart C Baker’s stories span the breadth of human emotion, space, and time. In this debut collection, gender and genre collide to celebrate relationships and empathy in all their forms.

I don’t read a ton of sci-fi so I thought a short story collection was a great way to go when I do reach for it. I found so many of the stories in here interesting, with many different aspects of sci-fi to them some were time travel, some were more end of the world/dystopian, some were straight up space humor (and there were some real gems that had me laughing out loud). There definitely was a lot of technical terms and language that some might find a little overwhelming at times, but I thoroughly enjoyed the whole collection and would happily read more from this author.

Happy reading!