The Iron Tactician, by Alastair Reynolds

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(Military SF) Merlin's starship is one of the best, but it needs repairs, and a derelict starship may have what he needs. Or he can try a binary system where an interplanetary war has raged for centuries. (29,063 words; Time: 1h:36m)

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Crises and Conflicts, edited by Ian Whates

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(Military SF) A companion to the anthology "Now We Are Ten," this volume is dedicated to military SF and space opera. (71,114 words; Time: 3h:57m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

The Beauty of Our Weapons, by Gavin Smith

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(Military SF) Across millennia, Cain serves in army after army, cursed to kill and kill again. (10,524 words; Time: 35m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

The Story of The Ten, by Jo Zebedee

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(Military SF) A relief ship travels to humanities first intestellar colony where a virus has wreaked havoc. (3,734 words; Time: 12m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Tactics for Optimal Outcomes in Negotiations with Wergen Ambassadors, by Mercurio D. Rivera

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(Military SF) The Wergens have helped humanity a lot, but sometimes it seems that they like us a little bit too much. (2,587 words; Time: 08m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Pickaxes and Shovels, by Christopher Nuttall

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(Military SF) No one expected war on the moon. Jack and his team were engineers, not soldiers. But they had some ideas for fighting back. (4,500 words; Time: 15m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

The Wolf, the Goat, and the Cabbage, by Janet Edwards

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(Military SF) The peace talks failed when the negoiator was murdered, and now his aide only hopes to escape alive. (7,573 words; Time: 25m)

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement

Hill 435, by Tim C. Taylor

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(Military SF) If the corporal's squad can take Hill 435, the war is over and he can retire. But it's going to be harder than he thinks. (6,493 words; Time: 21m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Arm Every Woman, by Nik Abnett

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(Military SF) Soldiers go to a battle that will determine the future of their steading, but one of them doesn't belong. (4,865 words; Time: 16m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Round Trip, by Robert Sharp

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(Hard SF) In which we hear the story of a man who set out to prove that the universe is round. (3,220 words; Time: 10m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Another Day in Paradise, by Amy DuBoff

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(Military SF) No one knows why the Selarks want to steal such a poor colony, but the humans are defending it to the death. (3,012 words; Time: 10m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Decommissioned, by Tade Thompson

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(Military SF) Castle agrees to talk with a reporter about her experience being a cyborg in the recent war. (4,810 words; Time: 16m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

The 10 Second War, by Michael Brookes

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(Alien Cyberwar) An alien AI arrives as a broadcast message and immediately starts infiltrating the local network. (5,153 words; Time: 17m)

Taking Flight, by Una McCormack

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(SF Travel) Narrator travels to a distant world to visit a friend and see the sights. (3,767 words; Time: 12m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Between Nine and Eleven, by Adam Roberts

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(Military SF) The war against the alien Trefoil was going well until they unleashed an unexpected weapon. (2,917 words; Time: 09m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

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The Last Tank Commander, by Allen Stroud

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(Military SF) The colony ship at Kepler 452b shouldn't need the services of an old soldier like Jeff, but they're lucky to have him. (7,959 words; Time: 26m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

The Magical Properties of Unicorn Ivory, by Carlos Hernandez

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(Magical SF) Writing a story on Unicorns in Scotland, Gabby tangles with some poachers. (4,747 words; Time: 15m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

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Now We Are Ten, edited by Ian Whates

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(10th Anniversary Anthology) A collection of stories exploring the number 10. (77,129 words; Time: 4h:17m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆, Average

Front Row Seat to the End of the World, by E.J. Swift

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(Apocalypse) With just ten days to go before Earth is destroyed by an asteroid, Nell wraps up loose ends, one of which is the daughter she abandoned. (6,779 words; Time: 22m)

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Ten Days, by Nina Allan

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(Time Travel) Dora will do anything to prove that a woman's 1928 execution for murder was a mistake. (14,454 words; Time: 48m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

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