Mankind has taken one step too far in exploring the Galaxy - and run smack up against the Khalia. Vicious carnivores whose culture is vastly different to our own, they take no prisoners. Ever. Just the occasional slave who will never see his home world again. It's up to the brave men and women of The Fleet to keep the home planets safe. This is their story... The Collaborator, Janet Morris; The Two That It Took, John Brunner; Tradition, Bill Fawcett; Bolthole, Jody Lynn Nye; TheThirty Nine Buttons, Margaret Weis; Klaxon, Robert Sheckley; Contrapuntal, Steve Perry; Pay Tribute To The Fleet, Gary Gygax ; The Only Bed To Lie In, Poul Anderson; Duty Calls, Anne McCaffrey; Rescue Mission, David Drake. Cover art by Jim Gurney.