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Eight stories of ingenuity at the edges of space. Where maintenance workers outsmart corporate stations. Where medical officers and botanists save colonies through partnership. Where a janitor's kindness opens doors decades of searching couldn't find. On platforms and stations designed to divide, these characters forge unexpected connections—across species, across class, across the void itself. For readers who want their science fiction served with solidarity, where the recycled air might be thin but the human connections run deep.

Nicky Penttila writes science fiction and fantasy about competent outsiders who find belonging in the most unlikely places—and change their worlds in the process.

Includes these stories:

Chrome Bloom

Floating the Law - first published in The Expanding Universe, vol. 11

Just Breathe

Round Sandy

Seek and Find

The Air Between Us

The Convict's Daughter

The Girl from Bennia Station

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Includes these stories:

Chrome Bloom

Floating the Law - first published in The Expanding Universe, vol. 11

Just Breathe

Round Sandy

Seek and Find

The Air Between Us

The Convict's Daughter

The Girl from Bennia Station

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I write space adventures for readers who believe the future can be better than today.

In my universe, people try to do the right thing—even when it's complicated. Ships break down at the worst moments. Cats have opinions. And sometimes, the family you choose saves the universe (or at least a small corner of it).

If you're tired of grimdark futures and military hierarchies, pull up a chair. We do things differently here.

I'd love to share a story with you: Start with my novella CARGO TROUBLE-- It's my gift to new readers. (also may be found on nickypenttila.com and other major retailers)

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