Ether Ore - various authors

At the edge of the Butterfly Nebula, beyond the last portal, lies Periphery Station. Last haven, recovery
hospice, tourist mecca, and cathedral in space. All sorts of people come to Periphery Station: armalcolite prospectors, star rangers, survivors, and renegades. The portal brings word of other galaxies—and other realities. Time, distance, and motive have different meanings here.
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The Tenth Crusader - Kirk Outerbridge

After his marriage to Sheila Dunn, Rick Macey's life seems like it might be settling down for the first time in many, many years. But when a political assassination takes place in the Philippines, and the assassin leaves a calling card he can't ignore, he's forced to postpone his honeymoon yet again to delve into a political and religious web of confusion that is painfully intertwined with his own past.

The assassins call themselves The Tenth Crusaders, and they seem to be sabotaging the Philippines' chances of peace with the Islamic Alliance of Oceania and the Unity Faith Society. Macey gets called in when the U.S. is in danger of being accused for the assassination. Keep Reading »