BATTLE BEYOND THE RIM is book number two in a continuation of the Starship Named Demon Series, but the books in the series can be read in any order.The Captain of the Demon, Thomas Wilson, wants to improve the living conditions in the Outer Planets and the Rim, but first, he must eliminate the pirate threat while establishing trade among the planets. The navy protects the Core Planets and has covertly entered into an agreement for Thomas to provide arms to the Outer Planets and the...

Trading With Rim Worlds Is Profitable But Very Dangerous. It is considered suicidal for any merchant ship to venture into the Rim. There are no laws. Mercy is a sign of weakness.Ben Wilson owns a shipbuilding company and builds a heavily armed trade ship. It is a dream ship he spent twenty years designing. Due to a Galactic recession, there are no buyers for the ship. He gives the ship to his youngest son, Thomas Wilson.Thomas named his ship Demon because, years earlier, th...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our February 2022 issue (#185) contains:Original fiction by Isabel J. Kim ("The Massage Lady at Munjeong Road Bathhouse"), Marissa Lingen ("The Plasticity of Youth"), Octavia Cade ("You're Not the Only One"), Sarah Pauling ("Informed Consent Logs from the Soul Swap Clinic"), John McNeil ("The Old Moon"), Jess Levi...