They're back. They're smarter. And the landings are DEADLIER!CONTESTED LANDING VOLUME TWO!The cosmos erupts as new threats demand bolder tactics! Orbital drops into hellzones! Planetary assaults against impossible odds! Every move is a knife-edge decision! Every attack, a desperate gamble!Experience the future of warfare: lightning strikes, brutal sieges, and the raw courage of soldiers pushed beyond breaking point! Lasers scream! Worlds tremble! Su...

Not this time!We've got 10 of the best swashbuckling boarding action tales this side of the Milky Way!This anthology is a collection of military science fiction stories about the everyday hero rising to the occasion during combat operations. Some of these stories highlight the assault team and sometimes the defenders. But regardless of which side of the boarding party they are on, uncommon courage is a common virtue of the day.With special introduct...

A hundred tons of steel and more firepower than the devil himself… they should be invincible, but armored combat is brutal and mistakes are fatal.Within, mech jockeys and tread heads take on the world one powerful blast at a time, risking it all for duty, fame, and glory.But deep down, they fear a savage contradiction:Armor can be your salvation.It can also be your worst nightmare.Which will hold true? Climb into the commander's hatch and find out. B...