Get ready for plenty of action-packed Military SF as the dogs of war are let loose on an unsuspecting universe in 16 hard-hitting stories. Whether it is dirtside or up among the stars...Hardcore Negotiations Have Begun Features the works of Jack McDevitt, John C. Wright, Bud Sparhawk, John G. Hemry (aka Jack Campbell), Lawrence M. Schoen, CJ Henderson, Patrick Thomas, James Chambers, Jeff Lyman, James Daniel Ross, Mike McPhail, Tony Ruggiero, and Danielle Ackley-McPhail 2007 Dream Realm Award Winner