Take a voyage through a universe populated with eerie and complex starships and satellites, cunningly crafted to resemble creatures of fact and legend. In stories that range from the near future here on Earth to distant planets that circle far away suns, read about those who stare at the heavens and those who travel among the stars.

Did you ever wonder why the chicken crossed the galaxy? Join Head Honcho Murphy and the Startenders of the Fools’ Glory as they aid the cosmic chicken Manuk on a very unique rescue mission in “Crossing Roads” by Patrick Thomas.

Let Brian Koscienski and Chris Pisano show you “The Sky Above the Sky,” their vision of Earth’s future, where long after football and baseball have become passé, the ultimate sport is . . . satellite racing.

On a ship taking the prophesied migration to the Promised Land, even as the engineers struggle to keep the ship in repair, there is an insidious evil lurking in the spaces between. “Dragon Child” by Leona Wisoker takes you on a complicated journey within a journey.

New York Times bestselling author Rosemary Edghill spins a tale of a dystopian future where the price of space travel and colonization is very high, indeed, and who can say what is true intelligence and whose side is the right side? Does war leave any victors? “Broken in the Place of Dragons” may give you some of the answers . . . .

These stories and others by C.J. Henderson, John L. French, Alex Shvartsman, Scott W. Baker, Don Sakers, James Daniel Ross, and Bernie Mojzes will keep you turning pages and looking for more.