Bullet Points 12 (Paperback)

The hardest battles often begin after the shooting stops. When the rail guns and neutron bombs go silent, survivors must navigate the complex, often heartbreaking landscape of peace. Bullet Points 12 includes original stories from Liam Hogan, S. L. Johnson, and Michael A. Clark, alongside reprints from Hugo-winner Bogi Takács, Karl El-Koura, and Deborah L. Davitt. Bullet Points 12 inspires with tales of courage after the combat ends.

• Bogi Takács, "Toward the Luminous Towers": The war ends at some point—or does it?
• Joshua Mannix, "A Hollow Victory": A wounded sailor returns from space combat.
• S. L. Johnson, "Sugar-Coated Desperation": A retired colonel faces a test of discipline in an alien peace agreement.
• Liam Hogan, "Demob": At an orbital inspection station, an administrator works to turn battle-hardened marines back into civilians, one confiscated weapon at a time.
• Richard Lau, "P.O.E.W.": A POW finds what it’s like when the war is endless.
• Karl El-Koura, "After the War": After a Martian-Terran war, a pilot must convince his rescuers that his loyalty lies with the right side.
• Damir Salkovic, "Ploughshares": Veteran jackpilot Caleb Bartlett struggles to harvest his crop with his mind trapped in the mechanical shriek of the bunkers.
• Daniel Stride, "Prison for One": After fifty long years, Augustus Smalls has only a war criminal for company.
• Michael A. Clark, "Dunkirk": Hauptmann Franczak wonders what would have happened if the British Army had actually evacuated from Dunkirk.
• D. Thomas Minton, "The Schrodinger War": You’d think after seven tries, Samuel Hohlman could get the living part right, or at least be a pro at dying.
• David Stephen Powell, "Uncle Marius": Colin learns the cynical truth behind an interplanetary conflict when Uncle Marius returns with alien technology grafted to his body.
• Deborah L. Davitt, "Mustering Out": When the war ends and the military demands its property back, a cybernetically-enhanced veteran must decide how much of herself she is willing to give up.