Bullet Points 7 (Paperback)

Love is the most powerful force on the battlefield, transcending patriotism, money, or fear. In the chaos of war, it is the bond with another—a child, a comrade, or a brother—that determines who finds the will to stand their ground. Now read stories from Bullet Points 7 that examine the heart’s ultimate motivation in combat:

• Addison Smith, "Witness for the Dead": Amidst deactivated war machines and falling snow, a soldier finds a child clutching a vital message, protected even in death by a mother’s love.
• Dawn Vogel, "Child's Play": An injured warrior known as Starwitch tracks her stolen gear to a junkyard, finding that concern for the innocent is worth more than any weapon.
• Wesley Zurovec, "Cold Cowardice": As an alien swarm sings its death song on a desolate ice planet, a soldier faces the agonizing choice between the honor of the unit and the life he left behind.
• Anatoly Belilovsky, "Loyalty": An operative in a bogus uniform risks a battalion’s wrath to save his brother from a suicide mission, proving that blood is thicker than any ideology.
• Myna Chang, "We Held Hands, We Held Fire": As a rescue ship breaks apart in the skies of Titan, engineered beings discover a forbidden, almost-human comfort in a shared touch.
• Adam Gaffen, "Lupus in Astris": Haunted by the ghosts of a destroyed frigate, a lone survivor must navigate the wreckage of her own mind to put the wolves of her memory to rest.
• Kevin Brown, "The Final Float": A final trip between best friends turns into a brutal struggle for survival against an unexpected, bloody nightmare.
• Review: Darkside, by Michael Mammay: This detective thriller explores the human complexity of leadership through an old, surly colonel dedicated to protecting the defenseless.