Publisher's Synopsis
A collection of 12 Short Stories by George R. Khouri:
"Trajectory"
When a small asteroid headed for Earth is set to wipe out the country of Iran, the world struggles to decide how to stop it while a few people try to make sure it isn't stopped at all.
"Hello, Earth"
Having received our stray signals for years, representatives of an alien race send a response to Earth to tell us just what they think of our species and ask a few carefully picked questions.
"Going Loopy"
Stuck in a time loop, an inventor's apprentice has to relive the worst moment of his life over and over again.
"Down the Well"
The body of a depraved killer is recovered centuries after it is dumped into a well by a mob of angry townspeople.
"Back Home to Slavery"
Returning home after destroying the planet of a threatening alien civilization, four astronauts find an Earth that has been altered beyond recognition by the same aliens they had set out to annihilate.
"The Most Dangerous Place in the World"
A murderer who targets bad parents has turned elevators into some of the most dangerous places in the world.
"Kicking Out the Residents"
When a team is sent to colonize Saturn's supposedly lifeless moon Enceladus, life forms reveal themselves and make it very clear that they aren't happy with the uninvited guests.
"The Reluctant Zombie"
Reanimated against his will, a zombie struggles to deal with the ugly facts of life after death in a morbid world of despair.
"Brain"
Disaster strikes after a brilliant young woman's brain takes history's longest trip through the universe and she discovers truths about the future of humanity from the unlikeliest of sources.
"Out of the Blue"
Two different races of aliens, at odds with each other but unwilling to subject their own planet to the devastation of war, appear on Earth and use it as their battleground.
"Simulation"
A machine with the ability to predict the future reveals that the world would soon come to an end and the people of Earth scramble to figure out how they could save themselves.
"Trickster"
When a man who claims to have been sent by the Gods demands to be named ruler in order to bring salvation to the people, a few skeptics go against popular opinion in an attempt to stop him.
