Pulling from the list of her favorite stories for this volume of Fiction River Presents, editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch takes readers on a thrilling journey. From little rovers exploring the planets where humans cannot yet go, to human explorers flung into realms of space/time beyond their knowledge and experience, to aliens who drop in for a visit to Earth for purposes only they can fathom-these travelers entertain, sometimes terrify, and always fascinate.

With this tantalizing volume, Rusch asks the reader, "Wanna go for a ride?"

Includes

"Tendrils" by Leigh Saunders

"Moonfall" by Lisa Silverthorne

"The Rock of Kansas" by Eric Kent Edstrom

"Hot Jupiters" by Steven Mohan, Jr.

"Embedded" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

"Ice Dogs" by Kris Austen Radcliffe

"Closing The Big Bang" by Michele Laframboise

"Time, Expressed As An Entree" by Robert T. Jeschonek