A deadly attack on a Coalition survey ship at the edge of the galaxy. Murder at an early warning station in the Alpha Centauri star system. Refugees stranded in outer space after an asteroid strike decimates the Earth. Explorers overrun by the most devastating sandstorm in Martian history. An invulnerable superhero with a deteriorating heart condition.These stories and more as science fiction author Robert J. Mendenhall postulates what conditions we might face in futures far—and not so far—off.

Deep space. It holds a special allure for science fiction authors and readers alike because of its immense possibilities. As far back as HG Wells, the allure of what lies beyond our planet, beyond our solar system, has roused the mind with glorious tales of asteroid mining and interstellar empires. Of planetary exploration and lost colonies. From the golden age of pulp magazines to contemporary motion pictures and streaming services, the call of the beyond has seduced the imaginations of the masses.In Far Futures Three, some of the talented and rising authors in science fiction from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia, have offered their diverse visions of life in deep space. Stories of broken generations ships and malfunctioning holograms. AI enhanced humans fleeing the solar system. Alien abductees taken light-years away. A NASA spacecraft highjacked in a perilous first contact scenario. Pirates and scavengers and more.These...