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    Tales from Across Space
    Tales from Across Space
    Tales from Across Space
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    Tales from Across Space

    By Kate Macleod

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    Tales from Across Space collects five stories from fantasy and science fiction writer Kate MacLeod:


    The science fiction novelette “Required to Assist,” a mystery set on board a colony ship, where one woman alone is woken by the ship’s droids to solve a murder.


    “Sword and Tattoo,” a fantasy short story where a stranger stumbles into a hidden town. He brings danger with him, but the people of the town just might be more dangerous still.


    The science fiction short story “Being Neighborly”, a light-hearted tale of a human family homesteading on a world side by side with a very alien people.


    “Tumbling Up”, a science fiction short story about a group of diplomats attempting to negotiate a peace with an aquatic alien species.


    “Death Spiral”, a science fiction mystery where a security officer must solve a murder and keep a strange species of aliens calm at the same time.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRatatoskr Press
    Release dateAug 20, 2023
    ISBN9781958606674
    Tales from Across Space
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    Kate Macleod

    Dr. Kate MacLeod is an innovative inclusive educator, researcher, and author. She began her career as a high school special education teacher in New York City and now works as faculty in the college of education at the University of Maine Farmington and as an education consultant with Inclusive Schooling. She has spent 15 years studying inclusive practices and supporting school leaders and educators to feel prepared and inspired to include all learners.

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