In this issue

• Take a spacewalk into the unknown with American Space Force by cover artist Tais Teng and feature story 'Above it All' by Robert J Sawyer. Dare we look below?
• In the next Fairmount Manor mystery by Mel Anastasiou, Stella Ryman shows us how to receive the kindness of strangers, while in a new chapter of The Shepherdess by JM Landels, Toinette needs to accept the help of her foil. And in 'The Lady M' by Cat Girczyc, it's not always easy to tell friend from foe.
• Explore grief and healing with contest winners that include the Jack Whyte Storyteller Award-winning story by CZ Tacks and Magpie Award-winning poetry from Claire Lawrence, Catherine Lewis, and Mark Cameron.
• As courageously as possible, face two final frontiers in work by Graham J Darling and Jordan Bray, and then return to where it all began with 'Where the Angels Wait' and a bonus start to a new Jack Absolute novel by CC Humphreys.