This second collection of Science Fiction short stories (over 62,000 words) has intriguing plots and interesting characters set somewhere within the multitude of known galaxies including Chaotic Space where the laws of physics are somewhat random and you can therefore expect the unexpected. Trader: Space pilot Trader Dunn in his amazing ship, is called to a mining asteroid by a long-standing friend but does not realise the danger he is flying into. Chicara: After witnessing a tragedy, a young man battles against the elements to seek out a man his dead father believed could help him and his people. Exodus: A young female pharmaceutical scientist must fight against a band of ruthless criminals and her conscience as she is taken prisoner and transported to the notorious penitentiary on planet M723. Postal Chaos: When the galactic postal system stops working and the customers beginning to complain, Ferret Bumble the owner must engage the services of a bunch of academics who reside at Chaotic University, somewhere deep within Chaotic Space. Idris & Ami: En route to Orion Orbital to deliver his cargo, Jason's ship is struck by an asteroid and severely damaged. With time running out can two artificial intelligences who run their spaceships save the day or will love interfere? Deception: People are dying, struck down by a deadly plague, when an old enemy comes to the rescue by providing the cure. However, grave doubts start when some citizens do not recover and troops are aboard the next rescue mission. Hard Times on Earth: Enslaved for decades on Earth by the warrior race known as the Soorons the slave workforce at a cement plant in Missouri seek to destroy the structure with the aid of a newly formed small but deadly local resistance group.