When the Laggan United Defense force yanks novice fighter pilot "Thrower" Larsen off leave on his birthday, he's thrust immediately into action. Thrower joins an aerial assault against a band of Shadowers: scrappy rebels who love a good ambush in the dusky canyons of the Twilight Frontier. With his flight lead and commando force out of action, Thrower and his trusty gunner must go after a Shadower fleeing with a box of high-value technology. In the process, he receives a most unexpected birthday surprise.

"The Storm of the Eye"

by Dan Daetz