The Mad Fisherman's Daughter: Two Novellas — Nina M. Osier

"Exiles Among the Stars": Long after all humans flee war-ravaged, poisoned Earth to live elsewhere in the galaxy, patrol ship cadets Nadia McLean, Alan Robie, and Anders Valeria complete their last assignment together. When Nadia chooses Anders to be her husband, now that their military hitch is over and shes free to respond to his courtship, Alan reacts by launching a quest for vengeance that will last for the rest of all three comrades lives."The Mad Fishermans Daughter": Christabel, daughter of Janek the fisherman and Eleen the magistrate, cant stop the mysterious aliens called Ast from annexing her home colonynot even by using her power as a Sector High Court justice. So, like it or not, duty calls her back to the last place in the universe she wants to see again.What Chris doesnt know is that her aging fathers increasingly troublesome visions are actually nightmarish memories from his time as a prisoner aboard an Ast starship. Now their planets population will live or die, depending on how quickly Chris can unlock those memories meaningand on how successfully she can outwit a species that stands to lose everything, if humans and Ast make peace.