It's a nice refreshing change to read some short stories for a change after having ploughed through some enormous sci-fi trilogies in the past (which took months...!)

The stories are well written, and I enjoyed reading the book (which I'd never have found out about if it wasn't for the local paper).

I particularly enjoyed 'Gunfight in the closed emotions club', and 'Farsight Dreamer' and would like to read more about both.

All the best Jonathan

This is not a review but a brief idea of what is inside the book.
Stories include:

It’s Not In My Job Description – The least important member in a small crew of a salvage starship is left with an important decision to make in the face of horrible circumstances.

Geta Huda Sharoon – Members of the human race, now reduced to being the scum of the galaxy and deemed a danger to the other races, mull over their lot in life and what they can and cannot do about it.

Advertisement – Can technology solve emotional turmoil and personal crisis?

Death Will Come Eventually – A paranoid undercover agent loses himself in the world he has infiltrated.

Jumper – The lure of the stars is too much for some to resist, but for others it’s a home they have never seen where the heart is.

Gunfight In The Closed Emotions Club – Reality and emotion become intertwined, but whose reality is changing whose? And will we ever know why?

Those Dark Places – The reluctant pioneer of interstellar space travel comes to find that his gifts could have a darker side.

The Winner – What would you do to make your fortune? How would you cheat? Who would you kill?

Each To Their Own – War and religion come under scrutiny as two men from totally different worlds refuse to compromise on their beliefs.

Instructions – Betrayal and revenge, all in the confines of small vessel where one person is real and the other is not.

A Lesson In Responsibility – A man is governed by his duty even after he has left the service, and his duty could save the lives of thousands.

Farsight Dreamer – With the cream of the human race leaving for the far-reaching stars, what will happen to those left behind? What will happen to those who slaved for generations to send the travellers on their way? The crew of a small salvage starship witness what could be the collapse of the Solar System as they know it.