Brad R. Torgersen Books in Order

Ten science fiction stories explore encounters with unfamiliar life and the struggle to endure extraordinary circumstances, from Earth's ocean depths to distant space. Torgersen accompanies the fiction with personal anecdotes, commentary, and reflections on his influences.

Twelve science fiction tales explore distant frontiers, artificial consciousness, and the limits of human endurance. Alongside stories first published in genre magazines, Torgersen offers commentary and anecdotes that connect their speculative ideas to ordinary emotional struggles.

Captured by an alien force determined to eliminate humanity, chaplain's assistant Harrison Barlow discovers his captors' fascination with religious belief. His efforts to explain faith become an unlikely chance to save both his fellow prisoners and humanity.

Human civilizations divided by rival governments depend on a finite network of alien transit gates. When a new gateway appears, competing explorers and a ruthless autocrat race to claim discoveries that could decide an approaching war.

This collection gathers fifteen science fiction stories about ordinary people facing extraordinary pressures. Technological possibilities and carefully imagined futures frame struggles for survival, connection, and hope, accompanied by the human consequences of change on a larger scale.