Beyond the Cradle To follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before, first we must find them. Dreaded hope settles over mankind as we stare into the heavens, looking for a sign we are not alone. Fearing we will find it, puzzled when we don't. Among the stars or in our own backyard, lose yourself in the wonder of these tales as we humbly posit mankind's reaction to the awesome certainty that 'they' are out there…or at least, they were… Footprints in the Stars With stories by Gordon Linzner, Ian Randal Strock, Robert Greenberger, Dayton Ward, Aaron Rosenberg, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Jody Lynn Nye, Christopher L. Bennett, James Chambers, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Russ Colchamiro, Judi Fleming, and Bryan J.L. Glass