Freshly promoted Commander Sarah Hawkins has been assigned to the brand-new Starship Wonder. The rest of her crew, however, have taken to calling their recently acquired vessel Starship Blunder. No new parts were fabricated specifically for the Wonder—it was assembled using extra pieces, cast-off parts, and old components removed from other, nicer crafts. The Conglomeracy hopes the spiffy name of the untested starship will inspire the crew to achieve something, anything.
It doesn’t work. Just like its predecessor, the Starship Wonder struggles even to take off, let alone complete a mission. Can the crew find it in themselves to at least successfully deliver an unimportant package, or will the namesake “Blunder” stick with them forever?
With Stories From:
Jason Abofsky - “Down Xyloscope”
Jennifer Abrahamsen - “Paternity Problem”
JJ Alleson - “Upgrade”
Craig Borri - “A Simple Survey” and “The Away Team”
Gary Cohn - “Peekaboo”
Edward Cooke - “The Conglomeracy for Newbies”
Brian Haddad - “Benji Bungleweed’s Universal Truths”
Alexandra Henning - “Rum Tides, Hottails, and Cool Heads”
Mac King - “Bad Bet”
Beth Martin - “Not so Wonderful” and “The Hors D’oeuvres Ordeal”
Chris Morton - “Blunder in Time”
L.H. Phillips - “Running the Gauntlet”
Gordon Sun - “Features, Not Bugs”
Edward Swing - “A Fervor over Floatball”
Annie Tupek - “The Dumbwaiter”
Lori Wilkey - “Dead Reckoning”
