Star*Drive Series by William H. Keith Jr., Thomas M. Reid

The Hope and the Doom for HumanityThe Verge, the outermost realm of known space, is filled with strange aliens, the ruins of ancient civilizations, and a menace lurking in the darkness between the stars.Starfall is a collection of stories set in the exciting world of STAR*DRIVE. Readers are launched into this fantastical new world with stories penned by some of the brightest stars in science fiction's galaxy of writers, including Robert Silverberg and Karen Haber, Diane Duane, Matthew J... moreThe Hope and the Doom for HumanityThe Verge, the outermost realm of known space, is filled with strange aliens, the ruins of ancient civilizations, and a menace lurking in the darkness between the stars.Starfall is a collection of stories set in the exciting world of STAR*DRIVE. Readers are launched into this fantastical new world with stories penned by some of the brightest stars in science fiction's galaxy of writers, including Robert Silverberg and Karen Haber, Diane Duane, Matthew J. Costello, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, and Michael A. Stackpole. less

On the outer reaches of the galaxy, the Verge is a dangerous place. And in the urban underground hell of the planet Oberon, life in a street gang doesn't offer many possibilities. That is, until one day a young thief robs the wrong man and finds himself in the middle of a power struggle that stretches beyond the stars.Now the assassins of VoidCorp are trying to kill him, Concord scientists are trying to use him, and a fraal mystic is trying to teach him about powers he never knew he had... moreOn the outer reaches of the galaxy, the Verge is a dangerous place. And in the urban underground hell of the planet Oberon, life in a street gang doesn't offer many possibilities. That is, until one day a young thief robs the wrong man and finds himself in the middle of a power struggle that stretches beyond the stars.Now the assassins of VoidCorp are trying to kill him, Concord scientists are trying to use him, and a fraal mystic is trying to teach him about powers he never knew he had.Life in a street gang was a lot safer. less

She's a gridrunner - a black market courier trading in data. But now she's caught between gun-running terrorists and a crime syndicate.For Sable, with death on every side, it'll be the run of her life.