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2025. Tied in to Baxter’s masterful Manifold trilogy, these thematically linked stories are drawn from the vast graph of possibilities across which the lives of hero Reid Malenfant have been scattered.Reid Malenfant is the commander of a NASA earth-orbiting science platform. The platform is intended to probe the planets of the nearest star system by bouncing laser pulses off them. But no echoes are returned … and Reid's reality begins to crumble around him. Huddling with his family, awaiting the end – or an unknown new beginning – Reid tells stories of other possibilities, other realities.The linked stories encompass the myriad possibilities that might govern our relationship with the universe: are we truly alone, or will we eventually meet other lifeforms? The final possibility – that the Universe as we know it is in fact an elaborate illusion designed to protect us from the fearful reality – is brilliantly explored in the tour de force novella that ends the volume.

THE MÉLENDEZ FORGOTTEN MARRIAGE When Emilia wakes up from a coma, she looks into the loving eyes of her husband. But she doesn’t know that Javier Mélendez wed Emelia for convenience and seduced her for pleasure…and intends to continue where they left off! THE KONSTANTOS MARRIAGE DEMAND When scandal drove Sadie Carteret and Nikos Konstantos apart, Sadie was left with a cancelled wedding and a broken heart. Now the ruthless billionaire is back, expecting his bride to love, honour and obey. FOR REVENGE OR REDEMPTION? Years ago, socialite Grace Tyler humiliated Seth Mason. Now he’s a multi-millionaire and he’s out to take Grace’s business, body and pride. Only Seth didn’t expect his desire for her to burn so fiercely…