A who's who of space opera and military science fiction authors contribute brand new stories set in the universes of their most famous series. Space Opera and Military Science Fiction are cut from the same cloth, so this anthology merges the two to create a once-in-a-lifetime collection that includes:

- A new Honor Harrington Universe tale by David Weber
- A new Dune story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set within the time frame of the original novel Dune
- A new Ender's Game story by Orson Scott Card
- A new Lost Fleet story by Jack Campbell
- A new Vatta's...