SmorgaSword: A Story Buffet

SmorgaSword is a story buffet, a selection of twelve unique short stories. Take a wild ride into the Great Red Spot of Jupiter, survive a post-Apocalyptic urban battle, follow the adventures of a superhero from another universe, catch the bad guys with the unlikeliest of detectives, explore strange and distant futures, and find fairytale happy endings along the way. --The Menu-- -The Prison- In a future utopia where science is everything, a young technician commits the unthinkable crime of irretrievably destroying data, and he is sentenced to an unusual punishment. -The Tyrant- A mind's eye view of the rapid rise and fall of a dictator. -Morning Glory- An orphan girl befriends a strange child who is more than he seems. -Jump!- A girl in another universe jumps to ours, and finds she is invincible. But all she wants is to jump back to her own world. -Bull Elephant- After an apocalyptic disaster, the survivors of an urban gang threaten the lives of farmers eking out a living in the debris of civilization. -Venus Flytrap- A special young lady leads the FBI on a not-so-merry chase to find a mysterious informant who seems to know everything. -The New Outside- A boy and girl try to escape from an artificial world where plants and animals are unknown. -The Monster of Jupiter- Two scientists get a closer look than planned at the Great Red Spot. -Area X- A conspiracy theorist tracks down a secret government facility, only to find something he wasn't expecting. -Daughter of Eagles- A wise woman gives a young princess a magic gift. -The Empty Room- A housemaid in nineteenth-century England finds a haunted room, which can be wonder or terror to those who go there. -The Awakening of Trevor Still- The chef's favorite. A modern fairy tale, a romance with a twist.