Book Smugglers Publishing presents its sophomore anthology of out-of-this-world short stories.An intergalactic negotiation commences between a husband and wife, and actual aliens from outer space. A romantic encounter kindles between the last human alive and a fallen star. A young woman discovers her ability to choose her fate for the first time. An experimental application questions what it means to be alive and to be self-aware. An overlooked and unheard antiheroine comes of age, and realizes her self-potential.First Contact: Five Tales of First Encounters collects five short stories that examine the concept of "first contact" from diverse, feminist, and original perspectives.The Merger by Sunil PatelLuminous by A.E. AshThe Vishakanya's Choice by Roshani ChokshiApplication for the Delegation of First Contact: Questionnaire, Part B by Kathrin KohlerThe Bridegroom by Amelia ManganAll stories originally published and edited by The Book Smugglers.