The Lost Cosmonaut and other short stories is an anthology of science fiction shorts based on past historical events and potential future ones. The ribbon story, The Lost Cosmonaut, centers around a KGB operative and his quest to uncover information about a cosmonaut, thought to be lost, that returned with unearthly connections. Other stories in the series include Noir Imotel, Die Glocke, Final Transmission, The Moral Implications of Virtual Reality, Marked, and Journey of the Necronauts.