# Alliance Archives Role-Playing Universe
Best Laid Plans
No (battle) plan survives contact with the enemy. Winning a war has never been just a cold collection of numbers on a tally sheet. The Fates always play their part in fifteen stories exploring when things go wrong.
With stories by James Chambers, Nancy Jane Moore, Maria V. Snyder, Jack Campbell (John G. Hemry), Bud Sparhawk, Peter Prellwitz, John L. French, Jeff Young, Keith R.A. DeCandido, David Sherman, Jeffrey Lyman, Judi Fleming, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Eric V. Hardenbrook, and CJ Henderson.
βThe "things go awry" theme makes for a great book, spotlighting the ingenuity and plucky wit that has long been a hallmark of science fiction. Pick this one up!β Sam Tomaino, Space and Time