All Hands: A Starship Valkyrie Story (epub)
Excerpted from the novel What Remains.
This short story is extracted from the novel What Remains, and depicts space battle and alludes to death and bloodshed. There are also allusions to drug use/addiction (stim abuse onboard battleships) and an abusive relationship, though the latter is not depicted.
Aboard the ERS Omacatl and the ERS Fomorian, on the eve of a portentous battle, two estranged friends have a chance meeting over the comms.