"The only records that delineate and authenticate Corporatia territories are on that Palmetto. We want it back." "What happened?" Yoelin asked. "A records clerk bypassed security, recorded the information and then deleted it from our computers, and departed for Havelox Rest, outside our jurisdiction, where we believe she is now." After the words "Havelox Rest," Yoelin heard only the pounding of her heart. A wave of dizziness passed. Why there? Why did it have to be there? So who's Yoelin Thibbony? That's what she calls herself now. She endured a cruel and abusive childhood, when there was no...
"The only records that delineate and authenticate Corporatia territories are on that Palmetto. We want it back." "What happened?" Yoelin asked. "A rec...
In late 1961, Nakushi, a woman of the streets of Bombay, India, has been pushed to the limit by her ungrateful clientele, the Portuguese who still control parts of India. When she prays for assistance from the gods, Agni, the god of storms, answers her. By bestowing various powers upon her, including flight, invulnerability, and the ability to speak any language important in multilingual India], he gives her the power to become Bombay Sapphire, champion of those who are wronged or endangered, and liberator of those who are enslaved. But her first big goal is to free India from the...
In late 1961, Nakushi, a woman of the streets of Bombay, India, has been pushed to the limit by her ungrateful clientele, the Portuguese who still con...
A quantum is a self-contained unit-of energy, light, and so forth. It exists in and of itself, irrespective of its surroundings. But it can be, and usually is, part of a team. A quantum woman, then, is a self-contained person, independent, yet willing to be part of a team if the right teammate comes along. Quantum women aren't superheroines with superpowers, they're not "chicks in chain mail," although they might be, as Pamela Sargent wrote, "Women of Wonder." For the most part, quantum women are everyday folks in a science fiction or fantasy setting. They might be home-makers or...
A quantum is a self-contained unit-of energy, light, and so forth. It exists in and of itself, irrespective of its surroundings. But it can be, and us...
A year has passed since Nakushi, a woman of the streets, was given the power to become Bombay Sapphire by Agni, the god of storms. Her sister Savitra has disappeared, but she continues to search for her while she fights the Deccan Dholes. The Dholes' crime boss has been searching high and low for this blue superheroine who has cut deeply into his profits. Aiding him is Kazeem, a demon from the Hindu underworld, who longs to kill Bombay Sapphire. Now, in late 1962, the Chinese army is invading India and slaughtering its ill-prepared soldiers. The Indian Prime Minister refuses to act, believing...
A year has passed since Nakushi, a woman of the streets, was given the power to become Bombay Sapphire by Agni, the god of storms. Her sister Savitra ...
Nomadic Delirium and Alban Lake, both publishers of science fiction and fantasy, and all points in between, have collaborated to bring you the very best of what they published in 2015. The selections within come from The Martian Wave and The Fifth Di..., and from Outposts of Beyond and FrostFire Worlds. Their settings might be an inner planet or a world-that-might-be. Their themes are universal, involving choices we all have to make at one point or another in our lives. This is science fiction and fantasy literature at its finest. This is the first anthology of its kind; it won't be the last....
Nomadic Delirium and Alban Lake, both publishers of science fiction and fantasy, and all points in between, have collaborated to bring you the very be...
