Craitol and Renuih, two empires a world apart, divided by the desert that lies between them. A desert ruled by the Shadow Men. An uneasy peace holds sway in both realms, hiding longstanding feuds and bitter rivalries. Until a Shadow Men raid on Renuih shatters the calm and sets in motion events no one can control. Masiph id Ezern, unfavored son of the Imperial Vazeir, finds himself a hero following the raid. His father remains unmoved by his exploits and, in his bitterness, Masiph will find himself a reluctant participant in a plot against the empire. As he finds himself drawn deeper and...
Craitol and Renuih, two empires a world apart, divided by the desert that lies between them. A desert ruled by the Shadow Men. An uneasy peace holds s...
War with the Shadow Men looms in both realms as the consequences of the Gvers' Council in Craitol begin to make themselves known. A war that could end in glorious triumph or bitter disaster. Doubt shadows everyone's steps, for they know there are no certainties in the desert. Especially now the Shadow Men have made the art of alkemya their own. No one has more questions than Vyissan, for he is working in service to a cause he is no longer sure he believes in. And now he must undertake a journey with those who both loathe and fear him. Before the first sword is drawn, his life will be under...
War with the Shadow Men looms in both realms as the consequences of the Gvers' Council in Craitol begin to make themselves known. A war that could end...
In the fifth year of the rule of Auten the One Eyed a minotaur is born to one of Colosi's most important families. Taken from his mother as a newborn, exiled and cast from his family, the minotaur vows to return to the imperial city and take his rightful place as a patrician in the empire. But the patriarch of the family, his grandfather, will stop at nothing to see this blemish to his honor destroyed. And so begins an epic journey, through lands beyond imagining, marked by despair and exile, triumph and betrayal. At its heart lies a quest to be free.
In the fifth year of the rule of Auten the One Eyed a minotaur is born to one of Colosi's most important families. Taken from his mother as a newborn,...
Luisa is more than she appears. Rumor and mystery surround her. And strange events seem to follow wherever she goes. Born in Lima, City of Kings, to a noble family, her father so fears her true nature that he banishes her to a convent. There she falls under the suspicion of the Inquisition and decides to flee. Disguised as a man, she embarks upon a series of adventures, dueling, carousing, and gambling her way across colonial Peru. But everything changes when someone recognizes her for what she truly is, and soon she finds herself fighting for her very survival. In a world where she will...
Luisa is more than she appears. Rumor and mystery surround her. And strange events seem to follow wherever she goes. Born in Lima, City of Kings, to a...
The body of a local woman is found in a coulee on a ranch north of Loverna, her head blown off with a shotgun. New to town and the job, Constable Martin Thomas arrives on the scene as a spring snowstorm begins to wipe out all evidence before his investigation has even begun. There is no shortage of suspects to consider. A spurned husband. A jealous lover. A betrayed business partner. And family members battling over an inheritance. All have motive and opportunity. And no one seems to be telling him everything. As he tries to sift the truth from the lies, the snowstorm continues to build,...
The body of a local woman is found in a coulee on a ranch north of Loverna, her head blown off with a shotgun. New to town and the job, Constable Mart...
An inquisitor sets out on a journey to find a monster. An inventor creates a time machine and is horrified to discover it works all too well. A living ship comes to give birth at edges of space. Wizards do battle for eternal supremacy. Sleeper agents under deep cover are activated and must leave everything behind. Love affairs blossom and fade in springtime. Hunters become the hunted and dwellings turn upon their inhabitants. And a warlock provides unique and particular advice on romance. These and many other stories make up In A Flash, a collection of very short fiction that explores the...
An inquisitor sets out on a journey to find a monster. An inventor creates a time machine and is horrified to discover it works all too well. A living...
Who is David Aeida? And what does he know that has so many people pursuing him? David doesn't know. He can't remember anything about who he is. But he finds himself ensnared in a vicious conflict between a religious cult and a guild that patrols the crossings between multiple universes. They will both stop at nothing to gain whatever knowledge he possesses. Most dangerous of all, is the implacable hunter, known only as the Seeker, who has his own reasons for wanting to find David. His only hope is to recover his memories before they do. His only ally is a woman named Meredith, and she...
Who is David Aeida? And what does he know that has so many people pursuing him? David doesn't know. He can't remember anything about who he is. But he...
A mission gone wrong in the vast depths of space. A strange artifact in a rancher's pasture, that may or may not be of alien origin. A deadly contagion spreading like wildfire across the planet. These and other stories explore the impossible choices faced by those who have lost everything and the fine line between faith and disbelief, reality and dream, silence and a scream. There are no simple answers in The Farthest Reaches. A mind-bending, universe-expanding collection of science fiction stories that will take you to the edges of imagination.
A mission gone wrong in the vast depths of space. A strange artifact in a rancher's pasture, that may or may not be of alien origin. A deadly contagio...
