Stories

The year is 2318, and Mankind has gone to the stars leaving a dying Earth. Mankind's descendants now populate the Terran Federation, a group of 200 worlds held together by uneasy bonds. A veneer of calm hides tensions; Man may have left Earth but he has brought most of its problems with him to the stars. The veneer of calm is about to be shattered though, and one man finds himself reluctantly thrown into the vortex, his fate and the Federation's linked.

Sergeant Liam Jacks has made a life for himself on the cargo vessel the Santa Claus to escape the memories on civil unrest on Alpha Centauri.

Life should be simple enough, but one mysterious passenger can unravel the quiet in ways he hadn't imagined.

***NOMINATED FOR BEST PROMISING AUTHOR STORY IN THE 2013 READERS CHOICE AWARDS***

Five Colorado teens face the horrors of nuclear and biological war and civil disorder

An aging assassin tutors the Prince of an upstart nation in politics and in death, without the knowledge of its weak Emperor. An orphan, lost in despair, finds himself an unwitting tool of predestination as his unusual gift for magic brings him to the attention of the world at large.

Devin Whitlock just got back from an 11-month tour of duty in Afghanistan and is leaving his base in Upstate NY to visit his parents, who live outside of Atlanta. Shortly after he enters GA his car breaks down and a pickup stops to help, but it’s not exactly the sort of help he needs. How will this turn out?

This story is part of the 2012 Winter Anthology - Desperate Ends.

An unhappy soldier becomes friends with a young cowboy, but it grows to much more for both of them.

The road to Valhalla goes through hell.

Matt finds out Shane's secret, and takes advantage of it.

The siege of the imperial city has ended due to the timely intervention of Dries from Analon. When offered his choice of reward, what will he ask for? and what will Prince Sikore say?

It is April, 1797, and England is still celebrating the victory at the Battle of St. Vincent. Sir George Granger is given orders to set off on a voyage to the East Indies, but there are several challenges that await him before he can even sail.