There is a particular pleasure in finding a story you weren’t looking for. Maybe it starts with a cover that makes you stop scrolling. A character in the description sounds intriguing. A strange world raises…
Some enemies are impossible to ignore Some enemies arrive with armies. Others arrive carrying convictions. When Pietas first encounters the soldier he labels “Six”, they have every reason to despise one another. One believes order…
In the Bringer of Chaos series, coming back from death changes people. Because survival isn’t salvation. It binds you to the record. Most stories treat survival as a victory. The danger passes. The hero lives.…
This scene from Forged in Fire is from the viewpoint of Joss, a master telepath and weapons designer, creating everything from smart bullets to cannon on starships. Joss has positioned herself well above the fray,…
This scene from Forged in Fire is from the viewpoint of Joss, an on-again-off-again lover of Pietas. Joss is a master telepath and a weapons designer, creating everything from smart bullets to cannon on starships.…
This scene from Forged in Fire is from the viewpoint of Helia, mother of the immortal king Pietas. We get rare glimpses of her in this book, because it’s mainly from Pietas’s point of view.…
Pietas knows what’s good for humans, and it’s not freedom. An excerpt from book one of the Bringer of Chaos series. In this scene, Pietas is trapped, but he refuses to surrender, even when there…
Welcome to our online book fair, dedicated to exploring science fiction through the lens of its most complex protagonists. In the vast expanse of the genre, characters often serve as windows into the human condition,…
In this scene, resurrected “ghost” soldier Tornahdo is arriving at the space station Enderium Six in preparation for peace talks. Ghosts have been told they will be peacekeepers and guards for the event. One problem:…
In this scene from Lights Out, Tornahdo is locked into a comfortable cabin, unlike his usual stark quarters. There are no entertainment screens or portholes. Nothing to do but wait and then wait some more.…