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At an Angle
Jeremy Benjamin
Herb Sadatore was a 'Codarfusla' agent. His job was to assess candidates for cerebral implants that
would act as autopilots to prevent them from carrying out antisocial acts — or punish them for acts already committed. The
weird thing was, some people wanted the implants to let them experience an ersatz nirvana without drugs or meditation. And the
way his own life was going, he could almost understand why.
Imprints
Roderick Gladwish
Papic was the most effective interrogator the State had ever had. No one who was strapped into the chair in Papic's
interrogation cell held out for long. He told himself that he did it for the State and for his beloved family, protecting them from
potential threats. But his current subject wasn't interested in excuses … only in the imprints of suffering left by
Papic's many victims.
Mrs. Blumer's Dustbins
Ee Pin Pang
Mrs. Blumer was a firm believer in the value of Standards and Routines. When someone or some thing started tampering with
her trash, it drove her crazy — literally.
Testament
Elizabeth Markham
Terrorists had detonated a 'dirty bomb', killing relatively few people quickly — but condemning thousands more to
eventual death from cancer, and rendering the Burn uninhabitable. Sara Moipet was one of the Burnt, and now, 10 years after the
incident, she had one last chance to tell her story…
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The Goblin
Michael Whitney
Ysidroa was something of a rebel among her people — always climbing and exploring places where no one else would go. Then
one day, she found a strange, twisted metal house, surrounded by fire, and monsters started to emerge, monsters like — and
unlike — the goblins of legend. She feared that they had come to devour her people — but the truth was much
worse.
The Stone Curse
Verna McKinnon
Seda was a witch of considerable power and skill, and, she thought, a good person. She had abused her gifts to take revenge on the
woman who had stolen the man she loved, only to find that she could not live with what she had done. Now, with the help of Valda, her
teacher, she had to undo the damage she had done — no matter what the price.
Too Late the Hero
Gareth D. Jones
Martin Manner had powers beyond those of mortal men — flight, incredible strength, a near-telepathic ability to sense
people's distress, and more. With great power came the obligation to use that power to help others — even if nobody seemed
to want his help.
Uncle … Uncle!
Robert Starr
Karl Reusmensuen was the wettest of wet blankets. Even his best friends cringed when he came to join them when they were having
fun. But Karl had his reasons. Living with his Uncle was — difficult, in ways that he could never explain. Not if he wanted
anyone to believe him.
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