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A Gathering Storm
Nick
Capo
Ahern, a mercenary commander, and his friend, the mage Ranulf, march with Duke Aidan's army against the forces of the Empire
to take back a captured fortress. Dark secrets and the threat of darker magic may make their task even more dangerous than it had to
be.
Earthly Prey
Michelle O'Neill
Morgan Stranton didn't look forward to the job — transporting a dangerous, literally man-eating alien to Earth to stand
trial for its crimes. But she needed the money if she wanted to keep her ship, and anyway, the Hydracore was just a smart, nasty
animal, nothing she couldn't handle. Sentient, definitely, communicating by pheromones and maybe a little telepathy; but the
species had never even learned to use tools …
First Strike
Joe Vadalma
King Knight Black of Retslu was in big trouble. The treasury was empty, and the country was a mess in just about every way
possible; the odds of a coup seemed distressingly high. But then Queen Jennifer suggested that a war would be the ideal distraction
— and hadn't the Neergians used Weapons of Magical Destruction more than once in the past? What if they were preparing to
do so again? A fairy tale, of sorts.
Give That Man a Hand, Ladies and
Gentlemen
JA Howe
Satan, Prince of Darkness (etc., etc.) couldn't believe it when Ty Corn, the dirtiest ball player of all time, not only
insulted Satan's team, but refused to join it and (presumably) improve it. When T. C. weaseled his way out of Hell (thanks to
fine print in his contract!) and started up his own team, it was time to call in the lawyers — of which Hell had a plentiful
supply.
It'll All End Sobbing in the
Dark
Lee Alon
In a cottage in the woods, a Court Services team condenses information from trials around the world and sends out reports, some
via Projection — artificially mediated telepathy — some in writing. They live at the center of a web of information, but
at the same time, they are isolated; the superflu that is devastating the world seems very far away. But not far enough. (Contains
coarse language)
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Quintessence
I.D. Weis
A gun-for-hire walks the streets of a city where drugs and violence rule. He's a killer, and death and destruction don't
bother him much any more.Learning that his city is turning into something out of a Bosch painting of Hell, on the other hand
…
(Contains disturbing scenes)
Song of the Universe
Jason Maxwell
Mother was the ultimate artificial intelligence. With FTL communications links, she watched over and controlled routine processes
in every part of the solar system where humanity had carved out a place to live. But beyond the heliopause, where the winds from the
sun diminish to the point where she could not even detect them, she heard — a voice?
Stolen Magic
Colin Harvey
Jake was a loser, or at least he felt like one. Divorced, in a brain-melting job at an insurance adjuster, nearly broke (thanks to
the divorce. He shouldn't have had a chance with Sylvie, the sexy exchange student, but he had to try. Too bad the gift he bought
for her in the junk shop contained stolen magic.(Contains coarse language)
The Burden
Bill Wolfe
The Silicata were the evolved descendants of artificially intelligent probes sent out by countless spacefaring civilizations. Some
were benign. Others were not. Humanity had borrowed Silicata technology as a shortcut to the stars, but now had to contend with an
enemy that came in a million different sizes and shapes. On a mission to establish a base to study and exploit new Silicata forms,
Darus has learned a terrible secret … and he must carry his burden alone across a barren world.
The End Place
Arnold Emmanuel
Crease didn't know how he'd ended up there, but The End Place seemed to be ultimate resort, with gorgeous women eager to
pamper him, and the best food he'd ever tasted. If only his girlfriend had treated him this well, he never would have had to
… teach her. Funny how the one other guest he'd met seemed so nervous.
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