Lady Valeria Yedon, the emperor's favorite assassin, thought herself free.But in the Imperium, oaths of fealty have no expiration date. The burdens of duty and honor bind everything, and everyone, together.And freedom always comes at a price.Part of ...
Things are never what they seem, and on the other side of this cover, what you know isn't so!Plunge into eight tales of that will feel familiar, only to careen through more twists than a country road at night, and stranger turns: From noir privat...
A NEW START—OR AN OLD CALLING? Talia Merritt, a former military sniper once known as Death’s Handmaiden, is a woman haunted by her past. Her cybernetic arm and her phantom—the implant that allows her to control it—serve as a ...
Operation Barbarossa destroyed most of the Tsarina Tatiana Romanova's aircraft. Sixteen-year-old Natalya loves to fly, to soar. And now she gets to. As the youngest member of the Tsarina's Own Night Bomber regiment.A story for anyone who loves WW2 al...
Forensic firearms analyst Timothy Woodsman loves his job. Until Cooper, one of the guns passing through his lab, starts making conversation.At first he thinks it must be a trick—the guys picking on the lab rat—and vows to ignore them.Bu...
Libby lives in a peace enclave for a reason. Here, her beliefs live and breathe, forming a cocoon. They embrace her like a mother's loving arms. Peace. Security. Social consciousness. All in one place. Twenty-four-seven.Coming home late one night, sh...
Based on actual events, this short story provides a quick glimpse into life under Ceaucescu's brutal communist regime. Like so many Romanians, ten-year-old Renata lives in fear of Securitate (Ceaucescu's secret police). They don't always take you in ...
No longer part of the United States, in 2071 the Sovereign Republic of Texas remains bound by the Outer Space Treaty it inherited.Theia Rhodos stands ready to free humanity from the shackles that keep lunar resources out of her reach. Done taking no ...