Splintered Events – Single Destiny…An entire spiritual sect is inexplicably wiped out by Eclipse, the largest crime syndicate in the galaxy … Glitter Dust, sold on the slipstream, is used by certain spiritual fanatics to travel to another dimension and “experience God”… An elite Eclipse assassin targets prominent galactic citizens, including spiritual leaders, information pirates and dust traffickers… One of them is an eccentric priest who prophesies a catastrophic End of Age, trig...

In this fascinating meditation on water, internationally published limnologist, Nina Munteanu, draws inspiration from some of the world’s greatest thinkers, artists and scientists, and a lifetime dedicated to water, into a spectacular gift for hydrophilics.Part history, part science and part philosophy and spirituality, "Water Is..." combines personal journey with scientific discovery that explores water's many identities and ultimately our own. Written by internationally published...

Centuries from now, in a post-climate change dying boreal forest of what used to be northern Canada, Kyo, a young acolyte called to service in the Exodus, discovers a diary that may provide her with the answers to her yearning for Earth’s past—to the Age of Water, when the “Water Twins” destroyed humanity in hatred—events that have plagued her nightly in dreams. Looking for answers to this holocaust—and disturbed by her macabre longing for connection to the Water Twins—Kyo is led to the di...

After she and fellow colonists crash land on the hostile jungle planet of Mega, rebel-scientist Izumi, widower and hermit, boldly sets out against orders on a hunch that may ultimately save her fellow survivors—but may also risk all. As the other colonists take stock, Izumi—obsessed with discovery and the need to save lives—plunges into the dangerous forest, which harbors answers, not only to their freshwater problem, but ultimately to the nature of the universe itself. Mega was a goldiloc...

It’s 1410 on the eve of the Battle of Grunwald. Will peasants destroy the monk knights of the Teutonic Order? Or will the knights win and sweep the rest of the continent in their ambitious crusade?……Vivianne Schoen, the young Baroness von Grunwald, makes the startling discovery that she can alter history—but not before she is branded a witch and must flee through a time-space tear. Now in an alternate France ruled by Teutonic Black Knights, she must decide how to remake history.

SPLINTERED EVENTS—SINGLE DESTINYIn Book Two of this metaphysical space thriller trilogy, detective Rhea Hawke continues her quest for truth and justice in a world that is not what it seems. Rhea's search takes her to the far reaches of the known universe from the Weeping Mountains of Horus to the blistering deserts of Upsilon 3. Amidst the turmoil of an imminent extra-galactic war, Rhea holds the key even as those she trusts betray her. No one is what they seem...“A rollick...

Read the scintillating conclusion to The Splintered Universe Trilogy, as Rhea Hawke returns to Earth to discover the final secret to unifying her splintered universe, but at what cost?..."The difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer"--Rhea's proverb"Nina Munteanu turns an adventure story into a wonerland of alien rabbit holes...A fascinating and enthralling read."--Craig H. Bowlsby, creator of Commander's Log

Strange. Beautiful. Shocking. Surreal.International futurists edition! Guest-edited by Francesco Verso.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.We publish every other month.Issue 128 contains the following short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews.EDITORIALFrom th...

When Galactic Guardian Rhea Hawke investigates the genocide of an entire spiritual sect, she collides not only with dark intrigue but with her own tarnished past. Her quest for justice catapults Rhea into the heart of a universal struggle across alien landscapes of cruel beauty and toward an unbearable truth she’s hidden from herself since she murdered an innocent man. Outer Diverse is the first of the Splintered Universe Trilogy.

In Book Two of this metaphysical space thriller trilogy, detective Rhea Hawke continues her quest for truth and justice in a world that is not what it seems. Rhea’s search takes her to the far reaches of the known universe from the Weeping Mountains of Horus to the blistering deserts of Upsilon 3. Amidst the turmoil of an imminent extra-galactic war, Rhea holds the key even as those she trusts betray her. No one is what they seem.

Embark on a mind-bending journey through the uncharted territories of science fiction in this epic anthology. In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection, the very best...