A thousand years of guilt can break anyone.Stormharbour is safe. For now.PradCorp can no longer crush the rebellion with overwhelming force, so they turn to other weapons. More subtle weapons. And one truly terrible weapon.A weapon which first needs a test. One which will also flush out another thorn in the Corporation's side. A weapon the Wanderer can't stop - but that won't stop Kaira and Tarkus from trying.But not all threats come from we...

What is left when the darkness is burnt from a vampire? Nothing but ashes normally, but if the vampire has refused to feed then something amazing remains. Something not seen in thousands of years.A chance encounter leaves Daniel in just that position. With no memories of who he once was, and powers he barely understands, can he survive in a world where all magical powers are viewed as a sign of darkness? Can he convince others that he is free from evil?And ...

She dreams of travelling the stars… but she’ll be killed if she tries!All her life Jenna has strived to reach the Tagrale, the gateway to the stars, but if she does she’ll be executed for a crime someone else committed.For hundreds of generations scientists have tried to reactivate the Tagrale and escape the Sironus system. All have failed. Since childhood Jenna dreamed of being the one to unlock the puzzle, but how can she if she can’t even go near it with...

One slave. One ship. One chance for freedom.To the Empire, the ship was just another derelict booby-trapped wreck. To Jess, a young slave, it was a death sentence. But the ship had other plans.When Jess takes the pilot’s seat, the ancient vessel awakens - a powerful, self-aware craft lost to legend. Seizing the moment, Jess escapes Imperial control and vanishes into the stars.Now he’s on the run in a ship that shouldn’t exist, hunted by a ruthless e...

Don't. Get. Caught.The only thing worse than fighting a Hellship, powerful starships controlled by entities of pure evil, is being captured by one!Drake’s sister was taken by the hellship Azimuth, dooming her to a life of pain followed by an agonising death. Unless Drake can save her.Tales of his quest are told across hundreds of systems, but Drake doesn’t care. All he wants is to stop the Azimuth continuing with its reign of evil and keep his promi...

One slave. One ship. One chance for freedom.To the Empire, the ship was just another derelict booby-trapped wreck. To Jess, a young slave, it was a death sentence. But the ship had other plans.When Jess takes the pilot’s seat, the ancient vessel awakens - a powerful, self-aware craft lost to legend. Seizing the moment, Jess escapes Imperial control and vanishes into the stars.Now he’s on the run in a ship that shouldn’t exist, hunted by a ruthless e...

Even monsters have to deal with Mondays!Mythical creatures like vampires, werewolves, and gremlins aren't lurking in shadows, they're trying to survive just like everyone else.From a vampire craving the feel of sunlight to a gremlin who desperately wants to fix things but never can, from duelling with the devil to being a most unusual type of were-creature, these misfits are just trying to live their best normal lives.But fitting in isn't easy when ...

Freedom is never free.You can outrun your enemies, but not your past.Jess and the crew of the Wanderer are fugitives, pursued by an empire that wants their ship back - and them silenced. Desperate for allies, they turn to the criminal underworld, where trust is scarce and betrayal comes cheap.But even in the outer fringes of civilization, the past casts a long shadow. Chance traps them right between the Empire and a powerful criminal faction. As dan...

Hunted for information he doesn’t have, Drake’s only option is to run.Drake is used to being the hunter, not the hunted. He spends his time destroying hellships, not fleeing from humans. But everything has changed now.The Phoenix Conglomerate and the most feared pirate across a thousand systems are both convinced Drake has learnt the secret of how hellships are created… and both want that prize.So, Drake and the Dagger’s crew must run, and Drake is ...

The worst has happened. Drake has failed his crew. They don’t know it yet, but they will soon… and when they find out things will get ugly!As if wrestling with the life-changing disaster he’s inflicted on his crew isn’t enough, he still has the Phoenix Conglomerate and a powerful pirate fleet both pursuing him and the Dagger.Both know the crystal in his possession is linked to bringing new hellships into existence. He would rather die than let either get th...

Come in, take a seat by the antimatter heater and don’t worry about the buzzing… it’s supposed to do that. Honestly!If you came here looking for SciFi and Fantasy short stories, as well as some which don’t fit easily into any category, then you’re in the right place!STARSHIPS. GHOSTS. DANGER.The Panther's captain doesn’t believe in ghosts... but that doesn’t stop them coming aboard! Can the captain overcome his disbelief in time to s...

Is the Wanderer really hidden aboard the Glimmer? Or is Kaira losing her mind?The uncertainty is terrifying. If her thoughts aren’t her own, how much damage did the devices cause before they were stopped? And if she’s right - why is Tarkus lying to her? Why would he make her doubt her sanity?Kaira needs time to recover, to process everything that’s happened. But there’s no time. She and Tarkus are pulled into helping a group of escaped slaves fighting to st...