Vladdir, King of the underground Temlochti State, is cast out into the Desert when his kingdom is invaded by Aragoths—strange soldiers controlled by the Sorcerer Ilet, who has made no demands and is destroying everything without reason.On the brink of losing everything, Vladdir gives in to a curse that fills him with cannibalistic desires and gains him access to the capricious, dark magic of the Desert. With his new powers, he overwhelms the nearly indestructible Aragoths—but finds that Il...

Pirate and Somaplasty Specialist Gettion Solarise finds himself lost and destitute when kicked out of the illegally operating esthetics company he helped found. He struggles to reestablish himself commercially and navigate trade that is becoming increasingly “legit”. Cut off from both his clientele and access to the Dark Corridor, he becomes too despondent to properly design anything, until he encounters the alien Niikka, sent to the Sphairan Territories as part of a clandestine invasion f...

Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story!A wild assortment of short stories, on the theme of Canadian superheroes."This particular installment of the long-running Canadian SF and fantasy anthology series is a mixed bag of 25 superhero stories ... the strongest works will remind readers why superhero stories remain popular and fascinating." - Publishers WeeklyAbout the book:Superheroes! Superv...

Born and orphaned in the Desert, Antronos was subjected to dark magic that forced-merged him with reptiles. Considered exotic by some, repulsive by others, he finds acceptance and respect in the underground civilization of the Temlochti State when he earns the right to practise medicine. Wishing to further his achievement, he enters a graduate program studying longevity. Duped into an act of murder, Antronos must fight to prevent more harm to his rich and powerful clientele—some of whom he...

ICA Special Agent Adynn Sheffield is contracted to discover the route through which tech, unlike anything anyone has seen before, is suddenly coming through the black markets. She recklessly goes after a drug dealer she suspects of transporting contraband through the Dark Corridor, ending up broken and near death. Devi, a hacker who tries to help her, ends up selling her paralysed body to the Tengu Corporation, an entity suspected of engaging in piracy. They rebuild Sheff, who now has her ...

Dr. Gina Delgado finds her invention, GeneDancer, slipping out of her control. Demoted and threatened by her employer, she must accept exile on the distant mining planet of Xuizo as she waits for her chance to uncover why her project failed. To make matters worse, she has to work on a mysterious research project for Samuel Greigsen, the very man who wrecked her career. Greigsen has his own agenda and is willing to go to any lengths to carry it out. Gina suspects political machinat...