CHAPTER 1 of Time Reavers Everything stopped. Or rather, everything stopped but her. Nicole stared at the subway station in wide-eyed terror. The train rumbling into the stop had frozen in front of her. The people hurrying up along the platform stood like statues, some of them suspended in mid-stride. Some of them not touching the […]
Short Story
Black Dragons
PROLOGUE to The Dragons of Jupiter Of the seven thousand coalition soldiers attacking Bunker Zero, only two penetrated the upper defenses. Kaneda and Ryu Kusanagi sprinted down the narrow steel corridor. Sonic cancellers in their boots turned booming metallic footfalls into whispers. Form-fitting smartskin shrouded their bodies in active camouflage. Not even shadows marked their […]
Drake Squad – Mercenaries at Large
“Well, shit,” Twinkie said, staring at the sprawl of wreckage before him. It was like someone had just shot his dog. Or his cat, he supposed. He’d never had a pet before, so he never had to deal with losing one. That was a good thing, because he was sure it felt like this. The […]
Humanity Machine – Athens Assault
Artwork by Robert Chew. Used with permission. I opened my eyes for the first time. Honestly, there wasn’t much to see. I stood in a clear glass tube, naked and dripping with blood-red slime. Pinkish foam clung to the sides of the tank, popping and fizzing. A strong gag reflex hit me. It dropped me […]