A tense and brilliantly dramatic 20-page short story from the bestselling author of The Throne of the Caesars Series.AD238. Emperor Maximinus' reign is under threat as Gordian the Younger and Elder are proclaimed as Emperor.Julius Burdo, official of the Empire, must accompany the knife-boy Castricius north, to assassinate Maximinus. The order is from the new Augusti; death is a certain fate to both men, whether they succeed or fail.But as the two men journey north, they have plans to survive this deadly mission.A fascinating insight into a scheme that happens offstage in Iron & Rust, this is a taut and thrilling short story. Views: 35
A parallel universe, a hidden laboratory, a talking cockroach, and one bug-eyed mother. On a quest to find his lost friend Ivy Calloway, inventor-in-training Angus Clark travels to a gray polymer world of cyborgs, technology, and mosquito swarms. Joining forces with a robotic cat and a six-legged Billy Roberts, Angus must break Ivy out of quarantine, develop an antidote, and clean up after his worst alter ever.Will Angus escape the biohazard police? Will Ivy survive a visit to the vet? Do mothers really have eyes in the back of their heads? And why is Mr. Clark insisting on family therapy?Cyborgia is the third novel in the Inventor-in-Training series. Angus’s alter egos are ruining his life. He’s flunking science, his mom is talking to cats, and false rumors are trashing his reputation. As if that weren’t bad enough, Ivy has disappeared. On his most bizarre trip yet, Angus learns that horrible mistakes can often... Views: 35
If you could live forever, what would you die for?Five hundred years ago, a group of Spanish conquistadors searching for gold, led by a young and brilliant commander named Simon De Oliveras, land in the New World. What they find in the sunny and humid swamps of this uncharted land is a treasure far more valuable: the Fountain of Youth. The Spaniards slaughter the Uzita, the Native American tribe who guard the precious waters that will keep the conquistadors young for centuries. But one escapes: Shako, the chief’s fierce and beautiful daughter, who swears to avenge her people—a blood oath that spans more than five centuries. . .When the source of the fountain is destroyed in our own time, the loss threatens Simon and his men, and the powerful, shadowy empire of wealth and influence they have built. For help, they turn to David Robinton, a scientific prodigy who believes he is on the verge of the greatest medical breakthrough of all time. But as the centuries-old war between Shako and Simon reaches its final stages, David makes a horrifying discovery about his employers and the mysterious and exotic woman he loves. Now, the scientist must decide: is he a pawn in a game of immortals. . . or will he be its only winner?** Views: 35
These are the tales of Jim, an average dead guy on a trip through the devil's paradise. His unexamined life runs up against the existential weirdness of an eternal free-for-all, and a newfound hard-on for the Truth points him toward adventure. A secular wet dream, a Christian's cautionary tale, a Jewish psychedelic nightmare - the Book of Jim is a bad answer to questions that were never asked.** Views: 35
