Who can you trust when your only hope lies in the hands of an old adversary? Jac discovers her friends in the city are in danger from a plot at the heart of a government desperate to hang on to power at any cost.War damage and failed harvests are raising tensions––and the Resistance has to stop terrorists from starting another devastating civil war.Jac suddenly finds herself in a key role, using her perceptive skills to warn the rangers of the imminent threat.Firestorm is the third book in the Phoenix Enigma series, the near-future dystopian epic from Jay Aspen. Views: 114
LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF—and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.This month, Carolyn Ives Gilman takes citizen science to the stars in her original science fiction short "On the Shores of Ligeia." Our other SF short, "My Children's Home," by Woody Dismukes, paints a picture of a far future orphanage with disturbing social implications. We also have SF reprints by Violet Allen ("The Synapse Will Free Us From Ourselves") and Charlie Jane Anders ("A Temporary Embarrassment in Spacetime"). Maria Romasco Moore brings us our first original fantasy short—"Self Storage Starts with the Heart"—which gives us a plastic-wrapped solution to loneliness. Of course, Ashok K. Banker's series... Views: 114
She's not home for keepsUnless he proves first love is foreverBluestone River is a minefield of memories for Mike Abbot—all involving Ruby Driscoll. Twenty years after scandal divided them, they're both back in their hometown. Ruby's visit is strictly temporary. But as she uses her trauma expertise to help his vulnerable son, Mike faces what his heart has always known. Ruby's still his one and only. This time, can he convince her to stay? Views: 114
