They Cried
A branch creaked. Arius turned, slightly alarmed, but nothing was moving among the bushes and the trees. For the umpteenth time, he had been scared by a little noise. He…
Hearth and Home
The remains of the craftworld loomed on the horizon. Myathmar saw it every morning as he went about his patrol circuit. Even in the distance, it towered over the woodlands…
Athel Itilcalndîr
It was during the season of Yávië, when the leaves are touched with orange, red, and gold, that a shadow crossed the night sky. Under the waning light of the…
I Dreamt of the Garden
I dreamt of the garden again.I enter into the dream through my grave, the way I always do in this dream. The grave is filled with millions of tiny white…
Cromlech
The stones are silent.Fasenil steps into the vast clearing from beneath the boughs of the forest, a shadow come forth into the night. Overhead, the arch of the sky glitters,…
Ahigasiyo
‘Get me the rifle, boy,’ Herskil commanded and his son obeyed. The grox were restless. They hadn’t been restless since the colonisation finished 12 years ago. Whatever this place was, it…
The Bond
'Lot seven hundred and thirty one;' said the auctioneer, 'a rare carnosaur from the galactic edge worlds. Shall we start the bidding at three thousand?'
Setting the Stage
Bound in heavy chains, Alphra sat as if upon a throne. Her violent pink coat draped over the bare metal chair, orange diamonds and black hearts shimmering. The vibrance drained…
The Tale Of The Mirror Unfettered
There is a place that exists outside the edge of reality, accessible to a chosen few of great power and strength. It exists at the edge of imagination and sanity,…
The Return of Empire
The Tau Pathfinders picked their way through the burnt out ruins of the village. The buildings seemed more organic than made by any sentient hand. They were now cracked open,…