A Legacy to Live Up To
Sarabi loosed a mewl of a roar as she fought the urge to stimulate herself against the rough, cold stone of the cave floor. There was no point. It wouldn't help. Nothing she could do would help. Only a male lion could sate her heat, and since her son,...
Those Without Margin
Thyrse finished shoving the stake through the wheel spokes, pinning the cart in place for the night. It had never rolled away before, but it was good habit, and he certainly didn't want to tarnish their otherwise perfect record, especially not for...
A Ship Trapped in Amber: Chapter 1
For the third time, Weaver trembled on the cramped bridge of a superluminal data freighter, steeling himself for the impending embedding. For the third time, he had managed to convince himself that the money was a necessity, that the pay was worth the...
Not Like The Margin Test
The maintenance tunnels were a second home to Anthela, the gentle flicker of fluorescent lamps a second sun. Those algae-covered boasted as much diversity as the surface flora, if not more, and her green scales were camouflage against them. She could...
Hemiola: Etude
Azura helped Speculus up a short flight of stairs before they made it outside. Behind them stood the gray, stone tower they had just left--easily eighty stories high, it seemed to hold up the sky. Each brick looked new, so perfectly positioned that a...