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The Long Walk to Alquoran: Part Four

12 Jan 202226 Jan 2022

"You seek vengeance upon those murderous raiders?" King Taq'ii queried. "Vengeance could be sought from the local magistrate," Tammath shook his head. "I have come to the god-King Taq'ii for…

The Salt Worms: Part Nine

27 Oct 202130 Dec 2021

"GET OFF OF ME!" Nathan roared. "GET OFF!" "Let go of the pellets!" one of the Elders shouted, gripping Nathan's wrist and slamming his clenched fist against the ground. Nathan…

Pay the Price

25 Oct 202110 Nov 2021

Committed) The 2006 film The Prestige is about 19th-century magical performers, Alfred Borden and Robert Angier, who will go to any lengths for their art. At the beginning of the…

Running Aground

11 Aug 202131 Dec 2021

Normally I use Wednesdays to post a chapter of my current short story. But I've just wrapped up work on Covalent, and I want to take a moment to examine…

Raise the Black Sun: Part Seven

18 Jun 202014 Dec 2021

Here, too, I found the reality far removed from that which I had imagined. Whenever I had heard of "sacrifices," I had pictured a captive bound and struggling upon a…

Raise the Black Sun: Part Six

11 Jun 202014 Dec 2021

My companions and I could tell that we had finally come to the heart of the matter and we leaned in close as our host continued to unveil the secrets…

Raise the Black Sun: Part Five

4 Jun 202014 Dec 2021

As strange as it had been to discover the end of the world, I do believe the greater surprise was that we had met our first citizen of Graymore Coventry,…

Shade: Part Three

17 Oct 201920 Nov 2021

An hour later, down in the nearby valley, Reish stood immobile in the middle of his barracks. An hour ago he had felt the tremor, a signal born down to…

Glimmer: Part Four

21 Feb 201914 Dec 2021

Reylim didn't need telling twice. She put her dagger back in its sheath, turned on the spot, and sprinted back towards the mountain. She was already panting, though not so…