The Book of Outcasts by Matt Nagin presents a collection of stories that all read independently but share a creative leitmotif of testing the boundaries of people in extreme, often horrifying, realities. In A Triumph of Humanity, a male patient undergoes invasive medical care while...

Linked by Ink by Myunique C. Green is about Jonae Bates, a journalist in the city of Grande Gables, filled with dark secrets. Her journey begins with an assignment to unveil the gossip and scandals beneath the facade of Havenstock. As she delves into her...

In the science fiction thriller Who Nuked Silicon Valley? by Mike Donoghue, David Erdogan leads a tech firm under the control of his AI superior, Big Al, enduring blackmail and other attacks on his company. Meanwhile, Katie is a hacker who steals AI memories to...

The wave of independence that swept through Africa during the 1960s saw major political realignments. Exceptions were South Africa, the Portuguese territories, and Southern Rhodesia. The latter declared independence unilaterally from its colonial ruler in 1965, and became involved in an escalating bush war against...

Humbaba by Christos Stavropoulos follows Dr. Alexander Sterling’s life, unraveling after discovering his wife, Olga, in an affair with his colleague, Ethan. Ostracized by family and work, he spirals into despair and becomes obsessed with the Mesopotamian deity Humbaba, whose visions demand sacrificial acts. Sterling...

After being abducted by the resurrected Dark Lord Sirkan during the World Peace Mediation in Charlotte, Cassandra ‘'Cassie" Oberon, a celestial human fae trybrid, and the seventh avatar, finds herself held captive in a fortress under the sea. Attenuating her powers, Sirkan tries to awaken...

Hailing from Camino de Santiago, Luga, Spain, Bella Arensico heads to England to pursue her passion for physics. It is not long before she is enrolled at Oxford University, eager to complete a PhD in Quantum Physics. She meets Payman Mehri, heir to a global...

Stephen Ford's To Keep Us All Safe revolves around Jim, an ex-environmental consultant living in England. Jim is tasked with taking care of his elderly relatives during a lockdown caused by the Chimapox pandemic. This lockdown is closely monitored by the Lockdown Patrol Volunteers and...

Jubilee Jones, a successful Sydney chef, is living back in her hometown of Bowral after COVID caused her restaurant to close. One afternoon, while digging in her garden, she finds an old biscuit tin. Inside the tin are some exquisite pieces of jewellery and an...

In Dead Reckoning by Mike Krentz, Zack eagerly anticipates his upcoming parole hearing. Sentenced to prison for involuntary manslaughter, he tries to make the best of his time by working in the prison infirmary. But on the very morning of his hearing, Zack is brutally...