Fiction Stories

The IFS Zephyr was to be the greatest wonder of the world: A heavier than air flying machine, capable of carrying dozens in style. On its maiden flight, it was shot down. Now, the only survivor - a roguish half-orc inventor named Rayburn Cog - must puzzle out the reason why it (and now himself) are the targets of mysterious assassins. What is more, Ray himself has been inextricably linked to an ancient prophecy...that spells doom for all of Arcanum!

If you're going to get naughty with the neighbors out of doors, don't buy hubby a drone

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
A UNN fleet on routine patrol near the outskirts of Coalition space encounters a previously uncontacted civilization, but while the aliens seem friendly, the Betelgeusian hive fleet that's sizing up their homeworld is not. Undersupplied and months from the nearest reinforcements, the fleet must coordinate with the locals in order to organize a last ditch defense of the planet. (Please note: this is the HETEROSEXUAL edition.)

A Poacher's Progress Story
United with his lover Jack embarks on a life of domestic bliss. However, the past intrudes, and measures are taken to combat any repeat of the Hungerford Hall disaster. Visiting London he has an encounter that propels him into the top echelon of British society. Canal travel is not the smooth ride he imagines. On a journey through England he meets aggrieved artisans, doughty dragoons, a handsome hussar, and political petitioners. Heights are scaled, and a hero is rewarded. Cliff hanger end? No.

Khail and Sameera embark on an intricate journey of rediscovering themselves by the ways of BDSM while forging a deep emotional bond with each other.

A story in the Angels Universe
Arno, “Dusty,” De Lange, 35 years young, takes a break from the fast-paced life and go to rest up in a small rural village. There he meets up with a blond waif of 20 years of age. With mountain hiking trails, horse riding and catching up on reading on his mind, he had no idea how the little flaxen hair student with the ice-blue eyes would impact on his life. Dusty needed to draw on resources from an old client of his to make things work out.

A war-weary and wounded scout finds an unlikely partner in a time of mutual distress. Together they could just possibly find a way to stop the long pointless war and save thousands of lives but in doing so neither will be likely ever to see their home alive again - and that's if they can even trust each other long enough to survive the trip. An oddball Romantic-Fantasy story with very little sex.

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
Betrayal! The Rask have launched a surprise attack against their former allies, plunging the territories of Borealis into a bloody war. The tyrannical Matriarch deploys her pirate legions to seize control of the planet's trade routes, while a UNN Assault Carrier lands a battalion of armored vehicles on its surface to restore order. The Coalition forces must drive across the Dune Sea, thousands of kilometers of inhospitable desert, fighting off the Rask army as they go.

A hardworking young farmer from a hardscrabble post-apocalyptic town, finds his dreams shattered by a visiting Witchhunter with mysterious abilities and his faithless wife. Both of whom are determined to cuckold and humiliate him in every way, until he finds a chance for revenge and escape. An odd sort of story with quite a few codes: mostly used incidentally. The designated genre of Western is arbitrary, and could also have been Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Drama/Action or even Suspense