Introduction Genre: High Fantasy Word Count: 3700 Words Banished and betrayed by his homeland, the Exile searches for redemption in the wreckage of a world he failed to save. The Exile was first published in December 2024. This story is set in the world of Crystal Empire. The Exile Turquoise, Reign of the Second 994th God Emperor The gentle rocking of the little wooden rowboat in the lake along with the soft splashing of oars in the water that evening was almost relaxing.

Introduction Genre: Space Opera Word Count: 2000 Words Far away, at the edge of space and the end of time is the world of Rhial, one of the last vestiges of terrestrial life anywhere in the dark, star-less universe. It is a cold, harsh world, where person’s worth is measured in heat. While the world’s leaders know full well they live on borrowed time as the universe spins down, and are determined to eek out what living they can until then, many of traders and explorers who wander the ice insist the stars will return.

Introduction Genre: Urban Fantasy Word Count: 2400 Words It’s a cold night on the hard, unforgiving streets of Terinu, and nobody seems to realize it’s a holy day. Harbor Justice was first written in December 2014. Harbor Justice Dit could see the wisps of his breath in the white glow of the Harbor Bridge’s glyphlamps. Mother had probably let the boys build too big a fire while she set out preparations at home.