Alternate histories. Alternate realities.It’s said that every choice creates multiple timelines, each one exploring what could have happened if a different decision had been made. Most of these alternate histories stem from different outcomes to a pivotal battle, or to an assassination attempt, or to the ending or escalation of a war. All violent, all bloody, all brutal. But what about those choices made during peacetime, when there was no monumental, ongoing conflict? After all, e...

She knew the modern world was dangerous, but she didn't realize it was bloodthirsty as well.Everything young Abigail knew and relied upon is gone. After being shunned by her Amish family, she is forced to make a new life in a world she barely understands. Her kin on Rumspringa are experiencing the fruits and temptations of society by choice, but she is an outcast, treated like a danger by the community that raised her.Now, in her most vulnerable hour, something wic...

We were so concerned about AI taking over the world, we forgot to protect something much more vulnerable: our humanity.CW Briar combines his technical background with imaginative, unsettling storytelling to examine the potential horrors of AI. Four stories, four explorations of being at the mercy of something that knows everything about us yet doesn't understand what it means to exist, to be alive, to fear, or to die. The terrors and madness are real even if the thing creating them...

Explore the Beatitudes and Woes of the Bible through the stories of thirteen Christian authors in this unique anthology.Courage in the face of suffering persecution, unexpected loss, self-sacrifice, joy in spite of circumstances, tears suppressed and expressed, love from the heart, kindness shown to friends and strangers, a monster slain, an alien plague, high adventure, a comedic hero finally taking a stand, a lost love found, and much more are featured in these tales.Each...

Explore the Beatitudes and Woes of the Bible through the stories of thirteen Christian authors in this unique anthology.Courage in the face of suffering persecution, unexpected loss, self-sacrifice, joy in spite of circumstances, tears suppressed and expressed, love from the heart, kindness shown to friends and strangers, a monster slain, an alien plague, high adventure, a comedic hero finally taking a stand, a lost love found, and much more are featured in these tales.Each...

"Joyful and blessed are Voice-bearers, for the Heavens have set them apart."As Whisperers gifted with the Voice, Betka and her people are enslaved. Only they can control the dangerous spirits that haunt the waters, but they are forced to serve under cruel taskmasters. Betka has little hope of freedom from her service or her own bitterness."They toil for the goodness of others.Rage is found nowhere in them."A powerful water spirit t...