Ganymede – a moon given over to those who refused to relinquish their faith in the One God – was meant to be a failed experiment. Yet, against all odds, it became a place of harmony, where the remnants of Earth's surviving religions coexisted for the first time in human history. But peace was not what the powers that be had intended. The government of man, the corporations, and the Spirit Council sanctioned the moon heavily, restricting technology, weapons, and travel in the hope that thos...

Ganymede, the moon given over to those that refused to relinquish their faith in the one god, lived in harmony and peace. All the faiths that'd survived the wars coming together for the first time in mankind's long illustrious history. The government of man, the corporations and the spirit council sanctioned the moon heavily refusing most tech, weapons and travel from the moon, in the hope that those eking out a pre spacefaring existence would once again destroy themselves through holy war...

Lorela is a red planet…a dead planet! For several hundred years, the human colony of Lorela was thought to have been wiped out but they survived deep underground, out of sight of those who would use them. The lucky ones made it to the mines, locked in away from the harmful radiation. The unfortunate ones wept, surviving as best they could. Over time, the humans that were left breathing in polluted fetid air began to mutate. As the generations passed, all they knew were howls in the dark an...

After the destructive galactic wave decimates the planet of Obsidian, a sinister new element of man begins to roam the planets subterranean mines and catacombs. The survivors group together in a vain attempt to defend themselves against the rising power of what they perceive to be awakened evil personified. As evil spreads, taking over many, frantic battles against the spreading shadow are fought in an ever increasingly desperate fight. One thing is for certain, the self-proclaimed leader ...

Two princes, one nation. A country at odds with its monarchy. As the dust settles on a broken land, the two brothers that would be king face off for one last civil conflict. Again, the land of Albion suffers at the hands of the privileged few; Mad King Blaine is the rightful heir, but not all consider him to be suitable to rule, so they back the younger prince's, Jobe's, claim to the throne. Influenced by unseen and powerful forces, who will rule the land of Albion and who will Jason de Si...

Albion bleeds, its people suffer, its capital in ruins and still the war that put an end to the Skavite rebellion threatens the fabric of Albion civilisation. The army of the free democratic government march north against their king, determined to end the royal line forever.Duke Benedict heads the king's army in a desperate attempt to save the royalist cause and way of life. Who will prevail in this bloody civil conflict?The second book of Devastation will settle once and f...

Mankind had reached the pinnacle of its existence; it had reached out among the stars, terraforming and colonising other worlds. It had the power to alter a world’s orbit and rotation, even creating moons so the newly terraformed worlds had the tidal pull of earth, so that its new inhabitants’ future generations wouldn’t evolve too far from what was considered the norm in the empire.'Professor Edmonton are you ready to save humanity?'

The second book of Devastation that will settle once and for all the age old argument of the rule of Albion.Albion bleeds, its people suffer, its capital is in ruins and still the wars that put an end to the Skavite rebellion threaten the fabric of Albion civilization. The army of the free democratic government march north against their King, determined to end the royal line once and forever.Duke Benedict heads the King's army in a desperate attempt to save the royalist caus...

The planet Lorella is laid waste, blasted continually by intense radiation, the human survivors digging deep into the planet’s crust to escape. Nothing can prepare them though for the birth defects inflicting the new babies born to them. After time, natural selection takes over. The resultant mutations are malformed and twisted beyond the point of recognition as being even distantly related to man.Now after generations, the dog warriors that rule their own kingdom in the underworld,...

New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson continue Frank Herbert's science fiction Dune epic with this Tor.com original story, Dune: Red Plague.A fatal red plague is spreading among the people of Walgis, a world that has joined the anti-technology Butlerian movement, led by Manford Torondo. As the population continues to suffer and die from the disease, hope arrives in the form of vaccines transported by Venport Holdin...

A bonus short story featuring Silhara and Martise from Master of Crows.In The Light Within, Silhara of Neith, now known as "the god-smiter," travels as the guest of honor to the winter festival of his father's people.The crow mage who destroyed one god must ignite sacred fires in honor of another. Yet the winter festival only reminds Silhara that the brightest light within him isn't the fire of a deity but the devotion of one woman.A tale of hope and celebration.

The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line. What a dilemma! And what an opportunity!! Robert F. Young was a Hugo nominated author known for his lyrical and sentimental prose. His work appeared in Amazing Stories, Fantastic Stories, Startling Stories, Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s, Galaxy Magazine, and Analog Science Fact & Fiction.