—Sir Isaac Newton, Hypothesis of Light 1675 EMPIRE OF UNREASON At a certain time, the Earth opened in the West, where its mouth is. The earth opened and the Cussitaws came out of its mouth and settled near by. But the earth became angry and ate up their children; therefore, they moved further Wes...
— Isaac Newton 1. Abomination THE SHADOWS OF GOD Minko Chito stared off at the West, straining to see what no mere mortal eyes could discern. “It is out there, this army?” “It is,” Red Shoes assured him. Minko Chito nodded absently. “I have killed many men,” he said. “I once went amongst the Chic...
In the interest of saving space, I’m limiting this list to those I didn’t mention last time. My thanks to: Terese Nielsen for great paintings, Jie Yang for the production work on the cover, and Jaana Mattson for the maps. Robert Stauffer and Allison Lindon for proofreading, Erin Bekowies and Beck...