Outside, columns of smoke still rose in lazy spirals from ruined parts of the city where fire fighters had succeeded in dousing the flames, while other areas continued to burn. The fleeing crowds had found shelter or transport into Bayona, and the cratered streets were empty save for fire fighter...
“Why do you call the transfer Net the first dimension? What does that mean?” “There are three dimensions that my masters found, this one, which they called the second dimension, and the two on either side of it, the first and third. The first, as you know, is filled with unlimited energy, but con...
“How about him?” Nomard nodded. “Perfect.” Dramon led the way through the dim, smoky nightclub, the thudding beat of the monotonous music underscoring the deep drone of voices. Oiled, almost naked women entertained drunk or drugged men, flashing lig...
Warren and Harold seemed relieved, however. At lunchtime, Mark took Harold aside for a long chat, at the end of which Harold returned to the set looking harassed. Carrin smiled sweetly at him when he shot her an accusing look. Two days later, a new draft of scene twenty-eight appeared on one of t...
The boy scuttled into it and stayed there, secure in its dark confines. Letta placed food just outside, which vanished within almost as quickly as she could provide it. Though puzzled, he and Letta decided that Law could not be ill if his appetite remained so good, and resolved to let him emerge ...
A week had passed since he had come aboard the Crystal Ship, a strange, but not unpleasant existence. He had grown tired of his clothes’ hot dampness and shed most of them for the sake of comfort. Now he wore only a pair of grey undershorts that reached to mid-thigh. The hardest part was providin...
He kept the window open, for the stench of rotting flesh hung heavy in the air, making even him a little queasy. Dancer had accompanied him once and retreated quickly, refusing to enter the room again. Each day, Chanter stripped away the rotting flesh that covered Travain and cleaned the suppurat...
The predator's soft whimpering cries guided him to it, while the food beast's deep moans of sympathy carried through the water like a giant organ's deepest note. These creatures lived in harmony, shared the same language and were guided by the same laws. The food beast shared the predator's pain ...