Adventure, by William Crowther and Donald Woods Average member rating: (99 ratings) |
Curses, by Graham Nelson Average member rating: (132 ratings) "As "Curses" opens, you're hunting about in the attic of your family home, looking for a tatty old map of Paris (you're going on holiday tomorrow) and generally trying to avoid all the packing. Aunt Jemima... |
Damnatio Memoriae, by Emily Short jwbjerk's rating: Average member rating: (58 ratings) 14 AD. Agrippa Postumus, grandson of the recently-deceased Augustus, tries to avoid death at the hands of the next emperor, Tiberius. At his disposal: a couple of old manuscripts, a lamp, and a recalcitrant... |
The Djinni Chronicles, by J. D. Berry jwbjerk's rating: Average member rating: (33 ratings) |
Earth and Sky, by Paul O'Brian jwbjerk's rating: Average member rating: (84 ratings) It's been almost a month since your parents disappeared. One Tuesday, they just didn't come home, and there's been no sign of them since. For the University and the rest of the town, the mystery is beginning... |
Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky, by Paul O'Brian jwbjerk's rating: Average member rating: (55 ratings) |
Floatpoint, by Emily Short jwbjerk's rating: Average member rating: (101 ratings) It is night on this side of the planet. Settled areas are lit: a jagged crescent in the tropics, lining the inland sea. The bright splatter along the top of the curve is Tanhua, as bright from space as New... |
Galatea, by Emily Short Average member rating: (346 ratings) Emily Short's description: A conversation with a work of art. "47. Galatea. White Thasos marble. Non-commissioned work by the late Pygmalion of Cyprus. (The artist has since committed suicide.) Originally... |
LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup, by Paul O'Brian Average member rating: (42 ratings) In this historical drama and treasure hunt set in 2062, you have rented a robot called a MULE that you can control remotely to salvage artifacts from an abandoned irradiated plantation near Macon, Georgia.... |
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns) Average member rating: (51 ratings) Another day wasted as guest of the Empress, a wretchedly long tour of the breath-taking Boreal Falls, conducted as ever by the Lady Amilia. As if she weren't bad enough, an honour guard of soldiers, their... |
Photopia, by Adam Cadre Average member rating: (568 ratings) "Will you read me a story?" "Read you a story? What fun would that be? I've got a better idea: let's tell a story together." |
Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short jwbjerk's rating: Average member rating: (71 ratings) On the Night of the Comet, the usual astrological bonds do not hold, and the order of the universe is threatened. It is a time made for rebels and usurpers, and all who would claim the kingdom for... |
Savoir-Faire, by Emily Short jwbjerk's rating: Average member rating: (134 ratings) The beautiful life is always damned, they say. As for you, you've overexpended yourself: fifteen years of prominence, champagne, carriage rides in the Tuileries, having your name whispered behind... |
Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto jwbjerk's rating: Average member rating: (219 ratings) In the beginning was the Word, and it was hungry. ... |
Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton Average member rating: (91 ratings) For over 20 years, I dreamed about an alternate universe I called the Higher World. For three of those years, I poured almost all of my creative energy into a novel-length story set in that universe. Worlds... |