Stories of grit and hope in a crumbling world
Jak Koke, where have you been hiding your talent… Koke is a wonderfully entertaining writer.— Grasping for the Wind Dive into the mysterious world of Obsidimen. Born fully formed from their Liferock, they live for a thousand years before they are reabsorbed to share their souls with their brotherhood. Young Pabl Evr returns home for …
Jak Koke, where have you been hiding your talent… The Edge of Chaos is exciting, entertaining, and full of interesting characters and dangerous denizens.— Grasping for the Wind Set in the Forgotten Realms universe, this fantasy tells the story of a death god priest and a young rogue with a traumatic past as together they try to …
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by Jak Koke and Jonathan Bond Originally published in Amazing Stories, Deadwise (with Jonathan Bond) is a science fiction novella in the vein of Johnny Mnemonic. Young Sly is on the run from Deadwise — a mythical, jacked-up assassin that is all too real. Sly has no idea why she’s trying to kill him. Deadwise …
What is Shadowrun? Burns Twice as Bright In this novelette, Burns Twice as Bright re-introduces prime shadowrunner, Ryan Mercury (of The Dragon Heart Saga fame). In a tale of his early days, Ryan finds love, loses it, and (maybe) finds it again while running the shadows for the great dragon Dunkelzahn. One story among many …
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