Short Story

Short Story: The Commissar of Clarkesian Prime

The young guardsman’s face looks towards him, this boy must be no more than 17 cycles old. Far too young for war, far too young for this. His eyes, rimmed with tears seem to be pleading, imploring him to do something. “Sir why?” Then the boy’s head explodes in a shower of blood, bone and […]

Short Story: Prelude to the Battle of Pemberton

Captain Lythall sat in the bridge of the Imperial Survey Ship Monocle of Hecate, surveying the scene before him . The ships crew bustled about, taking down readings, typing commands into the various consoles present. Servitors, part man part machine sat, wired into their consoles with numerous cables, connecting them to the vital systems of […]