You may have heard the familiar story. Far away a planet died and the last survivor, a baby, was sent to our planet. He was adopted by a humble farmer and his wife, and grew to become a legend. Yet what if he had not landed in our time, but in the age of the … Continue reading Man of Iron
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Herald of the Vampire (seven parts)
Chapter One The mayor looked at me, his eyes bloodshot and raw from tears, his face grizzled, his jowls heavy. Gone was that supercilious look that had so rankled me before. I did not think him capable of that now. Now was only the numb hopelessness of loss, a paper-thin mask that would too easily … Continue reading Herald of the Vampire (seven parts)
The Vampire and the Fae
“Come in” I said. His lips parted, blood-red and wet. The smile didn’t reach his eyes. He entered the house like a tiger, all soft poise and velveted violence. He was beautiful, or he intended to be. A vampire’s glamour only works on us when we choose it to. I allowed his glamour to slip … Continue reading The Vampire and the Fae