“The colonel and I have searched them both.” I sniffed. “It’s surprising how often people miss essential information when it’s right under their noses—” “Quinlan!” Colonel Englert intercepted us fifty meters...

Naria sighed heavily and gathered her auburn hair into a ponytail. How had she been accepted into the most prestigious artistry battle-mage academy in the realm? “Focus, recruits,” General Peters demanded as...

A man in a suit dropped a bottle cap on my table at the back of the soda shop. I flipped it over. It had a white dot painted inside. He knew my code, which meant he was part of the underground crime system, but

Being chased sucks. Why did I believe my parents when they said we’d be safe in the woods? “Zombies don’t go way out there,” Dad assured me. “And it’ll be nice to get away from the madness,” Mom added. Yeah...

As I clicked the holovision remote, images cycled with lazy ease, adding unintelligible noise to my apartment. Fluorescent lights flickered overhead, illuminating the stagnant monotony of my life. The micro...