February 21, 2020
H’Ilgraith: A Synopsis
Release date 28 February 2020 ISBN 978-1-64663-000-4 With her new science fiction book, H’Ilgraith, Mary Elizabeth Ames continues to break the mold when it comes to conveying complex science within compelling fiction. Ames fleshes out a character she introduced in Homo transformans: The Origin and Nature of the Species, which offers a different point of view into her futuristic saga about genetic disruption and experimentation. This is a morality tale about interdependence…. Whether read purely for
February 14, 2020
A Helping Hand
Great Meadows Photograph by Nancy E. Rogers Ruwena finally reached the outskirts of a village well inside Erwina’s territory. She watched as an older woman [Matron Trevora] shepherded several children toward one of two horse-drawn covered wagons. Matron Trevora saw her. For a moment, they looked at each other. Clearly, the young girl was a stranger, unattended and without provisions. So, Matron Trevora decided to inquire and headed toward her. When she was six
February 7, 2020
Lyvulseroptera
Lyvulseroptera Illustration by Epic Made First, [Rafe] Cassius decided to recreate the legendary gryphon. From this exercise in frustration spewed forth many bizarre creatures.… Eventually, the genes of a vulture were spliced into the genome of a lynx to create a creature similar to a gryphon. Adding bat genes shouldn’t be a problem, Rafe thought. Many a failed experiment corrected this misapprehension…. His next exercise was to splice the genes of a spitting viper