February 21, 2020

H’Ilgraith: A Synopsis

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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

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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
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February 7, 2020

Lyvulseroptera

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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
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