I’d sworn off Ringo’s Aldenata universe. Really, I had.  You see, though, I was at the library with my son as he pulled references for a college project and there, on a shelf of new arrivals, was The Tuloriad.  “Okay,” I told myself, “I’ll just check out a page or two.  It can’t do any […]

To truly appreciate the manga version of The Third, you really ought to seek out the anime version first.  So, for the purposes of this review, I’m going to discuss the both the anime and the manga.
The main character of both versions of The Third is Honoka.  With her self-aware AI sand tank, Bogie, she […]

Professional Choice
By Lazette Gifford
Originally published in the Volume 1, Issue 2 Omnibus.
From the office window, Karis could see the outline of the city in the distance, hazed by the rise of a morning sandstorm between her and Augusta Port as well as by the extremely thick permaglass that protected against a distant laser rifle shot […]