The Puppetmaster | Tor.com

The Puppetmaster | Tor.com

[ad_1] A banished warrior teaches her treacherous uncle that once made, some oaths cannot be broken…and some monsters cannot be chained.     Uduak IX may have ordered an assassin to gut his niece in a holy monastery, but he is still a man of honor. As emperor of Johari IX, the greatest human-ruled planet … Read more

The Sufficient Loss Protocol | Tor.com

The Sufficient Loss Protocol | Tor.com

[ad_1] When an alien entity sneaks aboard a corporate spaceship, with no motive besides sabotaging the mission and murdering those aboard, commander Uzoma Ifiok launches an investigation—despite knowing that the real danger isn’t the one picking off her crew.   From my place at the center of The Preserver’s spacious bridge, I watched a world … Read more

Fruiting Bodies | Tor.com

Fruiting Bodies | Tor.com

[ad_1] An alien fungal infection has ravaged a faraway planet, turning all but six of thecolonists into ravenous arinkiris. Inyama, a mycologist, is her species’ last hope. But it’s notexpertise her fellow survivors want from her.     For every civilization, for every species, for every being, there is an end—an insurmountable challenge from which … Read more