Prophets

REVOLUTIONARY (#3)

THE MOREAU NOVELS:

MOREAU OMNIBUS (#1-3)

FEARFUL SYMMETRIES (#4)

Fantasy:

THE DWARVES OF WHISKEY ISLAND

THE DRAGONS OF THE CUYAHOGA

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BROKEN CRESCENT

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GOD’S DICE

Fiction:

ZIMMERMAN’S ALGORITHM

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This is for Michelle,

for putting up with all my crap.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Bakunin

Father Francis Xavier Mallory—Roman Catholic Priest and veteran of the Occisis Marines.

Nickolai Rajasthan—Exiled scion of the House of Rajasthan. Descendant of genetically engineered tigers.

Vijayanagara Parvi—Mercenary pilot from Rubai.

Tjaele Mosasa—Proprietor of Mosasa Salvage, owner of the Eclipse.

Jusuf Wahid—Mercenary from Davado Poli.

Julia Kugara—Mercenary from Dakota. Descendant of genetically engineered humans. Former member of the DPS (Dakota Planetary Security).

Eclipse

“Bill”—Paralian expert in physics.