![]() ![]() Splinter Universe is a new short story feature site from Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Readers will also find new stories for their reading pleasure. These include slices of old stories that didn't make it into the original novel, or unfinished novels. As its name implies, the new venture offers readers a number of extras. Sharon Lee & Steve Miller have launched Splinter Universe. Conceptually, a horrific one, but the description isn’t graphic. Villain: Earth is under the control of a “biomass” known as the SoulEater. Hero: Gabriel appears in the guise of an angel avatar mysterious ideal for readers who enjoy stories with “ordinary” heroines paired with “extraordinary” heroes.Īction-adventure quotient: low focus is more on the quest Heroine: Bet is on a mission to rescue brother she’s a survivor trying to stay alive in a treacherous world carries a cool gun-and isn't afraid to use it Setting: cyberpunk post-apocalyptic world was devastated by invasion of sentient bio-computer a dash of biopunk paranormal veneer in terms of language used to describe setting, characters Here are the stories and my tags in alphabetical order by title: ![]() These are non-spoiler tags meant to impart the general flavor of each story. ![]() Each story was unique enough that I thought it'd be fun to present a few of the distinctions for readers who like to pick and choose their anthology stories-especially since these are ebooks that can be purchased individually. I’ve read Samhain’s CYBERSHOCK anthology of cyberpunk romances and thought I’d tag them for you. ![]()
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