Rei Rosenquist

Grungy space station Suptum One.Ridiculous rumors and a ridiculous bounty lead hunter Redical Jones to a seedy bar.Commotion starts. Jones, caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, makes a move to leave. A voice calls out."Just let me get to the bar a minute!"Can it be? The voice of the bounty? What are the odds?

Early morning. Ceremony preparations begin. Amida stares out at the roots of the trees. "Amida! Hurry! The speakers are about to set the last piece. We need your voice to sing the opening of the ceremony." Amida turns from the precipice, and so-- It begins. But wait! What will this transformation bring?

A debate rages. It is between science and the earth. Between the west and the people of the land. Bones were uncovered. Should they have remained buried? Do they belong to the university or the people's from which those bones grew? Are the remains the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One? Does the soul who once inhabited those bones even recall? Only a journey through the fogs of time and the fires of research will tell.

A Companion to The Grey Stride. --- Ible wants to feel alive. But in District 6, the sun never shines, the buildings clutter out the sky, and life hides in the cracks between things. At the suggestion of a trusted colleague, Ible visits The Grey Stride, a place of dirt, decay...and the drug Tranquility. Rumor says Tranquility opens up the cracks where life hides, and lets you see inside. But once you do... If I'm not alive or dead, what am I? By...

Coming out really threw a wrench in Jordy and Lyle's relationship. Becoming human refugees in an alien organization called the Anti-Scouts made it worse. Can a simple game set things right? Or will virtual reality make reality worse? Jordy logs in to the Dream Trust Test find out.

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom called the City of Cities. A kindly King and Queen presided over it and saw to it that all was good and well in their kingdom. But try as they might, badness crept into their beloved city, poisoning it, alley by alley. The Queen wishes for two children who might save the City of Cities. The wish, granted. A trick, played. Can the City of Cities still be saved? Turn the pages of this epic retelling of an old...

On a Europe trip, every college student's dream, Binny finds it difficult to get the full experience. Making friends and memories that last forever feels out of reach. Those moments are made for normal people. Not someone like Binny. So, when Maggie approaches out of nowhere and suggests they run off together, Binny's shocked. So shocked, in fact, that "yes" becomes easier to say. In the tangled avenues of modern day Venice, secrets unwind. And...

This is a collection of short stories all set in the Redemption Universe.Wait, but what is the Redemption Universe?I'm glad you asked.Redemption is the title of my upcoming novel series featuring the characters you see traveling roads and riding horses in these pages. Think of these stories as a teaser, a bird's eye view into a universe that is about to explode with romance, intrigue, adventure, betrayal, and…well, of course, redemption.Wait, but...

In the dark of the night sky, a single nebula blinks out and falls to earth. In falling, the nebula seeks love, partnership, a human to befriend.Wills, an artist who can't seem to finish anything, needs inspiration. When the two meet in a fumbling rescue at the glittering blue water's edge, love seems to charge the air between them.But can it stand the test of time and the darkness that surrounds them?In this modern retelling of a classic fairy tale,...

In the crumbled remains of once-beautiful Kyoto, Koko carries a broken AI doll aboard a train. As the train passes through a great black stone arch that read "World's End," Koko thinks of zer only friend back in the rubble: Shacho. Like the doll, Shacho is broken too. Today, the day to fix broken things, Koko goes to find the Magician. To try and make things better any way ze can. Koko steps of the train, leaving zer life behind...and enters a...