Marcus, still standing knee-deep in the river with his fishing net in his hand, had not yet gotten over the surprise of Theseus’s appearance, yet the choice of gifts so suddenly offered him was more surprising still. And so the fisherman did not look up the hill to inquire further into his benefactor’s identity; rather, he stared downward at the gifts.

The lights are on behind every shining window, but none of them are my home. I don’t want to admit that I’m beginning to grow a little afraid. Is this even the right way?

Billy Blake sat lying on his stomach at the edge of his bed staring into the small portable TV on his desk. On the screen two boys were shooting each other with the brand-new Ultra-Soaker 6000.

First came the Killing Cure. Times were lawless and the people were desperate. Yet Andrew the Shepherd knew the old chants and the Word. The spirits fled from him, and the people begged him to rule over and protect them…