It's undoubtedly difficult to live with someone who is Different. He must, because he is Different, live by other ways. But what makes it so difficult is that, for some reason he thinks you are Different!
Everything was aimed at satisfying the whims of women. The popular cliches, the pretty romances, the catchwords of advertising became realities; and the compound kept the men enslaved. George knew what he had to do....
The Emperor must be getting old, they thought, to deal so mercifully with the upstart Jursan Rebels--which was quite true. He was not too young to dream....
The ship was proof against any test, but the men inside her could be strained and warped, individually and horribly. Unfortunately, while the men knew that, they couldn't really believe it. The Aliens could--and did.
A twisted tale about life on a future Mars Colony. It's just a snippet but shows the harsh realities humans could face if a big corporation is isolated and goes unchecked from any kind of Democracy or fair governing authority.
In a world where invisible forces play with human minds, Lazlo and Brixen have fun tempting people into giving in to their darkest impulses. Humans are toys, pieces on a board of chaos that they control at will... until the arrival of Rasher, a mysterious guardian of the Dharmapala caste, puts their plans in jeopardy. "Silent Temptation" is a critical, cynical and darkly humorous story about the power of desire and the fragility of mental balance.