“Der Vitruvianische Mensch” by Ulrike Bolenz (front cover) is a modern version of “The Vitruvian Man”, the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci around 1490. It depicts a man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in a circle and square.

This novel refers to the expression "squaring the circle", a metaphor for trying to do the impossible. The quadrature of the circle stands here for science, fiction, progress, avangardisme, ... but refers at the same t...

Daisy yawned as she scrolled through the cryogenics files, absently drumming at the high glass desk with her long nails. She had taken an afternoon shift, so she could be with Sam in the evening. It had become a boring job, however. All contact with clients and their families was now digital, and hardly anyone still came by the reception.

Daisy stifled another yawn as she skimmed through the files. Her eyes were starting to feel a little heavy.

Suddenly, a familiar name caught her attention.

Lavinia Baranova...

Their arrival brought equal parts chaos and curiosity. Why had they come? What would they bring? The Cylinders loomed silently, impossibly, yielding nothing. It was an enigma that lasted a full year, an enigma without an answer. Then, everything changed. Something activated within these terrible constructs, and the whole world was turned upside down. Those that were hopeful and curious got more than they bargained for, and those that were afraid saw their worst nightmares come to life. Is it ...

The last recount of Alkidrus is one of destruction and creation.

Myths and space travel converge in the incredible adventure of the Alkidri. Stranded on Urthre 300,000 rotations ago, Áno would decide the fate of his civilization. Cosmic loneliness lurks as he becomes entirely deprived of everything that he once held dear. If sea monsters and giants were not already enough trouble for Áno, it seems that even other forces in the universe are intent on thwarting him.

While devastating cataclys...

“Der Vitruvianische Mensch” by Ulrike Bolenz is a modern version of “The Vitruvian Man”, the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.

It depicts a man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in a circle and square.

The novel VERITAS refers to the expression squaring the circle, a metaphor for trying to do the impossible. The quadrature of the circle stands here for science, fiction, progress, avangardisme, ... but refers at the same time to the clock wit...

As our existence ended, so did our hope. As we were banished away from the warmth, we came to realize that we dug our own grave. Our inventions had turned against us. The only thing that is left, is snow and stone. Our lives are hanging on a frozen thread, making our lives futile in this world.

Squad comes in, Squad comes out.

All of us.

In a near future, a city in the United Kingdom gets wiped from existence by bombings said to be caused by unnatural species trying to take back what was once theirs. Left alone in the midst of the chaos, Zach gets rescued by an organisation called CRISIS. Warned by them that the species infect humanity, he receives an injection claimed to protect him with only one rule to follow: take it or face the consequences.

Trained to maintain humanity’s sa...

Sam looked around. He gasped. They were actually there. It worked! Never in his life had he imagined she could really do it.

Across the road was the Pont Notre Dame, with the cathedral towering over the river Seine.

He had asked her if she knew that little restaurant by the river, opposite the Notre Dame.

A strange smile had come across her face.

“Do you want to go there?” she’d asked.

“You can do that?” he had queried in slight disbelief.

“Take my hands.”

In the sequel to Head is head, our boys undertake a journey to Berlin with their dear friends Bluma and Chloris, another homosexual couple they met through the coven. These friends have ulterior motives for this journey. They take a number of carriages to get from Munich to Berlin and they make several pit stops along the way. All the while they keep their family up to date of their adventures. Upon their return they find that they haven't had enough of sitting in the carriage for days on en...

Justinia Strong and Andee Dark are among the elite law enforcers on Cap Esmay, a colony station at the very edge of human occupied space. They are tasked with the investigation of a starship—carrying over three-hundred new colonists—that has arrived at their docks with life-support and all other primary functions seemingly offline. In other terms: a ghost ship.

What they find onboard will dig up painful memories that Andee had wished to remain buried forever and Justinia will have to sav...