Lyda Morehouse

In the ancient past, God destroyed Sodom & Gomorrah for their wickedness - so the legend goes. In Sulfurings: Tales from Sodom & Gomorrah, 18 authors tell their own stories about the destruction of the ancient cities. These tales are apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic in the highest order. You'll meet creatures great and small, real and imaginary, struggling to survive a sudden calamity that not only takes them by surprise but takes their lives and the lives of their loved ones. There are glimpses of redemption and depictions of fleshly horror. But every story is well told and deserving to be read. Sulfurings: Tales from Sodom & Gomorrah consists of 10 flash fiction stories, 6 short stories, 1 poem, and one creative essay. This is speculative fiction at its very best. Call it legendary fiction or historical fantasy, either way, you will be entertained.

Where were you the day the Aswan dams broke? It's the question that defines my generation. Me, I was stuck in British School al-Rehab hundreds of kilometers from the destruction that plunged North Africa into darkness and drowned twenty million people as massive floods reclaimed the ancient Nile valley. We watched the privileged and the sane abandon Egypt to the criminals, prostitutes, and a mysterious murderous cult of Osiris known as the Deadboys. Not much of the capitol remained, and my life really went to hell.But that's not where my story really starts.My story starts the day I, Christian El-Aref, distinguished myself from the thousands of Cairo street rats and became the Mouse. And I had that dead UN soldier whose body that I, quite literally, stumbled over to thank for it all. Now, if only I can keep myself from getting murdered...This new and updated edition also includes deleted chapters from Apocalypse Array, two short stores, fanfic that Lyda wrote about her characters, and more background on the AngeLINK world.

Where were you the day the Aswan dams broke? It's the question that defines my generation. Me, I was stuck in British School al-Rehab hundreds of kilometers from the destruction that plunged North Africa into darkness and drowned twenty million people as massive floods reclaimed the ancient Nile valley. We watched the privileged and the sane abandon Egypt to the criminals, prostitutes, and a mysterious murderous cult of Osiris known as the Deadboys. Not much of the capitol remained, and my life really went to hell.But that's not where my story really starts.My story starts the day I, Christian El-Aref, distinguished myself from the thousands of Cairo street rats and became the Mouse. And I had that dead UN soldier whose body that I, quite literally, stumbled over to thank for it all. Now, if only I can keep myself from getting murdered...This new and updated edition also includes deleted chapters from Apocalypse Array, two short stores, fanfic that Lyda wrote about her characters, and more background on the AngeLINK world.

Lucia Del Toro and Independence 'Hawk' Hawking are a pair of happy-go-lucky lesbian bounty hunters, united in their passion for adventure and each other. Hawk grew up on a hippy science commune on the Earth's Moon and has always been rootless and carefree. Del Toro, however, has a more complicated past, which is about to come back to haunt her.Politics in the Solar System are always fraught. A key player is the UN's crack regiment of space marines, the ENForcers. They are as hardcore and testosterone-fuelled as military units come, and proudly all-male. Being cyborgs they are all connected through a bioware network known as boy.net. Lucia's link to that network is one of many things that Del Toro thought she'd put behind her when she got out of the military and changed her life. But, with the security of the Solar System at stake, she will soon have a choice to make.

Mouse, the Egyptian hacker, is in jail following the events of Archangel Protocol. That leaves his AI, Page, struggling to survive. There is only one other sentient AI on the LINK, and she works for the Yakuza. The Pope is interested in discovering whether AIs have souls, and has sent his crack tech crime inquisitor after Page. Meanwhile Morningstar is busy looking for the Antichrist, and sentient beings without souls seem like a good bet. All of these stories come together in the person of a cello player from a massively popular Japanese thrash polka band. Page's only hope might be that his creator can escape jail and rescue him, but Mouse hasn't yet forgiven the AI for shopping him to the authorities. This fast-paced sequel to Archangel Protocol ramps up the stakes. It looks like the end of the world really is nigh.

The signWhen a meteorite falls from the sky, the destruction left in its wake lights a political fuse that could bring on Armageddon.The prophetJust when the world could use a savior, the prophet Elijah appears. His search for a messiah leads him to the daughter of the archangel Michael.The saviorMeanwhile other messiah hopefuls spring up around the world - including Page, an AI already tangled in webs of religion and deception. Yet as false shepherds lead the lambs to their doom, it may be up to Page's creator, the criminal mastermind known as Mouse, to save them all...

Mouse, the Egyptian hacker, is in jail following the events of Archangel Protocol. That leaves his AI, Page, struggling to survive. There is only one other sentient AI on the LINK, and she works for the Yakuza. The Pope is interested in discovering whether AIs have souls, and has sent his crack tech crime inquisitor after Page. Meanwhile Morningstar is busy looking for the Antichrist, and sentient beings without souls seem like a good bet. All of these stories come together in the person of a cello player from a massively popular Japanese thrash polka band. Page's only hope might be that his creator can escape jail and rescue him, but Mouse hasn't yet forgiven the AI for shopping him to the authorities. This fast-paced sequel to Archangel Protocol ramps up the stakes. It looks like the end of the world really is nigh.

The signWhen a meteorite falls from the sky, the destruction left in its wake lights a political fuse that could bring on Armageddon.The prophetJust when the world could use a savior, the prophet Elijah appears. His search for a messiah leads him to the daughter of the archangel Michael.The saviorMeanwhile other messiah hopefuls spring up around the world - including Page, an AI already tangled in webs of religion and deception. Yet as false shepherds lead the lambs to their doom, it may be up to Page's creator, the criminal mastermind known as Mouse, to save them all...

The Fallen AngelAt long last, Sammael Morningstar has unleashed Armageddon on an unsuspecting world. Unfortunately for the ego of the Prince of Darkness, all the glory belongs to his wife...The Bride of SatanMonsignor Emmaline McNaughten has achieved the impossible-brought peace between Jews and Arabs after the destruction of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Now, her gospel is spreading, inspiring secularism in a populace once devoted to theocratic worship, and fulfilling her role of the Antichrist...The Blessed DaughterAmariah isn't your typical teenager. Her mother's a legend in cybernetic and law enforcement communities. Her father is the Archangel Michael. Amariah herself just may be the next messiah. And now she's just made some powerful enemies...