A vendetta between a teenager and her dad's stubborn ram continues into the afterlife. The crew of the Persephone find trouble in the Arietis sector. Audrey finds herself the guest of a coven of goat-worshipping witches. ARIES is a collection of twisted poems and dark stories inspired by this fascinating Zodiac sign, as well as retellings of the myths behind the sign. The tales span multiple genres, including science fiction, horror, and fantasy, and are told by award-winning authors and new stars of the Australian and New Zealand speculative fiction scene.

Four generations ago a generation ship crashed into the sands of Savene. Since then, its survivors have eked out an existence in the planet's hostile desert. Yet, the tech is failing, the sands are encroaching, and people are dying. Rescue is still generations away--if it comes at all. But Marsa is a survivor. And an outcast. Infected with the Chrysalis--a disease that grants its carriers uncanny abilities--she keeps her distance from her dwindling community. Until an old friend's dying wish sends her and a young boy across Savene's inhospitable sands in search of something Marsa had thought she'd long forgotten. Hope.

A Night so Dark and Full of Stars from multi-award winning author Nikky Lee contains twelve stories inspired by the astrological zodiacs. From ghosts and gods to fae and folklore, Lee's blend of vividly imagined fantasia invites us to imagine alternative worlds, dark pasts and far flung futures as we gaze into the night.

A perfect story for fans of Sarah J. Maas' THRONE OF GLASS. An orphan bent on revenge. A monster searching for freedom. A forbidden pact that binds their fates. Lyss had heard her father's screams, smelled the iron-tang of his blood. She witnessed his execution. And plotted her revenge. Then, a violent encounter traps Lyss in a blood-pact with a rarkyn from the otherworld, imbuing her with the monster's forbidden magic-a magic that will erode her sanity. To break the pact, she and the rarkyn must journey to the heart of the Empire. All that stands in their way are the mountains, the Empire's soldiers, and Lyss' uneasy alliance with the rarkyn. But horrors await them on the road-horrors even rarkyns fear. The most terrifying monster isn't the one Lyss travels with. It's the one that's awoken inside her. Monsters of a feather flock together.

Lyss and Skaar's story continues deep into the underbelly of Illredus, where Lyss must decide how far she'll go to exact justice for her murdered father... And how far she'll fall to rule the power inside her once and for all.

Anika has nowhere left to run.She ran from the dried-up coast. Ran from her drunkard father. Ran to the edge of the desert and tried to cross it to Alice Springs, the last haven in this climate-ravaged dust bowl.She failed.Now, stuck at the edge of the desert, unable to return home, unable to push on, she and her dingo companion steal from travellers about to attempt their own crossing.Such journeys are fraught with danger: heatstroke, dehydration, snakebite. Many people die trying to reach Alice, Anika knows this first hand. But when she gets caught stealing, her hand is forced. With a group of enraged, gun-toting travellers on her trail, she must run one last time.She must face the desert and its ghosts again.This time, turning back is not an option.