Publisher's Synopsis
JOURNEY TO THE LAST BASTION IN THE UNIVERSE, A SINGLE BEAD OF LIFE AMONG A VAST, COSMIC GRAVEYARD . . .
Planet Bastard Vol. 1 is a shared-universe anthology featuring some of the best emerging writers in Australia. The first volume is packed with fourteen stories, containing unforgettable heroes and villains entwined by one common thread: they're stuck on the last habitable planet, which is slowly dying.
A thousand years after an event of catastrophic scale sent all remaining lifeforms flocking to Katecht, a frantic and long-fought war nears its end.
The rebel group known as the Iconoclast has struck a fatal blow to the reigning Confederacy. The world has been thrown into chaos. The Confederacy is vulnerable, but alive. And ripples are spreading through the nations.
This is where it all begins.
FEATURING:
"All Roads Lead to Archaeus" by Brandon Young
Gilgan, an old man crippled by a devastating battle, ventures to the deserts of Archaeus where he seeks an old friend and sets into motion a grand plan.
"Leviathan" by Alessandro Guarrera
Before the fall of the Leviathan, the enigmatic officer Fex coordinates a complex inside attack--where he finds himself entangled in a political game.
"The Hive" by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Meira, a freelancer who collects artefacts for high-paying clients, travels to the dangerous country of Skarros to steal a delicate and important specimen.
"Spring Duet" by Liam King
An epic story chronicling the famous rivalry between two legendary composers, Ludenberg and Vageldorf, amidst the Cultural Revolution of Borovia.
"No Honour Among Assassins" by Holly McAlister
Choveski, a feared mutant killer, must reluctantly work with his target when a simple job turns ugly and he ends up in the hands of an old rival.
"Berserker's Blood" by Eugene Yang
A supernatural investigator is tasked with slaying a monster that's terrorising the languishing city of Draghelm, but finds more than he bargained for.
"Dealings" by Zoe Knowles
Oswald, a man on the run, returns home to Ro-Tairon where he takes part in a high-stakes Azherok tournament--the prize being an eccentric robot.
"Skorwich Rising" by Brianna Muir
Nineteen years before the fall of the Leviathan, Eva Barella must rise up to defend her daughter and those she loves from the hammer of the Confederacy.
"Of Violet Eyes" by Elyse Harrison
Years after her species was all but wiped out by Kerrean warlords, Hannah sets out on a vendetta that will test her and everything she believes in.
"Freedom From Fury" by Torben Jones
As the war nears its end, Argus--a soldier of the Iconoclast--embarks on a suicide mission to bring down the Confederacy once and for all.
