Arcane Synthesis

Eight stories from the 31st Century: a blend of fantasy and science fiction, horror and hope, by new and established authors--different voices revealing a single, blended-genre vision. -A homeless boy struggles to silence the voices in his head and master his burgeoning mental powers-After bonding with a plant companion in the swamp, a naive mage finds wisdom and acceptance-Trapped on a magic-scarred world, the descendants of a crashed mech carrier learn to live without technology-A secret order of knights face overwhelming odds to stop a powerful being from the future-On a world obsessed with magic, a stranded mech pilot turned private eye is hired to crack a murder case implicating technology-A ragtag band of opportunists race to find a world-shattering weapon before their enemies-The truth about a missing child lies in a treacherous forest harboring the Masked Man and lethal technology-A sentient train and its exotic crew uncover a secret that threatens everything they hold dear-The Cosmoverse is a place where one, seemingly insignificant person, can change everything--not merely in one city or on one world, but perhaps even across the dimensions.