Hana stared in disbelief. “The… what?” she asked.   The woman gave a huff as if Hana should know. She stood about the same height as Hana, looking human, aside from an indigo-blue tint on her wrinkled skin. With her arms on her hips, she shuffled closer. Hana gulped, aware she was in some sort ...

The Reverend and Severius woke in the same state they had fallen asleep in. Their fistfight had been exhausting for both.

Hana first saw the Ghost on Tuesday, after the rain slowed. The weak morning sun broke through the silver and lilac streaks of clouds, turning the sky and earth soft oranges and vibrant yellows. The grass sparkled, the river flowing past nearly white as Hana pressed her nose against the chill glass and peered outside. ...

Not finding Sam at the cabin, Esk looked in the next logical place for him—the diner. Julian snatched Esk out of the way of the window....

Ivy Three grows up in a five-thousand-person space station called The Exodus. The ship orbits two hundred and fifty-four miles above planet Earth. It’s a safe space, providing a stable life, a place full of windows where electric trains run, crops sprout from well-organized fields, and workers walk in lines like ants in a colony. Ivy sleeps ...

As Esk translated himself to the moon, he felt a familiar tug at his neural connections. His thoughts were not his own. The Eskerektul Council! The collective consciousness had returned! Esk could not control his excitement at having the Council back until he remembered why he was in such a rush to get to the ...

With the Reverend Bandersnatch and Lod locked up tight in their respective chambers, Esk decided to visit Sam, whom he had not seen in several days. He approached the cabin door and walked in.

Part Twelve Stuarts taps Harry’s shoulder a few times and cries out to rejuvenate him, but there is no response. Finally, he grasps his phone on the bedside table to dial 911. “Hello, what’s your emergency?” a young woman says. “My friend Harry fell in our hotel room, and he will not come to,” Stuart ...

The sheriff questioned Lawrence Pritchard at length about the events that transpired between himself and Reverend Bandersnatch, as well as his relationship history with Jean Bandersnatch. As he was being asked question after question, Deacon Pritchard realized the nature of his wrongdoings, and that he would be angry enough to shoot at his wife’s lover ...

Dr. Severius was just waking from the deepest sleep experienced since his residency days when Esk showed up. Esk seemed troubled. “When are you going to let me go? What are you going to do to me here? And where is ‘here’?” Severius asked. “You know where we are, Lod. Do not try to trick ...