Published Works

Brown: Grisaille in Sand and Sunset - out April 28th 2010 (Torquere Press, 20,000 words)

Corvo is a historian working for the Tiberian government diplomatic service when he is sent to the planet Biryan to make peace between his homeworld and the Biryani nation of Balcon, but the peace-making process presents problems -- and potential -- of its own, in the person of Ardán.

Pentimento: Poppy - out March 17th 2010 (Toquere Press, 10,500 words)

Corvo and Ardán have traveled from their home on the planet Biryan to Corvo's homeworld, Tiberia, to take part in Corvo's sister's wedding. The happy occasion is complicated, however, by the fact that Ardán is essentially a prisoner of war, a war that, though over, he is still affected by. Corvo, likewise, is a hostage to the political situation that made Ardán a slave. Though they have overcome many of the problems that faced them initially, and are happy together, neither of them is happy with the legal realities that they are powerless to change. The trip to Tiberia, intended by Corvo to be a happy one, instead becomes laden with meaning that he had not expected.

A Hope in Hell , published by Torquere Press is about 12,000 words long, and tells the story of Yare'ach, an angel trapped in Hell, and the demon Lord Ayve. An excrept is available here, and reviews are listed here.

Upcoming Works

Gray: Grisaille in Stone and Sky - out August 28th 2010

It is now several years since the events of Brown: Grisaille and Pentimento: Poppy.

Corvo is finally and unexpectedly relieved of his duties as governor of the Tiberian Province of Balcon on his lover's homeworld of Biryan, but he is not, as he expected, to be recalled home -- he is being sent to the planet Varosa to arbitrate a situation that is on the brink of becoming a civil war.

Slavery is no longer legal on Biryan, but Ardán's peculiar status is still not entirely resolved, let alone to his, or Corvo's, satisfaction. Ardán travels with Corvo to Varosa, unhappy with their proximity to such a volatile situation.

This book represents the most significant growth for Ardán, who has long been avoiding dealing with the baggage he carries as a result of his experiences in the war between Balcon and Tiberia, and his ongoing status as a prisoner of that war.

Gray: Grisaille in Stone and Sky is a Stand alone sequel to Brown: Grisaille in Sand and Sunset and Pentimento: Poppy.