Maxima Library

Getting what you want is largely a matter of knowing where to look—and that’s hard to know until you’ve been there!

There are standard protocols for job-hunting, but things don’t always work that way…

Most people have a vision of what thay consider success—but the real thing may be very different from their preconceived notions!

Almost anything can be a qualification for some job!

When they surrendered their hands, they surrendered their humanity.

They are the elite of the medical profession. They can manipulate flesh and blood without surgical tools. They can mend wounds and extract disease with with the power of their minds. They live in isoloation, shuttled from emergency to emergency. They are the Bergmann Surgeons…

Dr. Gregory Marchey allowed MedArm to replace his hands and forearms with silver limbs. His own flesh and bone seemed a small price to pay for the ability to navigate through the bodies of the ailing with a phantom touch. But his special gifts are met with distrust from both his patients and peers, leaving him separated from mankind.

Then he is abducted by the armored “Angel” Scylla—and taken to the barren world of Ananke. Ruled by a tyrannical despot, the planet's people exist as walking wounded--and slave labor. But before Marchey can cure those in need, he must first heal himself…

Music hath charms, all right—but charm is in the ear of the beholder!

Establishing an economic symbiosis between species isn’t easy, but it can be worth the effort.

Scientific and technological advances offer lots of new choices—of which one of the most important is one of the least obvious.