First published 2020
This anthology presents thirteen stories where minds become weapons of war. Psychic operatives battle across time and space, from ancient Atlantis to Third Reich laboratories to contemporary battlefields. Government agents with telekinetic abilities hunt enemy spies who read thoughts like open books. Soldiers enhanced with extrasensory perception face off against hackers who manipulate reality through mental force alone. Each story explores a different facet of warfare transformed by extraordinary mental powers. Contributors include Warren Hammond with "The Calabrian," Betty Rocksteady's "And When You Tear Us Apart, We Stitch Ourselves Back Together," and Stephen Graham Jones's "To Jump Is to Fall." The collection examines what happens when corrupt institutions weaponize human consciousness and when individuals must decide whether to use their gifts for violence or protection. These are stories about the price of power and the darkness that emerges when the human mind becomes the ultimate battlefield.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, government-agents, mind-powers
Setting: Atlantis, Germany, Third Reich
Period: Ancient, Contemporary, World War II
308 pages · Paperback · Hex Publishers
Content warnings: graphic-violence