The marines are coming. A strange ship carries His Majesty's navy and a young girl on a rescue mission to the planet known as Dark. A young pup who calls Dark her home is growing up in war and is on a rescue mission of her own. When the two meet, who will need rescuing from whom?A sentient ship and a child who is the only one who can talk to it. Marines who are on colonial expansion expedition unbeknownst to the ship's rookie Captain, who thinks she is leading them to rescue and explore.Meanwhile, on the planet below, the Grey Duchy have poisoned One-Love, the organic supermind that controls the Dark's systems, in order to keep secret what only they and it know about the world that exists outside the Dark.Our heroes Dun, Padg, Amber, and Kaj are defending the fresh alliance between the peoples of the Dark from an impending civil war.Will Fluppit and her mentor Sari find a way to cure One-Love and save the Dark before it's too late?Third in the...

Amidst the damned of planet Dark, Dun is beset by maddening dreams. These premonitions paint a hellish picture for The Folk. With nothing more than cryptic clues his missing father left behind, he'll need to venture far beyond the colony's protective walls and find the force intent on tearing everything apart. "...Pacy, mysterious and exciting..." Blackheartdarkink"...A good, good read..." Lanymor"...I really do love this book..." Henry"...Brilliant – Extremely original..." F.D. Lee

She should have left her pirate fantasies behind when she grew up. But daydreaming in the tunnels is going to get you killed. And real pirates are brutal.Ixxy wants an adventure. She lives with her loving family of River-folk, laundering clothes. It's cosy—too cosy. She longs to explore, to live the stories she overhears when she's hiding outside the bar. But then she hears a story she shouldn't. A secret tale of treasure and mystery: the myth of The Net. And this story, River-folk will kill to keep secret. When is it too late to take back a wish? Will she surrender her freedom for adventure? What about her life? Ixxy and the Net is Paul L Arvidson's gripping new adventure, a thrilling 23,000 word novella set in the science fiction fantasy world of the Dark. Love coming of age adventures, the strangest of worlds, and heartstopping thrills? Buy Ixxy and the Net to get caught up in today!

Powerless to stop events he'd put in motion, Dun is lost. He hadn't wished for shaman vision—hadn't wished to be a hero. War has cost him everything: his innocence, his friends, his mind . . . but one last chance to set things right may still exist. A dangerous game. Communicating with the dead, internal demons may awaken.Read "Darker", the thrilling sequel to the "Dark" series by indie sensation Paul Arvidson, and discover the darker side of SFF today.—— "I loved this book. I... couldn't wait for the second installment. I wasn't disappointed. The whole concept is brilliant and like nothing I have read before." "There is so much to say about this novel, but I think the main thing is how ambitious it is! I have genuinely never read anything like it before." "I was caught after the first book in this series! ...it was really hard to put down... Beautifully written, I would highly recommend this author."