MERGE: Week One

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THE FIRST 4 MERGE STORIES BUNDLED INTO A SINGLE BOOK
WITH TWO BONUS STORIES, AND A PREVIEW OF WEEK 2!

Set in a world reeling from the discovery of transhumans, MERGE is a series of thirteen short stories that charts the loves, the betrayals, and the struggle for survival in a world where humans and transhumans are uneasy neighbours. Tensions are high, riots are brewing. The human race is about to come undone.

Includes the first four stories of the series...

LONG WAY DOWN by Yvonne Reid

Leo Harrison hunts fugitives for a living, and business is good.

So what if his soul is in danger?

Hunting transhumans is a hell of a job, where the tiniest misstep can cost you your life. When your prey is more dangerous than you are, how do you know where to draw the line? Harrison's got a good reputation, but every time he looks into the eyes of another mark, he has to wonder: if one of us has to die today, who should it be?

5 DAYS AT A TIME by Kit Iwasaki

Only 3% of Alzheimer's patients show symptoms before 55.

Beth's husband, it seems, has won the lottery.

As every fragment of her life flakes away, Beth struggles to find something to hold on to, in the rules and routines that control every moment of every day. But somewhere amongst the crushing depression, something is changing for Beth. Something that will rewrite the history of her marriage forever.

EVERYTHING MUST GO by MCM

Hey there good sir! Can I interest you in some werewolf kidneys? I'll throw in some eyeballs if you buy two jars!

Transhumanism isn't just about monsters and hunters, politics and genocide, or even the human angle. Transhumanism has a true dark side, and it is bureaucracy. Robin Lancaster is the only thing standing between society and absolute anarchy... if he can just keep up with his quota for the day...

SPARKS AND TINDER by AM HARTE

Kate thought she was safe, but she was wrong.

The death of a transhuman has sparked riots in the city, only minutes from her front door. Policemen guard every street corner, but there is no one to protect Kate from herself, and the danger may be closer to home than expectedÖ

Is she really safe from the transhumans, when her newest neighbour might be one of them?

PLUS TWO NEW STORIES NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE:

THE WORLD WE KNEW, about the first days of the transhuman world; and
RED MEAT, about a boy's first brush with forbidden love.

Stay tuned for MERGE week 2!