Heroes and villains are not always on the opposite ends of the spectrum of good and evil. Sometimes, all that separates them is a fine line. The stories within "Parallel Worlds" explore the lives of such heroes and what drives them -- and what keeps them from crossing over to the other side. This anthology features nineteen stories from bestselling, award-winning, and emerging authors, and includes brand new, never-before seen stories from Jim Butcher's, "Dresden Files," Robert Asprin's "The Myth-Adventures" by Jody Lynn Nye, and Neo Edmund's "Red Riding Alpha Huntress Chronicles." **

A runaway girl. A wolfish beast with broken wings. Will the unlikely pair unlock their true power before death-dealers destroy the world? On her fourteenth birthday, Senzo Hikari runs away. Unlike the rest of her people, she has no magical gifts – a secret that is bound to come out and embarrass her royal family. However, fleeing the Realm means leaving behind the protection of the lightening-wielding soldiers, guardian shapeshifters, and the powerful plant whisperers – and facing the savages, monsters, and diseases of the Outlands. But when war breaks out within the Realm, and death and decay spread throughout the lands, will Sen discover her true power in time to save her family?

"Triorion: Awakening" finds five-year-old triplets Jetta, Jaeia, and Jahx struggling to survive on a harsh alien planet under the thumb of their brutal owner. When the Eeclian Dominion discovers their extraordinary telepathic talents, they are coerced into military service. However, when the tide of war changes, the siblings find their persecutors at their mercy and a new and more powerful enemy at their door, eager to harness their talents for intergalactic genocide. This introduction to the "Triorion" series follows them on a journey of death and redemption that will change the Starways forever.

Triorion: Awakening finds five-year-old triplets Jetta, Jaeia, and Jahx struggling to survive on a harsh alien planet under the thumb of their brutal owner. When the Dominion discovers their extraordinary telepathic talents, they are coerced into military service.