Mark K Sumner

The Evolution of Everything: How Selection Shapes Culture, Commerce, and Nature

Over a century ago, the Social Darwinists appropriated Darwin's name but left most of his theory behind. The Evolution of Everything describes the struggles behind Darwin's theory of evolution and the schemes of those who misapplied it. It also shows why a more nuanced reading of that work—especiall...

News from the Edge: Vampires of Vermont

The newest case for Savvy McKinnon, a reporter who sniffs out bigfoots, aliens and angels. This time, an interview with a vampire goes from dead to worse..."If the Cat Who... books could meet The X-Files...a mystery with a blend of science and fiction that will leave readers looking for more News Fr...

The Naturalist

Not every European experiment in the New World ended in success. Companies failed. Expeditions were lost. Whole colonies vanished. Sometimes the cause was starvation... Sometimes it was simple miscalculation... Sometimes it was...something else. “In the distance, I could hear men shouting, and heard...

On Whetsday

Generations ago, the cithians of planet Rask rescued Denny's ancestors from a disaster that rendered Earth uninhabitable. Since that time, the cithians have cared for their human guests, feeding them and housing them and expecting nothing in return except obedience to a few simple rules. The generos...

The Prodigal Sorcerer (Magic The Gathering, No. 6)

A sixth story based on the popular card-collecting and role-playing game brings fans into the imaginative world of Dominica, where the most unlikely fantasies become true. By the author of Whispering Woods.

News from the edge: insanity, illinois

It's a normal day at the Global Query--calls, calls, calls--from a housewife menaced by her appliances . . . a farmer with a volcano in his apple orchard . . . a man with snow geese in his toilet . . . and, of course, a guy talking to God through his TV. Typical. Until Savvy realizes that all the ca...

Devil's Tower

The turning point of the Civil War had come when the bodies got up at Shiloh. Dangerous magic had risen on a flood of blood and violence, and it swept across the land, washing away all but the strong and the lucky. Unnatural powers had been loosed, and nothing would ever be the same again. Towns out...

The Prodigal Sorcerer

The Devil's Engine