Once a Soviet rocket scientist, Elena Irinovna now cleans office buildings - until she crosses paths with Ilya Muromyets. An eight-hundred year old remnant of Russia's glorious and fabled past, Ilya is now a heroin addict dreaming of a death that will never come. The two are brought together by a strange artefact Elena has found, which offers a glimpse into another dimension - creating a dangerous breach in a world Elena had thought she knew.....

After the death of Vourniass Lycern, child-bearer to the Seriattic Royal Household, her twin sons have grown up separately and in ignorance of their relationship. As a result, both believe they are rightful heir to the position of Monosiell - head of Seriatt's Royal Household. When the existing Monosiell dies suddenly, the race is on to claim the position...

Vourniass Lycern - a conosq of the three-sex Seriattic race - holds the key to peace between Earth and Seriatt, and thus the continuation of the lucrative illegal arms trade conducted by General William Myson. When Lycern decamps to the Affinity Group, Myson orders experienced Military Intelligence Officer Alexander Delgado to fetch her. Delgado, however, sees the mission as an opportunity to engender a much greater level of change......

In the far distant future Vali Hallsdottir, assassin for an organisation known as the Skald, is sent on a secret mission to the world of Nhem. Her assignment is to eliminate the destructive patriarchal regime of the Hierolath. But shortly after her arrival, Vali finds herself betrayed by her mission partner, who is not the man he seems. Frey, once Vali's lover, has undergone a genetic transformation and has his own agenda for travelling to Nhem. After Valis' escape from the clutches of the Hierolath's militia, she is determined to go in search of Frey in order to discover the reasons for his betrayal.