Among the Embers

In the late 2020s and early 30s, corporations managed to render the major governments of the world obsolete. The big corporations owned most of the territories as well as the majority of the world’s wealth. While many of the old traditions were still observed in various parts of the world, the true power was with the corporations. In the late 30s, what would be known as the Corporate Wars began as larger companies initiated hostile takeovers in a whole new fashion. Employees, armed with corporate weapons, warred for dominance. It was a bloody time, and many small corporations were destroyed, as were a lot of civilians in the wrong place at the wrong time… as well as those who’d been buying the wrong products. On May 1st, 2067, it all ended in a nuclear fire. Fifteen outstanding authors have come to this Fallen World with stories that take place from the islands off Massachusetts to the California coast, from the swamps of Louisiana to the mountains of Colorado. These stories not only show you the Fall but introduce you to some of the people who might just drag civilization back from the embers… With stories by: Chris Kennedy, Christopher Woods, Marisa Wolf, Kevin Steverson, Kevin Ikenberry, Nick Steverson, Jon R. Osborne, Brisco Woods, J.P. Chandler, Jamie Ibson, Casey Moores, Mark Stallings, Melissa Olthoff, Benjamin Tyler Smith, and Matt Novotny.