This is a story about forbidden love. The story is about a talk show host, a doctor, an unfriendly bodyguard, and a college professor. It starts on a colony ship. The critical element of the story is someone moving to a new dwelling. A conflict between those who use magic and those who don't plays an important role.

The story is about a starship engineer who is dependent on medication. It starts in Johannesburg. The critical element of the story is a conversion.

The story is about an astronomer, a cruel clerk, and a whiny psychologist who is married to a movie reviewer. It takes place in a magical alternate universe. The crux of the story involves growth.

This is a tale about predetermined destiny. The story is about a prospector, an arch-druid, an educated marine, and a negative zookeeper. It takes place on an ocean planet. An impending magical conflux plays an important role.

The story is about a disloyal dancer with a rival in his/her profession. It takes place in a world-spanning nation on an arctic planet. The story begins with a performance and ends with a confession.

The story is about a manipulative school teacher. It takes place in a capital city in a solar system of magical space travel. The creation of a magical artifact plays an important role.

This is a tale about deceit and the disunity of religions. The story is about a virtual reality programmer who has a mysterious admirier: a drunken astrologer. It starts in a port city in China. The story begins with somebody breaking something important.

The story is about a combative assistant who hates a network engineer. It starts in an icy nation in a galaxy of magic. The story begins with a holiday preparation.