A gruesome goat-fish carcass washes up on a beach. A colony mission to the Gamma Capricorni system goes horribly wrong. Friends compete in a race to survive the first Zodiac trial. Welcome to CAPRICORN: a collection of twisted poems and dark stories inspired by the eponymous Zodiac sign. Spanning multiple genres, this anthology features stories by award-winning authors and new stars of the Australian/NZ speculative scene.
LORD OF THE DEEP, by Marcus Turner
Magnus is a man besieged, tormented nightly by a frightening and malevolent presence with visions of death and ruin. Following a sudden death in the family, Magnus discovers he has been gifted – or cursed – with an emerging omniscience and other potent supernatural abilities. He is becoming a god – but how, and why?
As the visions grow ever more threatening, Magnus descends into the watery abyss between worlds in search of answers. The answers he seeks, however, could very well tear him and all of creation apart. A battle for the soul of the world is about to begin, and the outcome will echo across eternity.