Does a damned man dare dream? Driven ever farther from his home, Arturus must come to terms with the fact that, as a denizen of Hell, it simply may not make sense for him to feel things like hope or love. In a place where all that ends is ill, hope is a lie. In a place where all who breathe are selfish, love is a liability. But Arturus can't help himself-his heart longs for his home and for the people he left so far behind. All men dream, didn't you know? Even the damned ones . . . Especially the damned ones.

They had failed. No one, not even the warrior Galen, had expected the Carrion labyrinth to be so full of devils. No one had expected Maab's soldiers to be so ferocious. They'd failed to rescue Julian, they'd failed to recover his food supply, and they'd failed to return before their own people, giving them up for dead, built a stone wall across the Carrion's only known exit. Now all they can do is try to fight their way home-but they can't make it alone. With half their number already slain, Arturus, Galen, and the Harpsborough hunters must either make an alliance with one of the Carrion's darkest powers or give up any hope of seeing home ever again.

What is it like to be damned? Arturus knows. Born in Hell, Arturus has never had the chance to meet his creator or seek redemption; but that doesn't mean he has no destiny. He lives near the village of Harpsborough, whose people have torn a moment of peace from the unwilling claws of damnation--and damnation wants it back. Future omens are poor. Infidels roam the wilds, devils are amassing, and the very stones of Hell themselves have begun to break apart. But even while they fight damnation, Arturus and the hunters of Harpsborough find themselves facing off against traitors from amongst their own ranks and a people they thought they'd left far behind.

Fifteen astounding stories of science fiction, speculation, wonderment and daring from the pages of M-Brane SF Magazine. Bonus feature: the first print publication of two terrific stories by Adam Callaway.