Jeremy Szal Jeremy Szal i(7896818 works by)
Born: Established: 1995 ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Lebanese ; Egyptian
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1 Mindstrings Jeremy Szal , 2022 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Night, Rain, and Neon 2022;
1 y separately published work icon Blindspace Jeremy Szal , London : Gollancz , 2021 22587492 2021 single work novel science fiction fantasy

'Vakov Fukasawa used to be a Reaper: a bio-enhanced soldier fighting for the Harmony, against a brutal invading empire. He's still fighting now, on a different battlefield: taking on stormtech. To make him a perfect soldier, Harmony injected him with the DNA of an extinct alien race, altering his body chemistry and leaving him permanently addicted to adrenaline and aggression. But although they meant to create soldiers, at the same time Harmony created a new drug market that has millions hopelessly addicted to their own body chemistry.

'Now, Vakov may have walked away from Harmony, but they still know where to find him . . .' (Publication summary)

1 Scream in Blue Jeremy Szal , 2020 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: London Centric : Tales of Future London 2020;
1 A Love Like Bruises Jeremy Szal , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: Kaleidotrope , [Summer] 2020;
1 1 y separately published work icon Stormblood Jeremy Szal , London : Orion , 2020 19457393 2020 single work novel science fiction

'Vakov Fukasawa used to be a Reaper: a bio-enhanced soldier fighting for the Harmony, against a brutal invading empire. He's still fighting now, on a different battlefield: taking on stormtech. To make him a perfect soldier, Harmony injected him with the DNA of an extinct alien race, altering his body chemistry and leaving him permanently addicted to adrenaline and aggression. But although they meant to create soldiers, at the same time Harmony created a new drug market that has millions hopelessly addicted to their own body chemistry.

'Vakov may have walked away from Harmony, but they still know where to find him, and his former Reaper colleagues are being murdered by someone, or something — and Vakov is appalled to learn his estranged brother is involved. Suddenly it's an investigation he can't turn down ... but the closer he comes to the truth, the more addicted to stormtech he becomes.And it's possible the war isn't over, after all ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 What the Darkness Asks in Return Jeremy Szal , 2018 single work short story horror science fiction
— Appears in: Every Day Fiction , April 2018;
1 Dead Men Walking Jeremy Szal , 2018 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Abyss and Apex , First Quarter no. 65 2018;
1 The Human I Never Was Jeremy Szal , 2017 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Every Day Fiction , July 2017;
1 The dataSultan of Streets and Stars Jeremy Szal , 2017 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Where the Stars Rise : Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017;
1 The Weight of Silence Jeremy Szal , 2017 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Pacific Monsters 2017;
1 Bronze Gods Jeremy Szal , 2016 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Dimension6 , no. 8 2016; Grimdark Magazine , July no. 16 2018;

'Some who volunteer for the Steel Legion’s work never return.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Walls of Nigeria Jeremy Szal , 2016 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Nature , August vol. 536 no. 7615 2016;
In a future Lagos, a soldier deals with the terrible consequences of the alien technology that humanity hoped would save them.
1 The Galaxy's Cube Jeremy Szal , 2016 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Dystopia Utopia Short Stories 2016; (p. 381-390) Abyss and Apex , Second Quarter no. 58 2016;
In New Bangkok, a dystopian Earth colony deep in space, a man stumbles across forbidden tech that will change the social structure forever.
1 A Dome of Chrome Jeremy Szal , 2014 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: On the Premises , July no. 23 2014;

Humans live within an alien society, on the aliens' terms.

1 Contact Zero Jeremy Szal , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Bards and Sages , October vol. 6 no. 4 2014; (p. 43-50)
1 A Hunter's Wrath Jeremy Szal , 2014 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Bewildering Stories , May no. 571 2014;

A monster hunter starts to question who the real monsters are.

1 Aliens Ate My Anti-Grav Speeder Jeremy Szal , 2014 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Robot and Raygun : Science Fiction Stories , April no. 2 2014;

Logen DeWitt comes out of a pub to find that his anti-grav speeder is not where he left it.

1 Murder Of Crows Jeremy Szal , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , November no. 197 2014;
1 The Dry Above Jeremy Szal , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , June no. 192 2014;
1 Heart of Steel Jeremy Szal , 2014 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Every Day Fiction , March 2014;
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