Episodes
In the final episode of Fractured Horizon the Adams and Royals see their fates come to pass as they always must. The world reassumes the form it would have had if the Royals had not distorted events. But Dante takes his vengence and Denim decides the course of the Snakes.
Includes a brief epilogue.
Published 02/12/09
Ward confronts Nudev as she holds one lifeline. Meanwhile, the Adams hang suspended on another, and defending it takes every bit of strength they have.
Published 02/05/09
The Adams invade the palace. Keats races to find his brother. Kay takes a team to secure the tunnel to the spaceport.
Published 01/29/09
The start of the final section.
Kay delivers herself into the hands of the Royals.
Nudev's stunning ultimate plan is revealed.
Kay stops wishing, and starts taking action. Embrace the final inevitable war!
Published 01/21/09
Nudev forms an alliance.
Kay ends the Strategist's battle by revealing the Adams's dire situation and a challenge from Orlando is gladly accepted.
This is the end of Section 3.
Published 01/15/09
Finished with battle, the returning bioengineered Adams discover that a death blow has been dealt to their kind. Nudev argues with His Majesty Orlando over sinister plans.
Published 01/07/09
Kay returns to the Adam Stronghold with the Snakes and demands a place. The Royals and Adams engage in open warfare around the Stronghold. Kay must question the motives of her friends.
Published 12/18/08
Nudev leaves the Stronghold without sharing her prescient knowledge with Kay. Left on her own, Kay seeks new ways to change the Strategists’ plans but more experienced plotters trick Kay into breaking a taboo.
Published 12/11/08
Kay returns to the Adams Stronghold and plots like a Strategist. Penelope, Boyle, and Keats wrestle with issues of their own, revealing deep cracks in Adam society. Kay is painfully reunited with Nudev.
Published 12/04/08
This is the start of Volume 3. Kay returns to the Adams and sees that they are reaching the edge of desperation. She finally meets the Snakes, but not under the best circumstances!
Published 11/21/08
As they flee Royal troops the escapees get to know each other, leading Ward to a revelation. The Royals' troops attack them and not everyone gets away.
Published 11/13/08
Rejecting a neatly planned and sanctioned dungeon escape, Kay steals the Royals' secret weapon. Her new escape plan isn't tidy at all.
Published 11/06/08
In mourning and blaming Kay, Orlando sets in motion a plan that is not his own. He delivers a brutal ultimatum.
Ward learns that he has been serving the Royals. That alone is not enough to make him question his resolve. However, after learning that Kay is the only help he can expect from the Adams, he reveals how the Royals have given themselves the edge.
Will Kay accept Orlando's offer? Or will Kay and Ward unite to fight the Royals undeserved power?
And what does the 'undeserved...
Published 10/29/08
Orlando tests the freedom that having Kay around gives, and enters the city for more hidden mischief. Meanwhile, Diemos leads the Adams to war and Talos cannot stop it. The city of Onna goes from playground to battleground.
Published 10/22/08
In this episode we meet Orlando's father, Gilbert. The unmasking at a lavish costume ball makes everything clearer.
Published 10/15/08
The Royals' ability to predict the future let them take incredible risks with complete confidence, but with Kay their sport essentially goes from the safety of a mall rock-climbing wall to scaling K2. Then Orlando takes it way beyond that.
Published 10/13/08
The start of Volume 2: Onna City! Kay's mission is to return to Onna City and discover how the Royals predictions have become so accurate. But the Royals have been preparing for generations. Don't you hate it when you stumble into a musical about your life?
Published 10/07/08
Talos is surprised by Kay's reaction to a revelation that is obvious in hindsight. It changes her quest and leaves her marked. Devon and Kay confront Leslie in his lab for their final battle.
Published 10/07/08
I'd save your life if you'd stop shooting at me.
Published 10/01/08
Devon was tricked into finding Kay, and the the scope of the duplicity involved staggers her. Aggie is driven to hasty violence when a piece of Kay's past resurfaces. This is no sparring match. This is death.
Published 09/24/08
Kay's trial period is drawing to a close. Are Kay's weaknessess going to get her killed, or vice-versa?
Published 09/16/08
Denim, a Jackal who serves the leader of the visionary Snakes, impatiently awaits the long-anticipated meeting with Kay, but matters quickly escalate and he is left not only empty-handed, but heartbroken.
Published 08/28/08
Kay retreats to Jackal City. Don't judge her too harshly, it just seems prudent against an enemy that can cause involuntary acts like tragic self-immolation or, you know, incontinence.
Published 08/28/08
Swept up in politics she doesn't understand, the tests of their war-like culture become intense and bewilderingly personal. . . not to mention telekinetic. No fair!
Published 08/28/08