David Niall Wilson ist ein Erzähler, dessen Werke sich den Bereichen Horror, Dark Fantasy und Science-Fiction widmen. Seine Schriften zeichnen sich durch eine tiefgründige Erforschung der menschlichen Psyche und der dunkleren Winkel der Vorstellungskraft aus. Wilson, der über Erfahrungen als ordinierter Geistlicher verfügt, verleiht seinen Geschichten eine einzigartige Tiefe und beleuchtet oft moralische Dilemmata aus einer besonderen Perspektive.
The situation in Constantinople has degenerated into sheer chaos, as vampires of every stripe prey on the ruined metropolis. Lucita, the young envoy of Clan Lasombra, is caught in the middle and cut off from her elders in Europe. Alone, she faces the impossible task of making the city her own, lest she become another victim in the War of Princes.
When the sensors of the "U.S.S. Voyager" detect abundant plant life on an unexplored planet, Captain Janeway leads an Away Team in search of fresh food supplies. They find lavish gardens inhabited by an enigmatic alien race that holds the gardens sacred. The fragrent blossoms are beautiful, enticing -- and far more dangerous than they appear. One by one, the Away Team begins to fall into deep comas from which they cannot be revived. Unwilling to spread the affliction to "Voyager," the Away Team is trapped on the planet until a cure can be found, but their investigation is perceived as desecration by the devout worshippers of the gardens. Pursued by a fanactical mob, slowly succumbing to the insidious effect of the blossoms, Janeway faces either a violent death -- or an endless sleep.