The Phoenix Express

by Nicolas Hornyak

For all of known history, the Phoenix Express has delivered letters across the desert known as Time. Its couriers and phoenixes have turned the tides of future wars, saved the messiahs of faiths long forgotten, and changed the very seasons. But now, there is only one rider, one phoenix, and one final letter to be delivered. Elmira has served the Phoenix Express all her life and hasn't seen a message in over a decade. For fifteen years, she ran the post office of Penumbra, hoping to spend the rest of her days in peace. But when the Last Letter arrives, she must leave her daughter behind, or else unravel the world. With a sacred mission passed down the line, Elmira rides for the edge of Time...

138 pages, Paperback

Published September 2, 2017

About the author

Nicolas Hornyak is a writer and game designer from Jersey City, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was raised upstate in Westchester County, where he would eventually attend the Lilly Lieb Port Creative Writing Program at Purchase College. While he studied there, he developed the world of the Flooded Earth, and the first four chapters of his debut novel would make up his senior thesis. He majored in creative writing with a minor in screenwriting, and graduated cum laude in 2015.

A survivor of leukemia, Nicolas is also half Puerto Rican and bisexual, and advocates for LGBT rights and diverse representation across various mediums. You can find out more about him and his other projects at www.nicolashornyak.com.

When he isn't writing or designing games, he can be found making music, editing on a freelance basis, or playing too many video games.