She should have left her pirate fantasies behind when she grew up. But daydreaming in the tunnels is going to get you killed. And real pirates are brutal.

Ixxy wants an adventure. She lives with her loving family of River-folk, laundering clothes. It's cosy—too cosy. She longs to explore, to live the stories she overhears when she's hiding outside the bar. But then she hears a story she shouldn't. A secret tale of treasure and mystery: the myth of The Net. And this story, River-folk will kill to keep secret. When is it too late to take back a wish? Will she surrender her freedom for adventure? What about her life? Ixxy and the Net is Paul L Arvidson's gripping new adventure, a thrilling 23,000 word novella set in the science fiction fantasy world of the Dark. Love coming of age adventures, the strangest of worlds, and heartstopping thrills? Buy Ixxy and the Net to get caught up in today!