Nightside Apr 2026

"Remember," Taylor said as he walked back into the darkness. "Even in a place where it's always night, you carry your own dawn." Review – Tales from the Nightside by Simon R. Green

One night, a woman named Elara approached Taylor in his low-rent office. She didn't lose her keys or a briefcase; she had lost her "Sense of Wonder." In the Nightside, such abstract things can be stolen and sold to the highest bidder on the Black Market. Nightside

"This belongs to her," Taylor said, his voice echoing with an authority that even the Nightside respected. "Remember," Taylor said as he walked back into the darkness

The Collector hissed, "In this place, finders are keepers, Taylor." She didn't lose her keys or a briefcase;

"I feel nothing but the gray," she whispered. "The Nightside has finally swallowed my light."

They entered a club where the music was made of captured screams and the drinks were bottled emotions. In a corner sat a Collector, a creature with too many fingers and eyes like dying stars. He held a small, glowing jar.