A wealthy time traveler's hunt for the ultimate quarry. A returning Iraq veteran's discovery of a more hideous enemy in the hills at home. The profit motive taken to its ultimate conclusion in a world where capitalism and religion have been outlawed. In these three speculative tales, David Hassler, George Evans, and Rick Cross continue the tradition of Muse, An Ekphrastic Trio, and explore the far and near reaches of time and the universe, of the intersections of burning lusts and unyielding dogma, of pride and jealousy and ambition, bringing us back as ever to our deepest and most forbidden yearnings.