TALES OF SF ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE FROM THE AUTHOR OF "ARCADIA." Diranda: Tales from the Fifth Quadrant is a collection of captivating science fantasy with a dark slant, "from bestselling author, Tabitha Bradley.  Set on the same worlds as her romantic space opera, Arcadia, these stories of romance, intrigue, betrayal and obsession introduce fascinating new characters like the charismatic Director Gaston VonTesmar, evil Rysusi Legionnaire Jeron Silstrun, Nivannan mercenary Markus Azana and inscrutable Samuel VonTesmar, as well as familiar ones, like Damon Ziomar, Alena Varian, Kenric Trymian, Gareth Janassi and Alexandra  T'Kayn, from "Arcadia". Edgy, intense, with a splash of action and sensual heat, "Diranda: Tales from the Fifth Quadrant" is a collection of provocative stories that will appeal to lovers of space opera, futuristics, dark romance and science fiction. Cover: Matthew Kammert