Fiction. THE QUADRANTS SERIES is a boxed set of pocket-sized debut novels. Included in the set is QUICKSAND by Robert Ashley, ONLY A MESSENGER by Sumner Carnahan, THE IRON BOYS by Thomas Frick, and IF NOTHING CHANGES by L. K. Larsen. The collection also includes Q+1, a bonus book which includes micro fictions, tall tales, absurdist prose, and classic short stories, with contributions by the Quadrants Series authors.

Robert Ashley is a prolific composer and writer, best known for his work in new forms of opera: epic prose poems he sets to music, which have been awarded, commissioned, and performed internationally for over forty- five years. Sumner Carnahan has collaborated with composers, performers, and artists for decades and has six books in print and numerous recordings of her work. Thomas Frick has received awards and fellowships for his writing—short fiction and essays—which have been widely published. L. K. Larsen received an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University and a Recursos 2000 Discovery Award for her poetry and short works of fiction.