Thirst you cannot quench; Music you cannot endure; Choices you cannot reverse; Commands you cannot resist. By popular request, here are the early short-stories of author Christopher Andrews, collected for the first time ever. Decidedly intemperate compared to his more recent works, The Darkness Within offers an unnerving, and sometimes wickedly humorous, examination of the darkness that lurks under beds, around corners, and, more often than we care to admit, within our own souls. Also includes "Connexion," the short-story sequel to the Triumvirate novel, Pandora's Game.