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April 24 2013
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This is a list of books I have downloaded and have not read. I have included the abstract of the book taken from Amazon. Those read or chosen not to read I have crossed out. I have dated each document and saved those when I start and date a new one deleting the cross-outs.
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http://survivl.blogspot.com/ for “The Search”
Book search:
FAERIE
ELF MAGIC
War of the roses
Battle of Boyne
Baltic
Sea stories
Time travel
Charlemagne historical fct
Palladin
Dark ages
Dystopinan
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Balkans
Byzantium
Humor
Humorous History
Western
Arctic
Alternate Reality (Uni)(hstry)
Parallel worlds
Multiverse
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Colonial
Scandinavian
Bretons
Quantum Science
Mystery Thriller
Pre-history America
Alaska
Hawaii
Finland
Kiev
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Authors
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Ruth Francesco
James Rollins
F Paul Wilson
David Liss
Bartholomew Gill
Keith Laumer
Neal Gaimon
David Ignatius
P J Tracy
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Riccio, R. Vincent
Vincent Tiggli
Robin Hobbs
Xiaolong, Qiu
Anne MacCaffrey
Dan Simmons
Vernor Vinge
Joan D Vinge
Donna Leon
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Charles Stross
Bob Mayer
Eliot Pattison
Stephen King
Philip Kerr
Robert Sawyer
Scott Turrow
Eric Flint
Sirling
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Possible reads
On Edge Alternate U could be good
Hell Around the Horn Sea
Daddy's World
Once we were Human Weirdy
Scorpio Rising (The Scorpio Series)
Border
Movies: All the presidents men, The Front Page” and “Broadcast News
p.140-145 History
1. La Rincorsa
1. The Way Life Was Forever
1. Tunnels: A Story of War
1. Sholpan (Gaia Nova)%%%
2. The Never Born: 1 (Locus Origin)
Space Opera
3. Forbidden The Stars (The Interstellar Age Book 1)
1. The Last Praetorian%%%
Season One (Episodes 1-6) Available in one book for one low price: amazon.com/dp/B005REXCKE/
Season Two (Episodes 7-12) Available in one book for one low price: amazon.com/dp/B007BEDR4Y/
Season Three Begins June 19, 2012
WARNING: This is a post-apocalyptic horror book where bad people do evil things, and as such, this series features disturbing scenes and foul language. While it is all within the context of the story, some readers may find this content offensive.
BOOK TWO in the New America series, entitled "Resistance" is slated for a summer 2013 release. Sneak peek is available now on Smashwords.
**This edition has been reformatted and further edited from the original release.
2. Space Junque - A Dystopian Fantasy (Apocalypto 1)%%%
☻☻History WWII
Folklore research
1. Defender: The Sanctuary Series, Volume One
1. Rahel and the Golem of Prague
Synopsis of The Prophecies Trilogy:
It's the near future, and society is government controlled. Technology tracks everyone, and personal privacy does not exist. The hope for freedom lies in the operations of an underground organization, GOG, which fights against worldwide oppression. Their most powerful weapon is Ann Torgeson, a paranormally-gifted operative. When her powers release the seal of The Prophecies, she becomes a weapon against the government, which relentlessly pursues her.
2. Maid for the Billionaire (Book 1) (Legacy Collection)
There are nineteen provinces in the Land held aloft by nineteen pillars. Above the earth there is sky, and nobody knows what goes below except the Nineteen Dragons.
That is all you need to know, but that is not all there is to be known.
The Device has been stolen and the godlike Dragons have been rendered mortal. Someone is murdering them one by one, and each death brings the world closer to its end. Unless the the Device is somehow restored to its deceased owner, the Dragons are doomed to destruction--and the human world will go with them.
2. Defender: The Sanctuary Series, Volume One
The Queen of the Realm of Faerie series is inspired by the 15th century French fairy tale, Melusine.
2. A Hatful of Rabbits
1. Guardians of Suncast Dale part 12
Guardians of Suncast Dale $2.99
It is 461 page main book
2. The Color Dragon (The Azuraan Series)
1. The Iron Horse Tinker
Tony Waterfall has become an expert at gracing the masses with his penchant for descriptive writing and haunting stories. Wielding the English language like a Knight would wield a sword, Tony Waterfall captures the imagination and takes it to another place; a place of his creation. His short stories are full of imagery, thought provoking nuances, and exceptional writing. Each story has its own meaning that can be taken in different ways by different people.
1. Death Ray Butterfly (Rays and Nights)
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Mystery
Mystery
1. Odd jobs X
Mystery
College student Kevin Davenport is working any and every odd job to make it through school. He discovers who killed his father while working at the corrupt, mob-controlled, Kosher World Meat factory. Now he will stop at nothing to prevent the killers from ruining other families and to get his revenge, as well. Conventional techniques, such as going to the police, have not only been ineffective for others, these methods have proven to be virtual suicide.
So all bets are off and Davenport uses the grittiest and strangest methods as tools to bring down the killers. The characters, misadventures and odd jobs will have the readers laughing. But the hazard is real and Davenport is in over his head.
1. Tainted souls ? 
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Detective
Detective Rick Frost washes up in the sleepy Los Angeles exurb of Santa Isidora after being cashiered by the LAPD. An everyday murder investigation draws Frost into a web of corruption that stretches from the salons of Beverly Hills to the Green Zone of Baghdad and quickly pits him against powerful forces that even the Feds fear to disturb. Before it’s over, Frost will face an agonizing decision: to bring the guilty to justice, he must risk the life of the woman he loves.
1. Murder corporated
EVEN GOOD COPS CAN GO BAD...
Rookie cop Tommy Boyd learns the hard way that those that wear badges can be as ruthless as those they hunt when he is taken under the wing of Captain Ty Reeves, a self-proclaimed, "Destroyer Among Destroyers."
A THIN LINE BETWEEN HEROES AND MONSTERS...
Reeves is eager to teach his new rookie that the rules don't apply to his division; the coveted SIS: Special Investigation Section. The section of the Las Vegas Metro Police with the most arrests, the most convictions, and the most officer involved shootings in the history of the city.
A CHOICE IS ALL THAT'S LEFT...
Tommy sees that Reeves uses his badge with fearlessness and fury to destroy those he's deemed a threat. SIS is well protected and lucrative for those that play along. For those that don't, they're seen as no better than the criminals they chase.
When a woman that knows too much comes into Reeves' sights, Tommy must make the choice to protect her or Reeves and SIS.
Stuck in the middle between duty and the corruption and violence of SIS, Tommy must choose which side of the line he's on. But if he makes the wrong choice, he may not be around long enough to regret it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Victor Methos' fiction has appeared in magazines and literary journals across the United States and United Kingdom. He is the author of several bestsellers including THE WHITE ANGEL MURDER, the #1 mystery-thriller in the U.S. and U.K. for over eight weeks. He has sold more than 300,000 books worldwide.
He has been a prosecutor specializing in violent crime and is currently a criminal defense attorney in the United States, where he has defended everyone from murderers and the mafia to the homeless and disabled. He may be reached through his blog at www.methosreview.blogspot.com
Rookie cop Tommy Boyd learns the hard way that those that wear badges can be as ruthless as those they hunt when he is taken under the wing of Captain Ty Reeves, a self-proclaimed, "Destroyer Among Destroyers."
A THIN LINE BETWEEN HEROES AND MONSTERS...
Reeves is eager to teach his new rookie that the rules don't apply to his division; the coveted SIS: Special Investigation Section. The section of the Las Vegas Metro Police with the most arrests, the most convictions, and the most officer involved shootings in the history of the city.
A CHOICE IS ALL THAT'S LEFT...
Tommy sees that Reeves uses his badge with fearlessness and fury to destroy those he's deemed a threat. SIS is well protected and lucrative for those that play along. For those that don't, they're seen as no better than the criminals they chase.
When a woman that knows too much comes into Reeves' sights, Tommy must make the choice to protect her or Reeves and SIS.
Stuck in the middle between duty and the corruption and violence of SIS, Tommy must choose which side of the line he's on. But if he makes the wrong choice, he may not be around long enough to regret it.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Victor Methos' fiction has appeared in magazines and literary journals across the United States and United Kingdom. He is the author of several bestsellers including THE WHITE ANGEL MURDER, the #1 mystery-thriller in the U.S. and U.K. for over eight weeks. He has sold more than 300,000 books worldwide.
He has been a prosecutor specializing in violent crime and is currently a criminal defense attorney in the United States, where he has defended everyone from murderers and the mafia to the homeless and disabled. He may be reached through his blog at www.methosreview.blogspot.com
2. Bait X
Cops Robbers & Vampires
Give it a chance
Live bait makes all the difference.Sent on a mission to lure Budapest’s vampire Overlord into a trap, Connie Bence is instead caught red-handed by the dark Casanova.
Her employer has concrete proof of the dubious leader’s misdeeds but she is surprised when this ruthless killer, Rurik, offers her protection and rescues her from his own kind. It plants seeds of doubt in her mind and she begins to question his guilt.
Now she is thrown into his world where blackmail determines her every move and where she must betray those she cares about or let them die. The stakes are high. She either puts her trust in Rurik or leads him to his execution.
Love or life.
Her employer has concrete proof of the dubious leader’s misdeeds but she is surprised when this ruthless killer, Rurik, offers her protection and rescues her from his own kind. It plants seeds of doubt in her mind and she begins to question his guilt.
Now she is thrown into his world where blackmail determines her every move and where she must betray those she cares about or let them die. The stakes are high. She either puts her trust in Rurik or leads him to his execution.
Love or life.
1. The Ragtime kid
Mystery
Brun Campbell, a 15-year-old piano-playing fool, hears Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag” played one 1898 afternoon in Oklahoma City. It’s destiny calling. Asking for ragtime lessons, he’s told, “No, Ragtime is colored music.” So Brun runs away from the family farm to Sedalia, Missouri, to persuade Joplin to take him on as a pupil. What Brun doesn’t expect is to trip over the body of a young woman. He thoughtlessly picks up a couple of items before he rushes away from the murder scene.
When Edward Fitzgerald, a man who befriended Brun his first night in town, is arrested for the woman’s murder, Brun is certain he’s innocent. But if the boy shows anyone the things he pocketed at the scene—things he now knows belonged to Scott Joplin—he’ll point the finger at the composer...and himself.
Brun decides to get Fitzgerald, Joplin, and himself off the hook by finding the real killer, but for that he eventually needs some help from Dr. Overstreet, the alcoholic town mayor; and John Stark, a man pushing sixty, who’s been employing Brun at his music store.
Sedalia is rife with suspects, some of them opportunists bent on stealing Joplin’s music. And then there are the girls and women—mysteries to Brun—like a teenager seized with religious fever, a couple of mischievous prostitutes, and an attractive, ambitious young woman with a hint of scarlet in her past, who further complicate his pursuit of the killer.
When Edward Fitzgerald, a man who befriended Brun his first night in town, is arrested for the woman’s murder, Brun is certain he’s innocent. But if the boy shows anyone the things he pocketed at the scene—things he now knows belonged to Scott Joplin—he’ll point the finger at the composer...and himself.
Brun decides to get Fitzgerald, Joplin, and himself off the hook by finding the real killer, but for that he eventually needs some help from Dr. Overstreet, the alcoholic town mayor; and John Stark, a man pushing sixty, who’s been employing Brun at his music store.
Sedalia is rife with suspects, some of them opportunists bent on stealing Joplin’s music. And then there are the girls and women—mysteries to Brun—like a teenager seized with religious fever, a couple of mischievous prostitutes, and an attractive, ambitious young woman with a hint of scarlet in her past, who further complicate his pursuit of the killer.
1.AT Risk
Mystery Thriller
This stirring first mystery is set in Maryland’s rich horse country where Steve Cline seems, at twenty-one, much too young to be in charge of a major stable. Seasoned by summers on a dude ranch, his skills and stamina are sorely tested when he’s hijacked early one morning along with some of the stable’s horses. His escape turns him into a killer’s target in an environment where a complex scheme develops and everyone, no matter how innocent, courts risks . . .
2. Greasing the Pinata: A Cape Weathers Mystery (Cape Weathers Mysteries)
A former U.S. Senator vanishes days after his son goes missing. When they’re both found dead on a golf course in Mexico, body parts missing, the Senator’s estranged daughter Rachel resolves to discover what happened.
Private investigator Cape Weathers doesn’t really want the case. He can’t stand politicians and doesn’t know the terrain. But when it looks like the daughter may become the next victim, Cape crosses the border looking for answers.
Cape asks his deadly companion Sally, trained by the Hong Kong Triads, to watch his back as he stumbles onto a conspiracy that leads from corporate boardrooms in San Francisco to drug cartel strongholds in Mexico. Together they confront a killer determined to bury the past as well as anyone trying to dig it up.
Miles away from home and nowhere near the answers, Cape manages to get kidnapped, steal from the mob, piss off the DEA, alienate the local police, confound a computer genius, and somehow lose the client he’s been protecting all along.
Private investigator Cape Weathers doesn’t really want the case. He can’t stand politicians and doesn’t know the terrain. But when it looks like the daughter may become the next victim, Cape crosses the border looking for answers.
Cape asks his deadly companion Sally, trained by the Hong Kong Triads, to watch his back as he stumbles onto a conspiracy that leads from corporate boardrooms in San Francisco to drug cartel strongholds in Mexico. Together they confront a killer determined to bury the past as well as anyone trying to dig it up.
Miles away from home and nowhere near the answers, Cape manages to get kidnapped, steal from the mob, piss off the DEA, alienate the local police, confound a computer genius, and somehow lose the client he’s been protecting all along.
2. Broken Ferns (Lei Crime Series)
Mystery in Hawaii
The island of Oahu is warm breezes, skyscrapers and green mountains—but a daring young thief is out to make a statement, and Special Agent Lei Texeira’s new career is already on the line.
Lei Texeira has made a difficult transition from detective on Maui to the FBI on Oahu—and her first big case as an agent draws national media attention. With her typical jump-first, look-later style, she pursues her quarry from Oahu to the outer islands, rousing old conflicts and new heartbreak.
“Crisp, well-written and full of local color - Broken Ferns is another page-turner from Toby Neal.” Greta Van der Rol, author of Morgan’s Choice
Lei Texeira has made a difficult transition from detective on Maui to the FBI on Oahu—and her first big case as an agent draws national media attention. With her typical jump-first, look-later style, she pursues her quarry from Oahu to the outer islands, rousing old conflicts and new heartbreak.
“Crisp, well-written and full of local color - Broken Ferns is another page-turner from Toby Neal.” Greta Van der Rol, author of Morgan’s Choice
Detective
1. La Rincorsa
Detective w/ a twist
In the fall of 1985, San Jose Police Detective Martin Gilmore is gravely wounded in a gun battle while protecting Frederick Lang, a university instructor recently accused of being a Nazi war criminal. During the encounter, Lang is brutally murdered, along with another police officer.
During his recuperation, Gilmore discovers that the double homicide is linked to Lang’s role in a clandestine art heist committed in war-torn Europe more than forty years earlier. Gilmore soon finds himself tracking down the killers, as well as the art collection. The intelligence community is watching every move he makes, as are members of the Tesia Foundation, an organization dedicated to the apprehension of war criminals.
As events unfold, Gilmore’s mysterious experiences in the Vietnam War return to haunt him, complicating his revenge-driven investigation even further. But Gilmore’s macabre nightmares and other subtle clues could be enough to help him solve Lang’s murder
During his recuperation, Gilmore discovers that the double homicide is linked to Lang’s role in a clandestine art heist committed in war-torn Europe more than forty years earlier. Gilmore soon finds himself tracking down the killers, as well as the art collection. The intelligence community is watching every move he makes, as are members of the Tesia Foundation, an organization dedicated to the apprehension of war criminals.
As events unfold, Gilmore’s mysterious experiences in the Vietnam War return to haunt him, complicating his revenge-driven investigation even further. But Gilmore’s macabre nightmares and other subtle clues could be enough to help him solve Lang’s murder
1. Empire in her name
Sci Fi
EMPIRE is the coming-of-age story of Reza Gard, a young boy of the Human Confederation who is swept up in the century-long war with the alien Kreelan Empire. Nightmarish female warriors with blue skin, fangs, and razor sharp talons, the Kreelans have technology that is millennia beyond that of the Confederation, yet they seek out close combat with sword and claw, fighting and dying to honor their god-like Empress.
Captured and enslaved, Reza must live like his enemies in a grand experiment to see if humans have souls, and if one may be the key to unlocking an ages old curse upon the Kreelan race. Enduring the brutal conditions of Kreelan life, Reza and a young warrior named Esah-Zhurah find themselves bound together by fate and a prophecy foretold millennia before they were born.
Captured and enslaved, Reza must live like his enemies in a grand experiment to see if humans have souls, and if one may be the key to unlocking an ages old curse upon the Kreelan race. Enduring the brutal conditions of Kreelan life, Reza and a young warrior named Esah-Zhurah find themselves bound together by fate and a prophecy foretold millennia before they were born.
1. Re-union
SciFI
I was born twice, but the first time wasn’t my choice. In fact I don’t remember anything about it. The second time, now that's a different story. It began with a game.
Re:union is a previously unreleased science fiction short story by Eric Liu, author of the science fiction novel "Terrene: the hidden valley." Part disaster story and part romance, Re:union is a thrilling and touching exploration, delving into the very meaning of humanity.
Re:union is a previously unreleased science fiction short story by Eric Liu, author of the science fiction novel "Terrene: the hidden valley." Part disaster story and part romance, Re:union is a thrilling and touching exploration, delving into the very meaning of humanity.
1. The Variant Effect ? might have read this look
SciFi ???
was a popular medication that could cure anything from Anxiety and Depression to Schizophrenia and Zoophagia. Everybody took it back in the day, because there were no side effects... ...AT FIRST. By the time they learned about the Variant Effect it was too late.
The old building in a rundown part of Metro was a perfect place to find a body, but they wouldn't have dragged Joe Borland out of retirement if it still had its skin. It's been 20 years since Borland battled the Variant Effect, and 20 since he let his partner get skinned alive. Now both of them are ordered back into action to meet a terrifying new threat.
This eBook is also available in the Official Variant Effect Collector Pack
The old building in a rundown part of Metro was a perfect place to find a body, but they wouldn't have dragged Joe Borland out of retirement if it still had its skin. It's been 20 years since Borland battled the Variant Effect, and 20 since he let his partner get skinned alive. Now both of them are ordered back into action to meet a terrifying new threat.
This eBook is also available in the Official Variant Effect Collector Pack
1. Neptune Crossing (The Chaos Chronicles) Spc Opera
When John Bandicut sets out across the surface of Triton, he's hardly ready for the storm of chaos that's about to blow through his life. The alien quarx that soon inhabits his mind is humanity's first contact with an alien life. The quarx, part of an ancient galactic civilization that manipulates chaos theory to predict catastrophic events, seeks to prevent a cometary collision that could destroy the Earth. But it must have help. If Bandicut chooses to trust the quarx, he must break all the rules--indeed, sacrifice his life as he knows it--to prevent humanity's greatest cataclysm. Leaving friends and lover behind, hurtling across the solar system in a stolen spaceship, Bandicut can only pray that his actions will save the Earth--even if he doesn't live to see it again. From the Nebula-nominated author of Eternity's End.
2. Demon's Mist (Peoples of the Arden) V0l II
Book 2 of Peoples of the Arden series.
A year after the the Flemmings were brought to the Arden Marin and Avery are learning how to use their magic and about the world of Lindmeara. TJ and Suzi are making friends their own age and Avery and Petra are learning to track. All of them are now in danger because someone or something has attacked the Elves of Lindmear and freed the Dragon. King Talon is under threat and another Guild is threatening the people of the Arden. It's now up to Marin and the other wizards of the Arden to save all the world of Lindmeara.
A year after the the Flemmings were brought to the Arden Marin and Avery are learning how to use their magic and about the world of Lindmeara. TJ and Suzi are making friends their own age and Avery and Petra are learning to track. All of them are now in danger because someone or something has attacked the Elves of Lindmear and freed the Dragon. King Talon is under threat and another Guild is threatening the people of the Arden. It's now up to Marin and the other wizards of the Arden to save all the world of Lindmeara.
1. A thousand points of light
SciFi War
After two years, the war between the American-led Allies and the Chinese-led United Nations has settled into a bloody stalemate. China has defeated Russia and driven India to the brink, while the United States and the rest of the Grand Alliance has swept China from the seas and gained superiority in the air. The war has now become a test of Chinese material endurance versus American moral will.
President Alexander Harris will never accept anything less than total victory: but can he maintain the support of the American people long enough to attain it?
China’s leaders know that defeat will mean the end of their power and, quite probably, their lives: but can they convince their enemies to quit the fight now instead of waiting for the completion of next-generation weapons systems that will ensure the defeat of the Chinese?
In A Thousand Points of Light, the war that began in The Blast of War and continued in A Land War in Asia comes to an astonishing conclusion as both sides fight on through almost unimaginable horror in the pursuit of victory.
About the Author:
Adam Teiichi Yoshida is a columnist and blogger whose work has been published in multiple forums, including the National Post, Washington Times, Insight Magazine, and The American Thinker.
President Alexander Harris will never accept anything less than total victory: but can he maintain the support of the American people long enough to attain it?
China’s leaders know that defeat will mean the end of their power and, quite probably, their lives: but can they convince their enemies to quit the fight now instead of waiting for the completion of next-generation weapons systems that will ensure the defeat of the Chinese?
In A Thousand Points of Light, the war that began in The Blast of War and continued in A Land War in Asia comes to an astonishing conclusion as both sides fight on through almost unimaginable horror in the pursuit of victory.
About the Author:
Adam Teiichi Yoshida is a columnist and blogger whose work has been published in multiple forums, including the National Post, Washington Times, Insight Magazine, and The American Thinker.
1. Season of the Harvest
"This novel is a delicious treat for those who like action and adventure. It is a science fiction novel that is at once contemporary and reminiscent of the great novels that have bejeweled the genre through the years. It is a cautionary tale that will haunt the reader, and invite us all to think twice about the simple decisions we make every day." - Author Dan Moore
"Season of the Harvest was smart, entertaining, and believable. If you enjoy your Sci-fi novels and/or thrillers check this book out and then hang on to the edge of your seat, because that is where you will be perched until you hit the last page!" - Moonlit Dreams
If you enjoy stories by James Rollins, Michael Crichton, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, get ready to strap yourself in for a roller coaster ride of terrifying adventure...
You Are What You Eat
At a genetics lab where a revolutionary strain of corn is being developed, FBI Special Agent Jack Dawson's best friend and fellow agent is brutally murdered, his body torn apart.
Jack is convinced that Naomi Perrault, a beautiful geneticist and suspected terrorist, is behind the murder. But when Jack is framed for setting off a bomb that devastates the FBI lab in Quantico, Naomi becomes Jack's only hope of survival.
Confronted by the terrifying truth of what the genetically engineered seeds stolen by his friend are truly for and who is really behind them, Jack joins Naomi in a desperate fight across half the globe to save humanity from extermination...
"Season of the Harvest was smart, entertaining, and believable. If you enjoy your Sci-fi novels and/or thrillers check this book out and then hang on to the edge of your seat, because that is where you will be perched until you hit the last page!" - Moonlit Dreams
If you enjoy stories by James Rollins, Michael Crichton, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, get ready to strap yourself in for a roller coaster ride of terrifying adventure...
You Are What You Eat
At a genetics lab where a revolutionary strain of corn is being developed, FBI Special Agent Jack Dawson's best friend and fellow agent is brutally murdered, his body torn apart.
Jack is convinced that Naomi Perrault, a beautiful geneticist and suspected terrorist, is behind the murder. But when Jack is framed for setting off a bomb that devastates the FBI lab in Quantico, Naomi becomes Jack's only hope of survival.
Confronted by the terrifying truth of what the genetically engineered seeds stolen by his friend are truly for and who is really behind them, Jack joins Naomi in a desperate fight across half the globe to save humanity from extermination...
2. Call of the Herald
SciFi Fantasy ???
"...kind of like a cross between The Lord of the Rings
and Harry Potter...I honestly could not stop reading this book. I
completed it in two days, it was that good." Cheryl's Book Nook - March
2009 review of The Dawning of Power trilogy
"...a bit like
Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Terry Brooks' Shannara series, and
Paolini's Eragon saga rolled into one." Melissa's Bookshelf April, 2009
review of The Dawning of Power trilogy
"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book for all ages."
Linda Weaver Clarke, author of the new mystery series "The Adventures of John and Julia Evans."
Product Description
"...kind of like a cross between The Lord of the Rings
and Harry Potter...I honestly could not stop reading this book. I
completed it in two days, it was that good." Cheryl's Book Nook - March
2009 review of The Dawning of Power trilogy
"...a bit like
Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Terry Brooks' Shannara series, and
Paolini's Eragon saga rolled into one." Melissa's Bookshelf April, 2009
review of The Dawning of Power trilogy
"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book for all ages."
Linda Weaver Clarke, author of the new mystery series "The Adventures of John and Julia Evans."
Product Description
Book
One of The Dawning of Power trilogy. Echoes of the ancients' power are
distant memories, tattered and faded by the passage of eons, but that is
about to change. A new dawn has arrived. Latent abilities, harbored in
mankind's deepest fibers, wait to be unleashed. Ancient evils awaken,
and old fears ignite the fires of war.
One of The Dawning of Power trilogy. Echoes of the ancients' power are
distant memories, tattered and faded by the passage of eons, but that is
about to change. A new dawn has arrived. Latent abilities, harbored in
mankind's deepest fibers, wait to be unleashed. Ancient evils awaken,
and old fears ignite the fires of war.
1.Continuance agency
SciFi
Daniel Sharpe survived the end of the world. Now he lives alone, fearful that he may be the last living person on earth. It is too dangerous for him to venture outside - to try and find other survivors - with that ominous black cloud of death still looming in the sky above.
When a manila envelope mysteriously arrives with an invitation to join "The Continuance Agency", an organization on a mission to save mankind, Daniel has to decide if it's worth the risk to try to join up, to see if he can help to save whatever's left of the world. But deep inside he wonders: is "The Continuance Agency" really what it claims to be?
Find out in this exciting first volume of "The Continuance Saga".
When a manila envelope mysteriously arrives with an invitation to join "The Continuance Agency", an organization on a mission to save mankind, Daniel has to decide if it's worth the risk to try to join up, to see if he can help to save whatever's left of the world. But deep inside he wonders: is "The Continuance Agency" really what it claims to be?
Find out in this exciting first volume of "The Continuance Saga".
1. The Way Life Was Forever
short story SciFi Fantasy Dark?
Sun-dwellers are foul monsters that eat a human’s flesh from their bones…or so sixteen-year-old Lyra has always been taught. To keep their citizens safe, her colony seals itself into the vaults by day.
Moonwalkers are horrible beasts that feed on the blood of men…at least, that is what Perseus was told. The only sure survival for his people is to lock themselves into their repositories each night.
Both labeled as undesirable by their respective kinds, a fated meeting in the forbidden forest offers Lyra and Perseus an unexpected chance at happiness. If they can overcome their own prejudices and discover the truth about one another before time runs out.
Can the sun-dweller and the moonwalker learn that when reality is distorted by hate and terror sometimes the only thing to truly fear is fear itself?
THE WAY LIFE WAS FOREVER – a YA short story from award-winning author, Carey Corp.
Moonwalkers are horrible beasts that feed on the blood of men…at least, that is what Perseus was told. The only sure survival for his people is to lock themselves into their repositories each night.
Both labeled as undesirable by their respective kinds, a fated meeting in the forbidden forest offers Lyra and Perseus an unexpected chance at happiness. If they can overcome their own prejudices and discover the truth about one another before time runs out.
Can the sun-dweller and the moonwalker learn that when reality is distorted by hate and terror sometimes the only thing to truly fear is fear itself?
THE WAY LIFE WAS FOREVER – a YA short story from award-winning author, Carey Corp.
1. The Stars, My Brothers
SciFi
He was afraid -- not of the present or the future, but of the past. He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space. . . .
Hamilton was a thoughtful SF writer, and you can surely see that here: this is the tale of a man dead in space for centuries -- and revived by folks who approach an alien world a lot the way out nuttier environmentalists approach the defense of trees. There are creatures on this alien world, see, that look like people -- and act like chimpanzees. But chimps are animals, aren't they? Aren't they. . . ?
1. Starlight City cybpunk
When Black and his team are sent to investigate a foreign ship orbiting near the Harmonica space port, they're killed onboard by a humanoid weapon built in the image of a beautiful woman. Several years later, Black is reborn through a miracle of science on an unfamiliar planet called Neon. He's mysteriously set free and flees to Starlight City..
1.ReEarth
Nothing on the Rhealian network is private. A few reckless comments online can do a great deal of damage to a person's reputation. When Detective Joseph Pimm is placed in charge of a murder investigation, where the chief suspect is an Earth women, uncovering the truth risks putting him out of step with Rhealian society.
Born on an isolated planet, the people of Rhea have a tough life. Heavy gravity and humid conditions cause many to question humanity's place on that world. The people glorify and vilify aspects of Earth culture, as they compete for their own vision of Rhea’s future.
Pimm’s investigation takes him through a world he’s known his whole life, and in doing so, faces familiar social pressures, obstructing him from uncovering the true corruption beneath the surface.
Pimm has to decide for himself, not only where he stands politically, but how far he’s prepared to go.
Born on an isolated planet, the people of Rhea have a tough life. Heavy gravity and humid conditions cause many to question humanity's place on that world. The people glorify and vilify aspects of Earth culture, as they compete for their own vision of Rhea’s future.
Pimm’s investigation takes him through a world he’s known his whole life, and in doing so, faces familiar social pressures, obstructing him from uncovering the true corruption beneath the surface.
Pimm has to decide for himself, not only where he stands politically, but how far he’s prepared to go.
1. Crown of Thorns-The race to clone Jesus Christ : A Genetic Conspiracy Thriller (Book Two) fUTURE
A young student at Oxford University has an idea for his doctor’s thesis (Ph.D.), which fulfils not only the criteria for ‘originality’, but goes far beyond it. For if Jason Dyke is right, his idea will soon change the world and shift the delicate balance of power from one nation to another.
Jason’s idea is simple: In the genetics laboratory at Oxford University, he will clone Jesus Christ.
But when the CIA finds out about his plan, the President of America realises that if the UK succeeds, the balance of power will shift from the USA to Europe. And he realises that the only way to stop this happening is for America to create its very own clone of Jesus Christ.
The race is on...
Genetics is the future. In the coming years, or maybe even months, the single most important scientific development in the history of mankind will be the development of human cloning. This book is based upon a simple idea, which takes the inevitable science of human cloning, one step further.
What makes this book stand out from other novels that deal with a similar concept is the way the author makes the science seem plausible, by explaining simply what genetics is and how cloning works. By leading the reader through the latest advances in cloning techniques until even the impossible seems possible, the reader cannot help but get sucked into the story. Right to the very end the author successfully maintains the thrill of the ride, and manages to keep a surprise up his sleeve…
Whoever reads this book will never forget it. And they will ask….one of two questions:-
Jason’s idea is simple: In the genetics laboratory at Oxford University, he will clone Jesus Christ.
But when the CIA finds out about his plan, the President of America realises that if the UK succeeds, the balance of power will shift from the USA to Europe. And he realises that the only way to stop this happening is for America to create its very own clone of Jesus Christ.
The race is on...
Genetics is the future. In the coming years, or maybe even months, the single most important scientific development in the history of mankind will be the development of human cloning. This book is based upon a simple idea, which takes the inevitable science of human cloning, one step further.
What makes this book stand out from other novels that deal with a similar concept is the way the author makes the science seem plausible, by explaining simply what genetics is and how cloning works. By leading the reader through the latest advances in cloning techniques until even the impossible seems possible, the reader cannot help but get sucked into the story. Right to the very end the author successfully maintains the thrill of the ride, and manages to keep a surprise up his sleeve…
Whoever reads this book will never forget it. And they will ask….one of two questions:-
1. Tunnels: A Story of War
Sci Fi
The captain is a sell-sword, a mercenary who’s survived battle after battle, and his men would follow him to Hell itself. They just might. They’re in the midst of a mission that sends them underground in a bold attempt on an enemy city that will leave them stranded below and fighting the earth itself instead of enemy soldiers.
1. The Grush: Drums of War Part 1
Sci Fi
The citizens of Iggy's Bend welcome our hero, Nathal on the eve of an expected Grushling attack. The plant like enemy has terrorized the town for an age. Will the new stranger's presence be enough to turn the tide? Or does Nathal's secrets bring their own set of risks to the village?
1. Sholpan (Gaia Nova)%%%
Sci Fi May have read
HE'D RATHER DIE THAN BE A SLAVE TO THE CONQUERORS OF HER HOME WORLD.
Stella McCoy never thought she'd fall prisoner to the barbarian Hameji. The oldest daughter of a working class family, all she wanted was to finish her apprenticeship and start a career an astrogator. But when the Hameji conquer her home world with their starfaring battle fleets, she is forced against her will to become a concubine to one of their highest ranking warlords.
Stella would rather die than spend the rest of her life as a concubine. Fortunately, as she looks for a chance to escape, she starts to make friends in high places. But in the dangerous world of harem politics, with new friends come new enemies—ones that have the power to destroy her.
SHOLPAN is a 35,000 word (80-120 page) companion novella to BRINGING STELLA HOME, and follows Stella's storyline through the first half of the full length novel. About 25% of the novella contains new material not included in BRINGING STELLA HOME.
Stella McCoy never thought she'd fall prisoner to the barbarian Hameji. The oldest daughter of a working class family, all she wanted was to finish her apprenticeship and start a career an astrogator. But when the Hameji conquer her home world with their starfaring battle fleets, she is forced against her will to become a concubine to one of their highest ranking warlords.
Stella would rather die than spend the rest of her life as a concubine. Fortunately, as she looks for a chance to escape, she starts to make friends in high places. But in the dangerous world of harem politics, with new friends come new enemies—ones that have the power to destroy her.
SHOLPAN is a 35,000 word (80-120 page) companion novella to BRINGING STELLA HOME, and follows Stella's storyline through the first half of the full length novel. About 25% of the novella contains new material not included in BRINGING STELLA HOME.
2. The Never Born: 1 (Locus Origin)
Space Opera
Over a century after the seedship Lazarus completed its near 1,200 year journey, the Terran colonies found themselves in conflict with a hostile alien race.
In a world decimated by a long, drawn-out war where a never-ending stream of fresh clones are fed to the Terran war machine, a genetically engineered squad of soldiers must fight to survive against all odds.
When society is ruled from behind the scenes by massive corporate conglomerates that control powerful secret organizations and even the very Republic itself, the clones will come to question the world they live in, their fellow soldiers, and even the very nature of their existence. What’s more, they must struggle to establish their own identities in a world that has little respect for human life, and even less for that of a clone.
In a world decimated by a long, drawn-out war where a never-ending stream of fresh clones are fed to the Terran war machine, a genetically engineered squad of soldiers must fight to survive against all odds.
When society is ruled from behind the scenes by massive corporate conglomerates that control powerful secret organizations and even the very Republic itself, the clones will come to question the world they live in, their fellow soldiers, and even the very nature of their existence. What’s more, they must struggle to establish their own identities in a world that has little respect for human life, and even less for that of a clone.
3. Forbidden The Stars (The Interstellar Age Book 1)
Space opera shitkicker
At the end of the 21st century, a catastrophic accident in the asteroid belt has left two surveyors dead. There is no trace of their young son, Alex Manez, or of the asteroid itself.
On the outer edge of the solar system, the first manned mission to Pluto, led by the youngest female astronaut in NASA history, has led to an historic discovery: there is a marker left there by an alien race for humankind to find. We are not alone!
While studying the alien marker, it begins to react and, four hours later, the missing asteroid appears in a Plutonian orbit, along with young Alex Manez, who has developed some alarming side-effects from his exposure to the kinetic element they call Kinemet.
From the depths of a criminal empire based on Luna, an expatriate seizes the opportunity to wrest control of outer space, and takes swift action.
The secret to faster-than-light speed is up for grabs, and the race for interstellar space begins!
On the outer edge of the solar system, the first manned mission to Pluto, led by the youngest female astronaut in NASA history, has led to an historic discovery: there is a marker left there by an alien race for humankind to find. We are not alone!
While studying the alien marker, it begins to react and, four hours later, the missing asteroid appears in a Plutonian orbit, along with young Alex Manez, who has developed some alarming side-effects from his exposure to the kinetic element they call Kinemet.
From the depths of a criminal empire based on Luna, an expatriate seizes the opportunity to wrest control of outer space, and takes swift action.
The secret to faster-than-light speed is up for grabs, and the race for interstellar space begins!
1. The Last Praetorian%%%
Science Fiction adventure/romance,
Commander Jonathan Radec is a man desperately trying to escape from the mistakes of his past.
Now the owner of Vanguard Shipping, his primary concerns are trying to keep his ships flying and his crew alive. However, the shadowy Syndicate organisation has set their sights on the Commander and his business, having sent a beautiful assassin to kill him. To make matters worse, she’s become the target of his infatuation, much to the dismay of his ex-girlfriend. Recently elevated to President of the Confederation, she’s still very much in love with him and capable of making his life a living hell.
Surrounded by a galaxy beginning to tear itself apart, with enemies on all sides, he’s now also unwillingly tasked with trying to save the Confederation – for which he has little regard. Jon has little going in his favour, except a crew consisting of the elite of the old Imperial Navy, all of whom would fight to the death for him, and a past that possibly makes him one of the most dangerous men alive.
The Last Praetorian is a Science Fiction adventure/romance, which tries to answer the question: “Can you ever find redemption for the mistakes of your past?”
Now the owner of Vanguard Shipping, his primary concerns are trying to keep his ships flying and his crew alive. However, the shadowy Syndicate organisation has set their sights on the Commander and his business, having sent a beautiful assassin to kill him. To make matters worse, she’s become the target of his infatuation, much to the dismay of his ex-girlfriend. Recently elevated to President of the Confederation, she’s still very much in love with him and capable of making his life a living hell.
Surrounded by a galaxy beginning to tear itself apart, with enemies on all sides, he’s now also unwillingly tasked with trying to save the Confederation – for which he has little regard. Jon has little going in his favour, except a crew consisting of the elite of the old Imperial Navy, all of whom would fight to the death for him, and a past that possibly makes him one of the most dangerous men alive.
The Last Praetorian is a Science Fiction adventure/romance, which tries to answer the question: “Can you ever find redemption for the mistakes of your past?”
1. YESTERDAY'S GONE: EPISODE ONE 
☻
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TV Episode Apoc
A journalist wanders the horrible reality of an empty New York in search of his wife and son.
A serial killer must hunt in a land where prey is now an endangered species.
A mother shields her young daughter from danger, though every breath fills her with terror.
A bullied teen is thrilled to find everyone gone. Until the knock at the door.
A fugitive survives a fiery plane crash. Will he be redeemed, or return to what he's best at: the kill?
An eight year old boy sets out on a journey to find his missing family. What he finds will change him forever.
And there's a few people who aren't surprised that this happened at all. In fact, they've been dreaming about this day for years.
These survivors aren't alone...
Someone or something is watching them.
And waiting...
Strangers unite.
Sides are chosen.
Will humanity survive what it never saw coming?
The only certainty is that Yesterday's Gone.
You've never read anything like Yesterday's Gone - the epic, groundbreaking, thrilling new series.
A journalist wanders the horrible reality of an empty New York in search of his wife and son.
A serial killer must hunt in a land where prey is now an endangered species.
A mother shields her young daughter from danger, though every breath fills her with terror.
A bullied teen is thrilled to find everyone gone. Until the knock at the door.
A fugitive survives a fiery plane crash. Will he be redeemed, or return to what he's best at: the kill?
An eight year old boy sets out on a journey to find his missing family. What he finds will change him forever.
And there's a few people who aren't surprised that this happened at all. In fact, they've been dreaming about this day for years.
These survivors aren't alone...
Someone or something is watching them.
And waiting...
Strangers unite.
Sides are chosen.
Will humanity survive what it never saw coming?
The only certainty is that Yesterday's Gone.
You've never read anything like Yesterday's Gone - the epic, groundbreaking, thrilling new series.
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Season Three Begins June 19, 2012
WARNING: This is a post-apocalyptic horror book where bad people do evil things, and as such, this series features disturbing scenes and foul language. While it is all within the context of the story, some readers may find this content offensive.
1. Someone to remember me ? ☺☻☻
Apoc
Who will remember you when the world ends?
A young man wakes up in the middle of an abandoned street. His name is Seven and, except for the number he thinks is his name, he has no memories to call his own. Seven can’t explain where or when he is. He can’t explain what happened to the dead city he’s stranded in. And he can’t explain why the other amnesia-stricken survivors he finds feel so familiar to him...
As they wander the decomposing streets of the metropolis, Seven and his companions realize that someone is guiding them along their fight for survival. By unraveling the mystery behind the city’s fatal demise, the survivors begin to discover the dark truth of their own history. What lingers in the crux of myth and legacy is the journey of five people hoping to remember who they were before their civilization died.
Knowledge and memory entail consequences, so what will the price be when Seven and his band of survivors finally discover someone who remembers them?
SOMEONE TO REMEMBER ME is the intriguing new novel by Brendan Mancilla.
A young man wakes up in the middle of an abandoned street. His name is Seven and, except for the number he thinks is his name, he has no memories to call his own. Seven can’t explain where or when he is. He can’t explain what happened to the dead city he’s stranded in. And he can’t explain why the other amnesia-stricken survivors he finds feel so familiar to him...
As they wander the decomposing streets of the metropolis, Seven and his companions realize that someone is guiding them along their fight for survival. By unraveling the mystery behind the city’s fatal demise, the survivors begin to discover the dark truth of their own history. What lingers in the crux of myth and legacy is the journey of five people hoping to remember who they were before their civilization died.
Knowledge and memory entail consequences, so what will the price be when Seven and his band of survivors finally discover someone who remembers them?
SOMEONE TO REMEMBER ME is the intriguing new novel by Brendan Mancilla.
1. Witch and Wizard Preview
James Patterson's epic dystopian saga continues!
ENJOY A FREE SNEAK PEEK OF THE FIRST 16 CHAPTERS OF THE KISS.
Whit and Wisty Allgood, a witch and wizard with extraordinary abilities, have defeated the ruthless dictator who long overshadowed their world. But for the first time in their lives, the powerful brother and sister find themselves at odds as Wisty is drawn to a mysterious and magical stranger named Heath.
Wisty has never felt as free as she does with Heath, especially when the two of them share and test their magic together. But when a merciless Wizard King from the mountains suddenly threatens war, Wisty must make an excruciating choice. Will she unite with Whit to fight the mounting dangers that could return their world to a tyrant's domain? Or will she trust the beautiful boy who has captured her heart?
1. Collapse (new america) BOOK ONE in the NEW AMERICA series.
Apoc
What would it take for the United States to fall from within? In a not too distant future, America is put to the test. With the American people deep in The Second Great Depression and two of the most powerful hurricanes on record to contend with, the United States is in no condition to deal with hidden terrorists on its soil, maniacal politicians, and the most formidable military threat the world has seen since the Third Reich.
This is the story of three men from three very different walks of life: Howard Beck, the world's richest man, also diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome; Richard Dupree, ex-Navy SEAL turned escaped convict; and Maxwell Harris, a crippled, burned-out chief of police of a small Texas town. At first, they must overcome their own struggles and fight for their survival against impossible odds. In the end, the unlikely trio must band together to save their beloved country from COLLAPSE.
Empires topple. Nations crumble. Civilization is fragile. In 2027, America will fall.
BOOK TWO in the New America series, entitled "Resistance" is slated for a summer 2013 release. Sneak peek is available now on Smashwords.
**This edition has been reformatted and further edited from the original release.
2. Space Junque - A Dystopian Fantasy (Apocalypto 1)%%%
SciFi Apoc
The DOGs want to destroy the world. The gods want to make a new one. The trick is to survive both.
At the end of the 21st century, civilization is at the brink of environmental collapse. As Char Meadowlark prepares to board the Imperial Shuttle for some time off planet, the airport is attacked by the DOGs, an eco-terrorist group.
Jake Ardri, pilot of the private shuttle Space Junque, offers Char her only hope of survival. He takes her to the orbiting Imperial Space Station, the seat of world government.
As the conflict escalates and global war threatens humanity's existence, ancient gods return to take control and impose a new world order. Char and Jake are caught up in a divine plan to save the world - but first they have to survive the apocalypse.
Jake Ardri, pilot of the private shuttle Space Junque, offers Char her only hope of survival. He takes her to the orbiting Imperial Space Station, the seat of world government.
As the conflict escalates and global war threatens humanity's existence, ancient gods return to take control and impose a new world order. Char and Jake are caught up in a divine plan to save the world - but first they have to survive the apocalypse.
Part 2 The Island Part 2 (The Fever)
Apocalyptic
The Fever exploded across the U.S. and the world. Hour by hour the news grew worse. The virus was spreading at a bewildering pace, killing so fast that estimates had to be constantly revised. Even worse, it appeared to be mutating to an even deadlier form.
Stranded on Portsmouth Island after the President instituted martial law, William Hill found himself fighting to survive even though he had come to the island to die. The old village offered shelter against the storms and the coming winter. The sea offered food. Life should have been simple.
It wasn’t. He hadn’t counted on the old woman, or the odd little boy she brought with her. He hadn’t expected to provide for nearly a dozen people.
He wasn’t prepared for the evil that came to the island. William Hill had never been afraid of the dark. He never had reason to.
He did now. Not only had the evil come.
It knew his name
Stranded on Portsmouth Island after the President instituted martial law, William Hill found himself fighting to survive even though he had come to the island to die. The old village offered shelter against the storms and the coming winter. The sea offered food. Life should have been simple.
It wasn’t. He hadn’t counted on the old woman, or the odd little boy she brought with her. He hadn’t expected to provide for nearly a dozen people.
He wasn’t prepared for the evil that came to the island. William Hill had never been afraid of the dark. He never had reason to.
He did now. Not only had the evil come.
It knew his name
Time Travel:
Time Travel Adventures Of The 1800 Club: Book I
Time Travel Looks good
The Time Travel Adventures Of The 1800 Club is a 21st Century haven for people seeking to escape New York City’s frantic pace. Dressed in clothes their ancestors might have worn during the 1800s, members enjoy foods of the period and read periodicals featuring news of a particular date in 1865. However, the 1800 Club also has an astounding secret . . . Time Travel. Members travel back in time nudging famous persons and key events just enough to ensure history unfolds, as it should. Guardians-of-the-future, who send robotic probes back through the ages, discover that, at critical time-junctures, pivotal figures stray from vital tasks and actions. Then an 1800 Club member is sent back to guarantee that events get back on track. The 1800 Club’s members aid Lincoln, Roosevelt, Bat Masterson, Mark Twain and many others. Without subtle interventions by these unknown agents, the famous might have been only footnotes, rather than giants of history
1. Whistletree XX
☻☻History WWII
The Whistletree stands at the entrance to Windrush, a wealthy estate in a town in the Ukraine. Local boys would meet at the sound of a whistle before setting out on their bicycles. Born to extreme privilege one of these boys can speak 4 languages by the age of 12. During the Second World War he and his family is thrown out of their home by the Russians who occupy his country and sent to labor camps in Siberia. Before being taken prisoner his father shows him where the family heirlooms and treasures are buried and teaches him the combination for a Swiss Bank Account. The boy is separated from his family and never sees them again. He survives a labor camp for boys and is later drafted into the Russian military and sent to war. Forced to fight for the enemy he becomes an officer and decorated hero. He emerges as the ultimate hero and winner of all by outwitting his adversaries.
1. The translation of Fr Torturo ?
Church History
Black magic and thuggery assist a Machiavellian priest's ascent to the papal throne in this predictable but gleefully subversive modern gothic. Xavier Torturo, a quiet but ambitious seminarian in rural Italy, gets entrusted with an ancient occult text about the translation of powers from the dead to the living. Soon thereafter, a relic of Saint Anthony disappears from its shrine, and Xavier—coincidentally?—shows the power to heal by the laying on of hands. Combining his newly developed talent for miracles with secular skills of blackmail and manipulation, Torturo secures his ticket to the Vatican, where his underlings' excesses and his own past indiscretions ultimately precipitate his swift and gruesome downfall. Connell paints a scabrous portrait of the Vatican as a site of absolute power that corrupts absolutely.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Product Descrption:
In 1263, when the vault containing the body of St. Anthony was opened, thirty-two years after its original interment, the flesh had turned to dust, but the tongue was in a perfect state of preservation. For almost eight-hundred years it was kept mounted on a pin. But now it has been stolen. Padua, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome. . . . Father Torturo, the neo-decadent anti-hero, moves through a modern Italy reeking of incense and filth. In an adventure stained with magic and garnished with cruelty, he travels on an ambitious journey to popedom, where the only laws that restrain him are those of his own artistic taste.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Product Descrption:
In 1263, when the vault containing the body of St. Anthony was opened, thirty-two years after its original interment, the flesh had turned to dust, but the tongue was in a perfect state of preservation. For almost eight-hundred years it was kept mounted on a pin. But now it has been stolen. Padua, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome. . . . Father Torturo, the neo-decadent anti-hero, moves through a modern Italy reeking of incense and filth. In an adventure stained with magic and garnished with cruelty, he travels on an ambitious journey to popedom, where the only laws that restrain him are those of his own artistic taste.
1. Pirates of savannah
History ??
Join four mismatched teens as they hunt for lost pirate treasure in historic Savannah, Georgia. Follow the group as they race against corrupt artifact thieves to uncover Shamus’s booty. This adventure journeys through Savannah’s secret tunnels, forgotten islands and real historical locations. Can four young adults put their differences aside long enough to learn to work together so they can discover the pirate swag?
This book is a modern day spin off of “Pirates of Savannah: Birth of Freedom in the Lowcountry” and is appropriate for all ages.
This book is a modern day spin off of “Pirates of Savannah: Birth of Freedom in the Lowcountry” and is appropriate for all ages.
1. Stony Lake Frontier
History
Stony Lake Frontier is the story of Jed Pernell and his bride homesteading on the Michigan frontier. Dealing with the wilderness of the Michigan, border ruffians, the American Civil War, as Jed serves with the 3rd Michigan Regiment for three years. The stories of their children growing into adulthood.
1. The Gypsies
Folklore research
Leland returned to Europe in 1869, and travelled widely, eventually settling in London. His fame during his lifetime rested chiefly on his comic Hans Breitmann’s Ballads (1871), written in a combination of brokenEnglish and German (not to be confused, as it often has been, with Pennsylvania German).[5] In recent times his writings on pagan and Aryan traditions have eclipsed the now largely forgotten Breitmann ballads, influencing the development of Wicca and modern Neo-paganism.
In his travels, he made a study of the Gypsies, on whom he wrote more than one book. Leland began to publish a number of books on ethnography, folklore and language. His writings on Algonquian and gypsy culture were part of the contemporary interest in pagan and Aryan traditions. He erroneously claimed to have discovered 'the fifth Celtic tongue': the form of Cant, spoken among Irish Travellers, which he named Shelta. Leland became president of the English Gypsy-Lore Society in 1888.
Eleven years later Godfrey produced Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, reportedly containing the traditional beliefs of Italian witchcraft as conveyed him in a manuscript provided by a woman named Maddalena, whom he refers to as his "witch informant."[6] This remains his most influential book. Aradia's accuracy has been disputed,[7] and used by others as a study of witch lore in 19th century Italy.[8]
[edit]Art education
1. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages
History like
Absorbing compilation of vintage tales surrounding such figures as William Tell, Saint Patrick, the Pied Piper, the Knights of the Holy Grail, and the Man in the Moon, complete with introductory essays on their mythological or historical origins. 5 plates of illustrations; 11 line drawings.
2. Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and ... the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples
History like
3. The Viking Blood A Story of Seafaring
SEA, A fictional historical tale? Looks good
This book is a fictional depiction of the comming of age of a Scots boy sent to sea at the age of 13. For those familiar with the work of George MacDonald, a writer of fiction for young people in the later half of the 19th century, the theme of this book will seem familiar. The greatest departure from MacDonald is the vividness and authenticity of the descriptions of life at sea on various types of sailing ships. This should not be surprising as Wallace apparently is writing from personal experience. This surmise is based on the extent of his non fiction work listed in the present bibliography. There are two transits of Cape Horn and many coasting and fishing voyages depicted that bring our young protaganist from the age of 13 to 21.
1. Escape: Book One of The Unchained Trilogy
History slavery
Daniel and Lori love each other, yet to live as one in 1856, they must escape from the unyielding society that imprisons them.
Lori was born a slave in North Carolina, yet by chance was raised alongside Daniel in a wealthy abolitionist household. The sudden death of Daniel’s mother catapults Lori back into bondage.
Relegated to chattel on a rice plantation, Lori lives in constant fear under the tormenting scrutiny of Daniel’s wretched Aunt Lucinda.
After Daniel fails to convince his relatives to free Lori, he is compelled to devise a daring escape. Although a life threatening endeavor for both of them, Lori’s freedom is priceless to Daniel, and he’s willing to pay such a price for her love.
Lori was born a slave in North Carolina, yet by chance was raised alongside Daniel in a wealthy abolitionist household. The sudden death of Daniel’s mother catapults Lori back into bondage.
Relegated to chattel on a rice plantation, Lori lives in constant fear under the tormenting scrutiny of Daniel’s wretched Aunt Lucinda.
After Daniel fails to convince his relatives to free Lori, he is compelled to devise a daring escape. Although a life threatening endeavor for both of them, Lori’s freedom is priceless to Daniel, and he’s willing to pay such a price for her love.
1.The Reiver
Short Story
Duncan Maxwell, laird of Lochmorton Castle, gets the shock of his life when he discovers the reiver captured in a raid on his lands is not a boy, but a young woman. Although she flatly refuses to tell him her name or how she came to be riding with a raiding party, Duncan cannot countenance imprisoning a woman in his dungeon but neither can he release her without compensation. Unable to ransom her back to her family, he treats her as an honored—though exceptionally well-supervised—guest. He takes to calling her Reva and determines to seduce the truth of her identity from her. There’s just one problem—the reiver may steal his heart before he can reveal her secrets.
2. Fistful of Reefer (Lost DMB Files #17)
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This book is not a stoner story, but does contain cheeky humor and pulpy, double-fisted action! The author does not use or condone the use of marijuana while reading this novel. Thank you.
Product Description
Fistful of Reefer delivers a surge equivalent to a cocktail of 1 part serotonin, 2 parts adrenaline, with a dash of grenadine served over ice. This double-fisted, dieselpunk weird-Western resides between No Country for Old Men and The Three Amigos.
In 1918, when Chancho Villarreal and his friends inadvertently create the legend of El Chupacabra, they draw the attention of Texas Ranger J.T. McCutchen to their goat ranch and marijuana farm north of Del Rio, Texas. What follows is an action-packed ride across the wilds of a Texas haunted by rumors of Chupacabras behind every bush.
Product Description
Fistful of Reefer delivers a surge equivalent to a cocktail of 1 part serotonin, 2 parts adrenaline, with a dash of grenadine served over ice. This double-fisted, dieselpunk weird-Western resides between No Country for Old Men and The Three Amigos.
In 1918, when Chancho Villarreal and his friends inadvertently create the legend of El Chupacabra, they draw the attention of Texas Ranger J.T. McCutchen to their goat ranch and marijuana farm north of Del Rio, Texas. What follows is an action-packed ride across the wilds of a Texas haunted by rumors of Chupacabras behind every bush.
1. Daughter of the Sea
Roman Fantasy
Engaged against her will, Calista, a young Roman aristocrat, grapples with the annihilation of her world at the hands of her would-be husband. The violent aftermath uncovers a connection to the mythological land of Atlantis, shattering Calista’s conception of family, the gods—and herself.
Calista does not know why the sea sings in her veins—or why her parents have affianced her to the insidious Lord Avaritus. She watches, powerless, as he ruthlessly annihilates all she loves.
When Calista tries escape with the remnants of her family, a storm strikes their vessel and Calista is hurled overboard. She reemerges in Atlantis, summoned by the leaders of the undersea domain. The very fiber of her identity shudders after she learns that she is the daughter of Neptune—and not quite mortal.
Despite the manipulation of Atlantis’s leaders and the romantic temptations of a pair of smirking grey eyes, Calista must find a way to return to Portus Tarrus to rescue her family and seek revenge against the man who destroyed everything she held dear.
Calista does not know why the sea sings in her veins—or why her parents have affianced her to the insidious Lord Avaritus. She watches, powerless, as he ruthlessly annihilates all she loves.
When Calista tries escape with the remnants of her family, a storm strikes their vessel and Calista is hurled overboard. She reemerges in Atlantis, summoned by the leaders of the undersea domain. The very fiber of her identity shudders after she learns that she is the daughter of Neptune—and not quite mortal.
Despite the manipulation of Atlantis’s leaders and the romantic temptations of a pair of smirking grey eyes, Calista must find a way to return to Portus Tarrus to rescue her family and seek revenge against the man who destroyed everything she held dear.
1. Child of the Mist
Scottish Highands Historic fiction
In the harsh Scottish highlands of 1565, superstition and treachery threaten a truce between rival clans. It's a weak truce at first, bound only by an arranged engagement between Anne MacGregor and Niall Campbell-the heirs of the feuding families.
While Niall wrestles with his suspicions about a traitor in his clan, Anne's actions do not go unnoticed. And as accusations of witchcraft abound, the strong and sometimes callous Campbell heir must fight for Anne's safety among disconcerted clan members. Meanwhile his own safety in threatened with the ever-present threat of someone who wants him dead.
Will Niall discover the traitor's identity in time? Can Anne find a way to fit into her new surroundings? Will the two learn to love each other despite the conflict? With a perfect mix of a burgeoning romance and thrilling suspense, this book is historical fiction at its best.
While Niall wrestles with his suspicions about a traitor in his clan, Anne's actions do not go unnoticed. And as accusations of witchcraft abound, the strong and sometimes callous Campbell heir must fight for Anne's safety among disconcerted clan members. Meanwhile his own safety in threatened with the ever-present threat of someone who wants him dead.
Will Niall discover the traitor's identity in time? Can Anne find a way to fit into her new surroundings? Will the two learn to love each other despite the conflict? With a perfect mix of a burgeoning romance and thrilling suspense, this book is historical fiction at its best.
The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century
1. Unbidden
When the emperor chooses a husband for Rochelle, she tries to drive her betrothed away, but by the time she realizes she might want to keep him, she has been too successful and other forces are dividing them as well.
A whirling romance in the enchanting world of Charlemagne’s Empire. Rochelle of Alda, a feisty Frank noblewoman, expects to continue her industrious life managing her family’s estate. When her emperor summons her to the palace to meet the skilled soldier she is required to marry, Rochelle engages in a battle for independence from David of Bavaria. As her own deceptions multiply, she suspects another of also plotting against their marriage. To her surprise, and too late, David’s passion and patience begin to win her heart. Can their love survive the tangled web of her schemes and the secret adversary David refuses to see?
Book One in the Evolution Serie
A whirling romance in the enchanting world of Charlemagne’s Empire. Rochelle of Alda, a feisty Frank noblewoman, expects to continue her industrious life managing her family’s estate. When her emperor summons her to the palace to meet the skilled soldier she is required to marry, Rochelle engages in a battle for independence from David of Bavaria. As her own deceptions multiply, she suspects another of also plotting against their marriage. To her surprise, and too late, David’s passion and patience begin to win her heart. Can their love survive the tangled web of her schemes and the secret adversary David refuses to see?
Book One in the Evolution Serie
1. Defender: The Sanctuary Series, Volume One
Fantasy
The world of Arkaria is a dangerous place, filled with dragons, titans, goblins and other dangers. Those who live in this world are faced with two choices: live an ordinary life or become an adventurer and seek the extraordinary.
Cyrus Davidon leads a small guild in the human capital of Reikonos. Caught in an untenable situation, facing death in the den of a dragon, they are saved by the brave fighters of Sanctuary who offer an invitation filled with the promise of greater adventure. Soon Cyrus is embroiled in a mystery - someone is stealing weapons of nearly unlimited power for an unknown purpose, and Sanctuary may be the only thing that stands between the world of Arkaria and total destruction.
Cyrus Davidon leads a small guild in the human capital of Reikonos. Caught in an untenable situation, facing death in the den of a dragon, they are saved by the brave fighters of Sanctuary who offer an invitation filled with the promise of greater adventure. Soon Cyrus is embroiled in a mystery - someone is stealing weapons of nearly unlimited power for an unknown purpose, and Sanctuary may be the only thing that stands between the world of Arkaria and total destruction.
1. The books of Rachel
Jewish Spnsh Inq to Israel
The Books of Rachel is a fictional microcosm of 500 years of Jewish history. Since the 15th century, in the Cuheno family, the first daughter born to the family is given the name Rachel and a heritage of faith and courage as precious as the family diamond. A saga sweeping from the Spanish Inquisition to the birth of a Jewish homeland.
"Highly recommended."
"Highly recommended."
Born with the same name, this title grabbed my attention years ago when I read the book at the time it had its original cover art. I love this book and claimed it as one of my favorites after recently re-reading it once again. The author, Joel Gross, spent over a year on the research to write this book, and it definitely shows in the knowledge of the Jewish traditions, persecutions and people of each era he writes about. With tremendous detail, it seems as if Mr. Gross actually lived the lives of each of his characters as well. The vivid prose is sometimes poetic, making the realistic feelings of each character come to life.
"The Books of Rachel" begins with a modern-day Rachel in the Prologue as she is about to marry. As is tradition, she is to be given her birthright, the 500-year old, 60-carat white Cuheno diamond, also known as the Rachel diamond, for it once belonged to her family's Rachels, generations before her.
"The Book of Rachel" is divided into five parts, each one a depiction of the life of a Rachel during her particular time and era. Like the diamond of her namesake, each Rachel is unique, fierce with the fire of conviction and proud of her heritage, possessing the dignity of royalty and the courage of a heroine.
Part One takes place in Spain during 1484 where Rachel Cuheno lives with her family in an esteemed and noble position under protection of the royal court of King Ferdinand, and where she dies during the reign of tortures of the Jewish people and others during the Spanish Inquisition. It is during this time that her brother cut the Cuheno diamond, meant to be hers before her death and later passed to another Rachel born to the male side of the Cuheno family after the prior Rachel had deceased.
Part Two is set in Venice in 1610 where Rachel lives in the Jewish ghetto but through her sister, living as a courtesan in a palace, Rachel fatefully meets a travelling cousin possessing her diamond and joins the wealthy diamond business in Amsterdam.
Part Three is the account of the enlightened, wealthy, admired, brilliant, renegade Rachel of Berlin in 1772 who gave up all privilege of the married lifestyle between the two famed diamond empires for the passionate love that matched her own in another man of unique genius,
In Part Four, set in 1852 Jerusalem, Rachel from France, gives up her privileged lifestyle to dedicate herself to the dreams of her people. Against the wishes of her parents, Rachel travels to Jerusalem and finds her life's purpose there, helping the Jewish settlers make a life for themselves by learning the craft of diamond cutting and becoming a part of her family's business.
Part Five - Kent, England, 1937 - tells of the outspoken, spontaneous Rachel, also born to wealth's privilege who regardless, finds herself a target of anit-Semitism as the Nazi's tentacles reach England. At age 19, Rachel goes to Germany to try to ransom out lives of as many Jewish people as she can with her family's money but is sent to a concentration camp and does not survive.
The Epilogue continues where the Prologue began - with the modern-day Rachel receiving the Cuheno diamond from her father - and as with all of the other parts of this outstanding book, I didn't want it to close.
"The Books of Rachel" begins with a modern-day Rachel in the Prologue as she is about to marry. As is tradition, she is to be given her birthright, the 500-year old, 60-carat white Cuheno diamond, also known as the Rachel diamond, for it once belonged to her family's Rachels, generations before her.
"The Book of Rachel" is divided into five parts, each one a depiction of the life of a Rachel during her particular time and era. Like the diamond of her namesake, each Rachel is unique, fierce with the fire of conviction and proud of her heritage, possessing the dignity of royalty and the courage of a heroine.
Part One takes place in Spain during 1484 where Rachel Cuheno lives with her family in an esteemed and noble position under protection of the royal court of King Ferdinand, and where she dies during the reign of tortures of the Jewish people and others during the Spanish Inquisition. It is during this time that her brother cut the Cuheno diamond, meant to be hers before her death and later passed to another Rachel born to the male side of the Cuheno family after the prior Rachel had deceased.
Part Two is set in Venice in 1610 where Rachel lives in the Jewish ghetto but through her sister, living as a courtesan in a palace, Rachel fatefully meets a travelling cousin possessing her diamond and joins the wealthy diamond business in Amsterdam.
Part Three is the account of the enlightened, wealthy, admired, brilliant, renegade Rachel of Berlin in 1772 who gave up all privilege of the married lifestyle between the two famed diamond empires for the passionate love that matched her own in another man of unique genius,
In Part Four, set in 1852 Jerusalem, Rachel from France, gives up her privileged lifestyle to dedicate herself to the dreams of her people. Against the wishes of her parents, Rachel travels to Jerusalem and finds her life's purpose there, helping the Jewish settlers make a life for themselves by learning the craft of diamond cutting and becoming a part of her family's business.
Part Five - Kent, England, 1937 - tells of the outspoken, spontaneous Rachel, also born to wealth's privilege who regardless, finds herself a target of anit-Semitism as the Nazi's tentacles reach England. At age 19, Rachel goes to Germany to try to ransom out lives of as many Jewish people as she can with her family's money but is sent to a concentration camp and does not survive.
The Epilogue continues where the Prologue began - with the modern-day Rachel receiving the Cuheno diamond from her father - and as with all of the other parts of this outstanding book, I didn't want it to close.
1. How Huge the night ? ☺☻
Holocaust
Fifteen-year-old Julien Losier just wants to fit in. But after his family moves to a small village in central France in hopes of outrunning the Nazis, he is suddenly faced with bigger challenges than the taunting of local teens.
Nina Krenkel left her country to obey her father’s dying command: Take your brother and leave Austria. Burn your papers. Tell no one you are Jews. Alone and on the run, she arrives in Tanieux, France, dangerously ill and in despair.
Thrown together by the chaos of war, Julien begins to feel the terrible weight of the looming conflict and Nina fights to survive. As France falls to the Nazis, Julien struggles with doing what is right, even if it is not enough—and wonders whether or not he really can save Nina from almost certain death.
Based on the true story of the town of Le Chambon—the only French town honored by Israel for rescuing Jews from the Holocaust—How Huge the Night is a compelling, coming-of-age drama that will keep teens turning the pages as it teaches them about a fascinating period of history and inspires them to think more deeply about their everyday choices.
1. Rahel and the Golem of Prague
A Kabalistic Love Story
Rabbi Loew's golem was brought to life from mud to protect Jews against Christian blood libel. This Jewish Frankenstein was not supposed to have feelings that could get in the way of his lethal obligations. Yet he seems to have fallen for Rahel, the beautiful daughter of the most obscure rabbi in the Prague Ghetto. This combustible combination ignites in a holy fire crackling with divine sparks. If you enjoy this short story, please download "Prague Spring," a mystery/thriller also by David Del Bourgo.
Rabbi Loew's golem was brought to life from mud to protect Jews against Christian blood libel. This Jewish Frankenstein was not supposed to have feelings that could get in the way of his lethal obligations. Yet he seems to have fallen for Rahel, the beautiful daughter of the most obscure rabbi in the Prague Ghetto. This combustible combination ignites in a holy fire crackling with divine sparks. If you enjoy this short story, please download "Prague Spring," a mystery/thriller also by David Del Bourgo.
2. The Witch of Prague
Fantasy
The witch Unorna pursues true love. While she is being pursued by Israel Kafka who is madly in love with her, Unorna falls madly in love with ""The Wanderer,"" who goes about the world in search of his long lost love, Beatrice. Unorna is not able to make the Wandered fall in love with her without making many attempts at casting spells on him and plotting against anyone who comes in her way. Can her hypnotic powers succeed, and can she free herself from her agony through the purity of her love? By Marion Crawford"
1. Borders
Holocaust
"A worthwhile addition to the Holocaust genre, particularly suitable to a classroom setting...." --Kirkus Indie Reviews
"Blue-eyed Claire lives with her close-knit family—her parents and 10-year-old sister, Hannah—in the southeastern Polish town of Dynow. Down the street are her zaydie (grandfather), who has a meaningful story for every occasion, and her bubbie (grandmother), who enjoys remembering what it was like to be an adolescent. As the story begins, Claire’s primary concern is whether a chicken bought for dinner will be blessed as kosher by the rabbi. But it’s September 1939, and many Jews are at risk. Jewish men are rounded up after Germans cross the Polish border, but Claire’s father and grandfather escape. Many Christians in Dynow turn a blind eye as Jews are shot to death and buried, or burned alive in the synagogues. After being exiled, Claire reunites with her father and her zaydie in eastern Poland, and eventually she and her family must choose whether to become Russian citizens. Through it all, Claire sustains the belief that safety and happiness are tied to passage to Palestine. Aviv’s novel is a compelling tale about sacrifice, family loyalty and hard choices in hard times. An underlying theme examines why the Jews didn’t fight back, echoed in the recent film Defiance. At the center is gritty Claire, a resilient character of sand and sass, who’s honest about her feelings and her reactions to historic events. In spite of her tender years, she is often vocally at odds with those around her, as she intuits that life has changed fundamentally and possibly irrevocably, as she learns to navigate new worlds with new rules. At the core is a basic survival instinct—like choosing boots over food in Siberia—even as she longs for a return to normalcy. Life lessons include poverty, benefiting from the black market, and learning who among many strangers can be trusted. The pacing, though not brisk, is steady, as is interest in the fates of Claire and her family as they attempt to keep the Jewish soul alive in emaciated bodies. Along the way, there are touching moments of first love, jealousy and sexual attraction, juxtaposed with displacement, nonstop hunger and disease. ...the narrative is strong, with valuable insights for teens and young teens."
"Blue-eyed Claire lives with her close-knit family—her parents and 10-year-old sister, Hannah—in the southeastern Polish town of Dynow. Down the street are her zaydie (grandfather), who has a meaningful story for every occasion, and her bubbie (grandmother), who enjoys remembering what it was like to be an adolescent. As the story begins, Claire’s primary concern is whether a chicken bought for dinner will be blessed as kosher by the rabbi. But it’s September 1939, and many Jews are at risk. Jewish men are rounded up after Germans cross the Polish border, but Claire’s father and grandfather escape. Many Christians in Dynow turn a blind eye as Jews are shot to death and buried, or burned alive in the synagogues. After being exiled, Claire reunites with her father and her zaydie in eastern Poland, and eventually she and her family must choose whether to become Russian citizens. Through it all, Claire sustains the belief that safety and happiness are tied to passage to Palestine. Aviv’s novel is a compelling tale about sacrifice, family loyalty and hard choices in hard times. An underlying theme examines why the Jews didn’t fight back, echoed in the recent film Defiance. At the center is gritty Claire, a resilient character of sand and sass, who’s honest about her feelings and her reactions to historic events. In spite of her tender years, she is often vocally at odds with those around her, as she intuits that life has changed fundamentally and possibly irrevocably, as she learns to navigate new worlds with new rules. At the core is a basic survival instinct—like choosing boots over food in Siberia—even as she longs for a return to normalcy. Life lessons include poverty, benefiting from the black market, and learning who among many strangers can be trusted. The pacing, though not brisk, is steady, as is interest in the fates of Claire and her family as they attempt to keep the Jewish soul alive in emaciated bodies. Along the way, there are touching moments of first love, jealousy and sexual attraction, juxtaposed with displacement, nonstop hunger and disease. ...the narrative is strong, with valuable insights for teens and young teens."
1. The circle of sorcerers ?
Magic
Product description for: The Circle of Sorcerers Kindle edition, 81,000 words.
When Laedron Telpist's sorcery training is interrupted by a knock on the door, what once seemed a proper profession must now be hidden. In a world where priests and mages vie for the limitless power of the elements and a new Grand Vicar has sworn death to all sorcerers, Laedron is tossed into a nightmare which would see his destruction at every turn.
From the home shores in western Sorbia, through the Cael'Brilland heartlands, and even across the seas to the great city of Azura, Laedron finds himself embracing old friends, consorting with unlikely allies, and confronting potent enemies. As he struggles to train himself in spellcraft, Laedron must face that he lives in a time when the utterance of a simple spell could be the signature on his death warrant.
The Consuls of the Vicariate, Book #2 of the Mages of Bloodmyr Series, is now available.The Immortals of Myrdwyer, Book #3 of the Mages of Bloodmyr Series, is now available.
When Laedron Telpist's sorcery training is interrupted by a knock on the door, what once seemed a proper profession must now be hidden. In a world where priests and mages vie for the limitless power of the elements and a new Grand Vicar has sworn death to all sorcerers, Laedron is tossed into a nightmare which would see his destruction at every turn.
From the home shores in western Sorbia, through the Cael'Brilland heartlands, and even across the seas to the great city of Azura, Laedron finds himself embracing old friends, consorting with unlikely allies, and confronting potent enemies. As he struggles to train himself in spellcraft, Laedron must face that he lives in a time when the utterance of a simple spell could be the signature on his death warrant.
The Consuls of the Vicariate, Book #2 of the Mages of Bloodmyr Series, is now available.The Immortals of Myrdwyer, Book #3 of the Mages of Bloodmyr Series, is now available.
Product description for: The Circle of Sorcerers Kindle edition, 81,000 words.
When Laedron Telpist's sorcery training is interrupted by a knock on the door, what once seemed a proper profession must now be hidden. In a world where priests and mages vie for the limitless power of the elements and a new Grand Vicar has sworn death to all sorcerers, Laedron is tossed into a nightmare which would see his destruction at every turn.
From the home shores in western Sorbia, through the Cael'Brilland heartlands, and even across the seas to the great city of Azura, Laedron finds himself embracing old friends, consorting with unlikely allies, and confronting potent enemies. As he struggles to train himself in spellcraft, Laedron must face that he lives in a time when the utterance of a simple spell could be the signature on his death warrant.
When Laedron Telpist's sorcery training is interrupted by a knock on the door, what once seemed a proper profession must now be hidden. In a world where priests and mages vie for the limitless power of the elements and a new Grand Vicar has sworn death to all sorcerers, Laedron is tossed into a nightmare which would see his destruction at every turn.
From the home shores in western Sorbia, through the Cael'Brilland heartlands, and even across the seas to the great city of Azura, Laedron finds himself embracing old friends, consorting with unlikely allies, and confronting potent enemies. As he struggles to train himself in spellcraft, Laedron must face that he lives in a time when the utterance of a simple spell could be the signature on his death warrant.
1. The Hawk and his Boy an excellent read It is thefirst book of the:The Tormay Trilogy. Get
2. Child of the ghosts
Magic I may have read it
For fans of Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Sword & Sorceress", Tamora Pierce, Robin McKinley, and Jennifer Roberson, here is a new story of a woman's fight against an ancient evil.
When her life is torn apart by sorcery and murder, young Caina Amalas joins the mysterious Ghosts, the legendary spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar. She learns the secrets of disguise and stealth, of assassination and infiltration.
But even that might not be enough to save her.
For the evil that destroyed her family seeks to devour the entire world...
When her life is torn apart by sorcery and murder, young Caina Amalas joins the mysterious Ghosts, the legendary spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar. She learns the secrets of disguise and stealth, of assassination and infiltration.
But even that might not be enough to save her.
For the evil that destroyed her family seeks to devour the entire world...
1. Twice upon a soul
Magic
Taylor knew better then to believe in Mattie's magic, her tales of reincarnation or any of her best friend's other little crazy ways of pushing her upper class parent's buttons.....But unfortunately, Mattie's hocus pocus might be the only way Taylor is going to be able to figure out exactly what to do with this rather persistent spirit of an ancient Scottish warrior. A very sexy Scottish warrior who insists on nosing his way into Taylor's present....and if he has his way about it....is going to permanently find himself installed in her future.
1. Child of the ghosts X
Fantasy
Caina Amalas kills her mother at the tender age of eight after she casts a necromancy spell which completely wipes the minds of everyone in Caina's home, including her father. He had been a kind, loving, gentle man who spent countless hours teaching her. When the necromancer, Maglarion took her captive, he used her blood to power some of his spells, and killed her father in front of her. Weeks later, she manages to escape her cell, get the keys to the dungeon off the dead guard, and frees herself. Naked and armed with only a rusty pin from the hinge of her cell door, she tries to defend herself from the only two people alive in the fortress. They introduce themselves as Ghosts, and offer to find her somewhere for her to go in safety. Along the way, she decides she wants to kill the necromancers, and anyone involved with them. She then becomes A Child of the Ghosts. The Ghosts are the eyes and ears of the Emperor. They are also assassins and spies, taking care of rogue necromancers, sorcerers, and enemies of the State who pose major political problems for the Emperor. The Ghosts' training takes years, and they become formidable weapons. Spoken of only in whispers, the majority of the populace don't believe they even exist, and Caina is about to become one.
This book is phenomenal! On par with the authors, Robert Jordan, David Eddings, and Anne Bishop. This fantasy novel is fare to be savored and enjoyed! The cast of characters is wide enough to be quite fascinating, but not so many that one gets lost keeping track of them. Moeller's world-building is as good as many world famous fantasy writers. His heroine has so much strength for one so young, and the driving need to punish the one responsible for the death of her beloved father. This novel had me hooked from the very first pages. The pace is relentless and riveting. I finished this book in less than a day...I simply devoured it. I cannot rate this book high enough, and if six stars were available, I would award them. If you love fantasy, do not miss this book. Very, very highly recommended! I eagerly await reading the rest of the series.
This book is phenomenal! On par with the authors, Robert Jordan, David Eddings, and Anne Bishop. This fantasy novel is fare to be savored and enjoyed! The cast of characters is wide enough to be quite fascinating, but not so many that one gets lost keeping track of them. Moeller's world-building is as good as many world famous fantasy writers. His heroine has so much strength for one so young, and the driving need to punish the one responsible for the death of her beloved father. This novel had me hooked from the very first pages. The pace is relentless and riveting. I finished this book in less than a day...I simply devoured it. I cannot rate this book high enough, and if six stars were available, I would award them. If you love fantasy, do not miss this book. Very, very highly recommended! I eagerly await reading the rest of the series.
1. Moonbeam x
Fantasy
A Veil Recipe
3 clueless college students
1 magical dimension
1 Warrior Princess
A pinch of danger
Take three clueless college students, mix in a tobacco field. Combine one magical dimension and stir in a defiant Warrior Princess. Throw in a pinch of danger and slow cook until steaming.
Invite five angry deities. Open and serve your new heap of trouble.
Book 1 of the Beams and Light Trilogy
3 clueless college students
1 magical dimension
1 Warrior Princess
A pinch of danger
Take three clueless college students, mix in a tobacco field. Combine one magical dimension and stir in a defiant Warrior Princess. Throw in a pinch of danger and slow cook until steaming.
Invite five angry deities. Open and serve your new heap of trouble.
Book 1 of the Beams and Light Trilogy
1. Something worse hereafter ?
Fantasy
Dying is easy. It's staying alive afterwards that is difficult. Catrina finds herself in hell, fighting demons for her sustenance and only solving the riddle of her half-remembered past existence will allow her to escape.
Short story by award winning author
Short story by award winning author
1. Dreams unleashedShitkicker Fantasy
Dreams Unleashed has been awarded the Grub Street Reads Endorsement.
Synopsis of The Prophecies Trilogy:
It's the near future, and society is government controlled. Technology tracks everyone, and personal privacy does not exist. The hope for freedom lies in the operations of an underground organization, GOG, which fights against worldwide oppression. Their most powerful weapon is Ann Torgeson, a paranormally-gifted operative. When her powers release the seal of The Prophecies, she becomes a weapon against the government, which relentlessly pursues her.
1. Marysville X ☻
Fantasy
John Casey was ten years old when his mother was murdered…and ten when his father hid the truth from him. Without that knowledge, he has no idea of the enemies that lie in wait.
Now grown up, John lives a solitary life, in a world enslaved by ignorance and superstition, when anyone unusual is treated with distrust and even killed…and John has some very unusual gifts. When he is accused of witchcraft, John does the only thing he’s ever done—Run! That is, until he meets Jane, who lives in the bleak, imprisoned town of Marysvale. Life outside the safety of the town walls means certain death from the brutal monsters that hunt there. However, life inside, under the rule of a tyrannical leader, means no life at all.
As the love between John and Jane grows, the dangers of Marysvale unfold; and for the first time in his life, John discovers that there is something worth dying for.
Now grown up, John lives a solitary life, in a world enslaved by ignorance and superstition, when anyone unusual is treated with distrust and even killed…and John has some very unusual gifts. When he is accused of witchcraft, John does the only thing he’s ever done—Run! That is, until he meets Jane, who lives in the bleak, imprisoned town of Marysvale. Life outside the safety of the town walls means certain death from the brutal monsters that hunt there. However, life inside, under the rule of a tyrannical leader, means no life at all.
As the love between John and Jane grows, the dangers of Marysvale unfold; and for the first time in his life, John discovers that there is something worth dying for.
1. The Siege of Alcaldera
Fantasy
Lord Bolton is dead. The undead sorceress, Lady Liliana of Alcaldera, killed him in the night and stole his throne. Now it is up to an army of holy knights to destroy Liliana and all her works. They are led by Sir William Lancely, a man haunted by the demons of the past and obsessed with finding redemption for his greatest sin.
Yet not all is as simple as it seems, and both Liliana and William will be pushed to their very limits as the siege of Alcaldera explodes with brutal force.
Lich or man. Only one can survive.
Yet not all is as simple as it seems, and both Liliana and William will be pushed to their very limits as the siege of Alcaldera explodes with brutal force.
Lich or man. Only one can survive.
2. Bird Talk: A Tale of Medieval Magic X
SS Magic Fantasy
What do you do when you have accused the woman you love of necromancy?
Roger Draper suspects that a necromancer is at work in a small medieval English town. But rather than uncovering foul magical deeds he manages to implicate the women he desires in accusations of witchcraft. With only the town drunk to help him, Roger must untangle the mess he has created.
Be prepared for a heady concoction of gritty medieval life, humour and magic.
Bird Talk: A Tale of Medieval Magic is an Historical Fantasy short story.
Roger Draper suspects that a necromancer is at work in a small medieval English town. But rather than uncovering foul magical deeds he manages to implicate the women he desires in accusations of witchcraft. With only the town drunk to help him, Roger must untangle the mess he has created.
Be prepared for a heady concoction of gritty medieval life, humour and magic.
Bird Talk: A Tale of Medieval Magic is an Historical Fantasy short story.
1. Maid for Love (The McCarthys of Gansett Island, Book 1)
Romance
Maddie Chester is determined to leave her hometown of Gansett Island, a place that has brought her only bad memories and ugly rumors. Then she’s knocked off her bike on the way to her housekeeping job at McCarthy’s Resort Hotel by Gansett’s “favorite son,” Mac McCarthy. He’s back in town to help his father with preparations to sell the family resort and has no intention of staying long. When Mac accidentally sends Maddie flying over the handlebars, badly injuring her, he moves in to nurse her back to health and help care for her young son. He soon realizes his plans for a hit-and-run visit to the island are in serious jeopardy, and he just may be “maid” for love.
"With the McCarthy's of Gansett Island, Marie Force makes you believe in the power of true love and happily ever after. Over and over again." Carly Phillips, NY Times Bestselling Author of the Serendipity series.
Maddie Chester is determined to leave her hometown of Gansett Island, a place that has brought her only bad memories and ugly rumors. Then she’s knocked off her bike on the way to her housekeeping job at McCarthy’s Resort Hotel by Gansett’s “favorite son,” Mac McCarthy. He’s back in town to help his father with preparations to sell the family resort and has no intention of staying long. When Mac accidentally sends Maddie flying over the handlebars, badly injuring her, he moves in to nurse her back to health and help care for her young son. He soon realizes his plans for a hit-and-run visit to the island are in serious jeopardy, and he just may be “maid” for love.
"With the McCarthy's of Gansett Island, Marie Force makes you believe in the power of true love and happily ever after. Over and over again." Carly Phillips, NY Times Bestselling Author of the Serendipity series.
2. Maid for the Billionaire (Book 1) (Legacy Collection)
Romance
Book 1: Maid for the Billionaire
Dominic Corisi knew instantly that Abigail Dartley was just the distraction he was looking for, especially since having her took a bit more persuading than he was used to. So when business forces him to fly to China, he decides to take her with him, but on his terms. No promises. No complications. Just sex.
Abby has always been the responsible one. She doesn’t believe in taking risks; especially when it comes to men - until she meets Dominic. He’s both infuriating and intoxicating, a heady combination. Their trip to China revives a long forgotten side of Abby, but also reveals a threat to bring down Dominic’s company. With no time to explain her actions, Abby must either influence the outcome of his latest venture and save his company or accept her role as his mistress and leave his fate to chance. Does she love him enough to risk losing him for good?
Book 2: For love or Legacy (Now available)
Nicole Corisi will lose her inheritance if she doesn’t find a way around the terms of her father’s will, but she will have to partner up with her estranged brother’s rival to do it. As pretense becomes painfully real, Nicole will have to choose between Stephan or the family he is driven to destroy.
Dominic Corisi knew instantly that Abigail Dartley was just the distraction he was looking for, especially since having her took a bit more persuading than he was used to. So when business forces him to fly to China, he decides to take her with him, but on his terms. No promises. No complications. Just sex.
Abby has always been the responsible one. She doesn’t believe in taking risks; especially when it comes to men - until she meets Dominic. He’s both infuriating and intoxicating, a heady combination. Their trip to China revives a long forgotten side of Abby, but also reveals a threat to bring down Dominic’s company. With no time to explain her actions, Abby must either influence the outcome of his latest venture and save his company or accept her role as his mistress and leave his fate to chance. Does she love him enough to risk losing him for good?
Book 2: For love or Legacy (Now available)
Nicole Corisi will lose her inheritance if she doesn’t find a way around the terms of her father’s will, but she will have to partner up with her estranged brother’s rival to do it. As pretense becomes painfully real, Nicole will have to choose between Stephan or the family he is driven to destroy.
1. The 19 Dragons
Dead gods. War. And the end of the world.
There are nineteen provinces in the Land held aloft by nineteen pillars. Above the earth there is sky, and nobody knows what goes below except the Nineteen Dragons.
That is all you need to know, but that is not all there is to be known.
The Device has been stolen and the godlike Dragons have been rendered mortal. Someone is murdering them one by one, and each death brings the world closer to its end. Unless the the Device is somehow restored to its deceased owner, the Dragons are doomed to destruction--and the human world will go with them.
1. Daddy's World
???? Fantasy ???
A classic work from Walter Jon Williams, “Daddy’s World” earned the Nebula Award for Novelette in 2001.
Little Jamie lives with his family in an eerily perfect environment, entertained by characters from literature, sung to sleep at night by the Woman in the Moon. But cracks begin to appear in Jamie’s world that reveal rifts within his family, and he begins to see the terrifying reality behind the walls of his life, and to understand that perfection has its price . . .
Little Jamie lives with his family in an eerily perfect environment, entertained by characters from literature, sung to sleep at night by the Woman in the Moon. But cracks begin to appear in Jamie’s world that reveal rifts within his family, and he begins to see the terrifying reality behind the walls of his life, and to understand that perfection has its price . . .
2. Defender: The Sanctuary Series, Volume One
Fantasy
The world of Arkaria is a dangerous place, filled with dragons, titans, goblins and other dangers. Those who live in this world are faced with two choices: live an ordinary life or become an adventurer and seek the extraordinary.
Cyrus Davidon leads a small guild in the human capital of Reikonos. Caught in an untenable situation, facing death in the den of a dragon, they are saved by the brave fighters of Sanctuary who offer an invitation filled with the promise of greater adventure. Soon Cyrus is embroiled in a mystery - someone is stealing weapons of nearly unlimited power for an unknown purpose, and Sanctuary may be the only thing that stands between the world of Arkaria and total destruction.
Cyrus Davidon leads a small guild in the human capital of Reikonos. Caught in an untenable situation, facing death in the den of a dragon, they are saved by the brave fighters of Sanctuary who offer an invitation filled with the promise of greater adventure. Soon Cyrus is embroiled in a mystery - someone is stealing weapons of nearly unlimited power for an unknown purpose, and Sanctuary may be the only thing that stands between the world of Arkaria and total destruction.
1. Fire Wall
Fantasy
One girl. One regime. One journey for freedom.
She had been an orphan since birth, abandoned at the gates in a bread box by a woman she refused to call mother. Clarinbridge was her home; the other children were her dysfunctional family.
But on Seanna Bloom’s eighteenth birthday, she’s released into the hands of the Regime, to be sold as a slave until she’s twenty-one. With the power that burns inside her, she rebels against the system, chased to the ends of Underland, with a help of a boy known as the Swordsman.
In her quest to become the next Bloomfire
She had been an orphan since birth, abandoned at the gates in a bread box by a woman she refused to call mother. Clarinbridge was her home; the other children were her dysfunctional family.
But on Seanna Bloom’s eighteenth birthday, she’s released into the hands of the Regime, to be sold as a slave until she’s twenty-one. With the power that burns inside her, she rebels against the system, chased to the ends of Underland, with a help of a boy known as the Swordsman.
In her quest to become the next Bloomfire
2. Paradox – Progeny
Fantasy
Two Worlds. One Ancient... still reeling from the
ravages of a War. World where powerful Beings from Ancient Civilizations rule. A Realm Where Gods, Angels, Myths and Magic still exists.
Long ago, in an almost forgotten Realm, a race of fallen Angles
clash with a ruling house of Angels. Their battle changed events in the Ancient World and the New World forever.
A Realm where a year can last centuries and an Ancient
magical people still rule, even the immortals face danger.
Trapped
between the old world and the new is Grace, a girl cursed with horrific
visions and memories from a past she does not understand.
Over the centuries, from the time before time, the
Grigori were called many things. In Greece, they called them,
Vrykolakas.
In Romania, Strigoi. In earlier times, there were others. Other
blood-sucking demons, that preyed on the innocent. In ancient Babylonia,
ravages of a War. World where powerful Beings from Ancient Civilizations rule. A Realm Where Gods, Angels, Myths and Magic still exists.
Long ago, in an almost forgotten Realm, a race of fallen Angles
clash with a ruling house of Angels. Their battle changed events in the Ancient World and the New World forever.
A Realm where a year can last centuries and an Ancient
magical people still rule, even the immortals face danger.
Trapped
between the old world and the new is Grace, a girl cursed with horrific
visions and memories from a past she does not understand.
Over the centuries, from the time before time, the
Grigori were called many things. In Greece, they called them,
Vrykolakas.
In Romania, Strigoi. In earlier times, there were others. Other
blood-sucking demons, that preyed on the innocent. In ancient Babylonia,
3. Memories of the Curlew'
Fantasy
it was Lilitu and her sistren, who instilled fear among the
Babylonians. In the new world, they would go by another name. Vampire.
Babylonians. In the new world, they would go by another name. Vampire.
'Memories of the Curlew' is based on the life of Gwenllian, daughter of the King of Gwynedd, who became known as 'The Welsh Warrior Princess'. At her birth in 1096, the famous Druidic bard Meilyr predicted she would become a great leader of the Welsh. Married to the young Prince of Deheubarth, she supported his mission to build a new Welsh army, while raising a young family in the extreme conditions of life in the mountains. The military struggle was mirrored by personal conflicts, with Gwenllian emerging as a true Welsh heroine. Her story is one of passion, courage and honour, and gives a fascinationg insight into Welsh life at this turbulent time.
4. Nandana’s Mark
Faerie
Dark visions haunt the half-faerie Melia, but try as she might, she cannot chase away the images of destruction that are linked to her father's ambitions. Looking for a way to stop him and the visions, she visits the Illustrator and is given a strange mark meant to bring her help. Before it arrives, a tragic accident occurs and a family's dark legacy is revealed.
The Queen of the Realm of Faerie series is inspired by the 15th century French fairy tale, Melusine.
1. MORGARTEN (The Forest Knights:
Medieval shit kicker
This action-packed conclusion to The Forest Knights series picks up where ALTDORF left off.
A small force of peasants from the forest regions surrounding Lake Lucerne, rise up against their Austrian overlords in the 14th century. Outnumbered seven-to-one by the battle-hardened Habsburg army, they have little hope.
A daring moonlight raid leaves the outlaw Noll Melchthal in possession of an Austrian fortress.
In the north, an outraged Leopold of Habsburg assembles the ultimate punitive force: a great army, thousands strong, boasting the best knights and soldiers the Holy Roman Empire has to offer. Noll's rebel army of boys and old men, numbering less than a thousand, have few swords, and even less armor.
But he has two things that Leopold does not: a Priestess of the Weave, and a ferryman.The forests can protect them no longer. It is time to make a stand.
MORGARTEN is a novel of 77,000 words.
A small force of peasants from the forest regions surrounding Lake Lucerne, rise up against their Austrian overlords in the 14th century. Outnumbered seven-to-one by the battle-hardened Habsburg army, they have little hope.
A daring moonlight raid leaves the outlaw Noll Melchthal in possession of an Austrian fortress.
In the north, an outraged Leopold of Habsburg assembles the ultimate punitive force: a great army, thousands strong, boasting the best knights and soldiers the Holy Roman Empire has to offer. Noll's rebel army of boys and old men, numbering less than a thousand, have few swords, and even less armor.
But he has two things that Leopold does not: a Priestess of the Weave, and a ferryman.The forests can protect them no longer. It is time to make a stand.
MORGARTEN is a novel of 77,000 words.
1. Shadowbloom (Rhyme of the Willow)
Fantasy
When Axton and Aniva Rhyme were three years old, their parents
disappeared. There were no letters, no bodies, no explanations of any
kind - they had just vanished. All that remained was their car: a
vehicle crashed against a willow tree.
Now, thirteen years have passed, and with the appearance of a
woman with lime-green eyes and emerald vines for hair, Axton and Aniva
are drawn back to that same willow. A place awaits them through a veil
of foliage, full of plant wonders unlike anything they have ever
imagined. The twins will find a Garden full of thought-carrying
Linkroots, bone-crushing Tanglervines, spore-filled Pumpershrooms, and
berries from crimson Bloodvines . . .
Berries that will change a human into a fearsome Wild with just a single drop of juice.
For updates and more information on the Rhyme of the Willow books, visit rhymeofthewillow.com or facebook.com/rhymeofthewillow.
When Axton and Aniva Rhyme were three years old, their parents
disappeared. There were no letters, no bodies, no explanations of any
kind - they had just vanished. All that remained was their car: a
vehicle crashed against a willow tree.
Now, thirteen years have passed, and with the appearance of a
woman with lime-green eyes and emerald vines for hair, Axton and Aniva
are drawn back to that same willow. A place awaits them through a veil
of foliage, full of plant wonders unlike anything they have ever
imagined. The twins will find a Garden full of thought-carrying
Linkroots, bone-crushing Tanglervines, spore-filled Pumpershrooms, and
berries from crimson Bloodvines . . .
Berries that will change a human into a fearsome Wild with just a single drop of juice.
For updates and more information on the Rhyme of the Willow books, visit rhymeofthewillow.com or facebook.com/rhymeofthewillow.
1. Lark
Fantasy
The last time she checked, Mia Carrington was pretty sure that she was a normal girl with a completely ordinary life.
She goes to high school, has a crush on the gorgeous and mysterious new boy in town, and has strange dreams that she can’t help but feel are real somehow.
Okay, so maybe she’s not all that normal after all.
A freak accident changes Mia’s life forever when she is thrown into another world and left to deal with the revelation that she is the daughter of the King of the Light Elves. Throw in an ominous prophecy predicting that Mia will break a curse unleashing the Dark Elves on the world and well, things don’t look too good.
There is danger lurking at every corner in this strange world and Mia isn’t sure who she can trust…
The only thing she is certain of is that the Dark Elves know about her, and they will stop at nothing until they have her.
She goes to high school, has a crush on the gorgeous and mysterious new boy in town, and has strange dreams that she can’t help but feel are real somehow.
Okay, so maybe she’s not all that normal after all.
A freak accident changes Mia’s life forever when she is thrown into another world and left to deal with the revelation that she is the daughter of the King of the Light Elves. Throw in an ominous prophecy predicting that Mia will break a curse unleashing the Dark Elves on the world and well, things don’t look too good.
There is danger lurking at every corner in this strange world and Mia isn’t sure who she can trust…
The only thing she is certain of is that the Dark Elves know about her, and they will stop at nothing until they have her.
2. A Hatful of Rabbits
From the sublime to the ridiculous, A Hatful of Rabbits takes the reader from science fiction to fantasy to the bizarre hybrid where one finds a malfunctioning I-Mage and a man who cannot fail. This short collection unleashes seven previously published tales (including Writers of the Future award winner, Brother, Can You Spare the Time?) and three brand new nuggets from author Benjamin Jacobson. The fairy genocide, a left shoulder buttock, a dead cat, and the world’s smallest space opera await the willing reader in this short volume.
Contents:
A Hatful of Rabbits
The Apple Tree
I Don’t Believe in Fairies
Solar Shell: A Space Opus
Held Up
Paradigm Shift
Alchemy
Poddle Jumper
The Beautiful
Brother, Can You Spare the Time?
Contents:
A Hatful of Rabbits
The Apple Tree
I Don’t Believe in Fairies
Solar Shell: A Space Opus
Held Up
Paradigm Shift
Alchemy
Poddle Jumper
The Beautiful
Brother, Can You Spare the Time?
3. The Grimm Diaries Prequels volume 1- 6: Snow White Blood Red, Ashes to Ashes & Cinder to Cinder, Beauty Never Dies, Ladle Rat Rotten Hut, Mary Mary Quite Contrary, Blood Apples
Fantasy
· What if all you knew about fairy tales was wrong?
Warning: these Grimm Prequels are like snap shots of a magical land you're about to visit soon. I like to think of them as poisoned apples. Once you taste them, you will never see fairy tales in the same light again.
This Grimm Diaries Prequels are a number of short books in the form of epistolary diary entries. The diaries are more of teasers for the upcoming series: The Grimm Diaries, allowing you to get a glimpse of what to expect of the series. The 6 diaries are told by The Evil Queen, Peter Pan, Little Red Riding Hood, the Devil, Prince Charming, and Alice Grimm
The first book in the Series will be out in February 2013, called SNOW WHITE SORROW.
Series Description:
The Grimm Diaries are pages written in a Book of Sand, where each fairy tale character confessed the true stories once altered by the Brothers Grimm two centuries ago. To keep the truth about fairy tales hidden, the Brothers Grimm buried the characters in their dreams to never wake up again. But the curse is broken now, and the characters are allowed to wake up every one hundred years. They intend to tell the truth about really happened, and about an untold cosmic conflict between fairy tale characters.
List of the available Grimm Diaries Prequels:
1 Snow White Blood Red
narrated by The Snow White Queen2 Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cindernarrated by Alice Grimm3 Beauty Never Dies
narrated by Peter Pan4 Ladle Rotten Rat Hut
narrated by Little Red Riding Hood5 Mary Mary Quite Contrary
narrated by the Devil6 Blood Apples
narrated by Prince Charming7 Once Beauty Twice Beast
narrated by Beauty8 Moon & Madly
1 Snow White Blood Red
narrated by The Snow White Queen2 Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cindernarrated by Alice Grimm3 Beauty Never Dies
narrated by Peter Pan4 Ladle Rotten Rat Hut
narrated by Little Red Riding Hood5 Mary Mary Quite Contrary
narrated by the Devil6 Blood Apples
narrated by Prince Charming7 Once Beauty Twice Beast
narrated by Beauty8 Moon & Madly
narrated by Moongirl9 Rumpelstein
narrated by Rumpelstiltskin10 Jawigi
narrated by Sandman Grimm
Coming soon:11 Tooth & Nail & Fairy Tale
12 The Pumpkin Piper
narrated by Rumpelstiltskin10 Jawigi
narrated by Sandman Grimm
Coming soon:11 Tooth & Nail & Fairy Tale
12 The Pumpkin Piper
1. Guardians of Suncast Dale part 12
Fantasy
This is Part 12 of 13 of Guardians of Suncast Dale. Each part will be released for free every Thursday through Monday, and all are available now to be borrowed or purchased.
The full book has all thirteen parts and the exclusive epilogue ‘Agatha’s Story,’ which explains what happened to Agatha Siller after the events in the prologue. You only get that epilogue when you purchase the book.
What is Guardians of Suncast Dale about?
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It was supposed to be a simple mystery about ghosts of dead heroes. Dathanial Hawke came to Suncast Dale to find out why apparitions of the Guardians, killed forty years ago, were popping up all over the place. That's what Dathanial does, he investigates phenomenon related to heroes and writes about them. He's not supposed to get involved.
Instead, Dathanial finds himself in one of the biggest hero stories anyone has ever seen, and not everyone is happy with his involvement. Whether it's the local military wanting to use these hauntings to take over, the local bandits who use these ghosts as cover, or assassins who want him dead because someone paid them a lot of money, Dathanial can't catch a break.
His support team isn't exactly stellar, either. He's got a young man who writes fanfiction about the Guardians when he's not dressing up like one of them. A ninety-year old amnesiac who has no problem throwing him into lethal situations. A beautiful woman who can't decide if she wants to kiss or kill Dathanial. And a crazy woman who lives in a wall.
If Dathanial was smart, he'd just go home. Instead, he decides to get to the bottom of this mystery, and when he does, he realizes that there's a lot more at stake than Suncast Dale. The Guardians died to protect a dangerous secret, one that could destroy the world. (Because it's too much to ask that it's not a deadly secret that could destroy the world.)
The full book has all thirteen parts and the exclusive epilogue ‘Agatha’s Story,’ which explains what happened to Agatha Siller after the events in the prologue. You only get that epilogue when you purchase the book.
What is Guardians of Suncast Dale about?
---------------------------------------------------
It was supposed to be a simple mystery about ghosts of dead heroes. Dathanial Hawke came to Suncast Dale to find out why apparitions of the Guardians, killed forty years ago, were popping up all over the place. That's what Dathanial does, he investigates phenomenon related to heroes and writes about them. He's not supposed to get involved.
Instead, Dathanial finds himself in one of the biggest hero stories anyone has ever seen, and not everyone is happy with his involvement. Whether it's the local military wanting to use these hauntings to take over, the local bandits who use these ghosts as cover, or assassins who want him dead because someone paid them a lot of money, Dathanial can't catch a break.
His support team isn't exactly stellar, either. He's got a young man who writes fanfiction about the Guardians when he's not dressing up like one of them. A ninety-year old amnesiac who has no problem throwing him into lethal situations. A beautiful woman who can't decide if she wants to kiss or kill Dathanial. And a crazy woman who lives in a wall.
If Dathanial was smart, he'd just go home. Instead, he decides to get to the bottom of this mystery, and when he does, he realizes that there's a lot more at stake than Suncast Dale. The Guardians died to protect a dangerous secret, one that could destroy the world. (Because it's too much to ask that it's not a deadly secret that could destroy the world.)
Guardians of Suncast Dale $2.99
It is 461 page main book
But the Guardians weren't the only ones with secrets. Dathanial must confront what he's tried to keep buried, because if he doesn't, then this hero story will not have a happy ending.
Guardians of Suncast Dale is an engaging mystery set in a rich fantasy universe. With entertaining characters, a sharp sense of humor, and unexpected twists, this book is sure to entertain.
Guardians of Suncast Dale is an engaging mystery set in a rich fantasy universe. With entertaining characters, a sharp sense of humor, and unexpected twists, this book is sure to entertain.
They died. They're returning. What's coming with them?
When ghostly apparitions of long-dead heroes plague the land of Suncast Dale, the people need help. They want a hero, but all they get is Dathanial Hawke, a literature teacher at Briarthorn Academy. He can’t fight the bandits who use these apparitions as cover for their raids. He can’t stop the resulting riots. And he can’t prevent the local military from using this crisis as an excuse to take over the government.
However, Dathanial does know hero stories,
When ghostly apparitions of long-dead heroes plague the land of Suncast Dale, the people need help. They want a hero, but all they get is Dathanial Hawke, a literature teacher at Briarthorn Academy. He can’t fight the bandits who use these apparitions as cover for their raids. He can’t stop the resulting riots. And he can’t prevent the local military from using this crisis as an excuse to take over the government.
However, Dathanial does know hero stories,
and Suncast Dale is in the middle of a big one. As he works to solve the mystery of these apparitions and digs into history of these heroes, The Guardians, he learns that they had a lot of secrets. The more he finds out, the more danger he finds himself in. Someone wants this story to reach its terrible end, and Dathanial is the only one who can stop it.
But The Guardians weren’t the only ones with secrets. Dathanial has a big one, and if he doesn’t accept the truth about himself, the entire world will burn.
Guardians of Suncast Dale is an engaging mystery set in a rich fantasy universe. With entertaining characters, a sharp sense of humor, and unexpected twists, this book is sure to entertain.
This full book also contains the exclusive epilogue "Agatha's Story," a story about what happened to Agatha Siller after the events in the prologue. This epilogue is only available in this full version.
But The Guardians weren’t the only ones with secrets. Dathanial has a big one, and if he doesn’t accept the truth about himself, the entire world will burn.
Guardians of Suncast Dale is an engaging mystery set in a rich fantasy universe. With entertaining characters, a sharp sense of humor, and unexpected twists, this book is sure to entertain.
This full book also contains the exclusive epilogue "Agatha's Story," a story about what happened to Agatha Siller after the events in the prologue. This epilogue is only available in this full version.
2. The Color Dragon (The Azuraan Series)
Fantasy
A mysterious new creature has recently begun appearing in the skies above Azuraan. Dubbed the Color Dragon, the strange beast has thoroughly befuddled the city—no one knows where it came from, or what it wants, or where it disappears to when it's not soaring majestically above Azuraan's tallest towers. Sho-Sho especially is obsessed with the Dragon...and after reward posters appear all over the city, promising an enormous amount of money for the capture of the creature, he convinces Lan and Sara to help him take up the challenge. In their search for the Dragon they encounter an aspiring aviator, a beautiful dancer, a vicious werewolf, several talkative swords...and no small amount of trouble.
Steampunk
1. Earth & Sky
Steampunk fantasy
Wren has trained for war since she was a child, but a secret bond with the enemy leads her to question everything she's ever known.
Cast out by her family as a traitor, the fiery, alchemy wielding shape-shifter finds refuge in the arms of Ville, the raven-winged leader of the enemy clan. The two star-crossed lovers discover that the world they know is built on lies meant to fuel the war that has raged between the two clans for years.
Wren and Ville’s relationship transcends the racism and stereotypes around them, as they seek to discover the real cause of the fighting. Armed with alchemy, attitude, and a six-shooter, Wren sets out on a journey of love, loss, and redemption that will change the world.
EARTH AND SKY is a romantic fantasy set in a steampunk world of alchemist shifters and vampiric fallen angels. It has crossover potential, with appeal to mature young adult and adult audiences and is a perfect blend of romance, fantasy, and paranormal.
Cast out by her family as a traitor, the fiery, alchemy wielding shape-shifter finds refuge in the arms of Ville, the raven-winged leader of the enemy clan. The two star-crossed lovers discover that the world they know is built on lies meant to fuel the war that has raged between the two clans for years.
Wren and Ville’s relationship transcends the racism and stereotypes around them, as they seek to discover the real cause of the fighting. Armed with alchemy, attitude, and a six-shooter, Wren sets out on a journey of love, loss, and redemption that will change the world.
EARTH AND SKY is a romantic fantasy set in a steampunk world of alchemist shifters and vampiric fallen angels. It has crossover potential, with appeal to mature young adult and adult audiences and is a perfect blend of romance, fantasy, and paranormal.
2. SteampunX - Episode One: Funk and Puck
I think I read it
In the Victorian tradition, SteampunX is a serial novel released monthly starting in October 2011.
It’s 1875 on the Columbian calendar. Anowarakowa, the New World, has been at peace for a century. By treaty and vigilance the land has been divided among the English Colonies in the Northeast, New France in the South, the Aztecs in the West, and the League of Ten Hundred Nations in the Midwest.
Deep in the woods of the Ten Hundred Nations, the man called Thunder creates miracles from wire, wood and stone. Where Thunder goes lightening follows. When twin teenagers discover the mangled body of Thunder’s cervine automaton, a plot is uncovered that could lead to the end of the hundred year peace and turn the people of Anowarakowa against each other. Together Thunder and the twins embark on a journey to cross the continent and prevent this New World War.
It’s 1875 on the Columbian calendar. Anowarakowa, the New World, has been at peace for a century. By treaty and vigilance the land has been divided among the English Colonies in the Northeast, New France in the South, the Aztecs in the West, and the League of Ten Hundred Nations in the Midwest.
Deep in the woods of the Ten Hundred Nations, the man called Thunder creates miracles from wire, wood and stone. Where Thunder goes lightening follows. When twin teenagers discover the mangled body of Thunder’s cervine automaton, a plot is uncovered that could lead to the end of the hundred year peace and turn the people of Anowarakowa against each other. Together Thunder and the twins embark on a journey to cross the continent and prevent this New World War.
3. The Pearl Savage (The Savage Series, Book 1) Steampunk ?
Seventeen-year old princess, Clara Williamson, lives an old-fashioned existence in a biosphere of the future.
When her sadistic mother, Queen Ada, betroths her to an abusive prince of a neighboring sphere, Clara determines to escape Outside where savages roam free.
Clara escapes tyranny only to discover the savages are not the only people who survived the cataclysmic events of one hundred forty years prior.
Once Outside, Clara finds herself trapped, unable to return to the abusive life of the sphere while facing certain danger Outside.
Can Clara find love and freedom with the peril that threatens to consume her?
When her sadistic mother, Queen Ada, betroths her to an abusive prince of a neighboring sphere, Clara determines to escape Outside where savages roam free.
Clara escapes tyranny only to discover the savages are not the only people who survived the cataclysmic events of one hundred forty years prior.
Once Outside, Clara finds herself trapped, unable to return to the abusive life of the sphere while facing certain danger Outside.
Can Clara find love and freedom with the peril that threatens to consume her?
4. The Caldecott Chronicles No.1
Steampunk
Caldecott Estate, the ancestral home of the 32nd Earl of Rothshire, is besieged. The undead are traipsing and crawling across overgrown lawns, intent on ripping the very flesh from the Earl’s body.
But many of them will not make it that far as the 32nd Earl has two things in their way: A prised Purdey shotgun and an accomplice named, Saffy. Saffy is a young and simple girl from the local village. She is quick of foot at setting traps, and dispatching the undead to the afterlife. She is endlessly coming up with cunning and disturbing methods to rid the estate of disease.
The bizarre and gruesome details are narrated in a journal by a very Aristocratic British gent. Get a first hand look on how the Victorian upper class deal with stumbling trespassers and see how one draws inspiration from a teenage girl born to kill.
Caldecott Estate, the ancestral home of the 32nd Earl of Rothshire, is besieged. The undead are traipsing and crawling across overgrown lawns, intent on ripping the very flesh from the Earl’s body.
But many of them will not make it that far as the 32nd Earl has two things in their way: A prised Purdey shotgun and an accomplice named, Saffy. Saffy is a young and simple girl from the local village. She is quick of foot at setting traps, and dispatching the undead to the afterlife. She is endlessly coming up with cunning and disturbing methods to rid the estate of disease.
The bizarre and gruesome details are narrated in a journal by a very Aristocratic British gent. Get a first hand look on how the Victorian upper class deal with stumbling trespassers and see how one draws inspiration from a teenage girl born to kill.
5.For Queen And Country - A Steampunk Fantasy Romance Novella (Shimmy And Steam Book
One)
The Gypsy.
A steampunk airship of belly dancers travel to the courts of european kings and queens, dancing for their suppers. However Lady C, Lilly, Gertie, Penny, and Sera are more than just dancers, they are spies for Queen Victoria and the British Empire!
This is the first of five books that centers on Lady C. They Gypsy's leader with a secret no one must ever know about. Because of this secret, she has kept the love of Lord Colin at arms’ length. However, when he joins the mission to capture an evil sultan, she cannot deny the feelings of love and lust.
But, no matter how good the sex is between them, Constance and Colin butt heads over who is in charge of the mission to capture the sultan Khalid Bin Bargash. Can Colin win over her heart, and can Constance teach Colin who is boss?
Books in the Shimmy and Steam series:
Book 2 - All The Queen's Women
Book 3 - In The Queen's Service
Book 4 - Penny For The Queen
Book 5 - All Hail The Queen
Other books by Michelle Kopra:
Major Mischief - A Steampunk fantasy novella
Hexes in Texas - A witchy urban fantasy
Find out about my other projects at www.michellekopra.com
A steampunk airship of belly dancers travel to the courts of european kings and queens, dancing for their suppers. However Lady C, Lilly, Gertie, Penny, and Sera are more than just dancers, they are spies for Queen Victoria and the British Empire!
This is the first of five books that centers on Lady C. They Gypsy's leader with a secret no one must ever know about. Because of this secret, she has kept the love of Lord Colin at arms’ length. However, when he joins the mission to capture an evil sultan, she cannot deny the feelings of love and lust.
But, no matter how good the sex is between them, Constance and Colin butt heads over who is in charge of the mission to capture the sultan Khalid Bin Bargash. Can Colin win over her heart, and can Constance teach Colin who is boss?
Books in the Shimmy and Steam series:
Book 2 - All The Queen's Women
Book 3 - In The Queen's Service
Book 4 - Penny For The Queen
Book 5 - All Hail The Queen
Other books by Michelle Kopra:
Major Mischief - A Steampunk fantasy novella
Hexes in Texas - A witchy urban fantasy
Find out about my other projects at www.michellekopra.com
6. Clockwork Fagin (Free Preview of a story from Steampunk!)
Anthology
Imagine an alternate universe where tinkerers and dreamers craft and re-craft a world of automatons, clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels that never were. Where scientists and schoolgirls, fair folk and Romans, intergalactic bandits, utopian revolutionaries, and intrepid orphans solve crimes, escape from monstrous predicaments, consult oracles, and hover over volcanoes in steam-powered airships. In Steampunk!, fourteen masters of speculative fiction, including two graphic storytellers, embrace the genre's established themes and refashion them in surprising ways and settings as diverse as Appalachia, Ancient Rome, future Australia, and alternate California. Get a preview of the anthology by sampling one of these inventive tales for free Cory Doctorow's (Clockwork Fagin,) in which orphans use the puppet of a dead man to take control of their lives.
1. SteampunX - Episode Two: SteamDisco Destruction
May have read
In the Victorian tradition, SteampunX is a serial novel released monthly.
It’s 1875 on the Columbian calendar. Anowarakowa, the New World, has been at peace for a century. By treaty and vigilance the land has been divided among the English Colonies in the Northeast, New France in the South, the Aztecs in the West, and the League of Ten Hundred Nations in the Midwest.
The shadow of slavery hangs over New France. The man called Thunder arrives to avert a war he fears may erupt. Little does he know the war began long ago in the hearts of the noirs that work the land. Trapped between the justice of the oppressed and the whims of a dangerous ally, Thunder and his teenage companions struggle to do what's right for themselves and for the Nations.
It’s 1875 on the Columbian calendar. Anowarakowa, the New World, has been at peace for a century. By treaty and vigilance the land has been divided among the English Colonies in the Northeast, New France in the South, the Aztecs in the West, and the League of Ten Hundred Nations in the Midwest.
The shadow of slavery hangs over New France. The man called Thunder arrives to avert a war he fears may erupt. Little does he know the war began long ago in the hearts of the noirs that work the land. Trapped between the justice of the oppressed and the whims of a dangerous ally, Thunder and his teenage companions struggle to do what's right for themselves and for the Nations.
1. The Iron Horse Tinker
Steam Punk
N. Jacob Wright’s playful and moving story of a tinker with a penchant for artificial animals is sure to please with its creative sense of setting and brilliantly quirky character. A real treat with the feel of a fable, The Iron Horse Tinker is a must for steampunk fans.
1. Tanglefoot ~
Alternate history Steam Punk Clockwork Century
Stonewall Jackson survived Chancellorsville. England broke the Union’s naval blockade, and formally recognized the Confederate States of America. Atlanta never burned.
It is 1880. The American Civil War has raged for nearly two decades, driving technology in strange and terrible directions. Combat dirigibles skulk across the sky and armored vehicles crawl along the land. Military scientists twist the laws of man and nature, and barter their souls for weapons powered by light, fire, and steam.
But life struggles forward for soldiers and ordinary citizens. The fractured nation is dotted with stricken towns and epic scenes of devastation–some manmade, and some more mysterious. In the western territories cities are swallowed by gas and walled away to rot while the frontiers are strip-mined for resources. On the borders between North and South, spies scour and scheme, and smugglers build economies more stable than their governments.
This is the Clockwork Century.
It is dark here, and different.
It is 1880. The American Civil War has raged for nearly two decades, driving technology in strange and terrible directions. Combat dirigibles skulk across the sky and armored vehicles crawl along the land. Military scientists twist the laws of man and nature, and barter their souls for weapons powered by light, fire, and steam.
But life struggles forward for soldiers and ordinary citizens. The fractured nation is dotted with stricken towns and epic scenes of devastation–some manmade, and some more mysterious. In the western territories cities are swallowed by gas and walled away to rot while the frontiers are strip-mined for resources. On the borders between North and South, spies scour and scheme, and smugglers build economies more stable than their governments.
This is the Clockwork Century.
It is dark here, and different.
2. The Jailor’s son
Western
A preternaturally talented boy fights evil in the Dakota Territory in this thrilling tale of boy against evil.
Maxwell Beck is no average boy. Thanks to his pa’s insistence, he’s a sharpshooter, sleight of hand artist, acrobat, and cardsharp – handy, yet highly unusual skills for the son of a traveling salesman.
Even so, young Max leads a somewhat normal life until days before his fifteenth birthday when his pa is accidentally wounded during one of Max’s lessons. Not only does Max learn the shocking truth about his birth, he also learns about an ominous past that seems linked to his future.
Max rushes his dying pa to Deadwood. It’s there that his pa breathes his final breath and Max comes face to face with his uncle, Chase “Turtle” Beck, the sheriff of Deadwood and a man he never knew existed. After Max prevents an outlaw from shooting his uncle in the back, Turtle grudgingly takes Max in with the understanding that Max must not use or put any of his special skills on display.
Max quickly adapts to his new life as a cowboy on his uncle’s ranch. But when an outlaw gang savagely attacks Turtle and threatens to strip Max of all he holds dear, he must break his promise to his uncle and stop the outlaws by whatever means necessary.
The ensuing battle of boy against man and good against evil gives birth to a legend…the legend of the Jailer’s Son.
Maxwell Beck is no average boy. Thanks to his pa’s insistence, he’s a sharpshooter, sleight of hand artist, acrobat, and cardsharp – handy, yet highly unusual skills for the son of a traveling salesman.
Even so, young Max leads a somewhat normal life until days before his fifteenth birthday when his pa is accidentally wounded during one of Max’s lessons. Not only does Max learn the shocking truth about his birth, he also learns about an ominous past that seems linked to his future.
Max rushes his dying pa to Deadwood. It’s there that his pa breathes his final breath and Max comes face to face with his uncle, Chase “Turtle” Beck, the sheriff of Deadwood and a man he never knew existed. After Max prevents an outlaw from shooting his uncle in the back, Turtle grudgingly takes Max in with the understanding that Max must not use or put any of his special skills on display.
Max quickly adapts to his new life as a cowboy on his uncle’s ranch. But when an outlaw gang savagely attacks Turtle and threatens to strip Max of all he holds dear, he must break his promise to his uncle and stop the outlaws by whatever means necessary.
The ensuing battle of boy against man and good against evil gives birth to a legend…the legend of the Jailer’s Son.
3. The Bluejay Shaman (Alix Thorssen Mystery Series)
Traveling the back roads of Montana, not-quite-fearless art gallery owner Alix Thorssen is far from home and up to her Ray-bans in shaman’s secrets, mysterious deaths, madness, and – ah yes – passion among the pine needles. Whoever killed Shiloh Merkin hated her and wanted her dead. But did Wade Fraser, Alix’s brother-in-law and University of Montana anthropology professor, do the deed? What happened to the petroglyph of the bluejay shaman? Alix follows a trail of sex, moonlit rituals, and legendary artifacts as another murder leads her to a chilling confrontation with the killer. In this first novel of the Jackson Hole series about Alix Thorssen, Lise McClendon weaves a gripping tale of suspense, blending Indian lore, the timeless clash of western values, and the magnificent landscape of the Rockies.
"Reminiscent of Tony Hillerman at his best," says James Crumley, author of The Last Good Kiss.
"Reminiscent of Tony Hillerman at his best," says James Crumley, author of The Last Good Kiss.
4. Wildcat Kitty and The Cyclone Kid
Western
A band of wild west "good" outlaws known as the Wildcat Gang are led by unlikely leaders; a young girl and her grandpa. They are known as Wildcat Kitty and The Cyclone Kid. They ride thrilling trails of adventure throughout the west seeking justice.
5. The Devil's Justice
Western
VENGEANCE
IS
THE DEVIL’S JUSTICE!
When Jace Carlin’s family is killed by drunken marauders, he goes on a quest for vengeance until he settles the score. With his mission complete, he finds no satisfaction in what he has done. His family is still gone. He is alone and haunted by the violence and killing he has left behind him
IS
THE DEVIL’S JUSTICE!
When Jace Carlin’s family is killed by drunken marauders, he goes on a quest for vengeance until he settles the score. With his mission complete, he finds no satisfaction in what he has done. His family is still gone. He is alone and haunted by the violence and killing he has left behind him
6. Dark Warrior: To Tame a Wild Hawk (Dark Cloth Western
Amanda Kane has always had visions of the man she's destined to marry--a cowboy who will help her save her ranch. But Hawk is no ordinary cowboy. He carries a powerful secret. A secret that leads to betrayal.
Dark Warrior: To Tame a Wild Hawk is the first book in the Dark Cloth Series. It was 3rd in Amazon's Free Top 100 and was Amazon's paid Top 100 for over 3 weeks running. Watch for book two, Dark Warrior: Kid and Dark Gunman: Jake to be released in 2012!
Dark Warrior: To Tame a Wild Hawk is the first book in the Dark Cloth Series. It was 3rd in Amazon's Free Top 100 and was Amazon's paid Top 100 for over 3 weeks running. Watch for book two, Dark Warrior: Kid and Dark Gunman: Jake to be released in 2012!
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"For every woman, there is that one man who could get her to go anywhere he wanted her to go, do anything he wanted her to do--reach into her soul and turn her whole world on its ear--challenge everything she thought she believed...." Highlighted by 24 Kindle users
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worse. This is what Daniel Tallon finds when he enlists and tries to hide in the khaki anonymity of the army. He soon realises that this is the start of his real problems.
Now he faces the bullying attention of a corrupt Regimental Sergeant Major and is led into a situation where the only way out is to go up against a champion army boxer. A boxer with the reputation of a brutal style and the frame to regularly dish out something only just short of murder.
Then, sent on Foreign Service to the India of the Raj, the challenges and action increase their draw upon him. Now on that vast subcontinent of unfamiliar sights and customs it is quicker wits as well as physical endurance that are demanded. His existing qualities are tested and others necessarily found when he inadvertently makes an enemy of a Pathan gun-runner and, in a moment of infatuation with a maharajah’s daughter, he ends up confronting a deadly tigress while armed only with an antique pistol.
And in the background to all of this are the unlikely concerns of his former aristocratic employer. Has Lord St. Keverne something to hide, and is there a connection to a Maharajah who goes to great trouble to contrive a meeting with Tallon?
Throughout these trials Tallon collects some friends as interesting, and often as dangerous, as his enemies. ‘Tallon’s Kill’ is a historical action adventure with elements of the detective novel. It is set within the British Army immediately prior to the outbreak of the First World War.
Now he faces the bullying attention of a corrupt Regimental Sergeant Major and is led into a situation where the only way out is to go up against a champion army boxer. A boxer with the reputation of a brutal style and the frame to regularly dish out something only just short of murder.
Then, sent on Foreign Service to the India of the Raj, the challenges and action increase their draw upon him. Now on that vast subcontinent of unfamiliar sights and customs it is quicker wits as well as physical endurance that are demanded. His existing qualities are tested and others necessarily found when he inadvertently makes an enemy of a Pathan gun-runner and, in a moment of infatuation with a maharajah’s daughter, he ends up confronting a deadly tigress while armed only with an antique pistol.
And in the background to all of this are the unlikely concerns of his former aristocratic employer. Has Lord St. Keverne something to hide, and is there a connection to a Maharajah who goes to great trouble to contrive a meeting with Tallon?
Throughout these trials Tallon collects some friends as interesting, and often as dangerous, as his enemies. ‘Tallon’s Kill’ is a historical action adventure with elements of the detective novel. It is set within the British Army immediately prior to the outbreak of the First World War.
1. The letter X
Anthology??
The Letter “My gut feeling was that I should not be here. I didn’t like the look of the hallway that led to the door. The letter I carried said Room 303 Wednesday at 2 AM. The building should have been quiet but it wasn’t.”
Tony Waterfall has become an expert at gracing the masses with his penchant for descriptive writing and haunting stories. Wielding the English language like a Knight would wield a sword, Tony Waterfall captures the imagination and takes it to another place; a place of his creation. His short stories are full of imagery, thought provoking nuances, and exceptional writing. Each story has its own meaning that can be taken in different ways by different people.
Extraordinarily detailed descriptions of each scene give the sensation of actually being present as an unseen third party in these stories. Tony Waterfall has a true gift with words and a keen understanding of how to use them. His Another Ordinary Day audio-book is by far one of the best spoken word albums in existence. He allows us to vacate the lives we currently inhabit and journey, however briefly, into another. Rhonda Readence, ReviewYou
1. The Dark Earth
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Eric's dreams were shattered when his wife was taken from him by a reckless driver on a snowy Alaskan road. All that remained was his newborn daughter, Jessica. Uprooting to provide a safer life for his child, Eric moved back home to northern Michigan.
Thirteen years later with Jessica raising the bar in everything she does, darkness returns to the Baxter's life in the form of a crazed gunman. Surviving the assassin and seeking answers, Eric has to dig into the secrets of an unbelievable past hidden between the pages of history.
Check out Devil's Icebox, the second book in the Dark Earth series.
Eric's dreams were shattered when his wife was taken from him by a reckless driver on a snowy Alaskan road. All that remained was his newborn daughter, Jessica. Uprooting to provide a safer life for his child, Eric moved back home to northern Michigan.
Thirteen years later with Jessica raising the bar in everything she does, darkness returns to the Baxter's life in the form of a crazed gunman. Surviving the assassin and seeking answers, Eric has to dig into the secrets of an unbelievable past hidden between the pages of history.
Check out Devil's Icebox, the second book in the Dark Earth series.
5. The P-Plate Factor
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Statistics show that a 17 year old driver with a P1 license is four times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than a driver over 26 years. Driving at night, with friends, significantly increases the risk. 17 year old Elias Yousif was involved in a high speed crash on the evening of the 19th of July, 2008. He was critically injured and snatched from the jaws of death by paramedics and medical experts. He beat The P Plate Factor. Many others don’t.
1. Crossing Lives
Multi-verse
Skip Taylor, a lost soul living on the dangerous streets of Atlanta, discovers that in another life he was a writer, and now someone is publishing his work as their own. Determined to stop the theft of his life's work, Skip treks to the thief's isolated island mansion intent on murder, but then finds himself caught up in an even bigger adventure.
2. Times hidden dimension
Science or something else
Does time exist, or do we make it up? Everyone is aware of time, but what is it? Time is consciouness. As time goes into infinity, consciousnes becomes eternal. Why is this such a mystery? Because time has a hidden dimension.
The projections of science, like digital technology, are happening so fast you can barely keep up. Rather than be dazzled or daunted by new horizons, one must start thinking what it is possible to think. The hidden dimension of time opens into critical and physical, multiple and alternate worlds. Do we dare to go there? And what happens if we do not?
The projections of science, like digital technology, are happening so fast you can barely keep up. Rather than be dazzled or daunted by new horizons, one must start thinking what it is possible to think. The hidden dimension of time opens into critical and physical, multiple and alternate worlds. Do we dare to go there? And what happens if we do not?
1. Coming Home ☻
AltU
What if we were the creators of the reality we live in? What if we found that this life was just a dream and every dream another mirror of ourselves?
The protagonists of this novel, a physician and a homeless man, are dreamers of a new reality. They overcome their deepest fears as they break through customs, give up safety, lose themselves - and thus get in touch with a deeper sense of self. They dare to escape from the madness of normality in order to enter a new world.
Yet, as much as they already live on the new earth, it is the old earth they encounter, the individual and collective madness of a doomed world that they must deal with. It is the challenge of all mystics of our times: to be mystics without monasteries, to remain sane in the midst of insanity. Not to get caught in the nightmare but to remember the world is all nothing but a dream. Thus bring the world home.
If you have any interest in spirituality and mysticism, or in integral philosophy or the evolution of human consciousness, then this book would interest you. It is a book of spiritual practice and practical philosophy. It is the experiment to live through a deeper, a higher self. It is the experiment to move truth from the head into the heart. Once you arrive there, an entirely new game begins…
The protagonists of this novel, a physician and a homeless man, are dreamers of a new reality. They overcome their deepest fears as they break through customs, give up safety, lose themselves - and thus get in touch with a deeper sense of self. They dare to escape from the madness of normality in order to enter a new world.
Yet, as much as they already live on the new earth, it is the old earth they encounter, the individual and collective madness of a doomed world that they must deal with. It is the challenge of all mystics of our times: to be mystics without monasteries, to remain sane in the midst of insanity. Not to get caught in the nightmare but to remember the world is all nothing but a dream. Thus bring the world home.
If you have any interest in spirituality and mysticism, or in integral philosophy or the evolution of human consciousness, then this book would interest you. It is a book of spiritual practice and practical philosophy. It is the experiment to live through a deeper, a higher self. It is the experiment to move truth from the head into the heart. Once you arrive there, an entirely new game begins…
1. A Magic Triangle
Time—Alternate worlds
It was just another ordinary day, in the ordinary life of school boy Dylan Jones. But the strange happenings on that day would begin a chain of events that, in later years, will see him on a journey into the spirit world, following a meeting with a girl from another time, who helps him stop the destruction of two worlds
This book is a fantastic story for teens and adults alike.
This book is a fantastic story for teens and adults alike.
1. Death Ray Butterfly (Rays and Nights)
Alt U Interesting
Inspector Stanley Mole doesn't mind a hard case, but things have gotten out of hand. There's a killer who escapes to a parallel universe, a 20,000 year old murder, a witness to her own death, a toddler assassin, subatomic-particle sniffing butterflies, and much, much more. This time it's not just his reputation that's on the line. This time it's more than personal.
On Edge
Alternate U could be good
So far, in York's Decorah Security series, Frank Decorah has been the mysterious head of the firm, matching the unique paranormal abilities of his agents to the cases to be solved. ON EDGE enlightens us about the man himself and the impetus behind his decision to form Decorah Security. We meet him as an amputee in Bethesda's Naval Medical Center, wondering about his future now that the loss of his leg has ended his career in the military. In the dark hours of the morning he is confronted with circumstances that make him doubt his sanity: a pair of women, one whose goal is to drain the life force from a fellow patient, the other to prevent the murder. Needless to say, they are not nurses assigned to his unit, or anywhere else in this reality. In an attempt to make sense of what he witnessed as well as to help save his friend's life, Decorah finds himself in an otherworldly domain and falling in love with a woman pledged to forces determined to keep them apart. York handles this scenario with her usual deft plotting, mastery of characterization and sensual love scenes and kept me reading from the very top. It was satisfying to get to know the mysterious Frank Decorah
2. Sunda Cloud
In the new Cold War battlefield of Indonesia , two old comrades conspire to topple the fledgling democracy. The weapons of this war are not nuclear missiles, but a far more deadly weapon. Money. But without the help of capitalist Anton Zelman their plot will fail. Anton's help comes at a price. But who will pay?
Sea
1. Voices Beckon, Pt. 1: The Voyage
Novella, Sea & Romance
She's not of his class, not of his religion, and not in his plans . . . will she fill his future as she fills his dreams?
England, 1783. Passengers swarm the bustling quay, anxiously awaiting their call to a new beginning. On the cusp of womanhood, the wealthy Elisabeth Hale stands among them, as does David Graham, a Scot apprenticed to a Philadelphia printer, and Liam Brock, an orphaned Scot with a dubious past and a keen eye to his future.
Tossed together despite differences of class and religion, the three forge an unwavering bond of friendship, love, and loyalty while aboard the brig Industry. Join them on their journey.
This 37,000 word NOVELLA (145 print pages) is the first of three parts of the full length novel, Voices Beckon, a heartwarming story about growing up and finding love--against all odds.
England, 1783. Passengers swarm the bustling quay, anxiously awaiting their call to a new beginning. On the cusp of womanhood, the wealthy Elisabeth Hale stands among them, as does David Graham, a Scot apprenticed to a Philadelphia printer, and Liam Brock, an orphaned Scot with a dubious past and a keen eye to his future.
Tossed together despite differences of class and religion, the three forge an unwavering bond of friendship, love, and loyalty while aboard the brig Industry. Join them on their journey.
This 37,000 word NOVELLA (145 print pages) is the first of three parts of the full length novel, Voices Beckon, a heartwarming story about growing up and finding love--against all odds.
1. Hell Around the Horn
Sea
Hell Around the Horn is a nautical thriller set in the last days of the great age of sail. In 1905, a young ship’s captain and his family set sail on the windjammer, Lady Rebecca, from Cardiff, Wales with a cargo of coal bound for Chile, by way of Cape Horn. Before they reach the Southern Ocean, the cargo catches fire, the mate threatens mutiny and one of the crew may be going mad, yet the greatest challenge will prove to be surviving the vicious westerly winds and mountainous seas of the worst Cape Horn winter in memory. Based on an actual voyage, Hell Around the Horn is a story of survival and the human spirit against overwhelming odds.
Praise for Hell Around the Horn:
Rick Spilman brings alive the rough and tumble world of the windjammer with authentic and well-chosen detail, in a voice that is at once historically authentic, yet fresh as a salty gale. One hand for yourself and one for the ship on this fast-paced and gripping ride. – Linda Collison, author of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventures.
Battling against endless contrary gales, constantly struck with disaster and tragedy, the crew of the Lady Rebecca encountered the same privations that hundreds of unsung sailors endured. As well as a story that grips with gathering tension, this book memorializes the gallant windjammer sailors of a largely forgotten era – Joan Druett, award winning nautical historian, novelist and author of Tupaia
A much neglected period of sailing history is brought to life by Spilman's fast-moving narrative and apt use of fact and detail. – Alaric Bond, author of the Fighting Sail series of novels.
Praise for Hell Around the Horn:
Rick Spilman brings alive the rough and tumble world of the windjammer with authentic and well-chosen detail, in a voice that is at once historically authentic, yet fresh as a salty gale. One hand for yourself and one for the ship on this fast-paced and gripping ride. – Linda Collison, author of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventures.
Battling against endless contrary gales, constantly struck with disaster and tragedy, the crew of the Lady Rebecca encountered the same privations that hundreds of unsung sailors endured. As well as a story that grips with gathering tension, this book memorializes the gallant windjammer sailors of a largely forgotten era – Joan Druett, award winning nautical historian, novelist and author of Tupaia
A much neglected period of sailing history is brought to life by Spilman's fast-moving narrative and apt use of fact and detail. – Alaric Bond, author of the Fighting Sail series of novels.
1. Prague Spring X
Spy shitkicker
The murder of a United States congressman's son sends Inspector Simon Wolfe of the San Francisco Police Department on a pursuit in which he is blackmailed with his past as an Israeli assassin. When Inspector Wolfe falls in love with the dead boy's psychiatrist and must protect her from a rogue Nazi operative, he is forced to come to terms with his uncompromising notions of justice that were formed when he was a prisoner in Theresienstadt and Auschwitz. This gripping tale of murder and deceit interweaves history and mystery against the charged and colorful background of Berkeley in the 1960's. Wolfe is a difficult and sympathetic character who relentlessly pursues the truth in a time of desperate optimism. This is more than just a story of good versus evil; it satisfies the genre and then slips its boundaries to provide readers with a deeper understanding of the the law and the pitfalls of love.
The first-person narrative voice with its world-weary tone is masterfully rendered... evoking irresistible "hard-boiled" detectives like Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder and Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins... blessed with an engaging character and abundant intrigue. -- Kirkus Discoveries
This fast-paced detective story is distinctive in that it weaves two events in 1968--Berkeley's student protests and the Czech uprising against the Soviet Union, for which the book is named, and mixes in flashbacks by the central character to his time as a prisoner in Theresienstadt and Auschwitz. Inspector Simon Wolfe works for the San Francisco Police Department, and is a Holocaust survivor who was a member of the Mossad's "Nokim," a group that killed Nazis. When a congressman's son is murdered, Wolfe's attempts to solve the crime are inhibited by the police and the congressman as he is blackmailed about his past. He is further compromised by his feelings for the murder victim's psychiatrist, who is a child of Holocaust survivors herself. Wolfe is a sympathetic character, though he is a loner with unshakable opinions. Wolfe's insistence on following through with this case leads the reader to explore the ideas of political corruption, revenge, justice, and survival. -- Jewish Book Council
San Francisco police inspector Simon Wolfe is a Holocaust survivor who, as a Haganah avenger, assassinated Nazis in Europe. He originally came to the United States in 1952 as a Mossad agent sent to kill a former German mayor who had burned his town's Jews in a synagogue. That mission was aborted, but now, years later, current events infringe on the present: Why does a congressional candidate whose son died suspiciously, want the boy's death ruled an accident? And why is he using an ex-Nazi strongman to blackmail Wolfe about his past--he was a ghetto guard in Theresienstadt and originally entered the United States illegally--to stop the investigation?
When Wolfe consults with the dead boy's psychiatrist--who happens to run an oral survivor history project--they find points of commonality, especially the moral dilemma they have both faced: When is it permissible to take a life? This is an intelligent novel that has humor as well as pain. -- Hadassah Magazine
If you like detective novels, you'll love David Del Bourgo's "Prague Spring." Written as a Simon Wolfe mystery, the action of the book is set in San Francisco in the 1960s, nearly two decades after the Holocaust, and after the war that still haunts the protagonist. Wolfe, a former Mossad agent and member of its Nokim -- a group that tracked and killed former Nazis -- is now a San Francisco Police Department detective.
There's sex. There's lust. There's blackmail. Of course, there is a lot of suspense. It is one of those novels that the reader just can't put down. -- Baltimore Jewish Times
The sory goes through numerous twists and turns before the ultimate conclusion. The crime drama... is very satisfying, with the various plot twists coming fast and furious and never predictably. -- ABNA Publisher Weekley Review
The first-person narrative voice with its world-weary tone is masterfully rendered... evoking irresistible "hard-boiled" detectives like Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder and Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins... blessed with an engaging character and abundant intrigue. -- Kirkus Discoveries
This fast-paced detective story is distinctive in that it weaves two events in 1968--Berkeley's student protests and the Czech uprising against the Soviet Union, for which the book is named, and mixes in flashbacks by the central character to his time as a prisoner in Theresienstadt and Auschwitz. Inspector Simon Wolfe works for the San Francisco Police Department, and is a Holocaust survivor who was a member of the Mossad's "Nokim," a group that killed Nazis. When a congressman's son is murdered, Wolfe's attempts to solve the crime are inhibited by the police and the congressman as he is blackmailed about his past. He is further compromised by his feelings for the murder victim's psychiatrist, who is a child of Holocaust survivors herself. Wolfe is a sympathetic character, though he is a loner with unshakable opinions. Wolfe's insistence on following through with this case leads the reader to explore the ideas of political corruption, revenge, justice, and survival. -- Jewish Book Council
San Francisco police inspector Simon Wolfe is a Holocaust survivor who, as a Haganah avenger, assassinated Nazis in Europe. He originally came to the United States in 1952 as a Mossad agent sent to kill a former German mayor who had burned his town's Jews in a synagogue. That mission was aborted, but now, years later, current events infringe on the present: Why does a congressional candidate whose son died suspiciously, want the boy's death ruled an accident? And why is he using an ex-Nazi strongman to blackmail Wolfe about his past--he was a ghetto guard in Theresienstadt and originally entered the United States illegally--to stop the investigation?
When Wolfe consults with the dead boy's psychiatrist--who happens to run an oral survivor history project--they find points of commonality, especially the moral dilemma they have both faced: When is it permissible to take a life? This is an intelligent novel that has humor as well as pain. -- Hadassah Magazine
If you like detective novels, you'll love David Del Bourgo's "Prague Spring." Written as a Simon Wolfe mystery, the action of the book is set in San Francisco in the 1960s, nearly two decades after the Holocaust, and after the war that still haunts the protagonist. Wolfe, a former Mossad agent and member of its Nokim -- a group that tracked and killed former Nazis -- is now a San Francisco Police Department detective.
There's sex. There's lust. There's blackmail. Of course, there is a lot of suspense. It is one of those novels that the reader just can't put down. -- Baltimore Jewish Times
The sory goes through numerous twists and turns before the ultimate conclusion. The crime drama... is very satisfying, with the various plot twists coming fast and furious and never predictably. -- ABNA Publisher Weekley Review
2. Al Kibar ~
SPY
6 September 2007. A non-descript building in the Syrian desert is destroyed in a midnight air strike by jets from the Israeli Air Force. In the days following the attack, the governments in Tel Aviv and Damascus say nothing.
24 April 2008. In a public statement, the Director of the CIA announces that the destroyed building contained a reactor that would have been capable of producing plutonium for nuclear weapons. He adds that Syria had constructed the building with help from North Korea.
He was wrong. It was something worse.
Major Charlie King is a U.S. intelligence officer, working in Seoul. When he find out that North Korea is preparng to send a suspicious shipment overseas he alerts his superior officers. His reward - to be scorned and kicked out of South Korea in disgrace.
From across the mountains of North Korea, inside Iranian military bases, and the corridors of his own government, Charlie King's enemies are arrayed against him. But in a story that blends real-world and fictional events, places and people, Al Kibar follows Major King as he seeks out new allies while attempting to stop one of the worst weapons ever created from falling into the hands of the most dangerous people in the world.
24 April 2008. In a public statement, the Director of the CIA announces that the destroyed building contained a reactor that would have been capable of producing plutonium for nuclear weapons. He adds that Syria had constructed the building with help from North Korea.
He was wrong. It was something worse.
Major Charlie King is a U.S. intelligence officer, working in Seoul. When he find out that North Korea is preparng to send a suspicious shipment overseas he alerts his superior officers. His reward - to be scorned and kicked out of South Korea in disgrace.
From across the mountains of North Korea, inside Iranian military bases, and the corridors of his own government, Charlie King's enemies are arrayed against him. But in a story that blends real-world and fictional events, places and people, Al Kibar follows Major King as he seeks out new allies while attempting to stop one of the worst weapons ever created from falling into the hands of the most dangerous people in the world.
1. Wraithworld
new dark fantasy novella
Discover the surreal world of the Wraethworld in Kody Boye’s new dark fantasy novella.
Mary Matthews is a sweet little autistic girl living a very ordinary life until the fish girl appeared to her one night in her bedroom. The bizarre creature’s prophecies that Mary alone can save the fish girl’s world terrifies her.
The following day, Mary is on a fieldtrip with her special needs class when a voice beckons to her from an alley. Wandering away from her classmates, she enters into a place where the worlds bridge, realities become blurred, and the most terrifying of nightmares live to wreak havoc on those unfortunate enough to enter.
Mary holds within her hands the fate of a world.
At only five years old, how can she hope to survive in Wraethworld?
Mary Matthews is a sweet little autistic girl living a very ordinary life until the fish girl appeared to her one night in her bedroom. The bizarre creature’s prophecies that Mary alone can save the fish girl’s world terrifies her.
The following day, Mary is on a fieldtrip with her special needs class when a voice beckons to her from an alley. Wandering away from her classmates, she enters into a place where the worlds bridge, realities become blurred, and the most terrifying of nightmares live to wreak havoc on those unfortunate enough to enter.
Mary holds within her hands the fate of a world.
At only five years old, how can she hope to survive in Wraethworld?
1. Once we were Human
Weirdy
Carol Hancock, wife, mother, pillar of the community and faithful member of her church, never expected to contract Transform Sickness. Certainly she never expected to make that rarest of transformations, the female predator transformation. Now she was trapped in the custody of doctors working to research a cure for Transform Sickness while her body changed underneath her, becoming stronger, faster, with more acute senses, resistance to poisons, and more able to heal. Her mind changed underneath her, with new tempers, more aggression, violent mood swings and new hungers. She had new enemies, many of whom wanted to kill her for what she’d become, and more who wanted to use her as a tool. And she was dying, like all the other previous female predators in America except one, and that one had become a psychotic serial killer. She must figure out a way to survive her transformation and her enemies, preferably without becoming a psychotic serial killer herself.
3. The Elements [Kindle Edition]
Jonas Saul
A Short Story
In a remote cabin, during one of the worst snowstorms the area has ever seen, John Stevenson is trapped. He was supposed to leave days ago, but he has no gas for the snowmobile, a bad leg and now he is seeing things. People are watching him through his own window. There are no footprints in the fresh snow, but they are there.
John receives a call on his satellite phone that his wife and one of his daughters are in the hospital after a terrible accident on the highway. His other daughter is wandering in the woods without a jacket, lost after the car accident.
But John is trapped. The snow is too high, and the nearest road is twenty miles away.
As unknown visitors taunt him, he discovers the horror of what has become of his family and the lengths a man will go to in the face of terror.
John receives a call on his satellite phone that his wife and one of his daughters are in the hospital after a terrible accident on the highway. His other daughter is wandering in the woods without a jacket, lost after the car accident.
But John is trapped. The snow is too high, and the nearest road is twenty miles away.
As unknown visitors taunt him, he discovers the horror of what has become of his family and the lengths a man will go to in the face of terror.
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