Nathan Conway wakes on an alien world: he has no idea how he got there or who might be responsible, and perhaps even stranger, he's forced to interact with his surroundings as though he's in a video game.In the midst of this surreal experience, he encounters strangers who are in the same position as him, so banding together to increase their chances of success, they set out to learn what they can and develop themselves by gaining experience and acquiring better gear - necessities t...

Marcus Logan was walking home from his office job when his life changed forever. The victim of a violent crime, he was close to the end when fate intervened. An alien warrior named Va'tiel was escorting a princess for secret negotiations with a shadowy global organization named the Hoffman Initiative - negotiations which would bring humanity onto the stage of cosmic events.Betrayed from within, Va'tiel was forced to make a choice that saved Marcus' life and also placed him in the r...

Elizabeth Finch, Private Investigator; a hard working woman trying to do her best in a city that's all but rotten to the core, Carlson Flats. As she closes in on the end of one case, another is dropped right into her lap by an infamous fixer named Colson Walker. He has a reputation for solving problems in a way that might not be legal, but is definitely effective. This time, however, he wants the help of a true investigator to save a man's life.Chase Granger has gone missing, and a...

Sean Higgens was a man adrift. With no real clue as to what he was supposed to do with his life after tragedy had struck years prior, he had settled into a dull routine as a handyman on the island of Beacon Bay - that was until Gwyn Owens sat at his table. A beautiful, alluring, magical woman in every sense of the word, he was beginning to open up to her when a fellow resident of the island announces he's found something on the beach - some kind of salvage that he's insisting on claiming.

Two women, one alien and one human, are brought together. Victoria doesn't know who she is or why she's there, other than a vague memory that tells her something is coming; an unstoppable, unimaginable horror that will wipe away all of humanity. Confused and afraid, Victoria places her trust in Captain Abigail Lincoln, a Marine Commando from the Sovereignty of Earth.Unsure what to believe, and with a mysterious energy signal gaining power, heralding the arrival of... something, Lin...

Michelle Taylor: demon slayer, vampire killer and vanquisher of evil spirits; a sensitive to the paranormal, Michelle has been forced to deal with many threats over the years. But now, the threat has turned personal. Mike Winters, her mentor and the closest thing Michelle has to a father, has reached out for help with a case - something he only does when it's particularly dangerous - and now he can't be reached. Concerned, Michelle travels to Bethanbury, a small town in Illinois, to try to...

Jack Ramsay had retired. Living in his cabin in the woods, he'd left the military life behind after his last mission for the Coalition - a covert multi-national organisation - ended in his capture. Now his former commanding officer, Maxwell, has turned up on his doorstep to ask him to engage in one last mission.A virus that turns the living and recently dead into zombies has been unleashed, and unless something is done to stem the tide of the undead, humanity is on the brink of ann...

Gordon Crane thought he'd seen it all. Formerly one of Carlson Flats finest, a personal tragedy caused him to lose faith in the system he worked for. Now, he's a private investigator working cases that give him less satisfaction; all he wanted to do was help people, but it hasn't worked out that way - that is until a new client comes calling late one night.Isabelle Reese-Smyth has recently lost her daughter, Millie. Her death was ruled an accident, but Isabelle is convinced there's...

In the near future, humanity has expanded across the stars by pilfering technology from long extinct civilizations: with every new discovery, something is taken, reverse engineered and integrated into our own designs. For Kevin Pattinson, there is an often ignored question: why does every civilization they encounter look as though they died in some great cataclysm of which there is no trace?This expansion has come at costs, but one rule has always been consistent: in the event that...

Desperate for a swift resolution to the war against the Mysterons, the World Government has turned to the shadowy organisation 'Sabre' to take the lead in fighting the alien menace. With Captain Scarlet forcibly detained for scientific experimentation, Colonel White must choose between his best agent and the future of Spectrum. Meanwhile, an airship packed with combustable jet fuel is on a collision course for London and only the Angels can stop it!

Emma White has been a vampirehunter her entire life, with theoccassional forray into huntingother fiends that stalk thenight.Josie Garcia was her partner,but some years ago she waskilled, returning as a spirit onthe anniversary of her death inan effort to console her friend.On a cold night in a sea-sidetown called Johan's Bay, Emmadiscovers there might somethingevil lurking beneath the veneer...

Since the 1950s, karate has exploded in popularity the world over. Initially developed for self-defence, karate is now practised for many other reasons - fitness, discipline and general wellbeing amongst them. This book is for people who have mastered the basics, but want to develop and improve their skills and techniques so that they can progress to a higher level. There is a generally accepted progression of learning - stance, balance, co-ordination, form, speed, power and reflex. This b...