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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first issues of Weird Tales Magazine, 100 Years of Weird is a masterful compendium of new and classic stories, flash fiction, essays, and poems from the giants of speculative fiction, including R. L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, and Isaac Asimov.Marking a century of uniquely peculiar storytelling, each part of this anthology features a different genre, from ...

He has fallen.The Binder in Chains.An archangel of immeasurable power, cast from heaven, arrives to threaten all that our heroes know and care about. Only an unlikely combination of former enemies can stop him and send him back to where he belongs.Can these desperate forces come together in time to save the kingdom or will the world fall under the Binder’s brutal rule?Listen to the conclusion of Chains of the Fallen Arc now.

Four Nations. One Champion.After a long Autumn, Conryu Koda is ready for a rest.His hopes are dashed when Chief Kane asks for another favor. Ratings are down for the Four Nations Tournament and having the world's only male wizard participate is just the thing to give them a boost.An exhausted Conryu has no interest in playing in an event broadcast worldwide. Unfortunately for him, everyone else thinks it's a great idea. Before he knows it he's off t...

There’s no rest for the weary.All Marcus Drake wanted was a nice, quiet vacation with his best friend Solomon Keys and his girlfriend Iaka Kazumi. He figured two weeks on Pleasure Planet 4 would be perfect.But things never seem to work out the way Marcus plans.They’ve barely settled in when Solomon gets kidnapped.The race is on to rescue his friend and recover a galaxy changing weapon before the Children of the Void.

Even vampires have boogeymen.Talon always thought the stories about the Pale Princess were just that, stories.At least he did until she showed up, took control of most of his people, and forced him to flee for his continued existence.And who does the most powerful vampire in the world turn to when he needs help?Who else?Conryu Koda, the Reaper’s Chosen, and the human charged with hunting down and eliminating the servants of the newly arrived demon lo...

It all comes down to this.While Marcus is visiting Iaka on Alpha 114, a message arrives from from Marcus’s adopted father, Vlad Valcor. He needs help and Marcus never says no to family.Soon he and Solomon are off to Pleasure Planet 4 and a meeting that will hopefully bring peace between Vlad’s organization and the Jade Dragon clan.The meeting is going well until a void warship shows up and attacks.It’s a race to survive and figure out what their most hated e...

Even a legend can die.The capital lies in ruins and Damien is no closer to finding Connor Blackman.Now word has come that his invincible father has fallen in battle. Damien and Jen set aside everything to hunt down the monster responsible.The final battle is fast approaching.Everyone’s fate will be revealed in the thrilling finale of The Disciples of the Horn One Trilogy.

Nothing has gone right for Conryu Koda since learning he's a wizard. On his first day at The North American Alliance's Arcane Academy he's greeted by protestors and pelted with tomatoes. On the second day he nearly dies in a magical ritual. It's all downhill from there.With enemies around every corner, not to mention a crazy professor, will Conryu even make it to winter break?Conryu's journey down the wizard's path continues in the thrilling second book of the Aegis of Merl...

The End is Here.For centuries the governments of the world have kept the half-elf Morgana locked in a prison where she couldn't use her magic. Now her fanatical followers are on the verge of setting her free.Meanwhile, the best hope of defeating her is trapped in an inter-dimensional library unaware of the chaos engulfing the Alliance.Can Conryu escape the enchanted library in time to save the world and the people he cares about?Win or lose,...

Following the final battle with the Devil Man, Daisuke is enjoying a little rest and relaxation. At least he is until he gets an unexpected call from his cousin Natsumi.It seems his Uncle Rio has gone missing and Natsumi needs his help to track him down.Daisuke wants few things less than to deal with his family, but Natsumi isn’t so bad and he sort of owes her for her help capturing Vorgon. She also offers a valuable bit of magical knowledge that the Circle of Sorcery is ea...

Ten years have passed since Otto Shenk sent the spirit of Amet Sur to the Netherworld. The New Garen Empire is at peace and Otto is free to pursue his magical research.But all peace is fleeting and while Otto is away from the capital, a bizarre monster attacks, doing considerable damage before meeting its end.Furious that anyone would dare attack his home, Otto makes up his mind to find whoever is responsible and ensure they won’t be a threat again.His search will t...