In Eden, nothing gets in the way of your happiness…not even yourself.Eddie Logan, a desperate man crumbling under a lifetime of depression, is offered a new life in a place called Eden. Here, everything is designed and tightly controlled to keep its residents happy. They know everything about Eddie and provide him with (almost) everything he's ever desired—including a secret dream he's never shared with anyone.But can happiness truly come from abandoning yo...

Welcome to the second year’s-worth of stories from the online magazine ZNB Presents published by the small press Zombies Need Brains. In these pages, you will find original science fiction and fantasy stories of awe and wonder, darkness and light, ranging through all of the subgenres, including urban fantasy, alternate history, space opera, future fairy tales, and more. They come from the most talented authors in the field today—new voices as well as trusted and familiar names. Join us as ...

A magical brand keeps Detroit sorcerer Sebastian Light from succumbing to the vampire infection roiling through his blood, but the brand also cuts him off from half of his power—maybe more.Uncertain of his new limitations, Sebastian tries to play it safe even while hunting beasts on the Motor City's paranormal most wanted list. But after a cadre of vampires attacks and burns down his home, like it or not, Sebastian must put those limits to the test—especially when he finds himself ...

Crime And...I challenged folks to give me a crime story with a one word title that could complete that phrase above.Many answered, and nearly twenty made the final cut, from coziest fun to darkest noir, always with Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment in the back of their minds.Historic tales sent in mid-Twentieth Century Los Angeles or Budapest. Modern mysteries from small towns to Appalachia to the big city.Crime takes many forms. Where will it take you?

Detroit sorcerer Sebastian Light thought he wanted answers. Now he wishes he never asked.Try as he might to deny his mother's horrifying revelation, one clue after another forces Sebastian to accept an unthinkable truth.A conspiracy within the halls of the Ministry carries ties to Sebastian's family. He doesn't know what end the conspirators seek, only that they consider his mother a pawn in their mysterious game.To protect her, Sebastian must search for more answer...

On the heels of a brutal loss, Detroit sorcerer Sebastian Light has one, all consuming goal—the complete obliteration of the black witch coven the Maidens of Shadow. He does not care how much dark power they yield. He does not care what horrors he may face. And he does not care that his reckless use of his own magic might destroy him.But the Maidens aren't the only evil in the Motor City. The Detroit Ministry has suffered a coup, and its new leader threatens to dismantle the politi...

Detroit sorcerer Sebastian Light thought his darkest days had passed, but an even greater darkness lies ahead.When a long-time beloved friend suddenly falls ill, and his mysterious symptoms continue to worsen, Sebastian will do anything to save him. Clues suggest the sickness may have magical origins, prompting Sebastian to try to track the source and put an end to his friend's suffering.His search pits him against the most powerful black witch coven in the Midwest—the Maid...

The Agency taught him how to fight monsters, not a war. How to protect his country, not those he loved. How to kill, not how to live.Now Craig Lockman faces a legion of vampires led by a self-proclaimed vampire king. Never before have these creatures amassed in such great numbers. Their goal is uncertain. Their reach unknown.And while Lockman's training can help in the battle against this dark legion, nothing can prepare him for the sacrifice he must make in order to defeat...

Craig Lockman has always protected the world from evil. Battled wicked creatures with an unquenchable thirst to destroy our world. Stood against the darkest of the darker things.Now his most dreaded enemy lurks closer than ever before.It's a horror he's not prepared—much less equipped—to fight. And if he doesn't prevail, the future of everyone he loves will fall into darkness.For the first time in his life, Lockman feels afraid.He is about to face his darkes...

Three years after the wolves tore Jessie Lockman's world to shreds, she continues to carry the burden of a prophecy only she possesses the power to fulfill.Yet, while the prophecy chose her, it must have chosen wrong.For every monster she banishes from the mortal plane, hundreds of thousands remain. Even with the help of the formidable Agency, tasked with combating paranormal threats, Jessie can't imagine completing such an impossible mission.Meanwhile, a host of ne...

One objective has driven Craig Lockman since the day his daughter arrived on his doorstep—protect her at all costs.But now he works for a new Agency with a leader who insists Jessie is the Chosen One, prophesied to bring about The Return and send all supernaturals back to wherever they came from. He will stop at nothing to see it realized.Meanwhile, still enraged over the loss of her sister, Teresa Stevenson sees Jessie as a dangerous monster who must die, and Teresa will s...

Once employed by a shadowy government agency to battle paranormal threats, Craig Lockman has spent the last fifteen years in forced retirement. But when a teen girl shows up at his door claiming she's his daughter, he quickly ends up back in the fight…because she has unwittingly led Lockman's most hated enemy straight to him.Forced on the run, he struggles to protect the girl from an onslaught of nightmarish creatures, all working for his vicious rival. It soon becomes clear if he ...