This first volume in Kent State University’s Bicentennial Edition of the Novels and Related Works of Charles Brockden Brown presents critical texts of Brown’s first published novel, Wieland, and of the fragment, “Carwin,” which he began in 1798 as a companion-piece to his novel. The texts are based on the first printings: the book edition of Wieland printed by T. and J. Swords in New York and published there by Hocquet Caritat in 1798, and the installments of “Carwin” that appeared in the ...

What’s it about?It’s about a hidden part of the universe - a powerful secret which affects us all, yet none of us can see.It’s about a ten-year-old boy named Daniel who discovers it and uses it to travel to other worlds full of strange creatures.It’s about a man named Fate who also knows the secret and has used it to cheat death for five hundred years.The secret that only Daniel and Fate know, is the existence of three invisible lin...

Sometimes the past just won’t stay where it belongs.Dean Ryder is looking for less stress in his life, not more. But when an old friend is assassinated, that’s exactly what he gets. Determined to hunt down the killer, he turns to the only person he knows familiar with the world of assassins – and finds that his friend was only the beginning.Kai Corbyn has a problem. Someone from her past knows that she’s still alive. When Dean draws her out of the ...

Blood is blood, and Family is family.But sometimes, the two can get ugly.Alina Maschik-Miles has a problem. Viper isn’t supposed to be back, Hawk is supposed to be recuperating, and they both should be dead. And when the head of the Jersey Family makes an unexpected request, everything gets more complicated.Michael O’Reilly is beginning to regret his choices in life, more specifically keeping his old friends close. When they try to set him ...

Four years ago, Viper was killed. But she never had any intention of remaining dead…When Alina Maschik walked away from her former life, she was hoping to live in relative peace. She should have known better. As top energy executives across the world begin dropping dead, Viper comes out of retirement to do what she does best: the impossible. But nothing is ever as easy as it seems, especially when the target is her husband.Michael O’Reilly has a ne...

A ruthless enemy, determined to kill. A deadly assassin with a vendetta. Both trained never to fail.Alina Maschik is out of time. As she uncovers the secrets hiding a traitor responsible for countless deaths, that same traitor is moving quickly to silence anyone who stands in his way. When FBI Agent Stephanie Walker becomes the target, Alina does what she does best. But nothing is ever easy in New Jersey. Left with very few options, Viper enlists the help of others to face the bigg...

In the spring of 1940, all of Europe knows the war is about to explode. The only question is where.When MI6 sends Evelyn Ainsworth back to Oslo, no one expects any complications, least of all Evelyn. With her identity locked down and her section classified, both her location and her mission are secure.Or so they thought.After months of inactivity and scattered warnings across Europe, Hitler finally moves, but not in the direction everyone e...

Someone knows more than they should about Alina Maschik. In this second collection of titles, the tension ramps up as Viper hunts for a traitor determined to destroy her.The Exit Series Books 4-6 contains: Next Exit, Quarter Mile, Next Exit, Use Caution, and Next Exit, One Way.Next Exit, Quarter MileAlina Maschik returns to New Jersey with orders to lie low after her cover is blown ...

None of them thought the war would be easy. None of them expected to survive. Now all of them are fighting for something to hold on to.The Bouchard twins are no strangers to trouble. They’ve spent years getting into it. But when their cover is blown in Paris and they’re forced to flee south without a plan, danger hits a little too close to home.Evelyn Ainsworth stopped a traitor. That’s what she keeps telling herself. But it doesn’t help with the g...

The first three books in the exciting Exit Series!Meet Alina Maschik – codename Viper.After ten years away from New Jersey, the last thing on earth she wanted was to go back. But she doesn’t always get to do what she wants. As a specially trained assassin working for the United States government, she has little time for nostalgia or introspection. When a terrorist leads her back to her hometown, the precise and regimented existence she lives becomes, in a word, complicated....

Beyond the Stars 4 invites you on another unforgettable voyage through the golden age of science fiction with seventeen classic adventures that celebrate the excitement, imagination, and boundless possibilities of the cosmos. Every story opens the door to a new world where danger, discovery, and wonder await among the stars.This outstanding collection features unforgettable stories by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Frederik Pohl, Poul Anderson, Harry Harrison, Fredric...

A mildly intelligent, spider-shaped robot named Martin Van Buren has been stranded in 1982 by Thomas, his previous owner, and given a list of tasks to complete. He has vowed to do none of them, instead telling everyone who will listen that he is a super-intelligent robot from the future. Martin has met a girl in Dubuque, Iowa named Angel. She has promised him a misunderstood “party” in exchange for healing her dying grandmother who isn't actually dying but rather only dangerously gullible....