John Carter had Barsoom. Antarius Thurgood got Altair.Stranded on an uncivilized world, Captain Thurgood finds himself alone against an entire planet filled with savage beasts and deadly denizens. To top it all off, the Hama are coming for him. Now, he must find a way to unite a people, conquer a planet, steal a ship and get off of Altair.It won't be easy.All he has are his wits and his grit because no one listened when he asked for a survival bazoo...

Every ruin tells a storyAcross the vast expanse of space and time lie the remnants of civilizations that reached for the stars—and vanished.Silent cities carved into asteroids. Derelict megastructures drifting between galaxies. Temples buried beneath the red sands of dead worlds.This book contains 13 bold tales of humanity’s encounters with these cosmic ruins. Think Indiana Jones meets Arthur C. Clarke.Follow determined xenoarchaeologists as...

The rivetingly strange story of the world's most expensive bottle of wine, and the even stranger characters whose lives have intersected with it.The New York Times bestseller, updated with a new epilogue, that tells the true story of a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux—supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—that sold for $156,000 at auction and of the eccentrics whose lives intersected with it.Was it truly entombed in a Paris cellar for two hundred years?...

The end of the world as you've never known it.From the pages of the best-selling Duck & Cover Adventures comes thirteen stories of those who survived the apocalypse. Some would go on to be heroes, others villains, some were dogs and will stay dogs, but they all must contend with the horrors of the new world and find a way to survive in the wasteland that was America.HOW TO HOST AN INTERVENTIONLong before he was a knight in the apocal...

The war between the Earth led Alliance and the Hama Empire rages across the galaxy. There are valiant skirmishes, dastardly acts of subterfuge and sabotage, daring rescues, sinister sneak attacks and a hundred other tales of heroism worth telling.Meanwhile, back on earth, the Alliance capital world has become a hotbed of espionage and intrigue as friendships and allegiances are strained and broken. Cason Maze has been tasked with defending the home world on this ne...

The Librarian has a race to win, a message to send, and he's surrounded by clowns.Television is back and The Omega Run is the biggest show in the wasteland. Contestants from all over travel to The Cleave to compete for a chance at stardom in what is billed as the Last Race You'll Ever Run.The Librarian and his friends are looking to send a message, and Cleave TV's reach is unmatched. All he has to do is win a race through what's left of Cleveland where he'l...

John, Chris, and Erik are neighbors in the quaint subdivision of The Creeks of Sage Valley Phase II. The three men happily live the typical suburban family life. But, it's not all birthday parties and bounce houses.These men struggle every day to fulfill their roles as fathers, friends, and husbands. They face challenges like grocery shopping under pressure, learning to be the Tooth Fairy, and competing for Halloween bragging rights. Throw in Santa and the HOA, and...

There's a bounty hunter to catch, an army to shake and a biker gang full of dentists hot on his tail.The bounty hunter Mr. Christopher has kidnapped Erica and The Librarian and his dog, Chewy are desperate to get her back. Willie and Coy like money and they are after The Librarian to collect the price on his head. Hawk and his gang of wasteland raiders are after Willie and Coy for a breach of contact. In the powerful city of Alasis, a movement is growing and the pe...

From the world's #1 bestselling author comes the story of the criminal lawyer who represented everybody from Manuel Noriega to John Gotti to Bernie Goetz—and won every single case.Known for his sharp mind, sharp suits, and bold courtroom strategies, Bronx-native Barry Slotnick is known as the best criminal lawyer in the US. He calls himself “Liberty’s Last Champion.”Slotnick mediates Bette Midler’s bathhouse contract and re...

Breaking things is their business.Jake Ashley and his team are used to taking on murderous machines with expired warranties. Stopping a robotic rampage is all in a day's work when you're a junker.As robot reclamation specialists, it's their job to stop rampaging robots that are no longer covered by a manufacturer's warranty. But while Jake and tight-knit his team are accustomed to dealing with a murderous nannybot, a killer scarecrow and the occasional vind...

There's an empire to topple, a tyrant to kill and revenge to be had.They've taken everything from him. Now Jerry and Chewy are headed to Niagara Falls to take out the wasteland's greatest villain once and for all. But the Librarian isn't the only one looking for revenge. Several other post-apocalyptic nomadic warriors have experienced Invcitus' horrors first-hand and are in town to find vengeance. The Bookkeepers have lived under the tyrant's iron fist for far too ...

Desperate times…The Hama came out of nowhere. In a single surprise attack, they destroyed the Alliance flagship, took its command crew hostage and rent the very fabric of the federation.For the first time in its history, the Alliance finds itself on the defense. The citizens are frightened. The council is cautious. And some men are desperate.Desperate enough to disobey the security council and mount a secret rescue operation.Desperate enough...