Part 1 of the Wade Asher Series - After his exile from the elite intelligence arm of the Admiralty, agent Wade Asher returns to take on a mission at the highest levels. Wade must infiltrate a brutal separatist group in a journey flying high above Centralia City in wayrides and diving through the deepest sewers to face the nightmarish creatures that lurk beneath the polluted waters.Wade Asher - Agent of Admiralty is a spy thriller set within the sci-fi world of the Admiralty. In a f...

The "imaginative . . . intriguing" far-future novel about the telepathic bond of friendship between human and animal—from the New York Times bestselling author ( Booklist).Exiled after his home planet was turned into a military outpost following an interstellar war, Troy Horan is relocated to the planet of Korwar. Under the watchful eye of the police state, he lives in the Dipple, a restricted area for subcitizens. He works as a day laborer in an ...

Saloa is in charge of the last group of guards for her people. They were unable to join the exodus that took their people away from their home, but they are prepared to die for their home.General Hinlior was ready to fight an entire city but only sixteen armoured warriors were waiting for him. He disabled them and the medic’s scan showed the surprising discovery of a Life Bringer in the mix. One breedable female is found, and it is reason for excitement among their people.I...

Cass Dollar outlasted the fall of civilisation. But surviving Aftertime requires the kind of toughness that can conquer the violent landscape of California and still retain its humanity.When a young boy and his dying grandmother are brought to the Box, the survivalist community where Cass takes shelter, she realises that without her help he won't be long for this unforgiving new world. But while the Box is a haven from the roaming marauders –– and the flesh–hungry Beaters –– it for...

Alice has walked through halls of power at the sides of some of the most powerful men and women in the Nyal Imperium. Her position as a Companion puts her in places she never imagined, including a world that is being evacuated so it can give itself a facelift.Her client wills her a house, fortune and title on his home world, which means that the moment he passes away, she is in deep.Going to the Oefric for judgement, Alice finds her accounts frozen pending further investiga...

"Get Smart" meets "Ghostbusters!"A humorous paranormal mystery collection. Five case files from Max Killian Investigations:Haunting Clues -- Max is hired to expel a ghost from a mansion. To deal with the dead, though, he must first uncover the secrets of those still alive.Curses! -- Some days you curse, some days the curse gets you.Dearly Departed -- Max investigates a graveyard, but when it comes up empty, it's his job to find the body--dead or alive.

Can music overcome fey magic? When the chieftain's infant son is stolen away by the fey folk of the Bright Court, Maeve Donnelly journeys beneath the faerie hill to try and save the child. Her only weapon is a simple pennywhistle, and the music running in her bard-gifted blood...Beneath the Knowe is a short story of 7,000 words (approx. 30 pages) originally published in the Northwest Independent Writers Association Anthology "Thirteen."

Michael and Wade are amateur storm chasers. When Hurricane Roman, a Category 5 storm, bears down on a city on the east coast, they find a great vantage point from which to film the severe tropical storm in an abandoned apartment building right on the beach. As the storm escalates and batters the city, their fear is matched only by their growing excitement atexperiencing the brutal forces of nature first-hand.

What will you do...?The Sniper is a sensational short story (12,000 words or about 36 pages) featuring the central character from Mark Chisnell's 'Janac's Games' thrillers; The Defector and The Wrecking Crew.An empty clearing in the Vietnamese jungle in 1969. An explosive, complex and compromised war rages to the north and south, to the east and the west. Two men come to the clearing with a simple task in mind – to kill a man. A man who wants to visit his girl.A sim...

If the sons must bear the sins of the father, must also the grandsons, and great-grandsons?How many generations must pass before the debt is paid?

Cassiel has had a good four years since the events of fallen Angel: Penance. But all good things must come to and end, as they say. Stuck in a foreign country. Out of friends, out of luck and out of time, his past comes back to haunt him. And there will be Hell to pay.

Ragged, hungry, Skye gets abandoned at the door of what looks like a gigantic prison. The Assassins Guild—an impenetrable fortress. Only they let her in. And now, she either joins or escapes. One final test will determine the future—for herself and everyone around her."'Skylight' takes one of the less likely aspects of fantasy—the Assassins Guild—and not only does a science fiction take on it, but also makes it seem sensible. …Kristine Kathryn Rusch makes the entire concept work wi...