Michael has a few problems... besides being dead... ish...
He finds himself in a new world. In a new body.
But with a few more appendages than he is used to and the concept of near immortality facing him, he is having a rather hard time coping. Luckily, the body's ex-tenant is there to help.
(Should have started here first. The story is being updated and revised. There will be several chapters added and Revelations will be incorperated into it as well. Revelations will then be removed.)
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Despite having attracted the attention of a dangerous stalker, Special Agent Jason West is doing his best to keep his mind on his job and off his own troubles.
But his latest case implicates one of the original Monuments Men in the theft and perhaps destruction of part of the world’s cultural heritage—a lost painting by Vermeer. Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander Emerson Harley wasn’t just a World War II hero, he was the grandfather Jason grew up idolizing. In fact, Grandpa Harley was a large part of what inspired Jason to join the FBI’s Art Crime Team.
Learning that his legendary grandfather might have turned a blind eye to American GIs “liberating” priceless art treasures at the end of the war is more than disturbing. It’s devastating.
Jason is determined to clear his grandfather’s name, even if that means breaking a few rules and regulations himself—putting him on a collision course with romantic partner BAU Chief Sam Kennedy.
Meanwhile, someone in the shadows is biding his time… Views: 179
On the dyson sphere Shenzhen, artificial intelligences rule and humans live in luxury, vying to be chosen as host bodies—called haruspices—for the next generation of AI, and thus be worshiped as gods. Doctor Orfea Leung has come here to escape her past of mercenary violence. Krissana Khongtip has come here to reinvent herself from haunted spy to holy cyborg. But the utopian peace of Shenzhen is shattered when the haruspices begin committing suicide, and the pair are called upon to solve the mystery—and survive the silent war between machines . . . Views: 178
A "particularly compelling" novel of brotherhood and brutality among a band of World War I deserters (Publishers Weekly). A small group of soldiers, led by an Australian named Viney, has fled the trenches of the Western front. Now they scavenge to survive in the desolate area known as no man's land. One of them, Josh, is shaken by the brutality he has witnessed. Another, Lothar, was a German aristocrat who had no desire to die as a supposed hero. There are tensions among the group, but they are united in their disdain for the war that rages around them—and Lothar and Josh share another bond, as each has been traumatized by the loss of a brother during the fighting. But as the runaway soldiers hide in the wilds of eastern France, their iron-fisted leader is being targeted by a Military Police captain with a personal vendetta—and they may find that no matter where they run, they cannot escape danger, in this novel of... Views: 178
Sparks the Truth Teller isn't letting go of her mission to ream out corrupt politicians. It's personal. The council made her an orphan. And she has news for Erik. She isn't leaving. Not until she empties the city's turd-bucket-officials for the suffering residents. A council member is going to be sorry for what he did to his au pair—and to her own mother. Painfully sorry. Swinging the sword of justice to protect the helpless won't be enough. To satisfy the ancient god inside her, Sparks plans to get over her recent innocence with both of the maddening men who wrecked her life. Erik wants to make her time travel to ancient times for some damned war. Giving her a new experience at the end of the night is the least they can do. Twisted violence, muscle car brutality, disgusting bits, wicked-delicious bits, gods frolicking all at the same time, detailed intimacy with bi muscular divinities, swearing, gritty justice, bad taste, aspersions on mop dogs, and other opportunities to be entertained or offended depending on your bent. Bent readers strongly encouraged, others, not so much. When pressed in the right places, the author confesses enthusiasm for Armistead Maupin, Chuck Tingle, Cari Silverwood, Anne Rice, Joe Lansdale, George RR Martin, unexpurgated myths and fairy tales, Neil Gaiman, and Clive Barker. A. L. Magnus is prone to unclothed time travel. He hopes you enjoy reading about the reunion of Sparks, Erik, and Corey as much as he enjoyed writing it. Fearless reader, come and continue the adventure that began with Sparks getting Wrecked. Get Totaled now. Views: 178
"In his latest pulp horror gem, Janz channels early Stephen King to twist the story of a secluded writers' retreat into something unique and thought-provoking." - BooklistTen writers are selected for a summer-long writing retreat with the most celebrated and reclusive author in the world. Their host is the legendary Roderick Wells. Handsome, enigmatic, and fiendishly talented, Wells promises to teach his pupils about writing, about magic, about the untapped potential that each of them possesses. Most of all, he plans to teach them about the darkness in their hearts. The writers think they are signing up for a chance at riches and literary prestige. But they are really entering the twisted imagination of a deranged genius, a lethal contest pitting them against one another in a struggle for their sanity and their lives. They have entered into Roderick Wells's most brilliant and horrible creation. The... Views: 178
