Book 1, Season 1 - 2nd EDITION (June 2016) - A fantastic tale of love, war, friendship and dragons! Follow the journey of Johnson Farthing as he races across an ocean carried by a beautiful sea dragon to rescue his sister from slavers. But this is just the beginning, and his world and that of his friends is about to change forever.If Johnson Farthing thought that life as poor cart pusher in the coastal town of Wead-Wodder was going to be his lot in life, then he was about to get a rude surprise, and not necessarily a good one.Once it becomes clear that his beautiful younger sister has been kidnapped along with the daughter of the Prelate, his life is completely turned on its head. Farthing has to rush across a vast ocean and a huge continent carried by an incredible Sea Dragon and accompanied by a strange magician if he has even a chance to save his sister Rustina.And very strangely, neither the rich Prelate nor his chief of police seem keen to even lift a finger.Dirt, the first book in a huge, continent spanning saga where dragons are an intelligent, cultured people, magicians cannot destroy mountains with a magic wand and the heroes have no wish to become tyrannical kings and queens.vBut through all the dramatic events, the battles of life and death, Dirt is a place of humour, love and ultimately, the quest to find a home."I told Truk you would be slacking off the minute he turned his back," shouted the old fool, Barkles, who sold greasy vegetable pasties from a dusty stall on the corner. "Young people can't be trusted, I told him. I was right too.""Shut your face, Barkles," Johnson shouted back as he grabbed his coat from his hand cart and put it around his shoulders to ward off a faint chill in the sea breeze. "I have been down that hole every day non-stop for nine days, and you know it too, since you have been feeding me your disgusting pies for most of them.""Pastries, slacker. Not Pies; Pastries.""I thought pastries were just posh pies?""Can be.""Well, yours ain't posh. So they are definitely just pies.""Ain't seen you complaining!"Find out more at www.AWorldCalleDdirt.comThe Dirt Webiste brings you even more information about this incredible world:Full Details of all the booksCharacter DescriptionsArticles on the geography, history and culturePronunciation GuideMaps of the worldThe articles are written in-character and any information that might spoil your enjoyment of books you have yet to read are protected with spoiler alertsPlus, on some articles, C.C. Hogan has added his own sidebar notes about why he has made certain choicesThe Abbey will be continuously updated so check back often!The Dirt SagaSeries OneDirtBloody DirtThe Fight for DirtHope, the sequel to series one(Includes the story Mistry, a prequel to Series Two)Yona - Standalone Short StorySeries Two - Coming winter 2015/16Girls of DirtDragons of DirtPeople of DirtSeries ThreeTBALook out for updates to the Dirt Saga Views: 429
A young slave girl flees from the Lord who owns her, choosing to die in the mountains rather than become one of his 'pretties'. When that death seems all too likely, she is found by one of the Dragon Kindred and Tika's life takes a twist she could never have imagined in her wildest dreams - or her worst nightmares.There’s really no way to prepare…for something…like this…Step into the shrouded realm of mysteries – a place where ordinary people have extraordinary abilities, where dark shadows hide unspeakable evil and pure light veils unbelievable power…Tray and Ember Pateman are gypsies, living on their own, hiding in plain sight. They appear to be average high school siblings, but appearances can be deceiving. Gifted with supernatural abilities, they must learn to wield their epic powers before the approaching evil arrives.Join them as they face off against the wicked shadows. Unearth a clandestine culture. Discover the shrouded unknown. Begin to unravel the mysteries in Ember Rising Light, book one in the epic fantasy six novel It Begins...the Series.Will you dare…to brave…the dark? Views: 388
From 2004 to 2006, JJ Thompson wrote a series of strange and idiosyncratic plays that delighted and enraged readers in equal measure. Staggeringly original, disarmingly surreal, charged with political righteousness and an almost devilish wit, Mr. Thompson's plays are a bizarre form of "outsider art" that blends the Manichean logic of the morality play with Brechtian modes of representation.From 2004 to 2006, JJ Thompson wrote a series of strange and idiosyncratic plays that delighted and enraged readers in equal measure. His work can be described as a bizarre form of "outsider art" that blends the Manichean logic of the morality play with Brechtian modes of representation. Staggeringly original, disarmingly surreal, charged with political righteousness and an almost devilish wit, Mr. Thompson's plays still have the power to bewitch and bewilder readers. Now, for the first time, we are proud to present the complete collected works of JJ Thompson, including his Linkful Triad Trilogy and the still-incomplete Stranger Trilogy.This book includes:The Rose on Martha's Breast:Part I of the Linkful Triad Trilogy. Martha is a normal girl with a deep secret. WHAT IS IT?A Gangster's Life Can Be in Jeopardy Too:Part II of the Linkful Triad Trilogy. What will Axel do when he finds himself facing the deadliest challenger of them all!What's Your Take on Cassavetes, Yo?Part III of the Linkful Triad Trilogy. John Cassavetes is a director of films with a single vice in life...Taste of SilenceIssei Sagawa is a serial killer. But what will he do when he finds himself with emotional attachments to one of his victims?A Brief History of CrimeJohn Kerry has won the Presidency. Will time be altered forever?The Abortionist's DaughterPart I of The Stranger Trilogy. Piper is a young woman in search of love. Will she find it in the most unlikely of places?Romance of the Three CommiesTwo small children realize the horror that lies beneath this cruel and unjust world!Leprosy Killed the LeperPart II of The Stranger Trilogy. A gay man and a straight man sit down to discuss their differences and discover they're not so different after all...Skeeter's InfernoSkeeter gets lost on a long, loensome trail, and encounters some people he thought he'd never see again... Views: 329
Dain, Regent to the pixies, and sworn protector of his people. Rune, scientist to the FAE and indirectly responsible for the deaths of a great many souls. Kerrick, leader of the elves and nemesis of the pixie, dragons, phoenix, and shifters... How is Dane going to handle it when he discovers he is Bound to the Enemy? Views: 312
A beautiful and heart-rending short story about the slave called Yona and a huge Calliston, set on the world of Dirt. Yona is cold, as are the others, but with the help of a stranger, they escape from confinement and flee across the continent of Bind on a huge beast. This fantasy tale is set during the same period as the events in Dirt, series one, but can be read on its own.A beautiful short story about the slave called Yona and a huge Calliston, from the World of Dirt.Yona was cold and so were all the others. Shut in a freezing room in a hall buried in a gorge in the North Hoar Ridge, she knew she had two possible fates: She would die here or be forced to work in the mines. That much they knew.But then, as those around her were beginning to succumb to the cold, a young man smashed down the door and told them they were free.So begins the incredible tale of Yona and the Beast as the slaves escape across the huge continent of Bind on an incredible Calliston, a giant beast.This short story relates what happens to a few characters that we met briefly in Dirt, book one of the Dirt Fantasy Epic. But you do not need to read the main books to enjoy this small offering. It is completely standalone and can be read on its own. Views: 290
It's Christmas in Carbon County, and not a creature is stirring, not even a cyborg…He was never meant to be awakened. In the matrix of genetically and cybernetically enhanced contract killers, he was the Omega — brought out only the last resort, the final answer, the end times. But crash-landing on the planet Dirt made Cosmo just another cowboy, albeit one with a time bomb in his massive body forever set to 00:00:00:01.Vic Ray thought she was so smart. As a reformed black-hat hacker, she cracked every code ever put in front of her. Except the one that explains people. But then she found out about aliens. Turns out, though, Cosmo Halley is worse than any people. At least she doesn't have to be nice to a killer robot to get what she wants: Off this world.But when an old enemy and a new one join forces to expose the CWBOIs on Earth, Cosmo and Vic will have to figure out what it means to love before everything they know is lost forever. Can the Spirit of... Views: 229
It's high summer in Angels Rest…The second book in the MONTERO BEARS "Shifters in Love: Fun & Flirty" trilogy from Elsa Jade, author of the Wolves of Angels Rest series.The Four Corners bear clan is slowly recovering its place in shifter society, so Ben Leblanc has decided its time to find his mate. But Angels Rest is a small town and the cellular reception is so bad he can't even reach a dating site. He'll have to use his bro bear charm and the town's new gardening club to choose among the likely ladies.Gin Wick thinks Angels Rest is all dust and cactus, but she needs to add some local flavor to the herbal sachets required for her upcoming ordination as a witch. And a certain burly bear shifter certainly seems tasty enough.But when her Anti-Love Potion No. 96 goes awry and threatens a big chill, Gin and Ben will have one chance to claim this summer lovin' forever.A new Fun & Flirty trilogy in the world of the... Views: 212
The Theta shroud designation was always meant to be an outsider—a spy and saboteur lurking on the fringes of the elite cyborg soldiers. So even as he built a personality out of the dust of Diamond Valley, Montana, Troy Lehigh stayed apart from his brothers while they lived and loved. A Theta could never hope for such a bond.
His only desire, from the first moment he stole his consciousness from the soulless programming that controlled him, was to destroy the consortium that doomed him to solitude. He would’ve done it too, except his brothers chose love over war and trapped him in their midst.
But then, a hundred and fifty years ago, he met a sassy soiled dove in a Montana saloon…
Nell Dearly had wandered too far from home and was struggling to survive. But the long-lost farm girl has no idea just how far out she’ll go…
The cyborg cowboys of Carbon County have fought for each other, for love, and for Earth itself. But the shroud consortium they escaped never stopped seeking them. Now every star they see from Big Sky Country is in danger, and only a lonely Theta and the saloon girl he kissed once upon a time might save us. Views: 203
