Brad Steiger's dreams are filled with snake worshippers, the end of the world and his daughter, Kelly...
Each night the nightmares are more intense as he searches London for Kelly, who's missing. Neither her classmates nor her landlord has seen her in weeks. The sinister air of the dreams convinces Brad that Kelly is in danger and time is running out on her rescue!
Brad hires a private investigator that discovers Kelly is part of Ouroboros, a snake worshipping cult led by Professor Jonathan Clay. When the investigator dies under suspicious circumstances, Brad turns to cult expert, Marcus Valentine, and Scotland Yard's Declan Healy in his desperation. As the three men race against time chasing down clues, one thing is clear: the cult is preparing for a momentous event, shrouded in secrecy and the supernatural.
Marcus finds an ex-cult member who, under hypnosis, reveals Kelly is alive, but the cult is on the move. Everyone and everything in its path is in imminent danger. No matter how close the three men come to Ouroboros, Jonathan and his slippery shapeshifters elude them. An unexpected source helps Brad and Marcus find the cult, but it may be too little, too late. Now, Brad, Marcus and Jonathan are on a collision course with destiny that may signal the end of the world! Views: 49
Aliens meets Under the Dome in this new post-apocalyptic novel from New York Times bestseller Lilith Saintcrow.It could have been aliens, it could have been a trans-dimensional rift, nobody knows for sure. What's known is that there was an Event, the Rifts opened up, and everyone caught inside died. Since the Event certain people have gone into the drift... and come back, bearing priceless technology that's almost magical in its advancement. When Ashe — the best Rifter of her generation — dies, the authorities offer her student, Svinga, a choice: go in and bring out the thing that killed her, or rot in jail. But Svin, of course, has other plans... How far would you go and what would you risk to win the ultimate prize?For more from Lilith Saintcrow, check out:Blood Call Bannon and ClareThe Iron Wyrm AffairThe Red Plague AffairThe... Views: 49
The Goddess War begins in Antigoddess , the first installment of the new series by acclaimed author of Anna Dressed in Blood , Kendare Blake. Old Gods never die… Or so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity in perpetual health. Desperately seeking the cause of their slow, miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies and discovering enemies both new and old. Their search leads them to Cassandra—an ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess, protected and loved by a god. These days, Cassandra doesn’t involve herself in the business of gods—in fact, she doesn’t even know they exist. But she could be the key in a war that is only just beginning. Because Hera, the queen of the gods, has aligned herself with other of the ancient Olympians, who are killing off rivals in an attempt to prolong their own lives. But these anti-gods have become corrupted in their desperation to survive, horrific caricatures of their former glory. Athena will need every advantage she can get, because immortals don’t just flicker out. Every one of them dies in their own way. Some choke on feathers. Others become monsters. All of them rage against their last breath. The Goddess War is about to begin. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied. Views: 49
There's a darkness lying just under the surface of Julian Harris's young mind. He has bad dreams. Very bad dreams in which he sees himself rape and murder teenage girls. Sometimes they seem more like visions than dreams. More and more he fears his dreams will spill over into the waking world and he'll become the monster he is in them. There's a darkness lying just under the surface of Julian Harris's picture-perfect hometown too. A schoolgirl is missing. Julian is convinced there's something sinister behind her disappearance, but the police think otherwise. The girl comes from a bad background. She hung out with petty criminals and junkies. Some people think the town is better off without her.Julian isn't one of those people. Neither is Mia Bradshaw, a disturbed, self-harming orphan and the best-friend of the missing girl. Drawn to each other by a desire to find out the truth, Julian and Mia form a bond that goes beyond friendship or sexual attraction into something neither of them understands. When Mia goes missing, Julian's desire turns into obsession - an obsession that leads him to a depraved underworld of drugs, prostitution, blackmail and murder headed by a man who seems to have stepped straight out of his nightmares.Part psychological horror, part crime thriller, The Society Of Dirty Hearts is a novel that will draw you, along with its flawed hero, deeper and deeper into the corrupt depths of a small-town full of dark secrets and darker desires.REVIEWS'Cheetham ensnared me in the web of his inescapable story. I felt like a junkie needing a fix - I had to know what was happening next and couldn't get enough of this book. If I could have mainlined this book, I would have.' Bound & Determined to Find a Good Read.'Great story from Mr Cheetham, well told, fast paced and engaging.' I Meant to Read That.'Great book! Can't wait to read more from this writer. Lots of twists and turns I never saw coming. Highly recommend.' Smashwords review.'...writing reminded me of early Stephen King, especially in its sense of small-town life and paranoia, and the air of supernatural that pervades the first half of the novel' - Robert Dinsdale, author of The Harrowing and Three Miles. ABOUT THE AUTHORBen Cheetham is an award-winning, Pushcart Prize nominated author from Sheffield, UK, whose fiction has been widely published in magazines and anthologies. Views: 49
Rokugan is Doomed!The Serene Prophet foresaw its downfall -- tides of demons flooding out of the Shadowlands. One man seeks to avert the catastrophe -- the leader of the Scorpion Clan. He will pay any price, perpetrate any deception, to save the empire. If he must, he will become evil to fight evil. He and the emperor's champion will battle each other to the death for that which they both hold dear: Rokugan Views: 49
The epic Demonworld saga continues in The Pig Devils.
Wodan has returned to Haven, but his homeland no longer seems quite like home now that his eyes have been opened by the wasteland. When everyone around him is either deluded or possibly in on the conspiracy against him, Wodan’s only guidance can come from the broken circle of old men that he once considered his heroes.
Pontius, a city in the wasteland ruled by four gangs locked in an eternal orgy of violence, learns of the existence of Haven and its advanced technology. Boris, the Living Scar, plans a crusade to free the people of Haven from their lives of ease and open their hearts to the joys of his ancient, sadistic religion.
Mankind has been on the brink of extinction for so long that full-scale war has not been practiced since the time of the Ancients. Now, with the help of the flesh demons, war will return.
For news and info on Kyle B. Stiff's other projects, including Heavy Metal Thunder and Demonworld, check out www.heavymetalthunderseries.wordpress.com. For insights into the mind of Kyle B. Stiff, check out www.kylebstiff.wordpress.com.
**About the Author
Kyle B. Stiff used to review video games for a living and developed a reputation as an out-of-control maverick because he never once used the phrase "edge of your seat" or claimed that a game would leave the player "breathless". He is hard at work writing and rewriting the various books in two epic series, Demonworld and Heavy Metal Thunder. The first is a post-apocalyptic "hero's journey" through the human condition; the second follows a branching narrative structure that borrows elements from the classic Choose Your Own Adventure and Lone Wolf gamebooks, then updates the genre with quality writing and adult themes. Kyle B. Stiff has been around long enough to know that he knows very little about the world, but he still studies mythology and human behavior because it's fun to make an effort to understand. He currently lives with his soulmate somewhere in Kentucky. But really, is his physical location all that important when he can always be reached at [email protected] or seen at www.kylebstiff.wordpress.com? Views: 49
