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AN EPIC INTERSTELLAR TALE OF WAR FROM A MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION.
The Gurus came in peace, bearing gifts.
They were a highly advanced, interstellar species who brought amazingly useful and sophisticated technology to the human race. There was, of course, a catch. The Gurus warned of a far more malevolent life form, beings who have hounded the Gurus from sun to sun, planet to planet, across the cosmos. Pundits have taken to calling them the Antagonists-or Antags-and they have already established a beachhead on Mars. For all they've done for us, the Gurus would now like our help.
Enter Master Sergeant Michael Venn, a veteran Skyrine (a Marine who is specially trained for off-world combat) who is dropped onto the Red Planet with his band of brothers on a mission to take down as many Antags as possible.
But from the moment they're dropped through the thin Martian atmosphere, their mission goes horribly, terribly wrong. From a group of female special ops Skyrines with secret orders, to mysterious humans who've settled on Mars, to the overwhelming and highly-reinforced Antags themselves, Venn and his brothers will face impossible odds just to survive—let alone make it home alive.
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Product DescriptionWhen the city sleeps, the dead start to walk! Something has sealed off Cardiff, and living corpses are stalking the streets, leaving a trail of half-eaten bodies. Animals are butchered. A young couple in their car never reach home. A stolen tugboat is brought back to shore, carrying only human remains. And a couple of girls heading back from the pub watch the mysterious drivers of a big black SUV take over a crime scene. Torchwood must now contend with the intangible barrier surrounding Cardiff, and some unidentified space debris that seems to be regenerating itself. Plus, of course, the all-night zombie horror show! Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit series created by Russell T. Davies for BBC Television. About the AuthorMark Morris is the author of fourteen novels, including two Doctor Who books, and numerous novellas, short stories, articles and reviews, which have appeared in a wide variety of anthologies and magazines. This is his first Torchwood novel. His website can be found at www.markmorriswriter.com Views: 38
The exploits of Glasglow private investigator collected in a three-volume set of Lovecraftian noir. This collection includes:The AmuletIt was supposed to be an easy case. Fast money, and a way to kill some time-something Derek Adams, a down-on-his-luck Glasgow private investigator, has way too much of. Recover a stolen family heirloom, and try to keep the relationship with his very beautiful-and very married-client, strictly professional. Easy. But the Johnson Amulet is no mere trinket...and Derek isn't the only person trying to find the priceless relic. Before long he's up to his armpits in bodies, femme fatales... and tentacles. The stars have aligned... An ancient evil has awakened.To save the day, Derek must take some dark pathways, and not everyone is going to make it back out into the light.The SirensGlasgow private investigator Derek Adams can't seem to get away from the otherworldly, especially not when it seems to be the only paying gig in town. So when an old widow offers him two grand to find her son-who isn't exactly missing...just not himself-it's not long before things start to get weird, and a road trip to the rural village of Skye turns into a detour to the twilight. Before long, Derek is on a remote island, hip-deep in mermaids, stalked by shape-shifters, and tangled in the nets of a diabolical fisher cult intent on waking an ancient god and unleashing the apocalypse. In other words, it's business as usual.The Skin GameThings are finally looking up for Glasgow private investigator Derek Adams. The agency is flush with cash and finally getting some respect, and the nightmares? Well, there's booze for that. But the dark side isn't finished with Derek. What starts off as a simple inquiry into the dealings of a shady bookie quickly descends into a battle with the shadowy unknown. Before he knows it, Derek is on the run, framed for an impossible murder. His only leverage is a strange skin belt that seems to have a life of its own, but hanging onto it might cost Derek more than just his life.This collection also includes three bonus Midnight Eye stories: “The Forth Protocol”, “A Slim Chance”, and “One, Two Go!”.Praise for the Midnight Eye Files“Meikle’s writing makes you feel like you’re there, in the rain with Derek Adams, searching seedy pawn shops and bars for the answers. The atmosphere is terrific, and the author knows that sometimes less is more.” - The Lovecraft ezine“I encourage you to pour yourself a couple of fingers of whisky and visit Meikle’s and Derek’s Glasgow some evening as the shadows grow long.” - New Pulp“The writing itself is crisp, filled with good description and strong dialogue. The Scottish setting, while not prominent, grounds the reader in a sense of place. The characters, while themselves variations on noir tropes, are beleivable, and more importantly, likable. All of this, taken together, makes for a smooth, enjoyable read.” - Rich Ristow, Strange Latitudes Views: 38
A shifty shapeshifter cons an intergalactic casino, a married robot couple moves to the burbs, punker space rhinos invade a small town in Colorado, and you, yes you, get to see firsthand what goes on in one of the strangest restrooms in the universe. This delightfully twisted collection of four short stories is easily devoured in one sitting and will leave you hungry for more. Views: 38
SUMMARY: This collection of marvelously off-kilter short stories – the American debut of acclaimed Japanese writer Yasutaka Tsutsui – portrays the consequences of a world where the fantastic and the mundane collide and throw the lives of ordinary men and women into disarray.In “The Dabba Dabba Tree” Tsutsui describes the hilarious side effects of a small conical tree that, when placed at the foot of one’s bed, creates erotic dreams that metamorphose into communal farce. In “Commuter Army”–a sly commentary on the ludicrousness of war–a weapons supplier whose rifles cease functioning after just one shot becomes an unwilling conscript in a war zone. “The World is Tilting” imagines a floating city that slowly begins to sink on one side, causing its citizens to reorient their daily lives to preserve a semblance of normality. In “Rumors About Me”, an ordinary office worker finds himself the subject of intense media scrutiny, his every action documented in the tabloids. And in the title story, we learn just how obscenely absurd the environment on Planet Porno can seem to a group of hapless research scientists.With a sharp eye towards the insanities of contemporary life, Yasutaka Tsutsui crafts in Salmonella Men on Planet Porno an irresistible mix of imagination, satiric fantasy, and truly madcap hilarity. Views: 38
Sixty-thousand light-years from Earth, the corrupt Terran Confederacy holds the Koprulu sector tightly in its tyrannical grip, controlling every aspect of its citizens' lives. One man dares to stand up to this faceless empire and vows to bring it to its knees: Arcturus Mengsk -- genius propagandist, tactician, and freedom fighter. A monstrous act of bloody violence sows the seeds of rebellion in Arcturus, but he is not the first Mengsk to rail against such oppression. Before Arcturus grew to manhood, his father, Angus Mengsk, also defied the Confederacy and sought to end its brutal reign. The destiny of the Mengsk family has long been tied to that of the Confederacy and the Koprulu sector, but as a new empire rises from the ashes of the past and alien invaders threaten the very existence of humanity, what will the future hold for the next generation...? Views: 38
FBI agent Lily Yu is in North Carolina
with her lover and mate, Rule Turner, Lu Nuncio of the Nokolai werewolf clan. He
is there to take custody of his son from the boy's grandmother. It's a purely
personal trip until Rule, in wolf form, finds three bodies in a shallow grave.
They carry the stench of death magic, which makes the murders a federal crime.
Lily takes charge of the investigation and soon realizes that nothing adds up-
not the motives or the main suspect, who is behind bars when death strikes
again.But murder, however bizarre, is an everyday affair for Lily, who
was a homicide cop before being recruited into the FBI's Magical Crimes
Division. A more personal shock arrives in the form of Rule's son's mother. Why
would she now challenge Rule's plan to bring his son to live among the Nokolai?
But family matters must take a backseat when the violence escalates, and there's
no rhyme or reason for the next strike- by a killer who may not even be of this
world.About the AuthorEileen Wilks is a national bestselling author and a three-time RITA Award finalist, and has been nominated for a Career Achievement Award by Romantic Times. Views: 38
During the Xmas holiday in 1975, Adrian conceived the
concept of his enigmatic and shadowy character, the Voidal, a warrior doomed to
wander the limitless worlds of a bizarre omniverse in company with his unusual
sidekick, Elfloq the familiar, in search of his past, his identity and his soul.
Inspired by a combination of fantasy works, including Clark Ashton Smith, H. P.
Lovecraft and the extraordinary French artist, Philipe Druillet, it was the
beginning of a strange and tortured odyssey, a dark fantasy that was finally
brought to a climax nearly 40 years later.
Illustrated by Award winning British artist, Jim
Pitts.
Spectre Press, 1977. Softcover, 24 pp.
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"… The Voidal is a sort of destroying angel used by the
Dark Gods to work their will and vengeance. Stripped of memory, in each story,
he attempts to gain knowledge of who or what he is and regain his memory. To
describe the stories, think of H. P. Lovecraft writing sword and sorcery,
returning to the Dreamlands but written in his later, darker style. There is
some Michael Moorcock influence present with the idea of the "omniverse" and the
Voidal being sent to different dimensions. Cole uses words to create names in
the manner of Tolkien. Names such as Tallyman, Nighteye, Windwrack appear. Cole
combines simple Anglo-Saxon words to create new ones. He has a very unique style
and good command of language. Fans of Clark Ashton Smith take note though I
would not call Adrian Cole's writing style Smith-ish…"
-Morgan Holmes, REHupa (The Robert E. Howard
United Press Association)
"…as inventive as Jack Vance, with much of Michael
Moorcock's brooding gloom…"
-Lin Carter Views: 38
