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WHEN THE WORLD ENDED...The Cull swept the world in the early years of the twenty-first century, killing billions and ending civilisation. Only a fortunate few, blessed with the right blood type, were spared. In the chaos of the Afterblight, scientists, priests—even armed robbers—may become leaders, or heroes. Three incredible writers, including the bestselling author of the Shadows of the Apt series Adrian Tchaikovsky, lead us into the apocalypse.In Malcolm Cross's Orbital Decay, the team in the International Space Station watch helplessly as the world is all but wiped out. Exiled from Earth by his blood-type, astronaut Alvin Burrows must solve the mystery of the "Pandora" experiment, even as someone on the station takes to murdering the crew one by one...In C. B. Harvey's Dead Kelly, fugitive and convict "Dead" Kelly McGuire returns from hiding out in the Bush to the lawless city of Melbourne. McGuire has three jobs to do: to be revenged on his old ... Views: 584
The Icit is a short, fairy tale story.In the middle of dark, snowy woods, that have never known the warmth of spring, lives the Hunter and his daughter Rina. When the Hunter does not return one night, Rina knows her father has been stolen by the Icit - a terrible creature who roams the woods. With the help of three magical coals, Rina sets off to save her father.The Icit is a short, fairy tale story.In the middle of dark, snowy woods, that have never known the warmth of spring, lives the Hunter and his daughter Rina. When the Hunter does not return one night, Rina knows her father has been stolen by the Icit - a terrible creature who roams the woods. With the help of three magical coals, Rina sets off to save her father, even knowing it will mean she has to face the Icit alone. Views: 584
Samantha and her mate Rafael are homicide cop. Once they were ordered to investigate the case of the cops lying at convent. This corpse was a message for one of the woman inside the convent, Daniela, or Cristál. Her old nemesis, Donatien, a Kyn gone bad centuries ago, wants her for her powers to heal. He loves torturing people, and she can make them last longer. For years she has run from him, but always he finds her. Views: 584
With a baby on the way, a wedding to plan, and Christmas right around the corner, she has never been happier. Then why does Amber keep looking over her shoulder, feeling as if someone or thing is watching her? Or the gut feeling that something or someone is still after her, everything would be fine. Oh, and she must not forget the damn dream.Lux, Liam, and Otis have vowed no one will hurt their mate again, including themselves. They came too close to losing her for good because of their pride, but it won't happen again. No one, neither family nor foe, will stop the shifters from giving Amber the home she's always dreamed of—a place where she can feel safe, loved, and at peace to raise their children. But could they also calm her fears of some unseen foe? Views: 584
All three books in the HUMANITY FOUND series in one box set RESCUEOn the edge of space and at the brink of extinction, humanity's fate rests in the hands of one rookie officer.When an old enemy attacks another ship and survivors escape to a nearby planet, an eager young lieutenant is surprised when he's named commander of the rescue mission.Can the inexperienced hero pull off a risky operation without losing more lives? FLIGHTIn the vast black of space, a new and powerful threat lurks somewhere just out of sight.After rescuing the survivors of an attack, and revealing their enemy was as human as the rest of the fleet, Pen expected an interesting new challenge. Tempted to join the civilian intelligence force, she struggles to find purpose as the fleet comes together. Then, hidden in a list of mundane communications, Pen finds a message that will threaten their... Views: 584
From the author of the bestselling 'Night's Dawn' trilogy, a novella and six stories set in the same brilliantly realised universe. Views: 584
An electrifying anthology of new horror stories by award-winning masters of the genre.Twenty-one brand-new stories of the ominous and terrifying from some of the horror genre's most talented writers. In 'The Dead Thing' Paul Tremblay draws us into the world of a neglected teenage girl and her younger brother and the evil that lurks at the heart of their family. In Gemma Files' 'Bulb' a woman calls in to a podcast to tell the terrifying story of why she has escaped off-grid. And Rio Youers' 'The Typewriter' tells in diary form of the havoc wreaked by a malevolent machine. Infinitely varied and beautifully told, New Fears 2 is an unmissable collection of horror fiction. Views: 584
Fierce, determined, dangerous. No wonder her soul called to his. As Chief of Security of Ixia, Valek has spent the last fifteen years keeping Commander Ambrose and his citizens safe. With his complex network of spies, informers, and soldiers, it's his job to hunt down and capture criminals, including the intriguing Yelena. Sensing there is more to the story of why she killed a general's son, Valek arranges for Yelena to become the Commander's new food taster, training her in the delicate art of detecting poisons. As mysteries and a devious plot to harm the Commander unravel, Yelena's presence becomes crucial. Will her intelligence, stubbornness, and survivor instincts be a help to Valek's investigation, or a hinderance? A companion novel to Poison Study, The Study of Poisons reveals Valek's side of the story. Return to the world of Ixia and discover just how the lovely Yelena got Valek's cold heart... Views: 584
Riots between humans and trolls, elves, and other non-humans have plunged Tunfaire into near chaos. Garrett finds himself pulled into the game when a powerful gang of human rightists tries to shake down his employer?and ends up caught in a conspiracy of hate that pits man against? everybody! Views: 584
Short story in the November Newsletter:
Authors Note:*This story stands fully alone, so you’ll be able to understand it even if you’ve never read the Guild Hunter series. All you need to know is that this is a world that includes angels and vampires as well as humans.
For GH series readers, this story is set after Archangel’s Shadows and contains some spoilers for earlier books in the series.
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Simon, like the rest of the Academy, is stunned when a navy-skinned warlock baby is found on the Academy steps. They hand the child over to guest lecturer Magnus Bane, who has to bring a child home… temporarily, of course… to his man!
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I’ve battled the Reapers of Chaos before–and survived. But this time I have a Bad, Bad Feeling it’s going to be a fight to the death … most likely mine.
Yeah, I’ve got my psychometry magic, my talking sword, Vic–and even the most dangerous Spartan on campus at my side, in Logan freaking Quinn, but I’m no match for Loki, the evil Norse god of chaos. I may be Nike’s Champion, but at heart, I’m still just Gwen Frost, that weird Gypsy girl everyone at school loves to gossip about.
Then someone I love is put in more danger than ever before, and something inside me snaps. This time, Loki and his Reapers are going down for good … or I am. Views: 583
Life's already much too busy for Rhiow and the other cats of the New York City worldgating maintenance teams. The old, cramped Penn Station is being torn apart and relocated into its big new building, which means that the Penn worldgates have had to be moved too. Everyone's nerves are in shreds, and no one's had enough sleep for a human, let alone a Person. So when Rhiow goes staggering home to her litterbox the morning after the job's done and finds it already occupied by another cat -- who then vanishes -- at first she thinks she's hallucinating.
But she's not. When her team is called to Los Angeles to do a minor consult after the city's single worldgate is deranged by a string of earthquakes, Rhiow's "hallucination" reappears bearing a dire message from the past. The messenger, a tom called Hwaith, reveals that similar earthquakes are striking Los Angeles in 1946 -- indicators not only of increasing instability in the San Andreas Fault, but of something far more troubling. Something is trying to subvert the Los Angeles gate to its own purposes. "The Lone Power?" Rhiow asks. "No," Hwaith says. "Something worse. Something from outside."
Rhiow and her team find themselves caught up in ever-deepening peril and mystery as they make the dangerous trip back to post-war Los Angeles. Their intervention plunges them headfirst into the glitzy, murky world of 1946 Hollywood, a smoggy film-noir landscape filled with glamourous starlets, flamboyantly corrupt studio heads, wicked, pampered cats with hidden agendas, unsolved murders, snoopy screenwriters, scheming PR flacks, and a shadowy, celebrity-ridden cult dabbling in knowledge better left alone -- knowledge which could destroy their world's present and doom its future, if the dreadful promise of the Year of the Black Jaguar is fulfilled... Views: 583
