From the Hugo-winning author of Spin, an exuberant adventure in a post-climate-change AmericaIn the reign of President Deklan Comstock, a reborn United States is struggling back to prosperity. Over a century after the Efflorescence of Oil, after the Fall of the Cities, after the Plague of Infertility, after the False Tribulation, after the days of the Pious Presidents, the sixty stars and thirteen stripes wave from the plains of Athabaska to the national capital in New York City. In Colorado Springs, the Dominion sees to the nation's spiritual needs. In Labrador, the Army wages war on the Dutch. America, unified, is rising once again.Then out of Labrador come tales of a new Ajax--Captain Commongold, the Youthful Hero of the Saguenay. The ordinary people follow his adventures in the popular press. The Army adores him. The President is...troubled. Especially when the dashing Captain turns out to be his nephew Julian, son of the falsely accused... Views: 10
Detective Jake Daggers likes his murder investigations the
way he likes his women—straightforward, easy, and with a killer body. So when his older-than-dust partner throws his back out on a
goblin raid, his captain assigns him a new running mate—a sexy young half-elf
by the name of Shay Steele.It seems like a match made in Daggers’ imagination, but Steele’s
no pushover. She’s a powerful forensic psychic, and she’s got sass oozing out
of her boots.In a debut case teeming with fire mages, foundries, and a
dead guy who’s crispier than bacon, it’s pretty clear Daggers isn’t the only
one getting a heaping helping of RED HOT STEELE. Views: 10
THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF THE 21ST CENTURYA man as rugged as the New Frontier and as bold as the untamed West . . .Orphaned at the age of seven and adopted by the Indians, Jami Ian MacCallister grew into a man more at ease in the wilderness than among men. But when the westward strike drove him across the Arkansas Territory into Texas, he finally found himself a home—in the middle of a bloody war.Texans like Jim Bowie and Sam Houston were waging a fierce struggle against Santa Anna's Mexican army, and Jami MacCallister made the perfect scout for the fledgling volunteer force. What lay ahead of them was a place called the Alamo, thirteen days of blood, dust and courage, and a battle that would become an undying legend of the American West . . . Views: 10
The Taut, Unflinching New Thriller from Adam Sternbergh, Author of the Critically-Acclaimed Shovel Ready New York is toxic--decimated by a dirty bomb years ago. The limnosphere is a virtual safe haven--if you're rich enough to buy in. Spademan is a hit man--box-cutter at the ready. His latest job is to snuff out Lesser, a lowlife lurking around other people's fantasies. As Spademan is about to close the deal, Lesser comes back from the limn with a wild claim: terrorists are planning to attack New York. Again. This time from the inside out. The warning sends Spademan down a dark path full of unsavory characters and startling revelations. A shadowy political fixer tells him of a long-running power struggle that goes all the way to City Hall. A brilliant Egyptian radical brings Spademan to the mysterious far-reaches of the limn. And a beautiful nurse holds the secret to what, and who, is behind these attacks--and she seems to want... Views: 9
A young man in a primitive valley, terrorized by despotic rulers, cruelty, superstition and by very real monsters of awesome power sets off on a quest for freedom. When he reaches the world outside his valley, however, he makes an astonishing discovery, at once terrible and wonderful, about the nature of his entire world! Views: 9
Roberta Valentine used to be a party girl. But that is all over as she searches for a real relationship. She feels her chances slipping away as she moves into her thirties. She has all but given up. Then she meets her main competitor in the outdoor gear business, Blake. That woman slowly weaves her way into Roberta's heart. The biggest obstacle? Blake is straight. Through all the lies and tragedy, can their odd relationship survive? Can they truly find the beauty hiding all around us? This is set in the same world as Music of the Soul but is a standalone book. Views: 9
