"Heavy" Jake Sullivan is summoned by his oddest ally, Dr. Wells, to stop the bombing of a new ultra-luxury airship. Amid the glitz, the gambling, and the high-society types, Sullivan races time to hunt for the saboteur. But surrounded by a blimp-full of Germans, Russians, Imperium Iron Guard, and other magical enemies - where can he even begin?Murder on the Orient Elite is available free through 01/01/15.

    Marines is sent on a dangerous mission to Tokyo. The Russians have Summoned a demon of epic proportions to attack the city, and all that stands in its deadly path is an untested Japanese super-robot. Now, Joe is at the controls, his gravity-spiking Power at the ready. But that is one huge, mean Demon....

    It is fast paced and action-oriented as casualties and a willingness to sign up for additional front line tours and new wars result in Roberts shouldering responsibilities far beyond his years. The second book in the series, "Peace and Conflict," follows Chris Roberts' as he serves a long peace time hitch in Europe broken by several assignments to Viet Nam - first with the fabled Second Parachute Regiment of the Foreign Legion as it goes down at Dien Bien Phu and then as an observer of the military effort to defeat the Viet Cong. The third novel "War Breaks Out" describes the role and decisions of Roberts and his men in the intense war that occurs when Russia paranoid leaders decide to invade Germany and fight NATO instead of giving up power. The fourth and fifth novels describe the decisions and intense combat that may be about to happen in the near future: The fourth describes what happens when the US sides with Russia when China invades to retake its traditional lands in the Russian east. The fifth, "The Islamic - Israeli War," describes the intense combat and agonizing decisions that occur when a coalition of Islamic Countries launches a surprise attack on Israel that permanently changes the boundaries of the Middle East.

    Will I make the same mistakes, or new ones, and can I reclaim my life? This story is still being updated. Read it online from the source here: http://storiesonline.net/s/68384:i

    303 (Polish) SquadronAugust 1942. London is in flames. Heinrich Himmler's Germany stands triumphant in the West, its "Most Dangerous Enemy" forced to the peace table by a hailstorm of nerve gas and incendiaries. With Adolf Hitler avenged and portions of the Royal Navy seized as war prizes, Nazi Germany casts its baleful gaze across the Atlantic towards an increasingly isolationist United States. With no causus belli, President Roosevelt must convince his fellow Americans that it is better to deal with a triumphant Germany now than to curse their children with the problem of a united, fascist Europe later.As Germany and Japan prepare to launch the next phase of the conflict, Fate forces normal men and women to make hard choices in hopes of securing a better future. For Adam Haynes, Londonfall means he must continue an odyssey that began in the skies over Spain. American naval officer Eric Cobb finds that neutrality is a far cry from safety. Finally, Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi must prepare himself and his men to fight a Pacific War that is far different than the surprise attack Imperial Japan had once planned but never executed.Acts of War is the continuation of the Usurper's War series, which charts a very different World War II. As young men and women are forced to answer their nation's call, the choices they make and risks they take will write a different song for the Greatest Generation.

    This alternative history tells the story of the great leaders of the day, Churchill, FDR, Stalin, Truman, Eisenhower, Zhukov, and numerous other historical figures, as well as, a cast of characters from courageous Polish Freedom Fighters engaged in a near hopeless bid for survival to former Nazi SS officers desperate and willing to do anything to ignite a conflict between the two emerging superpowers to save the Fatherland. But at the heart of this story lies one man's obsessions, paranoia, and desire to dominate the globe...Josef Stalin...the most powerful man on the planet with the largest army in the history of man sees treachery everywhere, yet he misses the one true threat to all of his plans and in one moment of pure terror everything he had long planned nearly comes to an end...leading him to make a momentous decision to crush the Motherland's enemies without mercy once and for all.This fast paced thriller takes readers from the rubble of Berlin to politics in the White House and Kremlin, and ultimately to fields of battle as two great armies move towards an inevitable clash of arms that will determine not only the fate of Europe, but perhaps freedom itself.

    He just wanted to retire in peace. Change descended when he accidentally shot a Peeping Tom. Though he buried him on his remote Montana property, he couldn't bury the man's curse. Haunted by it, and about to be found out, he sent up a desperate prayer. That night he had a strange dream. Priscilla's interpretation of the dream was to stockpile enough food to look after seventy people for five years because perilous times were surely coming . . .

    The Atomic Robo RPG brings you the most explosive Fate Core system experience yet. This is action science like you've never seen it before, coming straight at you from the pages of the popular Atomic Robo comics by Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener. Play as an action scientist or immortal robot, super-spy or pulp adventurer - or something stranger still from the hidden corners of super-science!This is multi-era, pick-up-and-play gaming at its best: get playing in ten minutes, or take your time and make the most of behind-the-scenes rules for added depth. Hop into your Tesladyne jet and travel the globe in one time period, or battle across the decades as a cast of scientifical- ly talented adventurers. Face down demented dinosaurs, rogue government agents, and stolen Tesla-powered technologies!

    . . and war is comingEveryone must serve. Everyone must sacrifice.The god-born: Sigrun Caetia, valkyrie of Tyr, born in Nova Germania, across the seaThe summoner: Trennus Matrugena, son of a petty king, native of CaledoniaThe archmage: Kanmi Eshmunazar, a former wharf-rat of Tyre, CarthageThe godslayer: Adam ben Maor, special forces, of JudeaThe prophetess: Sophia, Pythia of DelphiThe truthsayer: Minori Sasaki, scientist and sorcerer, native of HokkaidoAnd the man who brings them together in Rome's service: Propraetor Antonius Valerius Livorus.Together, they pursue a great mystery: Some believe that the world is about to end. Certainly, prophecy indicates so. Some of the gods are making provisions for that day, including reviving the long-prohibited custom of human sacrifice.How do they stop this, and how deep does the mystery go? Why does a dying man taunt Livorus, asking him if he knows where his gods are? And why does prophecy suggest that Sigrun will be the sole survivor of Ragnarok?This is alternate history that goes beyond merely filing the serial numbers off world events. A wholly-re-imagined world awaits, blending fantasy, science-fiction, history, and other genres at will._______________"More than a mere adventure, the story succeeds in tapping into deeper ideas of religious tolerance and pluralism. Though some may find themselves lost in the vast sea of gods, rituals, violence, and beliefs, readers excited by a tour of this highly imaginative world will thoroughly enjoy the ride." --Kirkus Reviews https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...

    M. Stirlings’s Island in the Sea of Time. Twenty-first century Israel finds itself transferred to 1941 days before Nazi Germany plans to attack the Soviet Union. Opportunities abound for changing history and the population – including terrorists, tourists, diplomats, and pacifists – has divergent goals. Everything is debated and every action has unpredictable consequences. The Shield follows an extended family as they adapt to their changed world. The businessman sees opportunities, his son in the army faces new enemies, and the cousin visiting from America is confused and angry. The Israeli government, a fractious coalition with diverse goals, struggles to protection the population in a world they only think they understand. Fun reading for fans of alternate history and time-travel fiction – highly recommended!

    She's starting her new job as a homicide detective's aide at one of the premier criminal investigation companies in Valeriel City, the capital of a 1950’s-style kingdom. Kadin is certain her new position will introduce her to any number of eligible men, so she'll finally be able to get married and stop burdening the brother who insists on supporting her. On Kadin’s first day, the royal family calls in her team to investigate the murder of gossip-rag cover girl Queen Callista. Kadin’s superiors think it’s an open and shut case. The queen’s jilted lover Duke Baurus DeValeriel had motive, means, and opportunity, but Kadin can’t help but spot holes in their theory.After checking into a few leads of her own, Kadin inadvertently ends up in the confidence of Duke Baurus. When she tries to share what she knows with the rest of the team, she finds them unwilling to listen to the opinion of a girl who they know is only after a ring on her finger. In order to see justice served, Kadin finds herself doing the last thing she expected when she started working for a homicide detective—solve a murder!

    As good or better than the original.” — Michael Bunker, author of Pennsylvania Omnibus and Brother, Frankenstein ____________________________________________ In Michael Bunker’s Pennsylvania, Jedidiah Troyer becomes the hero of TRACE’s fight against the Transport Authority. But even before Jed’s adventure begins, the Second War for Pennsylvanian Independence has raged for a generation. Gettysburg is one tale of that long and bitter struggle. When we join them in their fight, the forces of TRACE are running out of time. Severely outmanned and outgunned, they know that if they can’t find a way to level the playing field with Transport—and soon—defeat is inevitable. Fate presents them a chance to turn the tide of war. A large supply of Transport’s okcillium—the all-important material powering laser weapons and other military technology—sits largely unguarded in a small town between the AZ and the City. That town’s name is Gettysburg. But fortune rarely allows history to be made so easily. Tactics, heroics, and bloody slaughter are once again the order of the day as Bestimmung Company sets out to seize their prize. In this small town with a famous name, the soldiers of B Company are about to discover that history has a way of repeating itself.

    The media tracks troll sightings and reality TV is about dragon slaying and teen prophets. The president rules the country alongside a council of Valkyrie, and the military has a special battalion dedicated to eradicating the threat of Greater Mountain Trolls. Welcome to the United States of Asgard: Be sure to watch for troll-sign! GOLD RUNNER tells the story of Amon Thorson, bastard son of Thor Thunderer, a rebel who specializes in illegal troll artifacts and elf gold. Someone has stolen Loki’s Mask of Changing, and Amon is the prime suspect, putting a famous hunter and a mysterious stranger on his tail. LADY BERSERK is about Vider, the first female berserker warrior in generations, who is loved by Loki Changer but determined to stand on her own. One of six celebrities invited to participate in a televised dragon hunt, she knows things are not as they seem—which is usually a sign Loki is up to his old tricks. GLORY’S TEETH offers a glimpse into the wild heart of the Fenris Wolf, also called Glory, trapped in the shape of a teenaged girl for hundreds of years so she cannot grow large enough to devour the sun and begin the end of the world. But Glory’s seen signs that now is time she’s fated to hunt Baldur the Sun down and eat him.

     With Sherman organizing a reinforced army in Nashville, and George Thomas still poised to invade Georgia, Jackson must adapt his strategy and find a way to permanently liberate the “Mother Earth” of Middle Tennessee. While generals like Patrick Cleburne, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and A.P. Stewart prove reliable, others like Leonidas Polk continue to vex Jackson’s efforts. Meanwhile, Sherman must contend with sniping politicians from above and a scheming Joe Hooker from below as he works to hurl Jackson’s army back into Alabama and continue his drive on Atlanta. What ensues across the early and mid-summer of 1864 is a colossal struggle pitting two of the Civil War’s greatest generals, Sherman and Jackson, against each other. The outcome will decide the fate of Middle Tennessee, and with it the course of a Civil War destined to be changed in unforeseen ways.

    Watson”, will finally be answered.What happened to the Romanov Imperial Family? To Reilly, “Ace of Spies”? To Dr. Watson? But most of all, to Holmes, himself. Historical figures as disparate as King George V, Al Capone, Stalin, Babe Ruth, and Winston Churchill, all play unexpected roles in this most insidious historical mystery. From the infant Soviet Union, to England, New York, the Caribbean and Finland, the world becomes a giant, deadly chessboard. Who will live? Who will die? And why? What terrible mind is behind the deaths and deception? Could it possibly be Sherlock Holmes?And what new questions will arise with the startling climax of “The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes”?

    With planets cut off and reduced to subsistence and ignorance, humanity has nearly forgotten its past greatness. But one battle computer has survived the Collapse.  He is Center.  And Center is determined to find and aid leaders who can return a star-faring republic to the galaxy.  The first of these leaders is Raj Whitehall, a man born to be a general, and molded to retake civilization itself from the jaws of barbarism. The Sword For five years Raj Whitehall has led his men across the face of the planet Bellevue. With saber and bayonet he has conquered one barbarian nation after another. Now his greatest enemy is his own overlord, Barholm Clerett, who's so paranoid of Raj's victories that he is reduced to only one thought: Raj Whitehall must die. The Chosen Planted by interstellar probes on hundreds of human-occupied worlds, the downloaded personalities of Raj Whitehall and the ancient battle computer known as Center work together for planetary unity. On Visager, a nation-state of vicious militarists is about to start the final war that will bring their fatal racist infection to the stars. Now two young men once at odds in war must unite and, with the aid of the disembodied voices of their mentors from the stars, stand against exporting eternal tyranny to the galaxy itself.About the Raj Whitehall series:“[T]old with knowledge of military tactics and hardware, and vividly described action . . . devotees of military SF should enjoy themselves.”—Publishers Weekly “[A] thoroughly engrossing military sf series . . . superb battle scenes, ingenious weaponry and tactics, homages to Kipling, and many other goodies. High fun.”—Booklist About David Drake:“[P]rose as cold and hard s the metal alloy of a tank … rivals Crane and Remarque …” –Chicago Sun-Times “Drake couldn’t write a bad action scene at gunpoint.” –Booklist The General SeriesThe ForgeS. M. Stirling David Drake The Hammer S. M. Stirling David Drake The Anvil S. M. Stirling David Drake The Steel S. M. Stirling David Drake The Sword S. M. Stirling David Drake The Chosen S. M. Stirling David Drake The Reformer S. M. Stirling David Drake The Tyrant Eric Flint David Drake The HereticTony DanielDavid DrakeThe SaviorTony DanielDavid DrakeOmnibus EditionsWarlord David Drake S. M. Stirling Contains The Forge and The Hammer Conqueror David Drake S. M. StirlingContains The Anvil and The Steel Hope RebornDavid Drake S. M. Stirling Contains The Forge and The Hammer Hope RearmedDavid Drake S. M. StirlingContains The Anvil and The Steel

    His parents are members of the Septemberist Society, whose job it is to protect humanity from hideous giants called the Mangleborn. Trapped in underground prisons for a thousand years, the giant monsters have been all but forgotten -- but now they are rising again as the steam-driven America of 1875 rediscovers electricity, the lifeblood of the Mangleborn.When his parents and the rest of The Septemberists are brainwashed by one of the evil creatures, Archie must assemble a team of seven young heroes to save the world.

    The story follows the adventures of a young boy, George, who is taken away from the dangers of the Nazi bombs by his Mother. While enjoying his new found freedom in the grounds of his Uncle's countryside mansion a series of events lead to George befriending a dragon and becoming the dragon's rider. He names the dragon Spitfire and, together, they are reluctantly recruited by the RAF to help fight against the Luftwaffe who have also managed to summon dragons to fight for them in the Battle of Britain. The story mixes war-time action and adventure with swords and sorcery in a way that any reader should enjoy; young or old.

    The last two, Malta and Suez, are now under threat of imminent attack. General O’Connor launches Operation Compass against the Italians only to be opposed by a dangerous new foe in the Western Desert, Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps. As British fortunes reach a desperate state, Volsky and Fedorov soon learn of two newcomers on the vast field of battle, and a triumvirate of powerful ships rises to the challenge, Three Kings of the sea to stand as mighty champions against a powerful combined Axis fleet. The war effort on every side is soon focused on the Middle East, and Admiral Volsky accompanies John Tovey to a fateful conference in Alexandria to meet with General Wavell. Like Three Kings of the West meeting on the field of battle, they plan the future course of the war and struggle to find some way to stop the relentless Axis juggernaut before its shadow darkens the world. Yet to do so they must also reckon with the Three Kings of the East, Sergei Kirov, Ivan Volkov and Vladimir Karpov.

    With war prices for some things going through the roof, there are some cargoes that are too tempting, tucked down in places too risky, and a ship captain has to weigh both if he wants to make a profit and stay afloat. Last I saw my parents, they were going to do the sugar run to Jamaica. Up in the cold North sugar cane simply doesn’t grow. You have to go where it’s warm and for us in the U.S., that means the Caribbean, which is unfortunately down next to the Confederate States of America and we have to sail right past Florida with its people doing their best to be unpleasant. I won’t kid you. It’s a dangerous run. Normally, they would have been back in port a week ago, but they’re overdue. Nothing to worry about yet – much.

    Contrary to recorded history, Rome fought not to eliminate her greatest rival but for the survival of all mankind. A secret lost to time is now revealed; told through the eyes of a witness to the horrible darkness spreading out of Carthage.Mixing historical fact with elements of Lovecraftian horror, The Darkness Out of Carthage explores the Third Punic War with the question "what if Rome fought not to be the world's conqueror but its savior?"

    Adolf Hitler, the "Führer" of the German Reich, unexpectedly dies in a plane crash in Hungary. The German High Command takes over the regime, disempowers the Nazi Party and reorganizes the military forces. Germany swiftly has to overcome recent setbacks in North Africa and on the Eastern Front. Furthermore, an allied invasion already casts its long shadow. The German generals understand that it is not about the ultimate victory anymore but merely about achieving a stalemate to save the Reich on the negotiating table. First, they have to stabilize Germany's positions on the Eastern Front. Therefore the High Command gathers its panzer forces and throws them into a daring all or nothing gamble for the city Kursk. Tom Zola, a former sergeant in the German Army, is a military fiction writer, famous for his intense battle descriptions and realistic action scenes. In 2014 the first book of his PANZERS series was released in German language, setting up an alternate history scenario in which a different German Reich tries to turn around the fortunes of war at the pinnacle of the Second World War. Zola doesn’t beat around the bush; his stories involve brutal fighting, inhuman ideologies and a military machine that overruns Europe and the whole world without mercy. He has developed a breathtaking yet shocking alternate timeline that has finally been translated into English.

    E. Sheppard has been authorised and published by Colin Taber, the creator and owner of the United States Of Vinland setting.Change is sweeping the newly discovered lands west of Greenland as the Norse claim Markland for their own.Among the new settlers, a woodsman tries to make peace with the ghosts of his past as he works in the solitude of the deep forest.Until the day he discovers he is being watched from the trees, and is no longer alone.Welcome to a stand alone short story set in Markland following the events described in The United States Of Vinland: Red Winter (book 2).*The Markland Settlement Trilogy (including separately published short stories):The United States Of Vinland (USV#1): The LandingA Short Tale From Norse America (ASTFNA#1): Young Ravens & Hidden Blades The United States Of Vinland (USV#2): Red WinterA Short Tale From Norse America (ASTFNA#2): Old Gods (written with permission by L.E. Sheppard)The United States Of Vinland (USV#3): Loki's Rage (2015)

    First, she’s booed off the stage at the Magnus (despite a perfectly suitable turn as Lady Marmalade) and chased up Mulberry Street only to have her poor throat slashed by an ex-lover’s razor. From there she’s off to Hell, wallowing amid mud and sinners. How can a hard-luck actress’ evening get any worse? Well, she could get dragged back in some guy's corpse and given one week to solve a depraved murder in a haunted city full of depraved murderers. That might be worse. Still, the company is tolerable—cannibal witch packs, British spies and fanatical Confessors, not to mention the mathematical soothsayer that may or may not be Mab’s estranged sister. And the job is plenty interesting, what with the Better Tomorrow Society trying to destroy the world and all. Anywhere else—anyone else—and we might just stay in Hell. But this is Mab and Manhattan, beneath the Black Moon. So let’s hit the houselights, cue the curtains and mind the storm drains. And, please, whatever you do ... don’t look up.

    WWK is the story of an alternate 20th century, where instead of the nuclear bomb, the great super weapon invented in World War II was the Giant Monster The Kaiju! Now, 25 years later, every major country has its own arsenal of marauding monsters. Learn about the United States Kaiju attack on Hiroshima, the Cuban Monster Crisis, and the rest of the story of the Kaiju Cold War. It s fun, it s funny, it s action-packed and it s certainly unique.

    She has no college education and no friends at all. Carrie finds out that "she" wants nothing to do with the crown after the death of her brother and is happy being bitter, cruel and reclusive.But that's the old Princess Barbara, lost in the tragic accident that slipped Carrie into the Princess's life. Carrie must change the way the people of the Nation perceive her. Her journey to learn who she is in this new world and to deal with the twists and turns of her unwillingly adopted life will change her perception of everything and everyone around her. And maybe, just maybe, she'll get the fairy tale princess ending every little girl dreams of.

    It is the latest and best that the U.S. Navy has to offer. He is asked to test a new ground-breaking countermeasure that will revolutionize naval warfare. Its code name is Apparition and he will be working with a civilian test team headed by Dr. Susan Lambert. This is game changing technology born of the Hadron Collider and the Navy brass are hungry for it. But something goes wrong during testing and the Kansas and her crew disappear off the western coast of Scotland. The American and British navies perform an exhaustive search, but find not a trace of Kansas. Meanwhile, Castillo and the rest of the Kansas crew can not understand where everyone has gone. They can't get a response from anyone, nor can they see anything on sonar, nor can they get a GPS fix. What's going on? They see what looks like a replica of an old Spanish galleon sailing ship. Castillo decides to surface and approach the ship and ask if they know where everyone has gone. Instead of getting answers, they are fired upon and Castillo is captured. The Kansas's executive officer gets Castillo back, but not before they discover that the Spanish crew thinks it is the year 1588. How can that be? Castillo decides to return to base only to discover it's not there! He and Susan Lambert are beginning to suspect what has happened, but no one wants to give voice to it. It's too unthinkable! Depression sets in as the crew reluctantly faces the truth. They are stranded in the wrong century, and there is no way back. They are faced with the enormous task of making a life in a preindustrial world with few survival skills or resources. Castillo realizes that at least they can watch a watershed event of history, the defeat of the famous Spanish Armada by Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard. They will have front row seats. But something is wrong. Events as described by the history books are not happening correctly, and the Armada is much bigger than it should be. The English are losing the fight. They are heavily outnumbered and outgunned. Castillo is in a quandary. He and his ship have the power to affect the outcome. Should they act?

    A sudden solar storm knocks out the world power grid and anarchy soon follows. Set in Suburban Washington DC, will Josh Myers be able to protect his family as the fight for resources consumes neighborhoods and turns neighbors against each other? How would society react if all electricity suddenly vanished. Can civilization survive and people collaborate in the face of adversity or will each person's individual desire for survival pit us all against each other?

    A former al-Qaeda operative, he was lifted by Counter-Terrorism Command - and now battles his old comrades. In ‘Locked and Loaded’, the first three best-selling Riz Sabir thrillers are collected together for the first time. Hard KillLondon. The city is reeling from a series of deadly attacks by a new radical terrorist group. Working above the law and below government radars, Riz must lead a dangerous double life with the help of Holly "Bang-Bang" Kirpachi, a Burlesque dancer and internet hacker with a talent for breaking codes - and bones. With time running out, Riz must put his life on the line to identify the terrorists. And silence them forever - before he is silenced himself. Danger CloseAccording to confidential reports, elements of the Metropolitan Police have been penetrated by a violent terror group. With rising tension within the police force, time is quickly running out for Riz. His task: to identify the target. And neutralise the enemy before they strike. But before he can begin, there is a desperate mission that must be completed, at all costs. Riz must find his fiancee, dead or alive…. Kill OrderAn ex al-Qaeda jihadi, Riz is now a fixer for a shadowy branch of the Ministry of Defence. He has teamed up professionally and romantically with Holly "Bang-Bang" Kirpachi - a hard-bitten girl gang leader. Their marriage was set to be the social event of the season. Until the wedding celebrations were interrupted by a series of murders in the East End of London. Someone is copying Jack the Ripper with a new spate of gruesome killings in Whitechapel. Can they catch the killer before he strikes again?

    Telford, a high ranking but unworldly public servant is approached by Cole's wife who believes her husband was murdered and asks him to investigate on her behalf. The reward for this, he hopes, will be her love. Despite the bizarre and threatening nature of his investigations, he remains convinced that the "scribbled note" about the meeting with "N" holds the key to what he seeks.

    Combative, disrespectful, irresponsible, the surrealists broke aesthetic conventions, moral boundaries—and sometimes, arms. They sought nothing less than to change humanity by means of a worldwide psychic revolution. Their names resound through pop culture and the annals of art history.But until now, no one has revealed what they were really up to.In this comprehensive campaign guide for Trail of Cthulhu, you recreate their mundane and mystical adventures as you stumble onto the Dreamlands, a fantastical realm found far beyond the wall of sleep. At first by happenstance and later by implacable design, you remake it in the fiery image of your own art. Will you save the world, or destroy it? Choose your player character from a roster of 19 visionaries and madmen.Put up your dukes as two-fisted filmmaker LUIS BUÑUEL.Flee a formless entity as Dada impresario TRISTAN TZARA.Photograph tentacled entities as American expat MAN RAY.Personify the joy and decadence of the city as chanteuse KIKI DE MONTPARNASSE.Wield the magic cane that will end the world as theater of cruelty inventor ANTONIN ARTAUD.Or arrive in Paris as fresh-faced young painter SALVADOR DALÍ, who has come to tear the movement all down and rebuild it in his image.The Dreamlands are as strange as you can imagine.Source: http://pelgranepress.com/site/?p=8290

    His success could alter the course of World War 2. MacAndrew and his men are set to kill Reinhart Heydrich, the man best known as The Butcher of Prague. When things go from bad to worse, the veteran soldier finds himself thrust into a battle of myth and legend. With the marble-skinned warrior Donner Grimm at his side, MacAndrew must face off against necromancers, Nazi berserkers, and the power of the demons known as the Jotnar, all vying to bring about Ragnarok and the end of humanity. Nazis, Norse Gods, and Lovecraftian monsters: what more could you ask for in the midst of World War 2? Man With the Iron Heart is perfect for fans of Hellboy, Indiana Jones, Supernatural, Wolfenstein, Lovecraft, or Inglourious Basterds. Check out what critics are calling "a thrilling alternate history action & adventure," "occult suspense done right," and "the sort of men's adventure story that keeps readers on their toes from page 1." Man With the Iron Heart: A WW2 action & adventure fantasy/horror Novel.

    Danger and conspiracy lurk around every corner, be it from government agencies looking for the secret to these power or other AMPs looking to battle in a show of supremacy.AMP: Year One is an RPG that puts this first year under a microscope, presented as a timeline of events that escalate to its boiling point. Players become AMPs (people with Accelerated Mutant Potential), as is their birthright, but dealing with their power isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.Powered by the new DGS-Combo system, every roll of the die is packed with excitement. Players can use the easy-to-learn rules to create their own AMP and pick from over 50 unique powers or choose one of more than 20 pregenerated AMPs and jump right into the action.

    As cities began to disappear from the map, salvation came from the most unlikely of sources - the gods of Olympus, Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Ares, all recently returned to earth to save humanity from itself. Stunned nations quickly became ardent supporters, following the Greek gods in their pursuit of a new way of life, a rebuilt society in which old borders and beliefs no longer exist. A society they called Olympia.Nearly five hundred years later, Anthony Kensom lives in the nation of Athens with his aunt and his domineering grandmother. The early loss of his parents, and his struggles since have made him an outcast, and angry at the gods who have let him suffer. An incident at school leads him into the Athenian Army, where outcasts thrive, and Anthony finds his true calling as a commander and strategist. Thrust through the ranks by skill and by fortune, he leads the soldiers of Athens into the glorified bloodsport they now call war.But his new glory is short lived. Anti-Olympia rebels known as Faithless seek to undermine him for their own purposes, using his past in an attempt to turn him against the gods. Olympia is a cage, they protest, and the more Anthony fights against their message, the more he begins to see the chains that keep him shackled.

    Determined to give the four remaining young women a stern test, Lieutenant Stephanie Shylock sets a challenge: they must outwit and outmatch an elite pursuit force across the remote southern coast of Newfoundland. But while Stephanie leads these ambitious hopefuls into the wild, Lady Alex Smith and her new chaperone — the Canadian warship HMCS Sackville — swim in the coastal waters nearby… and are soon reminded that dangers from the sea can overwhelm even the best training. What disaster will befall the best friends, as they visit the outports of Newfoundland? For more, visit championsof1946.com

    Columbus planned a Western sea route to Asia; Hitler applied to art school twice; Joan of Arc prophesied that she would become a mother. It is out of their failures that history itself is made. But what if the history-makers succeeded in the fulfillment of their best-laid plans? In Pages from the Textbook of Alternate History, Phong Nguyen explores a myriad of pasts in which these icons of history made a different choice, and got what they wished for.

    This great country will remain united.” - Jefferson Davis

    "On the Side of the Angels" ... "The Wolves of Vimy" ... "The Secret of Blackwater Island" ... "Where the White Long Roadway Lies" ... Here are nineteen stories that look back on the horrors of The Great War, stories in the tradition of Arthur Machen's "The Bowmen," which gave rise to the myth of the Angel of Mons. Here are tales that create their own myths of that terrible war.

    Murder isn't so bad from a distance, just shapes popping up in my scope. Close-up work though - a garrotte around a target's neck or a knife in their heart - it's not for me. Too much empathy, that's my problem. Usually. But not today. Today is different . . . 'The year is 1955 and something is very wrong with the world. It is fourteen years since Churchill died and the Second World War ended. In occupied Europe, Britain fights a cold war against a nuclear-armed Nazi Germany.In Berlin the Gestapo is on the trail of a beautiful young resistance fighter, and the head of the SS is plotting to dispose of an ailing Adolf Hitler and restart the war against Britain and her empire. Meanwhile, in a secret bunker hidden deep beneath the German countryside, scientists are experimenting with a force far beyond their understanding.Into this arena steps a nameless British assassin, on the run from a sinister cabal within his own government, and planning a private war against the Nazis.Now the fate of the world rests on a single kill in the morning . . .

    Two years later, Mr. Salazar pays a debt with his youngest daughter, Alicia. She must work at Illif House, the mysterious mansion on the plains near the Flatirons. Alicia discovers more than she could have guessed, including a chance at independence. When blood ties threaten to drag her back into the world she'd hoped to leave forever, Alicia must choose between her family's honor and her heart's desire.

    For the glassmakers of Murano are forbidden to ever leave the islands of the Venetian lagoon. When Chiara's uncle is caught on the mainland and thrown into the dungeon of the Doge's Palace, she must use all her talents, including magic, to help free him. But the gift she creates for the prince of Venice has unintended consequences, and now Chiara must decide whether to give up everything — and everyone — she knows and loves in order to save her dream. Set in an alternate historical Venice with alchemists, witches and magic, the story uses familiar motifs from the beloved fairy tale "Cinderella" to tell a tale with a very different message. Island of Glass is the first book in The Glassmakers Trilogy.

    It is a world where social and scientific advances are mired in the past and a corrupt nobility rules supreme. Odette loathes the aristocrats, especially the powerful Earl of Westchester, a man whose vindictiveness destroys her ballet career. But it is her genius twin brother, Odell, who puts her life in peril when he reveals a dangerous secret. His time-traveling technology has been used to change history, and only Odette can reverse it. Pursued by the treacherous Earl of Westchester, she races back over two hundred years in time to eighteenth-century London. Odette assembles an unlikely group of allies who together must stop an unscrupulous mastermind from subverting history yet again. Fast-paced, romantic, and suspenseful, Odette Speex seamlessly blends alternate history, time travel, and historical fiction in a story of love and twisted ambition.

    While the RAF drops leaflets calling for peace, the Snapdragon fighter planes are put through test flights, and Lady Elspeth Cornish leads the search for Lord Duncan, a certain Champion known for her white coat is noticeably excluded from any action. Lady Alex Smith, Second Lieutenant Stephanie Shylock, and Sergeant Mike Strong are eager to do their bit, but it isn’t until a severe blizzard visits Newfoundland that they’re assigned a new mission... and an unprecedented threat is revealed. To learn more, visit championsof1940.com.

    With Champion resources stretched thin by the fighting, the arrival of an unknown starship in orbit of the new world shatters routines, and sends the whitecoat and her lance on their first field operation in months. Joined by Sass, Ciaran, and Smith, the trio must contend with whatever danger lurks over the Selkirk Mandate… assuming there actually is any danger. Plagued by limited data and countless questions, can any mission to protect the new world meet with success, or will a new villain emerge to change the fate of humanity?

    Fear remains high as the new club Dominoes prepares for its grand opening event, and with black U.S. servicemen set to socialize for the first time with Newfoundlanders, and female officer candidates seeking to make an impression, the potential for strife seems great. As hospitality agents continue their search, and white American officers loom oppressively over their men, Sergeant Mike Strong must play the unexpected role of ‘celebrity chef’, while Lady Alex Smith and Lieutenant Stephanie Shylock must try to prevent disaster in an entirely alien environment: a jazz club. For more, visit championsof1946.com.

    Make new friends. Become a leader. Discover new animals. There's trouble brewing in the highlands. Will your decisions save your friends? Will you become rich and find ancient secrets or will you become a Slider and defend the highlands? A different story each time you read is just a click away.

    Not in our world. But in a world very similar to our own, where the tiniest of changes happened, they were. And things turned out rather differently …Today, in 2014, the UKIP surge is big news. What if it had happened earlier, in the dying days of a Labour Government? What if four-party politics had taken hold in the last election, in the last moments before the campaign began? What if the BBC, in attempting to close down arguments over whether the SNP and Plaid Cymru should be in the debates without excluding the Liberal Democrats, accidentally opened the door to UKIP?The campaign would have been rather different. Election night more so. And the aftermath?Read "The Fourth Lectern" to see just how different it would have been.Note: This book is a novella – a short novel (unlike its sequel, which is full-sized)

    Arranged by holiday, it documents the rich history and mouth-watering cuisine of a people who thrived on the lost island of Tre-mang. Embellished with portraits, maps, folklore, antique photographs, and historical miscellany, The Feasts of Tre-mang is a visually stunning treasure chest as well as a unique cookbook. While the hilarious and thought-provoking customs of Tre-mang shed light on our own arbitrary rituals, the recipes broaden our horizons and quicken our appetites. Brought to you by award-winning author Eli Brown, whose culinary novel, Cinnamon and Gunpowder, was called "Food Porn and a rip-roaring adventure..." by NPR Book Review, The Feasts of Tre-mang is a genre-blending work unlike any other.

    

    As defense forces scramble to respond, the agents of the Hospitality Department must abandon their passive strategies and race to find a spy in their midst. Meanwhile, after being kept conspicuously out of harm's way throughout 1942, Lady Alex Smith, Lieutenant Stephanie Shylock, and Sergeant Mike Strong are finally summoned back into action. As the true enemy of the Champions shows its strength, can the whitecoat and her friends uncover the plot which has caused chaos since 1940... or will they find themselves trapped in a web of secrets, destruction, and death? For more, visit championsof1946.com.