But old scores run deep as ever.On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. He hopes for help from the crown. But King Jezal's son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specializes in disappointments.Savine dan Glokta - socialite, investor, and daughter of the most feared man in the Union - plans to claw her way to the top of the slag-heap of society by any means necessary. But the slums boil over with a rage that all the money in the world cannot control.The age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. With the help of the mad hillwoman Isern-i-Phail, Rikke struggles to control the blessing, or the curse, of the Long Eye. Glimpsing the future is one thing, but with the guiding hand of the First of the Magi still pulling the strings, changing it will be quite another...

    But impending victory ignites a secret war within Midland, as those seeking courtly favor see the ambitious Griffith as an obstacle to power. And nothing is more powerful than an enemy unseen! Collects Berserk volumes 7-9.Kentaro Miura's Berserk has reigned in darkness for three decades, creating an international legion of acolytes and inspiring anime TV series and feature films, video and card games, and a phalanx of related products. And now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, the entire Berserk series is being released in handsome oversized bookshelf editions, each collecting three volumes of the original manga.Collects Berserk Volume 7, 8, and 9.

    This crossroad will take Guts to fame and glory . . . and to damnation!Kentaro Miura's Berserk has cast its enormous shadow for three decades, creating an international legion of acolytes and inspiring a parade of TV series, feature films, and video games. And now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, the entire Berserk series is being released in handsome oversized bookshelf format, each collecting three volumes of the original manga.

    And now the badass champion of adult fantasy manga is presented in an oversized 7" x 10" deluxe hardcover edition, nearly 700 pages amassing the first three Berserk volumes, with following volumes to come to serve up the entire series in handsome bookshelf collections. No Guts, no glory!

    The sequels, Tower Lord and Queen of Fire were both New York Times bestsellers. Now, Anthony Ryan returns to the world of this acclaimed fantasy series with The Wolf's Call, which begins a thrilling new story of razor-sharp action and epic adventure.PEACE NEVER LASTSVaelin Al Sorna is a living legend, his name known across the Realm. It was his leadership that overthrew empires, his blade that won hard-fought battles - and his sacrifice that defeated an evil more terrifying than anything the world had ever seen. Yet he cast aside his earned glory for a quiet life in the Realm's northern reaches.Now whispers have come from across the sea of an army called the Steel Horde, led by a man who believes himself a god. Vaelin has no wish to fight another war, but when he learns that Sherin, the woman he lost long ago, has fallen into the Horde's grasp, he resolves to confront this powerful new threat.To this end, Vaelin travels to the realms of the Merchant Kings, a land ruled by honour and intrigue. There, as the drums of war thunder across kingdoms riven by conflict, Vaelin learns a terrible truth: that there are some battles that even he cannot hope to win

     In the Orkney Isles, a young woman flees her home to save the life of her unborn child. Eighteen years later, a witch foretells that evil from her past is reaching out again to threaten her son. Outlawed from his home in Iceland, Einar Unnsson is thrown on the mercy of his Uncle, the infamous Jarl Thorfinn 'Skull Cleaver' of Orkney. He joins forces with a Norse-Irish princess and a company of wolfskin-clad warriors to become a player in a deadly game for control of the Irish sea, where warriors are the pawns of kings and Jarls and the powerful are themselves mere game pieces on the tafl board of the Gods. Together they embark on a quest where Einar must fight unimaginable foes, forge new friendships, and discover what it truly means to be a warrior. As the clouds of war gather, betrayal follows betrayal and Einar realises the only person he can really trust is himself. Not everyone will survive, but who will conquer all in Odin's game?

    But I know how to make whiskey. In fact, that’s the easy part. Selling it under their noses and not getting caught and hung will be the hard part. I’ll need to build a crew, I’ll need to slit some throats, and I’ll need to be five steps ahead of our overlords. Wanna join me in building a criminal empire?

    One of them gets a clear shot. When the magick clears, the Stag is gone and it’s one of the Hunters lying dead with an arrow through his heart. There is evil in the forest. It’s time to send for the King’s Watch. In this spin-off novella from Mark Hayden’s series of Conrad Clarke novels, Vicky Robson takes centre stage. Not only does Vicky tell the story, she has to do the heavy lifting – this is one case which only magick can solve, and Conrad knows when he’s out of his depth. Vicky has to face the Forest of Arden on her own, and inside the enchanted wood, the Fae are waiting, not to mention renegade Hunters, ghosts and the Stag himself… Find out how Vicky copes on her own and what she really thinks of Uncle Conrad in this first standalone story of the King’s Watch. *This novella is about 20% of the length of a full novel – 25,000 words. *The action takes place during Tenfold, the Fourth Book of the King’s Watch. *You don’t need to have read any of the books to enjoy this novella!

    They ripped apart her home. But to repay her debts, she'll have to sacrifice her innocence. Robbed of everything she loves, Viola mourns the sudden loss of her mother. Now burdened with an impossible debt to the Night Guild, she’s forced to train as a cunning thief. Subjected to cruelty at every turn, the scrawny criminal apprentice vows to survive long enough to become the kingdom’s best.Thrown together with unlikely allies, her burgeoning skills draw the attention of sadistic bullies and jealous rivals with dark intentions. But fueled by grief-filled rage, Viola won’t let anything distract her from preparing for The Guild’s most treacherous test.In a cutthroat den of thieves, can Viola rise to power and outrun a brutal death? Child of the Night Guild is the first book in the gripping Queen of Thieves epic fantasy series that’s not for the faint of heart. If you like grimdark battles, improbable heroines, and graphic scenes, then you’ll love Andy Peloquin’s unflinching coming-of-age tale.

    A war for power and profit. Young heroes caught in the crossfire. Kodyn expected hardships along his journey to return a kidnapped girl to her father.  Yet harsh deserts and cutthroat bandits prove far less lethal than the foes that await him in Shalandra, the City of the Dead.In the shadows of golden spires carved from mountain stone, currents of corruption and vice run deep. Priests of the god of death rule with an iron fist, imposing a rigid caste system that elevates some to a life of privilege and condemns others to miserable squalor.Together with Aisha, a fierce warrior from the north with the mystical ability to speak to the dead, Kodyn must survive the cesspool of high society deceit and betrayal.Polite smiles hide sharp knives. Killers, criminals, and bloodthirsty cultists lurk around every corner. Can these youths overcome impossible odds to save the realm?

    Ours is a death wish.I'm the executioner for the Bedlam Brotherhood. She's a con artist working for my greatest enemy. I use her. She manipulates me. We find ourselves on opposite sides of a bloody war. My heart and head tell me I have to stay away. My lust for her says otherwise. POSSESSION (Book Two) War is on the horizon. we've come so far. We'll have to fight for what we have. Or die trying. PERMISSION (Book Three) War breaks out in Lacking. Just when I think things can't get any worse, an unexpected guest arrives.I'm forced to make a choice between the life I've always wanted and a life I never knew I could have.

     Death and destruction followed in his wake. The sun fell from the sky and has yet to return. I am now trapped in a world where the savage and corrupt rule, my life has been compromised. He stole my crown with bloodstained hands and claimed me as his queen. Reyes Straykova is seductively cruel. Volatile and ruthless, a vicious beast. His sinister game has just begun. Bow to the king and watch chaos reign. Beauty & Rage is a prequel for the Broken Crowns series. This is a twisted PNR series not meant for the faint of heart. Contains explicit steam and various dark themes. Cover by: Maria Spada

    Raw and innocent, mute and disgraced, she finds that the powerful Alphas she's promised to serve are also the most broken.As Kingpin of the city, Caspian takes what he wants, who he wants, when he wants. Women beg for his attention, for his riches, and for his water. Until her--the silent waif whose innocence he devours, covets, and holds dear.Kieran is as damaged as he is beautiful. As Second Alpha, he has his choice of females to use and discard. But Caspian's new toy doesn't fall for his false smiles. Pride stung, yet infuriatingly intrigued, he is the cruelest of the three males she must attend.Madman aristocrat and infamous for his skills in torture, Third Alpha, Toby, is eager to take an Omega wife. Nefarious and demented, he grows obsessed with his pack's latest shared female, intending to steal her for himself.

    Beaten. Hated.By my own family!But most of all, I am feared.I am feared because I am the most powerful woman in the world.Most want me dead.Some want to control my magic for their own, dark desires.To some, I am salvation. A key to winning a war that has raged for five-hundred years between those who can use magic, and hunters, who dedicate their entire existence to killing anyone with magic in their blood.I am released from my chains, and thrown into a world I am supposed to save. A world that has made me suffer beyond words.Magic must return.But should it?The Last Witch is a dark, fantasy, romance novel full of secrets, love, revenge and magic.

    Human and humane tales of beauty, strangeness, and transformation told in prose as precise and sparing as a surgeon’s knife. A major new talent!Featuring "Looking for Laika," winner of the British Fantasy Award, and "Sun Dogs," a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award.

    But then I met Justin. In my ravenously hungry state, the agreement he offered seemed a simple one: I tell no one what I’ve become, and he would allow me to feed off of him.I thought I could handle his hot and cold antics that made it seem like he wanted me but only as his dirty little vampire secret, until a chance opportunity changed everything. The elite Blackburn Academy offered me a full-ride scholarship, if I can pass their grueling trials. With every fiber of my being, I want to be accepted and learn about the vampire lineage I’m now a part of. Justin... has other ideas. Going so far as to resort to sabotage, it seems he’ll stop at nothing to keep me hidden from the elite school and his rich friends. Blood bond aside, he has no idea who he’s dealing with. I will complete those trials, even if it means the end of my undead existence.This book was previously published under the title A Bite at the Cherry (Bite Me Series) Blackburn Academy: Entrance Trials.

    Determined to have his vengeance, Jarrett and his comrades guard the Black Wall, the only thing standing between Arcanthia and the seemingly endless waves of monsters hell-bent on destruction and death.Yet, when the shadowspawn launch an all-out assault, Jarrett is thrust into a battle of cataclysmic proportions. When darkness spreads and the death toll mounts, even the Shadowguard’s courage and skill may not stand against their evil.Will Jarrett survive the onslaught, or will the rising tide of darkness destroy his world?

    Collected for the first time in one oversized edition, this series reveals the definitive origins of the Skeksis, Mystics, Gelfling, and the Dark Crystal itself while introducing all new characters in an epic spanning thousands of years.Written by Brian Holguin (Spawn: Origins), Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier), and Matthew Dow Smith (Doctor Who), and lushly illustrated by Alex Sheikman (Robotika) and Lizzy John (Fraggle Rock), Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths is a breathtaking return to the fantasy world that has captivated audiences for over thirty years.

    This guide includes detailed illustrations of the weapons, armor, clothing, and other equipment that fighters use, and offers the tools young, aspiring adventurers need for learning how to build their own characters, including sample profiles, a flowchart to help decide what type of warrior to be, and brainstorming challenges to start thinking like an adventurer whether on your own or in the midst of an exciting quest with friends and fellow players.

    Perched high above the Shang Pass in the land of Alsaya, he assumed the mantle of the Mountain Baron, serving out his sentence as the overseer of the worst outlaws and outcasts.But one day he receives a desperate message from the clan who disowned him: MacDuffy’s Seer—his beloved brother—has been taken by their enemies.With his band of Mountain Brigands and an unwelcome sidekick, Rhys leaves his mountain stronghold to find and rescue his brother. The tide of war is rising amongst the Clans of Alsaya, fueled by the magic-wielding sect of Druids who seek to unleash a dark force the world has long forgotten.Can the bond of blood run deeper than banishment?

     Especially at night. Felton takes his younger brother for a walk through the Magpie King’s forest, hoping to change his life for the better. Things do not go as planned. And They Were Never Heard From Again is set in Benedict Patrick’s Yarnsworld, and is the perfect introduction to the world readers are calling a ‘delightfully weird, dark fairytale’. Grab your copy today, and discover new reasons to be afraid of the dark.

    He was born the son of a demon.Does that mean he is destined to follow in his father’s footsteps? Rylan was attacked, his young son murdered, his baby daughter taken. But his assailant left him with two gifts: the gift of magic…and an oath to darkness. Rylan blamed himself, even though he knew it wasn’t his fault. The life he knew was over. And war is coming. A new enemy, stronger and more fearsome than any other, appears out of the night. Will Rylan use his newfound power to make a stand? Will he learn its use in time to make a difference? Or will his oath to darkness guide him to the enemy? If you love grimdark fantasy filled with vivid realism, brutal warfare, and raw emotion, this new adventure is just for you.

    Everybody else is just doing it wrong. At least that's what the developers said. The Forbidden Arcana series follows the mage Jericho as he discovers the secret to unlocking magic in the VRMMO Forbidden Arcana and becomes the most powerful mage in the game world! But that’s the start of his problems as each new magic discovered comes with new problems. Join Jericho as he acquires sexy familiars, battles rival players, slays powerful monsters, and navigates the chaotic struggles that come with being the number one mage! Forbidden Arcana is a fun fantasy soft LitRPG / Gamelit and contains elf strippers, seductive fairies, foul language, violence, twosomes threesomes foursomes and moresomes, and completely over the top love making. You've been warned.

    The enemy won. Now it's time to fight back.For generations, the people of Jia - a land where magic has long since faded from the world, clinging on in only a few rare individuals - have been protected from the northern Egril hordes by their warrior caste, but their enemy has not been idle. They have rediscovered magic and use it to launch an overwhelming surprise attack. An invasion has begun.And in moments, the war is over. Resistance is quashed. Kings and city leaders are barricaded in their homes awaiting banishment and execution, the warriors are massacred, and a helpless people submit to the brutality of Egril rule.Jia's heroes have failed it. They are all gone. And yet... there is still hope. Soon the fate of the kingdom will fall into the hands of a schoolboy terrorist, a crippled Shulka warrior and his wheelchair bound son, a single mother desperate enough to do anything she can to protect her baby... and Tinnstra, disgraced daughter of the Shulka's greatest leader, who now lies dead by Egril hands.A brand new epic fantasy: gritty and modern featuring a unique ensemble of characters who will lead a revolution against their overlords.

    After a stint in a mental asylum, she's had quite enough of being anything else, thank you very much. But when a commission at her new reporting job forces her into the path of a not-quite-human murder suspect, Tessa finds that the unordinary is not through with her yet.Spirited away by a devilishly charming Nicolai to the Mirror Lands-- a parallel reality manipulated by the immortal Deathless-- Tessa loses one of the most precious tethers to her sanity. In order to reclaim it, she must risk entering The Chaos Circus: a citywide fair where mortals trade years for prizes in vicious attractions from which the Deathless draw their power.But there's a catch: if Tessa can't defeat the Deathless at their own freakish carnival games, she will lose her mind...and Nicolai will lose his life.Forced to rely on one another despite the secrets that come between them, Tessa and Nicolai embark on a dangerous adventure through the deceptively beautiful life of the Circus, where little is as it seems--even the games, their pasts, and the strange whirlwind of memories that Tessa can no longer recall.

    One Commander. One Queen to be. Who will reign over the Shadow realm when the axe falls? All hell is about to break loose in the Shadow realm. Literally. Born to a mortal woman and an archangel father, Allianna is a breed apart from others. So much so, she has been the ward of the Lord of Shadows and his Second-in-command since birth and raised to become the Queen of Shadows. However, she's not the quiet little bride they might wish her to be. She's strong and feisty, and knows her own mind. But where there is a monarchy, there are those who would do anything to wear the crown... As Lord of Shadows, Kian longed to be more, to rise above being Lord and lay hands on the coveted Kingship. An impossibility without the right bride at his side. With Allianna set to be his Queen, the Kingship is within his grasp once the marriage is consummated. But Kian hides more than just secrets within his human form. Something dark and dangerous threatens the man he's become, puts everything he's worked toward into jeopardy. When bad decisions and reckless actions have the power to end the man and destroy the crown, will there be anything left of him to save? Islador, Kian's right-hand man and commander of the Shadow army, proves how strong and powerful and highly skilled he is in his own right, whenever he takes to the battle field. Loyal to the Lord and the realm for centuries, falling in love with his best friend's woman, the woman raised to be the second most powerful entity in the realm, probably wasn't the smartest idea. When the world seems like it's coming to an end, who will command his loyalty - the King or his Queen? King of Shadows is book 1 of the Shadowcrown Duet and is a dark paranormal/fantasy romance.

    Following five hundred years of vicious conflict, the High King has negotiated an armistice between the immortal Sidhe in the North, and the human populations of the South; the Sons of Mil. In this land of treacherous magic and ageless blood feuds, the peace is precarious at best. An outcast with few loyalties, Ben Maeden has no interest in the political strife brewing in the South. Convinced a man without pride has nothing left to lose, he’s content to fade into drunken obscurity in the wilderness. That is, until a rare moment of conscience compels him to rescue a young noblewoman from a band of mercenaries. This auspicious encounter hurls him into the heart of a far-reaching conspiracy, for Una Moura is no ordinary girl. Branded a heretic and scourged by her own people, she harbors a secret that could spell disaster for everyone. Hunted by militant nobles, dark creatures, and ambitious zealots; Ben and Una find themselves in a desperate race to prevent a war. Though, not every enemy lurks in the shadows. Haunted by the ghosts of a former life; Ben may discover his greatest challenge lies within. Can he reconcile his past to safeguard Innisfail’s future, or is he doomed to repeat his mistakes… to the detriment of all?

    One day soon we accidentally ‘map’ it whilst investigating ‘dark matter’.Complete Darkness is an action-packed literary shock to the senses that mixes flights of comic fantasy with bouts of brutal violence. Mankind’s only hope seems to be having a very bad day. Can Cleric20 halt Razour’s devilish plans after an experimental bioweapon deployed to kill him accidentally gives him superpowers? Has the Devil inadvertently created a hero who could actually stop him?Little can prepare you for this spiritually-charged, cyber-noir thrill ride…

    FIVE SOULS DAMNED. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF HORROR.The Lock In has begun. The world that Zeika has always known, decimated.After a political firestorm left her, her city, and her countrymen in ruins, illegal Alchemist and Civilian gunrunner Zeika Anon has chosen to walk the side of darkness.She has joined the terrorist insurgency, KOA: The Knights of Almaut. The final phalanx standing between Zeika’s people and extermination.Protected by a single misdeed of her past, Zeika is offered the veil of “allied asylum” by Hollow 12, a cell of ghosts and orphans like her. Asylum… along with the desperate hope that the rest of the insurgency will take no notice of her as it gears up for its final battle with the Azures. But as she hides, as she witnesses Koa’s brutality first hand, she realizes that not all asylums are safe, not all soldiers are saviors, and not even amongst allies can she reveal her innermost secrets.--The third volume in THE BOOKS OF EZEKIEL series, THE LOCK IN is a fast-paced, post-apocalyptic survival tale, set in the streets of a dying city that has been crushed by alchemic law. Layered with the elements of gritty crime drama, dark urban fantasy, hard sci-fi, and horror, THE LOCK IN is a wild ride to the end of a young girl’s sanity as she struggles with an impossible choice: to keep one step ahead of a war… or to be consumed by it.CONTENT WARNING - Contains coarse language, intense violence, adult / suggestive themes, and aberrant behavior. Reader discretion is advised.

    Anomus and ten thousand workers labor in the desert for years while the emperor's dead love waits, ensorceled and undecaying, for her final resting place to be completed.But betrayal awaits Anomus and all who slaved to build the Tomb, and a dark god has taken an interest in the evils man does to man...Tomb: Stone and Blood is the first book in a new trilogy. It is a fantasy novel in the dungeon core genre, but it is not technically a LitRPG novel. (If you aren't sure what 'dungeon core' and 'LitRPG' are, don't stress - the book is a dark fantasy tale of revenge whose protagonist might surprise you. If you're a LitRPG fan, you should know that this story is all secondary world, no stats, but it is very much a dungeon core story.)

    He must play the role of “Killer,” the prince’s savage, bloodthirsty champion.Undefeated in battle, Killien wields a secret advantage: the magic enhancing his weapons and fueling his attacks. The cost of losing carries a price worse than death.A wager between his vindictive master and a conspiring rival pits Killien in a fight to the death against a mysterious warrior —one he has no hope of defeating.

    Jericho's just giving them what they asked for. The Forbidden Arcana series follows the mage Jericho as he discovers the secret to unlocking magic in the VRMMO Forbidden Arcana and becomes the most powerful mage in the world! But that’s the start of his problems as each new magic discovered comes with new problems. Join Jericho as he acquires sexy familiars, battles rival players, slays powerful monsters, and navigates the chaotic struggles that come with being the number one mage! Forbidden Arcana is a fun fantasy soft LitRPG / Gamelit by Tamryn Tamer and contains beautiful beast girls, filthy shapeshifters, foul language, violence, twosomes threesomes foursomes and moresomes, and completely over the top love making. You've been warned.

     Rina Frontier has always wanted to explore being a little, but the last time – the only time – she ever brought it up with her ex, he laughed at her. Since she is older and not exactly petite, she is amazed when a younger, gorgeous man seems to want to daddy her. Wyatt O'Brien loves being a Daddy Dom, and he particularly likes the idea of being one for an older, successful woman like Rina. Now, if he can just convince her of that fact… Publisher's Note: This steamy contemporary romance contains AP scenes and elements of power exchange.

    Grey Matter Press: Where Dark Thoughts Thrive.

     Read the complete Chasing Graves Trilogy in this dark fantasy box set, and, if you dare, dive into an Egyptian-inspired world full of ghosts, gods and murder, where monsters come in all shapes and sizes. ——— PRAISE FOR THE SCARLET STAR TRILOGY: “★★★★★. The writing was smooth, fluid and beautiful at times. It never failed to create an awesome atmosphere.” – The Weatherwax Report “★★★★. Galley has created a fascinating world that feels rife with stories.” – Fantasy Book Review “★★★★. Dark, gory and enthralling.” – Cultured Vultures “★★★★. Ben Galley’s first instalment of The Chasing Graves Trilogy is threateningly ominous with grim undertones laced throughout.” – Fantasy Faction “★★★★. A great first book to a series I sincerely can’t wait to complete.” – Novel Notions ——— ABOUT THE CHASING GRAVES TRILOGY From award-winning author Ben Galley comes this fast-paced dark fantasy trilogy set in an immersive and vibrant North African world. Inspired by Egyptian mythology and packed with dark humour, action, and magic, the Chasing Graves Trilogy is perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson, Scott Lynch, and Joe Abercrombie. Join Caltro Basalt as he fights for his freedom throughout this epic fantasy saga. The Chasing Graves Trilogy Box Set contains: - Chasing Graves - Grim Solace - Breaking Chaos ——— ABOUT THE STORY Meet Caltro Basalt. He’s a master locksmith, a selfish bastard, and as of his first night in Araxes, stone cold dead. They call it the City of Countless Souls, the colossal jewel of the Arctian Empire, and all it takes to be its ruler is to own more ghosts than any other. For in Araxes, the dead do not rest in peace in the afterlife, but live on as slaves for the rich. While Caltro struggles to survive, those around him strive for the emperor’s throne in Araxes’ cutthroat game of power. The dead gods whisper from corpses, a soulstealer seeks to make a name for himself with the help of an ancient cult, a princess plots to purge the emperor from his armoured Sanctuary, and a murderer drags a body across the desert, intent on reaching Araxes no matter the cost. Only one thing is certain in Araxes: death is just the beginning. ——— MORE BOOKS BY BEN GALLEY (Available in ebook, paperback and audio) Emaneska Series – The Written – Pale Kings – Dead Stars - Part One – Dead Stars - Part Two – No Fairytale Scarlet Star Trilogy – Bloodrush – Bloodmoon – Bloodfeud Standalones – The Heart of Stone – Shards

    Frohock comes a dark, lyrical historical thriller, set in 1930s Spain and Germany, that brings to life the world of angels and demons from the novellas collected in Los Nefilim: Spanish Nephilim battling daimons in a supernatural war to save humankind.Born of daimon and angel, Diago Alvarez is a being unlike all others. The embodiment of dark and light, he has witnessed the good and the horror of this world and those beyond. In the supernatural war between angels and daimons that will determine humankind’s future, Diago has chosen Los Nefilim, the sons and daughters of angels who possess the power to harness music and light.As the forces of evil gather, Diago must locate the Key, the special chord that will unite the nefilim’s voices, giving them the power to avert the coming civil war between the Republicans and Franco’s Nationalists. Finding the Key will save Spain from plunging into darkness.And for Diago, it will resurrect the anguish caused by a tragedy he experienced in a past life.But someone—or something—is determined to stop Diago in his quest and will use his history to destroy him and the nefilim. Hearing his stolen Stradivarius played through the night, Diago is tormented by nightmares about his past life. Each incarnation strengthens the ties shared by the nefilim, whether those bonds are of love or hate . . . or even betrayal.To retrieve the violin, Diago must journey into enemy territory . . . and face an old nemesis and a fallen angel bent on revenge.

    A holy man with the blessing of a sun god.Kyris swore that he would let nothing and no one stand in his way. For eight years he trained and strove, until he was ready to seek out his quarry.Now his hunt leads him to the great city of Vigil, seat of the Tesrin Imperium, center of the civilized world, and stronghold of his enemy. The one he seeks is powerful, able to call and command hallowed flames at will. But Kyris isn’t without a talent of his own, a dark, sinister ability that makes him the perfect assassin.In the capital, games of intrigue are played among the merchant houses, slaves struggle against their masters, and the faithful preserve the Light to keep the Darkness at bay. Kyris, however, cares not for any of it. He steals from the city’s highborn to further his cause, but when a simple job goes wrong, when a single knife thrown without thinking embroils him in the schemes of the powerful, his convictions are put to the test.Vengeance at any cost, or so he’s always told himself. Will it be harder to fulfill that promise or walk away from it?

    Its thick, black trunk twists angrily up into the night sky. Held in place by the magic of a long-ago patriarch, it has waited centuries to lure a descendant into its trap. Eleven-year-old Tavorian Kreet hates it when money troubles force his mom to move them in with his great-grandmother – though the historic house and grounds are pretty awesome. Tav is told to stay out of the estate’s woods, but he can’t resist the chance to explore. After Tav’s first trip into the woods, he begins to have strange dreams about a supernatural tree. The dreams start out pleasant, but soon grow dark and menacing. On a dare, Tav ventures further into the woods with his new friend Harper, and they meet a mysterious, mute boy named Edward who lives in a decrepit cabin there. Though he’s unable to communicate where he came from or why he lives alone, in clear distress he scrawls two words: Bad Tree. Tav knows what it’s like to be afraid. If he’d been brave enough to act four years ago, he could have saved his dad from the fire that took their home. But he wasn’t, and he’s been trying to redeem himself since. Now Tav is determined to help Edward. He enlists Harper, and together they search the estate for clues to Edward’s identity and how to help him. While searching, Tav and Harper find antique photo albums, ancient diaries, and a secret laboratory. They piece together the Kreet family history, and discover a curse that’s been waiting generations for an heir. Tav’s dreams grow more ominous, and he realizes time is running short. To save himself and his friends, Tav must go to the heart of the woods, find the Bad Tree, and confront an evil magic before it consumes him completely.

    E.B. DawsonAn unorthodox professor of archaeology sets off to find his own answers about an unusual archaeological find, accompanied by an accident-prone student in need of extra credit.Finer Things- by C. Scott FrankTwo star-crossed lovers must decide what price they're willing to pay for a future together.The Underground- by Janelle GarrettWhen Hiya is taken captive by the Dragons, her younger brother Kef will risk everything to save her. What he learns in the process will change the Sphere, and his life, forever.This Pain Inside- by Hannah HeathIn an underwater society under threat from the Poison, Charlie has to fight just to get through the day. But her constant battle with pain may have prepared her for more than she could possibly imagine.Through the Lens- by K.L.+PierceDion doesn't mind crossing lines other people seem uncomfortable with. In order to get the perfect gift for his sister, he decides to infiltrate a military facility. But this time his actions will have unforeseen consequences and leave him questioning his beliefs.Backback Boy- by Nate PhilbrickDetermined to rescue his mum from pirates, Backback Boy must journey across a fearsome island and face his greatest fears. Good thing he is armed with his elephant, a wooden sword, and a ham sandwich.Roanoke- by J.E. PurrazziRaised from birth to fulfill her destiny, Ketera leaves everything familiar behind and sets sail to find a lost colony on a treacherous planet before it can wage war on Earth.Ric Vayne and the Curse of Ghoul Nebula- by Kyle Robert ShultzKidnapped by a deranged captain, hotshot pilot Ric Vayne finds his consciousness has been merged with a ship. His only hope of getting his body back is to fly his captor in and out of Ghoul Nebula. There's only one problem: nobody has ever left Ghoul Nebula alive.Kamynosa's Labyrinth- by Beth WanglerEager to prove she is capable of ruling alone, Princess Kamynosa enters the dangerous sailing competition known as the Labyrinth in order to win her own hand and her parents' respect.

    Only they can control the dangerous spirits that haunt the waters, but they are forced to serve under cruel taskmasters. Betka has little hope of freedom from her service or her own bitterness.They toil for the goodness of others.A powerful water spirit terrorizes the castle where Betka's sister is serving. Betka is assigned to the crew sailing to face the foe, and she fears for the only family she has left. There is no mercy for the Whisperer who fails in their task.Rage is found nowhere in them.In the beleaguered, flooded castle, a new threat awaits—a magic more powerful and horrifying than anything they have ever seen. Loyalties will be tested, and enemies will become desperate allies.Betka is their only hope of escape—if she can subdue the wrath that endangers them all. She who wields the waters for revenge drowns herself tenfold. "A surprising yet inevitable conclusion will leave readers eager for more from Briar." - Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW"A thoughtful fantasy with a well-developed protagonist." - Kirkus Reviews

    Can she and grieving warrior Hendrick Saul defeat the plans of the Gloomspite Loonking and save their people?READ IT BECAUSEAndy Clark tells a twisted and disturbing tale of the grots of the Mortal Realms, delving into darkness in more ways than one. Strap in – this is going to be a wild ride…THE STORYIn the dark corners of the Mortal Realms, the mysterious Gloomspite Gitz go to war, following the trail of their abominable deity. Nowhere is beyond the sight of the Bad Moon, not even those places under Sigmar’s protection, like the city of Draconium, sweltering beneath the scalding rain of Aqshy. In this boiling pot of tension, the regent prays to Sigmar for guidance while Captain Helena Morthan puts out fires: blades drawn in the streets, heretical doomsayers preaching the end of days, and insects eating watchmen alive.When the grieving warrior Hendrick and his warband arrive at the gates with a prophetic warning, Captain Morthan sees a way to save her people. But with Skragrott the Loonking plotting underneath Draconium, and the Bad Moon looming in the sky above, will there be a city left to save?

    They're afraid of HER. The War of Eternal Hunger freed witches from the rule of werewolves, ending a patriarchy only to create a matriarchy. A thousand years later, Oriana, Matriarch of Steelcross and Crimson Hunter, is a young, untried ruler who seeks to bridge the divide between witches and werewolves. But how can witches trust werewolves not to hurt them when Rage Disrupter collars are needed to control their lust for witch's blood and magic? And how can werewolves trust witches to treat them as equals when they've built metal cities and armed themselves, literally, with iron weapons of werewolf destruction? Marrok is a Clan of the Black Moon werewolf. When he meets and falls in love with Oriana, he knows action must be taken to stave off his lust for her blood and magic. However, witches are the warm sun to werewolves' cold moon. Is it possible for them to share the same sky? Or will Marrok betray Oriana - his bloodlust stronger than his love? Claws and fangs. Magic and metal. Will one side devour the other, or will they find a way to peacefully coexist? Welcome to Earth Rift, where the moon is black, and the sun is crimson.

    Enmity between feuding families results in an elopement that ends in ways that nobody could foresee. You think you know these stories... but do you really? The destinies of these star-crossed teenagers entwine in this tale that reveals the story that Shakespeare and the Brothers Grimm never told.

    Lucien Beaumont is a teenage misfit and musical prodigy ostracized by his peers and haunted by familial tragedy. When he discovers an unfinished song written by his dead father—a song that holds terrible power—Lucien becomes obsessed. As he chases after the secret nature of his father's music, the line between gruesome fantasy and real life violence begins to blur.To complete his father's work Lucien believes that he and his group of outcast friends must appease a demonic force trapped within the music with increasingly sadistic offerings. As things spiral out of control he finds that the cost of his art will be the lives of everyone around him, and perhaps his very soul.

    But nothing lasts forever.Once just an illiterate tribal chief, Marsun trapped an ancient evil within his mighty soul, united scattered tribes in peace and prosperity, then retreated from the world. But his sacrifice is all but forgotten. Technology marches on; new ambitious powers rise; unhappy lords plot rebellion; and from every corner of civilization, savage enemies gather. The God King’s legacy has just begun…From the author of Kings of Paradise comes two tales in a world of knights and demons, muskets and cannon fire. Flintlock fantasy mixed with the grit of Game of Thrones.1) Rebellion of the Black MilitiaJohann Planck, bastard and scribe of the god-king’s tower, is yanked from his peaceful life of academia, and ordered to capture an immortal creature of darkness. If the knight he’s accompanying doesn’t kill him, or the demon ‘Sazeal’, fresh rebellion just might.2) Devil of the 22ndA crumbling empire. An abandoned army. Kurt Val Clause is an ordinary soldier trying to keep it all together because no one else has the balls. Now he has one chance to win a glorious future, die in agony, or lose his soul. He just might do all three.

    Living a secluded life keeping the streets of NYC safe and filling bounties on vampires for the federation. Things are about to change. The political scheming within the Vampire Federation has brought an ancient and dangerous vampire to the city. The local vampire Queen has enlisted Black to retrieve what he has stolen, an artifact from the precursor civilization that created vampires. The archivists, a human order who gathers info from vampires may be under attack. Black must keep the ancient vampires sirelings from slaughtering in his city, deal with this vampire, retrieve the artifact and save the archivists. And for the first time in his life Black has someone he deeply cares about that he needs to protect. A deeper change is effecting him as well, he has to fight its effects or become consumed by them.

    Plenty of thrills and spills await those who dare to travel into the Dark Zone.Follow an odd, quirky fellow in Lucky This Time, a man who is slave to his routine until one day he tries something new, spinning his world right out of control. Journey on the luxurious New Dawn cruise liner in the poignant Beyont, where an uninvited guest means no one is disembarking anytime soon. Or ride along in 291 in a rookie cop’s haunted cruiser that’s driving him half-crazy. Take a trip into the alternate world of Salvation, where Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species has never been published, so now the Church rules the world, and God is not all-forgiving. In Soul Survivor, walk in the shoes of a parent the day after fire destroys his children’s school, as he follows a man who cannot be there and learns a secret that cannot be true. And in the prequel to Susan May’s most beloved book The Troubles Keeper, meet a seven-year-old Rory Fine and his mama as they board an evening commuter train that will never reach its final destination. Drift is a 150-plus-page wild ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat.From Susan May, the international bestselling author who has spent the last decade keeping readers up way past their bedtime and too scared to look under the bed, comes a volume of six suspenseful tales that will take you to dark and fascinating places you’ll not soon forget.

    You are a member of the Legion, your bonds to one another forged in the dark by bone and blood.But time is running out as more fall to the indomitable forces of the Cinder King. As Legionnaires, you must make it to Skydagger Keep before you’re cut off or overtaken by the undead. Paying horrifying costs, you’ll employ offensives, maneuvers, unwise bargains, and desperate gambits as the ever-ticking clock nears its final hour.Do you have what it takes to outwit, outrun, and outlast the endless hordes of the undead, or will your band of blades break beneath the Cinder King’s iron fist? Play to find out in Band of Blades, a stand-alone, Forged in the Dark RPG of dark military fantasy.

     Rebirth of The Undead King chronicles the journey of a young village boy who seeks vindication against the monarchy of his kingdom. With no other way to achieve his goals, he is fortunate to find the remains of a fallen god who is willing to lend a hand as long as he can return the favor. With the former lord of death as his teacher, Zaros will be forced to learn of the ways of the world. Once presented with the cruelty of society and the dark nature of humanity, will he choose to uphold his ideals or will he embrace the legacy of his benefactor? Follow this story in a world filled with gods, demons, and magic. Witness the birth of the new Overlord of Death. This debut novel from InkBamboo is a new addition to the ranks of a grimdark fantasy tradition forged by light novels like Dungeon Defense, Goblin Slayer, and The Saga of Tanya the Evil. Don't miss your chance to read it now.

    And he’s only got three days to do it… Eddie Lancaster is dead. His final act was one of sacrifice in the town of Cedarstone. He thought self-sacrifice would buy him eternal bliss in the afterlife. He was wrong. Luckily for him, Lucifer is willing to offer him a deal. If he returns to life and retrieves the Ambrotos Dagger then Lucifer will allow Eddie to rest in peace for eternity. All his past sins will be expunged. The task seems easy enough until Eddie tries to do it. The dagger is nowhere to be found and the world is very much changed. Eddie’s explosive sacrifice exposed the supernatural community to the world and not everyone is very happy about it. Old enemies, supernatural and human, emerge from the woodwork to exact revenge on Eddie, and he soon finds himself in the midst of a war between vampires, sorcerers, necromancers, and zombies. As he draws closer to finding the dagger, talk of the apocalypse comes to the fore, and he realises the exiled angels of the Dead Realm have not been entirely honest about their intentions. A far more catastrophic war is looming on the horizon and one wrong step could trigger the end of the world. Eddie soon realises that being dead does not mean he’s untouchable. He still has friends his enemies can hurt and his eternal salvation is on the line. He has to retrieve the dagger, save his friends, and make sure that the world doesn’t end in the process. He’s got three days to do it and the clock is ticking. If you like Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Shayne Silvers, Steve McHugh, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or Ben Aaronovitch, you will LOVE the Eddie Lancaster novels. Hit buy now to jump back into the not-so-heroic world of Eddie Lancaster today!

    No generals marshal their troops on some distant battlefield. Yet the people of Entarna are at war. And they are losing. The nightwalkers have returned, creatures that roam the darkness searching for anyone foolish or unfortunate enough to find themselves without light to protect them. And the people of Entarna carry lanterns and torches, wielding them as shields against the night's creatures. But sooner or later all lights fade. All flames go out. Torrik and his wife were once soldiers in the war against the Dark. But when their son Alesh was born, they left that life behind them in the hopes of keeping him safe. But Alesh is no normal child, and Torrik will be forced to learn a hard truth. Mortals plan. Mortals hope. And the gods laugh. Finding themselves in the center of a conspiracy threatening the entire realm, Torrik and his wife must try to become the people they once were, people they'd thought they'd left behind long ago. For when all lights go out...darkness reigns. The Forging of Dawn is the prequel book to The Nightfall Wars.

    But playing by the rules won’t silence the beating of hell’s blackest hearts… 3 immersive novels. 1,000+ pages of demons and dark reckonings. The Hunter spills blood to quiet the voices in his head. With his cursed dagger by his side, the feared assassin vows his ruthless gift will only strike down the wicked. So when dark enemies trick him into taking an innocent life, he unleashes the full force of his rage. Devastated by his irreversible actions, he won’t stop until he dismantles the evil syndicate that deceived him. With each traitorous criminal he cuts down, the more determined he is to expose the secrets of the killing blade that torments his mind. Will the truth set him free or seal his eternal damnation? Darkblade Avenger: Defenders of Legend Omnibus #1 is a boxed set containing three action-packed epic fantasy novels. If you like graphic battles, sprawling settings, and quests for redemption, then you’ll love Andy Peloquin’s thrilling series. Buy Darkblade Avenger to watch an assassin get his revenge today!

    Kiernan is one of dark fantasy and horror’s most acclaimed and influential short fiction writers. Her powerful, unexpected stories shatter morality, gender, and sexuality: a reporter is goaded by her toxic girlfriend into visiting sadistic art exhibits; a countess in a decaying movie theater is sated by her servants; a collector offers his greatest achievement to ensnare a musician who grieves for her missing sister.In this retrospective collection of her finest work—previously only available in limited editions—Kiernan cuts straight to the heart of the emotional truths we cannot ignore.

    His new handler is just another person to control him, and he will tear the beautiful girl apart if given the chance.Unaware of the deadly game she’s walking into, Peyton not only has to train the golden-eyed man with the alluring smile, she must also resist his dangerous charm, or risk her life in the process.With an unforgiving ringmaster demanding a perfect show at any cost, how can one human hope to survive?Fans of The Night Circus will love the mysterious and magical world found in the Cirque du Shadow!Buy A Turn of Pandemonium today and get your front row seat to the show!

    An impossible choice. The fate of everything hangs in the balance…Sixteen-year-old Reen swore she’d never take another life. Divinely selected to assassinate a few in order to save many, she learned to jump from shadow to shadow and claim her victims without question… until she was ordered to kill the boy she loved. But when an ancient plague returns threatening to infect everyone she knows, she is forced to resume her deadly duties.Battling a disease that turns people into nightmarish monsters, Reen must track down and terminate those responsible before the city falls, and the evil spreads beyond its borders. But the closer she gets to the source, the more she uncovers sinister secrets that will shake the foundations of her world and everything she believes.Can Reen defend her realm without losing her soul?Death Warden is an exhilarating YA fantasy. If you like strong heroines, compelling magic, and dark secrets, then you’ll love C.J. Stilling’s imaginative tale.

    It's what happens when you lose a war. Deirdre is just a Surrey farm-girl, but when the Gheet murder those she holds most dear, she refuses to sit around and wait for her own slaughter. She wants justice, she wants vengeance, she wants blood, and she's willing to do anything to get it, even if that means selling her soul to the fiend, a dark and malevolent creature that lurks in the far-off barrow in the blackest woods of the forest. One way or the other, she'll have her vengeance.

    Recently arrived in New York in the closing years of World War One, Lydia Asher and her friend, the "recovering" vampire Don Simon Ysidro, attempt to solve a puzzle that begins with a fraudulent seance, and rapidly veers into revolution and murder.

     Kelty now lives as an outcast faerie in the human world. But before she was cast out, an encounter with a deceiving faerie resulted in a devastating trick—one that changed Kelty's life forever in this enthralling untold story.For fans of dark YA fantasy, Outcast is a riveting prequel to the Tales of an Outcast Faerie series, beginning with The Nameless.

     1. Last Man StandingFrance, 1915. After being dispatched on a top-secret mission with his comrade, Jonathan Roberts, Captain Gray finds himself lost in the wastes of No Man’s Land searching for a concealed German outpost. As both men venture further from the trenches, they soon discover forces greater than king and country. 2. There Are Such Things…England, 1930. Father Victor Merriman is confused when a bedraggled young man locks him inside his own church on a dark and stormy night. The man claims not to be locking them in, but rather to be locking something out: something that has haunted Dorian Gray for over a year now, ever since the engagement of Milly Lloyd. 3. The Last ConfessionThe Future. Since his experience at the Brigadoon Hotel, Dorian Gray struggles to come to terms with having a soul; and worse, having lost his soulmate. Travelling the world, he hopes to lay some demons to rest… and perhaps even confront the biggest one of all?

     Doc Avery and the band have arrived on a mysterious island. Somewhere on the island is the vastly powerful Monastery of the Ygrith, whose contents will determine the fate of the world. All Avery and the others have to do is steal the Sleeper's head from the army of Thraish and reach the structure before he does. Except that all the might of the Muugists have arrived first, and no one knows where the Monastery is. Except Thraish, who wields the Sleeper's head. And he's not talking. If that weren't bad enough, the island is engulfed in violence as the last battle of the War of Octung grinds to a halt. Can Avery and the gang navigate the dangers of the strange island, overcome the army of the Muugists, and reach the Monastery before it's too late? Time is running out. The R'loth have already begun launching their failsafe, and soon the world will be theirs, Monastery or no Monastery, unless Avery and his ragged band can win out. Grab the final volume in the atmospheric, action-packed Atomic Sea saga right now!

    After Jaga’s father has a dinner time epiphany she is abandoned to the necromantic order of the Sisters of Gloam, a dumping ground for the sick, morally bankrupt, and the generally undesirable—a sadistic sisterhood where necrophilia is a lifestyle choice.Jaga must survive the sisterhood’s murderous trials, and her equally murderous classmates just to end up part of an invasion force that kills first and asks questions later.Literally.Taron, a crippled farmer in possession of a sexually frustrated, homicidal, demonic axe (or vice versa), must save his homeland from the sisterhood and try not to pick up too many bad habits—or any Sisters of Gloam—along the way.

    But what’s done can’t be undone, and Magda will learn she should have left him in the ground. When twins Avery and Chloe Parsons receive a cryptic letter and a sinister-looking book filled with illegible scrawls from their grandmother, the sisters set out for Prague to check on her. Drawn to a cracked crystal ball in a curiosity shop, Chloe discovers it harbors the spirit of their grandmother, who tells them a horrific tale of lust, naïveté, betrayal, and… demons.Armed with a book of dark magick they can’t read and a cracked crystal ball, the twins must stop Magda’s resurrected lover before he releases an unstoppable force that will consume the human world.Across continents and nearly a century, follow the adventures of three strong-willed women: one seduced by evil, one struggling to withstand the lure of power, and one trying to save her family—and the world.

    Howard’s creation returns to comics, in an epic tale as only MARVEL could bring you! Conan’s travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unkown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. As his fighting prowess allows him to carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death! The all-new ages-spanning saga begins here, by writer Jason Aaron (THE MIGHTY THOR, STAR WARS) and artist Mahmud Asrar (UNCANNY X-MEN, ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS), as Conan’s destiny is forever changed!

    After she meets Lucifer the shifter, Mercy the Bringer of Light and Balance and the Original Reaper the Archangel Samuel, she knows she must be free to live and love as she pleases. But Adam has other plans. He’s hell bent on destroying Lilith’s paradise and devises a sinister ploy to force her to submit to his will. Faced with a terrible choice, Lilith must endure the wrath of the Creator and outsmart Adam in order to live happily with her lovers or lose them forever.

    The Turning is the first installment in this series and it serves as a prequel to the modern-day Kate Pomeroy Mysteries, the first of which is entitled, Storm Island.It is the Year of Our Lord 1685 and fourteen-year-old Maude Prichard finds herself at a crossroads in life. A chance meeting with a strange woman, who never ages, sets the young Puritan maid on a path littered with fear, superstition, and witchcraft. A boy whose love is forbidden and an old man, drenched in darkness and depravity, will catapult Maude out of her well-ordered world into a life fraught with danger.Travel with her as she journeys from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the wilds of Maine where she will finally take her place among The Witches of Storm Island!

    War is stirring in the lowlands, and the man he once called brother has been kidnapped by a renegade lord. But are the bonds of blood enough to draw him from his sanctuary to confront his past? Available as a FREE download by subscribing to C.M. Banschbach's newsletter: eepurl.com/gdCVMf

    Witchcraft. Curses. Hexes. Evil Sorcerers. Fantasy has a long history of people wielding the forces of darkness for nefarious ends. Blackest Spells is a collection of eighteen short stories and novelettes detailing stories of shadowy figures wielding unholy power. The sequel to the Blackest Knights anthology contains stories ranging from the machinations of the fae to wishes gone wrong to wicked plots in space.Contains fiction by: Michael R. Baker, Allan Batchelder, C. H. Baum, Matthew P. Gilbert, S. D. Howarth, Matthew Johnson, Christopher Keene, Paul Lavender, Ulff Lehmann, Frank Martin, Richard Nell, Martin Owton, C. T. Phipps, Michael Pogach, Jesse Teller, Damien Wilder, and David Niall Wilson

    And he has never really known why. But he’s about to find out. And with this new knowledge must come a reckoning—with the Queen, who has manipulated Vykers every step of the way, with the Emperor, who would take what is rightfully the Reaper’s, and even with the gods themselves. It is time for the Reaper to do what he does best.

    When the world sleeps and quiet settles in, shadows assume sinister shapes, guilt and regret well up from the mind’s deepest recesses, and the lonely face their greatest fears. Darkness bares the secret truths whispered on the lips of the lost and the desperate. At night, terrors come alive. For those who journey too far into the dark, no escape remains—but there is a place from which to view these nightmares, a place…on the night border.The fifteen stories collected here come from the last edge of the light and deliver glimpses into the dreadful, the mysterious, and the strange. These stories offer readers unsettling and weird visions from across the border, visions out of history and from the world around us, visions of cosmic horror, personal madness, and agonizing heartbreak.A literary legend confronts the reality of a chaotic, uncaring universe. A young girl grows up in the shadow of a ferocious monster. A man seeks to kill his memories. Love defeats death in an odd world not unlike our own. An artist’s drawings unlock a terrifying truth of his adopted city. A mask burns. The mother of plagues offers a deadly future.Readers will find here all of these and many other visions of what lies on the far side of the line, including, by special arrangement, stories of Lin Carter’s Anton Zarnak and Kolchak, the Night Stalker. Walk up to the edge. Listen to the whispers on the wind. Peer across at the terrors beyond from your vantage point…on the night border!

    

    As far as he knew, he could hear heartbeats and heal people. It wasn’t until he walked in on his brother’s brutal murder that he learned of the darker nature of his power: blood speaks to him, and he to it. With a simple song, he can command it to do whatever he wants, and in that moment, he showed his brother’s murderers no mercy. Now Sean must fight to keep his inner demons in check and his path to redemption begins with the establishment of a sanctuary for people like him, people with powers, the Awakened.Two years after the Awakening, after the wars that destroyed entire societies and brought about "the end of the world," Graciela and her brother Santiago are struggling to survive. Graciela is one of many who never Awakened, but she’s watched as her brother’s power as an empath—the ability to sense other’s emotions—has brought him to the brink of death. Together, they set across Central America in search of a cure, or at the very least, safety in a crumbling, dangerous world. What they find is a sanctuary called Hope, the same one Sean governs.But they soon discover that even from within the compounds of the sanctuary, no one is safe. Not when there are people in the world with unimaginable power and an insatiable bloodlust.Important note for readers: This book is "new adult" fantasy, with moderate violence, and one or two mild curse words, but otherwise appropriate for mature teenagers and older. There is no sex or drugs in this book.

    It goes out of business.For eight years, the estate remains locked and boarded up until re-opening as an inn and wax museum. Former students receive notification. They visit. Then they disappear.When the number of missing women mounts, Interpol alerts Detective Cloquet of Lausanne Sûreté. Cloquet pressures his young deputy, Paul Junod, to shadow expected arrivals Lauren Briant and Rachel Gordon, both alumni of the boarding school. In order to stay close to Lauren and Rachel, Paul has to join their paranormal film team.Meanwhile, Cloquet revisits Château Mont Rose and finds its headmistress, a woman long dead.

    Now she’s forced to stay in an abandoned Victorian inn on an isolated island off the west coast of Florida, where Alana lives a double life: one as herself and one as a vicious murderer. Over the past year, she has spilt and drunk the blood of sixteen victims. The guilt of their deaths slowly eating away her sanity.Sixteen dead . . .However, things become even more complicated when Alana finds Cole, a surfer she felt a connection with the moment they met on the mainland, locked up in the island’s shed. Knowing his death is inevitable, she attempts to distant herself from him, continually reminding herself of the monster residing underneath her skin. Unfortunately, it’s a small island, and the more she interacts with Cole, the more her feelings grow for him.Eventually, she has to make a decision. Either accept his fate or find a way to expel the vampire’s spirit from within herself before she murders him as well.

    Not to drink, to shed. This time the evil sister who has ruined her life again and again has gone too far when she puts a curse on Laima’s grandson. Now the hunt is on, and Laima won’t rest until her sister is dead.There’s just one problem. She can’t do it alone, and her coven can’t find out. So she turns to her more-than-a-friend Imants to help her get her revenge.But Imants has problems of his own. With his missing daughter sold into sex trafficking, he must find her before she winds up dead or forever lost. As much as he wants to help Laima, he knows he must convince her that killing her sister will forever doom her to darkness. When she abandons her quest to help him, he thinks the fire between them might be enough to her to change her mind.But in the end, with life and love hanging in the balance as they battle death, Laima must make her final choice-- a life with Imants or the revenge that means an eternity in darkness.

    Then his parents. The townspeople of Sedrow Woolley, Washington are vanishing at a horrifying rate. But they come back. They all come back days later, and they’re different: Hungry. Insectile. Creatures posing as humans. Because Conor knows the truth, and because the entire police force has already been changed, and because there’s nowhere to run from an evil that only wants to spread, his sole option is to fight. But they have no intention of letting him leave town.

    The ground shook with your hidden power. That’s when the race to find you began. Now we have you, the real war can start.”Obey. Work hard. Give thanks. Be fearful.That’s what Stasha has been told for the past eighteen years. Be grateful for your enslavement. It will keep you safe from the fae. Work hard for all you have. Or stay out in the snow to be hunted by monsters. Marry the man who buys you. Give everything to the deity that offers you protection in exchange for your miserable life.Stasha is done serving those who allow the people she loves to die.In a last-ditch effort to free herself and her best friend Klaus, Stasha steals two silver coins from a dangerous stranger. Just enough money for them to disappear and start a new life together.But Stasha couldn’t have chosen a worse target for her thievery.Prince Averin has been tracking the power that shook the world for nearly two decades. He never expected his search to end at a scrappy orphan who stole his money. Her power could be the key to ending the centuries-long war waged by the fae against his kingdom. And now that he has her, he’s not letting her go.Then it happened. Something that changed everything. Something so devastating no one saw it coming. Now Stasha has no choice but to set the world on fire.Lovers of Bella Forrest, Sarah J. Maas, and Leigh Bardugo will devour The Fire Thief by New York Times bestselling authors Erin St. Pierre and Gwynn White.Click to join the adventure.

    This collection of short stories follows Eagan, Kila, Velyn and the rest of Reshi’s magical siblings as they develop their magic and learn to survive during the period known as the Great Mage Hunt. From the political intrigue of noble houses, to the secrets of the Order of the Great Canvas, from the great seaside ports to the mystical lands of the fae, each of the mage-born come up with their own unique solutions to living in a world that will kill them if their secret is discovered.Six thrilling stories of magic and adventure, featuring Reshi’s siblings, plus two more stories set within the vast kingdom of Zarapheth!

     Her father hunts her, and will kill her if he finds her. She’s trapped with him beneath the Mantle forcefield that isolates the kingdom of Aelland. The only way to elude him is to hide as a male physician's apprentice, keeping her telltale royal hair covered beneath medical robes. But when the enigmatic Nathan Cutter takes over her apprenticeship, her secrets could be exposed. Nathan knows surgery, not deception, and certainly not the feelings he starts to develop for his new apprentice. Pulled into an ever tighter web of lies, he must decide how much he is willing to give up for a person he hardly knows. While Cara's father tries to manipulate the puppet queen he installed in Cara's place, a terrible plague threatens to rot Aelland from the inside. Can Cara and the other physicians find a cure? Or is the only solution the fall of the Mantle, and surrender to the emperor who's claimed the rest of the Seven Kingdoms?

    Each quarterly issue features established and new authors to take you through their hard-bitten worlds alongside articles, reviews and interviews. Our stories are grim, our worlds are dark and our morally grey protagonists and anti-heroes light the way with bloody stories of war, betrayal and action.FICTION:The Fool Jobs by Joe AbercrombieEye of the Beholder by Trudi CanavanUnder Calliope’s Skin by Alan BaxterDeath at the Pass by Michael R. FletcherLifeblood by Lee MurrayNON-FICITON:An Interview with Geoff BrownReview: The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht(Almost) Total Failure: Succeeding in the Short Story Market by T.R. NapperReview: Blood of an Exile by Brian NaslundAn Interview with Syama Pedersen

    Are they dead, or trapped inside a horrible dream? No one can hear them, see them. Has the world forgotten them? Are they invisible? Not to the Soul Collector. They have stepped into her Kingdom, and she is waiting for them.

    All she wants is her mother’s love, but without an ability she’s worthless in her mother’s eyes.When she’s captured by the government, Aubrey sees an opportunity to prove her worth. Instead, she realizes that her mother has been withholding many truths. Aubrey experiences an acceptance outside of the rebels that her heart has yearned for, and a discovery. She has an immunity that has never been seen before.But Aubrey isn’t immune, she’s absorbing powers as the key to the Abyss—a portal into the demon realm. Her mother finally sees purpose in her daughter and hopes to use it for her cause. Aubrey isn’t as certain. If she doesn’t gain control of her ability, she’ll open the gateway to hell and destroy everyone she’s come to care about. Including herself.The first installment in the Abyss trilogy, a coming of age YA dystopian fantasy. Perfect for fans of dystopian worlds, apocalyptic prophesies, and demon lore.

     As the death toll skyrockets, Jonah and his two best friends, the siblings Tristan and Ava Carter, find themselves at the epicentre of inexplicable phenomena—a stranded ferry transforms into a barge headed for the Underworld; young girls levitate to whisper ancient riddles; technology across the globe is controlled by some unseen hand. And it all seems to lead back to the woman with red hair. When a stranger finds them in the midst of a thunder storm and offers his otherworldly assistance, Jonah finally unravels the truth about who he really is. And what it means for the rest of humanity.

    Johnson, the eight short stories in this collection look at the ties that bind and the transformations they provoke. Whether bound by love, blood, or violent circumstance, the characters in these tales are fundamentally altered by those closest to them … and not always for the better. Two mothers become entwined in revenge against a violent man, with unexpected consequences. A roving gang of sirens finds themselves challenged from without and within. In a last, desperate act of love, a young surgeon goes under the knife. And in a distant territory, a mother and daughter struggle to survive—but the aid they summon is far more dangerous. At turns brutal and tender, subtle and shocking, these stories blend realism, fantasy, and horror to create an unsettling—and unforgettable—experience.

    But that’s not all. She’s also in love with Qwin, her legal guardian and Daddy. Professional in the public eye, they have a special, caring relationship behind closed doors. Qwin’s long lost brother, Florian, will be joining their household so she will gain an uncle. Now that the Embassy is almost complete and opening soon, Charlie is patiently waiting for her staff to arrive – five professional women from Earth, eager to begin their adventure. However, on their trip there was an act of sabotage to their vessel. Some of the citizens are not happy with the human people living on their planet. The Prime Minister is determined to find the culprits. In the meantime, Charlie and her staff try to find ways to improve relations with the locals, all the while following the safety rules in place for the women: strict rules that all the guardians take very seriously. This is the sequel to His Naughty Human but can be enjoyed as a standalone. Publisher’s Note: This steamy sci-fi romance contains elements of ménage, and power exchange.

    From antiquity, these "capital vices" have been known as the seven deadly sins.Now, from the editors who brought you Cutting Block Single Slices and Shadows Over Main Street, comes an all-new novella anthology featuring seven dark fiction authors at the top of their games, each writing passionately about one of The Seven Deadliest sins. Inside these pages:John C. Foster spins "Gilda," a yarn about Avarice;Bracken MacLeod takes us on the road to Wrath with "A Short Madness";Kasey Lansdale's "Cap Diamant" teaches us the steep cost of Pride;Brian Kirk lays bare the Jealousy hidden beneath affluence in "Chisel and Stone";Rena Mason reveals a new and terrifying guise of Sloth in "Clevengers of the Carrion Sea";Richard Thomas examines Lust in his dystopian "Ring of Fire"; andJohn F.D. Taff feeds us the darker aspects of Gluttony in "All You Care to Eat."These dark tales from a cabal of highly regarded and award-winning authors hold nothing back, so turn the pages and feast your eyes. The Seven Deadliest sins await you.

    These pieces are in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's classic novel. The original challenge to the authors for this collection was to follow in Shelley's legendary footsteps, when Lord Byron told his guests in the summer of 1816 to "each write a ghost story." Authors include Edward Ahern, Elizabeth Chatsworth, Gabi Coatsworth, Cody Daigle-Orians, Dave D’Alessio, Alex Giannini, Roman Godzich, Sheryl Kayne, P.C. Keeler, Alison McBain, V.P. Morris, Marc Sirkin, Corrine "Mitzy Sky" Taylor, and D.J. Whitney. The stories range in theme from literary reimaginings of Mary Shelley’s life, to a horror story about a woman transforming herself into a termite queen, and everything else in between. These stories are truly haunting! So crank up your alchemical machines and look out for the next thunderstorm...

    The Caped Crusader. The Dark Knight. The World's Greatest Detective. Whatever you call him, Bruce "The Batman" Wayne remains one of the most iconic comic book characters of all time. And to mark Batman's 80th anniversary, this volume encapsulates the most memorable moments that have left fans stunned, in awe, or heartbroken since his inception. While Gotham is perpetually in peril, the world in general is better with the Bat in it. Whether it's his sharp wit, his extravagant mansion, or extensive back catalog of vehicles and gadgets. From creator Bob Kane to Tom King's 100-issue run that started in 2018, Batman has morphed with the times. There's so much to love about Batman and the characters that surrounds them. His villains, his Robins, his love interests…they all find him as irresistible as the general public. The moral ambiguity that makes him one of the most relatable characters in DC's extended universe. Part of "The Big Three" and host to a slew of orphaned Robins, Batman is a pivotal part to many characters in the extended DCU. Batman has had many writers, his cowl has been worn by a plethora of different actors, and while many people have a favorite Batman, there's no doubt that he's the fan favorite.  No comic book nerd's collection is complete without Batman: 100 Greatest Moments. Also available from the 100 Greatest Moments of DC Comics series, explore the greatest moments of: Justice League, Super Heroines, Super-Villains, and Flash.

    When her parents die suddenly, she goes to live with her beloved grandfather but the cellar of her grandfather’s ancient inn is haunted by an evil spirit of its own.In the town of Bungay, a black dog wanders the streets, enslaving the ghosts of those who have died unnatural deaths. When Margaret arrives, these phantoms congregate at the inn, hoping she can free them from the clutches of Hugh Bigod, the 12th century ghost who has drawn them away from Heaven’s White Light in his canine guise.With the help of her grandfather and the spirits she has befriended, Margaret sets out to defeat Hugh Bigod, only to discover he wants to use her for his own ends – to take over Hell itself.A clever melding of fiction and historical facts.

     A human living in the toon district of Animætropolis, the only affordable neighborhood in San Jose, he's been surviving on the kindness of strangers, his badger neighbors, and his boyfriend while he looks for a job. An unexpected encounter with a toon from the black-and-white days gets him exactly what he needs and then some. But Tyler's problems aren't over yet; a stranger informs him people have been going missing around this toon and his live-in talent agent, and to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. Tyler’s curiosity gets the better of him; he learns what happened to at least one of those people...and now it's happened to him. He is turned into Fairfax Fawkes, a toon fox with a human mind and perception; everything a toon would be able to shrug off, he feels as if he were still human. Worse still, indulging his toon instincts erases a human trait or, potentially, a memory. As he traces a web of lies, drugs, human trafficking, and murder for hire, he has to work around his foil’s compulsion to impede his progress. Trapped between human sensibilities and toon guidelines, Fairfax has to break a lot of rules if he has any hope of surviving this. It’s get wacky or get whacked.

    but to go out with a bang. Tyler Fischer is a teen from the wrong side of the tracks. Addiction, violence, and social pressures have pushed him to the edge. Can anything stop him and his best friend Jaime from committing a terrible crime? With unseen forces aligning against them, and plans for revenge outstanding, it will take nothing short of a revolution to save Ty's soul, and the souls of those he plans to kill.Pick up your copy of the book that one reviewer calls, "A Supernatural Rollercoaster Ride," and another calls, "Both Entertaining and Thought Provoking."If you like Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker, you'll love Revolution Now The Beginning, a heart-pounding YA Supernatural Thriller, and the first book in the Revolution Now series."This book was hard to put down." - William B.Purchase your copy today!

    Now that I'm here, I guess all I can do is try to learn how to control the power that was dormant inside me so that I never hurt anyone else again.That, and maybe try not to get framed for murder.Yep, that's right. Ever since I started coming to this school, someone's been killing my classmates and since I'm the new girl, everyone thinks I did it. But how could I have had anything to do with these murders! I barely even know how to use my possession powers or teleport or anything!But maybe something else connects me to their deaths... or someone.This Kindle short story is a YA paranormal academy mystery about angels and demons, and what it's like being the new girl at a school where students are dropping like flies!The Demon in the Mirror is perfect for fans of Harry Potter, The Dark Artifices, and The Black Mage.

    And Other Songs of Mourning contains the collected poetry works of Michelle Scalise, dedicated to her husband and author, Tom Piccirilli. Cover art donated by CANIGLIA, interior illustration by Luke Spooner, and cover design by Kealan Patrick Burke.

    Powers.

    After her last attempt, with a wannabe Dominant, she never wants to try again. She enjoys having steamy relations with a Dom, but she hasn’t found one she’s able to trust. And then she meets Randy Westin, one of the owners of the Silver Creek lifestyle resort. Randy is a weekend gift for Hero as a thank you for a job well done on her best friend’s wedding. Hero is ready for some bedroom fun, but Randy is looking for a submissive. Can the two of them meet in the middle so they both get what they want? Publisher’s Note: This steamy contemporary romance contains elements of power exchange, and a guaranteed HEA. It is book two in the Silver Creek Resort series but reads as a standalone.

    Louis. One evening, she’s attacked by a possessed coworker and saved by a mysterious, wise-cracking sorcerer named Eddy. He drags Elizabeth and Hugh—a skeptical scholar of the occult—to Europe, where he introduces them to his three magical celebrity friends. Once there, Eddy explains the group's mission: preventing a Demiurge—a creature out of Gnostic Christian mythology—from fulfilling the visions of doom in the Book of Revelation. The Demiurge has been drawing power from the misguided beliefs in the Mayan apocalypse and is set to start the destruction on Dec. 21st, 2012. Through ritual magic and a series of psychedelic experiences, the group learns that Elizabeth is the key to taking down the Demiurge, though she can't imagine how she will be the one to stop Armageddon.

    He loves his little brother and his parents, and he does okay in school. But he has issues. He can’t understand why the neighbor girl looks at him that way, or the way it makes him feel. He sees visions of places far and near, in the now and in the past. And in his free time, he practices magic—gifts handed over for 10,000 years in a Druidic tribe that serves an ancient Goddess. Lukas just wants to figure it all out, to just be a normal kid, but…A war is coming between Lukas’ Goddess and an ancient Demon King. The tragic death of his parents shakes his faith, and with the sudden loss of his remaining family it is shattered. Blinded by rage, Lukas turns away from his friends and trains under a deceptive, yet formidable master to hone his magic and prevent the demon’s final objective--obliteration of all life on earth.War begins! A forged weapon, Lukas rejoins his friends and sets after the Demon King. From a hidden crypt, where evil lies waiting, to the Iowa countryside, they battle to prevent the end of all they know. Lukas must overcome his doubts and allow the Light to work through him--to defeat both the foe of his Goddess and a new more familiar one.Soul Dark: Chosen is a coming of age tale in the modern-day world when a war between ancient deities and demons culminates in a winner-takes-all battle that could determine the fate of all mankind.

    That is, until she’s dragged to Shadow City and forced to wed the god of chaos. She rules by Zanox’s side as Queen for years in hopes of finding a way back to Astryae, but her hopes of escape remain as elusive as the shadows around her. When Zanox’s demons capture an injured Archangel, everything changes for Daeva. Secrets are revealed that leave her unsure who to trust. When Daeva makes a dangerous decision, she finds herself harboring a deadly secret of her own. Can she accomplish one final act of good before her humanity slips away forever?

    The poems cover the gamut of the genres of speculative poetry of the high imagination: Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, and even Detection. Other sections of the book explore the range of subjects in the Weird, Horrific, and Supernatural. The Coven's Hornbook also contains a section of ekphrastic poems — tributes to works in other art forms; a group of homages to admired fellow poets; and a section of "metapoetry" with poems on the subject of poetry itself and some thoughts on the writing of verse.

    The dialogue, written in both poetry and prose, imagines a psychic connection that develops between the two even before Dracula arrives in England. As Dracula makes his way from Transylvania to Whitby on the doomed ship Demeter, the two would-be lovers transmit their thoughts across the waves and lands that separate them, alternately wooing and terrifying one another with the idea of love eternal and all the dark delicacies necessary to ensure it. Front cover art by Wendy Saber Core, interior illustrations by Luke Spooner

     In this issue: Fiction: "Stones" by the queen of grimdark herself, Anna Smith Spark. The story set in the world of "Empires of Dust", tells of the clash of the fantastic creature of the sea and the toxic culture of men. "Redundancy of Yellow Flower Tea" by Luke Frostick, paints a tender but a dying world that fell victim to the infinite appetites of progress. "Necromancer's Garden" by Gerard Mullan, a poetic tale of a woman who escaped the grip of the society and her controlling fiance to live in solitude. Only for him to try to drag her back. "Till the Very End of Days" by T.A. Sola, a dark Slavic drama about desperate times pushing people into deals with mythological beings. Non-Fiction: "Hardwired: Gender bias in robots and AI" by Rebecca Zahabi, on how today's AIs and Robots inherited our biases and what should we do about it. Interview with Steven Erikson, author of Malazan Book of The Fallen, about his new book "Rejoice: A Knife to the Heart", current politics, post-structuralism, mimetic novels, and why we should send sci-fi writers to meet aliens. Interview with Cristina Jurado, editor of SuperSonic magazine and international editor of Apex Magazine, about editing her new essay collection Infiltradas: Reflexiones de literatura de género desde la perspectiva de genero (Infiltrated Women: reflecting on SFF literature from a feminine perspective) Reviews of the self-published sensation "Blood of Heirs" by Alicia Wanstall-Burke and the book widely regarded as one of the best of 2018 - "Rosewater" by Tade Thompson. Cover Art is another excellent piece from Cze Peku inspire by "Stones" with a pinch of Altresyr colors in it.