Circe's Father has always told her so. So when a mysterious shadowy figure with gold and silver eyes appears on her balcony and attemptes to steal her away the first thing that she wonders is why? Why does this mysterious stranger seem to know her more than she knows herself with just one look? Why does her Father pity Pirates? And why does she feel a strange pull towards the sea? Two years will go by before she finds the answers she is looking for, by then Circe is certain that the Pirate will have forgotten all about her and the promise he made and sealed, with a stolen kiss. Unfortunatly there is still one other thing she needs to learn. A Pirate never forgets. Join Circe on her journey for truth as she discovers a world of lands and beings that she never believed to exist. Will she find all the answers that she is looking for? Or is something dark and deadly coming her way, determined that she should never for fill her true destiny.Winner of the Adventure category and Best Hero in the Watty Awards 2011

    Yet it's not as easy as it sounds when the person she's trying to forgive is herself.Ocken understands that no one can control absolutely everything that happens in life, but perhaps taking action that will help people is exactly the kind of remedy she needs.There is no employer this time, no pay in it for them, but with a list of Ziken's operatives in hand, they set out to topple his crime empire.And the unfortunate target? The captain of a ship called the Sea Dragon. His crime? He threw in his lot with Ziken, and that was only his first folly.Join Ocken and Riley on yet another blood-pumping adventure. You won't regret it.

    It's comprised of two books: One for players and one for the game master.The Dark of Hot Springs Island is the game master's book. It is a fully illustrated 192 page book. Hot Springs Island is a hexcrawl, and the Dark contains all the details needed to run a sandbox game there. There are 75 locations on the island, and 26 maps ranging from ogre villages to a ruined elven city to the volcanic lair of a vain efreet. Seven factions, 87 interconnected non-player characters and 300 problematic treasures are sure to generate plenty of lingering repercussions each time your players make a decision. Finally, 448 random events and encounter motivations help ensure that every play-through of Hot Springs Island can explode into wildly different outcomes from the same basic parameters.The setting is system neutral, so there are no stats for monsters or prepackaged treasure parcels. No levels are assumed, and there is no path of advancement through this tropical wilderness. The monsters will likely be tough, and the intelligent factions even tougher, but the motivations for (and thus potential leverage against) everything with a modicum of intelligence has been detailed. Combat is expected to be approached like war, and not a perfectly balanced arena skirmish. Crack the mountains. Flood the dungeons, and burn everything to survive.In the event that stats are an absolute must, most all monsters found on the island can already be found in the monster books you own for your system (e.g., efreet, salamanders, ogres, nereids, imps, elementals, etc). If they are not found there, the size and diet has been provided so you can sub in the stats of a "medium sized carnivore" or "large herbivore" as necessary. Finally, there are a few creatures of such size, age, and power that they'd likely be considered demi-gods. For these individuals it will be necessary to spend some time prepping their particulars, but there should be plenty of ramp up time before they make an appearance on the island.A Field Guide to Hot Springs Island is the player oriented companion book to The Dark. It is written "in-character" and can be used by characters in the game world to help identify plants and monsters, translate ancient languages, and as a resource of advice and rumors.

    The time has come for the Keys of the Origin to play their part in restoring balance to Aeldynn; but how will their choices affect the outcome?Two young men; one a righteous law-abiding servant to the people, the other a distinguished outlaw, don’t yet realise they are to play a part in a foretold bid for the future of Aeldynn. Fate leads them down a road they would never have dreamed of following; a road that leads them into a struggle to bring the world back into a state of balance from the precipice of madness and desolation.It is not only Zehn and Larkh who are fated to take on the malevolent forces of Aeldynn; there are others who must join with them as they are coaxed into the embrace of the ancient Nays and the fabled Drahknyr, who are also entangled in the masterful puppeteering of a renegade sorceress hell bent on reviving the greatest threat of all.

    Guaranteed.Fleeing a wedding to a man she doesn't love, Euphemia "Effie" Werrington stows away on an airship, only to discover the ship's owner is the love who left her years before.Charlie Wilson has been through a lot in the years since Effie's family sent him away, but despite his new piratical appearance, his heart remains as devoted as ever to the woman he left behind.Pirates roam the skies and an angry family is hot on their tail, but the road to true love is never without a few bumps. Let romance take flight!Love is in the Airship is a 10,000 word novelette set in the Sass and Steam world.Previously published as part of the Love in Bloom anthology.

    A non-magic in a magical world. And freedom is but a dream. But all of that is about to change when Raven's secret and peculiar power grows while in captivity to a mad witch. A strange sorcery she denies exists to survive. She and her friend Sim have thought never to escape, but now war is on the brink and they must find their way back to the Island of the Order and out of the clutches of evil witches and wizards before it’s too late.Raven’s wary of following Sim to his homeland. The Order is for people of magic, unlike her… She won’t be allowed to stay. Loving a First Wizard whose duty is to his people has never been easy, but now she might lose his friendship as well. When the dark Marshal comes for her, Raven wonders what a simple servant girl matters to the war on magic. Just what is a Bonecaller?

    This issue includes a cover from fan-favorite artist, Roman Dirge and the next chapter of the thrilling Mystery of the Manse story. 999 happy haunts are dying to meet you! This is a saddle-stitched comic book.

    Leaving all titles behind, though hard earned, he embarks on a journey to the so called forbidden seas of the south in order to clear the islands of the swarming monsters that are said to terrorize them. Mascardi swore an oath in the name of the king to see through this most important mission. Alas, seafarers have vows of their own kind, and a captain is king, law and executioner in his own vessel.

    However, every man and woman savvy enough to stay alive has returned with bags of treasure and a whole bard’s worth of stories. They spoke of steaming jungles filled with magical plants, lost ruins, ravenous creatures, and vengeful, feuding factions. We compiled their firsthand accounts, polished them off with a bit of wild assumption, and wrote it all down in this book—A Field Guide to Hot Springs Island—for people just like you.Now, if you’re wondering why we’re giving you something so useful for so cheap, that’s good. Questions like that are why we picked you. Our angle is simple: The more you know about the island, the longer you stay alive. The longer you stay alive, the richer you’re going to get, and the richer you get, the richer we get because the guild always gets its cut. How rich can you get? Well, so far there have been ten fine fellows who have paid off all their bounties on the mainland and retired in as little as six months, and there’s at least one ex-marine who went on to buy herself a nice little kingdom in the Red Hills.If you’re worried you’ll be at a disadvantage because you’re not clever enough to read, don’t be. There are drawings of every creature we know about, so you can flip through this guide and match our picture with whatever’s currently eating your companion. Then again, even if you can read, many of the things encountered here on Hot Springs have not been recorded elsewhere (that we know of), so the names of places and creatures have emerged over time. We’ve done our best to reference everything by its most popular name, but for every name we’ve written down, there are probably three others that didn’t make the cut.Discoveries are being made daily here on Hot Springs Island, and if you find something new, or uncover something really old—especially if you see an ally die to it—let your guild representative know. We always pay handsomely for good information.----------------------------------------------------------------240 pages. Fully illustrated. Contains 2 short stories, entries for 24 different magical and mundane plants, 34 monsters native to Hot Springs Island, and details about the 6 factions that can be found there.The Field Guide is written "in character" for the world, and is an in game object. Players are encouraged to reference it at the table as it contains plenty of hooks and reasons to travel through the Hot Springs Island sandbox.The Dark of Hot Springs Island is a companion book to the Field Guide, and contains everything a Game Master needs to run a game there (except stats) in the system of their choice.

    Strength, after all, is how Clementine Fowler survived after her world was washed away by ash and lava and became one of the most notorious pirates the world has ever known. Unfortunately, Thea has inherited none of her mother’s ruthlessness and grit. After a lifetime of being told she is a disappointment, Thea longs to escape life under her mother’s thumb. And when she falls for a handsome sailor named Bauer, she thinks she’s found her chance at a new life. But it’s not long before first love leads to first betrayal, and Thea learns that there’s more than one way to be strong.

    Chakraborty's next series, a historical fantasy pitched as Sinbad the Sailor meets Oceans 11 wherein an infamous, retired pirate gets pulled back into the game when she's offered to right a wrong from her past and score a fabled treasure, but assembling her old crew and outwitting a ruthless ex-Crusader aren't her only problems, because she's learned the hard way the fantastical legends behind such treasures hold deadly truths, and they're coming for her, to David Pomerico at Voyager, in a major deal, in a three-book deal, for publication in spring 2022.

    No one knows that better than Kaelyn. For the past year, Princess Kaelyn of Avalon has disguised herself as a man, Captain Kae, and led her crew into tumultuous waters to eradicate sirens on a journey fueled by revenge for the death of her brother. When they return home and experience a fatal siren attack on Avalon’s harbor, Kae sets sail again to destroy the sea demons once and for all.Aqeara is a siren warrior of Meyrial, an underwater kingdom hidden from humans. When her negligence during the Avalon harbor attack causes the death of Meyrial’s princess, she seeks the help of a sea witch to overturn her banishment. Aqeara is given a human body and has until the next full moon to carve out Captain Kae’s heart in exchange for a spell to bring the dead princess back to life.When Kae’s and Aqeara’s paths cross, they fall into a whirlwind romance, complicating their respective plans. Kae must decide whether her desire for revenge against sirens overrides her feelings for the woman she’s falling for, and Aqeara must choose between resurrecting the dead princess or sparing Kae’s life.

    A new ongoing story begins in this issue when the arrival of the 1,000th ghost triggers a catastrophe. The Haunted Mansion series is based on the favorite Disney attraction where 999 Happy Haunts make their home.

    A princess risking her reputation.A talking ship with a mad captain.Ravin should be dead. No one forsakes the assassin profession and lives. Attempting to evade capture and certain death, Ravin hides on a ship as part of the crew. Then his name is announced on Selection Day for the annual Scaera Dumeda, despite him never taking the entry test, declaring to the entire world—and the assassins hunting him for revenge—that he is alive. Princess Adima Radi Kashinda dreams of more than someday ruling Antovan. She desires to make a true difference for her people. When her name is called on Selection Day, she throws away her title, despite the uncertain future ahead. This may be the opportunity she hoped for.When some of the other selectees are murdered, Ravin and Adi are among the suspects. With the help of Ravin’s captain and crew, they sail away to hunt down the killer and clear their names. Can they catch the murderer when he always seems to be at least one step ahead?

    Will Jake and the crew be able to save Hook from the Croc in the nick of time? Don't be late for this awesome adventure with Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Yo ho, let's go!

    But with the Spanish armada hunting the last of the pirates down, the magic they've been keeping secret may be their only redemption—or it could mean certain death.

    But there is one area that no sky captain dares to venture, and that is the Grey Veil: an inhospitable fog threatening the lives and sanity of all who enter. With the Veil under a strict travel-ban, most level-headed pilots circumvent this treacherous place. Captain Rosanne Drackenheart, on the other hand, makes a pretty penny conducting her smuggling operation through the very edge of the mysterious fog.When she is blackmailed into searching for a lost warship, she is forced to venture into the untraversed bowels of the Veil. Rosanne must defend her crew from mystical creatures, defend against pirates gunning for her ship, and save herself from the creature known as the Forest Devil.Featuring Scandinavian myths and steampunk elements, Perils of Sea and Sky is a thrilling high fantasy adventure.

    Can Scooby, Fred, Velma, Daphne, and Shaggy get to the briny bottom of this seafaring adventure before they're all washed up?

    (This is NOT the paperback novel.)

    The baby is all she has left of Calico Jack, the swaggering pirate captain who loved her and stole her away to sea—and who now hangs from a gibbet. When armed men rip the child from her grasp, Bonny can do nothing and Molly seems lost. But Anne Bonny was not cut out for despair. She will plan for escape and rescue, and the plan will become action. And the streets of London will belong to her and her daughter — and the ragtag remnants of Calico Jack’s crew.

    A great piratical book that covers pirate's mock trials to Teach Bonet Rackam Every and many more

    

     Within the legendary Sea of Thieves three trading factions thrive: one of greed and gilded flesh, one of brokered deals and maleficent merchants, and one of forgotten souls and skeletal skulduggery. Discover exactly how each of them turns a profit in an ocean thick with thievery.

    

    Something...piratical.Adrian Winter has known Reigyn all her life and is quite used to her schemes and rule-bending. He'd expected her ploy to spirit him away someplace thanks to a tip from a friend -- but he never expected her to get away with it. Which is why he wakes to find himself -- bound and gagged -- aboard a ship in the middle of the ocean...completely at Reigyn's mercy.Not one to let an opportunity slip through her fingers, Reigyn intends to keep Adrian hostage until he agrees to take her to wife. Adrian is quite content to see how far she's willing to go to see her little ploy through to the end, but the fires of passion burn brighter and hotter than he'd expected and when it comes down to it, he realizes he cannot resist ... A Pirate's Pleasure.