Weird events have beset the Stevens Quadruplets since infancy. But nothing can prepare them for the day they open their door and find another world outside. A world inhabited by intelligent mythical creatures, most of whom are hostile to humanity. And it seems they are expected to save it from disaster. Even with the help of their bonded ‘heart . . .
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An collection of stories with humor, horror and things that are just too darn hard to classify. . . .
A series of short stories loosely connected by the themes of Fantasy, Equality, Intelligence, Angst, and Idealism. Characters (particularly a small, black-haired young woman) and settings (particularly a place not unlike present-day Earth) may be shared. Plotlines may be continued. Morals may be made. For sure, they are all written by the same author. . . .
What happens when an old gun hand makes a decision to turn his life around and set a new course? Johnathon Tiberius Walker makes the choice of turning his back on the underground military of the Red Hand and try to make right his own sins. Walker, together with fellow agent Malcom Montgomery Watt, and former assassin Marianne Wollcott, join . . .
Doelan’s people are the gislers, who stop growing up when they turn fifteen. Nothing wrong with that, but Doelan, a child even by gisler standards, finds the idea strange. He simply cannot tell how old his ‘elders’ are. When other children find out about this they start making fun of him. Things get worse when he starts seeing goblins around . . .
The year is 2108 and the world has changed. No longer is it one big web. The meaning of community has shrunk and changed. In this warm, friendly post-apocalyptic story, Gail and Parker learn what it is to be an adult in a society both familiar and unusual. . . .
Phantasia Celeste has spent her life living in an ethereal world of flying islands and pretty people with soul-wings – but, unlike Phantasia, other faeries don’t have white hair or diamond eyes and so, driven to understand her place in the world, she travels to the human world. The 31st Century, however, is not a friendly place. A millennia . . .
Demons and Deadlines is a horrific journey through Hell for the story of a lifetime. It goes beyond spine tingling and beyond gore to bring you a tale of what still lurks in the back of your dreams. . . .
The Life and Times of Car Johnson is a wild romp through the mind of a man who doesn’t realize just how pathetic he really is. Insanity never tasted so hilarious. . . .
An online serial thriller detailing the goings on inside and outside a Seattle university’s Health Sciences Research Building during a hostage crisis involving academic researchers, a hapless research editor, and the world’s third wealthiest man. . . .
Naomi was in her kitchen, minding her own business, when all of a sudden she was chucked to another planet. As if that weren’t bad enough, she was attacked, betrayed, and married off against her will. That was on the first day. The next day was worse, much worse. Two words will suffice to describe the next day, and they . . .
When genetically engineered Howard Dominus turned ten years old, he was given his position as Dominator of the Illuminati, and an an additional persent: his own unwitting twin brother. The book alternates between the heights of ambition and the depths of depravity. It’s written in duplicate, with a separate concurrent book for each twin. . . .
The sequel to Billy & Howard, Duumvirate chronicles the continuing saga of the world-controlling transhuman twins as they fight to uncover the traitors in their organization. It constantly alternates between between hope and horror, love and fear. The tagline is correct: it is a conspiracy novel in reverse, and although there are mutiple viewpoints, all of those viewpoints are from . . .
This is a popcorn novel. Not a lot of substance, but deliciously entertaining.
The prose is to the point, the banter is enjoyable (and I laughed a few times, I think), and it’s just a lot of fun. I’ve only read the first two parts (I know that doesn’t sound like [more . . .]
After reading Mr. Demchuk’s review, I found myself compelled to register simply for the opportunity to voice my disagreement with his overall assessment of AUD . . . because I’m thinking he missed a fundamental point.
I don’t believe AUD is meant to be polished. It’s not meant to be a glossy covered, shiny new [more . . .]