A sprawling fantastic tale of the ’60s, supposedly written by “legendary” B-movie director Larry Winchester. . . .
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“No Where” is a story about a man and his son. It is a story about what that man is willing to do to protect his boy, no matter the cost. He will give up his security, his identity, his life. And ultimately, it is a story about redemption, about family, about fighting for yourself, about rising to the challenge . . .
Anton Macquarie is having a bad day. He woke up with a pounding head. He was late for work. He was attacked by a homeless woman with an apple core. His boss’ house was burnt down, his boss is now dead, and his replacement is going to turn the newspaper he works for into a sensationalist tabloid. He can’t . . .
Tracy, the new girl in the office sends all the latest gossip to her friend, Emma. . . .
Chris is spending the summer with his “cool uncle” in Tarrant due to his parents’ marital difficulties. A timeless, modern-day coming-of-age story, with humor. . . .
Detroit has a hero, someone to stand against the forces of darkness, and resist the rising tide of horror and bloodshed. This isn’t his story. Alice Frye is an Artificer living in Highland Park, and she’s perfectly happy running her curio shop full of gewgaws and magical artifacts while her zombified late husband handles the cleaning and grocery shopping. . . .
Eva thought she could outrun the plagues, but she was wrong. The bio-hackers that ripped the world raw are targeting her hometown of Prague, and this time there may be no escaping it. Now, hunted by police who think she’s a hacker herself, Eva must brave the rotting city streets to find her mother before it’s too late. But . . .
The story of a young man who sets out on a quest in search of the subject of a vision. Along the way, he learns new skills and ideas, and changes his world. . . .
Corian stood up to the emperor, and now he’s paying for it. He must fight in an arena where the primary weapon is magic. Getting magic powers might seem like a good thing, but there’s two problems. First, the fighters’ powers aren’t proper magic. They’re designed to work only in the arena, so there’s no chance of using these powers . . .
We’re fighting the most dangerous sorceror of our time, and Leevan has the spell that can stop him? We’re doomed! The other magicians don’t regard Leevan much. He has his impressive moments, but they’re usually followed by less impressive moments very quickly. Leevan and the others are about to fight Hurvun, an evil sorcerer, and they wonder why he’s . . .
Alain Beaudreaux, a vampire, loved a mortal woman for 64 years. Now she’s in Heaven and he’s determined to join her, but he’ll have to go through Hell to do it. Kurt Grey, a junior copywriter, hit on the wrong woman at the wrong time. Now he’s been thrown through a portal into Hell and has an angry vampire . . .
A work of “singularity” fiction, in which reality itself is controlled and shaped by an intelligent agent for the benefit of humans who now live forever, can no longer harm one another (without consent), and in which no desire is left unfulfilled. In a world where everything is safe, where any whim can be instantly satisfied, what is there . . .
In two regions where elements are controlled by programs, four young people must work together and save Pendi from an invasion by Selatan. Fire programmer Lan has given up on life. Heal programmer Beika has to prove her worth and her friendship. Futuretell Marceau must defend her new authority. Ice programmer Soji must seek his reason to live. They will . . .
At 8 chapters, “Curio Killed the Cat” is the beginning of an urban fantasy set in an occult shop. The staff, “a lazy hoodoo spellcaster, a feminist succubus, and snobbish Wiccan priest”, are worried about their jobs, their boss and their spells. Their boss, Madam Curio, has let the financial side of the business slide and the store is in [more . . .]
It is a very enjoyable story, I think that there are enough little plot twists for this to be a long lived series. The magical influence of the story is widely varied due to the heroine’s in depth study of magic over the years, her eyes are wide open compared to the rest of the world so almost nothing can [more . . .]