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In the beginning, there was peace. Then, a sickness spread through the Nine Realms, corrupting the very fabric of reality. Those affected by the contagion turned on the rest, sparking the Great War.

After living through a bloody encounter with the mysterious Cult of Fenrir 20 years ago, Viktor returns to New Orleans, hoping to forget the horrors he endured. He keeps busy dealing with unusual cases as head of a global security firm specializing in paranormal threats. For once in his long life, everything seems to have fallen into balance. But Fate has a funny way of catching up with a person. And this time it’s bringing his past - and possibly the end of the world - along for the ride.

After nearly being killed, Horacio Garcia is thrown into an unfamiliar world with diabolical dangers and conflicts of celestial proportions. When he is put in charge of Ōmeyōcān-Mictlān, a corporation known for futuristic tech, he discovers that not only is magic very real, but he’s now at odds with an ancient evil hellbent on putting him in the ground. If he’s going to have a chance at surviving what’s ahead, Horacio needs to come to grips with power beyond his comprehension and navigate the dark waters ahead.

Cain seeks a way beyond the veil, but thanks to the continued existence of his father's children, that isn’t an option - currently. Worse yet, the strigoi's mass extermination put his enemies on notice. Armed with the knowledge that they too are mortal, his half-siblings have fled into the shadows, shattering ancient alliances. As they reel from the shockwaves of Namisia’s death, fear, mistrust, and infighting place Eve's tenuous hold over those who remain in jeopardy.

Join Viktor as he uncovers part of his past in this collection of Warden Global books and short stories. Hidden in the shadows is a supernatural world, filled with wonders that coexist alongside our own. Standing on the threshold of both, he fights for those who can’t protect themselves. It isn’t fun; it isn’t glorious, but it is important.

After surviving an unholy horde in New Mexico, Gavin Randall didn’t think things could get much worse, but the world he walked into 11 months ago grows more dangerous with each passing day. A new threat has surfaced in the form of fanatics hellbent on destroying him, his friends, and the Archive itself. It’s his job to make sure that doesn’t happen, but these guys don’t play fair and have found a way to stack the odds in their favor.

You’ll be treated to Lord Aegis of the Flame, which gives a rough account of Magnus’s day until he was able to meet up with Iain. After that, you’ll be introduced to Domonic and Terrence’s story in Imperial Daimyo, which describes their harrowing flight through the city. From there, you’ll find that not all is what it seems in the Hellion Initiative, which describes Thaddeus and his fortuitous encounters. Next up, you’ll discover just how transformative the System’s arrival can be with Jeremy Simms in Spartan. Finally, stick around to meet Rufus and her evolution into something entirely new.

Long before Jade was conceived, the Lich Lords meticulously constructed a prophecy that hails her as the key to laying claim to the promised land. Her whole life was orchestrated: every moment of training, every facet of her persona, and every moment of her time. And it worked. The Black Circle, and everyone involved, believes she is a prophet. A savior. A messiah. The problem is, she isn’t interested in the job. All she wants is to escape. Even with status, wealth, influence, and power, her reality conceals a darker truth: being blood cursed at birth.

After Lamia escaped the island prison of Poros, Viktor knew it was only a matter of time before she showed up in his neck of the woods. Now that she has, he’s got work to do. And he’s going to need help, because she’s not travelling alone. Lamia’s arrival heralds the origins of the vampire and might just give Viktor the key to their demise. But it’s not all good news...with Lamia’s maker now gone forever, there remains the question of what became of his brother.

Iain never gave the holidays much thought prior to the System's arrival, and he gave it even less thought once it arrived. Thus when the System decided to intervene and involve him in an a holiday event all on its own kind of shocked him.

Welcome, Magnus —Insert Surname—, you have spawned into a level 70 city—soon to be dungeon. All safe zones are transitory. Due to the city’s failing infrastructure a permanent safe zone cannot be established at this time.

Welcome, Thaddeus Hellion, The Royal Grand High Imperial Architects of the System ‘welcomes’ Earth into the Universal Collective. Apparently, the most populace sentient species on this world are humans—Wow, that’s pathetic—anyway, it should be fun to watch the lot of you die. That wasn’t good. In fact, Thaddeus would go so far as to say it was terrible, since his weekly manicure appointment was more than likely canceled.

In the beginning, there was peace. Then, a sickness spread through the Nine Realms, corrupting the very fabric of reality. Those affected by the contagion turned on the rest, sparking the Great War. Eventually, it all burned. Everything and everyone ceased to exist.

In a land of elemental magic and learner skill, a gripping tale of two friends who narrowly avoid death while attending the school under the mountain takes place. As both are forced to flee before finishing their studies, they must unravel and attempt to thwart a plot to plunge their homeland into war after ages of peace.

When I crashed on this planet 15,000 years ago, I thought that my friend - the living spaceship Sleipnir - was destroyed. But it turns out the mysterious signal I’ve been receiving for the past nine years is his cry for help. It’s led me back to Romania, back to the mountain I almost died on, and - just maybe - back to the legendary being who once saved my life.

Dark clouds gather on the horizon that threatens the very fabric of civilization. Lurking unseen, an evil so vile and treacherous spreads silently across the land. The peril is urgent, and only living legends, and those who will become legends, have a chance to change the shadowy fate of what is to come. The Fire-Bringer, the High priest of Kronus, God of fire and blacksmiths, embarks on an expedition to rescue a beautiful demigoddess from unspeakable evil and the promise of true love. Akakios is secure in his faith, wielding the power of flame imbued by his god, but is he up to the challenge?

Embarking on a space journey can be dangerous, no matter how short the trip is supposed to be. Going to inspect a new planet with unknown life can be exciting and well-paid. Being thrown onto the planet surface without a way to contact home base or protect oneself from the unknown can be deadly. Follow along with two men who were sent on such a journey with disastrous results. Will they manage to survive until home base can send a rescue party, or will they be over taken by the planet and the dangers they encounter?

Joseph Manley, a blue-collar worker from Idaho, loses his job during the 2009 economic recession. A strange turn of events sets him off on a road trip to seek out the fictional sitcom families from Good Times and All in the Family. Haunted inns, abandoned houses, catastrophic weather, quirky couples, gangs, hippies, soldiers, loving dads, strong mothers — even an intuitive stray dog await Joe on his journey.

Craig is a clone killer! Each version of his brother-clone is getting smarter and more sentient. When he meets Ariel Smith, he begins to learn compassion for someone other than himself. The young teenagers experience a world where their brother and sister clones keep them living forever. In the midst of all this, they are trying to get through high school.

A troubled young couple on a cross-country road trip takes a wrong turn in the Nevada desert. A voodoo spirit makes a bloody pact with a house cat. A father’s confrontation with his young son’s bully turns violent. An elderly man gets personalized messages in a fortune cookie. A home invasion takes an unexpected turn. A medieval monastery is infested with an ancient, predatory evil. A used car salesman makes a purchase from a time-traveling madman. These are nine odd tales. No more, no less.