Founding Fictions

The Path of AdventureOssgard FoundingBarely a week after the system reshaped Earth as we know it, the power hungry began vying for dominance. Immediate survival, which had been the only initial concern, took a back seat. Matt Davis is a mage with Life magic, valuable enough to be worked to the bone as a healer, and despised for the second half of what he is: a Death mage with an obsession he refuses to bury. Neither conquest nor power calls to him. He wants an answer to the question that’s getting people killed. How do you hold the line without feeding it bodies?

Tricked into a world of banished gods, demons, goblins, sprites and magic, Richter must learn to meet the perils of The Land and begin to forge his own kingdom. Actions have consequences across The Land, with powerful creatures and factions now hell-bent on Richter's destruction. Can Richter forge allegiances to survive this harsh and unforgiving world or will he fall to the dark denizens of this ancient and unforgiving realm? A tale to shake "The Land" itself, measuring 10/10 on the Richter scale, how will Richter's choices shape the future of The Land and all who reside in it?

Abraham Clark doesn’t have the stamina for farm life. Instead he starts his adult life as a land surveyor, then follows his passion of being a “poor man’s counselor.” Eventually his reputation as a fair and honest man who vocally supports Patriotism, leads him to Philadelphia where he signs the Declaration of Independence. This biographical story follows Abraham, and his home state of New Jersey, throughout the Revolutionary War and through the early formation of the new government. Abra’s unending role in public service guaranteed the common man would receive fair treatment from ...

Life has dealt him an unfair hand, leaving him with few options. Will a chance encounter with a caring American colonial family provide a poor English boy with a stable home, or will the boy be lost in events that are spiraling out of control? Peter Smith, a boy of humble beginnings, is a testament to the human spirit. Despite his impoverished upbringing, abduction, and mistreatment, he refuses to be defined by his circumstances. Born into poverty and hopelessness on the streets of Portsmouth, England, Peter is forced into a life of crime just to survive. His resilience is tested when he is...

Jeff Shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure, and Gone for Soldiers. Now the acclaimed author who illuminated the Civil War and the Mexican-American War brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who...

With such classic novels as Orphan Star and The Tar-Aiym-Krang, New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster has captivated readers with his brilliantly imagined Humanx Commonwealth, the interstellar empire where intelligent aliens and humans live side by side. Now Foster takes us back to...

The Republic is young, its air thick with smoke and ink, its cobblestones still echoing with the march of armies not long gone. Beneath the speeches and parades runs another current: ledgers without titles, couriers who vanish into alleys, truths too fragile to survive in daylight. Cyrus learns to move inside that hidden world. His boots track river mud into taverns heavy with tobacco smoke and spilled gin. His fingers stain with ink as he copies ledgers that whisper of betrayal. Across from him, Smith watches in silence, a presence felt more than seen, each step precise, each pause ...

Hamilton built the fortress of the American economy. Burr knew exactly where the cracks were. 1775. The American Revolution is collapsing. The army is a starving mob, the generals are gambling with lives, and the "Glorious Cause" is drowning in incompetence. Enter Aaron Burr: a nineteen-year-old prodigy who flees his Ivy League life to join the war, only to discover that the greatest threat to independence isn’t the British Army—it’s the chaos within his own ranks. From the frozen hell of the Quebec wilderness, where men boil their boots for soup, to the spy-infested "Neutral Ground" ...

Winter, 1786. The American experiment is failing. The states are bankrupt, the government is powerless, and in the freezing hills of Massachusetts, desperate Continental veterans are taking up arms against the corrupt courts foreclosing on their farms. Elias Thorne—a brilliant but shattered former intelligence officer—wants nothing more than to leave the shadows of the war behind. But Alexander Hamilton has one last mission for his most dangerous spy. Sent to infiltrate the rising rebellion, Elias adopts the alias of a ruined, starving farmer to uncover the mob's true strength. But as ...

Alan Dean Foster has written more than twenty novels set in the Humanx Commonwealth, an unforgettable world where humans, thranx, AAnn, and numerous other aliens live and work side by side. But the amicable relationships between species have always hung in a tenuous balance between distrust and...

100 million dead. 500 million wounded. One billion homeless. The worst war in human history is over—and has left the Star League shattered. Jealousy and infighting from the five Great House Lords over who will be the next First Lord has the entire Inner Sphere already teetering on the brink of all-out conflict again.

Jerusalem, 1119. The roads to the Holy City run red, fraught with danger and betrayal. Pilgrims seeking salvation are easy prey, until a small band of knights dares to take a stand. Hugh de Payens, battle-weary and disillusioned, dreams of peace yet sees only blood. Witnessing firsthand the carnage inflicted upon innocent travelers, he vows to forge an order unlike any other—an order founded not on conquest or wealth, but on protection and sacrifice. With just nine trusted men, Hugh forms the legendary Knights Templar, pledging their swords to defend the vulnerable, uphold sacred vows of ...

The Founding Scroll is the first installment of The Vowforged Saga, an epic fantasy series centered on oath-bound power, guild structures, and the cost of authority. Set in a world where magic is shaped by sworn vows rather than bloodline or chance, the story follows Seren, a reluctant bearer drawn into a system of ancient agreements that govern power, protection, and dominion. As guilds rise and fracture under competing interpretations of these oaths, Seren must navigate political intrigue, moral consequence, and escalating conflict.

Benjamin Franklin has spent most of his life hiding a terrifying secret. Long before the American Revolution, a brutal encounter in Europe left Franklin cursed with something ancient and savage. Through iron discipline, electrical experiments, and nights chained beneath his Philadelphia home, he has managed to keep the beast under control. But control is beginning to fail. As rebellion spreads through the colonies, mutilated bodies begin appearing across Philadelphia. Families vanish in the night. Travelers are ripped apart along isolated roads. Fear spreads through the city while whispers ...

General Aleksandr Kerensky is dead. The Pentagon Worlds are in flames. The dream of a Star League-in-Exile is over, shattered by civil war. Amid the chaos, Nicholas Kerensky leads those who will follow him on a second exodus to the world of Strana Mechty.

Two thousand light years from Terra, two brothers leave behind the shattered dreams of their father, the great General Aleksandr Kerensky. For a second time, war drives them into the dark and cold of the void, as the raging conflict engulfs the Pentagon Worlds and the nascent Star League-in-Exile. For nearly fifteen years on the world of Strana Mechty—the land of dreams—Andery Kerensky has watched his elder brother Nicholas shape an all-new society of warriors that follows their ilKhan with near religious fanaticism.

1777. The War for Independence has ground to a bloody stalemate. For Captain Elias Thorne, the silence of the defensive war is deafening. Fighting a private battle against the "Sun"—the manic, high-voltage energy that fuels his brilliance but threatens his sanity—Elias is desperate for the storm. He finds it in General Benedict Arnold. Sent north to Saratoga, Elias discovers a kindred spirit in the Dark Eagle. Arnold is fearless, aggressive, and electrified by the same chaotic fire that burns in Elias. Together, they defy orders and lead the charge that secures the miracle victory of ...

In 1803, the United States made a deal to purchase a big area of land called the Louisiana Territory. Soon after, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were asked to lead an expedition into the American Northwest to explore the new land. After the journey, many stories were told about it—but not all of them are true.

Esta apasionante novela retrata la vida del militar que triunfó en el campo de batalla, que negoció con Juan de O’Donojú y logró ser el primer gobernante del México independiente. Viajando desde los salones de la alta sociedad virreinal hasta los campos de batalla empapados de sangre, el oyente será testigo de las intrigas, las traiciones y los heroísmos que tejieron el destino de una nación.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Travels with George . . . is quintessential Philbrick—a lively, courageous, and masterful achievement.” —The Boston Globe Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington’s unique contribution to the forging of...