'The definitive telling of one of the most fascinating stories in videogame history.' Wired‘A great read on a game that has hypnotized my brain and probably yours too.’ Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple21 February 1989. Three men fly into Moscow, representing software giants from Britain, America, and Japan. Each of them is determined to undercut the others in order to secure a technology so powerfully addictive it has brought the...

Dan Ackerman received the 2018-2019 Rainbow Award for Gay Contemporary General Fiction. Two titles shared the honor: The Things that Come and That Doesn't Belong Here. Dan is a dominant, innovative, unique voice in LGBTQ fiction.Angels shouldn't pal around with demons, especially not ones they've been sent to assassinate. They shouldn't work with them or cook them dinner, or strike a deal with the Devil for them either. Sunshine probably isn't a very good angel.The demon in...

This new m/m saga by Dan Ackerman expresses Ackerman's familiar languid sensitivity, sensuality, and charm, featuring Lucifer, who first appeared in What Everyone Deserves (2017 Rainbow Award honorable mention), now in his own novel.As the king of Hell, Lucifer's role is mainly bureaucratic--sorting souls, managing unruly demons, and dealing with the politics of Heaven. A demon sneaks a human lover into Hell, leaving Lucifer conflicted, and with an opportunity for revenge against h...

David never wanted to hurt anyone, but he didn't ever think he'd ever be made to choose between his own mutilation or someone else's life. With a threat like that hanging over his head, he returns to his hometown and reconnects with the one person who might believe that the things that come to visit him some nights aren't just another hallucination.Between his current predicament, an active serial killer, the still-unsolved murders of his classmates in high school, and trying to ma...

Arden inherited Eden, a space station floating over a dying planet. He also inherited an oppressive class system, worker shortages, and an entitled ruling class that refuses to make concessions. Rhys, a worker who's earned Arden's trust, helps him make unpopular changes to keep Eden alive.Arden's reputation as a shallow and formula-addled leader leaves his friends and foes skeptical of his leadership. Rhys gains power and is met with resistance from the ruling class. But without in...

Ira never anticipated having a life of his own, let alone having the most powerful creature in Hell as his lover. On top of learning how to live, cook, and work on his own, Ira has to navigate the political landscape that comes with being the Devil's kept man.Exes, estranged family members, political rivals, discontented workers, and those who'd compete for Satan's affections all worm their way into Ira's life and between him and his Prince.When things become chaotic and tu...

Hiram Reinhart abandoned a life of privilege when he could no longer stomach the ugliness of plantation life. Now he resides in Canada, selling small enchantments to keep his rag-tag family fed and housed, if only barely.Matthew Blackwell, another mage, seeks out Hiram's assistance in order to find a demon. Hiram seeks out the demon on his own, concerned for the creature's well-being. The demon, Phaedrus, turns down Hiram's offer of aid at first. Soon enough, Hiram and Phaedrus regr...

Junius Thompson, fallen angel and fertility demon, thought that getting James Kelly to admit his feelings for him would be the hard part. A few months later, though, and James Kelly is still secretive and prickly. June knows he needs time to adjust—who wouldn't?He invites James Kelly to accompany him on a trip upstate as he checks in on a handful of farms that pay for his brand of magic to keep their crops and livestock in good health.The trip becomes a balancing act for Ju...

Wesley "West" Archer made a deal with the Devil for a failed high school crush. Now he answers questions for demons--a seedy job his family can never know about.Kit is the seediest, sexiest demon who has ever come to West for help, smelling of cigarettes, covered in tattoos, with ripped jeans and tousled hair. Despite every instinct telling him to get Kit out of his life, West agrees to help the other man look into the murder of which he's been falsely accused. He also agrees to a ...

That Doesn't Belong Here begins when Levi and his friend Emily discover an impossible creature in an abandoned pick up. The thing is wounded, frightened and the two friends cannot leave him to the mercy of rubberneckers and tourists. This novel explores what it means to be a person, as the creature, Kato, begins to display not mere intelligence or friendliness but what can only be explained as humanity. The question of who we are allowed to love arises for Levi and Kato, as they are not ju...

Newly knighted and green as anything, Ainsley looks forward to his first quest, not just for the independence it will bring but for the coin as well. He's not sure what he'll find on his journey but he didn't anticipate friendly witches, baby dragons, or a curious crow that brings him trinkets.Not sure if the crow is an ill omen, Ainsley tries to keep his distance but can't resist tossing the bird a few crumbs. The crow returns the favor one day when Ainsley is in danger, revealing...

Lucifer is dead. There's a new Queen of Hell.Ira stays safe by aligning himself with the high society that supports the queen, through his friends Georg and Astrid. The farce gets harder every day.As Lucifer slowly returns to life, he finds himself chained and captive and in the dark. But something's not right - his wounds aren't healing, there are things he can't remember, and he's starving, in more ways than one.Ira receives an unexpected advantage--he is put lega...