"Anne Rice fans will enjoy this fresh view of supernatural life in New Orleans, while fans of Kim Harrison's urban fantasy will have a new author to watch." — Booklist, starred reviewThe fate of New Orleans rests in the hands of a wayward grifter in this novel of gods, games, and monstersHaunted by its history and by the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is hoping to survive the rebuilding of its present long enough to ...

Fate decides where you go when you die. Renai makes damn sure you get thereRenaissance Raines has found her place among the psychopomps—the guides who lead the souls of the recently departed through the Seven Gates of the Underworld—and done her best to avoid the notice of gods and mortals alike. But when a young boy named Ramses St. Cyr manages to escape his foretold death, Renai finds herself at the center of a deity-thick plot unfolding in New Orleans. Someone h...

A captivating contemporary fantasy set in New Orleans following Jude - a man with a talent. Jude can locate anything that has been lost. But after Katrina hits, his talent becomes a curse and he finds himself at the edge of madness...Post–Katrina New Orleans is a place haunted by its history and by the hurricane's destruction. Street magician Jude Dubuisson is likewise burdened by his past and by the storm, because he has a secret: the magical ability to find lost t...

Tote Götter, verlorene Seelen, grausame Morde und dunkle Magie – willkommen im wahren New Orleans!Jude findet Dinge. Nicht wie ein Detektiv, auch wenn manche das glauben, sondern mit seiner einzigartigen magischen Gabe. Zumindest war es früher so, bevor der Hurrikan Katrina nicht nur in der Welt der Sterblichen entsetzliches Leid verursacht hat, sondern auch das magische Gefüge von New Orleans zerstörte. Seitdem blufft sich Jude durchs Leben und schlägt sich mehr s...

The exciting sequel to the stunning debut, The City of Lost Fortunes by Bryan Camp. Renaissance Raines has found her place among the psychopomps – the guides who lead the souls of the recently departed through the Seven Gates of the Underworld – and done her best to avoid the notice of gods and mortals alike. But when a young boy named Ramses St. Cyr manages to escape his foretold death, Renaissance finds herself at the center of a deity-thick plot unfolding in New Orleans. Someone helped ...

Im wahren New Orleans gibt es erschreckendere Dinge als den Tod – der zweite Band der Reihe um die düstere Stadt der Götter und Zauberer!Renaissance Raines, Führerin der Seelen kürzlich Verstorbener durch die Sieben Pforten der Unterwelt, hat ihr Bestes getan, um die Aufmerksamkeit der Götter und Sterblichen gleichermaßen zu vermeiden. Doch als es einem kleinen Jungen namens Ramses gelingt, seinem vorhergesagten Tod zu entkommen, findet sich Renaissance im Zentrum ...

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.Our cover art this month comes from Reiko Murakami, illustrating an original science fiction short by Bryan Camp ("The Independence Patch"). We also have fresh new work ...

Sharpen your survival skills and learn why you should keep a Swiss Army Knife with you at all times, whether you are exploring wild jungles, tall peaks, or city streets. As a handy "everyday carry" for life's challenges, the versatile Swiss Army Knife can't be beat. Victorinox Swiss Army® Knife Camping & Outdoor Survival Guide shows how to use your iconic red multi-tool to handle 101 different emergency situations. From starting a fire and making a shelter to catching a fish, buil...

Whether you're camping, hiking, or simply on a walk, cordage is one of the most useful and important items a person can have. Not only is it crucial to have close by, but it's also a lot of fun to discover the endless possibilities! From the same author who wrote the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Camping & Outdoor Survival Guide, Bryan Lynch teaches readers the basics of survival, 7 ways to carry paracord, and over 60 functional uses, from creating fire, collecting water, and repair...

"He's a bad boy—cocky and damaged. So, why can't I stop thinking about him?"Broken DreamsSociable and unselfish, eighteen-year-old Tucker Graves loves two things—his darling little sister and the thrill of playing baseball. He never dreamed that he'd be homeless, but after a series of misfortunes, his life is nothing like he could have possibly imagined. Shocked and shattered, Tucker, his mother, and his baby sister now must brave the dangers of a dilapidated homeless encam...

"Notfallsituationen passieren ständig", sagt der Outdoor-Enthusiast und Autor Bryan Lynch. "Wir schnallen uns jedes Mal an, wenn wir in ein Auto steigen, nicht weil wir einen Unfall haben wollen, sondern nur für den Fall, dass wir einen Unfall haben. Warum gehen wir nicht bei anderen Notfallsituationen genauso vor?" Dieser Survival-Guide ist das erste seiner Art mit Fokus auf das Schweizer Taschenmesser. Buch und Messer sind die idealen Begleiter, wenn es ins Abenteuer geht: beim Entzünden...

A new paradigm for shaping and aligning processes, tools, and employees—to tap into the power and potential of your company.Through fifteen years of intense observation and analysis, Tony Gruebl, Jeff Welch, and Bryan Wolbert of advisory services firm Think Systems, Inc. identified a powerful controlling force hiding in plain sight—and now they reveal it in The Red Pill Executive.Tony, Jeff, and Bryan named their approach to harnessing this control...