A Collection of Epic Fantasy Tales from Five Wizards of FantasyThe Silent Blade - by Jacob PeppersThe Downs, the poor district of the city of Avarest, is home to cutthroats and thieves, pickpockets and prostitutes, all of whom pay tribute to one of two powerful crime bosses. It is also home to Aaron Envelar, a disillusioned sellsword known as the Silent Blade, who cares nothing for the criminal overlords or their schemes, who only wants to survive ...

For anyone who has loved and lost, loved and not had it reciprocated, tried and failed, tried something else and failed again, run from something, locked something away or set something free, hidden from the world, or reached for a dream, there is something in my lifeand thus this bookto relate to.

Straightforwardly told, rich in detail, and laced with appealing campfire humor, Andy Adams's realistic The Log of a Cowboy is a classic portrayal of the western cattle country. Drawing on his own experiences as a cowboy working in cattle and horse drives, Adams presents a vivid portrait of the challenges of trail life on a cattle drive from Texas to Montana—the daily drudgery of cattle trailing, as well as the dramatic stampedes and other treacherous disruptions. Populate...

50 WESTERNS (Vol. 1) surveys the western as a capacious popular form, bringing together frontier adventure, ranching tales, outlaw narratives, wilderness fiction, romance, humor, and historical romance. Its varied prose moves from compressed twist endings and regional sketches to expansive quests, gunfights, cattle drives, and encounters shaped by the contested borderlands of the American West. The volume's strongest distinction lies in its range: familiar myths of individual courage and o...

In 'The Men Who Shot Liberty: 60 Rip-Roaring Westerns in One Edition,' readers are transported into the rugged landscapes and tumultuous periods of the American frontier, captured through the diverse pens of thirty prolific authors. This anthology spans a vast array of literary styles, from the classic romanticism of pioneer tales to the stark realism of settler narratives. Including masterpieces that pioneer the Western genre, the collection offers a panoramic view of the cultural, moral,...

She calls herself Calexa Rose Dunhill. She has been living—hiding out—in Dunhill Cemetery ever since someone left her there to die. She has no idea who wants her dead or why, but she isn't about to wait around for her would-be killer to finish the job.Despite her self-imposed isolation, Calexa's ability to see spirits—and the memories she receives from them—guarantees she'll never be alone, even among the deceased. The only living people she allows herself to interact with are Keln...

"In two weeks, Delaney Reed will marry the man of her dreams. Everything is perfect. So why are the gods following her around like she suddenly needs a bodyguard?It might be because her fiancé is forced to serve an outsider god who hates Delaney and the town she protects. It might be because the local Valkyrie hired a social media star who is determined to expose Ordinary’s secrets. Or maybe it’s because the king of hell wants to take over the world and Ordinary is standing in his ...

The Sante Fe Trail stretches from the Mississippi River to New Mexico Territory through the West's most savage lands. That's why a wealthy trader hires the mountain man called Preacher to keep his trade goods safe. But then, a towering, seemingly supernatural grizzly bear attacks. Both outlaws and Comanches ambush the wagon train. And the travelers find themselves surrounded by predators of every shape and stripe. For Preacher, there is only one way to go - straight into the heart of dange...

'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - 175+ Western Novels & Short Stories in One Edition' is an expansive compilation that showcases the quintessence of American Western literature. Encompassing a myriad of narratives from high-stakes adventure to nuanced examinations of the human spirit, this anthology embodies the diverse literary styles of the old frontier. Each piece is imbued with the regional flavor and historical context that defined the era, with standout stories that explore the stark...

May 1962In the middle of San Francisco Bay looms Alcatraz, home to America's most infamous prisoners. Also home to Chip Carter and his dad, who works at the high security prison. Their neighbors are former mobsters, gangsters, and murderers, but Chip finds it to be a pretty boring place to live. After all, the inmates can't hurt him—they're locked up in an impenetrable fortress, surrounded by unforgiving waters.Or are they?Inmate AZ1441, aka the Wat...

"A PANDEMIC 70,000 YEARS IN THE MAKING WILL CHANGE HUMANITY... FOREVER.In Marbella, Spain, Dr. Kate Warner awakens to a horrifying reality: the human race stands on the brink of extinction. A pandemic unlike any before it has swept the globe. Nearly a billion people are dead--and those the Atlantis Plague doesn't kill, it transforms at the genetic level. A few rapidly evolve. The remainder devolve.As the world slips into chaos, radical solutions emerge. Industrialized natio...

On Saturday 22nd October 2016, the township of Bogganobbi NSW was completely destroyed in an event that saw the greatest loss of Australian life since WWI... and there were a lot of frogs