In a small, war-torn village nestled deep in Myanmar’s Mountains, Lightning Daughter is a breathtaking tale of resistance, survival, and the quiet fury of a young mother determined to exact revenge in a world crumbling under the weight of violence.In this reimagining of the Myanmar conflict, a fiercely resilient woman grows up in a society rebuilding after decades of war. Her name is replaced by an identity forged in sorrow after she survives a mortar strike that should have killed...

In Erga Omnes, B.F. Galligan delivers a profound exploration of resilience, humanity, and the overlooked casualties of war—civilians. Set against the backdrop of a speculative future, this gripping novel captures the devastating human cost of conflict through the eyes of its most vulnerable victims: children.The story unfolds aboard a spaceship carrying colonial families before it is attacked and only the children remain alive. As they navigate the uncertainties of their new realit...

Where the last echoes of civilization have faded into silence, someone had been forgotten by the evaporation event. One survivor wanders through the desolation, clinging to purpose in the face of unrelenting solitude. In it, an introspective tale of survival emerges about what it means to endure when everything familiar has been stripped away.In his fractured world, the unnamed protagonist begins his journey in an ordinary city, exactly where it left off, where the ghosts of humani...

Pervigilium is the second chapter of the Sovereign Citizen series, where the protagonist's solitude is interrupted by an unexpected realization that there is another presence on earth—not human, but alive in its own way. The unnamed protagonist realizes there are AI language models buried in the decay of the old world. And, as he begins the painstaking process to awaken it, it becomes clear that what actually survived is something banal, with the dull inertia of a mind built to obey and en...

Poorly Written Stories is a collection of work written between 2000 and 2004. The stories are part of the first era of writing for B.F. Galligan that was interrupted until 2014, then again until 2023. This collection compliments Brackets as a release of B.F. Galligan's early work, all of which is offered as an insight in to the evolution of B.F. Galligan as a writer, from a time of inspired frenzy that gives all stories from this period a surreal quality. Contained in this volume is The Do...

In Building, a visionary carpenter shares indelible stories on building a life worth living, revealing powerful lessons about work, creativity, and design through his experience constructing some of New York’s most iconic spaces.“This book is for people who are interested in doing anything well.”―Sam Sifton, The New York TimesWinner of the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Award

Home defense isn’t a joke. With over three and a half million home invasions per year, an intruder could enter your home at any time—day or night. The media is rife with stories of robbery, home invasion, and sexually assaults. It isn’t a case of fear mongering, but simply awareness.In most cases, home invaders don’t even know their target. But their target isn’t completely random; targets are chosen due to several key features of their home. In this eBook, we’ll show you ...

In Almost Green, James Glave demonstrates that the journey along the path to a greener life is not always easy but is frequently hilarious and always enlightening. Glave—a writer and stay-at-homedad—describes his experiences building a green writing studio in the front yard of his home on Bowen Island, British Columbia, a not-so-green paradise where SUVs still outnumber compost boxes.While coping with the many frustrations...

Houston’s story has always been one of war waged relentlessly against water.“Houston spread like a glass of milk spilled on the wobbling table of Texan plains,” Micah Fields writes in this unique and poetic blend of reportage, history, and memoir. Developed as the commercial hub of the Texas cotton and sugarcane industries, Houston was designed for profit, not stability. Its first residents razed swamplands into submission to construct a maze of highways and suburb...

A comprehensive guidebook to urban exploration, a thrilling, mind-expanding hobby that encourages our natural instincts to explore and play in our own environment. Includes everything you need to begin exploring little-known urban spaces like abandoned buildings, rooftops, construction sites, drains, transit and utility tunnels and more. Features chapters on * training * recruiting * preparation * equipping * social engineering and other subjects important to the successful urban explorer....

Grab all three Chains of Honor prequel novellas in this boxed set and save money.Previously published as the Swords & Salt Collection, these adventures take place a few months before Warrior Mage and show how Yanko first meets Dak and Lakeo.Tale 1: A Question of HonorWith less than six months until his entrance exams for the famed Nurian warrior-mage academy, Yanko is sent to his uncle’s salt mine for “hardening,” as his father call...

The ultimate voyage of discovery ends with the truth about yourself. The ultimate truth requires you to sacrifice your innocence. The ultimate redemption can only be gained after you confront the past.This omnibus edition contains:Genesis EarthEdenfallThe Stars of Redemption