When a mysterious book is found in the ruins of an ancient Parisian library, doctoral students Colin and Jean become obsessed with discovering its secrets. With the sudden murder of their professor, they escape to a cabin for a weekend of relaxation and... translation? What they don't expect is that the book will envelope them in more ways than one, testing them against their current desires, their past mistakes, and their very understanding of reality itself.Summa Netherynthic...

At fifteen, Aiden could set things on fire with his bare hands. When Master Vodin appears in Aiden's Philadelphia apartment and promises to teach him the ancient D'Tari ways, Aiden begins to see his true potential. But not everyone is happy that he's joining the D'Tari ranks. To make matters worse, when Aiden acquires an ancient artifact, he finds himself pursued by violent men in white who will stop at nothing until they have it.

The collected works of an eclectic group from various points along the west coast, Tea, Toddlers, Doors, and Dinosaurs: A Short Story Anthology is just as varied as the title would suggest. Take a plunge into worlds both familiar and strange, with stories ranging from science fiction to every day life, mind-bending speculative tales to alternative history, where you'll find your imagination stirred, and just maybe, your heart as well.

Having been exiled from the D'Tari Guild, Aiden is called back to protect Megan, a young ambassador to the secretive Shadow Congress. As Aiden's past seems to be catching up with him, he finds himself trying to prove a senator's connection to a dark plot which could threaten the stability of the Agnec world.

Aiden, skilled in the magical D'Tari arts yet always the reluctant hero, sets off on a mission to bring down a beautiful but powerful traitor. What Aiden discovers, with the help of the Raven Lord D'Natis, is more than he bargained for. From the streets of Philadelphia, to an encounter high in the sky, this is a riveting fantasy tale set in the present day.This present-day short story fantasy is a prequel to JA Laflin's 'demiGod' books and includes two bonus chapters from the first...

Leaving Fantasy Land is a crime thriller with heart.Entering his early forties, Tram Taylor finds himself at a crossroads in his humdrum, boring life. His dream of being a cop died on the vine years ago. His marriage is slowly unraveling one tattered thread at a time. And his comic book store, Fantasy Land, is a brick and mortar testament to a life of failed dreams. However, all of that changes when a mysterious dead body suddenly turns up in the dumpster behind his store the day a...

Jennie.....the retired Detective Sergeant, George, her husband, a retired Special Air Service Trooper, CEO and sole proprietor of a large security firm. He's into boats.....large boats, she's into horses.....thoroughbreds....they can afford it.Their past catches up with them but George is off delivering a boat on the other side of the world, Jennie, therefore, is left to deal with the threat to their very existence. The tale takes us from the soft folds of the Herefordshire countrys...

Learn how to build all of your favorite houses in this all-new guide for Minecraft. Houses included in this guide are a mushroom hut, a tree house, a floating house, a cobblestone and glass home, a rustic countryside house, a medieval style house, and a lighthouse!Conquer Minecraft with your very own tree house!

"The Desecrator" is an original short story from the Draegaran Empire, by bestselling author Stephen Brust. This is a tale of the Hawklord Daymar, and of a particular Morganti blade. Vlad Taltos fans will enjoy new insight into Stephen Brust's fantasy series.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Everything has a price.The question is, are you willing to pay it? I'm not pretending to be good or honest. I'm a businessman and those who call me a pirate don't get a chance to say it twice.I have a stowaway on my ship. Meyet. Everything in my body cries out for the soft human woman: her curves, those lips, bright eyes, and the way she smiles at me. Is Meyet my fated mate? Does it matter when we argue constantly? Who is she to question how I run my ship? But I know I woul...

A certain unlikely hero...Touma Kamijou has the worst luck imaginable... Sure he's a citizen of Academy City, a scientific marvel of the modern world where superhuman abilities are artificially cultivated and commonplace, but when it comes to paranormal talent, Kamijou's been classified a Level Zero-a loser, basically. Oh, he does have one trick up his sleeve (literally), but even that's more trouble than it's worth.When Kamijou encounters a delusional young girl convinced she's a nun and ...

The war between the Dark Army and the Magical Kingdom of Klyrode grinds to a stalemate, and both sides look to Flio—the enigmatic adventurer from another world—for salvation. Flio, however, just wants peace and a quiet life with his wife! Can Flio’s companions bring a stop to all the fighting? Why won’t these armies just chill? And wait, who is this mysterious masked man?!