Bill is out of options. Unemployed, alone and returning to the raucous seas of Northern California, the only home he knows, he takes a loan out at the bank and pours his last cent into his final chance for redemption: a tired old boat without a name. Although "pitted with rust" with "the cancer of salt corrosion gnawing at the copper engine parts" Bill purchases the WWII craft, warts and all, hoping he can eventually turn her into a solid charter. After encountering his old friend Ike, an ...

A collection of three science fiction novels by Scott Michael Decker, now in one volume!Edifice Abandoned: Studying ancient sites on a backwater planet, Archaeologist Nosuma Okande finds more of them than The Institute has on record. On her first day, she digs up an odd statuette. After receiving death threats, the Institute sends Nosuma to another excavation site. Later the same night, she stumbles upon a strange ceremony in the village square. Undeterred, Nosuma ...

All four books in 'Fall Of The Swords', a series of fantasy novels by Scott Michael Decker, now in one volume!The Peasant: Following a civil war, an empire grapples with the devastating fallout. His conscience heavy, Peasant General Guarding Bear wants to usurp the tyrannical emperor’s throne. But the general’s rivals continue to play games, seeking to avenge their name and reclaim the Northern Imperial Sword. With his reign threatened and no progeny to his name, t...

Seeking Sword looks to the south for only one thing: The Northern Imperial Sword, which now lies dormant in the vaults of the Eastern Empire.Without it, Seeking Sword will always be a bandit. And to get it, he'll have to defeat the Heir.Abandoned to bandits as an infant, Seeking Sword has known adversity, but nothing has prepared him to lead a campaign against such an adversary. It isn't the Heir's formidable fighting skills nor his tactical acumen that so dismays the bandi...

Studying ancient sites on a backwater planet, Archaeologist Nosuma Okande finds more of them than The Institute has on record.On her first day, she digs up an odd statuette. After receiving death threats, the Institute sends Nosuma to another excavation site. Later the same night, she stumbles upon a strange ceremony in the village square.Undeterred, Nosuma decides to unearth the mysteries the planet holds. But can she untangle the enigmatic past of an Edifice Aband...

The Federation is on the verge of collapse. After three people disappear into the mysterious portals that hold the empire together, Culann Penrose is called in to investigate.After he discovers that the ancient gate system is crumbling, he orders them to be shut down. The druids oppose Penrose's plans, and soon, Culann discovers that something is out to destroy him, and plunge the Empire into an age of darkness.Can Culann's Science save Magic before it destroys him, or will...

One by one, three ancient and heavily-guarded talismans disappear.Columba Riverford has just been inducted into the Hall of Swords. But during his swearing-in ceremony, the sacred sword Genesyx is stolen, and Columba accused of its theft.Meanwhile, Aridisia Myric is about to be granted membership to the Crypt of Scrolls when the One Scroll Canodex vanishes. Soon after, the One Stone Luxullian disappears and Baron Marl Gneiss is denied induction into the Vault of Stones....

A collection of three fantasy novels by Scott Michael Decker, now available in one volume!Gemstone Wyverns: In the war-torn land of Alsace, Josh Wyrmherd is unjustly accused of aiding the Gemstone Wyverns and exiled. With his friend Alyson, they embark on a dangerous quest to find a stolen diamond, leading them to the perilous wyvern nesting grounds where a shocking secret awaits.Sword Scroll Stone: In a world of magic and mystery, three as...

Life has not been easy for Amber, Kathy and Theresa. After growing up scorned by their respective peoples, the three half-breed women find out they share one thing in common — their human father.Summoned to Earth, their journeys take them far afield as someone or something tries to stop them from arriving safely.After crash landing to different planets, the three attempt to complete their journey to Earth while learning more about their true heritage... and the one thing th...

A collection of three science fiction novels by Scott Michael Decker, now available in one volume!Cube Rube: Salvager Jack Carson discovers a ghost cube on Canis Dogma Five that tells him he's the chosen one to become the next Emperor. Together with an orphan girl who claims to be the Princess of Circia, Jack navigates the capital of the Torgassan Empire while evading debt collectors from his past. Amidst his personal struggles, Jack embarks on a journey that force...

Murderous nanobots are on the loose, and detective Maris Peterson is going to find out why.After a young woman plunges to her death from a penthouse and the vicious bots eat another victim from the soles up, surly city detective Maris gets on the case. Digging deep into the steamy world of reproduction, he discovers the dark secrets of mega-companies whose donors are less than willing, and factories that are growing something that they shouldn't.After the Coalition takes ov...

Tired of lying in wait, the exiled Noble Bandit seizes his chance at revenge. Meanwhile, as the birth of the Royal Twins nears, Peasant General Guarding Bear is repatriated by the Emperor.Fearing for the safety of his heirs, the emperor orders the general to lay siege to his enemy’s fortress. In preparation, the general recruits the aid of a powerful wizard and a skilled young healer – but none of them suspects a traitor in their midst.As loyalties are tested and new allian...