A man fond of myths and fables follows the trail of a terrifying story and unexpectedly discovers a strange artifact shrouded in mystery. Brutal killings, visions and demonic forces form this dark fantasy tale, which takes place in a land lost in the innumerable folds of time and space. Can the hero cheat death that lurks in the shadow of his curiosity? Will he prove prudent and escape his destiny?

The Machine rules the world. Humans have been reduced to a primitive state, and all life on the nameless red planet is beyond salvation. Three individuals struggle to survive in this hostile environment. They don't know each other, yet hope is what they share. Hope for a better tomorrow. But is that enough? Can they succeed where others have failed, against a phantom enemy that seems to control their every move? The tragic story of Purple Clouds and White Skulls continues… in HITAM.

Nightmares can be persistent. Their source is endless and unyielding. When the last survivor of a hideous succubus onslaught seeks refuge in a remote town he is not aware of the evil that has followed him there. An evil successfully hidden inside his existence. Will he survive this time from what is haunting him or is he bound to perish in a dark glade amidst death and lust?

From life to death and back to life again, this selection of poems depicts the world as seen through the eyes of a quiet observant person.

Everyone has a weakness, even the great demigod hero of the North. While on a quest to heal his son's illness, a terrible foe captures what the skyborn holds dear in exchange for the pure golden water that can cure even death. Yet things take an unexpected turn when a horrible beast and a strange Nenir (mage or warlock?) interfere in his affairs. Hegnus has to face an overwhelming enemy in order to save his son. For the first time in a thousand years, the challenge seems to be beyond his s...

A young man uses his imagination to kill those who deems responsible for the degradation of society. He takes on the role of punisher, but his actions wreak havoc on those he swore to salvage. Nights of Thunder is a story about retribution, terror, violence and blood, yet more so it is a secret elegy, a forbidden tale that over the last few years has been an inspiration and some kind of an unholy gospel for many anarchists and terrorists worldwide. Read it at your own risk.

Locked up in an institution, a man thinks he has committed a hideous murder, but as he tries to escape, he recollects terrible things from his past that in the end lead him to a shocking surprise.

Death. The end of dreams, the black seal of existence. Who can tell what breathes behind the door that will never open again? Is there a new life or just the deafening silence of nothingness? The meaning of death is explored anew in this dark selection of poems, which among other things speak about the afterlife, the divinity that loves to punish and the cruelest face of domestic violence.

In a post-apocalyptic world where humans are nearly extinct, Cor sets out to find mankind’s last hope. Death lurks in every corner and everything seems to balance between hope and despair. Is Cor really the savior of the Society or is he walking the path of utter destruction?

"I had risen from the Black Void, dreaming within a fragile madness, until I perished and I fell, into a thought of light and darkness" A manuscript hidden in a cave under the Acropolis of Athens. Truth or fiction? The only thing clear is the author's fear when he or she was writing this horrifying story.

Here in a fourth complete-in-itself novel of the Incarnations of Immortality, Piers Anthony again combines fascinating magic with a gripping, complex struggle between good and evil.Mym was a dutiful son, but his father the Rajah interfered in his love life once too often. Rather than wed without love, he took up the Red Sword, symbol of office of the Incarnation of War.At first he thought his efforts could ameliorate some of the suffering caused by Earth's ...

“Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended.” —The New York TimesThe Red Threads of Fortune is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to Neon Yang's Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls "effortlessly fascinating." For more of the story you can read its twin novella The Black Tides of Heaven, available simultaneously.Fallen prophet, master of the elements, and daughter of the supreme Protector, Sanao Mokoya ha...