Judge, jury and executioners—the lizardine are holding court and all humankind stands before them. They’ll bring us to heel, or they’ll destroy us all…and they have the means.Getting their emissary to the courtroom and then home again should be an easy matter—but some people just don’t know what’s good for them. With pirates, mercs and corps gone bad we’ve got our work cut out. The only question is whether we can keep our charge—and all humanity—alive.

I ran away from home to find a better life—not be forced into one. You can call me picky, but a girl likes to be asked if she wants to work for you, not coerced—and Odyssey should know better. Now, I have to find a way to kick free—of Odyssey, and my trainer, Mack—without getting myself killed. Surviving the mission is just the first step. Getting out from under, that’s gonna take some doing.

A yearly tradition.A dance not forgotten.A planet torn by a long-running war.Hunted by an implacable, and driven into the ruins of a town he once called home, Mark Leader, Michael, must try to save his people against savage odds.And try, too, to save the woman he loves.Will the secrets of their past save or doom their future?

A spymaster’s apprentice, a warrior from the Lands of Ice, and a high priest of the goddess of the night.A wizardess who can tap the realm of magic, and three apprentices of notable power.A king suborned by an ancient god.With a dark power rising and the gods caught by surprise, can priest, apprentice and warrior save the lives of those sought for sacrifice by a deity from a near-forgotten pantheon?

Science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, speculative fiction and a touch of horror, this collection plays with just about every genre, touching on everything from dragons to mermaids and pixies to zombies and trolls, this collection has a little bit of everything to share.3RD EDITION NOTE: This edition is a renewed version of Editions 1 and 2, with the main changes being the new cover, new front and back matter, extensive re-paragraphing, Americanization of...

Bite his friend—and be branded a criminal—or let his friend die, it’s a decision that has Oliver and Lewis running for their lives—and not just from the Lunar One Justiciars. The job went south, their client wants them to join up or die…and their target is out to get their data back—along with a side of revenge. With bounty hunters on their tails, Oliver and Lewis make for the shelter of lupari territory, but will the space wolves take in two stray weres, or will they turn them over for th...

Made hostages for a world whose international leaders didn’t know how to behave, we ended up on a new world, one we have to make our own, where every step of civilization has to be earned, all over again. It’s meant to be a world to hide the secret of our survival—but not all the aliens believe we have a right to survive. Torn between two rival factions of an alien race, we have to save our keepers, defeat our hunters, and get a message to the stars.And that’s just if we want to li...

When the two halves of her soul rejoin, Linna finds herself in a city she does not recognize on a world she thought existed only in her imagination. To make matters worse, the god she serves has rejected her, and she is captured and sold to four princes from a distant land, who require a priest of the sea. What starts out as a journey to regain her deity’s approval, soon becomes a flight for her life. With one prince at her side, and unspeakable evil at her back, Linna embarks on a jou...

When the gods discover an ancient power has suborned a king, and now menaces their domains, they must find agents to act on their behalf. Will a goddess’s temper over losing a favorite to the cause stand in their way? Or the capture of one of their chosen mean the attempt is doomed to fail before it has begun?

Nobles at war, a plague doctor, and political intrigue, not what I expected when Odyssey retrieved me, with Mack hard on their heels. Would he succeed in getting me back, or was I done? And the mission that followed? How was I going to survive that? Because there was no way I was turning my back on it.

An ancient deity in a failing prison.A priest passed from one deity to the next, but supported by the gods themselves…A Northlands warrior, a rogue without a master, and a wizardess and her apprentices running for their lives.It’s a race against time, and they must place more than their lives on the line to save the only world they know.

Pursued through the forest, Tischa tries to make good her escape from the dust runners, but someone pursues, and they are closing. Can she hope to reach safety in time…and what can she do to save the mice?