Simon, a gentle computer technician, is shocked to find out that he's a wizard.But his customer really takes Simon for a ride when Bartleby, his mentor, gets kidnapped a day after their first practice.Unable to even find a girlfriend, Simon now has to find some way to deal with a dirty wizard, find a Familiar, and save the world from finicky Elder Gods.On a deadline.

We're the D'Artigo sisters: sexy, savvy ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But being half-human, half-Fae means our powers could go haywire any time-mostly the wrong times. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch with three sexy husbands. My sister Menolly is a vampire who's dating a werepuma. And me? I'm Delilah, a two-faced werecat and Death Maiden. I watch over things in the Supe Community, where trouble is about to go down hard...It's Valentine's Da...

THE COLDEST SHADOWSArcano-archaeologist Elijah knows that digging into the past can be its own reward—or peril. When he’s hired to find an ancient map purported to lead to a mysterious location at the bottom of the world, his professional curiosity is more than roused. But his quest to simply get his hands on the map is more dangerous than he expected—even for a shadow runner.He and his own team of runners—including everything from a goblin rigger to a trol...

The journey of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy continues through time and space in this installment from the New York Times bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series.Arthur has traveled the length, breadth, and depth of known, and unknown, space. He has stumbled forward and backward through time. He has been blown up, reassembled, cruelly imprisoned, horribly released, and colorfully insulted more than is strictly necessary. And of course, Arthur ...

Herein lies a short story collection of Twilight Zone-ish, Tales From the Darkside-esque and Night Gallery-type stories by new genre author David Enochs spotlighting normal everyday individuals who have "what if…" scenarios inserted into their lives.In Lured a man finds out what the shadows of a dark room really are.Inside the Envelope features Jade, who given the opportunity to walk away, lets his curiosity get the better of him and he just has to ask the envelope.An ...

Clear all the dungeons! There are 666 of them and 10 years to do it. If not, the only thing that awaits...is total annihilation.Ezoe Kazuhiko suddenly finds a mysterious underground space in his yard. When he steps into what turns out to be the very first dungeon in this world, he ends up activating the Dungeon System and learns from the mysterious beauty who appears to him, Akane, that the world is doomed to destruction if the 666 total dungeons that will be appearing in this worl...

Hell hath no fury like a goddess scorned.When Jessie Shimmer traveled to a nightmare underworld to save her lover, Cooper Marron, she gained magical powers . . . which soon seemed more like curses. Her beloved familiar, the ferret Pal, became a monster. Her enemies multiplied like demons. Worst of all, she hasn’t found a moment of peace to be with the man she adores.Now a switchblade-wielding demigoddess commanding a private hell stocked with suffering inno...

In this "delightful urban fantasy", a PI's new client is a Greek god . . literally ( Long and Short Reviews).Tori Karacis's family line may trace back to a drunken liaison between the god Pan and one of the immortal gorgons. Or maybe it's just coincidence that her glance can, literally, stop men in their tracks . . .While her fear of heights kept her out of the family aerobatic troupe, her extreme nosiness fits right in with her uncle's PI business...

In this "spiritual prequel" to the award-winning comedic fantasy Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure, three short stories tell what happens when beings of Greek mythology make themselves known in the modern world..."The Atheist and the Ferryman": An atheist named Marcus learns the hard way that just because the old man living a hovel along a river that flows through a giant cavern in his basement is crazy, it doesn't necessarily mean that he's not telling the truth a...

What should be a simple summer internship in the county morgue is transformed into the most unusual experience of Lia Thantos's life when she unthinkingly violates ancient protocols and summons Charon, the Ferryman. The dead have never frightened Lia—until now.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

**In this portal fantasy, a small-town teenager who never thought he’d be chosen for anything extraordinary finds himself whisked away to a garbage-filled kingdom.“DC Pierson’s fantastic, fantastical, and most of all funny Crap Kingdom fits perfectly between Douglas Adams and the Harry Potter novels.”—Matt Fraction, writer, Marvel’s The Mighty Thor and Invincible Iron Man comics“Hilarious.”—Donald Glover, award-winning actor, comedian, and produce...

Jumpstart your evil enterprise with this deviously clever step-by-step guide to joining the forces of darkness.Villains may never win, but they sure have more fun. Who doesn't want to hatch a master plan for world domination or set up an evil hideout? In How to Be a Villain, Neil Zawacki answers all the most urgent questions: Should I go with a black or red theme? Do I invest in an army of winged monkeys or ninja warriors? And should I learn to play the pip...