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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first issues of Weird Tales Magazine, 100 Years of Weird is a masterful compendium of new and classic stories, flash fiction, essays, and poems from the giants of speculative fiction, including R. L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, and Isaac Asimov.Marking a century of uniquely peculiar storytelling, each part of this anthology features a different genre, from ...

The Forest of Drakes, an area steeped in mystery.After leaving the beastfolk safely behind, Danny sets out across country to locate the next ether pool. The first thing he finds is the corrupt city of Scale. A walled settlement run as a for profit extension of the Adventurer’s Guild.Having no desire to get mixed up in local politics, Danny sets outfor the forest as soon as possible.Dive in to the action packed sixth book of the epic portal fantasy series, Summoned T...

It all comes down to this.While Marcus is visiting Iaka on Alpha 114, a message arrives from from Marcus’s adopted father, Vlad Valcor. He needs help and Marcus never says no to family.Soon he and Solomon are off to Pleasure Planet 4 and a meeting that will hopefully bring peace between Vlad’s organization and the Jade Dragon clan.The meeting is going well until a void warship shows up and attacks.It’s a race to survive and figure out what their most hated e...

There’s no rest for the weary.All Marcus Drake wanted was a nice, quiet vacation with his best friend Solomon Keys and his girlfriend Iaka Kazumi. He figured two weeks on Pleasure Planet 4 would be perfect.But things never seem to work out the way Marcus plans.They’ve barely settled in when Solomon gets kidnapped.The race is on to rescue his friend and recover a galaxy changing weapon before the Children of the Void.

Transported by unknown magic, Joran and his companions find themselves in a vast, lifeless wasteland.Struggling to survive in the hellish landscape, they search for any clue to a way back home.Unknown to them, a familiar foe is on a different quest.Samaritan seeks the location of an ancient weapon, something powerful enough to destroy the Tiberian Empire, The Church of The One God, and everyone he hates.Can Joran stop Samaritan before it’s too late and hopef...

Four Nations. One Champion.After a long Autumn, Conryu Koda is ready for a rest.His hopes are dashed when Chief Kane asks for another favor. Ratings are down for the Four Nations Tournament and having the world's only male wizard participate is just the thing to give them a boost.An exhausted Conryu has no interest in playing in an event broadcast worldwide. Unfortunately for him, everyone else thinks it's a great idea. Before he knows it he's off t...

Conryu Koda wants nothing more than to be left alone to live a quiet life.But the universe seems to have other plans for him.While back at the Arcane Academy to watch his friend’s graduation, Conryu is summoned to hell by The Reaper himself.What new threat has appeared that warrants the attention of the lord of hell?Whatever it is, it can’t be good for Conryu and those he cares about.

Betrayed!The battle with the Demon King was fierce, but in the end, Danny emerged victorious and alive.At least, he was alive until his teacher and ally, the elf-blood Lyra, stabbed him in the back, literally.Unbeknownst to those who wanted him dead, Danny had made prior arrangements to return should the worst happen. Though he’d expected the Demon King to be the one who killed him, the magic worked just as well when Lyra did the killing.Alive once more, Dan...

From the shadows of Tiber to the depths of Dwarfhome.Joran Den Cade’s search for the source of the conspiracy threatening The Tiberian Empire has been anything but safe.Now his journey brings him to the underground city of the dwarves where a dark secret will shake everything Joran thinks he knows.Even worse, a familiar enemy is on the hunt for another giant beast like the serpent that nearly destroyed the city of Cularo.Can Joran and his soulmate Mia stop S...

He has fallen.The Binder in Chains.An archangel of immeasurable power, cast from heaven, arrives to threaten all that our heroes know and care about. Only an unlikely combination of former enemies can stop him and send him back to where he belongs.Can these desperate forces come together in time to save the kingdom or will the world fall under the Binder’s brutal rule?Listen to the conclusion of Chains of the Fallen Arc now.

Even a legend can die.The capital lies in ruins and Damien is no closer to finding Connor Blackman.Now word has come that his invincible father has fallen in battle. Damien and Jen set aside everything to hunt down the monster responsible.The final battle is fast approaching.Everyone’s fate will be revealed in the thrilling finale of The Disciples of the Horn One Trilogy.