'No plan survives first contact with the enemy' is a common military saying, and yet, planning is the backbone of every military mission. Why? Because it is through the planning process you create the understanding required to make informed decisions when the unexpected happens. If it can work for a complex military campaign, why not your life?The military appreciation process is a proven tool and continues to be used across the globe to this day. The author has transformed this to...

Lie.Cheat.Bargain.Fight.Accept.Bribe.Conquer.Evade.No matter what humanity tries, Death always wins. Or does it?Discover the answer in The Death of All Things, where twenty-two writers take their shot at the Grim Reaper with explorations of the mythical, fantastical, and futuristic bonds between life and death. Learn the cost of mortality, the perils—and joys—of the afterlife, and the potential pitfalls of immortality ...

Visit an American West that never was but could have been. A woman in search of her fate, a people looking for a new place to call home, a young girl about to become more than she could ever dream, a magical creature trapped between What Is and what Will Be...These stories and more welcome you to the Territory, where little is as it seems, and everything is what we make of it.Praise for the world of The Devil's West: "...Skillfully plays with western folklore and history, i...

A Collection of Short Stories from the World of Jane YellowrockSix new and old novelettes, short stories, and short-shorts by Faith Hunter. This is the latest in the Jane Yellowrock world and much more! The Soulwood origin story set in prehistory, two shorts with Mud and / or Angie, a new world Faith has created for a novel already under contract with ACE, and the refined and edited story of Jane and Bruiser’s wedding, all in one place! Some you may have read, some...

Everyone has their eyes set on the black depths of space … but what about the deep abysses of the ocean? What dark monsters swim unseen beneath the waves? What ancient wonders lie hidden, waiting to be discovered? What sirens call, either here on Earth or in the icy waters of a far off planet … or even at the bottom of a wine glass? So much remains to be explored below the surface, where light fades and the pressure kills.Here are seventeen stories from today’s leading science fict...

Werewolves rule the night in urban fantasy, but everyone knows there are other were-creatures out there just as dangerous and deadly, if not as common, each with their own issues as they struggle to fit into—or prey upon—society. What about the were-goats? The were-crows and were-wasps?Here are seventeen stories of urban fantasy by today’s leading science fiction and fantasy authors that introduce you to some of those other were-creatures, the ones hiding in the dark background sha...

Most folk in the Territory never think about the magic around them. They've never encountered a magician, fought a spell-beast, or bargained with the devil.Gabriel Kasun is not most folk.A year spent mentoring Isobel Lacoyo Távora, the Devil's Left Hand, brought him closer to the Territory's magic than he'd ever wanted. But now Gabriel is on his own again, free of all obligation.Except the Territory - and his own destiny - isn't quite done with him yet.A bra...

What might we run into as we expand beyond Earth and into the stars? As we explore our own solar system and beyond, it seems inevitable that we’ll run into aliens … and what they’ve left behind. Alien artifacts: what might they reveal about us as we try to unlock their secrets? What might they reveal about the universe?In this anthology, nineteen of today’s leading science fiction and fantasy authors explore how discovering long lost relics of alien civilizations might change human...

Witches Angelina and Evan Everhart-Trueblood take a case that spirals out of control until the whole city is at risk in this exciting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter.Angelina Everhart-Trueblood and her brother Evan run Everhart Investigations, a PI firm in Chattanooga that solves paranormal crimes committed by supernatural beings. When their new client wants help finding her friend, who supposedly disappeared during a receptio...

From the author of the best-selling Jane Yellowrock and Soulwood fantasy series comes a tough new SciFi heroine who is far more than she seems. JUNKYARD CATS is the first in the novella series.After the Final War, after the appearance of the Bug Aliens and their enforced peace, Shining Smith is still alive, still doing business from the old junkyard bequeathed to her by her father. But Shining is no longer human, and the junkyard is no longer just a scrapyard, but ...

The untamed frontier is a challenge, a test of character, a proving ground for the soul. It's a place where pioneers rewrite their future, or end their days…for better or worse. In the spirit of Bret Maverick, Cat Ballou, Kwai Chang Caine, and James West, The Weird Wild West blends western grit with the magical and mysterious unknown that waits beyond the next horizon.With thrilling stories by Jonathan Maberry, Gail Z. Martin and Larry N. Martin, John G. Hartness, RS Belcher, Diana...

Shining Smith returns, taking on the “Dark Riders,” a paramilitary group motorcycle gang searching for Gov. political power, military connections, and alien tech. The Dark Riders are closing in on Shining’s secrets and, while she would rather nest in her new roadhouse, Shining must protect her own, once again taking the battle to the enemy.Unfortunately, CAIT, the original AI on the junkyard’s crashed spaceship, has its own agenda buried in the ship’s code and chooses this time to ...