Every soldier knows there are endless ways to die.Every Ubezhishche soldier knows there are far worse fates than death.Sevastien one zero two four, S line third modification, has survived the destruction of his own ship and an enemy station. But he was rescued by the wrong side -- by Nalyn Ila, captain of the Elysian destroyer Invictus. Now he's facing a difficult problem: How to persuade Captain Ila and her people that he is not an enemy combatant. That i...

Revenge means survival.Bronzins didn’t just murder Noclan’s parents. They took away his future and condemned him to a life of enslavement. But they never expected their actions to spark a fire within him, fueling his unstoppable desire for payback.In a world teetering on the brink of chaos, Noclan’s wrath knows no limits, and his cunning is unmatched. Years of pain and suffering molded him into a relentless force, honing his mind and body for a single purpo...

The survivors call it The Molting. It spread across the planet faster than anyone could anticipate, turning people into bloodthirsty creatures, abominations of nature. Now Molters swarm every landscape, hunting the few remaining humans to extinction.Former Army grunt Jonah Browne helps his family survive the only way he knows how: hunting down what hunts them from a secluded cabin in the remote German Mountains. But when the sanctity of their home is threatened, he brings family an...

The bloodthirsty creatures invading the rest of the world are now spreading across America. Pocket communities wait to receive the latest intelligence or an order to fight.Former infantryman Eugene and his wife Angie leave home to live with their daughter in The Fortress, a community with a constant rotation of armed guards and a curfew for the vulnerable or those not on patrol.Messengers from the military have disappeared, so mail carriers deliver the latest news and rumor...

Former Army grunt Jonah Browne is a survivor. Guilt-ridden and haunted by the past, he is determined to set things right, one dead Molter at a time.Fortunately, while stationed in Germany in the military, he learned the location of (abandoned) military bases, so he stocks up on guns, ammo, and explosives.On his warpath he discovers a group who has found a way to fight back against The Molting and its bloodthirsty spawn. His work with them not only kills more Molters, but al...

When friends join ex-soldier Jonah on a European vacation, they discover that the beautiful German town where he was once stationed is completely vacant.The strangeness doesn’t end there. One of their group falls into a coma, another sees a strange creature, and large mounds of dirt appear everywhere.Before they can determine what is happening, Jonah realizes something deadly is watching from the shadows, waiting to hunt.But what they stumble across in the depths of...

Graveyard Sale: A mirror reflects more than the interest of its potential buyer.Convictus: Humanity becomes deathless, sparking the end of the world.Summer Winter Slaughter: The last crew on a mining planet must choose to salvage either the operation or their sanity.Five additional stories explore a mysterious cataclysm, a camping trip devolving into a nightmare, the deadly secret of a min...

Another argument over vranium. Tempers draw blades. One of the traders dies. Except for those running the Shallows Post, the work site has become far too dangerous, even for a post hand.Gazing beyond the shallows, toward the Endivore Depths and the mysterious landmass known as the Far End, and fantasizing about a different life, Garmish spies a brighter future teasing him from within the crashing waves.The trader who died dropped extra vranium, and Garmish seems to be the o...

Willkommen in Chipping Cheddar, wo übernatürliche Wesen im Verborgenen leben... Eine lästige, aber liebevolle Familie? Stimmt. Eine malerische Kleinstadt mit einem heißen Polizeichef? Richtig. Ein geretteter Höllenhund, eine aggressive schwarze Katze und eine Python, die sich für einen Welpen hält als Haustier? Dreifach korrekt. Meine Geschichte hat alle Merkmale einer netten und gemütlichen, übernatürlichen Geschichte, aber sie hat eine überraschende Wendung. Ich bin böse. Ich bin von Nat...

Willkommen in Chipping Cheddar, wo übernatürliche Wesen im Verborgenen leben Sei vorsichtig, was du dir wünschst... Ich bin erst seit ein paar Wochen wieder zu Hause, und schon geschehen überall in der Stadt seltsame Dinge. Wünsche gehen in Erfüllung, zur Freude der Betroffenen. Trotz des scheinbaren Glücks muss ich mich als Agentin des föderalen Büros für Magie an die Arbeit machen. Ich kann nicht zulassen, dass übernatürlicher Unfug die natürliche Ordnung des Lebens hier stört, selbst we...

Under the alias "Vance," Noah arrives in Elbas City to continue his relentless pursuit of strength. Joining the Hunters’ Guild provides the perfect cover to slaughter magical beasts and fuel his unorthodox cultivation methods, but anonymity is a luxury he cannot maintain for long.Noah soon finds himself ensnared in a dangerous political game between the ruling Elbas dynasty and a rising faction of rebellious nobles. Treated as a pawn by the Royals and a threat by the nobles, Noah m...

Keep Out: The signs were obvious. Two hikers chose to ignore them.Beware of Research: Thieves break into an old mansion only to realize they aren’t dealing with a run-of-the-mill security system.Bites in the Night: Mysterious bite marks appear every morning, deepening the sense of evil.This collection includes eight additional stories about a haunted hiking trail, a haunted road, a weaklin...