Laurie Parker has been enslaved, misused, turned into a gladiatrix. Now, she's a free woman on a trail of vengeance. Her winding road has led her to the master of her misery, the mysterious Lord of Shackles.Her mission is clear: nail the mastermind of a slavery ring. The challenges before her are numerous, but one rises far above the others. How can she hope to succeed on Glory Prime, a world founded by anarchists and built on the principles of social chaos?Author C. C. Bla...

Not many people know I was a silent partner in a burlesque show in Houston, Texas from 1978 thru 1983. I did it to help an old buddy from the Army. Seemed a great way to meet girls when work brought me down that way. Turns out it got me up to my neck in trouble a few times, too. Let me tell you about one of them.This would've happened, oh, somewhere in September of '78. I'd been a silent partner for just five months, sending regular payments Dick Lange's way so he coul...

Angela was more than a friend. She was a go-to girl: The only person her bff Callie could confide in. Or so she thought."Heeeey, Angie-Angie-Angela-la. Come over Saturday night. Callie and I are together, again. And we want to celebrate the hap-hap-happy news."When she broke it off with her creepy boyfriend, Callie called it the happiest day of her life. So why is she suddenly getting back together with the creep? And why is Angela hearing about it from Benny, the ex?

Not many people know I was a silent partner in a burlesque show in Houston, Texas from 1978 thru 1983. I did it to help an old buddy from the Army. Seemed a great way to meet girls when work brought me down that way. Turns out it got me up to my neck in trouble a few times, too. Let me tell you about one of them. This happened in January of '79, and it gave me a new insight into the spook show as well as that old chestnut about the cold body parts of witches . . .Chilly Nig...

Rick Cave has been a troublemaker in the past, but he knows a thing or two about loyalty. When his gal pal Miho gets herself in a jam, he will do anything to help her. This time, however, he has to keep ahead of his enemies . . . literally! Miho's body has been stolen, but her brain box has been left behind. Now, the Captain will have to track her down. Heaping doses of danger await him.C. C. Blake returns to the galaxy of fun and adventure he introduced in The Positronic Pretty, s...

Rick Cave is the captain of the HotTicket, a medium tonnage freighter spacecraft. To feed the fuel tank and kill time in the outlaw New Slav sectors of space, he takes shady jobs often with no questions asked. When an old war buddy shows up with a gorgeous companion, looking for a fast ride to the outer rim, he of course listens to their money. Rick soon learns he should have asked who they were running from. "The Positronic Pretty" promises danger, action, and a touch of romance in the cl...

"Tonight, Father, I shall avenge you."Far from the Galactic Core, law is a business like any other. Justice is another matter. When her Father is murdered and his corpse desecrated, Ling-Ling Pang will not let the murder walk away. Not a simple farmer's daughter, Ling-Ling is a former Core Intelligence agent, and she will use every resource necessary to have her satisfaction. It's a matter of honor.With "To Honor Her Father," C. C. Blake turns his thrilling talents to a mov...

The first volume of a brand new quarterly series of storytelling excellence, Pulptastic Adventures Quarterly will tackle a new theme each month from a variety of stories. This premier issue examines Intersections between the fantastic and the mundane, between the real world and the cinematic one, between cosmic reaching science fiction and mind-blasting cosmic horror. These stories introduce characters caught in the midst of a transition and delivers pulse pounding plots.In C. C. B...

Ten years after the world ended, mankind is poised to ascend once more from the rubble . . .In the zombie riddled warzones that compose the devastated United States, the living dead are not the only threat against life and liberty. Madmen, slavers, raiders, and warlords struggle for total power in the shattered world. Chief among these are the zealot legions who swear fealty to the maniacal Dr. Fowler, a power mad lunatic who uses science the way terrorists use dirty suicide bombs....

Not many people know I was a silent partner in a burlesque show in Houston, Texas from 1978 thru 1983. I did it to help an old buddy from the Army. Seemed a great way to meet girls when work brought me down that way. Turns out it got me up to my neck in trouble a few times, too. Let me tell you about one of them. This one happened in June of 1980, and it was one of those incidents where I couldn't stop what was happening until it was already too late . . .There's n...

Two new stories of cosmic terror and pulp adventure!INTO THE UNKNOWNRick Cave is paid to get the client where she wants to be with few questions asked. Maybe he should have thought again when he's faced with the strange humanoids hunting that bleak land known as the Martense Folly. Will Rick and the mysterious Myorca learn their filthy secret and escape to tell the tale? Find out in "Rick Cave and the Lurking Terror" by C. C. Blake.HOUNDED F...

AN UNLIKELY HOPERick Cave is no stranger to tough jobs. However, when CORE forces task him with the retrieval of a device that might not exist, he has his work cut out for him. Familiar and unknown enemies are also vying for the prize. At least he's not alone, this time.RAIDERS OF LEGENDPart of a rag tag band of outsiders and misfits, Rick will have to think fast if he's to beat the Satanic forces, villainous space Nazis, and tough ...