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?

From the author of the acclaimed fantasy trilogy The Masks of Agyrima, published by DAW Books, comes another epic YA fantasy adventure.Centuries ago, the people of Nevyana were forced to leave their old kingdom across the sea after it was devastated by the War of the Twelve Gods. The only three Gods to survive that war, Vekrin of the Earth, Arrica of the Sun, and Ell of the Moon, agreed to leave the affairs of men alone--but not until they gave their followers a few final magical G...

In Masks, Mara Holdfast's life changed forever. As the daughter of the Autarch's Master Maskmaker, she had a clearly defined future: a quiet, ordered life in the capital, making Masks with her father and doing work important to the ruling Autarch. But when her Mask, specially made by her own father, cracked and fell to pieces during her Masking ceremony, Mara was exiled from everything she once knew. Now she has become part of an underground rebellion, rejecting the unjust rules of a Maske...

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...

Masks is the first novel in the dystopian fantasy Masks of Aygrima seriesCataclysmic events have left the Autarchy of Aygrima—the one land blessed with magical resources—cut off from its former trading partners across the waters, not knowing if any of those distant peoples still live. Yet under the rule of the Autarch, Aygrima survives. And thanks to the creation of the Masks and the vigilance of the Autarch’s Watchers, no one can threaten the security of ...

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...

Two stories set in C. C. Blake's pulpy space opera future ... this time featuring brushes with cosmic nightmare!EVER GET THAT SINKING SENSATION?When Rick delivers a shipment to a galactic rim oceanic world, he expects a long ride out, a brief stop-off where he can get a warm meal, and then a departure back to better colonized space. However, he instead finds himself trapped on a sinking complex swarming with mysterious creatures a lunatic local has dubbed H...

Final novel in EC Blake's dystopian fantasy trilogy, The Masks of AygrimaThe Masks of Aygrima is set in a land where people are forced to wear spell-imbued Masks that reveal any traitorous thoughts they have about their ruler, the Autarch.Mara Holdfast is a young woman gifted with the ability to see and use all the colors of magic. Two other people share this talent: the Autarch, who draws upon the very life-force of his subjects to fuel his existence and r...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.PIETROI'm already dead inside.Loving her could finish the job.Thirteen years ago, I died with my best friend Pablo in a warehouse ambush.I just didn't stop breathing.I've spent over a decade as a ghost.Ruthless, cold, already dead inside.Then Nora Kelly walks into my office.My new secretary. Sharp. Fearless.I swore I'd never feel again. But she's ...

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 ...

Second novel in EC Blake's dystopian fantasy Masks of Aygrima seriesIn Masks, Mara Holdfast's life changed forever. As the daughter of the Autarch’s Master Maskmaker, she had a clearly defined future: a quiet, ordered life in the capital, making Masks with her father and doing work important to the ruling Autarch.But when her Mask, specially made by her own father, cracked and fell to pieces during her Masking ceremony, Mara was exiled from everyth...

Have you ever wondered what a crow might be thinking?This Silly Bench is the fictional story of Joe the Crow. He often had a furrowed brow. Cleo, the Egyptian goose, was his friend, but their relationship came to an end.WildlifeWatch out for Matt, the greedy rat. You’ll also meet the baby gosling on Regent’s Canal who has mastered Paddington’s hard stare. A gang of crows are up to mischief. Meanwhile, a family of swans brin...