"What? You were expecting William Faulkner?"--From the introductionAward-winning author Matthew S. Rotundo is back with another collection of tales that will transport you through space and time. On this journey, you will discover…A down-on-her-luck movie star learning to fight back against a digitized Hollywood.A future in which Little Brother is always watching.The consequences one Holocaust survivor faces when offered a chance t...

In these previously uncollected tales, award-winning author Matthew S. Rotundo takes you on eleven different trips through distorted spacetime. Along the way, you'll find…The truth about an alien prisoner of war being held on a military base turned powder keg.Mysterious, invisible helpers that fix things around the house…almost free.A lawyer with a deranged ex-client who has diabolical plans for her on Halloween night.The faceless few who know how to manipulate...

Welcome to Petra.It is the ultimate prison. Inmates from all of Ported Space are dumped there, forgotten, and left to survive however they can. Hope dies. Escape is impossible.Disillusioned war hero Kane Pythen comes to Petra on a fact-finding mission, but gets caught in an uprising that threatens to expose a shattering secret. And Rolf Ankledge, Petra's ruthless warden, will stop at nothing to keep it from reaching Ported Space. If Kane involves himself, he risks losing ev...

They Call Themselves the Unseen.In every major city in the world, they lurk—scheming, controlling…and feeding.Emily Gordon knows them all too well. A pillar of the Omaha community, she is the wealthy and respected founder of a local shelter for homeless teenagers. No one knows the source of her fortune, nor what she did before she came to town. But that past resurfaces the night one of her charges is found brutally murdered, and she learns to her horror that the Unseen are ...

Lights. Camera. Survival.In the aftermath of a catastrophic pandemic called the Red Death, those who remain have banded together in barricaded enclaves, struggling to survive in a world where no one goes unarmed anymore.But Gil Thornton, an aspiring screenwriter and director before the plague, has a crazy dream--to make a movie in the ruins of civilization. He has one working camera, a script, and a dedicated cast and crew, each with their own set of skills. When a disastro...

Look to the skies.America has fallen to a devastating plague. What remains of the population huddles in small enclaves around the country—many of them run by brutal strongmen.Hope comes unbidden in the form of a masked liberator calling himself Captain Dark Eagle, who rides the night skies in a black hot air balloon. Some think him insane. Others consider him a traitor. And still others hunt him, seeking vengeance.But when he tries to avert a miniature war brewing b...

The prison world is free. Or is it?A grieving Kane Pythen, exiled on Petra light years from his family, has found a haven among the inmates he aided in a failed escape attempt. But after a devastating attack on their settlement, he must lead a dangerous foray into Bone Tribe territory, in search of a new home before the impending winter finishes them off.Worse, the expedition uncovers a plot to seize control of Petra that could kill millions, including Kane and his friends....

The Prison World stands alone.In the ten years since they seized control of Petra, now called Haven, Kane Pythen and his allies have struggled to build a civilization strong enough to withstand the backlash they know is coming from the Petra Compact.But an eleventh-hour betrayal leaves them defenseless, and old wounds threaten to tear their community apart. Kane forges a desperate plan—one that might brand him as a criminal, if it doesn't get him killed first. Enemies thoug...

A violent home invasion shatters Eileen’s tranquil country life, forcing her to confront her deepest fears.This short story takes place in the world of the Elements of the Undead, but is not part of the series.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, a short story featuring LAPD Detective Harry Bosch and FBI agent Rachel Walling.Two women have gone missing, and LAPD Detective Harry Bosch has a strong suspicion that an avid fisherman named Denninger is the culprit. Bosch needs something stronger than a suspicion to bring Denninger in, but all he has are a handful of photos--prior mug shots and pictures of Denninger posing with his prize fis...

**Look for the After Series Box Set (Books 4-6) on sale for $3.99 for a limited time!**"Always surprises and always entertains." - Jonathan Maberry, Patient ZeroA box set of four books in the bestselling AFTER post-apocalyptic thriller seriesThe After Series: Books 0-3When devastating solar storms wipe out the technological infrastructure and kill billions, the few survivors struggle to adapt. But some among them have changed, becom...

In the second book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series, Veronica Mars is back with a case that will expose the hidden workings of one of Neptune’s most murderous locations.The Neptune Grand has always been the seaside town’s ritziest hotel, despite the shady dealings and high-profile scandals that seem to follow its elite guests. When a woman claims that she was brutally assaulted in one of its rooms and left for dead by a staff member, the ow...