For a period of about week in February 1865, as the Civil War was winding down and Plains Indian communities were reeling in the wake of the Sand Creek massacre, combat swept across the Nebraska panhandle, especially along the Platte River. The fighting that marked this event barely compares to the massive campaigns and terrible carnage that marked the conflict that was taking place in the eastern states but it was a significant event at the opening on the ensuing Indian Wars. Operating on...

On a chilly January morning in 1872, a special visitor arrived by train in North Platte, Nebraska. Grand Duke Alexis of Russia had already seen the cities and sights of the East—New York, Washington, and Niagara Falls—and now the young nobleman was about to enjoy a western adventure: a grand buffalo hunt. His host would be General Philip Sheridan, and the excursion would include several of the West’s most iconic characters: George Armstrong Custer, Buffalo Bill Cody, and Spotted Tail of th...

This teaching novel by archaeologist Peter Bleed demonstrates the complexities of contemporary collecting of archaeological antiques and delves into the world of 14th century Japan. Dr. Eric Mallow, a serious gun collector, complicates his life by acquiring a pair of Japanese swords at a gun show. He has no idea one of the swords was the personal weapon of a 14th century patriot, or that the other carries a blood-thirsty reputation as the "Son Killer." Various attempts to get them back com...

Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law, comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in The Lost Metal.For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set—with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders—since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their b...

Seeran never lost control.Responsible for the security of his clan and warlord, he couldn't afford distraction or attachment. Then, on a Terran beach, he stumbled upon a male assaulting a female. The ice that ran through his veins turned to fire. The frightened female is his mate.Whatever control he'd possessed snapped in a moment of recklessness, and he hoped that was all he'd lost.Hazel shouldn't desire the terrifying alien. She'd just escaped a disastrous marriag...

Escorted by the elven knight Shiran, Majima Takahiro and Lily arrive at a fortress within the monster-filled forest. There, they meet members of the first expeditionary force and Takahiro’s best friend Mikihiko. Not everything is as it seems, however. As the two of them begin to learn more about this world and its inhabitants, they must closely guard their secrets from all those around them.Meanwhile, Gerbera, Rose, and Katou Mana remain hidden in the forest. They continue to keep ...

A giant army of monsters suddenly attacks Fort Tilia. Among all the chaos and death, Takahiro and Lily must decide whether to reveal their secret, and invite suspicions that they were behind the entire attack. But if they don’t act, their new friends in the fortress will be in danger!Meanwhile, the cheaters of the exploration team, Juumonji Tatsuya and Watanabe Yoshiki, prepare a counteroffensive plan to repel the invaders alongside the army. However, at the final hour, the unimagi...

The monster attack has left Fort Tilia in ruins. Since they can no longer defend the fortress or stay there in safety, Takahiro and the remaining survivors leave to escape the Woodlands. Their destination is the Third Company's home of Aker.Trouble follows close behind them, though. The Skanda, a cheater with overwhelming power even among the students, receives news that Takahiro might've been the one behind the monster attack. Thus she begins her pursuit, ready to bring him and hi...

Satsuki Uruma—a young woman of considerable importance to Toriko who disappeared while studying the Otherside. She has menaced Toriko and Sorawo many times as an apparition, but now, she makes her boldest move yet towards the latter. In an act of desperation, Sorawo resolves to use everything she knows about the occult to finally “exorcize” her. Enlisting the help of not just Toriko, but Kozakura, DS Research, and even former cult leader and high schooler Runa Urumi, Sorawo leads the charg...

For fans of Jim Butcher and Kevin Hearne comes an action-packed new urban fantasy series featuring a tough, bleakly funny, down-on-his luck oil rig worker with an unlikely destiny as a monster-slayer and savior of the planet.“Monsters,” said Vince Martinelli. “There are monsters on the rig, Dave.”Dave Hooper has a hangover from hell, a horrible ex-wife, and the fangs of the IRS deep in his side. The last thing he needs is an explosion at work. A re...

Reede’s people sent him to the Sectors on a desperate mission to beg for help against overwhelming odds in their battle to destroy the alien scientists who created them centuries ago. He knew the task wasn’t going to be easy but as a Badari Warrior, he vowed to do his best. When he’s arrested by the border patrol and thrown in the brig, things go from bad to worse. He faces difficult choices ahead and unimaginable obstacles to making his case to the authorities for help.Fallyn is R...

An anthology of eighteen science fiction and fantasy stories collected from the InterGalatic Medicine Show online magazine, plus four new Ender Universe stories.Welcome to the first anthology of stories from Orson Scott Card's online magazine, InterGalactic Medicine Show. The magazine has been at the forefront of publishing the work of new SF and fantasy talents, as well as many tales of wonder from well-known writers.Additionally, this anth...