In the annals of western history, the Lincoln County War stands out as a complex and tragic event in which lives were lost, fortunes destroyed, and peaceful citizens transformed into lonely, exiled outlaws. A classic reference work on the era of Billy the Kid, this fast-moving account brings new meaning to the war and to those individuals who became its victims.

 Among the great lightweights of the 1940s and 1950s, Boxing Hall of Famer Sidney "Beau Jack" Walker (1921-2000) was virtually orphaned by his parents and eked out a living as a shoeshine boy. He honed his craft fighting battles royale for wealthy white members of the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club, eventually receiving financing for his career from club founders.He went on to win two lightweight titles and set numerous records. He was the draw for the highest admission pa...

In the Shoan Empire, the Navanan menace casts a dark shadow, their crimson and gold banners heralding destruction. For Ianoah Dulnun, a Warden of the Temple, the conflict is deeply personal—his son, Ravani, lost to the bloodthirsty zealots. Driven by grief and a thirst for justice, Ianoah embarks on a perilous mission to confront the very heart of evil in the Sacred City. As he battles inner demons and questions the dictates of the divine Source, Ianoah must navigate a treacherous path bet...

A bonus short story featuring Silhara and Martise from Master of Crows.In The Light Within, Silhara of Neith, now known as "the god-smiter," travels as the guest of honor to the winter festival of his father's people.The crow mage who destroyed one god must ignite sacred fires in honor of another. Yet the winter festival only reminds Silhara that the brightest light within him isn't the fire of a deity but the devotion of one woman.A tale of hope and celebration.

War is coming. The Lady of Battles will have it no other way.Lillian and Gregory fear the demi-goddess is already moving her pawns and dark knights into place, preparing for the first strike. Earth must be ready, but first Lillian needs to ensure that the uneasy alliance between the Fae and the human military does not fail. Every ally is needed if earth is to have any hope of surviving the coming war.As fate draws friends and enemies closer together, one ne...

Darweena must choose to fight for the Forest Folk in an epic battle against the beasts. Will she choose love over her home? A short story of 3700 words.

“So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. ”—Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost SoldiersNo outlaw typifies America’s mythic Wild West more than Billy the Kid. To Hell on a Fast Horse by Mark Lee Gardner is the riveting true tale of Sheriff Pat Garrett’s thrilling, break-neck chase in pursuit of the notorious bandit. David Dary calls To Hell on a Fast Horse, “A masterpiece,” and Robert M. Utley calls it, “Super...

Stolen treasure can bring death to the unwary.Rivah Half-Elven is a master thief of the Court of the Masked King, the thieves' guild of the imperial city of Tar-Carmatheion. Yet she is in debt to dangerous people, and she needs a lot of money very quickly.So when she hears rumors of an ancient relic of the lizardmen coming to Tar-Carmatheion, she decides to steal it to pay off her debt.But the relic might carry an ancient curse, one that brings only...

Hankering for a mostly true tale about the hard-living desperadoes who inhabited America's desert Southwest in the mid-1800s? This biography of the ill-fated gunslinger Billy, the Kid was written by Pat Garrett, the sheriff who shot Billy down. Although some historians now question the veracity of some of the self-aggrandizing bluster Garrett and his ghostwriter included in the book, The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid is a wonderful read for aficionados of the anything-goes Wild West.

A collection of five bite-size myths from across the globe, Death and the Underworld by bestselling author Anthony Horowitz includes the tales from Greek, Indian and Norse myth.Part of the Legends series of six books, Death and the Underworld tells the tales of the great unknown. Only the very brave or very foolish will venture down into the realm of the afterlife by choice, and they will seldom live to tell the tale . . .Featuring black and white illustra...

Two famous 19th century outlaws from opposite sides of the world are brought to rollicking life in the acclaimed historian's "marvelous dual biography" (Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness Warrior).The legendary exploits of Billy the Kid and Ned Kelly live on in the public imaginations of their respective countries, the United States and Australia. But the outlaws' reputations are so mythologized, the truth of their lives has become obscure. In ...

Every month, in a different town across the wide World of Ere, the fresh, untested initiates of the Fellowship of Assassins convene for the Hearing of Grievances. There, petitioners attempt to prove that their would-be victim deserves death and the initiates compete to prove themselves worthy to deliver that death and become a full member.Rakne nil Thraeci has seen Hearings come and go. For years, she's honed her skills and waited for her chance. When she gets it, she'll learn that...