A WITCH AT RANDOM -- If you're a man who isn't superstitious and you come face to face with a witch, what then? Johnny Random was just such a man.WITCH RING -- What if a down and out drunk, the lowliest dreg of society finds an artifact that changes his life? And what does he do when the owner of that artifact shows up and asks for it back?WITCH HEART -- Can an ordinary man hold his own against a witch in the full bloom of her powers? If she wants him and refuses to let him...

Herein are ten wicked little stories of or about vampires, followed by a short eulogy.SO LONG TO LOVECODE OF THE VAMPIREINTROSPECTIONA DIFFERENT HUNGERFOR LOVE OF INNOCENTSLEGACY OF LOVEDARK HUNTERA MATTER OF MUTUAL RESPECTNEIGHBORSREQUIEM FOR A VAMPIRETHE LAST VAMPIRE

A collection of 20 science fiction short stories. These stories are "Old Fashioned" in the sense of involving humans confronted with critical problems.There's a man with a shrewish wife, who finds a unique way of replacing her. A woman awakens in a hospital far in the future, and turns out to be the salvation of mankind. A truck driver must become a gladiator to keep his job. A newsman meets an alien who looks like a six-year old boy. A space scavenger finds the ultimate artifact. ...

His brother's death, his wife's betrayal, and a downward spiral that lost him his job. A letter with the name of his brother's killer set him on a mission. Nothing else mattered. He ran out of money, food, and health. That's when he was contacted and told his brother had worked for a super secret agency. They promised to help him find his brother's killer. But first he had to be trained in all the techniques needed by an operative. Karate, armed combat, breaking and entering, safecracking,...

When James Gearing applied for a job with Hadley and Emerson Detective Agency, its young and beautiful owner interviewed him. She met a red-faced man, who had trouble breathing and talking. "I get this way around beautiful women," he gasped, quickly leaving her office. The receptionist stopped him and handed over a phone. "Can you talk to me this way?" Cori Hadley asked.He told her he'd been a Navy Seal who'd left the service due to a back injury. He said he couldn't tell her anyth...

He's a thief who only takes half.Paul Morrison is nearly killed when a high-society heiress shoots at him. When the smoke clears, he finds himself promising to help Laurie Jameson recover her trust fund from the crooked S&L VP who bilked her of three million dollars. Laurie transforms Paul with new clothes and a new position, making him the legitimate troubleshooter for Jameson Enterprises.Paul's hired detectives discover the S&L launders money for the mob. Of course the mo...

Prosperity gives us friends, adversity proves them.Jason Mathews started with nothing and became the wealthy CEO of the most prestigious investment house on Wall Street.Lauren Wheaton had everything and threw it all away to go out on her own. As Lauren Charles she went from K-Mart clerk and to become an Academy candidate with brilliant performances in "Winds of Olympus" and "Ballroom Dreams."A Wall Street Mogul; a Hollywood Star. Both are at the peak of their chosen...

A spaceship has crashed and doomed the world of Newhome as exploding fuel particles poison land and air. A small group has survived in the wind shadow of a mountain with just enough Quaradian Crystal to power their heat, light, and weapons. They barricade themselves inside a log stockade and hold off marauders with their laser weapons. Once their crystal power is exhausted, they will either die or be enslaved.Trent volunteers to journey down the mountain in search of more crystal. ...

"The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack" presents 25 more mind-bending excursions through time and space, with great stories by such authors as Arthur C. Clarke, Nancy Kress, Lawrence Watt-Evans, George Zebrowski, Philip K. Dick, and many more! Included are:OUT OF ALL THEM BRIGHT STARS, by Nancy KressTHE HANGING STRANGER, by Philip K. DickWALKING JOHN AND BIRD, by Neal AsherTHE SYMPHONIC ABDUCTION, by Hannes BokTHE NINE BILLION NAMES OF GOD, by Arthur C. Cla...

"The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack" presents a terrific mix of science fiction stories, new and old, including a Hugo Award-winning story by Lawrence Watt-Evans, a Hugo Award nominee from Mike Resnick, and classics by Arthur C. Clarke, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and many more. Almost 700 pages of great reading!Included are:ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, by Mike ResnickA BRIEF DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES, by Michael KurlandGRANDPA?, by Edward M. LernerTO E...

The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack selects 25 more modern and classic science fiction stories, by talented authors new and old. Authors in this volume include: Mary A. Turzillo, E.C. Tubb, Murray Leinster, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Jason Andrew, Henry Kuttner, Cynthia Ward, George H. Scithers and John Gregory Betancourt, Milton Lesser, John Russell Fearn, Harry Harrison, Isaac Asimov, Ayn Rand, and many moreComplete contents"Zora and the Land Ethic Nomads," by Mar...

From the award-winning author of ROAD TO PERDITION, the new QUARRY novel continues the deadly story of the assassin who stars in the acclaimed Cinemax original seriesMemphis, 1975. “Raunchy” doesn’t begin to describe Max Climer’s magazine, Climax, or his all-hours strip club, or his planned video empire. And evangelists, feminists, and local watchdog groups all want him out of business. But someone wants more than that, and has hired a killer to end Max’s career permanentl...