The spectrum is bleeding. The land is forgetting its name.For centuries, the vibrant forest of the Silent Wood has lived in a perpetual, warm emerald twilight, its life cycle sustained by the unbroken rhythm of the Emerald spectrum. But the ancient balance of the Realm of Anthorra has been violently broken by greed. In the north, the mountain Dwarves mine the blue kinetic energy lines to power their great engines. ...

Follow the scent across the centuries. The master ledger of history is open, and the hunt has officially begun. Step into the active gears of a vast, multi-dimensional cosmic matrix with The Sovereign Scent Casebooks: Volume One (The Lille Awakening). Bringing together ten fast-paced, atmospheric historical mysteries, this 16,000+ word episodic novella delivers a sweeping chronological march through time where family legacy and cosmic laws collide. Unlike standard fiction, these cases are ...

The ledger is closing. The cold green stasis is breaking. The era of the heart has officially arrived. Welcome to The Ruby Nexus. Across the fractured lines of the continuum, a new talisman has violently awakened. Encased within a deceptively cold casing of white gold and brushed platinum rests a hyper-realistic, crystalline ruby heart—a living artifact that pulses in perfect synchronization with the hidden, reality-bending architecture of the cosmos. Unlike the predatory defaults of the p...

Behind the familiar veneer of ordinary life—quiet outback roads, bustling suburban banks, historic museums, and calm coastal plains—lies a terrifying, beautiful mechanism of the extraordinary, spinning silently beneath the surface. For the ordinary souls inhabiting these pages, a single misstep, a child's whim, or an act of blind arrogance is all it takes to crack the illusion of the mundane.In this premier anthology of The Spectrum Paradox universe, author Michael E. Thor...

Eight lives. One ancient talisman. A cosmic balance about to fracture.From the imaginative mind of Michael E. Thornley comes The Emerald Continuum, the highly anticipated second volume in the gripping Spectrum Paradox mythos. Moving fluidly between the gritty concrete corridors of modern cities, isolated sub-arctic wildernesses, and forgotten historical sanctuaries, this masterful anthology explores the thin, volatile line between human ambition a...

One man in the Universe holds the key to the mystery of Flinx’s past–and that man is trying to kill him!It is a strange childhood for a kid, to be adopted by the restless Mother Mastiff and raised in the bustling marketplace of Drallar. Flinx never knew the mom and dad who abandoned him years ago. In fact, his birth has always been shrouded in mystery. But Flinx eventually discovers that his unknown parents have left him a curious legacy–extraordinary mental powers...

An alien invasion comes to one man’s doorstep in the form of a story-creature, followed by death and rebirth in a transformed Earth, in this Tor.com Original science fiction tale from Jeff VanderMeer, the New York Times bestselling author of the Southern Reach trilogy.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Strange Bird—from New York Times bestselling novelist Jeff VanderMeer—is a novella-length digital original that expands and weaves deeply into the world of his “thorough marvel”* of a novel, Borne.The Strange Bird is a new kind of creature, built in a laboratory—she is part bird, part human, part many other things. But now the lab in which she was created is under siege and the scientists have turned on their animal creations. Flying ...

Where living ink whispers ancient truths, the key to survival may lie in the roots they shareLady Angela Tagert is no one’s pawn. A brilliant pharmacological botanist, she carries a secret within her skin—a living, photosynthetic tattoo. When her scheming brother sells her to the highest bidder, she makes a bold escape. A hasty marriage to a handsome stranger headed to Iceland may be far from ideal, but it buys her freedom.Valtýr Árnason—airship ca...

Dumarest continues his restless wandering - combing the spaceways for an ancient and almost forgotten planet called Earth.Then, on a primitive world, he fights a giant mutant for the life of the lovely psychic Lallia - and wins a vital clue that could lead him to the end of his quest . . .(First published 1971)

A secret love. A winter storm. A race against time and tide.On the black sands of Iceland’s coast, Dýri and Sóllilja brave a winter storm to harvest an elusive cryptid’s scales—raw material for armor like no other. For him, it’s a chance to finally force their long-hidden love into the open. But when an enemy tracks them down, survival—and their hope for their future—will depend on courage, cunning, and a stroke of luck.STEP INTO THE ELEMENTAL WEB!

After victorious battles, Zadilis and the other ghouls from the grotto undergo their first job changes. The ghouls are on the move! What awaits them in their new home?!A Ghoul King's work is never done! Van is settling into his role as leader of Talosheim, but there's no rest for the wicked (or the undead). He's got a dungeon to clear, new skills to master, and a growing community to protect. But when a prophecy surfaces, things get complicated. Is Van truly the sav...