Download or read book Broadswords and Blasters Issue 6 written by Matthew Gomez and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-13 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this action-packed issue you'll meet: The hero Bogerd and his troupe of warriors as they climb the mountain known as the Ogre. The Mechanical Marauder who holds up stage-coaches when he could clearly do so much more. DeShawn and his son Keeden as they dodge and weave around giant robot protectors trying to keep them safe from enormous city-destroying kaiju. Garrol and Jim, grim outsiders in desolation, who are forced to make tough choices. The crew of the Dalton Delivery 5, hibernating royalty, gigantic tardigrades, and crustacean space people who remind the pilot of spiders. Yourself as a spy, but all is not as it seems. Sylas, a young man with the power to reweave memories and ease pain, who sells his abilities to the wrong customers. A desperate brother whose experience with an experimental pharmaceutical breaks his grip on what is real.

Download or read book Broadswords and Blasters Issue 12 written by Cameron Mount and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-01-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First up is J. Rohr's "Riding the Rails," a story he claims he had to rewrite from memory after a catastrophic file failure. Well, that one may have been good, but this alternate history-of a world we know but besieged by monsters of myth and legend-is great. Returning author Richard L. Rubin gives us another two-fisted retro sci-fi tale in "Commander Saturn and the Air Bandit of Mars." And DJ Tyrer brings back his acclaimed Nyssa of Abanos for her second (and Tyrer's third!) appearance in B&B-this time in "Journey to Mount Argaeas." In Kristen Reid's "American Appetite," Connor Wescott comes across some deserters with a strange sort of hunger. Yes you read the title of the next story correctly, "Callahan and the Bomb Squid." Laughs are few and far between in our pages, but every once in awhile we get a cracker like Jonathon Mast's, so savor it. Because S. Gepp's "No Stand" will knock that laughter right out of your belly with this gut-punch of a hard-boiled Western. Ben Serna-Grey dropped his weird-ass "Smoke and Hamsters" in our laps and cackled with glee as he then shat in a bucket and tried to get cash for it. That'll make perfect sense once you read this thing. We love it. Ready for more gut-punches? Hope so, because "The Drive Home" is about as pure and depressing a noir tale as we've ever published. Be safe driving, dear readers. "The DSD" by E.G. Thompson is a dual-pronged narrative set in a dying and dangerous frontier after the fall of civilization, and the stories herein can't all end on downers (though they damn sure tried!), so here's your happy ending. You'll need it. "Crowbait" by T.L. Simpson traces the line between vengeance and justice, with a clear emphasis that the former may cause more problems than just accepting your grief and moving on. Andrew Miller sent us this noir tale about a "Shootout at Namaste Mart" and the title alone almost sold one editor on the story. "Spaceman and Freakshow" by Roger H. Stone had a similar effect, and we think the stories do both of these titles justice. Longtime supporter and just all-around great writer Steve DuBois hit us with another tale of supreme oddity in his "The Professionals" about-well, his November 19th tweet says it better than we can- "magically-enhanced urban professionals escorting a Kennedy baby to the ruins of Dallas for inauguration as God-Emperor." Next up is "Aces and Rogues" by Anthony Pinkett, a two-fisted dogfighting space actioner that we both said we'd be "stupid not to publish." "Don't Let the Law Hit Ya Where the Good Lord Split Ya" is a mouthful of a title that came off Russell W. Johnson's keyboard, but it sure is an apt one for the crime story he sent in. After that we've got "Starstruck" by Kristen Brand, a sci-fi tale of solar guardsmen, mixed loyalties, and, ultimately, duty. Scott Forbes Crawford's "A Lone Man Is No Warrior" traces the story of a man who lost a king and his own warrior nature only to be spurred back to it by a woman's attempted murder of his boss. Lastly, we have Matt Spencer's "The Radiant Abyss." We've been blessed to have some stalwart supporters over the three years of the magazine's existence, and Spencer is the first and perhaps staunchest of those. It just so happens he writes stories we like, too.

Download or read book EconoClash Review 5 written by Die Booth and published by Down & Out Books. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Circus is back in town. The fifth issue of your favorite cheap thrills is over the top and proud of it. We’ve got sci-fi/horror/noir/crime/and humor just a page turn away. Behold stoners hunting UFOs, distracted workers causing nuclear meltdowns, detectives fighting crazy cat ladies, pharmacists surviving dystopian futures, Ukrainian mobsters, no luck assassins, demon conjurers, slime-ballers with dirty mags and a twinkle in their eye, haunted insomniacs, and finally a family’s favorite pet alien and his need to boo-boo. Edited by J.D. Graves with stories by Die Booth, Aristo Couvaras, Adam S. Furman, R. Daniel Lester, Cameron Mount, David Rachels, Aeryn Rudel, E.F. Sweetman, Cynthia Ward, and J. Manfred Weichsel. Strap yourself in Thrill Seeker—we’re excited to take our Quality Cheap Thrills down and out!

Download or read book Swords and Blasters written by Cynthia Woolf and published by Firehouse Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-02 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SWORDS AND BLASTERS – Two complete sci-fi romance series in one box set, The CENTAURI Series and THE SWORDS OF GREGARA series. In the CENTAURI SERIES we have: CENTAURI DAWN – Meet Audra and Darius. She’s a princess and he’s her knight in shining armor on the planet Centauri. Just one problem, she’s promised to his brother. CENTAURI TWILIGHT – Anton Coridian has promised his queen to find her sister, but Lara is not the pampered princess he expected. Lara, Audra’s twin sister has been a sex slave for most of her life, she deserves a happily ever after, but first she vows to see all of her people freed. CENTAURI MIDNIGHT – Kitari Dolana is on a mission to find the man responsible for her brother’s death. Garrick Marcus, spaceship captain is after the same man. Together they discover that good friends sometimes make the best lovers. In the SWORDS OF GREGARA SERIES we have: JENALA – Alone after her father’s murder, Jenala Delasa must fight for survival against the man who murdered him. Santro Baltin is just the man she needs to help her bring the killer to justice. RIZA – Plastic surgeon, Riza Lamrona, was the only one left who could identify him. Now she’s on the run from one of her patients. Darick Remaul, former Space Patrol officer is the one man on the planet who can help her survive. HONORA – She gave up everything to become a member of the Gregarian Guard. Now captured and enslaved, Honora Reyestat must fight for her life. Joridan Dolana was assumed dead when he was captured by the slavers that hold Honora. Together they must escape or die.

Download or read book The Brides of San Francisco Three Story Collection Books 4 6 written by Cynthia Woolf and published by Firehouse Publishing. This book was released on with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In post-Civil War America, three courageous women embark on transformative journeys as mail order brides, each finding unexpected love and facing unique challenges in the most surprising ways. Sophia Hayes thought she had her future planned out until her fiancé left her for her more beautiful sister. Determined to start anew, she agrees to become a mail order bride, hoping to find the family she always dreamed of. She marries Captain Robert Langley, a wealthy widower with four young children. Robert needs a wife to care for his family but believes love is not an option. When Sophia's scheming sister arrives to take what she wants, Sophia must fight for the love and family she has finally found. Amelia James has been a star on the New York stage since she was fifteen, but she longs for a life filled with genuine love, not just fame and fortune. Leaving her glamorous life behind, she becomes a mail order bride to wealthy prospector Phillip Dumont in San Francisco. Phillip, who raised his siblings alone after his mother abandoned them, needs a woman's touch for his sister but doesn't trust women with his heart. As Phillip and Amelia navigate their new life, an old enemy threatens their budding love, and Phillip must learn to trust Amelia to save his family. Violet Malone is a carefree beauty with a bright future until a sinister figure seeks to twist her beauty into suffering. Bounty hunter Lionel "Beast" Plantier, hired to kidnap Violet, is scarred and feared by many. However, one soft touch from Violet changes everything. Determined to save her from the true monster, Lionel marries her to protect her. Together, they must face the dangers that come with Violet's beauty and find love in the most unexpected of circumstances. In this trilogy of romance and resilience, Sophia, Amelia, and Violet each discover that even in the wildest circumstances, love can find a way. Through danger, determination, and the power of love, these three women forge new paths in a changing world, proving that sometimes, the heart’s journey is the most unpredictable adventure of all.

Download or read book Montana Billionaires Two Story Collection Books 5 6 written by Cynthia Woolf and published by Firehouse Publishing. This book was released on with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a USA Today Bestselling Author Her Bachelor Cowboy Billionaire He had given up all hope of ever finding true love until he met her. Despite the age gap between them, their connection was undeniable. He was a billionaire entrepreneur and she was an independent, beautiful and smart woman. Whenever they touched, electricity surged through them both. He wanted to keep her all to himself so he whisked her away to his ranch in Montana to show her that their love was meant to be. Would she accept the age difference and fall in love with him? He hoped he could prove his love to her was forever and prove that age is just a number. Tropes: insta-love, billionaire, clean and wholesome, Her Wild Cowboy Billionaire In the quiet solitude of a Montana ranch, Willow Adams seeks refuge from a perilous reality. A compassionate nurse and devoted single mother, her life takes a sinister turn when a simple act of kindness transforms into a nightmarish obsession. Fleeing the clutches of a dangerous stalker, Willow embraces the sanctuary of a remote ranch. Enter Travis Morgan, a rugged bronc rider and billionaire CEO recovering from a rodeo injury. Despite the shadows that haunt Willow's past, an undeniable connection sparks between them. Cautious yet drawn to Travis's strength, Willow battles the fear that her relentless pursuer could shatter the fragile peace she seeks. Travis, determined to shield Willow and her daughter from imminent danger, grapples with an adversary hidden in the shadows. As their bond deepens, so does the peril that surrounds them. Can Travis safeguard their newfound love, or will the relentless stalker's obsession unravel everything they've painstakingly built? Tropes: Billionaire, clean and wholesome, rodeo, romantic suspense, insta-love, protector, damsel in distress

Download or read book Coil written by Ren Warom and published by Apex Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ren Warom weaves a tale laced with gang crime, underground body mod shops, and shocking murders. Bone Adams is a legend, the best mortician in the spires. When a new killer begins leaving bodies twisted and bent into grotesque pieces of art, City Officer Stark tasks Bone to unravel the clues. As more victims are discovered, Bone and Stark are drawn deeper into a world where pain and personal statement blend and blur, and finally end up hunting for a semi-mythical man-machine named Burneo deep within the sewers. But things aren't what they seem. While searching for Burneo, Bone and Stark discover a hidden lab full of evidence of horrific abuses of science and experimentation. Meanwhile, the killer is still on the loose, and, as Stark becomes more and more obsessed with the case, Bone is forced to a shattering realization. Everything is connected: the killings, the gang activity, the labs, and his own past. Unless he can figure out how, he won't survive.

Download or read book The Socialist Decision written by Paul Tillich and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Contributor(s): Paul Tillich (1886-1965), an early critic of Hitler, was barred from teaching in Germany in 1933. He emigrated to the United States, holding teaching positions at Union Theological Seminary, New York (1933-1955); Harvard Divinity School (1955-1962); and the University of Chicago Divinity School (1962-1965). Among his many books are Theology of Culture, Dynamics of Faith, and the three volumes of Systematic Theology.

Download or read book Strange Adventures 2020 2021 6 written by Tom King and published by DC Black Label. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How determined is Mr. Terrific to find the truth? The answer becomes more challenging as the whole world starts to turn against him. Adam Strange is a hero who can save the Earth from alien invasion, and who is Mr. Terrific to say otherwise? The extent of the denial only makes the man more suspicious. Not that the warmongering Pykkts care one way or the other. If Strange is to be believed, they only have one thing on their minds: taking over the planet. Adam and his wife beat them back once before, and the key to doing it again is to dig into the past that Mr. Terrific is so hell-bent on destroying. Read the series IGN calls one of the most anticipated comics of the year!How determined is Mr. Terrific to find the truth? The answer becomes more challenging as the whole world starts to turn against him. Adam Strange is a hero who can save the Earth from alien invasion, and who is Mr. Terrific to say otherwise? The extent of the denial only makes the man more suspicious. Not that the warmongering Pykkts care one way or the other. If Strange is to be believed, they only have one thing on their minds: taking over the planet. Adam and his wife beat them back once before, and the key to doing it again is to dig into the past that Mr. Terrific is so hell-bent on destroying. Read the series IGN calls one of the most anticipated comics of the year!

Download or read book Born of Fury written by Sherrilyn Kenyon and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war is on... Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella: an organization that has declared war on the League. They rule the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrify it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one. He will do whatever it takes to survive and protect his Sentella brethren. Sumi Antaxas is one of the best assassins the League has ever trained. In her world, failure is not an option and she has never met a target she couldn't execute. So when she's assigned Hauk, she believes it'll be a quick and easy mission. But nothing is ever as simple as it seems, and Hauk is far better skilled than any she's faced before, in the New York Times bestseller Born of Fury from Sherrilyn Kenyon.

Download or read book Sword Planet written by Christopher Ruocchio and published by Baen. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW STORIES IN THE GRAND SPACE FANTASY TRADITION! SCIENCE FICTION? FANTASY? IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR BOTH? The distant future—like the distant past—is a place of myths, of legends, and of great heroes. Cyborg knights battle extraterrestrial demons to rescue a peaceful village. A young girl unlocks an ancient power to protect her world from offworld colonists. Here are stories not where magic is science, but with magic and science. Not knights and castles, but knights and starships. Wizards and ray guns. Swords and planets. In D.J. Butler’s “Power and Prestige,” a pair of two-bit mercenaries are hired to solve a murder in a labyrinth beneath a crumbling city at the end of time. A young knight must face down an alien menace and awaken the power within in R.R. Virdi’s “A Knight Luminary,” and in “Saving the Emperor” Simon R. Green takes us deep into the Imperial City of Virimonde . . . and offers a glimpse at how the Deathstalker clan rose to power and fame. Plus tales from Tim Akers, Jessica Cluess, Hinkley Correia, L.J. Hachmeister, Susan R. Matthews, T.C. McCarthy, Jody Lynn Nye, Tom Toner . . . plus a new world from Warhammer 40,000 author Peter Fehervari, and a new chapter in the Sun Eater saga from Christopher Ruocchio. Contributors: Tim Akers D.J. Butler Jessica Cluess Hinkley Correia Peter Fehervari Simon R. Green L.J. Hachmeister Susan R. Matthews T.C. McCarthy Jody Lynn Nye Christopher Ruocchio Tom Toner R.R. Virdi About Star Destroyers, coedited by Christopher Ruocchio: “. . . spectacular space battles and alien contacts . . . themes of military ethics, the uses of artificial intelligence, and the limits of the capacity of the human mind. . . . it is the human interactions and decisions that ultimately drive the stories. . . . will appeal to fans of military and hard science fiction and any readers fascinated by the possibilities of space travel.”—Booklist “. . . stories of giant spaceships at war, at peace, and in the often-gray areas between. . . . a worthy addition to a long tradition of ship-based fiction, and its authors portray captains, arcane astrogators, and civilian child passengers with equal depth. It’s recommended for fans of military SF and space adventure.”—Publishers Weekly “. . . you’d probably expect some tight, action-filled space opera stories of giant space battles . . . and there’s some of that. But there are also espionage stories, rescue missions, political conflicts, alternate histories, even a few humorous tales. . . . each author took the premise in a different direction . . . if I had to identify one common feature to all the stories, it would be that they’re all fun. . . . Like it says, big ships blowing things up. What’s not to like?”—Analog

Download or read book Pimp My Airship written by Maurice Broaddus and published by Apex Publications. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warning: Don’t Believe the Hype! All the poet called Sleepy wants to do is spit his verses, smoke chiba, and stay off the COP’s radar—all of which becomes impossible once he encounters a professional protestor known as (120 Degrees of) Knowledge Allah. They soon find themselves on the wrong side of local authorities and have to elude the powers that be. When young heiress Sophine Jefferson’s father is murdered, the careful life she’d been constructing for herself tumbles around her. She’s quickly drawn into a web of intrigue, politics and airships, joining with Sleepy and Knowledge Allah in a fight for their freedom. Chased from one end of a retro-fitted Indianapolis to the other, they encounter outlaws, the occasional circus, possibly a medium, and more outlaws. They find themselves in a battle much larger than they imagined: a battle for control of the country and the soul of their people. The revolution will not be televised!

Download or read book Weedless Gardening written by Lee A. Reich and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000-01-08 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garden like Mother Nature, with an organic system that’s good for plants and good for people. Say good-bye to backaches and weed problems! Lee Reich’s organic Weedless Gardening eschews the traditional yearly digging up and working over of the soil. It’s is an easy-to-follow, low-impact approach to planting and maintaining a flower garden, a vegetable patch, trees, and shrubs naturally. "If you love to knock yourself out digging beds, buy a better shovel. If you're looking for a no-nonsense alternative, buy this book!" -Ketzel Levine, National Public Radio's Doyenne of Dirt) "Thoroughly practical, easy-to-follow guide to good gardening Lee Reich make it sound simple, and if you follow his methods and philosophy, it is." -Dora Galitzki, Gardening Columnist, The New York Times, and Author of The Gardener's Essential Companion "Finally, a book filled with science-based information that insures success and frees us from busywork in the garden." - Dr. H. March Cathey, President Emeritus, American Horticultural Society

Download or read book The Drifting Soul written by Matt Spencer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Halo Shadows of Reach written by Troy Denning and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA TODAY BESTSELLER A Master Chief story and original full-length novel set in the Halo universe—based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! October 2559. It has been a year since the renegade artificial intelligence Cortana issued a galaxy-wide ultimatum, subjecting many worlds to martial law under the indomitable grip of her Forerunner weapons. Outside her view, the members of Blue Team—John-117, the Master Chief; Fred-104; Kelly-087; and Linda-058—are assigned from the UNSC Infinity to make a covert insertion onto the ravaged planet Reach. Their former home and training ground—and the site of humanity’s most cataclysmic military defeat near the end of the Covenant War—Reach still hides myriad secrets after all these years. Blue Team’s mission is to penetrate the rubble-filled depths of CASTLE Base and recover top-secret assets locked away in Dr. Catherine Halsey’s abandoned laboratory—assets which may prove to be humanity’s last hope against Cortana. But Reach has been invaded by a powerful and ruthless alien faction, who have their own reasons for being there. Establishing themselves as a vicious occupying force on the devastated planet, this enemy will soon transform Blue Team’s simple retrieval operation into a full-blown crisis. And with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, mission failure is not an option…

Download or read book Perihelion Summer written by Greg Egan and published by Tor.com. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greg Egan's Perihelion Summer is a story of people struggling to adapt to a suddenly alien environment, and the friendships and alliances they forge as they try to find their way in a world where the old maps have lost their meaning. Taraxippus is coming: a black hole one tenth the mass of the sun is about to enter the solar system. Matt and his friends are taking no chances. They board a mobile aquaculture rig, the Mandjet, self-sustaining in food, power and fresh water, and decide to sit out the encounter off-shore. As Taraxippus draws nearer, new observations throw the original predictions for its trajectory into doubt, and by the time it leaves the solar system, the conditions of life across the globe will be changed forever. Praise for Perihelion Summer “Egan here doubles down on climate change with his typically rigorous exploration of a cosmic accident’s effect on Earth and all its people. His characters are sharp and funny and their courageous response to the massive challenge they face works as a spur to cause us to think—why couldn’t we do as well with our own great challenge? This is what the best science fiction can do that no other genre can, and we need it now more than ever. Bravo!” — Kim Stanley Robinson At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book City of Heroes Binder written by Eric Mylonas and published by Prima Games. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exclusive City of Heroes Artwork • Complete maps for all Zones featuring massive amounts of exclusive info • Strategy for building the ideal Archetypes • Complete power lists with full stats • Strategy covering the all-new Base building elements • Appendices containing Badge locations, Task Force info, and more Includes a Complete Binder System: • Customizable — Color-coded sections for custom organization • Simple — Individual 3-hole-punched pages of clearly organized information make this binder a snap to use • Organized — Keep all of your City of Heroes information in one place for easy reference