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  Stands a Shadow

  Col Buchanan

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  The Heart of the World series is an epic adventure that, through the lens of its vibrant and unique world and engaging characters, asks intriguing questions and illuminates the humanity at the core of both hero and villain. Stands a Shadow is the second book in the series. In Farlander, the first book of the Heart of the World series, readers met Ash, an aging master assassin of the famed order of Roshun, and his apprentice Nico, a boy who always managed to be in the wrong place at the right time. Ash and Nico, one with failing health and the other with little training, were sent on a suicidal mission to fulfill a contract against the favored son of the Holy Matriarch, the ruler of Mann. The assassination of the Matriarch's son maintained the honor and reputation of the Roshun, but further destabilized a nation already beset by strife. For Ash, fulfilling the contract came at an enormous personal cost. Now in Stands a Shadow, driven by grief and anger, Ash embarks on a journey that takes him through the Free Ports and towards the embattled city of Bar-Khos. He arrives at the city as the Holy Matriarch of Mann orders her forces to breach the walls of Bar-Khos and bring it under her control. Renouncing the ways of the Roshun, Ash disguises himself among the Mannian soldiers, determined to go to any lengths to have his revenge against the Matriarch. . . .

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  Kill All Wizards

  Jedediah Berry

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  SWORDS, SORCERY, AND A SPOT OF TEAKill All Wizards is a blood-soaked romp through high society—picture Conan the Barbarian caught up in a comedy of manners, and you're almost prepared for this unmissable new series.We could think of nothing but the barbarian. He had come here, surely, to murder or marry someone, to exact revenge, or to say or do something very scandalous. We could hardly wait to see which it was. We hoped it would be all of them.The barbarian traveled far to consult the wizards of the empire. Instead of lending their aid, they ensorcelled him, exploited his strength, and stole his sword. They should not have done that.Now the barbarian plans to kill every wizard who wronged him, even if that means blending in with their vile society: dressing in finery, taking tea in exclusive clubs, and reserving the best box at the theater.Oh, he hates it all with the fiery passion of his savage heart—but not as much as he hates these wizards.

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  Duck Duck Goose! - Fragmenting...

  Master FEWNU

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  Title: Duck, Duck, Goose! Fragmenting Global Freedoms 
  Author: Master FEWNU 
  Genre: Political Satire/Exposé. Reverse Psychology Political Comedy, Feel Free to Read Too Far, and Vice Versa. 
  Ducking responsibility? Goosing you for questioning?  Denying Constitutional Rights?  Ducking the Bill of Rights? 
  In "Duck, Duck, Goose: Fragmenting Global Freedoms," readers are invited into a wildly exaggerated yet eerily familiar world through the eyes of Master FEWNU, a satirical embodiment of global corporate autocracy. This book artfully blends humor, irony, and absurdity to critique the interplay of power, politics, and societal control in the modern world. 
  If the TRUTH will set us FREE, let us continue to playfully explore what is true in the Global Arena. 
  Master FEWNU guides us through a series of interconnected chapters, each a satirical exploration of different facets of contemporary society. From the manipulative maneuvers of the media industrial complex and the dubious dealings of the medical and military-industrial complexes to the overreaching influences in agriculture, education, and legal systems, no stone is left unturned in this satirical romp. 
  Through the metaphor of the childhood game "Duck, Duck, Goose," the book symbolizes the systematic removal of freedoms and choices, painting a vivid picture of a world where the powerful dictate the rhythm and the masses are caught in a perpetual struggle to find their seat in an ever-changing landscape. 
  Master FEWNU's narrative is both outrageous and insightful, poking fun at the absurdities of our societal and political systems while also encouraging readers to question and reflect on the underlying truths of these institutions. The book is a comedic yet poignant reminder of the power of satire as a tool for critique and awareness.

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  Fated To The Alpha

  Jessica Hall

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  Katya has always been an outsider, shunned for having no wolf and unable to live up to the reputations of her Beta father and infamous warrior mother. Just before her 18th birthday, her family is stripped of their titles and shunned from the pack. 
  They have only two options: go rogue or seek refuge in a Black Creek Pack. Katya suddenly finds herself caught up in a web of lies her parents told. Now not only does she need to prove herself to her new Alpha, but she has to keep him from finding out her secret. 
  However, Katya finds keeping her secret harder than she thought when the Alpha shows a keen interest in her. She is forced to move into the packhouse. And with nowhere to hide, she is forced to go to extreme measures to keep him from finding out she has no wolf. 
  But darkness looms, and secrets come to light, more than she ever imagined. Now Katya doesn’t know who to trust or who to turn to when everything she thought she knew was just another lie of a bigger secret kept. 
  Just when she believes she has all the pieces of the puzzle, does she learn the Alpha is keeping a secret of his own. She is his mate. There is just one issue: Katya has no wolf, and if he figures that out, will he keep her or shun her as her last Alpha did?

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  Lindsey and The Jedgar

  Elizabeth Wahn

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  A fast-paced fantasy adventure that turns children onto the fun of Shakespeare. 
  Twelve-year-old Lindsey is in for the adventure of her life when she jets off to visit a rich old aunt on the tropical Isle of Elsinore. Populated by exotic animals, quirky robots, and spry, poetry-loving oldsters, Elsinore seems like a topsy-turvy paradise until the mysterious Jedgar starts threatening the island. As Lindsey and her pals band together to unlock the mystery, all clues point to Shakespeare who turns out to be-or not to be-the key. 
  Scientists predict that life expectancy will take a leap within the next thirty years. What will society be like? Elsinore provides a humorous peek by setting the story in a high-tech, multi-ethnic, golden age community. Thrust into this thriving, close-knit world is Lindsey, a sympathetic heroine. Both gutsy and insecure, she's a typical child that youngsters easily relate to, and her quest for inner balance reflects the universal childhood experience. As she confronts external and internal conflicts, she gains a level of introspection and maturity-and also learns a lot of Shakespeare. 
  The magical whale-shaped island of Elsinore adds to the fun as the children travel-by blimp, helicopter, and hot-air balloon-in search of clues. Between earthquakes, floods and wild animals, travel on foot turns dangerous, and Lindsey and her friends are forced to explore from a bird's eye view. The chase to outwit a dreaded enemy leads them into Arden Forest, the forbidden Pink Zone, and beyond Elsinore to the Jedgar's Inferno, a volcanic island gone berserk. 
  Intriguing from 6 to 15 years!!

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  Star Rigger's Way - A Novel of...

  Jeffrey A. Carver

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  Adrift in space! 
   His rigger crewmates suddenly and horribly dead, Gev Carlyle is adrift in the Flux, the "subjective sea" that carries ships at faster-than-light speeds between the stars. His lone companion and his only hope for survival is a cantankerous, catlike, castaway alien. 
   Only a compatible rigger team, their visions meshed in psychic unity, can safely harness the most turbulent currents of the Flux—and Carlyle's ship is being drawn inexorably toward a deadly maelstrom, the unthinkable stresses of the Hurricane Flume. For even a chance at survival, he needs the alien's help. But the price for that help is a complete merging of minds and memories. 
   And Carlyle, at war with his own past, dreads that union more than death itself. 
   The novel that introduced the Star Rigger universe to thousands of readers, from the Nebula-nominated author of Eternity’s End and The Chaos Chronicles, and recipient of the Helicon Award’s Frank Herbert Lifetime Achievement Award for writing science fiction. 
  Reviews: 
  “A novel of character-change, maturation, abandonment of illusions and discovering-of-self . . . it’s an engaging science fantasy and the novel will leave you saying to yourself, ‘Yeah!’” — Richard E. Geis, Galaxy 
   “Learning to communicate, to accept change, to understand the past, to express intimacy become rites of passage for the human Gev Carlyle and his felinoid cynthian crewmate Cephean.” —Publishers Weekly 
   

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