The Heroka are an ancient race of shape shifters, drawing vitality from their animal totems. Gwyn Blaidd, a Heroka of the wolf totem, has been a recluse ever since a deadly battle with the Tainchel, the covert government agency that hunts his kind—a battle that cost him the woman he loved. But to save an old friend, Gwyn must again face the Tainchel—and his own dark past. Prequel to the novel The Wolf at the End of the World "A vivid and wonderfully written tale about Native Canadian spirits, in the vein of Thomas King." — Challenging Destiny "The characters are intriguing and the story beguiling. I would like to read more about these characters." — SF Crowsnest Book Reviews "An adventurous tale that's propelled by character drama ... If this was a Hollywood movie, this would be your blockbuster film, complete with adrenaline-pumping action, expensive special effects, and even a sex scene or two to lure in a mainstream audience." — Bibliophile Stalker Praise for Douglas Smith "One of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction." — Library Journal "The man is Sturgeon good. Zelazny good. I don't give those up easy." — Spider Robinson, Hugo and Nebula Awards winner "A great storyteller with a gifted and individual voice." — Charles de Lint, World Fantasy Award winner "His stories are a treasure trove of riches that will touch your heart while making you think." — Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo and Nebula Awards winner

Six complete dark fantasy novels. Fire & Ice - Patty Jansen Darkness Rising - James E. Wisher Requiem For The Wolf - Tara Saunders The Prince’s Man - Deborah Jay The Ring And The Flag - William L. Hahn Relentless Souls - Ryan Kirk

24 October 2114: the day that shocked the world. Young diplomat Cory Wilson narrowly escapes death in the assassination of President Sirkonen. No one claims responsibility but there is no doubt that the attack is extraterrestrial. Cory was meant to start work as a representative to Gamra, the alien organisation that governs the FTL transport network, but now his new job may well be scrapped in anger. Worse, as Earth uses military force to stop any extraterrestrials coming or leaving, as 200,000 extraterrestrial humans are trapped on Earth, as the largest army in the galaxy prepares to free them by force, only Cory has the experience, language skills and contacts to solve the crime. But he's broke, out of a job and a long way from Earth. This series will appeal to readers of the Miles Vorkorsigan series or space opera by Elizabeth Moon.

When Amy Lewis prays for a savior, Loki Norse God of Mischief and Chaos isn’t who she has in mind. Loki can’t resist Amy’s summons, but he can insist she help him outwit Odin, ruler of the Nine Realms. Can Amy trust a so-called God of Mischief? With a powerful evil calling him from beneath the city's streets, can Loki even trust himself? This box set contains the first two installments of I Bring the Fire. It is perfect for fans of The Dresden Files, American Gods, and Terry Pratchett. Contains: Wolves : I Bring the Fire Part I Monsters : I Bring the Fire Part II

She will travel across a broken world to save the girl she loves...even if she has to kill a Goddess to do it. Akshara is born a temple girl in the desert city of Aransia. She serves the priestesses, and pours the blood down the steps after sacrifices to thirsty, vengeful Gods. When her best friend Iva is chosen to be the sacrifice that renews the world and brings "The Girl with a Golden Heart" to the broken world of Aya, Akshara turns her back on the Gods only to find love in the eyes of the golden hearted girl she shunned. Little does Akshara know, but she is the one chosen to bear the soul of Aya itself, and protect the world from total collapse. But to do so will come at great personal cost, and will force her to choose between love or the people of Aya. Fari — the Girl with a Golden Heart — was born with her heart on the outside of her body, and wears a golden breast plate to protect it. She is the chosen representative of the Goddess Tars'keli, and is forced to serve as the body of the Goddess whenever the deity chooses. But now dark forces have taken control of Fari, and seek to use her to become divine. She must break free of them if she is ever to see Akshara again. But no matter how far apart they are, these two young women will discover their hearts always beat as one. Heartbeat is the first book in the new epic fantasy series The Legend of Aya from author E.A. Starlight.

Is the strange new warship they were fighting still out there? Will it come back for them? Commander Johnson faces a desperate race to get her destroyer back into action and save her crew. "If you liked Alien, you'll love Independence." "This is an incredible work ... suspense, mystery and intrigue." "Loved every word of it." "There's more action and intrigue packed into this story than there is in many full length novels." "Shaw's world is engaging and clearly has depth, even from this brief encounter." 'Independence' is a short story (6000 words) in the Two Democracies: Revolution series.

The interstellar array which links worlds together wakes to find it has enemies… The Fourth Carinad Empire stretches across hundreds of settled worlds and stellar cities, and thousands of light years. The Empire’s people and data are linked by a space-folding gates array controlled by the Emperor and his cohorts. When the array evolves into a sentient entity, it recognizes the Emperor as its foe. Danny Andela, once known as The Imperial Hammer, withdrew from the Imperial Rangers decades ago, her reputation in tatters. She lives on her family’s star barge, waiting to die of a rare disease: old age. She would be the array’s perfect weapon against the Emperor, except she no longer gives a damn—about anything. Then Danny learns that the military disaster which essentially ended her life might possibly have been arranged by the Emperor himself… Hammer and Crucible is the first book in the Imperial Hammer space opera science fiction series by award-winning SF author Cameron Cooper. The Imperial Hammer series: 1.0: Hammer and Crucible 2.0: Star Forge 3.0: Long Live the Emperor 4.0: Severed 5.0: Destroyer of Worlds Space Opera Science Fiction Novel __ Praise for Cameron’s Space Opera: This is epic science fiction at its finest. Realistic far future worlds. Incredible characters and scenarios. Cameron knows how to tell a story, regardless of whether we are going back in history or forward in time. Until this book I had forgotten just how much I love good science fiction and Cameron’s is not just good, it’s exceptional. The concepts are staggering and intensely interesting. __ Cameron Cooper is the author of The Indigo Reports science fiction series and the alter ego for an Amazon #1 bestselling author in an unrelated genre. The Indigo Reports was originally conceived as a one-off series, but readers demanded more. The Imperial Hammer series releases in early 2020. Cameron tends to write space opera short stories and novels, but also roams across the science fiction landscape. Cameron was raised on a steady diet of Asimov, Heinlein, Herbert, McCaffrey, and others. Peter F. Hamilton and John Scalzi are contemporary heroes. An Australian Canadian, Cam lives near the Canadian Rockies.

Rumors of unrest have caused the Alliance to recall its consulate stationed on the Khufu torus. Elodie Cyr and SRU Team Five are there to ensure it happens smoothly. But the intelligence geeks' estimates were wrong—way wrong—and Ell and the team are in for the fight of their lives.

More Deceptive Visions was an Amazon #1 Bestseller, and stayed in the Top 100 for over a month after its release! Four more heart-pounding Sci-Fi mind-twisters from the creative imagination of Daniel McMillan! Un-Convention - A time traveller finds himself in a tense situation. Altering events in the past can have harsh consequences from the Time Rectifiers. Is deletion from the timeline worth the risk of breaking the Cardinal Edict for something he believes in? The Return - Not for the faint of heart! A team of scientists revel in their discovery of an inter-dimensional doorway, certain that they have facilitated human extraterrestrial travel. But doors work in both directions, don't they? Habitat - The crew of a crippled spacecraft is out of supplies and running out of air. Are the trees that begin growing around the ship a hallucination? If not, how did they get there? Curioser and curioser... Infernal Rain - Investigator Ian Moore takes on the case of a man who has fully recovered from Rain Syndrome - which is invariably deadly - and the mysterious woman who starts calling on him shortly afterwards. As the web untangles, Ian thinks he may have been better off not knowing the horrifying truth. Too late now. These exciting and distorted Sci-Fi adventures will leave you questioning your own vision!

Lieutenant Ellen Ryu has always done as she’s told. Since she was called on to defend her home planet as a child, she’s done nothing but follow orders. She’s always done it well. Exceptionally, even. Until now. When a heli crash leads to her inclusion in an experimental project, her loyalty is tested, and so is her sanity. Can the new technology installed in her neck really save hundreds of lives, like Dr. Arakovic and her superiors claim? Will it be worth the price she’ll pay? Just what exactly would push someone like Ellen Ryu to break her word? For readers of the Audacity Saga , find out where the story began.

SFR Galaxy Award 2015 Winner Rumors emerge that Catherine Shahrazad has returned from the fringes and been seen in Federation space. Wherever she goes, her name and her history cause civil unrest, riots and worse. The Federation Board doesn’t want her there. Neither do the leaders of Cadfael College, the educators and moralists of the galaxy. No one pays any attention to the reticent navigator called Bedivere X, who pilots her ship better than she does. The truth about Bedivere threatens the entire Federation. His feelings for Cat might just save everyone. This book is part of the Interspace Origins science fiction romance series: 1.0: Faring Soul 2.0: Varkan Rise 3.0: Cat and Company 3.5: Interspace Origins (Series boxed set) ___ Winner of the SFR Galaxy Award 2015 My favorite character is the mysterious, sexy, loveable Bedivere. I love that the story seem to go one way then everything goes sideways, it keeps the synapse firing on all cylinders. You won't see the twist coming till it smacks you in the face. This is definitely a love story from the future. I know Tracy is a great writer but I was not much into science fiction. Well, now I am!! ___ Tracy Cooper-Posey is a #1 Best Selling Author. She writes romantic suspense, historical, paranormal and science fiction romance. She has published over 90 novels since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award. She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year. Tracy won the award in 2012, and a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for “Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding” She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught romance writing at MacEwan University. She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.

Waking up to a world you don't recognize is terrifying...When an eccentric bot asks her for help in saving the mountain where a million sentient bots live, Anna McKlendle does what she always does - she finds herself in more trouble than she was expecting. Now, with a maniacal bot and mutants on her heels, Anna raced to find a rare element called trisidiumpac to power the mountain.Hogarth will stop at nothing to turn every living creature into a bot that he alone can control, but he needs the trisidiumpac to power them all. Only then can he create the utopia he's been dreaming about. Unless Hogarth is stopped, thousands and possibly millions will have their minds ripped from their bodies."Awaken reinvigorated a passion for reading fiction that I haven't experienced since I read The Hunger Games, Gregor the Overlander, and Divergent. If you enjoy riveting storylines, complex worldbuilding, dynamic characters, and hooks that keep you on the edge of your seat, Awaken is the book for you!"- Katie Gravante"This book will take you on a journey right in your living room. At a minimum, it is entertaining and captivating; at its best, it is awe-inspiring, creative, and the wardrobe to a Narnia of new worlds."- Sophia Sukkestad.Will Anna find the trisidiumpac in time to save the mountain? Will Hogarth claim victory, and turn every living creature into a bot?

Jane Carter never thought she'd be the first human in the galaxy to be sold at an alien slave auction. As a xenolinguics major, she always wanted to explore new frontiers, but not like this. As the bid price rockets to staggering heights, it becomes increasingly clear that only one man can rescue her: the one who sold her out. Thankfully, there are alternatives to being rescued.

The name's Sam Kletchka. Perhaps you've heard of me: captain of the Star Runner, military contractor for Earthfleet, and interstellar privateer. But before all that, I was a hired gun, freelancing across the galaxy one gunslinging job at a time. This, my friends, is how I went from being stranded in the armpit of the galaxy to becoming the luckiest human being in the universe. Not that it was easy, of course. I've looked death in the face so often, he's practically an old buddy of mine. But when all your worst enemies are immortal, that's a buddy you want on your side. Stay frosty, my friends. You never know what you'll find at the next star.

Is the strange new warship they were fighting still out there? Will it come back for them? Commander Johnson faces a desperate race to get her destroyer back into action and save her crew. "If you liked Alien, you'll love Independence." "This is an incredible work ... suspense, mystery and intrigue." "Loved every word of it." "There's more action and intrigue packed into this story than there is in many full length novels." "Shaw's world is engaging and clearly has depth, even from this brief encounter." 'Independence' is a short story (6000 words) in the Two Democracies: Revolution series.

Bob Ironspell-Cabas, AKA Ironspell is a wizard cop who just can't get any breaks. When he goes to pick up the werewolf girl of his dreams for a first date, he discovers a rival werewolf gang has attacked the Denver Wolfpack headquarters and kidnapped five female werewolves, including his girlfriend. Time is of the essence when it comes to werewolf kidnappings, so Ironspell heads out in search of the rival pack. Only they may not be the ones who kidnapped his date...

The king's father killed her mother's dragon. The king's men killed her mother. The king killed her own dragon. Now, Sukina must kill the king. Sukina wants vengeance. So she spends her early adulthood training to become a killing machine and writing novels that expose the king’s ‘perfect utopia’ as not all that great. And when the new King Cini sends assassins to kill her, she realises that she has two options: either kill the king or die. Download the prequel to the much-loved Dragonseer today and discover the origins of many readers’ favourite character, Sukina Sako. This is her story.

Ten years after the last war, Melinda Scott discovers something in deep space and is dragged back into a world her family was banished from. Now with Necromancers to her left, Liches to her right and humanity in the middle it’s up to her to figure out why someone is trying to kill her. Where Weavers Daire is the first book in a new rip-roaring space opera series in the same vein as Babylon 5, Firefly, Farscape and Star Wars!

Created by science. Hunted by Humans. Created by science, Prometheans could be the ultimate apex species. But only if they break the genetic shackles forced upon them by their creators, humans. With their entire population under threat, two Prometheans take the collective fate of all into their own hands. To save their species from extinction, from the merciless human raiders who hunt them, they will have to break the last taboo. Before the humans reach them…

Jean Kotei adopts a boy who is Winter Incarnate. A boy who can't control his powers. A boy who is turning the world colder and colder. Can Jean stop him from turning everything into ice? Persistence of Frost is a short story featuring a new kind of wizard, fantastic powers, and a brave woman determined to love her adoptive son. Get your free copy today!

After making it through the long Alaskan winter, Nick and Jimmy begin building their hard-earned new lives. But the spring thaw has revived more than trees and green grass. For the two brothers, killing crazies has once again become an everyday reality. Then their lives change forever when Nick receives Lusa’s call for help and a new threat is revealed. Launched into a world worse than the one they escaped from a year ago, Nick and Jimmy must face a new enemy, one which promises to wipe out the rest of humanity…one bite at a time.

Poruk Captain Serli's duty was simple: protect a Poruk planet, housing a farm hiding a weapons factory. But she never expected a small girl and an aggresive human enemy to disrupt her duties. How will Serli face the challenge ahead of her? And, will she be forced to come to terms with her duty?

The DataMind meditation app has revolutionized the world, making people smarter, happier, and more productive. But a programming glitch in the final update causes billions of users to experience uncontrollable rage and aggression. Nick, an ordinary high school senior in Fairbanks Alaska, is suddenly thrust into this life or death arena. He and his brother must escape the zombie-like hordes of blood-thirsty maniacs and seek refuge north of the arctic circle. The four-hundred-mile journey tests the boys, their wits, and their trust in each other. They think they’re fighting to stay alive; but little do they know, they’re fighting to save mankind.

Destiny in one hand. Doom in the other. Which will destroy him first? Artificers are the gilded princes of the Iron Empire. Mages are violent criminal outcasts. Devin competes to become the best artificer in the empire . . . but he's secretly a mage. Devin, a young skilled apprentice, dreams of becoming the master of his craft if he can only resist the sinuous allure of magic. His secret grows heavier as he claws his way to the top of his competitive, cutthroat guild. Friends and rivals start taking notice when Devin glorifies in the persona of the dragon and builds mechanical armor to match. He's also started hearing voices in his head: the stout words of the being he calls 'the artificer' and the sly, oily voice of 'the mage.' How long can Devin be satisfied with fake dragon armor when the promise of true arcane power whispers in his ear? Embark on Devin's dark, epic journey in Book One of The Artifice Mage Saga. Join the fantasy steampunk brawl of metal vs. magic where sorcery is bloody, science is greasy, and nobody's hands are clean.

Fire & Flood is a young adult magic academy fantasy novel with non-stop action. It contains a spunky heroine, one best friend with the gift of sight...to see tomorrow's lunch menu, a mean-girl vampire roommate with a carnivorous plant, and a meet-cute with her roommate's hot twin brother that almost kills them both. Revenge. That's why I decided to join the assassination class at Mount Olympus Academy. A monster killed my father and grandmother - and I'm going to make them pay. But first I have to learn how. I'm Edie. Once I was just a normal girl with asthma and a bad back. Now, though, I'm at a school taught by Greek gods. My classmates are vampires, witches, and shifters. We're all training to fight in the war between the gods and monsters. There's also...Val. He's a vampire, but he's different from the others. Plus, he's got secrets too. I get secrets. The wings that sprout from my back were hidden from me my entire life. I also sometimes breathe fire. But no one - including me - can figure out what I fully shift into. Honestly...a part of me doesn't want to know. But if I'm going to avenge my family, I need to figure it out before I flunk out.

In the far future, humanity settles the stars, bioengineering its descendants to survive in a harsh universe. This is the first book in the science fiction series, The Backworlds. Try it for free. A space opera adventure. After the war with the Foreworlders, Backworlders scatter across the remaining planets. Competition is fierce, and pickings are scant. Scant enough that Craze’s father decides to improve his fortunes by destroying his son. He tells his only boy their moon isn’t big enough for them both and gives Craze a ticket for the next transport leaving the space dock. Cut off from everyone he knows with little money and no knowledge of the worlds beyond, Craze must find a way to forge a new life and make his father regret this day. First, he must survive.

The Innkeeper Chronicles meets Van Helsing in this monster-hunting short story. Emily Hawthorn hunts monsters for a living with the help of her trusty yet sassy mystical 8-ball. Why it chose her of all people, an unlikely street rat about to lose a few extremities to frostbite, is anyone’s guess, but she's made the most of it for the last fifteen years. Kill some baddies, make some cash. Life is sweet. Until a young boy stumbles into the tavern Emily calls home. He’s running from a nefarious shadow monster haunting his dreams, and she’s faced with a choice. She can go along her merry way like everyone else in the bar, or she can do what she does best: track down the monster and save the boy. The 8-ball says to save the boy. But how will Emily conquer a villain made of nothing more than mist and shadows? And more importantly, what will happen to the boy if she fails? Find out today!

Get your FREE copy of the Intercambio 7 Screenplay HERE! Get insights on characters in Athena and the Apocalypse, a dystopian, YA novel, in this screenplay version of a TV talk show. Athena Davis, Mimi Kusama, and Clive Wilkins, welcome to the Morning View!

The Prophecy When the new power rises and the Wizard and Warrior meet, old and new blood will combine to save one and all. When Nataria invaded and conquered their southern neighbour there was a time of Great War and strife. The land of Aria has been at peace for two generations, but now it faces a new threat from a would be conquerer. But there is much more to this threat than meets they eye! Is it the time the old prophecy predicted, when Aria would have need of the wizard and the warrior? Book One: Beginnings Aliah and Seamus have run away from the future their parents have planned for them. As they journey northwards through Aria they learn more about each other and the growing threat to their homeland. Could they really be the wizard and warrior of the prophecy? Are they destined to save their home from the greatest threat it has ever faced?