Showing results by author "Jesse" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Ten mind-altering tales from some of the best new drama writers. There's a crack in reality. Our world has brushed up against another, and something is breaking through. Ordinary people are experiencing strange disruptions, as inexplicable events and bizarre elements from the other side start to interfere with their lives....

Marrying a slimy ass twice my age was out of the question, so I jumped at the chance to attend the exalted Moonrise Academy, even if it meant leaving everything behind. Friends. Family. My monster-hunting side gig. But getting beaten on my first day wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was looking like a fool in front of the hottest guys in school - three seniors who rule the school for that matter - but I’d done it all royally. And now someone wants me dead. Turns out this school isn’t exactly what I expected - they're on the hunt.

An ambitious bureaucrat has brought together an unusual team to help him rise to power in a world so dark that the only way to get ahead is by taking it. He has worked hard to gain the loyalty of the cunning and beautiful Raza. He has found Uthraith, the deadliest headhunter from the far, feral reaches of space. It took months of searching, but he finally caught Djaem, the best hive-master rogue in the inner sectors. And at last…he found it…his secret weapon. Scythia, a broken psychic from the Citadel.

There she lay in all her glory...it was her: Dalia from the Wild. As she lay upon the manicured turf eating a fresh peach under a heavy tree, my mouth salivated as she sexily consumed her delicacy.

I had the double-edged dagger wrapped around his throat before the monster could even calculate his predicament! A surge of adrenaline kicked in, as I heard Christa cry out in pain. This caused me to dig deep with my sharp, deadly, instrument. It plunged into left side of the Guardian's main artery with great force.

Seven unabridged stories from the classic golden age of science fiction. Stories covering alternate time lines, new forms of time travel, alien worlds in danger, and barbarians that aren’t what they seem. Stories from H. Beam piper, Lee Archer, Jesse Bone and more. The titles of the stories included are: 'Dearest', 'He Walked Around Horses', 'Impact', 'Lease to Doomsday', 'Police Operation', 'Time Payment', 'To Choke an Ocean'.

Bruce has lost his inspiration, and is struggling to come up with anything for his latest project. A writer, he is deep in the depths of despair.

A young man finds himself caught up in a battle for the throne. His strength and loyalties will be tested in ways that he couldn't have imagined. Filled with love courage and betrayal, The Dead Squire is a fast-paced tale of sacrifice and loyalty. With life balanced on the edge of a sword, every decision is a matter of life or death.

War has erupted all over Darhavin. The lord of the dead and his legions are ravaging the world. The races of Darhavin have been given a choice. They can die at the hands of the lord of the dead, or they can attack the city of Alkebulan and be spared.

The Chosen has returned to Darhavin after 100,000 years of being absent. He comes to reshape the world in his own image. Some claim that The Chosen is a puppet of a mad God - that he is waging an internal war to free himself from that mad God's grasp.

Pen Kenders es un lavaplatos en el Reino de Antacia, y le gusta que sea así. Pero en el Día de la Espada, pasa algo imprevisto. A Pen lo eligen como guardián de Tinea, la Espada Mímica, en un ritual de antaño. Nadie sabe por qué lo eligen, y nadie sabe qué pasa si un Guardián rechaza el llamado.

It’s been 100,000 years since the last chosen has come. The world of Darhavin is fractured. The once Fabled Knights of the Chosen disbanded and scattered. The once glorious city of Alkebulan now a twisted dark ruin. Tyrants rule the lands, magic is rampant. A new Chosen has come. The drums of war begin to beat. Will he reshape the world? Is he a tyrant? A god? Or just a puppet doing the bidding of a mad god? Will he unite the races and stand against the upcoming threat? Or will he doom them all?

There is nothing easy about undeath in the Morglands. Young vampires need to prove themselves by passing various tests they call Camps...and the last one is Camp Stonetooth. If they can pass Stonetooth, they will be let into the vampire society, and young Boron, Talcen, and Ticcen are looking forward to their turn. But one of them has a secret: a dangerous treasure that could make them all rich once they get back.

Pen Kenders is a dishwasher in the Kingdom of Antacia, and he likes it that way. But on Blade Day, the unexpected happens. Pen is chosen to become the guardian of Tinea - the Mimic Blade - in an age-old ritual. No one knows why he is chosen, and no one knows what would happen if a guardian refused the call. Pen reluctantly accepts, not knowing the full consequences of his decision. Freeing the blade from its sheath, he unknowingly changes the course of the realm forever.

A prophetic event heralds the return of the black unicorn: a mythical beast banished by the gods, ages ago. Commander Rex and his team is summoned by King Lexam to investigate the cause of this strange event. The unlikely unicorn hunters don’t believe in the black unicorn at all, but when summoned by the king, you don’t say no.

The Government has sought to implement a new Network plan to eliminate traitors, secrets, and deceit. Willingly sacrificed, it also eliminated individuality. Soon, it became International Law to join the Network. Only a handful of rebels escape, hiding away. They have finally successfully removed one person from the Network. This is his story, his attempt to overthrow the Network and bring back individuality.

Kat Purrowells is an occult anthropologist. She thought she would be teaching what she knew at a local college, instead she was roped into working for a secretive government agency, P.N.I., Paranormal Investigations. There are murders in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California, Kat has been sent in to try and help catch these supernatural killers, but will the cost be her life?

One summer evening the quiet of the night is stripped away when a group of monsters attack a defenseless family, but they are quickly saved by three mysterious siblings with supernatural powers. This leads to a chain of events that will change the lives of these three siblings forever as they learn about what and who they really are.

I'm Leroy Mahoney, of Bartley and Mahoney's Investigation Agency. If you're dead and got a problem I am the one you go to see. My office is still parked on 34th and Main St. Being dead is a lot more dangerous than I was expecting. Beyond the veil, monsters are waiting to devour and entrap souls for eternity. The Guardians are there to protect the departed on their way to the afterlife. If a someone doesn’t cross over before they fade completely, they turn into a Shade. Until the dead can let go of their mortal lives and release their tethers, they can’t pass on. That’s where I come in.