Jim Marlow and his strange-looking Martian friend Willis were allowed to travel only so far. But one day Willis unwittingly tuned into a treacherous plot that threatened all the colonists on Mars, and it set Jim off on a terrfying adventure that could save--or destroy--them all! From the Paperback edition.

The year is 3149, and a vast paper destroying blight-papyralysis-has obliterated much of the planet's written history. However, these rare memoirs, preserved for centuries in a volcanic rock, record the strange life of a man trapped in a hermetically sealed underground community. Translated by Michael Kandel and Christine Rose.

The story of a single dad raising a daughter with little to no help.It is Christmas 1914. As Europe descends further into the Great War, Christopher Flyte is sent home in disgrace from his school. He returns to the sleepy English village of Alton. It is here that he meets the mysterious traveler, Bailey - a master storyteller who fills the boy's head with stories of King Arthur's time. The more Christopher hears, the more he suspects that Bailey's stories are more than just simple myths. Soon, Christoper is a pawn in a game that has been playing out for centuries....

Kristy and the club investigate a century-old mystery involving an heiress who disappeared with her fortune--a fortune that just might belong to Kristy.

Brand Jefferson, like many, knew High School was a scary place: Teachers, Homework, Jocks, Cheerleaders, Peer Pressure,many of the horrors of these establishments. Brand never figured during his second week at Harrison High he would have to survive ZOMBIES.In the royal household of Niahn'si Pohl, the lord's eldest son, Kan, has lived a life of privilege. He has had the best education, been groomed in the courtly arts, and set upon the path of leadership. Chosen by God and fate, he will one day rise to assume his father's throne in loyal support to their great emperor.But in a land where divine providence comes with equally giant stature and dominion over the great, shaggy giants that toil on the Komasaru plains, Kan senses that something is wrong. When one of the massive beasts, a tahn-chen, breaks into the family compound, Kan is forced to face some disturbing implications that cast a dark shadow over the foundation of his entire world.Cover art by Louis Frank.

This short story is about what might happen if magic really worked on an industrial scale. And it isn't pretty...This short story is about what might happen if magic really worked on an industrial scale. And it isn't pretty...The story features a married couple: the husband is a scientist while his wife believes in all sorts of magical stuff.Lots of people believe in magic, but I couldn't help thinking that if there was really anything in it, big industry and the military would be keenly interested in it for doing Big Stuff. As I said then, if Ford Motor Co could just 'magic' cars into existence, it would save them the trouble and expense of building a car factory and hiring workers.We have since learned that some decades ago the US military was inquiring into ESP for possible use in military intelligence. However it seems it didn't come to anything.This short story was previously published in the small - press fiction magazine ORION. Rights reverted to the author.

Driving home from a business trip, the author of this short story becomes stranded in a blizzard. He realizes that he's in this predicament due to his own bad decisions. But he also realizes that by making some good decisions, he can take what might have been a life-threatening ordeal, and turn it into a minor inconvenience.Set during the immediate aftermath of the Sandy Hook shootings, the father of a murdered girl retreats into his writing to escape the tragedy. As his story progresses, he realizes he may have a chance to create a better world for his daughter inside the pages of his fantasy novel.As a parent of a child the same age as those gunned down in Newtown, I wrote this as a way to explore my understanding of senseless violence and how our minds can cope with tragedy through art.

Bullets & Bonfires: A Novel

There's a killer lurking backstage at the last night performance of the Goose Meadow Bay Player's Halloween murder mystery. Can Kath keep the show running, the cast from drinking their way through the onstage drinks cabinet and the killer from taking the script literally? Murder and mayhem of the theatrical kind in this cozy mystery short read.The show must go on... but can it, when one of the actors has a cue to a kill?Backstage at the last night performance of the murder-mystery play "Bone Chiller," a real life killer is stalking the corridors of the theater.The Goose Meadow Bay Players' Halloween production has been declared an artistic success by enthralled audiences, but onstage and backstage the cast and crew are just a little bit bored. On the last night, one of the actors has a great idea to liven things up and everything seems harmless enough, but then an attempt is made on one actor's life. Not long after that, another goes missing.With the audience's laughter ringing in their ears, the cast are more intent on stardom than finding the potential murderer lurking amongst them. Can Kath keep the show running, the cast safe and make sure the killer sticks to the script?This is a cozy mystery short read in the Stage Door series.

Looking For Goats is the first of the four Dao Shi stories originally published in Black Gate magazine to much acclaim, featuring the charming conman and bogus exorcist who one day runs into much more than he bargains for...Dao Shi is not a bad man. Granted, he is a liar and a charlatan and a con-man, but aside from that he's not a bad man. He earns his living with mumbo-jumbo and magic tricks, convincing the gullible and superstitious that he is a master exorcist who can rid them of the demons and hungry ancestor-spirits that they blame for their bad luck, even though the closest Dao Shi has come to a ghost has been in his bad dreams after over-indulging at Mama Shen's. One day though, Dao Shi runs into much more than he bargained for…Looking For Goats is the first of the four Dao Shi stories originally published in Black Gate magazine to much acclaim, and sets in train events which result in Dao Shi being caught up in the treacherous politics of empire and war, and a series of life and death battles with demons, bandits, traitors and lawyers, in cities and boats and the dark sewers of the Underworld. Usually a firm believer that the best form of defence is cowardice, Dao Shi becomes a reluctant hero as he learns that the death of his son and his fellow-soldiers of the Mountain Eagles may hide a terrible secret that is connected with the fate of the Empire itself."You owe it to yourself to discover Rowan's fiction if you haven't already had the pleasure." (Jeff Vandermeer, two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award)"Rowan is a superlative writer, skilfully blending humor, evocative image, and just the right touch of pathos to keep the tension humming." (Sherwood Smith, TangentOnline)

Red is a short fairy tale about a boy who finds love in his back yard. Red is a frog that the boy kisses and becomes a beautiful woman. The girl he has been dreaming of since he left his house for school.Red is a story like that of the princess and the frog, but it's the boy and his frog. The man who lives through this fairy tale is telling the story. He grew up with two special friends, his dog, Puppy, and his frog, Red. He called the frog Red because he put a red line on its back so he could tell it apart from all the others. Red lived in the pond in the boys back yard. When the boy grows up and goes off to college he dreams about a beautiful woman with long red hair. He becomes obsessed with finding her, but never does. Until he comes home from school on break and finds his dream girl by the pond in his back yard. Of course after he kisses the frog.

Raised in a little fishing town, Cairo Goodridge instead opts for a bigger brighter future in the concrete jungle, New York City. Success surrounds him, but all good things have to come to an end. After the cruel hand of mother nature brings destruction and desolation to his new home. He is forced to survive in the new untamed twisted city, were being human just doesn't cut it any more!Part One in the Series Water Saga Sisters, Mabel and Tess, live in what remains of southern Appalachia, eking out an existence among a small group of villagers. Abandoned by their mother, Mabel has been left with the responsibility of raising her sister. Along with this obligation Mabel puts her own life on hold, never allowing herself to take the time to explore her own feelings and needs. This is the only life she has ever known. Then along comes Jack. The earth has become flooded by never-ending rains. No one knows when the rain started, it has just always been. There is a legend passed down by the elders of a land with blue skies. Every 2 years the leaders send out a scouting party in search of this legend. Does it exist or is it just a myth? No one knows, so far no one has ever returned. This book is novelette length. written in the serial format.

She was kidnapped not once but twice and now someone wants her dead. Bailey's mother suddenly dies and if Guy, the private investigator is to be believed, her life was a lie! Bailey travels back through a sketchy and dangerous past to find answers. Everyone has a story but who’s telling the truth? And who wants her dead? To discover the facts, she’ll have to untangle 30 years of lies and deceit.She was kidnapped not once but twice and now someone wants her dead because of it....Her life was a lie!Bailey knew her upbringing wasn’t normal but she’s worked hard to stabilize her life. At 29, she finally has a good business, a stable home; her life is miles from that of her childhood. Then suddenly her mother dies, leaving a gaping hole and a discovery that they may not even be related. If Guy, the private investigator is to be believed, her life is a lie. Using the skills she learned on the streets, Bailey travels back through a sketchy and dangerous past, to find answers. Dodging bullets, staying ahead of those who want her dead and convincing Guy she can do it alone, are making it difficult to discover not only the secrets of her mother’s past but that of a family claiming she is theirs. Everyone seems to have a story... but who’s telling the truth? And who wants her dead? Is Guy part of the solution? Or part of the problem? To discover the facts, she’ll have to untangle a web of deceit, lies, and secrets, dating back over thirty years.But can she do it in time.....

An average guy and his alien, mind-controlling amoeba must save the world from an invasion of Foosball-playing lizardmen. Using chicken nuggets.On a near-future Earth, humanity is still rebuilding from the failed invasion of the Puppeteers, a mind-controlling, amoeba-like race of creatures that tried to take over “for their own good.” Suddenly, a race of aggressive, Foosball playing, chicken nugget eating lizards muscle their way through dimensional portals all over the planet in a bid for world domination. It’s up to Mike, an average guy, and his Puppeteer side kick, a blob who is “fed up with the way that human/Puppeteer contact was handled,” to repel the lizards while Humanity still controls the Universe foosball championship, and the world chicken nugget supply is safe.

Marked for Damnation, Book 1 in the Protector's of the Light series, tells the story of Nicole Lambert, a small-town girl with a troubled past. When mysterious disappearances and brutal killings begin multiplying in number near her home, she suspects her charismatic new boyfriend might be hiding something sinister from her.His dark past is soon revealed to her as well as her own secret identity.Marked for Damnation, Book 1 in the Protector's of the Light series, tells the story of Nicole Lambert, a small-town girl with a troubled past. When mysterious disappearances and brutal killings begin multiplying in number near her home, she suspects her charismatic new boyfriend might be hiding something sinister from her.His dark past is soon revealed to her as well as her own secret identity. As the darkness closes in, she finds herself in the ultimate struggle for survival as she fights to save her soul from eternal damnation.

Shapeshifting can be a beautiful and deadly secret. Gwen hasn’t even told the truth to her boyfriend, Zack, who she hopes will be the boy to take her virginity. When a pack of werewolves claims the national forest behind her house as their territory, the tensions in town escalate—into murder. Can Gwen find the killer before he finds her, or will her identity be the death of her?Shapeshifting can be a beautiful and deadly secret. Gwen craves the forbidden rush of leaping from her bedroom window and transforming into an owl, but she could lose it all if anyone caught her. Most Americans don’t exactly roll out the welcome mat for Others. In the small town of Klikamuks, Washington, coming out as a person with paranormal abilities means staring down the barrel of a shotgun. Gwen hasn’t even told the truth to her boyfriend, Zack, who she hopes will be the boy to take her virginity.When a pack of werewolves claims the national forest behind Gwen’s house as their territory, the tensions in Klikamuks escalate—into murder. Prejudice slows the police investigation. It doesn’t take Gwen long to realize a serial killer is targeting Others. On the hunt for clues, she meets Tavian, a sexy Japanese fox-spirit who rivals Zack and challenges her to embrace her shapeshifting. Can she find the killer before he finds her, or will her secrets be the death of her?