The Canceled Czech

      Lawrence Block
     The Canceled Czech

The second adventure of Evan Michael Tanner -- back in print!"The Canceled Czech" finds the sleepless adventurer on a mission to Czechoslovakia to liberate a dying man, who turns out to be a Nazi. For his troubles, he finds himself leaping from a moving train, tangling with an amorous blonde, and playing the role of a neo-Nazi propagandist. Just another typical work day in the life of "the thief who couldn't sleep".

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    Enchantress of Venus Dispelled

      Lee Brackett
     Enchantress of Venus Dispelled

An Erica Joan Stark story.Stark must cross the Seas of Venus to find a missing friend. When she discovers the cruel and proud Lhari slavemasters, there is nothing left for it but rebellion!A Gender Switch Adventure.When four Zurich Gnomes of the American Capitalist Church are kidnapped, Noodles and Botzi are summoned by Papa Speculatus III to his Basilica, the Golden Sucks Tower on Wall Street to go on a mission and save them. The missing Capitalist monsignors are the only ones who hold the codes to the multi-billion bullion stored in Swiss caves. Our boys can’t unravel teaser clues which they found, and as a last resort they enlist the brains of the famous Negative Detective, Professor Matto Pipistrello to explain what is going on. Alas, some serious murders cause a change in plans, and the Bio-Teks have to return to tell the Papa he too is in great danger. The anti-clutter reactor which Noodles invented has been stolen from the CERN laboratories in Switzerland and the ancient brotherhood of the Calamari, thought extinct, has surfaced with a vengeance, not only to annihilate Papa Speculatus III but also the whole Capitalist Church….But wait! -There’s more…..Who is Leonardo da Ladro? And what are chief Nazis Hermann Goering, Joseph Goebels, Heinrich Himmler and Albert Speer doing singing Wagnerian arrangements in the key of Hitler from the skies over Manhattan?

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    The Trestle

      Ben Woodard
     The Trestle

Tom craves danger—to forget. He persuades his cousin Will to walk across High Bridge, a single track railroad bridge with no railings. Danger follows them onto the track, and Tom has to make a deadly choice.Edar Moncrief: sorcerer and scholar extraordinaire. To the outside world, he is a peddler of love potions and wart remover – after all, one has to make a living. Behind closed doors, he is a dangerous and powerful sorcerer specializing in the laws and function of the mysterious energy known as manna.When he trips over a body in the streets of Elenia, he discovers that the corpse belongs to none other than an Arbiter, the mysterious wielders of the crystal swords rarely seen in his part of the world. The loss of life is his gain, though, when he finds the opportunity to examine the most precious and rare artifact in the world: the Arbiter’s heartblade.To his misfortune, that same opportunity brings him face-to-face with the spectre of death. Another Arbiter, D’Arden Tal, has found him, and believes he is responsible for the killing. Edar’s only hope is to find and catch a murderer in the streets of the most decadent and deadly city in the Old Kingdoms, before Tal declares him responsible and kills him instead…From the author of Elegy and The Corpse King comes this brand new novelette set in the dark fantasy world called Eisengoth, where dark and terrible things fill the night, and only the Arbiters possess the power to drive back the horrors that threaten to consume the world.

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    Drone Wars - Issue 1 - Secrets and L.I.E.S.

      William Hrdina
     Drone Wars - Issue 1 - Secrets and L.I.E.S.

Drone Wars is a wild new YA Dystopian Adventure series by William Hrdina (Author of Dhalgo and Agharta). In this, the first issue of a six-issue arc, we meet four brilliant teenagers: Evelyn, Jenna, Tasha, and Michelle, who are Secrets, an anti-drone revolutionary fighting force struggling to defeat Clint Fleener and his army of surveillance drones.Drone Wars is a wild new YA Dystopian Adventure series by William Hrdina (Author of Dhalgo and Agharta). In this, the first issue of a six-issue arc, we meet four brilliant teenagers: Evelyn, Jenna, Tasha, and Michelle, who are Secrets, an anti-drone revolutionary fighting force struggling to defeat Clint Fleener and his army of surveillance drones.Drone Wars is meant to be a 'bus book.' A long story that comes in bite sized chunks of 2500 words or less - about the time it takes to ride the bus to and from school. Or stock up on a whole run and take a road trip.

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    Paint My Heart the Color of Cherub

      Anthony Kohlmayer
     Paint My Heart the Color of Cherub

Angels have lived among us since we first existed. Join an average man, Jon, as he gives an account of the deeds of Cherubim, mighty angels of God, from the perspective of a mortal. Believe in miracles, all over again, and re-capture your childhood.Jon was an ordinary man...or so he thought. Cherubim, mighty angels of God, show up in his hometown of Blanchester, Ohio, and he began (by request of the cherubs) write an account of their many works. The account starts before the beginning of all creation, before even the creation of the Archangel Michael. Join, our writer, as the incredible works of the Mighty Cherubim of many worlds are told, from the point of view of a mortal. Stand in the presents of the Living God, or Stand with our heroes on the first world to achieve sentient life. Get to Know the most mysterious and most powerful of God's Servants, whom view themselves as EQUAL to mortals, no greater, or less important than anyone.Believe in miracles, all over again, and re-capture your childhood.

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    How's The Weather

      landonluke
     How's The Weather

A short story about a man in Poland who finds more than he was expecting."So what do you think that was all about?" Madeleine is the insurance underwriter supervisor and has worked with there as long as Elaine and friends with Shirley for those years. Elaane put up with but did not trust Madeleine. She wondered if she knew more than she let on."All about speaking in riddles. It could have been nice if we knew what he was talking about." Elaine was hoping to draw her you."I guess he figures, if the shoe fits, if too know what I mean." Madeleine was grinning suspiciously.

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    The Cabinet of Wonders

      Marie Rutkoski
     The Cabinet of Wonders

Petra Kronos has a simple, happy life. But it’s never been ordinary. She has a pet tin spider named Astrophil who likes to hide in her snarled hair and give her advice. Her best friend can trap lightning inside a glass sphere. Petra also has a father in faraway Prague who is able to move metal with his mind. He has been commissioned by the prince of Bohemia to build the world’s finest astronomical clock. Petra’s life is forever changed when, one day, her father returns home—blind. The prince has stolen his eyes, enchanted them, and now wears them. But why? Petra doesn’t know, but she knows this: she will go to Prague, sneak into Salamander Castle, and steal her father’s eyes back. Joining forces with Neel, whose fingers extend into invisible ghosts that pick locks and pockets, Petra finds that many people in the castle are not what they seem, and that her father’s clock has powers capable of destroying their world.

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    W pustyni i w puszczy. English

      Henryk Sienkiewicz
     W pustyni i w puszczy. English

In Desert and Wilderness (Polish: W Pustyni i w Puszczy) is a popular young adult novel by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1912. In Desert and Wilderness tells the story of two young friends, Stas Tarkowski and Nel Rawlison, kidnapped by rebels during Mahdi's rebellion in Sudan. W Pustyni i w Puszczy to popularna powieść dla dzieci i młodzieży autorstwa Henryka Sienkiewicza. Opowiada ona losy Stasia Tarkowskiego i Nel Rawlison, porwanych przez rebeliantów w Sudanie.Publikacja w dwóch wersjach językowych - po angielsku i po polsku.

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    Heir of the Blood King

      W.O. Cassity
     Heir of the Blood King

No one can escape their destiny in a world controlled by the Fates. Ancient prophecies are the means by which the gods maintain order. Whether pauper or king, each life becomes a pawn in a dangerous game of control, where moving pieces determines the course of all living beings.No one can escape their destiny in a world controlled by the Fates. Ancient prophecies are the means by which the gods maintain order. Whether pauper or king, each life becomes a pawn in a dangerous game of control, where moving pieces determines the course of all living beings. The Blood King’s sudden death in the night triggers a foreboding prophecy of dark times, as it is foretold that his unknown Heir would awaken to the dark magic of his blood and enslave the Eleven Kingdoms. Soldiers bring destruction to the countryside seeking the Heir Of The Blood King. Adam escapes the fires of the peaceful village of Riverside in the night when the soldiers laid waste to his adopted home. With his fate uncertain, the unskilled orphan must fight for his freedom against dangerous enemies who give pursuit as he searches for the answers to his past. Adam is also faced with the challenges of survival against the untamed wilderness and its dark denizens as he tries to avoid a destiny he does not want. “The Heir Of The Blood King will rise, this has been divined.” - Ancient prophecy of the Seering Council. “Heir Of The Blood King” is the first installment of the ongoing, action-packed, Young Adult fantasy, survival series, Adventures of Adam.

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    War

      David Halliday
     War

Two factions of children in separate schools find themselves at odds. One is humiliated but rises to take vengeance on the other. It was war. And the children loved it.Emily Moore never thought passion for antique jewelry would reveal a secret past, heritage to a hidden world, and the responsibility of securing a powerful amulet.With the glass people hot on her heels, Emily protects the amulet containing their stolen magic. If that isn’t enough, she must decide if she can trust David, her once abusive boyfriend and the only one to help secure the amulet.Along with Gabe and the Blackbirds, Emily searches for the fabled Pandora’s Lock—the only way to contain the glass people. Seeking the Alfheim’s and a renegade pirate’s wisdom, the Blackbirds discover Pandora’s Lock is something constructed—a portal, but something must lure them to their prison—bait—Emily’s amulet and a guiding light—David who was poisoned by his father and on the verge of transforming into a glass person.With Eutopia’s Wall nearly complete, Atlantis on the threshold of destruction, Emily holds everything on a slender chain—including bringing her mother back from the grasp of the glass people. In the end, Emily is faced with one final choice…live in the Eutopia—the world she came from, or Atlantis—the world she come to love.

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    The Santa Shop

      Tim Greaton
     The Santa Shop

Skip Ralstat is a man so steeped in grief that life seems no longer possible. After the death of his wife and child, Skip blames himself. He has given up his friends, his job, and even his home. Now, homeless, he survives on the mean streets of Albany. He knows he can't go on, that life must end. But will it? Come join Skip on his most unusual road to redemption.Skip Ralstat is a man so steeped in grief and despair that life seems no longer possible. After the death of his wife and child, Skip blames himself. He has given up his friends, his job, and even his home. Now, homeless, he survives on the mean streets of Albany. He knows it can't go on, that life must end. But will it?Come join him on his most unusual road to redemption. The salvation of one life...lies along this road.Let the healing from "The Santa Shop" begin.Come laugh and cry with “Maine’s Other Author”(TM), the master of emotional stories—Tim Greaton.

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    Superior

      Nicholas Antinozzi
     Superior

Shortly after his arrival up at the family cottage on Lake Superior, Stan Goobash watches in horror as a mammoth sinkhole opens in the middle of the lake. Moments later, the greatest of all the Great Lakes is nothing more than a memory. Stan vows to get to the bottom of this mystery.Shortly after his arrival up at the family cottage on Lake Superior, Stan Goobash watches in horror as a mammoth sinkhole opens in the middle of the lake. Moments later, the greatest of all the Great Lakes is nothing more than a memory. Like others, Stan is drawn across the dry lakebed to the circular chasm that has swallowed one tenth of the world's supply of surface freshwater. An avid skydiver, Stan quickly formulates a plan to get to the bottom of this mystery, or die trying. At the edge of the great sinkhole, Stan is joined by two others. They jump, but will soon learn that Lake Superior doesn't like to give up her dead.

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    The Arrow That Would Not Miss

      Matt Musson
     The Arrow That Would Not Miss

While rock climbing in the Smokies, Jeep Muldoon, "the boy who finds things", unearths an ancient relic of the Cherokee people. A friendly medicine man identifies the priceless ruby-tipped artifact as "The Arrow That Would Not Miss". Now Jeep and his pals must outwit shapeshifting Thunderbirds, a middle school bully, a Science Fair rival and raid the Cherokee Casino in their wildest adventure yet!While rock climbing in the Smokies, Jeep Muldoon, "the boy who finds things", unearths an ancient relic of the Cherokee people. A friendly Medicine Man identifies the priceless ruby-tipped artifact as "The Arrow That Would Not Miss". As a reward for their discovery, Jeep and his Pals are each visited by Animal Spirit Guides. And, things get even spookier when two ShapeShifting Thunderbirds come to town! Can Jeep and his must friends outwit their arch Science Fair rival, defeat the biggest bully in the county and discover the ShapeShifter's special agenda? The gang will is going to need a whole lot science and a big dose of Luck, in their latest paranormal adventure: The Arrow That Would Not Miss."Like the Mad Scientists Club for a new generation!" -- American HomeSchooler

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    Ambush

      Bernard Wilkerson
     Ambush

The enthralling saga of the Hrwang Incursion continues in Ambush, Episode 6. Humans struggle to fight back and Marine Lance Corporal Derek Temple finds the challenge almost too much. Eva continues to walk an increasingly difficult tightrope. Jayla’s squad launches an ambush while John Cathey finds himself the victim of an ambush of his own.In the sixth episode of Earth, Book One of The Hrwang Incursion, the stakes are higher for Eva as she tries to insinuate herself into the Lord Admiral’s inner circle. Other survivors prepare for war. Wolfgang’s newly found sniper skills are tested and 1804 learns the fateful outcome of its decision.Acting President Hollis takes an experimental rocket the aliens missed into orbit to discuss terms, while Stanley continues to feel helpless and stuck at Hearst.Don’t miss a single episode! Each one can be downloaded for free at www.smashwords.com.

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