The "Soldiers - Warriors" series of short stories continues with 2 more in “Soldiers Three - Warriors of Strength”. In the first two, we concentrated on the hardships that can plague soldiers while the second two were on how much courage it takes to perform their duties. The third set of stories are on how much strength a soldier needs, not only physically, but also mentally.The "Soldiers - Warriors" series of short stories continues with 2 more stories in “Soldiers Three”. While the first two stories were about “Warriors of Misfortune”, and the second two were on “Warriors of Courage”, the third two are about “Warriors of Strength”. In the first two I concentrated on the hardships that can plague soldiers while the second two are on how much courage it takes to perform their duties. The third stories are on how much strength a soldier needs, not only physically, but also mentally. Although the stories are set in the far future, the same staunch human spirit exists as it always will and to which we will always be forever grateful for.

A brand new series from the author of TIMERIDERS!Ellie Quin has escaped the tedium of life on her father's farm to the domed main city of her home world – New Haven. A noisy, colourful, over-crowded city filled with ditto-heads and limp-chiks, the dregs of society watching day-time sopa-drams on the toob. A place where crime is rife and a naive young woman can too easily become a victim and a statistic. But with the help of her new found friend and fellow cube-chik, Jez – street-smart, head strong and incredibly fregging foul-mouthed – there's a hope of a chance the pair can find a way off world.But will they find a way off world before a ruthless killer – hired by 'the Administration' to track down Ellie - finally zeroes in on her?

Sent to Serbia to investigate the murder of a colleague, a British secret agent is caught in a life-and-death struggle between the Communists and a band of underground Royalists called the White Eagles. A 1950s spy novel from the author of The Alexandria Quartet.

An Ancient Alien artifact falls into the hands of a sociopathic Nazi bent on world domination. Callously cruel and depraved he will stop at nothing to find the source of its power. Jack Cage is equally determined to stop him and in doing so rescue the women he loves and avenge the death of his mentor. In this epic battle of good and evil neither side can imagine the horrifying truth awaiting them.An Ancient Alien artifact falls into the hands of a sociopathic Nazi bent on world domination. To find the source of its power he must follow the clues left behind by a long dead legendary explorer. Callously cruel and depraved he will stop at nothing to reach his goal. Jack Cage is equally determined to stop him and in doing so rescue the women he loves and avenge the death of his mentor. To accomplish this task he must first survive demonic cannibalistic Indians, cut throat bandits, ferocious beasts, and the lethal Amazon jungle. In this epic battle of good and evil neither side can imagine the horrifying truths they will discover at the end of their journey. Chasing El Dorado is a thrilling ride. Its unique characters discover ancient mythical cities hiding truths that will change humanity forever. Follow along as they also discover personal truths that forever mold their future.

Agents 32 and 33 of the Psecret Psociety travel to Washington, DC for a simple passport renewal. However, a strange, meta-real adventure soon begins, and they quickly find out that they may not be the only ones moving the tokens on the game board. A 2500-word short story.Two brothers, both share a plantation where they grow seasonal crops. But one brother is sick of how the other squanders their money, with gambling and prostitutes. He finds out a secret he wasn't meant to know, so he does what he thinks needs to be done to solve the problem.

On an island in the Gulf of California, an intrepid young woman named Paloma carries a special legacy from her father—a deep understanding of the sea and a sixth sense about the need to protect it. Every day, Paloma paddles her tiny boat into the ocean and anchors over a seamount—a submerged volcanic peak sixty feet underwater that is clustered with spectacular sea animals and a wondrous web of marine life. It is there that an astonishing event takes place, when on one of her dives Paloma is shadowed by a manta ray—an animal so large it blocks the sun. She develops an extraordinary relationship with this luminous, gentle creature, but instinctively knows its existence is a secret she must fiercely protect. Benchley’s novel paints a poignant picture of humanity’s precarious relationship with the ocean, which unfolds alongside a heartrending story of familial bonds, often revealing that the ignorance of man is far more dangerous than the sea. Full of beauty, danger, and adventure, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez is triumphant—a novel to fall in love with.

When Jared Collins arrives in the kingdom of Teruvisa, he learns that he and two other newcomers have been entrusted with a mission to succeed where an entire civilization has failed. That’s a lot of responsibility for three twelve-year-olds who were practically thrown into this remarkable world of awesome technology and haven’t ever used a laris, seen a jobalich, or played ketauro ... yet.Since he was two years old, Jared Collins has been keeping a secret, so secret that he doesn’t even know about it. However, the time has come for his secret to be revealed.A series of events unfold, and he is transported to the kingdom of Teruvisa. After entering this remarkable world of awesome technology, Jared, together with two other newcomers his age, discover that they’ve been entrusted with a mission to succeed where an entire civilization has failed.That’s a lot of responsibility for three twelve-year-olds who haven’t ever used a laris, seen a jobalich, experienced hypertravel, played ketauro, or spoken Amatay ... yet.

Kei Salin has been watching young lives fall to faulty bureaucratic nonsense for decades and she's tired of it. She forces the hand of her superiors to remove her from the project. Before obtaining her reassignment,she takes a trip. One stop on her vacation forces her to reveal something she's denied for decades.Ever wonder why aliens don't visit Earth? Or what coffee a demon likes to drink? Or how bureaucracy could really screw up a grand space adventure? A Flash in the Pan? is a collection of speculative flash fiction and short stories that answers these questions and more.The collection includes the following speculative fiction stories:- Beware Antipodean Shores (50 words)- Shipwrecked (500 words)- The Gloriously Cunning Plan (500 words)- Make Mine a Macchiato (500 words)- Striking Twice (500 words)- In the Service of the Public (500 words)- The Devil Wears Ugly Shapeless Garments Covered in Dog Hair (500 words)- The Regersek Zone (500 words)- Hindsight is a Bitch (50 words)- Authentic Empathy (500 words)- Wefting the Warp (4,300 words)- Showdown (5,100 words)

Is murder a good deed? A private plane crashes in an African jungle. A filthy rich American survives, but is injured. A fellow countryman stumbles across him, recognizes him as a famous bigot who funds groups such as the KKK. Can he allow this man to continue living? His decision initiates our hero into a life of making a difference. Where will it end?An American traveling in Africa decides that it would be a good deed to execute a super-rich fellow countryman who has broken no law, but who has brought much sadness to the world. He is then hired by the man's widow to find her husband. He takes the job even though he has already dropped the body into a volcano. Later, he conspires with the widow to use the man's fortune for good works. He then encounters other opportunities to continue his good deeds with the CIA and rescuing a kidnapped couple imprisoned on a Hebrides island. Then there is the creation of a Las Vegas landmark! What if bodies accumulate? The good deeds endure.

A dark tale in every sense of the word. Some actions we take take little to no thought, and then there are those things we do which take more planning than anyone suspected.www.banocanut.comThis is free sample of a collection of legends and short stories from the world of The Serpent and the Unicorn. Strange, funny, sad, touching, varied are the tales found within.

Short on cash, PeeDee3 is freelancing and on the trail of an elusive time jumper with a price on his head. But the jumper knows he’s being tailed and his Coleco Edsel sling is armed and waiting for everybody’s least-favorite insectiod assassin. PeeDee3, Episode 3, Another Time Perhaps.PeeDee3, Season 1, Episode 3Short on cash, Peedee3 is freelancing and on the trail of an elusive time jumper with a price on his head. In order to collect his reward, the bug has to bring back at least fifty-one percent of the body, so PeeDee3’s normal, “Disintegrate now and you never need to ask a question,” tactics are not an option, making this mark a lot less fun and a lot more dangerous. For PeeDee3 things can, and usually do, get worse. It turns out the jumper knows he’s being tailed and his Coleco Edsel sling is armed and waiting for everybody’s least-favorite insectiod assassin. PeeDee3, Episode Three, Another Time Perhaps

As Nicholas arrives in the city and sets about finding the rebels, the Marshal is consolidating his trap, but it must be without the Drakken.Kyle Foster's summer starts off in an interesting way when he encounters a space object that crash-lands in the forest. Kyle goes off to investigate, and the UFO zaps him with incredible power. As the weeks go by, Kyle learns that he now has control of this power, and it changes everything, including his relationships with his best friends. On top of the usual worry of a teen, Kyle becomes aware that there is another UFO related to the first heading toward Earth. Kyle's caution proves true when the alien attacks, and on top of all of this, other humans are also taking an interest in Kyle, with their own ideas in mind for his power.

Imagine meeting the one, the person who takes your breath away, makes your heart skip, and leaves you weak, shaking with desire. Imagine losing them moments later. What would you do?Robert’s an ordinary guy, working his way across the known universe, living a hollow life. Then he meets her on Runalli-4 and everything changes.Imagine meeting the one, the person who takes your breath away, makes your heart skip, and leaves you weak, shaking with desire. Imagine losing them moments later. What would you do?Robert’s an ordinary guy, working his way across the known universe, living a hollow life. Then he meets her on Runalli-4 and everything changes.Join Robert as he quests through space and time, to the edge of existence and beyond seeking the woman who sparked the fires of true love in his heart, only to vanish moments later.Join Robert on Runalli-4.Reviews:“I read this while in a airport waiting for a flight and when they called us to the Gate, I was actually upset to put it down.”— Jaclyn R.“I didn’t want the story to end but it ended fantastically.”— Mars P.“The protagonist has a depth of character that unfolds throughout the yarn. The plot is intriguing and gripping, making this a one-sitting read; because you won’t want to put it down.”— Curtis LarsenAnd remember to stay on the lookout for more Science Fiction and Fantasy stories from Roland Byrd!

In Downtown, Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves, from the island's southern tip to 42nd Street, combining a moving memoir of his days and nights in New York with a passionate history of its most enduring places and people. From the Battery's traces of the early port to Washington Square's ghosts of executed convicts and well-heeled Knickerbockers; from the Five Points, once the most dangerous and squalid slum in America, to the mansions of the robber barons on "the Fifth Avenue"; from the Bowery of the 1860s, the vibrant heart of the city's theater world, to the Village of the 1960s, with its festival-like street life, this is downtown as we've never seen it before. Hamill weaves his own memories of Manhattan with the liveliest moments from its past, and points out the hints of that past living on in the city of today, fueling the ever-present nostalgia of its inhabitants.Hamill introduces us to the New Yorkers who have left indelible marks: Peter Stuyvesant and John Jacob Astor, Stanford White and George Templeton Strong, Edith Wharton and Henry James, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, W. H. Auden and Allen Ginsberg, Boss Tweed and Fiorello La Guardia, Jimi Hendrix and Thelonious Monk, and scores of others. And he takes us to the eateries, saloons, theaters, movie houses, bookstores, and street corners they, and he, once frequented, whether still standing or existing only in memory. Through the city's transformations, the pulse of Pete Hamill's brilliant voice melds with the pulse that drives New York, that mixture of daring, greed, anger, rebellion, hope, entrepreneurialism, and longing that never fades. Written by native son who has lived through some of New York City's most historic moments, Downtown is an extraordinary celebration of the magnificent, haunted place that Hamill continues to call home, and that people from all over the country and the world have come to call their own.