We come now to Volume 3 of the ambitions Edgeworks program, in which White Wolf and its Borealis Legends imprint continue to release damned near every book ever written by Harlan Ellison. And this time, in yet another gigantic volume featuring two complete Ellison titles, we combine a major collection of his incomparable, troublemaking, uncompromising, confrontational essays, plus a foreword by award-winning author Robert Crais, with a rare, previously unavailable (except in a $100 very limited edition) publication of Harlan Ellison's Movie, the full-length feature film he created when a producer at 20th Century-Fox said to him, "If we gave you the money, and no interference, what sort of movie would you write?" Well, that producer is not only no longer at 20th, he left the whole entire venue of moviemaking after Harlan Ellison's Movie was seen by the Suits at the studio. There's no use even trying to describe what this film is about, except to confirm the long-standing rumor that it contains a scene in which a 70-foot-tall boll weevil chews and swallows an entire farmhouse and silo on camera. (It's Scene 33C.) What you might want to do, if you have a moment before carrying this swell book to the cash register up front, is to grab the book clerk who filed Edgeworks 3 in with the crappy Star Trek novelizations and all those dumb books with unicorns lifting their legs to pee golden on an elm tree, and say to that clerk, "You really ought to cross-file this lovely volume with Current Affairs or Pop Culture or Essays or Film of Books About Movies." Because if they've got it in a section that employs the letter "s" and "f"--well, that's just the behavior of zombies.

A tortured warrior and a peace-loving counselor battle to protect Second Earth against a powerful dark force… He thwarted connection of any kind… Fearing that his newly emerged grayle power will kill innocent ascenders, Samuel Daman struggles to keep his distance from beautiful Vela Stillwell. But the breh-hedden has struck and her light floral scent tears at his restraint. When the enemy draws them both into the darkening, a place of secret travel for Third ascenders, will Samuel learn to control his power, or will he destroy what he desires most? She hid from grief… Vela Stillwell wanted a new life, away from Militia Headquarters, away from the reminder of all she’d lost when her husband died five years earlier. Seeking a more reclusive occupation, she finishes her last day of work only to have Samuel Daman and the infamous breh-hedden sweep through her life. Though trying to disconnect from her new emerging power and from Samuel, the call of the darkening pulls Vela into an adventure that both terrifies her, yet reveals the truth about her deepest desires. Will she succumb to the breh-hedden, or will her fears prevent her from living life to the fullest?

What You See - In an ancient cemetery, travel writer Jade MacGregor’s tour of a Scottish tomb is marred by a terrifying attack that leaves her surrounded by corpses drained of blood. A year later, back home on a shadowy French Quarter street, she glimpses the oddly compelling stranger she met that day. Coincidence—or is it something far more disturbing? Could Kill You - Surrounded by her friends and engrossed in her work, Jade should feel secure. But then new bodies start showing up, and somebody is dogging her every move. Somebody who knows what she saw on that long ago afternoon among the gravestones and mausoleums. Somebody who will try to rescue her from the undead waiting to make her one of them.

When Erion’s son is kidnapped by the evil vampire Cruen, Erion vows to stop at nothing to find his hideaway—including intercepting the traveling party of Cruen’s beautiful bride-to-be. But instead of a vulnerable caravan, Erion is met by a feral band of female demons that includes Hellen, the bride—a creature of dark magic and darker passion. Though the safety of his son is foremost, Erion can’t deny his unexpected connection to Hellen—inflaming a manic desire as primal as it is irresistible. As their bond intensifies, they move toward an inevitable and terrifying battle. With time running out, Erion realizes he must not only find and rescue his son but protect Hellen from Cruen and the underworld forces waiting to destroy her for her betrayal.

In this fourth book of the Wicked Witch, Hilda and William have to take on a witch called Zelda. A magical battle is unavoidable...For fans of Robert E. Howard, David Gemmell, and Raymond E. Feist, here is a new story of sword and sorcery. Banished for fifteen years, the wandering knight Mazael Cravenlock returns home at last to the Grim Marches, only to find war and chaos. His brother plans a foolish and doomed rebellion. His sister hopes to wed a brutal and cruel knight. The whispers speak of living corpses that stalk the night, of demons that lurk in darkness, and a sinister snake-cult that waits in the shadows. Yet Mazael's darkest enemy waits elsewhere.Within his own tainted soul...First published in 2005 from Gale/Five Star, now updated and revised in a new electronic edition.PRAISE FOR DEMONSOULED:“…action-packed, fast-moving tale…a solid debut novel…”-Fantasy Book Spot“a gripping account of one man’s battle against both inner and external demons, and I would recommend it to anyone who desires an action-packed story riddled with twists . . . ”-Sffworld.com“Jonathan Moeller has written an epic fantasy in its classic form that all lovers of fantasy will embrace.”-Love Romances“Jonathan Moeller will definitely capture the attention of many with DEMONSOULED, a suspenseful fantasy novel that is not to be missed.”-Romance Reviews Today“Here’s a fantasy adventure with plenty of thrills and chills. After a gap of many years, a hardy warrior and his companions return to their homeland. One of them discovers that his sister has been kidnapped and that his brother is plotting an ill advised rebellion against a less than sterling local ruler. Throw in some malevolent magic including a small army of reanimated corpses, a secretive plot, lots of derring do, a sinister mystery, and a magical assault that threatens to turn our hero into an instrument of evil. Exciting, occasionally surprising, with readable prose and a diverse set of characters. What more could you ask?”-Don D’ammassa

A weekly game of cards draws an unusual tale as a stranger joins Elliott's game and wins with Aces and Eights, a Dead Man's Hand. Elliott's rage grabs hold of him dragging him through town on a hunt for revenge. How will Elliott respond to the hand which fate has dealt?Once again those of us who don't conform to society take to the high seas. They're still robbing from the rich, with monkey sidekicks, swords and swashbuckling adventures.A humorous social commentary with a bit action.

ChiarOscuro is an online fantasy series being published at https://chiaroscuroseries.wordpress.com/. In an alternate world where humanity is just discovering it's full potential after being setback five millenia ago, the darkness that once threatened humanity has returned and now a select few in this world, whether willingly or unwillingly, will play a role in keeping humanity's flame burning.ChiarOscuro Episode One Flame In The Dark (Words 5,314) Ten years have past since the whole Decabia-Omion conflict and a soldier of the now conquered province of Omion is lost in some late night reading, reading on legends of the past. After finishing his passage, he decides to try and get some rest but his night has only just begun...SERIESChiarOscuro is an ongoing online fantasy series being published at https://chiaroscuroseries.wordpress.com/. Taking place in an alternate world where humanity is just discovering it's full potential after nearly being brought to extinction five millenia ago, the darkness that once threatened humanity has returned, seemingly with the intention to finish what they failed to do 5,000 years ago. ChiarOscuro is made up of 'Books' each one containing an Episode (these normally span a week or two) and a chapter is released throughout the duration of an episode. The official site will be the first place to find the newly released chapters at first, as well as extra pieces that delve deeper into the lore, world and characters of ChiarOscuro and once the Episode has concluded, it will be shortly be available as a single 'Book' to read in full.So follow a small select few in this time where the world's and humanity's certain is uncertain and travel with them to meet many different cultures, people, beliefs, customs through deserts, mountains, the city of nine walls and even the parts of the world the human eye cannot see...SERIES SUMMARYTaking place in a world where at the dawn of human civilisation, a catastrophe struck nearly bringing humanity to extinction and close to forever changing the world as we know it.They called them Demons, twisted, ruthless creatures with no seemingly other drive than to conquer all those weaker than them as they were the strongest and fittest and Earth seemed close to falling into the hands of these strange beings, who came to our world with no warning and legends speak of skies literally tearing open as Demons invaded our world.However, humanity as it always seems to do, fought back and though most of the people living at that time were forever lost, the Demons were defeated, the remaining leaving this world or scattered as they fled the humans only hours before they had been slaughtering mercilessly.It’s been 5,000 years since those events, though many dismiss the tale as legend and humanity has only recently started picking up again, there have been some strange reports recently across Aludin and with the mysterious Decabia to the east, the era of peace may soon be coming to the end and new heroes will have to answer the call to defend humanity’s flame once again, as they did so 5,000 years ago.

Star's father banishes her to another world, similar to her own but with minor differences. Star begins her journey to find a way back to her world. Will she find what she seeks? Star is a stubborn child. All of her life, Star has been used to compressing her emotions to keep her magic under control. During her journey, Star learns how complex emotions really can be. Most importantly, love.A Fire Emblem FanFicThe Dark Magician Girl Book 1"The world surrounding me fades away into darkness. My father's voice slowly disappears. His touch is no longer there. I hear nothing. I feel nothing. I see nothing. I feel my mind descending into darkness and my mind slowly being consumed. It feels as though it is an eternity. I start to feel less and less, then my emotion is completely gone. I remember nothing.I open my eyes. I see nothing. The edges of my vision are red and fuzzy. There is a black figure standing before me, and is smiling with a shrieking laughter filling the air.'There you are, my child,' "~The Dark Magician Girl~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Contains Fire Emblem Characters and my OCs in a Fire Emblem WorldStar's father banishes her to another world, similar to her own but with minor differences.Star begins her journey to find a way back to her world. Will she find what she seeks?Star is a stubborn child. All of her life, Star has been used to compressing her emotions to keep her magic under control. During her journey, Star learns how complex emotions really can be.Most importantly, love.Will she learn to control her emotions? Or will she be lost in the alternate realm forever?

When the Simpson family moves to Plymouth, Teacher Trinity finds herself drawn into the center of a raging national storm. “Do the Ten Commandments have a place in public education? Do they represent absolute truth or are they merely the delusions of religious fanatics?” Sinister forces rage as Miss Trin is forced to not only defend absolute truth, but must try and save her job in the process.“But Edith never allowed Gary to have the final word in any argument. She yanked the blankets up over her shoulders and turned on her side away from her husband mumbling, 'Christians! What idiots! Anyone who actually believes some imaginary god tells them how to live has no business teaching future generations of this country. The sooner this myth is expelled from public education, the better. And I’ll work to make that happen whether you like it or not, Gary Simpson! And good night yourself!'"*************Trinity Woodard had taught fifth graders for years in her home town of Plymouth, Wisconsin. The hallmark of her success rested upon her Christian faith and a conviction that God had made every child precious. She believed God had gifted each one with unique skills to accomplish His loving plan for their lives. She was proud to be numbered among a dwindling group of public education instructors who still believed that only by following God’s ways could a child find real joy and fulfillment in life.But when atheist Gary Simpson, a high-powered attorney, and Edith his wife, an ambitious newspaper reporter, move to town and enroll their son, Derrick, into Ms. Woodward’s class, Trin’s life is turned upside down. As sinister forces wage war against the display of the Ten Commandments in her classroom and challenge its claim to represent absolute moral truth, Trinity is drawn into the center of a raging national battle. Facing powerful human conspiracies, invisible demonic plots, visible angelic interventions and divine decrees, Miss Trin must not only fight to save her job, but finds herself called upon to publicly defend ultimate truth itself. Like all stories found in the Divine Commissions series, Stone of Truth draws back the thin veil separating the physical world from this eternal, spiritual realm allowing readers a glimpse into the world of angels and demons. Readers will discover God’s heart of love for rebellious man and see His redemptive plan in motion. They will gain insight into both the power and limits of the Devil and his demons. Readers will also come to understand how to stand against such forces of evil and how holy messengers of light intervene to assist according to the will of God Almighty.Christian parents will appreciate the redemptive messages woven throughout each of the Divine Commission adventures, as themes challenge young readers to personally apply biblical truths to their own, every-day moral dilemmas. And by joining the online community of readers on the Divine Commissions blog, readers have a chance to share their evangelistic insights with other online readers, thereby reaching others with the good news of God’s love and plan for all people. Stone of Truth is Volume II in the Christian fantasy series, Divine Commissions, chronicling the heavenly adventures of Eli and Jasmine, Servants of the Most High God.

Trackers: This is a story set in a Post Apocalyptic World. I could have just written a story about primitive cave people but I wanted the option of a cannon or a submachine gun being introduced. I wanted to try a story without zombies as the primary threat.Trackers: This is a story set in a Post Apocalyptic World. I could have just written a story about primitive cave people but I wanted the option of a cannon or a submachine gun being introduced. I wanted to try a story without zombies as the primary threat. Life without the conveniences we have come to accept as necessary to everyday life would be threatening enough. Fighting competing survivors as well as nature without falling back into a feudal system would be near impossible. As a survivalist I guess I feel copper jacketed lead is a better investment than gold.

Serena is haunted by memories of the night that changed her life, the night of the outbreak.Gabriel wants to find out everything about Serena, and feels a sort of attraction to this mysterious girl. While he is watching her, his family goes on two separate missions to find food and a save haven where they can start a new, better life.A small slice of everyday life for a girl living in a silent city.I had the idea for this story kicking around in my head for about a year or so. After the NYC Midnight competition I felt like writing another short piece, so I went ahead and finally wrote it. No prompts or anything.

When Samosa Green learns that Stone, a fellow student at the local college is a genie, she does not believe him until he convinces her she is his Marked One, bound to receive unlimited wishes forever.But their bond brings them incredible joy and a dark, twisted fate neither one could have seen coming.His name is Stone and he is a genie. Not like the funny cartoon genie, but a well built, sexy entity designed to grant wishes to anyone.There is a catch. His Marked One is out there somewhere and she is the only one who will receive unlimited wishes.When Samosa Green meets Stone, she is down on her luck and is suffering from an illness no one knows about. When she bonds with him, it is like nothing either has ever experienced before. It is undefined. Strange.Daring and incredibly hot.But their bonding has invited a horde of trouble and it will require a power neither have relied on in ages.Love.*This book has been republished under a different name, with a brand new cover and is Book 1 in the Mark of Fortune Series.

The penultimate volume in Tad Williams's first epic fantasy series since his bestselling Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. With King Olin imprisoned and Prince Kendrick slain, the royal twins Barrick and Briony have been forced to flee their homeland. But both families and nations can hide dark and terrible secrets. Even if Barrick and Briony survive learning the astonishing truths at the heart of their own family and of Southmarch itself, they must find a way to reclaim their kingdom and rescue their home-from traitors, tyrants, a god-king, and even the angry gods themselves.

Past and present collide on the high seas when Clare and Allie hurtle back in time once more in a perilous attempt to retrieve Marcus Donatus—Allie’s blast-from-the-past crush—and put an end, once and for all, to the Time Monkey Shenanigans. But when Clare and Allie unexpectedly find themselves temporal stowaways on a Roman warship full of looted Celtic gold, sailing straight for the heart of a magic-fuelled maelstrom, there’s not much they can do but hang on for the ride—and hope Milo can tap into the Druid lore trapped in his genius brain to help bring them home, before it’s too late. The only thing that’s going to save Clarinet Reid and Allie McAllister now is if they join forces with old enemies, new loves … and unexpected friends.

Into the fire! The first Earth Girl prequel novella featuring Jarra. Only the handicapped live on Earth. While everyone else uses interstellar portals to travel between hundreds of colony worlds, 17-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to save her life, abandoned by her parents to be raised a ward of Hospital Earth, she lives a regimented life in one of their impersonal residences. Tortured by the knowledge the stars are forever out of her reach, Jarra dreams of learning to fly a plane so she can at least make the skies of Earth her own. She gets her chance to become a qualified pilot, but learning to fly turns out to be far more difficult and dangerous than she imagined, sending her into a literal trial by fire. EARTH AND FIRE is a prequel novella, set in the distant future of the Earth Girl trilogy (Earth Girl, Earth Star, and Earth Flight). Note that the first two chapters of EARTH AND FIRE have appeared as the title story in the EARTH 2788 short story collection. The other fifteen chapters are entirely new.