A man who is expanding his life by 160 assisted by the shield is a human being, hero, prey, zombie and Grand Alpha.Do you still want to live longer than you have given?Think about it.A death of the future.Now the news on grand alpha seemed to be normal. They were causing accidents, getting cancer from increasing the shield doe, and the canser is fatal since it doesn't occur in one or two places but the entire body. 100% of grand alphas are reported to die if they get cancer.Finally I became a zombie.

Perfect for old fans and new readers alike, High Stakes (Wild Cards) delves deeper into the world of aces, jokers, and the hard-boiled men and women of the Fort Freak police precinct in a pulpy, page-turning novel of superheroics and Lovecraftian horror. After the concluding events of Lowball, Officer Francis Black of Fort Freak, vigilante joker Marcus "The Infamous Black Tongue" Morgan, and ace thief Mollie "Tesseract" Steunenberg get stuck in Talas, Kyrgyzstan. There, the coldblooded Baba Yaga forces jokers into an illegal fighting ring, but her hidden agenda is much darker: her fighters' deaths serve to placate a vicious monster from another dimension. When the last line of defense against this world weakens, all hell breaks loose, literally.... The Committee in New York sends a team of aces to investigate. One by one, each falls victim to evil forces--including the dark impulses within themselves. Only the perseverance of the most unlikely of heroes has a chance of saving the world before utter chaos erupts on Earth. Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin, High Stakes features the writing talents of Melinda M. Snodgrass, John Jos. Miller, David Anthony Durham, Caroline Spector, Stephen Leigh, and Ian Tregillis.

After being thrown out the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writer Allen Carpentier wakes to find himself at the gates of hell. Feeling he's landed in a great opportunity for a book, he attempts to follow Dante's road map. Determined to meet Satan himself, Carpentier treks through the Nine Layers of Hell led by Benito Mussolini, and encounters countless mental and physical tortures. As he struggles to escape, he's taken through new, puzzling, and outlandish versions of sin--recast for the present day.

The series continues... Attorney Patrick Sullivan's impulsive decision to unionize the Beacon Ridge sims is wreaking havoc on all areas of his life -- personal, social, and professional. Everyone except his sim clients seems to have turned against him. With his back against the wall, Patrick is about to call it quits when help arrives from an unexpected quarter: a beautiful and mysterious woman named Romy Cadman appears in his office with an offer he can't refuse. And then, just when Patrick thinks things might be looking up, he learns that someone is out to kill him. Can it get any worse? Tragically, yes...

When a slightly mad robot drunk on AC, wants you to join an experiment in optimum ecology--don't do it! After all, who wants to argue like Disraeli or live like Ivan the Terrible? Celebrated playwright Nicholas Martin didn’t read the small print in his Hollywood options contract. Now he’s facing five years of servitude to a conceited director named Raoul St. Cyr, who’s taken a thoughtful play about Portuguese fishermen and added dancing mermaids. When it seems the plot has changed to include a robot from the future Nicholas looses all hope, but this robot may be just what he needs to win his freedom. The Ego Machine was first published in the May, 1952 issue of Space Science Fiction magazine.

A disgraced archeologist finds the tomb of an ancient Egyptian sorceress.Making peace with the world, sooner or later most of us have to. But how? For Ian Mac Bride, his way begins almost accidentally when, in 1909, he watches a fly-casting tournament in New York's Central Park, and begins to dream of becoming a great fly caster. But soon Ian experiences personal tragedy, and then is appalled by the unexpected slaughter of World War I. He retreats into the world of fly fishing and fly casting, and meets unforgettable anglers like: Doc, a Civil War veteran, who tells how, after he enlisted in return for drinking money, he was unexpectedly changed by the horror of war; Izzy, a mysterious immigrant, who, in his way, teaches Ian perhaps the most important lesson of long-distance, fly casting; and George M. L. La Branche who, though torn by self-doubt, writes the book that revolutionizes fly fishing. And so, these anglers help change Ian's hopes and values. Though his father questions his courage, Ian decides to become a teacher instead of a lawyer, and moves near the beautiful Beaverkill River, the birthplace of fly fishing in America. But tragedy still follows him. Torn by grief, he curses the world and loses faith in it until, almost by accident, he finds a way to come to terms. How? The answer will surprise you. "A maverick and memorable book." - Nick Lyons, author Spring Creel“I simply enjoyed the heck out of it." - Eric Peper, coauthor, Fly Fishing The Beaverkill "An unforgettable cast of characters." - Jim Witty, Bend Bulletin"The novel is well-written, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and highly recommend it whether you're a fly fisher or not." - John Pitarresi, Utica Observer-Dispatch “An engaging tale of a young man coming of age." - Lee Murdock, Fly Fish Magazine."A compelling novel that describes one fly caster's search for personal peace." - Bill AuCoin, the Aucoin Report “Great book Mr. Kadish!” - Bill Anderson, Trout Waders.

From the author of the bestselling 'Night's Dawn' trilogy, a novella and six stories set in the same brilliantly realised universe.

Eve started to laugh. She was standing in her home of the past decade, an airship that might as well be dead. The only way she could get it functional again was to make it back to the colony, across sand-pits that could swallow her whole, and then get the neural processor back from Tadeusz before it starved to death.Eve started to laugh. She was standing in her home of the past decade, an airship that might as well be dead. The only way she could get it functional again was to make it back to the colony, across sand-pits that could swallow her whole, and then get the neural processor back from Tadeusz before it starved to death, and before the algae in the in the airship's oxygen recyclers and fuel-cells starved.From somewhere inside her there came a deep swell of emotion, and she screamed. Some of it was from the loss of her husband. Some of it was fear of these terrible people. Some of it was just anger. But most of it was a nameless emotion, something primal, the feeling that an animal might have, when after being chased into a corner, it turns to attack its predator. That emotion when not only does it need to fight, but a switch in its mind has been thrown and now it wants to fight.

A Collection of 50 Flash-fiction stories by Michael Drake. Each story is exactly 300 words in length. Mostly science fiction, fantasy or fractured fairy tales.A Collection of 50 Flash-fiction stories by Michael Drake. Each story is exactly 300 words in length. So you always know what you are getting into. Mostly science fiction, fantasy or fractured fairy tales (you may find yourself going back to the original fairy tales to get all the references). You'll find adventure, comedy and drama. Standing in line, sitting on the bus, on a lunch break or just need to kill some time, these stories are perfect for those who only have a few minutes at a time to read but want a story, in a flash.

Lexa doesn't know what way to turn. She only wants one thing, but will she sell her soul to evil to get it? This is a short story set in the Phoenix Rising world. Check it out before Phoenix Rising release April First.It had been ages…well…years since Eddy Tall had visited his cottage on Lake Of Mists…Too long in fact…Not since Sarah died…oh some six or so years earlier. When Eddy awoke from a night’s sleep that morning he decided the time was perfect to drive up to the cottage once more. Maybe he would get a sense of his beloved wife there because the cottage was where they were the most happy during their 55 years as Mr. and Mrs. Tall. It had been their hide-away from the world of business, family and a crowd of friends that were more interested in…well…That didn’t matter anymore. Eddy had locked all that out when none of those friends took the time to see Sarah off into the nether reaches of the afterlife….where-ever that was.

Hayu tale of the Zeskaya the immortal alien species as told by Dictator to Torrin the DrainerThe last thing on prince Xander's mind was becoming king. He'd much rather explore the world, make new discoveries. Unfortunately, he gets his wish in ways he hadn't imagined. Upon Saphora's return, he finds himself infatuated with the idea of visiting Earth. And so he does. But what he finds is unexpected. Seems like someone's found use for Saphora even in her absence. And it looks like people are lining up to get a taste of it. But what does that mean for Earth? With him being called back for the war on Athena, what will Xander do to save his newly beloved planet?

Pel has a story to tell. There's the girl who grew up destitute, addicted, single mother to a son she can't protect; the father who left the family, then disappeared; the old family friend, angel and demon both; the Dandelion Knight. But why tell it tonight, before a crowded theater in a city under siege? DISPATCH FROM A COLORED ROOM is a companion novella to THE DANDELION KNIGHT.Pel has a story to tell. There's the girl who grew up destitute, addicted, single mother to a son she can't protect; the father who left the family, then disappeared; the old family friend, angel and demon both; the Dandelion Knight. But why tell it tonight, before a crowded theater in a city under siege? A companion novella to THE DANDELION KNIGHT.

The Fan Man is a comic novel published in 1974 by the American writer William Kotzwinkle. It's told in the 1st-person by the narrator, Horse Badorties, a down-at-the-heels hippie living a life of drug-fueled befuddlement in New York City c. 1970. The book is written in a colorful, vernacular "hippie-speak" & tells the story of the main character's hapless attempts to put together a benefit concert featuring his own hand-picked choir of 15-year-old girls. Horse is a somewhat tragic, tho historically humorous, character with echoes of other famous characters in popular culture such as Reverend Jim Ignatowski of Taxi fame. In his inability to follow anything thru to completion he displays symptoms of attention-deficit disorder tho this could equally be drug-induced. His defining characteristic is his joy in renting or commandeering apartments which he fills with street-scavenged junk articles until full to bursting he moves on to his next "pad". The name "fan man" is a reference to another of his traits; the collecting of fans of all shapes & sizes.

In a future where the soul exists and is bound to the body with a force called shockhaven, Havenists are those who have learned to control their own shockhaven. Katelin is a young woman who knows nothing about any of this. But after taking in a strange boy, she's getting a crash course in all of it. But the boy had to come from somewhere and someone must be looking for him.Many years have passed since mankind found out that humans were the descendants of the original creators of the universe, and the galaxy has become a strange place indeed. Men can become gods, demons, and the soul exists. What's more is that the soul is bound to the body by a static electric field called shockhaven. The people who can use this field like an extension of their bodies are called havenists. Mankind quickly learns that the power of this field is more powerful than any other power source. When the galactic government begins to fear the immortals they make a human weapon capable of wiping them out.Katelin is a young woman who's life is changed forever when one act of kindness brings the greatest weapon in the known galaxy into her home. Join her as she learns the strange truths about the galaxy.

Years after the fall of society, one man tracks a dangerous beast through the wilderness. On this cold Winter's day, he fights for his very life, as memories of the world before The Fall continue to remind him of what he lost. How can he endure when all he knew was taken from him? What hope can he cling to when even the laws that govern life and death have been turned upside-down?A beast straight from a nightmare stalks the woods outside the last compound on Earth. A lone hunter stalks the monster with bow and arrow, hoping to kill it before it attacks his colony of survivors.Years after the bombs fall and the world as we knew it ceases to be, a single survivor finds himself in the battle of his life in this tense thriller by Eli Taff, Jr.The hunt is only the beginning, however, as the survivor must also cope with his memories of the world that used to be, and the question of survival in this new world. This hopeless future where walls and the courage of good men are the only things standing between the last vestiges of order and civilization, and the madness of the world after The Fall.This is a Story Shot, a short story written to be read and enjoyed quickly.