Twenty years after the end of the world, the earth is a desolate, alien place. For Willard and his people, their bunker has provided everything they've needed over the past decades; but now it's time to strike out into the unknown and rebuild civiliz...
Who is Mercer? Coyote. Soul Smuggler. A body-hopping, phantasmal anti-hero. A disenfranchised spirit doomed to inherit the earth, cursed by both Heaven and Hell. An enemy of God, but no friend of the devil. Soul Smuggler collects 9 Mercer tales: "...
A detective with a price on his head. An invisible criminal with nothing to lose. The vault door never opened. The bank went into lockdown in less than a minute. Yet the security footage was unmistakable: a hundred silver b...
Out of Time collects two un-timely tales:"One More Tuesday" - Josef finds himself trapped with only one way out-and a life or death decision once he discovers how to free himself."Leap Day" - Joan experiences a time distortion in her own apartment, a...
This volume collects all 9 weird western stories in the Coyote Cal Adventure Series, including:"Fool's Gold" - In this thrilling tale from yesteryear, Coyote Cal and Big Yap encounter their most challenging adversary yet: a Portuguese wizard able to ...
Dahlia, the last human child, has been summoned to a banquet in her honor by the Elders of the great council. Her escort, Brawnstone the trollgre, must carry her through the dangerous ruins of a human city, deep into the abandoned warehouse district ...
A detective with no way out. A telepath with something to prove... Charlie Madison has seen more than his share of war. When he stops by the 37th precinct late one night to check on his old friend Sergeant Douglass, the place is as quiet as a morgue...
In a city run by a powerful mobster, nobody wants to play the hero. Private investigator Charlie Madison just wants to pay the rent. When a little girl goes missing and no ransom demand is made, Madison takes the case. Time isn't on his side. After...
A woman stalked by her double. A detective in over his head. In a city where the cops are on a mobster’s payroll, private investigator Charlie Madison stands in the gap. When a wealthy young socialite asks him to help her catch a threatening stalk...
Tale the First: Hero for HireArmed with a samurai sword he purchased on eBay, twenty-something Darrel sets out to right the wrongs he perceives in his parents' quiet neighborhood. With a loose grasp on reality but a firm h...
Joe ain't no hero. He just wants to die. The kids they call him "Roadkill" on account of how them Horrors sucked him up into the sky to have their way with him, then dropped him in the middle of a street full of t...
Joe ain't no hero. He just wants to die. The kids they call him "Roadkill" on account of how them Horrors sucked him up into the sky to have their way with him, then dropped him in the middle of a street full of traffic. Must've gotten run over five ...
Join Captain Bartholomew Quasar and the crew of the Effervescent Magnitude in this hilarious collection of short stories as they confront bands of nefarious space pirates, cantankerous bandits, exotic aliens, devious powers of persuasion, mysterio...
Meet Captain Quasar, a cross between James T. Kirk and Dudley Do-Right—except in Quasar's case, things seldom ever go right...Join Captain Bartholomew Quasar and the crew of the Effervescent Magnitude in this hilarious ...
This volume collects all 9 weird western stories in the Coyote Cal Adventure Series, including: "Fool's Gold" - In this thrilling tale from yesteryear, Coyote Cal and Big Yap encounter their most challenging adversary yet: a Portuguese wizard able...
How are your survival skills?
It's the late 19th century, and you're a young English aristocrat lost in the American Southwest. A lynch mob is after you for horse theft. Irritable natives are on your trail. And the woman with you is not the type...
An honest cop impaled through the chest. A detective fighting his way to the truth. Private eye Charlie Madison saw his share of murder and mayhem during the war. But he's never seen anything like this on home soil. The culprit can't be human. A ma...
A detective hunting for answers. A dangerous secret hiding in the desert. When an old friend from Little Tokyo asks for help locating his missing nephew, detective Charlie Madison takes the case. What begins as a search for a rebellious youth leads ...
Captain Bartholomew Quasar and the crew of the Effervescent Magnitude are on their maiden voyage — and on the run from dangerous bounty hunters eager to collect a reward on the captain's head. Just when Quasar thinks he's es...
Tale the First: Hero for HireArmed with a samurai sword he purchased on eBay, twenty-something Darrel sets out to right the wrongs he perceives in his parents' quiet neighborhood. With a loose grasp on reality but a firm hold on his katana, Darr...
Deep Space collects 7 short stories from the outer rim: Live by the Ten, Die by the GunFrom Gaia to Proxima CentauriResurrection of the HornetAutonomic Zen and the Art of DestructionFrom Scheol My Soulfire BurnsDance by the Light of the MoonTomorrow'...
Horror, humor, and science fiction collide in this collection of weird tales about possible futures, warped present-day realities, and alternate history.
Unreliable narrators run rampant alongside aliens, ghosts, bullies, cannibals, home inv...
Collects 4 Crime Noir / Science Fiction Novellas: Girl of Great Price, Immaterial Evidence, Yakuza Territory, and Chimera EffectFrom the Case Files of Charlie Madison, P. I.Girl of Great Price:A detective struggling to make ends meet. A girl they cal...
A teenage girl in medieval times must keep her father from killing the only boy she's ever loved. In the process, she must also save her village from an evil sorcerer and his mutant henchmen. It's just another day in the life of this indomitable farm...
Captain Quasar is out of time.Pursued by vengeful Goobalob toll collectors, savage Arachnoid bounty hunters, and formidable Amazonians, Captain Bartholomew Quasar must do whatever he can to keep the crew of the Effervescent Magnitud...
Join Captain Bartholomew Quasar and the crew of the Effervescent Magnitude in this hilarious collection of short stories as they confront bands of nefarious space pirates, cantankerous bandits, exotic aliens, devious powers of persuasion, mysterious ...
Into the Wastes collects 10 short stories from the post-apocalyptic badlands:Soulless in His SightYou Kill MeSurvival of the FittestFor a Handful of CrownsDrawn from a World of HurtBreath of LifeSins of the FatherLike ClockworkWhen ...
COLLECTS: Captain Bartholomew Quasar: The Space-Time Displacement Conundrum (Novel)Captain Bartholomew Quasar: Starfaring Adventures (Short Story Collection)Captain Bartholomew Quasar: The Bounty Hunters from Arachnxx Three (Novella)The Novel: Pursue...
Captain Bartholomew Quasar and the crew of the Effervescent Magnitude are on their maiden voyage - and on the run from dangerous bounty hunters eager to collect a reward on the captain's head. Just when Quasar thi...
Everybody starts out somewhere. For Coyote Cal and Big Yap, famous heroes of the Weird West, it was Trouble on the Range: 30 episodes of action-packed mayhem written by a 15-year-old kid with way too much imagination (and free time), filled with enou...
Two murders. One detective. Half a brain. 1931, New York City: Detective Vic Boyo may not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but that doesn't stop him from solving cases as only he can. With a little luck and a whole lot of gumption, Boyo sets ...
A life ended in flames. A detective sorting through the ashes.Private eye Charlie Madison saw plenty of bloodshed during the war, but he's never seen a billionaire burst into flames in his office. Until now. Searching for answers, M...
The Suprahuman Secret is out. An assassin is targeting the gifted ones in Little Tokyo for extermination. At the same time, a dangerous yakuza clan has singled out private eye Charlie Madison, determined to squeeze him for information about superpow...
Captain Quasar is out of time.Pursued by vengeful Goobalob toll collectors, savage Arachnoid bounty hunters, and formidable Amazonians, Captain Bartholomew Quasar must do whatever he can to keep the crew of the Effervescent Magnitude out of harm's wa...
After Thoughts collects 12 speculative fiction tales you'll never forget:All That's Left BehindBetter View DesiredCollateral DamageCollective BargainingAbsolute MagnitudeFirst PeopleEntrepreneur of the YearDanse NocturneSupersonicFavorable Winds...
Jillian's idyllic vacation has become a living nightmare. She graduated from St. Stephen's High School with honors, and after befriending three popular cheerleaders she tutored senior year, all four girls plan to spend an amazing week together a...
Meet Harold Muldoon, the time-traveling detective.Twenty years ago, a monk with a kodachi cut off his head. Now his wife Irena is desperately trying to find him. So is Gavin Lennox, power-hungry owner of The Pearl, the hottest night spot in...
Unlikely heroes unite!When the eccentric Baron Rauxtund is kidnapped from Havenwaye Manor by a cabal of traitorous knights, it will be up to a handful of peasants to save the day. But what can a young serf, an old village priest, and a few loyal...
In the vein of The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Black Mirror, this collection offers 19 short & strange standalone episodes of horror, science fiction, and fantasy guaranteed to stay with you long after you've turned out the li...
Murders Most FoulWhat would you say if I were to tell you I believed...that in the heart of every man and woman alive, there lies the potential for ultimate evil?So begins a mystery of murder, jealousy, and revenge, as old friendships are tested and ...
Threats Beget ViolenceQuirky, lovelorn Inspector Broekstein is back, this time in a mystery that begins with a random bar of soap on a factory assembly line and a simple message carved on one side: Help me.A peculiar situation turns into somethi...
A Criminal Cover-UpInvited to the heart of Maine for a weekend getaway on Lake Chumgichkook, quirky Inspector Broekstein is at once mistaken for someone mysteriously known as The Dutchman. Then he's robbed. And somebody starts shooting at him.He...
Get the Charlie Madison, P.I. Box Set, featuring all three books in this popular series. Sci-fi detective stories for fans of Blade Runner, X-Men, and classic noir.In a crumbling post-war city of the future, private eye Charlie Madison stan...
Collects the novellas Doppelgänger's Curse, Up in Smoke, and Death Duel:A woman stalked by her double. A detective in over his head. In a city where the cops are on a mobster's payroll, private investigator Charlie Madison stands in the gap...
I will bring your demise!Long ago, before the days of recorded history, during the Hyperbolean Age of a much younger Earth, AGROTHARN the Interstellar Semi-Barbarian roamed the ancient volcanic lands in search of fame and fortune. These are his somew...
Good can conquer evil!Centuries from now, long after the days of recorded history, during the broken-down age of the Post-Apocalypse on a much older Earth, AGROTHARN roams the desert Wastes in search of…something? For some strange reason, he ca...
Brace for impact! The unthinkable has happened: someone has stolen AGROTHARN's mighty broadsword. Now he must travel to the farthest corner of the galaxy—nay, the universe—in order to reclaim it. But in the process, his beard falls o...
Rookie investigator Sera Chen is having a rough week. Her partner is a clone of the man she killed. His ghost still haunts her nightmares. Her boss seems to be going out of his way to block her investigation. And not only has a dangerous cr...
Somehow, everything is connected.The case seems straightforward at first: a high-tech heist at a jewelry shop specializing in priceless items favored by the upper castes. Except the thieves make an impossible getaway, and they're caught on surveillan...
Alternative Histories collects 7 tales from a past that never was—but could have been, given enough science fiction, fantasy, and horror tossed into the mix. Travel back to a time when super-powered minutemen fought King George's zombie ...
A twisting labyrinth of shifting realities, a fast-moving adventure merging the ideas of Philip K. Dick and David Cronenberg. Highly Recommended. – Deborah Walker, author of Future Tales 2100 In an alternate Victorian era replete with aero...
Anthony Reynolds and Sephora Ashton escaped from Madame Antic's sky city, and now they must navigate a new life in the dangerous ruins of London. Nothing is as it was in the technologically advanced Victorian city with no name. Here tribes of survivo...
The battle has just begun. To save the future, Anthony Reynolds and Sephora Ashton must change the past by becoming cold-blooded assassins. The interdimensional entities have established a tetrarchy spanning four epochs of Earth, thousands of years a...
Since 2009, the Bards and Sages Quarterly has brought fans of speculative fiction an amazing variety of short stories from both new and established authors. Each issue sets out to introduce readers to the wealth of talent found in the horror, fantasy...