THE IMPASSE… An ancient agreement between aloof gods ends a ten-thousand-year galactic war but abandons the survivors to the vicious attentions of corrupted Tuariel overseers. These all-powerful servants wage a never-ending battle against evolution and progress, their inscrutable directives driving them to prune entire civilizations without mercy. They are remorseless, unstoppable, and unkillable… Or so they were until a strange new power from another plane starts to bleed into this one. A select few harness this Aether, resisting tyranny with strange abilities capable of harming the Tuariel. They fashion living weapons to fight back, igniting pockets of hope across the populated worlds. On a distant backwater planet, a young man with a terrible secret must flee home and family to escape certain death at the hands of the Tuariel. An old warrior takes the boy under his wing, revealing dark secrets of his own in the process. When they encounter a strange enclave of misfits and undesirables hiding at the edge of space, events take a turn that will forever alter the course of history. In a universe where science and magic are indistinguishable from each other, one confused young man finds himself the catalyst for a war he did not even know was brewing. Old grudges, new allies, and the hopes of trillions of souls come together in one chaotic moment that will define the future of all sentient life forever.

After Ian Crane rescued her from Tegan Hathaway's killer and revealed his dangerous powers, Mia Burke is more determined than ever to find out what's really happening on Flicker Island. As she gets closer to the truth, she gets closer to Ian, but their budding relationship may fall apart when she learns the secret of the island and its dangerous, mysterious inhabitants. Then a new teacher arrives at Davenport High School, and Mia's life is turned upside down. She can't seem to do anything right, and no matter how hard she tries, Mrs. Temple seems to be out to get her.

After a terrible accident and amnesia, Brooklyn Lawrence was flung back in time to recall the events leading up to her accident. She laid in the hospital bed for weeks reliving her life in the 70s, the discotheques, and the bad guys. Brooklyn and her twin sister, Delorien, were different as night and day but both possessing an enticing beauty that would draw each of them separately into a world of danger, strange loves and jealous rivals. Their lives complicated by the men in their lives especially one man, Will Norris. Norris was the most feared man in Chicago and the twins lives are drawn deeper into danger, madness and an exploding desire to survive.

A powerful Vector roams the dark alleys and streets searching for his next victim. But he he's not interested in those with normal blood--only those whose veins runs blood thick with the highly-addictive drug Hack. If Adan can't find someone who's just ingested the potent drug, he has no compunction about using his powers to coerce them to do so before he feeds. For Vector Sovereign Darius, Adan has become a problem he needs to fix...

Mia's at her wit's end. She hasn't had a moment alone since the last attack, and the twins won't let up, the twins aren't the only ones a little too interested in Mia these days. Lorien's new boyfriend, Ashton Wolfe, wants Mia to help him write a book about what happened with Mr. Quillen earlier in the year, but when she agrees, she discovers that might not be all he's after, and he might know a lot more than he let on. Waiting for her before school every day, following her to all her classes, and popping up the second she has a single moment to herself. Even worse, they won't even tell her what's been happening on Flicker Island and why they're so sure she's still in danger. And Mia and the twins have bigger problems than another nosy journalist, though. Something terrible is simmering on the island, but Mia is determined to see it for herself, anyway. As she meets the strange inhabitants of the island and sees what they can really do, she realizes they might be every bit as dangerous and ruthless as Ian said. Even the mainland doesn't feel so safe anymore. When she arrives home, Mia starts sharing horrible nightmares with Ian, and she starts to fear they've brought something back with them from the island. As the nightmares become more and more real, Mia and the twins have to figure out who is behind them before the dreams start to leak into reality and destroy them all in this chilling conclusion to the Nightmare Island Series.

Pastoralists, ranchers of European descent, conservationists, smallholders, and land investors with political influence converge on the Laikipia plateau in Kenya. Land is claimed by all - the tactics differ. Private property rights are presented, histories of presence are told, charges of immorality are applied, fences are electrified and some resort to violence. The region, marked by enclosures, is left as a tense fragmented frontier. Marie Gravesen embedded herself in the region prior to a wave of land invasions that swept the plateau leading up to Kenya’s 2017 general election. Through a rich telling of the history of Laikipia’s social, political and environmental dynamics, she invites a deeper understanding of the pre-election violence and general tensions as never done before. The manuscript is a revised version of the author's dissertation accepted by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cologne in 2018.

The orcs of Grimwood summon an ancient evil. . . A mountaineering expedition to retrieve a griffin's egg goes horribly wrong, at least for most of the climbers. . . A soldier begins to believe his commander is not what he seems. . . A dungeon door poses a problem for an experienced party of adventurers. . . A unique trap appears to be inescapable, but for one desperate plan. . . Here are five tales set in the good old days of fantasy gaming, when friends sat around the kitchen table late into the night rolling dice and sharing adventures. Relive the spirit of the past (or even the present!) with stories of epic combat and base trickery, stories that any adventurer would be proud to tell over a mug of ale at the local tavern. Includes the short story The Trap, co-written by special guest author Tony Rudzki.

Mia Burke's life was pretty ordinary; that is, until she begins her junior year at Davenport High. A local sweetheart goes missing, Mia begins her dream job as editor of the school newspaper, and she meets two of Flicker Island's residents who've come to the mainland for the school year: kind and beautiful Aylin Crane and her gorgeous, arrogant twin, Ian. Mia notices right away there's something strange about the twins and their little island. So how come no one else notices the twins seem to possess some unusual abilities? And why do Mia's parents act so weird when she mentions Flicker Island, like they've fallen under some sort of spell?

ALLEGRO: adv, a & n. (mus) played in quick lively time. The second novel of the Sommersett series finds Ashlyn and Lorien's relationship now smoulders and burns with a new-found intensity, having shared their complete selves with each other. Their plans of forming a band finally takes hold, enlisting Elijah on bass guitar and the newest recruit, Matty, on drums. Lorien's enthusiasm and closer proximity to his dream makes him deaf to Ashlyn's dislike of the dodgy Matty, only seeing his goals coming to fruition. The gigs start coming and the success and excitement finally draws Ashlyn and Elijah into its net. Success can be a problem, and one drug-induced night Lorien is caught fooling around with a barmaid and Ashlyn leaves the venue under Elijah's caring wing, heartbroken. However, other forces are in play and Ashlyn and Lorien are about to get hauled over the coals for different reasons. Does it matter now that they are no longer together? Can she ever forgive him, or has Lorien outgrown her?

Baris has everything: A wife he worships, a child he adores, a life of comfort and security. But his idyllic existence changes suddenly and dramatically, with no explanation. Anika, his wife, shuns him and orders him to leave her side. His child claims his mother is not really his mama. And Dierdre, a devastatingly beautiful young woman slides into Baris' life with seduction on her mind. When Baris attempts to help his wife, she flees, leaving him alone with their son and Dierdre. To add to his agony, the child is bitten by a poisonous snake and Baris has no choice but to take him to the Lair to save his life. Once reunited with Dierdre, the pair set off in search of Anika. But, as the days turn to weeks with no sign of his wife, Baris must accept the possibility that she has no wish to be found. As his life grows increasingly entangled with Dierdre's, he makes the mistake of feeding on a young man addicted to a powerful drug called Hack. Baris is soon addicted as well and must struggle to reclaim everything that he once held dear...or die.