Talera is a world of warriors and heroes, not all of them human, a world where sailing ships ply the skies as well as the waters, and where beasts are as likely to hunt men as be hunted by them. On Talera, beauty and steel are equally dangerous companions, and sorcery is the deadliest of them all. Ruenn Maclang is a 19th-century Earthman mysteriously transported to this wondrous world. His sword is his constant companion, and war a daily promise that is seldom broken. But now he must battle the woman he loves, and either kill his own brother-or die in the attempt! A grand fantasy adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard!

Talera is a world in turmoil, a world where warfare is constant, where violent death is a part of life. Ruenn Maclang, an Earthman who now claims Talera as home, has learned to walk the sword's edge as he fights to preserve those he loves and the world in which they live. But the source of Talera's violence is more mysterious than Ruenn suspects, and the puppeteers who guide it are about to take a hand in the game. What can a single swordsman do when he fights not only beasts and men, but the architects of a planet? What can he do when the gods themselves take the field against him? A grand adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard!

"This guide to writing fiction is divided into three sections. Part One deals with the mechanics of writing. How do you get ideas and shepherd them through the writing and editing process into finished and publishable form? Where do you look for markets? Part Two consists of more general articles about writing and writers. Part Three includes pieces that are more personal to the author's own history as a writer. A bibliography of suggested reading completes the guide"--Page 4 of cover.

In his newest collection of stories and verse, Charles Allen Gramlich turns to the creatures of the night--and the rough music they make: "Predation is in the bones, in the marrow. The ultimate need is for food, but even when sated, a carnivore will still hunt. It wants the wet taste of food, the sweetness of watermelon flesh. Oh, it might be distracted temporarily, but its need to kill isn't rational--and it won't be denied its blood!" Great tales of vampires and werewolves by a master storyteller.

THIRTY TALES OF MODERN HORROR! In his newest collection, Charles Allen Gramlich, who has a Ph.D. in psychology, explores the dark territory of modern horror, from monsters, to serial killers, to the surreal landscapes of the insane mind.

n Damien Broderick’s haunting tale, “The Meek,” the survivors of humanity’s drive toward racial suicide must pay an awful price for their continued survival. John Glasby’s “Innsmouth Bane” tells how the alien entity Dagon first came to nineteenth-century America. In “Helen’s Last Will,” James C. Glass shows us that death may not always be “the end.” Charles Allen Gramlich’s “I Can Spend You” is a futuristic western which puts prospecting in a whole new light! “The Voice of the Dolphin in Air,” by Howard V. Hendrix, is a poignant tale of life and death on Mars and the LaGrange space stations. In Philip E. High’s “This World Is Ours,” David Hacket is given the task of revitalizing a declining city (and world), and finds himself facing an alien invasion. James B. Johnson’s “The Last American” is fighting to preserve the memory of the old U.S. of A.—in a last stand at the Alamo! In “Small World: A Small Story,” by Michael Kurland, Vanspeepe invents a new transportation device, hoping to change the world—and he does! “The Channel Exemption: A Sime~Gen Story,” by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, focuses on the tensions between Sime and Gen when a mixed party of humans is stranded on an alien planet. Gary Lovisi’s tale, “My Guardian,” tells how mankind is finally able to put an end to wars and mass killings. “Black Mist,” by Richard A. Lupoff, is a stunning mystery set at a Japanese research station on the Martian moon, Phobos. Don Webb, in his fascinating tale, “The Five Biographies of General Gerrhan,” demonstrates how easy it is for the professional writer to (mis)interpret, deliberately or otherwise, the story of a space hero. Twelve great reads by a dozen great writers!

"Gilgamesh, Odysseus, Achilles, Beowulf! Kull, Conan, Kane! The stories of heroes are born, but they never die. They become legends; they become myths. Bitter Steel is a collection of new myths, new heroic adventures told in the ancient tradition. So come! Gather with me around the fire where the smoke stings our eyes. We'll listen to the drums beat in time with our hearts. We'll drink from the common bowl as it passes among us. The darkness whispers outside our camp, but we have no fear. There are heroes among us. Let us hear their tales"--Page 4 of cover.

Cats have beguiled writers for as long as fiction has existed. Our second anthology of cat stories includes feline fantasies, science fiction, mysteries, mythology, westerns, romances, memoirs, horror, and some pieces that just defy description—27 stories, 2 poems, and a play! Included are: INTRODUCTION: ALL CATS ARE GRAY..., by Robert Reginald THE CATS OF ULTHAR, by H. P. Lovecraft THE CAT WITH THE TULIP FACE, by A. R. Morlan THE STORY OF THE FAITHFUL CAT, by Lord Redesdale ZUT, by Guy Wetmore Carryl THE MOUNTAIN CAGE, by Pamela Sargent MADAME JOLICŒUR'S CAT, by Thomas A. Janvier THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF, by Rudyard Kipling THE WOMAN WHO HATED CATS, by Margaret St. John Bathe GIPSY, by Booth Tarkington THE CAT WHO CHANGED INTO A WOMAN, by Eugène Scribe, Translated by Frank J. Morlock (play) A CARGO OF CAT, by Ambrose Bierce THE HUNTER CATS OF CONNORLOA, by Helen Hunt Jackson WHITE COMMA, by A. R. Morlan (poem) NINE LIVES, by E. Nesbit THE BLACK CAT OF THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, by Elliott O’Donnell MONCRIF’S CATS: FIRST LETTER, by François-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, Translated by Reginald Bretnor CAT, by Reginald Bretnor EPITAPH OF A CAT, by Joachim du Bellay, Translated by R. N. Curry (poem) TRAPS, by Jack Dann and George Zebrowski THE BLACK CAT’S EYES, by Benjamin F. Ferrill TO A CAT, by Algernon Charles Swinburne (poem) SHIREEN AND HER FRIENDS: PAGES FROM THE LIFE OF A PERSIAN CAT, by Gordon Stables CAT ON A HOT TAR ROOF, by Gary Lovisi CATS AND CANDY, by Mark Twain CRY FROM A FAR PLANET, by Tom Godwin CAT THIEF, by Ernest Dudley LEGEND OF THE CAT, by Mary Rocker-Gramlich and Charles Allen Gramlich CAT BURGLAR, by Robert Reginald CALVIN, by Charles Dudley Warner And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see all the entries in the series, covering fantasy, science fiction, mysteries, westerns, author collections...and much, much more!

Ginn Hollis was fourteen when her father's mysterious death left her alone on the planet Kelmer. She's grown up since then. Kelmer is a harsh world, an old world: its people are ancient, its civilization long fallen and dimly dreaming under a brown dwarf sun the natives call the Ember Star. But now, long dormant forces are beginning to stir on Kelmer, forces that could destroy the planet forever...or bring it back to life. One being stands at the center of the turmoil. His origins are veiled, his destiny is unclear. Everyone wants a piece of him. Only Ginn Hollis can protect him from both sides--if she can save herself first.... Another grand science-fantasy adventure by a riveting storyteller!

Transported abruptly to the planet of Talera, Ruenn Maclang must slash his way through a world of alien warriors and deadly beasts to find his missing brother.