Magic fills the Blue Kingdoms. Its tendrils reach through the islands, ensnaring the denizens of the World-Sea with effects both sublime and monstrous. Magic . . . Pulses with the pull of the oars on a zombie slave ship. Flows from a dying wizard into an unsuspecting princess. Plagues a half-ogress blessed with uncanny strength. Manifests as a seductive and deadly guardian. Reveals itself too late to a shipwrecked mage. Fuels the alchemical battle for the Philosopher's Stone. Appears in many forms . . . always when least expected. Delve into these pages and let our authors surprise and...

In this hard-boiled modern fantasy, a golden pocket watch from Ireland sets Shawn O'Gale on a cross-country journey into danger. On the way, he encounters ruthless gangsters, hard-to-kill hired thugs, a hungry coyote, a mad Russian, several incredibly sexy women, and a dose of supernatural peril. Through it all, good fortune and sharp wits keep Shawn in one piece. But can even the famed "luck o' the Irish" save this charming rogue from the wiles of Las Vegas? Newly revised with author's "about the story" section "I found Luck o' the Irish delightful, and once started I had to finish it in...

Revised with Larger Type (For reading by torchlight.) Zombies, Werewolves, and Unicorns? Surely, that can't be right Yet, in the Blue Kingdoms, anything is possible, and most things are deadly serious. Join award-wining author Stephen D. Sullivan for a pair of frightening fantasy novellas -- Festival at Wolfnacht & The Blood Red Isle -- presented here full-length and uncut for the fist time. In the eternal struggle between light and dark, in the battle between zombies, werewolves, and unicorns, who will win? "Stephen D. Sullivan is a master at crafting fast-paced action scenes that keep the...

New edition with larger type (For reading by the light of otherworldly moons.) Includes author's story notes. Stephen D. Sullivan casts his literary net wide and pulls in some fabulous stories in Martian Knights & Other Tales. Ranging from exciting military science fiction in the title story to exploration of 9/11 themes, with fantasy and horror in between to chill the soul, there's not a miscue in the collection. Read, enjoy -- Robert E. Vardeman, editor of A Career Guide to Your Job in Hell A marvelous collection of tales. -- Jean Rabe, USA Today bestselling Dragonlance author A Serling...

Robinson Edgar awakes one morning to find himself a strange fantasy world with no clear memory of how he got there, or even who he is. Set upon by an ogreish press gang, he soon finds himself fighting for his life and caught between two warring factions who want to take over the world. And while they're at it, they'd like nothing better than to kill Rob and his new-found friends, Brenna, Finella, and Bill, the wise-cracking griffon. Can Rob elude the bad guys long enough to discover his true identity, remember his quest, and return to his own world? Or will he fall victim to the evil Lord Ugo...

Slug it out with the God of Thunder, Thor Rescue a princess from a ravening sea serpent Fight alongside six-foot-tall chainsaw-wielding rabbits Get torn to pieces and devoured by a pack of manticore It's all in a day's work for Crimson-the warrior woman fated to be reborn forever into the bodies of those who no longer deserve to live. Crimson's ongoing adventures prove that "immortality" isn't all it's cracked up to be. Yet, time and again, she risks everything to save innocent lives ... and, sometimes, the world itself. Now, you can own all of Crimson's tales in The Crimson Collection:...

Sail enchanted seas and cross swords with a crew of award-winning fantasy authors in the first book of the exciting new Blue Kingdoms world Within these pages, you'll find enchanted islands, angry sea gods, mysterious magic, and pirates galore in a treasure trove of tales by: Robert E. Vardeman, J. Robert King, Lorelei Shannon, Lester Smith, Marc Tassin, Kathleen Watness, James M. Ward, Paul Genesse, Brandie Tarvin, Steve Winter, Dean Leggett, Jason Mical, Kelly Swails, and Jean Rabe & Stephen D. Sullivan.