With the fall of the Undead Legion, civilization is on the rise. People are rebuilding. The church’s reach spreads, offering protection and solace to the survivors.
Deegan Frostfall needs answers. His past is shadowed by undead caregivers and their mindless subservience.
But even the whisper of undeath can inspire mobs, draw in church Inquisitors, or both. Which means Deegan’s answers can only be found through more— creative means.
Torn between Worlds is a short story set in the upcoming “Shepard of the Dead” Universe. This story centers on a single choice which will make Deegan Frostfall a name a few loyal souls whisper in holy reverence, and many shout out in righteous indignation.
Deegan Frostfall needs answers. His past is shadowed by undead caregivers and their mindless subservience.
But even the whisper of undeath can inspire mobs, draw in church Inquisitors, or both. Which means Deegan’s answers can only be found through more— creative means.
Torn between Worlds is a short story set in the upcoming “Shepard of the Dead” Universe. This story centers on a single choice which will make Deegan Frostfall a name a few loyal souls whisper in holy reverence, and many shout out in righteous indignation.
Laura's trip to the carnival carried all the wonders and intrigue a child could have asked for, except for a single tune she cannot get out of her head. This harmonica's melody carries within it one of humanity's most dire desires.
Too bad Laura's parents are vegans.
This very short story also includes a sample of S. B. Sebrick's apocalyptic novel 'The First Strain'.
Too bad Laura's parents are vegans.
This very short story also includes a sample of S. B. Sebrick's apocalyptic novel 'The First Strain'.
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Since Cole's grandfather passed away weeks before, Cole's thoughts are constantly plagued with the fear of death. Christmas is just around the corner, so Cole asks the most magical person in his universe for help: Santa Claus.
But when Cole opens his present, he finds a nightmare. |
Samuel awakes from a forced landing on the Rocky Mountain's harsh western slopes. The First Echelon's missiles made short work of their attempt to join the rebellion. His wife, Lisa, lies unconscious but breathing. In a cruel twist of fate, only one vial of the miraculous Everbreathe remains.
Will Samuel choose to die for his love, or grant her the gift of life, at the expense of his own?
Will Samuel choose to die for his love, or grant her the gift of life, at the expense of his own?
When Delena, the Obsidian Sage, finds evidence her long lost brother Pelorum yet lives in Levarion, she abandons her fellow sages and races to his side. But after five centuries on his own, the brother she cherished no longer exists.
Their reunion brings to light a horrible secret and her brother's intentions for her are anything but compassionate. Surviving his twisted plans will take every ounce of Delena's courage and wit as she endeavors to escape a terrible trap hundreds of years in the making.
Their reunion brings to light a horrible secret and her brother's intentions for her are anything but compassionate. Surviving his twisted plans will take every ounce of Delena's courage and wit as she endeavors to escape a terrible trap hundreds of years in the making.
For Baden, surviving his exile in the Ravager-plagued deserts means always traveling alone. But to ease the torturous memories of his past and the nightmare's they bring, he must break that one rule.
In a desperate attempt to find peace of mind, he rushes to save captured travelers bound for a life of slavery. But will the calm he finds be the sweet sigh of success, or the sudden silence of a shallow grave?
In a desperate attempt to find peace of mind, he rushes to save captured travelers bound for a life of slavery. But will the calm he finds be the sweet sigh of success, or the sudden silence of a shallow grave?
Lucian's dreams are haunted by his mother's reported death years before. His waking hours are centered on serving his clan and making his father proud. But when a traitor strikes at the heart of their village, Lucian's magic develops into something else entirely. The tribesman call it the work of the devil, Shey'tan, but his new friend Dara calls it something else entirely.
Lucian must choose to live a lie and remain with his people, or wander the mountains with Dara in search of answers even the masters of their tribe are too superstitious to answer.
Lucian must choose to live a lie and remain with his people, or wander the mountains with Dara in search of answers even the masters of their tribe are too superstitious to answer.
Prince Labek's people face extinction. The barbarian tribes struck as one, cutting down the capital city and his entire family in a matter of a few bloody hours. Now all that remain is a small number of survivors desperate for a power no enemy can match.
But the 'Binding Trial' requires two candidates and if finding a powerful princess weren't issue enough, the price of failure will include the death of every remaining person Labek holds dear.
But the 'Binding Trial' requires two candidates and if finding a powerful princess weren't issue enough, the price of failure will include the death of every remaining person Labek holds dear.
Asher sets out to punish King Geladon for taking the innocent life of his dear friend, Jasmine. Only a towering fortress, half-animal guards, Geladon's own magic and Jasmine's moral teachings against revenge stand in his way.
Getting to Geladon will push him to the limits of his training. What he finds there will exceed his wildest dreams. It may also require the ultimate sacrifice.
Getting to Geladon will push him to the limits of his training. What he finds there will exceed his wildest dreams. It may also require the ultimate sacrifice.
Rival werewolf packs leap into a brutal battle of claw, tooth and silver. One seeks only to fill their bellies with human flesh, the other struggles to defend their loved ones living in the nearby settlement.
But an old enemy lies in wait, seeking on top of everything else, to settle an old score...
But an old enemy lies in wait, seeking on top of everything else, to settle an old score...
Charged with the task of secretly escorting the infant child, Keevan, to safety, Captain Cahlder thinks his early retirement an easy thing to earn. But an enemy ambush scatters even the best laid plans to the wind.
The battle leaves the old soldier with a child to protect, a failing grasp on reality and a forgotten race marshaling its forces to take the child for their own. But the will of men stands as nothing against the will of the Maker in deciding the Fate of the Child.
The battle leaves the old soldier with a child to protect, a failing grasp on reality and a forgotten race marshaling its forces to take the child for their own. But the will of men stands as nothing against the will of the Maker in deciding the Fate of the Child.
