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The war continues as our reluctant heroes chase the dragon, Brightwing, to its nesting ground where it plans to hatch an army that will take over the world. For the first time Honored Son, Fall of Ishtabar, Hands of Stone and Deadfall, are brought together in one epic volume. Delve into a world where honor and magic thrive, and evil creeps in the shadows always threatening to rise.

It’s not always easy being the smallest creatures on the farm. But for Brooklynn, Nathaniel, and Dominic, life couldn’t be better. There’s adventure everywhere, from the depths of the woods surrounding their homestead, to the chicken coops, and state fair. Come follow the Somelofski children in their first three adventures: Brooklynn and the Magic Ring, Nathaniel and The Tangled Web, and Dominic and The Great Jungle Rescue. As they learn that hope is around every corner, and all is not lost when things seem the hardest.

Life as the son of a U.N. ambassador should be all fun and games. But Marc Hannah’s life is turned upside down when he avoids a botched kidnaping attempt and finds himself as the focal point of a terrorist group calling themselves The Consortium trying to steal the Earth’s nuclear stockpile. Marc soon finds out that his father is the Director of Alien Affairs for the United Nations, and the terrorist are not from earth. Within hours he finds out that aliens actually exist, and spaceships are not just in movies. Along with a mysterious girl, Dawn Firstrider, and his four-legged best ...

Dive into the Chicago Undead experience. The combination of Chicago Undead 5: Ashes along with its prequel- Dust. A mix of love, romance, then horror as the undead start to rise on the streets of Chicago Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust DUST: No one knew what was coming in the month of July. But in the months prior, Pastor Dan Sullivan is leading his first congregation in the quiet Chicago suburb of Fox Lake. Little did he know that burying his predecessor, Pastor Daniel McGregor, would be such an arduous task. The church had little money and finding it would be hard. Knowing this, Pastor Dan ...

The first year of college is supposed to be one of new experiences, adventure and discovery. Higher learning in a safe setting with new friends, new teachers and independence. For Violet Mann this was a chance to purse new dreams and live in a setting unlike she had ever done before.Moving into Edmyer Hall was a big change going from a small family setting to dormitory living with over a hundred young men and women living in the same building. Something her parents fervently disapproved of. But Violet needed a change and Elmstead College was just that. A new chance at life outside of high ...

The life of a graverobber has its up and downs, and over the years Mel Maay has led a comfortable life. Not needing much in the ways of comfort. Just a roof over his head and food on the table. Like everyone, years on the job take a toll on one’s body and Mel was no different. So, the need to change the ways on how he robs graves. Instead of digging, he began to break into mausoleums where he could rob at his leisure. Using the cover of a cold wintery night, Mel knew that he could take his time breaking into a mausoleum in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The possibility of a huge hall sits before ...

Ryder Gifford is turning 17 and entering her junior year at Faver High. Little does she know that her world is going to be flipped upside down when a body is discovered in her backyard in the town of LITTLE VALLEY. She then finds herself thrust into the position of editor of the high school paper after the prior editor goes missing. Then the school’s vice principal is found dead. His heart ripped from his body in an grisly attack.Tormented by nightmares, Ryder searches for answers only to find that they are too close to home. A killer is hiding in the halls and classrooms of Faver High. ...

Little did Jay Briggs know that the world was coming to an end when he set out to deliver ashes to the Saint Beda Catholic Church in Fox Lake, Illinois. The fourth of July weekend was approaching and all he wanted to do was get this done and party. But the world had other designs as he was thrust into a new experience in delivering the dead to their final resting place. The only problem was escaping the quiet church and cemetery that suddenly turned a place of God to a house of horrors.

The journey continues. After the devastating war in the capital of Ishtabar, and the rise of stone golems in the fields of the halfling village of Snell. Our weary adventures find themselves returning home hoping for rest and recovery before they venture into the Kinn-Marrow Mountains to put a finish to the dragon, Brightwing, before she rains hell down upon them in one final attack that could put an end to all they know.Rest is not what Lord Jason Tolbridge gets. He must venture across the continent to the village of Deadfall in search of a man who holds a magic gem that could help end the...

For the first time in paperback, Shawn Weaver gives you six tales of horror. MISSISSIPPI DEAD: Follow Jack Piccoulty as a family weekend fishing trip turns deadly along the shores of the Mississippi River. IN THE GROUND: Sit on the back porch of a home in Little Valley, Wisconsin, and hear the tale of why there are so many women buried beneath a garden. CHICAGO UNDEAD 2: DEEP FREEZE: A young girl tries to survive the first winter after the undead rise. SALEM: Hear the lovelorn dream of a lonely man during the winter of 1693, and the death of his wife in the Salem witch trials. BEFORE ...

War has come to the gates of Ishtabar. Keeping Jason Tolbridge, and his band of weary companions, from searching for Brightwing. A red dragon, hell bent on destroying everything Jason holds dear. Can the impenetrable walls surrounding the mighty city of Ishtabar withstand the demons that have infiltrated its citizens? What will be left for King Ellight to rule over after his army returns from a devastating battle with giants across the Oak Barrel River. Times is running out for Ishtabar, and it will not be long until the walls fall. Bringing Brightwing one step closer to crushing Jason’s ...

As war continues to rage on the shores of the Oak Barrel River, Lord Jason Tolbridge along with his band of wayward souls are thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Knowing that the fate of the world rests on their shoulders, Jason sets out to stop the demons trying to destroy the capital of Ishtabar. While the rest rush to the aid of the Halfling, Tyree Loveland, and the red dragon he had sworn to protect. The weary troop quickly finds themselves at the foothold of the Kin-Marrow Mountains and the Temple of Shall-Marr. The peaceful ale brewing monks that dwell within the temples are ...

Every story is part of a writer’s soul, and Ted Hayden quickly finds that out as he starts his new job as an nurse’s aide at the Greenwood Living Center and discovers that legendary author, J.S. Hill, is residing there. Then comes, Pam Bernette, daughter of Greenwood’s resident writer, and Ted finds himself falling for this unexpected beauty.A writer himself, Ted is caught in the dreaded vice of writer’s block and cannot find a way out until he discovers that even though the centers resident writer had stopped publishing years ago, he never stopped writing.Caught between love and ...

After falling through the dangerous vines that blocked the pass at Vine-Gate, deep within the Kin-Morrow Mountains, Tyree Loveland must continue on his adventure to the capital of Ishtabar to deliver a rare dragon’s egg to King Ellight, an egg that will be a major factor in the war that is ragging on Ishtabar’s borders. With no way to cross the vast lands before the egg can hatch. Tyree comes upon a caravan of entertainers, who provide hope and security that he will make it to Ishtabar on time. But he does not discover until it is too late that the caravan’s owner, Johnathan Murkwood,...

Mice from all over the state are coming to the county fair. Little did Nathaniel know that this county fair would be the one that he would never forget. A fun day of friends, family and the discovery of a new friend, ends in Nathaniel being left behind at the fairgrounds. With no way to get home on his own, Nathaniel discovers the importance of sacrificing for others, and the knowledge that a true friend will always be there for you.

The dead have begun to rise in the streets of Chicago. Unbeknownst, a school trip to the Briggs and Sons Funeral Home find themselves in caught with the dead inside, and outside, of the building. Quickly they come to realize that their only options are to hold up and wait for help, or try to escape to the local police station. Time is running out, and there is no telling if they will survive the morning. All the while a lone John Doe wakes on the other side of life. And finds himself struggling with what has happened and the need to feed. The novel, Chicago Undead Encounters, is a working ...

Two classic Creature Tales from one of Americas ‘Top 100 All Time Greatest Horror Authors’ www.Ranker.comWolves in Springfield: After the Union’s devastating loss at Chancellorsville, the few surviving men of the 23 Illinois Regiments find themselves separated from the bulk of the Union army and behind Confederate lines. Alone and tired, this ragged band desperately tries to make it back into friendly territory. With danger at every crossroad, they find themselves hunkered down at an old farmhouse unaware that the prior tenants had not yet moved on. One-by-one, the men of the 23 ...

The war of Ishtabar is over, and the evil that had tried to take over the kingdom has fallen. Needing time to heal, Jason Tolbridge and his party of weary adventurer’s head back to the Valley of Snell before winter covers the land making it impossible to travel. As the spring comes, so does the thaw, and with that the appearance of massive golems threatening to livelihoods of the halfling community living within the valley. Taking it upon themselves Jason, May, and Tyree head out to find what is controlling the stone behemoths. While the rest of the party works to protect the valley. All ...

Two Classic Tales of Supernatural Horror from one of Americas ‘Top 100 All Time Greatest Horror Authors’ www.Ranker.com Resident Writer: Every story is part of a writer’s soul, and Ted Hayden quickly finds that out as he starts his new job as a nurse’s aide at the Greenwood Living Center and discovers that legendary author, J.S. Hill, is residing there. Then comes, Pam Bernette, daughter of Greenwood’s resident writer, and Ted finds himself falling for this unexpected beauty. A writer himself, Ted is caught in the dreaded vice of writer’s block and cannot find a way out until he...

After destroying William Carpenter, the Master Vampire he followed from London to America, Jack Morrow, also known as Jack the Ripper, finds that his foe had powerful allies in New Orleans who mean to avenge their fallen leader. He soon finds himself tangled in a dangerous web of vampires and Vodou cultists who will stop at nothing to kill Jack the Ripper and end the wrath he has brought upon them. Among the Ripper’s new enemies is a powerful vampire who appears as a nine-year-old southern girl, determined to avenge her fallen Sire. She calls upon Victor, a Vampire Elder and his devious ...