Kevin T. Collins
141) Superhuman
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From the halls of Montezuma . . .
Former Marine Captain Alexander Hale only wanted a weekend out with some old buddies. He could have done without the gang war, the shootout, and . . . oh yeah, the alien abduction.
Now he's in the middle of something he doesn't understand, never asked for, and is having quite possibly the greatest time of his life. Semper Fi and which way are the shores of Tripoli anyway?
142) Minced Meat
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They plucked him out of his own familiar world to kill him with extreme prejudice. This is what always happens to those who are just food in the bowl for someone with a better luck.
But consider yourself warned: he is a very special food-the kind that eats you right back. Think again whether you really want to come and get him.
And if you still do, just stay put. He'll come for you himself.
143) The Wild One
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Dangerous love . . .
Isabel: From the moment she hears the roar of Nikolas's motorcycle, she's hooked. This new guy in town seems to understand exactly how she feels and thinks, exactly what she needs. He's someone willing to let her be what she was born to be . . . the wild one.
Alex: He's jealous of Isabel's new boyfriend. Worse, he fears that Nikolas is dragging Isabel deeper and deeper into danger. If Isabel's not careful, Sheriff Valenti will...
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One hero's hopeless quest for glory may decide not only his own fate but that of the entire realm . . .
It's been two years since Nate abandoned his boring life on Earth to travel to another realm. Two years of slaying monsters to level up his elemental powers. Two years of longing to become a hero. So when one of the realm's immortal rulers betrays their kin, he vows to do whatever it takes to bring the renegade to justice.
Determined to prove...
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A voyage of exploration—to the outer reaches of our inner lives.
UFOs are a myth, says David J. Halperin, but myths are real. The power and fascination of the UFO has nothing to do with space travel or life on other planets. It's about us, our longings and terrors, especially the greatest terror of all: the end of our existence. This is a book about UFOs that goes beyond believing in them or debunking them, to a fresh understanding of what they...
146) Land of Demons
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Hadjar received a task from his Mentor and traveled to the border between the two Empires. During his journey, his skyship was attacked in enemy territory, forcing him to abandon it. He barely survived, thanks to the efforts of people whom he is obliged to kill on the spot — the Lascanians.
This unpredictable storm of events stranded the Mad General far away from his goal. Suddenly, he found himself fighting alongside enemy cultivators and even...
147) Destiny's Spacemage
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There has never been a mage this powerful before.
And yet, what use is power when bad things happen while you sleep?
For most people, the question is: "How do I go on?" For Bud, the question is: "How do I fix this?"
The problem is determining why it broke, so it won't happen again.
But fixing things is easy. It's the consequences of your choices which are difficult.
And what of the other things which need fixing? Once you start fixing things,...
148) Midshipman Spacemage
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The Spacemage is back!
It's been eighty years since Thorn split his people into six societies spread across the galaxy. He's known all that time a timeline shift was coming, and the role he needed to play when it did. The mages of his world are ready, including his great-great nephew, Bud.
For Bud, living in the shadow of his legend relative hasn't really been an issue, and his role in the timeline shift is supposed to be minor. But Kali has an...
149) Dwarf City
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Becoming the Hero of the Dragon Lands isn't easy. You have to survive a ruthless tournament. However, even after his victory, one he'd earned with sweat and blood, Hadjar's deadly adventure had just begun.
The winner gets everything he could ever ask for: accolades, a wreath that symbolizes his greatness, and the Emperor's undivided attention. His duty is to escort the dragon Princess to the Ruby Mountains, the dwarves' homeland. But the wreath isn't...
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Pirates and Slavers Beware, the Spacemage is coming for you! All Thorn wanted was to be a Battle Mage. He had the talent, and his whole future was before him. On the day of Choosing, he finds things don't always go as planned. Suddenly Thorn's life is thrown into fast forward, and he finds himself in a world not of his own choosing. In a world of spaceships and blasters, instead of horses and swords, Thorn needs to adapt and survive, make new allies,...
151) The Hercules Text
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The classic first-contact science fiction novel that launched the career of Jack McDevitt, the nationally bestselling author of Coming Home-now revised from the original edition, and featuring a new foreword.
From a remote corner of the galaxy a message is being sent. The continuous beats of a pulsar have become odd, irregular . . . artificial. It can only be a code.
Frantically, a research team struggles to decipher the alien communication....
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Welcome to the challenge. You're an absolute nobody here-nothing; a zero; a useless lump of meat filled with bones. You're but a delicious morsel for your antagonists and those who got lucky at the start. The only goal you can have in your miserable existence is to kick the bucket as soon as possible.
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The comfortable and safe mortal lands of the Nameless World have been left behind. The petty kingdoms with their endless feuds, the supposedly great empires with their innumerable intrigues and tragedies, even the Strange Lands that consider themselves to be the last bastion of true freedom.
The Mad General has traversed them all, from one end to the other.
What lies ahead?
The road to the Land of the Immortals.
And everything that embarking upon...
154) Commander Spacemage
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Never underestimate the capacity of a plant to learn something new from a dinosaur.
Bud is getting a crash course in how to fight a war all on his own. At the same time, the needs of his homeworld and the Imperium distract him from the goal of finding where the Rawtenuga entered the core galaxy from.
Being Thorn's heir has both positive and negative aspects to it, and as the war with the Rawtenuga keeps getting bigger, so do the demands from the...
155) Darkbeam Part I
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Everyone in Paegeia knows that only one Rubicon dragon lives at a time.
If more than one, they will destroy Paegeia and eventually the rest of the world as they crave that constant power for dominance.
Blake Leaf is this era's Rubicon, and is destined for great things if his darkness can be won.
Darkbeam Part 1 follows the story of the Rubicon and how he tries to keep his beast, the darkness, at bay.
156) Land of Pain
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His name is Hadjar Darkhan, and he still follows the call of his dragon heart.
The War Games ended a few months ago, and the various generals of Darnassus, led by the Emperor, realized that just the disciples of the best martial arts schools and even the smaller, lesser schools wouldn't be able to strengthen the Darnassian Army enough to prepare it for what was coming. A war was on the horizon, and every weapon would matter, so losing even the most...
157) Darkbeam Part II
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Everyone knows the Rubicon is predestined for evil, and the alpha dragon does nothing to change their opinions of him. What they don't know is that he harbors a secret, a secret that can set him free, but also trap him forever.
Refusing to give in to that which can lead him to a path of freedom, Blake Leaf allows the darkness to attempt to claim his soul. But there is always a shining light somewhere, and sometimes it's just too dark to see it.
Will...
158) Dragon Rider
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Bud is back, and he's finally in the Keerah war!
It is thought that back in the far past, the Dragon Host pillaged the galaxy. But something must have happened for them to lose everything they were.
Now they have a champion.
Someone who knew he had to bring back two genocide populations of dragon kin. A mage who leveled up in power by doing so.
The Imperium learned a hard lesson, and is moving forward. And Bud isn't as angry now.
The Keerah war...
159) Ensign Spacemage
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Bud and his team are now officially a squadron.
An Ensign in the navy is a Pilot Officer in fighters, and both are entry level officer ranks, and rarely ever paid any attention to. A squadron of Ensigns is a contradiction in terms, especially to the new influx of experienced pilots from new Imperium members.
But the team are too busy with Eagle Wing to notice the changes happening around them.
Magic in combat changes the dynamic. But every time...