| 01. |  | A PACK DIVIDED…
Clan Wolf has gone to claim Terra to fulfill the promise made by Aleksandr Kerensky centuries ago. But for those left behind, their story is a very different one…
Star Captain Jacinda of Clan Wolf Is one such warrior. Stuck on Campbelton in the Wolf Empire due to injury, she commands a sibko training facility while stewing over her lost chance to go with the Wolf... [click here for more] |
| 02. |  | RECRUITS WANTED!
Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine transports you to the blistering, hard-hitting BattleMech conflicts that ravage the war-torn future of the 31st century and beyond!
A young Jade Falcon cadet must prove her mettle in a Trial of Position against a cunning opponent if she is going to become part of her struggling Clan’s future. Elite aerospace pilots... [click here for more] |
| 03. |  | TO REFORGE A NATION…
The once-mighty Federated Suns has been weakened by years of conflict on both sides of its border. Its proud capitol, New Avalon, has been held by its mortal enemy, the Draconis Combine, for years, forcing First Prince Julian Davion to rule his fractious nation on the run.
But at long last, the time to liberate New Avalon from the Dragon is at hand. And despite... [click here for more] |
| 04. |  | A NEW ERA IS DAWNING…
The Illician Lancers: a mercenary outfit with centuries of honorable tradition, yet somehow always missing the limelight. Especially recently, after their mission failure during the liberation of New Syrtis in 3147 tarnished their once-sterling reputation and left them languishing on the Capellan border. Can Colonel Luciana Araya Morales overcome the shame of... [click here for more] |
| 05. |  | The Normal Tarot, in all its silver glory, and updated, darker edition of the original deck.
Follow the Caretaker, the author of Normal Horoscopes and Furiously Prognosticating, and divine the future with their totally unique tarot deck. Follow along on their Tumblr for more esoteric advice, research, tools, and general fuckery.
This deck is illustrated by Amy Smith, and is unique completely from... [click here for more] |
| 06. |  | “Bring me the fairest girl in all the town,” the Crone croaked. She held out a thin hand, with too-long fingers counting too many digits, and skin dry and cracked like parchment. “And then you, my dear, can go home.”
Four seasons, four novellas. The stories of the Sleepy Hollow freehold take place over the course of a year, and the characters are changed forever as a result.... [click here for more] |
| 07. |  | Lovecrafter – Background
Nach Lord Dunsany (s. Lovecrafter #1) wendet sich die 2. Ausgabe des Vereinsmagazins schwerpunktmäßig einem weiteren Schriftsteller zu, dessen Einfluss auf H. P. Lovecraft unübersehbar ist. Dabei liegt der Reiz in der Tatsache, dass die Unterschiede zwischen Dunsany und Chambers kaum größer sein könnten. Einmahl mehr der Beweis dafür, aus welch unterschiedlichen Quellen... [click here for more] |
| 08. |  | HELP FOR ALL—RUNNERS, CHUMMERS, AND DREGS…
Nestled in one of the worst parts of Seattle is a place where anyone can go to get patched up, no questions asked. They call it Mercy Street and it’s a practically free clinic run by a drunk old troll named Shimura, who’s seen a lot in his years.
When a decker named Lockdown Paradox shows up bleeding on his doorstep, it’s just an... [click here for more] |
| 09. |  | VEXING MEGACORPS FOR FUN AND PROFIT…
Landon and Liana Hoffman are on summer vacation, and look forward to producing their Matrix repair show, the Right2RepairRigger, and hanging out at the local makerspace. But when they get a chance at a lucrative salvage run, they can’t say no—especially when they owe the fixer who’s hiring them.
Beyond settling their account, the job promises... [click here for more] |
| 10. |  | Kobolds Work a Little Magic
The popular and wildly useful Kobold Guide series tackles the biggest subject in fantasy: Magic!
What makes a fantasy fantastic? Magic, of course! Whether it’s unearthly beasts, scheming sorcerers, legendary swords or locales that defy logic and physics, a compelling fantasy story needs magical elements. The tricky part is that in order for the story to work,... [click here for more] |
| 11. |  | A gong shivers… the mists part to reveal a grisly visage lying upon a mound of rubble, dead but for one glowing, malefic eye… It speaks, in a voice of cold command:
Silence, mortal dogs! It is time now for Tales From The Magician’s Skull #9!
Praise me, Mortal Dogs, for once again I bring tales to terrify and delight in equal measure! Oh, great was my pleasure when these... [click here for more] |
| 12. |  | Ath Cliath, City of Gold—city of slaves—is the wealthiest city in all the world. One of the few bright spots in a darkening world, as Fimbulwinter deepens. Its brightness built by the man who conquered it: Sitric Cuaran, the One-Eyed King. Masterful is he, a wise and capable tyrant. Such men make enemies even when they are not conquerors, or ruthless—and the One-Eyed King is both of those things.... [click here for more] |
| 13. |  | What does the Technocratic Union agent see through those reflective lenses? How many hours of interrogation footage, archives of dossiers, gone over one more time, again and again? What song of Enlightened trigonometry beams before their eyes the trajectory of the reality deviant, or the fastest route to cover in a firefight? Imagine vast mugshot archives of unmutual hackers, “magick” grifters,... [click here for more] |
| 14. |  | The Normal Tarot, in all its golden glory.
Follow the Caretaker, the author of Normal Horoscopes and Furiously Prognosticating, and divine the future with their totally unique tarot deck. Follow along on their Tumblr for more esoteric advice, research, tools, and general fuckery.
This deck is illustrated by Samantha Dow, and is unique from the original deck and the silver deck.
The Normal Tarot:... [click here for more] |
| 15. |  | This compilation is the compete Predator and Prey Series. Included with this product are the following books in PDF format.
Predator and Prey - Vampire
Predator and Prey - Judge
Predator and Prey - Werewolf
Predato rand Prey - Jury
Predator and Prey - Mage
Predator and Prey - Executioner
... [click here for more] |
| 16. |  | Even The Book of Nod speaks of her but little. She is Lilith, the Dark Queen, the Harlot of the Damned. It was she, some whisper, who taught Caine his shadowed gifts. And it is she, the legends continue, who will rise to herald the Final Nights, the great Gehenna.Come, childer, and hear the Dark Mothers tale.
Embraces Her Children for the Final Nights
A Book of Nod-style tome of vampire myths and... [click here for more] |
| 17. |  | SPECIAL DOUBLE-SIZED ISSUE!
MORE BANG FOR YOUR C-BILL!
Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine hits harder than ever before, launching a double-size issue filled with more BattleMechs and star-spanning conflicts from the 31st century and beyond! Venture into the Reunification War as the Taurian Concordat fights for freedom against the relentless Star League. Wander through... [click here for more] |
| 18. |  | You are NOT CLEARED for this book. These eight tales of cosmic horror and personal apocalypse were not written to make you feel secure about your place in the universe. They are here to unsettle you, to horrify you, and to challenge your misguided notions of history, humanity, and morality. Enjoy. Born of the federal government's 1928 raid on the degenerate coastal town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts,... [click here for more] |
| 19. |  | The Normal Tarot, in all its glory.
For help reading this deck, consider buying the companion book, How to Normal Tarot.
This is the second printing of the deck, and unlike the original printing does not come with silvered edges or a deck box. The simple reason being that this printer doesn't make deck boxes large enough for this behemoth of a tarot deck.
- The full 99 card deck,... [click here for more] |
| 20. |  | STORIES TO THRILL AND TERRIFY
(This collection contains stories previously released separately. It contains the assembled stories in a new PDF format and individual .epub and .mobi files for each tale.)
Dark things rise in the fear and terror of warfare throughout the ages.
CONTINUING ADVENTURES IN SAVAGE WORLDS!
(This volume contains the first tale of Magnus Bos the Gladiator,... [click here for more] |
| 21. |  |
Fantasy fans, curl up and stay a while!
At last, cozy fantasy has a magazine all its own. Wyngraf #1 offers nine snug stories in the tradition of Redwall and The Hobbit. Go there and back again with lush settings, caring characters, and dragons of all sizes.
Contents
“The Perils of Living with Your Human” by Nathan Slemp. Carath wants to smooth things over between his rider... [click here for more] |
| 22. |  | A heart-stopping military thriller from Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell – betrayed, hunted and disavowed, Sam Fisher’s toughest mission has just begun
Inside North Korea, veteran Fourth Echelon agent Sam Fisher finds himself on the run when a top-secret covert mission goes fatally wrong.
Betrayed by his allies, hunted by his adversaries, and disavowed by his own agency, Sam is stranded deep inside... [click here for more] |
| 23. |  | Die sogenannten Null-Nummer diente als Testballon unserer Vereinszeitschrift. Es fand sich eine Redaktion zusammen, Autoren stellten Texte und Ideen vor und schließlich musste alles in eine ansprechende Form gebracht werden, Stichworte: Satz, Layout und Druck (Marc Meiburg). Nicht zufällig orientieren wir uns dabei mit den äußeren Maßen am Format der klassischen Pulp-Magazine.
Inhaltlich deckt... [click here for more] |
| 24. |  | DREAMS OF ’MECHS AND MERCS…
Katie Ferraro dreams of nothing more than being a MechWarrior. Orphaned at a young age, she learns everything she can about ’Mech repair from her mentor and adoptive father. On the distant planet of Jerangle, though, her chances of fulfilling her dreams are slim.
But when she finds an abandoned Kit Fox in the jungle, she realizes her dreams might... [click here for more] |
| 25. |  | In Makasing, the Adanadi ceremony is a nearly universal rite of passage into adulthood. It binds the recipient to their chosen Path animal and, in some cases, bestows upon them a supernatural gift. For most, it is a ceremony focused on that single individual, surrounded by family and loved ones. But Niya and Tusika are not your average citizens of Cahokia. Best friends with a bond that goes beyond... [click here for more] |
| 26. |  | TERROR IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE!
It is 1943 and the war hangs on a knife edge. Set free by a leading Nazi occultist, an ancient evil stirs in the snowy fastnesses of the Norwegian border, threatening to unleash a terrifying artefact which could not only alter the course of the war, but change the fate of humanity itself. Hope though, endures as a band of brave resistance partisans... [click here for more] |
| 27. |  | With stories by Alix E. Harrow, Sam J. Miller, Sheree Renée Thomas, Cassandra Khaw, and many more, Apex Magazine 2021 is a collection of darkly beautiful tales appearing originally in Apex Magazine January-December 2021. From a spaceship in the far-flung reaches of space to a cozy living room where a detective interviews a killer, this anthology explores the good and the ugly. It... [click here for more] |
| 28. |  | Strange Encounters The Vigil brings no easy explanations — every night is a new mystery, a bizarre creature, an unknown terror. But hunters are humans, and humans must categorize — they take notes, keep journals, snap pictures and attempt to illustrate the horrors they meet on the hunt. By doing so, hunter cells try to find patterns, solve enigmas, and most important of all, keep hold... [click here for more] |
| 29. | ![Welcome to Arkham: The Complete Guide to the World of Arkham Horror [PRE-ORDER]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/17689/418386-thumb140.jpg) | Explore the town of Arkham, setting for the beloved Arkham Horror series of tabletop games, in this comprehensive, full-color guide to its people, places and strange goings on…
It is the Roaring Twenties. Hot new music, new dances and the drama of Prohibition occupy the nation’s attention. The sleepy New England town of Arkham is no different, except that here something strange is stirring –... [click here for more] |
| 30. |  | Beneath the orbits and atoms of our natural universe lies a network of dark energy. Those who have learned to access and navigate this chaotic sea have discovered an almost endless set of “recursions” in the shoals of our Earth: Worlds with their own laws of reality, reflected from human experience or imagination, given form in the swirling Chaosphere of the Strange. Worlds teeming with life,... [click here for more] |
| 31. |  | STAY FROSTY!
Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine delivers tales of tragedy and triumph amid the struggles of BattleMechs on the battlefields of the 31st century and beyond! A spurned Solaris gladiator enacts a unique brand of payback. A Federated Suns mission to take down the infamous “Lady Death” Trevaline runs afoul of pirate ingenuity. A ex-mercenary... [click here for more] |
| 32. |  | People often say that there are no such things as monsters. They are wrong. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and other unnamable horrors co-exist with us. Watching us. Using us. Preying upon us.
Welcome to Pinebox, a sleepy little East Texas town with a lot more than its share of trouble. Whether it's the haunted diner luring weary travelers, the unexplained 'alligator attacks", or the crone who just... [click here for more] |
| 33. |  | Die offizielle Nummer 1 des Lovecrafter widmet sich schwerpunktmäßig dem irisch-englischen Schriftsteller Lord Dunsany (1878 – 1957), der auf H. P. Lovecraft einen entscheidenden Einfluss ausübte. Die Wahl des Schwerpunkts mag willkürlich erscheinen – sie ist es durchaus nicht. Vielmehr beschreitet die Redaktion damit einen Weg, der Vereins- und Mitgliederaktivitäten als Ausgangspunkt für... [click here for more] |
| 34. |  | FIGHT WITH CONFIDENCE
Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine drops you right into the action as BattleMechs and their pilots forge ahead on the battlefields of the 31st century and beyond! A rookie MechWarrior fights for independence during the Andurien Wars. The Fox Patrol finds itself on the Mercenary’s Star—and in the middle of a deal gone wrong. In these pages,... [click here for more] |
| 35. |  | Source criticism--analysis of a writer's source material--has emerged as one of the most popular approaches in exploring the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Since Tolkien drew from many disparate sources, an understanding of these sources, as well as how and why he incorporated them, can enhance readers' appreciation.
This set of new essays by leading Tolkien scholars describes the theory and methodology... [click here for more] |
| 36. |  |
Fantasy fans, curl up and stay a while!
The beloved cozy fantasy magazine returns! Wyngraf #2 features ten snug stories in the tradition of Redwall and The Hobbit. Feast on a smorgasbord of warm settings, caring characters, and lush magic.
Contents
“Desert Dreams” by Angelica Fiori. Marri's family of airship traders blows through desert towns. What will she do when one needs... [click here for more] |
| 37. |  | Pathfinder Channa Ti is a study in contradictions: a water druid in a desert land, her heritage half dark-skinned elven warrior from the deepest jungles and half human woman from the undead-ruled land of Geb. A hard-bitten adventurer with little use for those too weak to learn the desert's lessons, she keeps her weapons sharp, and her tongue even sharper. Yet when a strange merchant from the distant... [click here for more] |
| 38. |  | When Mored, a young boy living in the not-so-distant future, activates a university research group's time machine without permission, he travels back nearly two centuries to 1869...
...inside the body of a farm boy!
What lessons can a city boy from the future learn from sharing the mind of a farm boy in the past while also coping with river pirates and shotgun weddings?
Available in EPUB, Kindle... [click here for more] |
| 39. |  | No one would suspect that Ariadne, the cold and deadly “Silent Knife” of Prince Liliane, was once a sensitive college girl who preferred books to blades. But that life ended when her lover Andre cast her aside, into the waiting fangs of an unknown Sire who fled after the Embrace.
Re-shaped by her Prince’s cruel tutelage, Ariadne has fought hard to earn her place in Liliane’s court. Now... [click here for more] |
| 40. |  | NEVER SURRENDER!
Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine brings you more heavy-hitting action and heroism in the war-torn BattleMech-dominated future of the 31st century and beyond!
A young Periphery volunteer struggles against marauding pirates who have long overstayed their welcome. A small-but-growing mercenary unit faces off against a formidable foe... [click here for more] |
| 41. |  | TIES THAT BIND…
Mage Jonathan Leeds has built himself a comfortable life owning and operating an exclusive night club in London, far from the iron grasp of his family. But when his father, Gordon, abruptly summons him to the Seattle Metroplex, John finds himself a stranger in a strange land, thrown into the wilds of the ’Plex to manage a situation apparently only he can handle.... [click here for more] |
| 42. |  | A FUTURE FOR THE TAKING…
As the last Bloodnamed Warrior left in the former Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, newly-elected Khan Jiyi Chistu has ’Mechs, but no MechWarriors—making it impossible to rebuild his Clan after the disaster on Terra. Meanwhile, despite being riven by the Dominion-wide vote on whether to join the new Star League or not, Star Colonel Emilio Hall’s Ghost Bears... [click here for more] |
| 43. |  | Tales From the Magician’s Skull is a fantasy magazine dedicated to presenting all-new sword-and-sorcery fiction by the finest modern crafters in the genre. These stories are the real thing, crammed with sword-swinging action, dark sorceries, dread, and ferocious monsters — and they hurtle forward at a headlong pace.
Issue #3 features fiction by William King, Joseph McCullough, John... [click here for more] |
| 44. |  | It’s the classic tale — but not exactly the way you remember it…
Paris, France. 1625.
A young woman named d’Artagnan bears the heart and the blade of a musketeer, but must prove herself before she can earn her rank and uniform.
The spy and assassin Milord de Winter advances an agenda of villainy and unbridled ambition, and will destroy... [click here for more] |
| 45. |  | OUT FOR BLOOD…
Wolf's Dragoons, the most storied and elite mercenary unit in the Inner Sphere, has been utterly shattered for the first time in its centuries-long history.
In 3151, most of the Dragoons listened to Marotta Kerensky and followed Alaric Ward to Terra. There, they helped him destroy the Republic of the Sphere and establish the ilClan. Four out of five Dragoons died... [click here for more] |
| 46. |  | This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction — thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English — represents a unique exploration of the nation’s speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni.
From the renowned Jiang Bo’s ‘Starship: Library’ to Regina Kanyu Wang’s ‘The... [click here for more] |
| 47. |  | SCIENCE CANNOT EXPLAIN THE VANISHING PHYSICIST
Nobody believes him, and why should they? How could six stars vanish from sight all at once, never to reappear? Astronomer and Miskatonic University professor Norman Withers had all but given up on regaining his colleagues’ esteem when a protege of the renowned Albert Einstein comes to speak on campus. e visiting physicist, with unsettling theories... [click here for more] |
| 48. |  | THE WAR RAGES ON!
Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine returns with more explosive BattleMech action from the 31st century! Experience tales of hard-won survival from the gaming world of Solaris VII, the wilds of the Deep Periphery, and the annals of Clan history. Dive deep into in-depth technology articles, technical readouts, conspiracy theories, war-game and role-playing... [click here for more] |
| 49. |  | JUMP BACK INTO THE COCKPIT!
Picking up the battle standard for BattleTech fiction, Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine continues the tradition of hard-hitting stories set in the war-torn interstellar future of the 31st century and beyond. Fire up your ’Mech’s fusion reactor, secure your neurohelmet, and wade into battle with stories from the merciless front... [click here for more] |
| 50. |  | WAKING SPIRITS
The Sixth World doesn’t give people much time to grow up. Whoever you are, wherever you live, there’s going to come a time when the world is going to throw you some serious curveballs, and if all you can do is bitch and moan about how you’re not ready for what’s coming your way, you’re not going to last long. Get strong, grow up, and figure out how to survive—that’s what... [click here for more] |
| 51. |  | FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE!
Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine surges onward, waging wars that will decide the fate of the BattleMech-dominated future of the 31st century and beyond! Follow a quest for quick cash that yields unusual Star League relics. Commiserate with an aging MechWarrior convinced he is cursed with the devil’s luck—which is about to... [click here for more] |
| 52. |  | Return to the epic fantasy realm of Rokugan's samurai and magic in the collected Legend of the Five Rings novellas, featuring an all-new story of the Lion Clan. Includes these incredible tales: Deathseeker by Robert Denton III – a shamed Lion Clan warrior finds a chance for redemption when she discovers a foundling with magical ancestry, whose secrets could change everything.... [click here for more] |
| 53. |  | Return to the world of Legend of the Five Rings: Adventures in Rokugan, in this fantasy adventure pitting noble samurai against a forgotten evil corrupting the whole realm
Something is wrong in the Emerald Empire. The emperor is ailing, the court is weak and the Great Clans threaten to escalate their petty squabbling into all-out war. But in the shadows, another threat lurks... [click here for more] |
| 54. |  | BLASTS FROM THE PAST…
The Sixth World has always been a grim, violent place, where your life can be measured in heartbeats from one minute to the next. And whether you’re an experienced shadowrunner, or someone who’s entered the shadows looking for safety, or to hide—or perhaps start a new life altogether—well, they can be dark, deep, and dangerous, no matter how well-prepared... [click here for more] |
| 55. |  | How to Normal Tarot is the companion book for the Normal Tarot (Note that you will have to buy it separately, as cards and books can't ship from the same printer on here). The Caretaker runs Normal Horoscopes, a fantastic blog of horoscopes and mystical advice. The blog is still updating daily now on Tumblr, and the Caretaker, the blog's tender, can be found on twitter and patreon as well at @NormalHoroscopes... [click here for more] |
| 56. |  | For the first time, the Book of Nod has been restored with new files that perfectly replicate the first edition, but cleaned up so that the text can all be read, and many previously-lost details of the art are finally able to be discerned.
Legends of the Undead
The first vampires remember their first nights, but do not speak of them. Others... [click here for more] |
| 57. |  | Death is not the end.
You learned that firsthand when you died. In that darkness, you made a deal that brought you back — with something else. Now, bound inextricably to a geist — a shade, a monster, a tragic, broken soul — you stand between the world of the living and the world of the dead.
This collection of eleven stories inspired by Geist: The Sin-Eaters Second Edition... [click here for more] |
| 58. |  | Bengal Station: an exotic spaceport that dominates the ocean between India and Burma. Burnt out by his experiences in the police force, telepath Jeff Vaughan works for the spaceport authorities monitoring incoming craft for refugees from other worlds.
The galaxy holds more than humanity ever bargained for. Hunted by sinister death cults, summoned to distant colony worlds to investigate alien corpses... [click here for more] |
| 59. |  | RIPE FOR THE TAKING…
Dissatisfied with Archon Melissa Steiner’s leadership of the Lyran Commonwealth, Vedet Brewer, Duke of Hesperus, overthrew her rule in 3143 and claimed the mantle for himself—only to be unceremoniously removed from the position two years later. Brewer and his troops fled to the far reaches of Lyran space to lick his wounds and reevaluate his future, wandering... [click here for more] |
| 60. | ![The Ravening Deep (Arkham Horror) [PRE-ORDER]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/17689/418388-thumb140.jpg) | A nightmarish power unleashed from the depths infiltrates Arkham in this nautical-horror pulp adventure from the acclaimed Arkham Horror game world
When dissolute fisherman Abel Davenport discovers an ancient temple in the deep ocean, he under the influence of a long dead god. In his attempts to restore the god’s cult, Abel unleashes a plague of twisted doppelgangers on Arkham. Horrified by the consequences,... [click here for more] |
| 61. |  | YOUR CHOICE . . . YOUR LIFE . . . YOUR FREEDOM?
Five years ago, The New Waiver Program was founded, offering teens of ages 15 to 17 the opportunity to sign up for a secret military based training project without parental consent. The program provides the perfect opportunity for troubled youth to leave their pasts behind and discover a promising future serving their country . . . or... [click here for more] |
| 62. |  | Alex discovers she’s heir to a goddess’ creation…and the goddess needs her help to save it.
When human body parts begin appearing at the San Antonio Crossroads and the Crossroads Keeper dies while investigating the crime, Alex inherits a legacy in a supernatural world she never knew existed.
Conor, a Barghest shifter and Crossroads Guardian, is doing his best, but without a Keeper,... [click here for more] |
| 63. |  | A wayward goddess with a problem lover, a treacherous Fae prince, and a looming war between the gods nixes Alex's wish for a quiet life ... and propels her supernatural posse into a battle for the Fae throne that threatens to bring destruction to all the realms. After helping the goddess Hecate defeat a divine insurrection, Alex plans to spend time with her heart-family and relax... [click here for more] |
| 64. |  | YOUR CALL TO CTHULHU IS IMPORTANT TO US. PLEASE HOLD.
Red tape. Catch-22s. Circular chains of command. Whether you're a customer or co-worker, bureaucracies drive us all insane. Even management is just a cog in a vast machine. Information, items, and even people get lost in the system, never gone but never found. No one seems to notice the insanity surrounding them... or if... [click here for more] |
| 65. |  | Tales From the Magician’s Skull is a fantasy magazine dedicated to presenting all-new sword-and-sorcery fiction by the finest modern crafters in the genre. These stories are the real thing, crammed with sword-swinging action, dark sorceries, dread, and ferocious monsters — and they hurtle forward at a headlong pace.
Issue #4 features fiction by John C. Hocking, Adrian Cole, James Enge,... [click here for more] |
| 66. |  | ONE PROGRAM TO CONTROL IT ALL…
Janus is a pro shadowrunner who’s been in the game long enough to roll with the curveballs the Sixth World can throw at him. Whether it’s traveling halfway around the world for a job or finding out his new employer has a much longer lifespan than the average metahuman, the dual-natured hacker/mage has always come out on top—and made a good living... [click here for more] |
| 67. |  | She doesn't want to be a superhero. But she has no choice.
Sixteen-year-old Ashley 'Crafter' Jason has trust issues. Especially with supers, despite being a super and daughter of two famous superheroes herself.
That's because Ashley suffers from a rare genetic disorder known as Hernandez's Disease. Left unchecked, Ashley's own powers will kill her before she turns twenty-one. The... [click here for more] |
| 68. |  | All proceeds from the sale of this ebook go directly to Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), an international charity providing medical support in areas of humanitarian crisis.
Everyone has a character class. The world has rules. The meaning of life is to take on new quests and slay ever more deadly monsters in the pursuit of precious experience points. It has always been like... [click here for more] |
| 69. |  | For over a decade, the Bards and Sages Quarterly has been a showcase for both new and established authors to share their speculative works. The short stories presented in each issue serve as a delightful sampler of the speculative genres. Whether your preference is sword and sorcery, time-travel, space exploration, gothic horror, urban fantasy, or any of the speculative genres, you are sure... [click here for more] |
| 70. |  | Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling is an anthology of short stories, poetry, and essays edited by Monica Valentinelli and Jaym Gates.
Over two dozen authors, ranging from NYT-bestsellers and award winners to debut writers, chose a tired trope or cliche to challenge and surprise readers through their work. Read stories inspired by tropes such as the Chainmaille Bikini, Love... [click here for more] |
| 71. |  | Mother. Warrior. Caregiver. Wife. Lover. Survivor. Trickster. Heroine. Leader.
This anthology features 21 stories and six essays about women who defy genre stereotypes.
Here, it's not the hero who acts while the heroine waits to be rescued; Hath No Fury's women are champions, not damsels in distress. Whether they are strong, bold warriors, the silent but powerful type, or the timid who muster... [click here for more] |
| 72. |  | NOTE: PDF is in FULL COLOR, print is in Black & White.
A secret society determined to save the world, whether we want them to or not.
Members of the organization known as Ellium have played a clandestine role in the building of societies dating back to the Knights Templar. Always playing the role of shepherd and not dictator, the Ellium’s motives have remained... [click here for more] |
| 73. |  | Shifters come in all shapes and sizes. Some can be found in the universes of Odyssey and Miss Delight, or the Pixie Dust setting, and some are found elsewhere. Whether they are laying their lives on the line for their cubs, their mates or their friends, or hunting down some unsuspecting human, they live among the heroes and villains that dwell in our imagination. Within these covers lies a dozen... [click here for more] |
| 74. |  |
Discover a new world of adventure in this collection of pulse-pounding stories written by some of the greatest fantasy authors around, all set in the World of Aetaltis campaign setting. From the vine enshrouded ruins of a lost jungle temple to the seedy back alleys of the villainous city of Port Vale, experience the thrill of heroic fantasy with these gripping tales of action and adventure.
Featuring... [click here for more] |
| 75. |  | Step back into the Dark Ages...
...into a time when the clans, high and low, battle for blood and power.
Welcome to The Cainite Conspiracies
This collection of short stories inspired by the 20th Anniversary edition of Vampire: The Masquerade Dark Ages features tales by Vampire developers such as Justin Achilli, Eddy Webb, David A. Hill, Jr., and... [click here for more] |
| 76. |  | She was elegant, beautiful, and a cold-blooded killer...or so it appeared. She had the perfect motive. She even admitted to being at the scene of the crime. Scotland Yard was prepared to charge Louise Colton with her husband's brutal murder.
Only shy, retiring Mr. Pinkerton believed her innocent. He wandered into the case by accident, but he stayed to plumb its murky depths, to stir the waters of... [click here for more] |
| 77. |  | ENTER THE HAUNTED LAND OF AVEROIGNE
Collected into one volume are all of Weird Tales author Clark Ashton Smith's short stories of Averoigne, the sinister, monster-haunted province of medieval France. Werewolves and satyrs stalk the dark forests, witches and necromancers lurk in the swamps, and gargoyles and giants terrorize the cathedral city of Vyônes in the heart of Averoigne. ... [click here for more] |
| 78. |  | RETURN IN TRIUMPH…OR NOT AT ALL…
Two thousand light years from Terra, two brothers leave behind the shattered dreams of their father, the great General Aleksandr Kerensky. For a second time, war drives them into the dark and cold of the void, as the raging conflict engulfs the Pentagon Worlds and the nascent Star League-in-Exile.
For nearly fifteen years on the world of Strana Mechty—the land... [click here for more] |
| 79. |  | By day, London is the greatest metropolis of the 19th century. By night, it is the hunting ground of monsters older than the empire itself. Above it all lurks Prince Mithras, Methuselah of Clan Ventrue and godhead of a cult infecting vampire and mortal alike.
This product includes all three books in the Victorian Age Vampire Trilogy:
Book 1 - A Morbid Initiation
Book 2 - The Madness of Priests
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| 80. |  | Clark Ashton Smith's Cthuhu Mythos Fiction
The Ghoul, A Rendering from the Arabic, The Hunters from Beyond, The Vaults of Abomi, The Nameless Offspring, Ubbo-Sathla, The Werewolf of Averoigne, The Eidolon of the Blind, Vulthoom, The Treader of the Dust, The Infernal Star
Clark Ashton Smith finished “The Ghoul” on November 11, 1930 and was pleased with the result. He mentioned it to... [click here for more] |
| 81. |  | Run Your Best Campaign Yet
Whether you’re a new gamemaster or a seasoned vet looking for a new angle to shake up your game, these 19 essays by expert gamemasters help construct your campaign from the ground up—and keep your players engaged until the dramatic conclusion.
Kobold Guide to Plots & Campaigns shows how to begin a new campaign, use published adventures or loot them for... [click here for more] |
| 82. |  | A Guide to the Mythic Fantasy World of Glorantha
The Glorantha Sourcebook is an essential resource for Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha, one of the most extensively developed and renowned fantasy settings of all time. A world of mythology, gods, and heroes, Glorantha has inspired roleplaying games, board games, computer games, comics, fiction, and more, a setting beloved and revered worldwide.... [click here for more] |
| 83. |  | MEAN STREETS? YOU HAVE NO IDEA…
MEAN STREETS? YOU HAVE NO IDEA… The Sixth World is a dangerous place, and nowhere is that more obvious than in Seattle, the so-called Emerald City. Surrounding its neon-drenched heart is kilometer after kilometer of Sprawl, where millions of people scratch out a living among hazardous, slowly decaying neighborhoods and even more dangerous neighbors.... [click here for more] |
| 84. |  | The Worlds of Android is your definitive guide to Android setting and its unique vision of the future. A beautiful, 272-page setting guide and art book, The Worlds of Android features full-color art, stunning gatefolds, and a polyphony of narrative voices that convey the immense diversity of human experience in the rich, fictional universe made famous by Android:... [click here for more] |
| 85. |  | The reckless pursuit of honor exposes an empire to demonic invasion, in this epic fantasy novel of duty and warfare, set in the extraordinary world of Legend of the Five Rings. Striking Dawn Castle defends the mountains between the Rokugan empire and the demon-haunted Shadowlands. When a mythical city is discovered in the forbidding peaks, Hida Haru, heir and sore disappointment... [click here for more] |
| 86. |  | ABANDONED BY THE ARCHON…
Once the founding capital and a vital planet in the Lyran Commonwealth, Arcturus has been held by the Clans for more than two decades, most recently by the Jade Falcons. But when the Falcons suddenly abandon the planet in early 3151, Arcturus is left to fend for itself, with no support from Archon Trillian Steiner or former-Commonwealth worlds.
For Hauptmann-General... [click here for more] |
| 87. |  | S.PETERSEN’S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVECRAFTIAN HORRORS A Field Observer’s Handbook of Preternatural Entities and Beings from Beyond The Wall of Sleep "With its clear visuals and hard-won information, this guide has saved my bacon on more thanvone occasion!"
—Ernest P. Wilderbeast, Visiting Professor of Preternatural Studies Miskatonic University Weird shapes in the park? Odd rumbling... [click here for more] |
| 88. |  | "It is only within the last few years that most people have stopped thinking of the West as a new land. I suppose the idea gained ground because our own especial civilisation happens to be new there; but nowadays explorers are digging beneath the surface and bringing up whole chapters of life that rose and fell among these plains and mountains before recorded history began."
—H.P. Lovecraft, “The... [click here for more] |
| 89. |  | Remember those nice stories they told you about what’d happen after you died?
They were wrong.
There is no Heaven and there is no Hell. There’s only the Underworld, with the ravening maw of Oblivion at the bottom and the impossible dream of Transcendence at the top. And, somewhere in between, are scores of Restless Dead.
Are you ready to join them?
This collection of stories is inspired by... [click here for more] |
| 90. |  | HEROES OF ALL STRIPES
Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine celebrates bravery in all its forms on the triumphant, BattleMech-dominated battlefields of 31st century and beyond! Witness the birth of a new mercenary command in the late Third Succession War, follow a combat medic tackling a precarious injury, learn the true meaning of loyalty during the FedCom Civil... [click here for more] |
| 91. |  | CONTINUING THE FIGHT...
Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine charges toward victory on the war-ravaged, BattleMech-dominated battlefields of 31st century! In these tales, a Republic of the Sphere operative undertakes a personal quest to track down a missing family member, a small, untested mercenary command faces off against vicious pirate raiders, an aging soldier... [click here for more] |
| 92. |  | From sorcerous bridges that link worlds to the simple traditions of country folk; from the mysterious natures of twins to the dangerous powers of obligation and contract. Laden with perils for both the adventurous and the unsuspecting, magic is ultimately a contradiction: endlessly powerful but never without consequence, and rigidly defined by rules of its own making.
Award-winning Jonathan Strahan... [click here for more] |
| 93. |  | A veteran of the War, Reina can’t stop fighting. Only now, she’s no longer on Mars, and she’s no longer a soldier. Scarred by her time as an Electronic Warfare Service drone operator, Reina has transformed herself into a notorious cybercriminal, and she’s turned her hatred of the Weyland Consortium into a personal crusade. Her goal? Expose the corp’s machinations and exact vigilante justice.... [click here for more] |
| 94. |  | Once, there was a boy named Dearly Bleak. That's not his birth name, but that's not the point. Dearly became so deathly ill, his parents allowed a smiling self-help cult to turn their son's body into a home for a cosmic maggot god.
"Ever the praises to the Conqueror Worm!"
"Ever the praises to the Crawling Library!"
"The Knowledge that Eats!"
"The Broodsac Sultan!"
Dearly was healed,... [click here for more] |
| 95. |  | The city of Arkham falls prey to ghoulish dread in this chilling anthology of action-packed adventure, from the bestselling world of Arkham Horror. Something monstrous has come to Arkham, Massachusetts. There have always been shadows here, but now a new hunger has risen from the depths and threatens those who dwell here. But there are heroes too – people who stand up and fight to... [click here for more] |
| 96. |  | A Best-Selling Saga Returns
Vivid writing and a gripping plot -- Jonathan Fesmire, SF Site
The Vampire Clan Novel series broke all records for World of Darkness fiction when, throughout 1999 and 2000, it told an epic story through cross-cutting novels and carefully time-stamped chapters. Now, the entire epic is represented in four beautiful trade-format volumes. The... [click here for more] |
| 97. |  | The Best-Selling Saga Returns The Vampire Clan Novel series broke all records for World of Darkness fiction when, throughout 1999 and 2000, it told an epic story through cross-cutting novels and carefully time-stamped chapters. Now, the entire epic is represented in four beautiful tradeformat volumes. The Clan Novel Saga reorganizes the chapters from all 13 novels (and the Clan Novel... [click here for more] |
| 98. |  | In the Aftermath
The Camarilla lost much ground along the East Coast in its recent war with the Sabbat. But the sect claimed one of the greatest prizes in the world control of New York City. Of course, the Camarilla was never entirely absent from the city, but in recent years no clan held so firmly there, among the enemy, as did the Tremere. Now the story of their covert activities... [click here for more] |
| 99. |  | We are like you. We live in your cities, we laugh at your jokes, we share your good times and your bad ones. We meet you in clubs and back alleys, at glamorous parties and dive bars. We need you, to sate our endless hunger. We are your Kindred.
They are the smoke and the darkness, things that could have been you or us, creatures of hunger that humanity stole the night from. They are the Strix.... [click here for more] |
| 100. |  | Twenty-five years of Vampire: The Masquerade Twenty-five years of storytelling, adventure, and exploration. In celebration, we bring you eighteen authors that explore the evolution and development of the world of Vampire. From tales of wanton diablerie to the fulfilling of centuries-old religious vows, lover’s sacrifices, and searches for truth. Peel apart the layers and discover... [click here for more] |
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