Welcome to the Hyperbolic Age, an ancient and forgotten era in Earth's pre-history when men were mighty, women were buxom, and neither could be trusted as far as they could be thrown. Into this melodramatic yet somehow lost age strides a mighty figure, a king cursed to never again remember his homeland, who wanders the thousand and one kingdoms in search of that which he has lost. His name is Vengar, and wherever his comically large sword swings, the wicked are undone and valuable trinkets disappear. When Vengar comes to the sandstone city of Tensara, a mysterious maiden enlists his aid in rescuing her sister from a wicked sorcerer. His mission turns out to be more than he bargained for, though, and Vengar quickly finds himself tangled up in a plot to start a civil war. Can Vengar prevent the coming war? Will he get the maiden? What's up with the ridiculously big sword, anyway? Find out all this and less in... The King, His Son, Their Sorcerer and His Lover! Warning: The King, His Son, Their Sorcerer and His Lover is chocked full of gruesome violence and bawdy humor, and may not be appropriate for all audiences.

Sometimes, it takes a crisis to figure out who you really are. In the near future, an irreverent astronomer named Marcus Donovan discovers a strange relic hidden beyond Mars, and he commandeers an exploratory vessel under false pretenses to investigate. While Marcus and his crew venture off into the unknown, a mysterious alien legion appears in Earth orbit and invades. Human civilization is dashed apart in the blink of an eye, and Jack Hernandez, a search and rescue specialist, is one of the lucky few survivors. Along with a handful of friends, Jack joins the scattered resistance and wages a desperate terrorist war against the aliens, striking back any way they can. In the bloody struggle to reclaim their planet, Jack and Marcus are each thrust into roles they never could have imagined, in a conflict as old as time. The fight takes them from China to Africa, and from Earth to Mars, while the secrets they uncover shake their understanding of humanity itself. Stars Rain Down is about the horrors of warfare, and what happens when idealism collides with a savage fight for survival. Dominated by an enemy who shows neither compassion nor regret, the last remnants of mankind discover that every choice leads to unforeseen consequences, and mercy can triumph even in the face of mortal rage.

Four years have passed since mankind fell, and life on Earth has evolved. Powered by living technology, human and Oikeyan nations now war for control on the surface while the ancient starship Legacy and her human commander, Marcus Donovan, wait in orbit for a chance to create a more lasting peace.But all of that changes when search & rescue specialist Jack Hernandez uncovers something dangerous hidden in the jungles of Mexico.Now the race is on to control the artifact. Driven by fanatical ideologies and an insatiable hunger for victory, each side will unleash soldiers with power beyond reason in their bid to control the Earth.But is any creature incorruptible enough to wield the power of a god?

Meet Marcus Donovan; astronomer, day dreamer, and smart ass. He was just another researcher in a jumpsuit until he saw something that didn't fit. At the time, it was nothing but a blip on a sensor read-out, an asteroid that wasn't an asteroid, but it became his obsession. He named it Zebra-1, and now he's hurtling through the solar system on a mission to see it in person. Meanwhile, the Earth has its own visitors. Seven massive vessels appear out of nowhere and rain hell down from orbit, reducing civilization to a pile of ashes and rubble. Our world is conquered before anyone even knows we're under attack. Enter Jack Hernandez, a search & rescue specialist and true blue everyday hero. After crash-landing in the wasted ruins of China, he links up with the scattered resistance and begins to fight back. Having witnessed the invader's arrival first hand, he's willing to do whatever it takes to make them pay in blood. Neither Jack nor Marcus ever could have predicted it, but humanity's future now depends on them both. One will be bonded to an ancient warship and asked to lead, while the other is imprisoned, tortured and forced to submit; before it's over, they'll each face challenges beyond imagination in a savage war as old as time. When the stars rain down from the sky, who will rise up to meet them? Read a free sample today!

Welcome to the world of Arcana Universalis, a strange universe filled with fabled creatures, vile demons, and starships driven by mystical energies. It's a time of fantastic powers that defy belief and vicious bloodshed that spans the stars... most of which belong to the Imperium, an oppressive feudal society ruled by a millennium-old dictator. Enter Caleb Gedley, a bright but neurotic apprentice fresh from the academy who has a beautiful fiancee and a lifetime of mind-numbing research waiting for him back home. The only obstacle left between Caleb and this cozy future is a six-month externship aboard the Imperial Dragonslayer Ashkalon, an ancient and powerful military starship patrolling the lesser spiral arm. It was supposed to be a routine tour, just a few months of hard labor in exchange for a land-grant and entrance into noble society, but things in Caleb's life never work out like they're supposed to. When the Ashkalon is sent to investigate the disappearance of a prospector ship, Caleb and his best friend, a young warrior named Bibbs, find themselves on the surface of a mysterious planet, and that's when everything begins to go terribly, horribly wrong... Terminus is the first segment of the upcoming fantasy novel, Arcana Universalis: The Hanged Man's Revelation, due out in late 2011. This novella-length release is the first of five planned episodes that will together form the final novel. For more information about this release, please visit our website at: http://oktopods.wordpress.com/

Welcome to Arcana Universalis, a strange world where mystical starships pierce the endless dark in service of a millennium-old dictator, and strange creatures live in hiding from the hegemony of mankind.Enter Caleb Gedley, a bright but neurotic apprentice fresh from the academy who has a beautiful fiancee and a respectable career as a researcher waiting for him back home. The only obstacle standing between him and that cozy future is a six-month externship aboard the Imperial Dragonslayer Ashkalon, an ancient and powerful military starship patrolling the lesser spiral arm.But now his plans have stumbled off course. After a disastrous mission on an uncharted planet, Caleb awakens back on the ship only to find his entire world turned upside down. His externship has become outright slavery, and everything he knows about the Imperium is suddenly called into question.Can he somehow come to grips with this new order? Will he ever find his way back home?Danse Macabre is the second volume of the upcoming fantasy novel, Arcana Universalis: The Hanged Man's Revelation, currently slated for release in Summer 2012. This novella-length release is the second of five planned episodes that will together form the final novel.The first episode, Arcana Universalis: Terminus, is available exclusively through the Amazon Kindle Store: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005AHNA6EFor more information about this release, please visit our website at: http://oktopods.wordpress.com/

Meet the Legacy Fleet's self-described top maintenance crew: Nils Jensen, hacker extraordinaire with a smart mouth, Larry Hopkins, a by-the-book crewman with a short fuse, and their intrepid captain, Marco Esquivel, who'd much prefer to be sailing around the coast of Cape Cod at any given moment. Together, they're traveling out to the furthest reaches of the solar system aboard The Beagle, an interplanetary shuttle with absolutely nothing interesting about it what-so-ever... and that alone is kind of interesting, isn't it? When their simple repair mission on Pluto's moon, Charon, doesn't go quite as planned, it's up to The Beagle's crew to fend off a dangerous invader and somehow return home, but first they'll need to overcome an endless supply of biting sarcasm and employ each of their unique skills to get the job done. Is this the beginning of the end for mankind, or just another bumbling misadventure for three semi-competent techs? Read Out in the Styx — A Biotech Legacy Adventure to find out! This story is a self-contained excerpt from the upcoming novel, Biotech Legacy: Long Fall, due out in November, 2013.