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Angel Souls and Devil Hearts
By Christopher Golden. 1995
The Book of the Living Dead
By John Richard Stephens. 2010
From Poe to Lovecraft-a unique zombiethology of the literary undead. Corpses rise in a variety of frightening ways in this…
collection of classic stories by an impressive lineup of authors including: Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, H.P. Lovecraft, Guy de Maupassant, Mark Twain, Jack London, William Wyman Jacobs, Théophile Gautier, Charles Baudelaire, John H. Knox, Sir Hugh Clifford, Thomas Burke, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, F. Marion Crawford, F.G. Loring, William Butler Yeats, Douglas Hyde, E.F. Benson, Lafcadio Hearn, Perceval Landon, E. and H. Heron, Amy Lowell, G.W. Hutter, and Sir Walter Scott.Breath and Bone
By Carol Berg. 2008
The mesmerizing conclusion to the fantasy epic Addicted to an enchantment that turns pain into pleasure?and bound by oaths he…
refuses to abandon?Valen risks body and soul to rescue one child, seek justice for another, and bring the dying land of Navronne its rightful king. .Whitechapel Gods
By S. M. Peters. 2008
A thrilling new Steampunk fantasy from a talented debut author TWO GODS-ONE CHANCE FOR MANKIND In Victorian London, the Whitechapel…
section is a mechanized, steam-driven hell, cut off and ruled by two mysterious, mechanical gods-Mama Engine and Grandfather Clock. Some years have passed since the Great Uprising, when humans rose up to fight against the machines, but a few brave veterans of the Uprising have formed their own Resistance-and are gathering for another attack. For now they have a secret weapon that may finally free them-or kill them all. . .Flesh and Spirit
By Carol Berg. 2007
The rebellious Valen has spent his life trying to escape his family legacy. But his fate is sealed when he…
winds up half-dead, addicted to an enchantment-which leads him into a world he could never possibly imagine. . . .Wraith (Zoe Martinique #1)
By Phaedra Weldon. 2007
Zoe Martinique was just your average, single female, past 25, looking for love and/or exciting job opportunities. Until life handed…
her the dubious ability to travel outside of her body at will-which she turned into a career, hiring herself out as a literal spook. Industrial espionage, domestic surveillance, you name it-when she's traveling she can see but can't be seen... Then one night things get out of hand while she is out-of-body: Zoe witnesses a murder. What's worse, the killer is also a Traveler-and he most definitely not only sees her, but tries to pursue her. To save herself, Zoe must somehow guide the very handsome detective assigned to the case to the truth without revealing herself. And with the help of her semi-psychic mom, a pair of gay ghosts, and her best friend (a Goth techno witch), she also has to figure out exactly who-and what-the murderer is, before he finds her and puts an end to her traveling-permanently.Key to Conflict (Gillian Key, Paradoc #1)
By Talia Gryphon. 2007
Meet Gillian Key-a paramortal psychologist who can treat the mental distress of nonhumans. And she's a Marine Special Forces operative…
who can get physical with them when the situation calls for it. Gillian's two worlds collide when she travels to the Carpathian Mountains in Romania to counsel a dangerously attractive local master vampire-and becomes embroiled in a brewing turf war with the legendary Dracula.Hazard's Price (Chronicle of the Unbinding #1)
By Robert S. Stone. 2001
In Chaldus, a land of bound magic, former ministers are being murdered. And it will take a former spy, Galatine…
Hazard, to catch the killer: a wily assassin who could bring the country to the brink of war -- and unleash the power of the ancients.Taming The Beast
By Jinx Williams. 2008
Cursed for the crime of loving the wrong woman. Forced to subsist as part man, part beast, Scottish Millionaire Ravin…
Barrilyl has waited centuries for his date with destiny. The mystical sword needed to end his torment is finally within reach, but he must acquire it before an age-old enemy can interfere. Ravin’s fate rests in the hands of folklore librarian Jacquelyn Frasier. This very smart, very beautiful opponent is highly suspicious of his interest in the Celtic artifacts passed down by her ancestors. And the electric attraction crackling between them could prove more destructive than fate and Ravin’s enemy combined…Fall of Knight (King Arthur #3)
By Peter David. 2006
In Knight Life, King Arthur was elected mayor of New York City. In One Knight Only, Arthur was voted President…
of the United States. Now, in Fall of Knight, Arthur has become head of his very own church.Howl
By Silke Juppenlatz. 2011
When life hands you wolves, howl. The alpha wolf in Zalin’s pack is slowing going insane, which is tough enough…
to contend with, but the guy is gunning for the woman Zalin loves--the rancher’s daughter who saved his hide. He’s torn between taking off to avoid a confrontation with the Alpha, and sticking around to protect Lucia. Opening his heart to her is not an option--he’s had enough rejection to last a lifetime. Lucia is fascinated by the “wolf” she saved--at the time unaware he was more than a canine. Zalin seems out to save her from his Alpha, but she wants more than protection from him. When spilled family secrets make her doubt everything she knows, she turns to Zalin for stability, only to learn he’s planning to leave. Will Zalin desert the one he loves when she needs him most, or will he howl a challenge on her behalf? Content Warning: Sexual content, violence. 28,437 WordsThe Left Hand of God
By Paul Hoffman. 2010
Paul Hoffman's novel of astonishing scope and imagination, featuring a darkly gifted teenage boy at the center of a brutal…
holy war, grabs the reader from its incredible opening lines and refuses to let go. The Left Hand of God is the first novel in an epic, ambitious trilogy that will prove irresistible to the readers who have turned the Inheritance Cycle, Twilight, and the His Dark Materials series into publishing phenomena. The Left Hand of God is the story of sixteen-year-old Thomas Cale, who has grown up imprisoned at the Sanctuary of the Redeemers, a fortress run by a secretive sect of warrior monks in a distant, dystopian past. He is one of thousands of boys who train all day in hand-to-hand combat, in preparation for a holy war that only the High Priests know is now imminent. He has no reason to think he's special, no idea there's another world outside the compound's walls, and no hope for a life any different from the one he already knows. And then, Cale opens a door. What follows is a daring escape, an unlikely alliance, a desperate pursuit, a journey of incredible discovery, and an adventure the likes of which Cale could never possibly have imagined, culminating in Cale's astonishing realization that he alone has the power to save his world- or to destroy it.Revenant
By Phaedra Weldon. 2010
Zoe Martinique is getting used to the strange turn her life has taken since she discovered her ability to travel…
outside her body. Now beings from another astral plane are being hunted by her old enemy, the Phantasm, and it's up to her to save them and preserve the cosmic balance.Vampire Island (Vampire Island #1)
By Adele Griffin. 2007
From a National Book Award finalist comes a lively new spin on the classic vampire tale. When old-world dangers…
threaten a race of fruit bat hybrids, where can they run to? New York City, of course! And that's where we meet the Livingstone kids - Lexie, Hudson, and - Maddy?trying to blend their "vampireness" with the regular people of the city. Unfortunately, their vampire traits keep complicating things. Lexie's super speed, amazing strength, and poetry-quoting habit embarrass her in front of classmates - and her secret crush. Hudson can fly and is determined to save the planet, but with a vocabulary from the wrong century, he doesn't quite fit in. And then there's Maddy, who has a hard time sticking to her vegetarian diet, and an even harder time convincing her siblings that their new neighbors are vampires. With all these challenges, will Lexie, Hudson, and Maddy ever be able to navigate the normal world?Total Eclipse (Weather Warden #9)
By Rachel Caine. 2010
Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin has defeated her longtime enemy and saved the world - again. But at what cost? Standing…
at ground zero for the last attack, Joanne, the Djinn David, and the Earth herself have been poisoned by a substance that is destroying the magic that keeps the world alive. Joanne and David have already lost their powers, but that's just the beginning. The poison that has seeped into the planet is destabilising the entire balance of power, bestowing magic on those who have never had it and taking it at critical moments from those who need it. It's just a matter of time before the delicate balance of nature explodes into chaos, destroying mankind - and every living thing on earth - with it.Midnight Reign
By Chris Marie Green. 2008
Night Rising was only the beginning... Dawn Madison reluctantly came to Los Angeles in search of her missing father and…
found instead a world of murder and the living dead she never imagined existed. When a new vampire slaying lures Dawn deeper into the underground, her alliances in the sunlit world shift. Now she has only herself to trust and her new found skills as "a spunky vampire slayer" (Publishers Weekly).Ghost of a Chance (Ghost Finders #1)
By Simon R. Green. 2010
The Carnacki Institute exists to "Do Something" about Ghosts-and agents JC Chance, Melody Chambers, and Happy Jack Palmer will either…
lay them to rest, send them packing, or kick their nasty ectoplasmic arses with extreme prejudice.Opening Atlantis
By Harry Turtledove. 2007
New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove has intrigued readers with such thought-provoking "what if. . . " scenarios as…
a conquered Elizabethan England in Ruled Britannia and a Japanese occupation of Hawaii in Days of Infamy and End of the Beginning. Now, in the first of a brand-new trilogy, he rewrites the history of the world with the existence of an eighth continent: Atlantis. Atlantis lies between Europe and the east coast of Terranova. For many years, the vast natural resources of this land of opportunity have lured dreamers from around the globe, offering a new beginning for those willing to brave the wonders of the unexplored territory. It is a new world indeed, ripe for discovery, for plunder, and eventually for colonization. But will its settlers destroy the very wonders they journeyed to Atlantis to find?Age of Conan: Songs of Victory
By Loren Coleman. 2005
The army of Kern "Wolf-Eye" has been scattered, and as the dead are buried, the tribes gather to choose new…
leaders. To prove his worth, Kern must seek out the House of Crom, where rests a weapon of legend that can kill any man, beast, or god. For in his heart he knows that not all glory lies on the battlefield, and that there is no sacrifice too great to sing one last song of victory.Dead To Me
By Anton Strout. 2008
A new urban fantasy featuring a man working on the right side of law-with talents that come from left field.…
Psychometry-the power to touch an object and divine information about its history-has meant a life of petty crime for Simon Canderous, but now he's gone over to the good side. At New York's underfunded and (mostly) secret Department of Extraordinary Affairs, he's learning about red tape, office politics, and the basics of paranormal investigation. But it's not the paperwork that has him breathless. After Simon spills his coffee on (okay, through) the ghost of a beautiful woman- who doesn't know she's dead-he and his mentor plan to find her killers. But Simon's not prepared for the nefarious plot that unfolds before him, involving politically correct cultists, a large wooden fish, a homicidal bookcase, and the forces of Darkness, which kind of have a crush on him.