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Eleven coming-of-age SFF tales: . . . a gang of teens discover clues to their heritage and their backward world. . . . a young sailor falls in the hands of pirates, but meets the love of his life. . . . an upstart swordswoman battles a mechanical monster at a famous tournament. . . . a professor shocks the world with his AI invention, until it starts proving itself cleverer than its creator. . . . an eloquent knight must save a girl from the clutches of Castle Creep. The following stories are included in this collection: Phane Serpent’s Isle Flowerfly Magical Entities Are Not For Sale ...

Caspra and his team of rebel agents are en route to Aldebarax aboard a hijacked medical supply freighter. Important cargo stashed in the ship’s hold gives rise to complications at the 100 mile security checkpoint. Something sinister is happening on Aldebarax. Caspra knows it. His crew knows it. Can five brave souls save a faraway world from the nightmare about to sweep the planet? Book 1 of the Tales of the Far Future series... Contains space battles, rogue AI, nanobots, violence and coarse language. Check out my other free books at innersky.ca/books !

From the casinos of the wild west frontier-town Tylas to the dark reaches of the Muridon Belt, space rebel Jet Rusco and his misfit crew find trouble around every corner. Gangster Sharki is on their tail. Old enemies from Rusco’s past have finally caught up with him. The discovery of an ancient treasure sparks the beginnings of an all-out war in the Vala System. Can Rusco outwit his enemies and make peace with the tumultuous past? The fate of the solar system hinges on the part he plays… A gritty odyssey to faraway worlds... Other books in the Starship Rogue series: Star Runaway Star ...

A collection of nine original sword and sorcery tales: . . . a thief with a conscience takes on the formidable Magistrar . . . a warrior monk avenges his fallen master after falling prey to a mysterious seductress . . . an upstart swordswoman battles a mechanical abomination at a famous tournament . . . treasure hunters disturb an ancient menace – who will appease the guardian? The following stories are included in this collection: Curse of the Kraken The Bones of St. Isis Enchantress of Rurne Ahrion's Minions Sundered Lineage The Dragon of Skar Tournament at Bergum Koruka’s Prophecy ...

A collection of eight gripping speculative fiction tales: . . . a gang of teens discover clues to their heritage and unsettling facts about their backward world . . . a university student develops an innovation to revolutionize the holographic film industry . . . alien pirates compel a pilot to know what it means to be alien . . . a hybrid man struggles for freedom on a mining planet . . . a team of rebel agents attempt a daring operation aboard a hijacked medical supply freighter . . . and more! This collection includes the following stories: Phane The Vx Wars The Jisil-ou-az-lar Audra The...

Scarface meets Mad Max A heist of beryl crystal for hyperdrive engines lands hustler Jet Rusco and his accomplice Marty in a heap of trouble...also in the crossfires of a thug entrepreneur peddling black market beryl to a brood of warlords. Rusco is stuck with a sexy player along the way whose loyalty he cannot trust. Can he and his buddy Marty escape with their skins and make a difference in the fight for freedom against galactic oppression? A gritty space thriller full of cons, twists and danger… Other books in the Starship Rogue series: STARHUSTLER STARVENGER STAR RUNAWAY STAR WANDERER...

In a world of bandits, rogues, and wizards, a relic hunter struggles to make ends meet. Foraging in an ancient tomb, Risgan discovers a fabulous gem. Both a blessing and a curse. Ignoring the mysterious taint around the jewel, he keeps it close to his person...to disastrous effect. An unforeseen scandal sends him far from his homeland, raising clubs against the baron’s men, spell-casters, thieves and opportunists. Are the few allies he can muster enough to counter the taint that is now upon him? Enemies lurk in the shadows, seeking his rare talismans. Such schemers, including the Queen of...

Adventure strikes Risgan, treasure-hunter, gambler, collector of magic relics... From jungle pygmies to powerful shamans to sea pirates, it’s a fight to the end. On land, sea and air. Shipwrecked off a dangerous coast in an unknown land, Risgan stumbles upon a mysterious cult in the ruin of ancient temple grounds. An odd but alluring acolyte takes him under her wing. But the legend of their long dead saint leaves Risgan’s blood running cold. The miracle-working pariah has visited the underworld and made friends with dark forces... The Konar, the cult leader, rules the organization with ...

Magic and Mayhem A strange black-garbed marauder plagues the folk of the pavilion city of Bazuur. Treasure-seeking drifter Risgan falls afoul of the airborne menace and launches himself on a quixotic mission to end the invader's depredations. The city guard has offered a high reward. Risgan’s adventures take him far across the lands of Upper Fandria. He battles stone giants, monster isks and warring tribes, where nothing is at it seems, and everything is ruled by the law of the jungle... "I loved this story and all the characters in it. Risgan and his companions are a very entertaining ...

The fabled jade idol of Gyzia is a thing of mystery and legend. A dark wizard commissions mercenary Vetravincus and his band to recover it—to their peril... Gritty adventure in the tradition of 'The Witcher' and 'Conan'. Other books in this series: Flame of Eros Dragon Lords The Land of Maja Dragonclaw

Two mercenaries square off against corruption and deadly aliens in the frontier worlds of the far future. Yul Vrean visits his home world only to get embroiled in a corporate conspiracy. Regers gets caught in the crossfires of a gang war over deadly alien contraband. Two unlikely allies on a much greater mission...to salvage an ancient derelict with a mysterious past…Other books in the Alien Alliance series: THE DIM ZONE : Mechno Wars XARES: Final Countdown THE TIMELOST : Ring Station AUDRA : Alien Subjugation Alien Alliance Box Set: innersky.ca/alliance

A desperate free-for-all in the bowels of a dead ship… How far is too far? Mercenary Yul Vrean and his black op team are hired by billionaire CEO Mathias of Cybercore to bring back alien samples from a remote planet...a region of space rife with murderous space pirates and slavers, the warlike Zikri and Mentera. With no designated leader, things degrade as rough boy Regers challenges Yul's authority. The expedition, shrouded in mystery, is further jeopardized by competitive corporate interests and freakish alien attacks. Yul and his space mercs suspect Mathias is not on the up-and-up as ...

A man who lives on the edge. A man turned to hustling to survive. Jet Rusco lives in a far future of colonized worlds ruled by space thugs and warlords. A heist gone bad leaves him with a stash of alien tech and ruthless gangsters on his tail who’ll do anything to get it back. Rusco must up his game, build a team of able recruits if he is to defeat the despot who plans to use the tech for more sinister reasons than obvious gain. He must decide whether he is to remain a scavenger all his life, or an avenger. The stakes are high when worlds are at great risk and the choice of doom or ...

Jet Rusco, black market arms dealer and hustler, faces off against the Star Lord: warlord, magician, psychopath. With each new conquest, the Star Lord uses ruthless force to terrorize colonized planets with his fleet of hi-tech warships. He sends bounty hunters after Jet Rusco who has stolen an alien device critical to his operation. A dark secret lies at the back of the Star Lord’s plans. But more than just tainted with the threat of galactic dominion, lies the 400 year old evil of the last alien war, that left humankind stumbling in the dark, forgetting their bio-mechanical heritage, ...

They took away our history. But they can’t steal our souls. I'm Ellan Weis, a teen kickboxer. Something happens to me, where I can sense disaster. Before it happens. I live in a world where everyone has a com chip in their wrist...where the only truth of the past cataclysm lies in darkweb. The schools are rough, bullies walk the halls, gangs work the streets. My mother’s a key player in rolling out the new haloband, a smart-VR headgear technology at Starcom. My brother’s a hacker working at the same company. A conspiracy is among us. Something to do with the haloband. My family is in ...

A rebel sea mage has conspired to seize control of the lands. The last Elder magician has taken it upon himself to train an aspiring dragon rider to counter the forces of darkness that are threatening to enslave the kingdoms. But is it enough?…Is it enough in this world of sorcery, pirates, serpents and dragons? A gritty saga of hope, fear and the quest for power… For fans of Dragonriders of Pern, Eragon, Dragonlance, Dragon Blood and Dragon School… Books in this series: Serpent’s Isle Dragonclaw: Rebel Mage Dragonclaw: Mage Wars

Sorcery and peril on the high seas… What begins as a simple dare among drunken friends becomes a nightmare for a young sailor who falls afoul of dark mage. Waylaid by an enemy tribe of seafarers, all seems lost. But on the way unexpected things happen. Could he have found the love of his life…and his destiny? Don’t miss this exciting coming-of-age adventure in the Dragonclaw series… Books in this series: Serpent’s Isle Dragonclaw: Rebel Mage Dragonclaw: Mage Wars

The rise of a new Queen threatens to tear the pirates apart. Fresh from the loss of his old master, Darek struggles to forge his own path as both Dragon Mage and Dragon Rider. How will he face the new terror rising from the ashes of the past, stirring the waters and the sea serpents into a frenzy? The dragons are no longer the obedient beasts of old and begin to reject the control of their Dragon Riders. Can Darek learn the many untaught lessons needed to forge new runestones and bring the dragons back from the brink of an uprising? A gritty saga of hope, fear and the quest for power… For...

They took away our history. But they can't steal our souls. I’m Ellan Weis, a teen kickboxer. Something happens to me, where I can sense disaster. Before it happens. I live in a world where everyone has a com chip in their wrist...where the only truth of the past cataclysm lies in the darkweb. The schools are rough, bullies walk the halls, gangs work the streets. My mother’s a key player in rolling out the new haloband, a smart-VR headgear technology at Starcom. My brother’s a hacker working at the same company. Something is wrong with our society, something we haven’t be told, and ...

Teen stowaway. Ship battles. Treachery. Carnival musician Kip Rees gets mixed up in a caper over his head...A mysterious figure has offered him riches to deliver a package to a faraway world. Yet powerful people would as soon see Kip and his new friends dead than fulfill his mission. Can he stay alive long enough to unlock the mystery of why he was chosen as delivery boy? From the grimy holds of space freighters to the majestic Temple of the Moon, Kip goes from young dreamer to hardened defender. An epic ride through far future worlds... Other books in the Starship Rogue series: Star ...