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SOME TESTS ARE LIFE OR DEATH DAN KOTLER—Archaeologist, occasional FBI Consultant, certified Trouble Magnet—just wanted a vacation. And an invitation to help uncover and explore a newly discovered Templar tunnel seemed like just the ticket. When a group of thieves take control of the tunnel, in search of its hidden trove of treasure, Kotler finds himself forced to face an ancient rite of passage, in a network of traps and trials laid about by the Knights Templar, a thousand years ago. It will take everything Kotler knows to get him through this one. CAN KOTLER SURVIVE THE TEMPLAR ...

Adam is on the run, and time is running out. His family has been taken from him, and he's working to unravel the secret that someone is hiding from him. Don't miss this action-packed second episode of The Lucid.

Alex Kayne wanted to make the world a better, safer place for everyone—now she's on the run.A fugitive, wanted for murder and epsionage, Alex survives through skill, training, and a little luck. And with the help of her invention: the Quantum Integrated Encryption Key. QuIEK—pronounced "Quake"—is the ultimate digital skeleton key. With it, Alex can bypass any security system, access any file, and open any door. Which is why world governments and agencies are determined to take it from her. But Alex Kayne has a purpose... She helps the helpless. And this time, she's helping a young ...

NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN ALEX KAYNE never stops running. It’s just who she is. But when Kayne looks into a series of patent thefts that lead her to billionaire technologist ROSS ECKHART, she finds herself running out of road. Is Eckhart who he appears to be? AGENT ERIC SYMON is dealing with his new duties and responsibilities, as a member of the HISTORIC CRIMES UNIT. And finding himself working under AGENT ROLAND DENZEL—the man that Symon holds responsible for derailing his FBI career—is making the job tough to handle. In pursuit of a stolen piece of art, hidden on an exotic animal ranch ...

THEY BELIEVE SECRETS GIVE THEM POWERWorld War II—Hitler is obsessed with gathering ancient knowledge and artifacts from around the globe, in an effort to consolidate the wisdom and power of long-gone cultures and rule the modern world. The División Azul—the Blue Division—is a Spanish military force fighting for the Nazis against the Russians on the Eastern Front. They are skilled, cunning, and capable, acting as a scalpel on the battlefield and bringing Hitler one victory after another. But unknown to Hitler, an ancient secret order has infiltrated the ranks of the Blue Division, and...

"It's like a mashup of Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and the Iron Druid Chronicles, with a pinch of Doctor Who for flavor." Some kids are born in a tangle. At sixteen years old, Sawyer Jackson hasn’t seen much beyond his grandparents' remote home, until one day he's transported to the Long Land -- a strange world where everything he knows is turned upside down, and everyone he loves is suddenly in a lot of trouble. Sawyer discovers that he's a Teth -- an ancient bloodline that can see and manipulate the knotwork that weaves all of reality together. Now he’s on the run from an enraged god,...

ANCIENT SECRETS THREATEN THE MODERN WORLD, AND THE HISTORIC CRIMES UNIT IS OUR ONLY HOPEWhen Dr. Dan Kotler—Archaeologist and FBI Consultant—gets an invitation to explore the Huashan mystery caves, located in China’s Anhui Province, it’s an offer too good to pass up. Especially since the lead on the project has promised him some “unusual, out of place history” to investigate. It’s the closest thing to a vacation Kotler ever seems to take. But what Kotler finds hidden in those caves is more than just out of place—it’s a sign of something sinister and dangerous that could ...

Against all odds, on an unchartered world, the souls of First Colony have been restored to life, and a centuries-old wrong has been righted - sort of. On the planet's surface, a young woman struggles to reclaim her mind from the strange aftereffects of the cancellation wave. High above, the struggling colony's last hope of going home slowly falls from orbit, and two men face death to prevent it.

The Stack can't be hacked.But Brate has done it anyway. And he's not alone—he's one of a klatch of hackers who have worked out ways to get around in the system, to get things people want. It's dangerous work. The Stack isn't just a network—it's culture, society, community. The Stack is life. But there's something going on here. Something no one is supposed to know about. And now, Brate does. He stumbles into the Guff—a repository of the memories of every human who has ever used the Stack. It's an infinite field of files, insight into every human on Earth. To have access to the Guff is...

EVERYONE WANTS ALEX KAYNEFBI, CIA, NSA, Foreign Governments—and now an international thief and conman with seemingly unlimited reach. Reed Harltan has plans for Alex Kayne. With one of Alex’s clients under his thumb, Harltan may just have managed to pull off something even the powerful US alphabet agencies couldn’t do—put her on a leash, and use her powerful AI software to do his bidding. Harltan wants Alex to break into the Boston Literary Archives and retrieve a rare manuscript, protected by a next-level security system that utilizes an artificial intelligence of its own. Can even...

The Citadel tower stands in ruins, while hundreds lie injured or dead. On distant Earth, a powerful madman prepares to seize control of the lightrail, in a move that will change the fate of humanity and the Esool alike. All hope rests with a new species - represented by a young boy with unknown intentions and unlimited power. Will he be the savior of the colonies, or just speed up their destruction?

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HE WANTED A PURPOSE. WHAT HE FOUND WAS ANSWERS. “One touch and he knows everything you know.” Every memory, every skill, every thought you had at the moment of contact. It’s an ability that has allowed Jaylin Rowlin to survive and stay out of the hands of people who would use him for their own gain. After surviving the attempt of a rogue billionaire to disect him and take his abilities, Jaylin has been forced to lay low. As the heat dies down, however, he finds that hiding out isn’t enough—he needs a reason to keep going. He needs a purpose. When one of his permanent voices tells ...

EVERY KNOT CAN BE UNTIEDBeyond the layers, beyond the Long Land, beyond the Omniverse itself, the White Room awaits. Some call it death. Some think of it as purgatory—a waiting room to the afterlife. For Sawyer and his family, it's just one more stop on the journey to battle Aeodymus, and prevent him from unravelling all of reality. As Sawyer and his companions fight their way through dark minions and twisted creatures, they face off against a new threat—the villainous Loom and his army of monsters. For Sawyer, overcoming this new foe will mean leaving is family and friends behind, and ...

LIES CAN TAKE YOU PLACES Sylar just wanted to impress the guys. It wasn't until everything blew up that he figured he should rethink things. So he fibbed a little. Maybe he didn't acutally have a girlfriend in the Colonies. So what? Now, as Sylar careens out of control in a makeshift space craft, surfing a wave of debris, he's really starting to rethink some of his life choices. Colony Girl is a short story set in the Citadel Universe. — — — This is a quick, fast read—something you can enjoy in a single sitting but think about for the rest of your week. If you enjoy this ...

HOPE COMES AT A PRICE. A Merciless Enemy. A New Threat. A Mysterious New Hope. The Ataxica, a brutal and chaotic enemy, have wiped out most of humanity, leaving behind only children. Years after that disastrous first contact, a remnant military force known as the Service represents humanity's last hope. But hope is fading fast, as the Ataxica have developed a new technology that gives them a significant advantage. On the eve of a devastating attack, members of the Service discover a lone figure — an artificially intelligent being, floating in space. Once revived, "Tin Man" may hold the ...

Ready for another tangle? The Long Land is a strange and dangerous place, but at the edge of the continent is a dark gap--the Shadow Strait. It is a void between realities, and no one who enters has ever been known to return. So, of course, Sawyer Jackson and his friends and family are on their way there. As Sawyer’s destiny, to save the Omniverse from the dark and twisted Aeodyumus, comes into sharper focus, things get fuzzy around the edges of Sawyer’s reality. Difficult choices, questionable allies, and new enemies all conspire to make it difficult to know what path to take, and who ...

ONE TOUCH AND HE KNOWS ALL YOU KNOWIt all starts with a touch. A brush of a hand, a casual bump of an arm, a firm handshake—that's all it takes for Jaylin Rowlin to absorb everything you know and everything you are, and you have no idea it's happening. Operating under the codename "Evergreen," Jaylin uses his gifts to make a living from the city's seedy underworld, but his only goal is to stay free and stay alive. He's developed a habit of constant paranoia—never sleeping in the same space twice, always disappearing into the crowded streets of Manhattan. When a stranger hires him to ...