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Sometimes ignorance isn’t bliss. He woke up in the dirt, staring up into the eyes of two curious children. He was welcomed back to life by a menacing robot and its hot-headed owner. By the end of the day, he learned the world had ended. All this paled next to his most pressing issue: He didn’t know who he was. Judged for the clothing he wore, and who he might be, he is thrust into the desert to find his place in a world he can’t remember. Now he must use what instincts he has to survive in this new world while he struggles to remember the old one. "Echoes" is the first in a five-part ...

Raven did what was asked of him. The Army had their man. It wasn't enough. Denied the answers promised to him, Raven begins his journey anew. Another piece of his increasingly dark puzzle falls into place, thanks to an old friend. With it comes a renewed offer of information in exchange for the recovery of a vanished body. Meanwhile, the fate of Langtry, Texas hangs in the balance. Once ignored by the military, it has become a strategic hotspot. Who ultimately controls this valuable asset may be decided by one dead man looking for another. "Risen" is the third book in a multi-part series ...

Sometimes, angels don't fly like they're supposed to. Lucas Moreno didn't believe in angels, or God for that matter. He grew up poor, forgotten, killed by a so-called good Samaritan for the sin of stealing a purse. He's walked the earth ever since, dead but alive, frozen in time, unable to end his suffering. With nothing better to do, he spends his nights wandering the city of Ascension to pass the endless time. This particular night would find him playing good Samaritan. A woman, accosted by two men in an alley, and nobody willing or able to heed her screams. What happens next leaves a ...

Raven played their game. Now they're going to play his. Not satisfied with the answers given to him, Raven sets out to find the truth at the bottom of his own grave. What he finds leaves him shocked and confused. Pushed to the edge of sanity by his discovery, he hunts down and kidnaps a onetime comrade in a final bid to uncover the ultimate truth. Meanwhile the Army, once a possible ally, is stepping up efforts to quash the Diamondback Coalition once and for all. Smith's robot militia continues to insert themselves into the matter even as Jesse vows to never accept their help. Disturbing ...

In the future, robots and human-like Synthetics have become a part of everyday life for the citizens of New Wave City. Detective Max Kincaid's okay with the robots, but the Synthetics? Not so much. That becomes a problem after a meeting with Daryl Marston propels him into a murder conspiracy involving the artificial humans, something that shouldn't be possible. Max is forced to work with the machines he distrusts in a bid to keep Daryl from harm. Digging deeper into the world of artificial life, he discovers an ever-widening conspiracy that involves two warring factions of enhanced ...

David Rayne brought positive change to the other side of things. The ombria were seriously weakened, the Dark Queen destroyed, and Tesora saved. A well-deserved sense of peace stretched across the land. But one problem remained. The young man that saved the world was still stuck in it. His bid to return home had proven unsuccessful. The fate of his parents weighed heavily on his mind. Filled with a renewed sense of purpose, David sets out again to find a way to reunite with his mother and father. But the way forward is no more clear than it was the first time around. It will take the help ...

Simon Travers just died. He didn’t even know it at first. There was no light to go into. There was nobody to hold his hand. There was only overwhelming pain and confusion. Left to his own devices, Simon has to find his way in a world that is wholly familiar, yet completely alien to him. He soon learns that being a ghost has its perks. Though all he really cares about is finding his recently departed daughter, Lucy. Unbeknownst to Simon, powerful forces are watching his every move. You see, there’s something deeper to the man. Something that could lead to the apocalypse. The reality of ...

The smell of change is in the air. Raven has taken refuge with John Smith. The one-time enemy swears he only has everyone's best interest at heart. A new utopia is at hand, and he is to be the benefactor. He seems sincere in his overtures, but as with all things regarding Smith, Raven senses something else at work. As does Raven's old friend Jesse Walters. The general finds himself caught between two warring factions: the US Army, and Smith's growing legion of robotic soldiers. He sits in the middle, a shrinking Diamondback Coalition at his uncertain command. It is a group, however, that ...

The year is 2016, and America is no more. The United States, Canada, and Mexico now comprise a single, unified front to the world: the North American Union. Implanted ID chips are soon to become mandatory for every citizen of the NAU, and Trez Sleighton, a disgruntled ex-Army officer, takes to the mountains of Colorado to come to terms with the changing world-and his own hand in the whole mess. Then sounds the trumpet. Around the planet, people simply disappear.

Raven has found his focus. He pursues a target at the behest of the US Army, with the promise of a window into his past should his hunt prove successful. Lending him support is a branch of the Diamondback Coalition, led by none other than Jesse Walters. Everyone has an angle. Raven must walk a fine line drawn between two warring factions. The Army wants him to take his target prisoner. The DB simply wants his prey eliminated. Raven only wants answers. "Hunter, Hunted" is the second book in a multi-part series following the adventures of Raven, a soldier that time forgot. The man he seeks ...

David Rayne never thought he needed anyone's help. A bold and independent child, he deals with problems on his own. That's how he ended up alone in the middle of nowhere, on the other side of things. Pulled into another world, he has no choice now but to seek assistance. Luck hands him an unusual new friend in Vosh, whom vows to aid him in his journeys. They set out to discover how David ended up in the strange world of Terra, and how he may return home again. It quickly becomes obvious that this fairyland is not like the ones he read about in grade school. Real dangers abound, and death ...

Subterra, an underground city closed off from the rest of the world by a massive dome. It's been two hundred years since the city was sealed shut in the face of a world-ending nuclear war. While the Earth healed, the city's residents thrived in their self-contained environment. Over time, the residents became locked in a feudal system of Uppers, Mid-Tiers, and Bottom Dwellers. With no motivation to relinquish their power, the Uppers refused to open the dome when it became clear that radiation was no longer a threat. Instead, they made excuses about the dangers of the outside world. The Mid-...

It has been months since Alex Preston dealt a serious blow to the Militia with the earth-shattering nuclear explosion at Snowshoe Mountain. Without meaningful direction, the Militia fractured. The United moved quickly to crush and disband what remained. The decimated warriors were reduced to little more than roving gangs of opportunistic raiders. An unsettled peace descended on those under the United's rule. The ragged remnants of the Militia had become a common, yet manageable thorn in the side of the United. Citizens, it seemed, could once again dream of a future free of fear. Then ...

Alex's biggest concern used to be whether to go to college. Perhaps he would follow in his father's footsteps and join the military. After the bombs began to fall, his only concern was with survival. Rushed to a secret facility, Alex and his father were placed into cryogenic stasis. The others tried to reassure him he was safe. His last thoughts were of his still-missing mother. The next time he opened his eyes, he was alone. He stepped out onto a bloody floor, his chamber mates murdered in cold blood. His father was missing. Now he steps out into a world he doesn't know, unaware of how ...