Dragon Ship

First Class Courier Pilot Theo Waitley was already known as a nexus of violence - and then she inherited the precarious captaincy of a mysterious self-aware ship designed to serve a long dead trader. Now she has a trade route to run for Clan Korval while she convinces the near-mythic ghost ship Bechimo - and herself - that she wants to commit herself as the human side to their immensely powerful symbiosis. While her former lover battles a nanovirus that's eating him alive, she's challenged to rescue hundreds of stranded pilots and crewmen from an explosive situation in near orbit around a suddenly hostile planet.

This tall, handsome man entered my life during a dark time when I had never felt more alone. He was like a prince entering my ruined childhood and giving me a few hours of escape. Then he disappeared. Nearly two decades later, I find him in the last place I would expect him. He’s the captain of a shifter ship. Taken by an opportunity to get close to him, I joined without any real consideration. Everyone on this ship is damaged, But no one more than their captain. He’s changed. Or maybe I just wasn’t old enough to understand his pain. He’s looking for redemption. I’m looking for ...

From the mystical world of Avalyeth, Thomas’ journey will lead him and his growing crew into the heart of enemy territory, the halls of ancient dragons, and the path of knights who remember a time when hope still burned bright. Hunted by the Draconite and haunted by the past, they’ll need to risk everything to outmaneuver and overcome those who would see them destroyed.

Dragons don’t exist. Except on the Astral Plane where humans aren’t welcome. When humanity built spaceships and headed to the stars, they found the dragons waiting. Some places they’ll let humans go. Others they won’t. And sometimes humanity refuses to be denied. That’s where the Mystics come in. They commune with the Astral Plane. They deal with the dragons. They suffer the dragon’s fury. And sometimes they bend the dragons to their will. Very few have the gift of seeing the Astral Plane. Their innate talents are nurtured in the Mystic Academy while Earth Fleet has its own ...

Two nations at war. One prize beyond compare. For generations, the Hundred Isles have built their ships from the bones of ancient dragons to fight an endless war. The dragons disappeared, but the battles for supremacy persisted. Now the first dragon in centuries has been spotted in far-off waters, and both sides see a chance to shift the balance of power in their favor. Because whoever catches it will win not only glory, but the war.

The sea dragons are returning, and Joron Twiner's dreams of freedom lie shattered. His Shipwife is gone, and all he has left is revenge. Leading the black fleet from the deck of Tide Child, Joron takes every opportunity to strike at his enemies, but he knows his time is limited. His fleet is shrinking, and the Keyshan's Rot is running through his body. He runs from a prophecy that says he and the avian sorcerer, the Windseer, will end the entire world.

On Vega III, where the jaded inhabitants pursue lives of malicious intrigue and decadent pleasure, Lady Nimisha Boynton-Rondymense has always been an anomaly. Disdainful of the frivolity of her fellows, she prefers the exciting and challenging world of her father, Lord Tionel, owner and principal starship designer of the famous Rondymense shipyards.

Arrietty in Underland, A Warped Alice in Wonderland Reimagining. First book in a new standalone series in the Darkly Sweet world! Arrietty Lovecraft, Penny’s hacker, put all her unhealthy and unethical adventures behind her and is a quiet potions witch in Darkside until a killer with her face, her tech, and her genetics frames her for a murder and a kidnapping. The Dragonlord of Death comes with a deal, and while Arrietty knows better than to make a deal with death or a dragon, someone has to rescue her good friend from the Spider of Underland before she becomes another mad inhabitant of ...

Stripped of her power and stranded in space, Nadia Khan just leveled down in her worst isekai yet. Once a mermaid queen with elemental magic, Nadia wakes up rebooted as a powerless teen in a brutal sci-fi galaxy—thanks to the same rogue quantum AI that summoned her from Earth. Her shattered Ring of Power is scattered across hostile worlds, and every fragment is guarded by something that wants her dead. In a realm of pirate warlords, forgotten ruins, and game-infused tech, Nadia’s only hope lies in reuniting with her hacker brother, dodging bounty hunters, and mastering a new combat ...

Albert Jenkins and his friends have enjoyed several months of peace, which is why when a Rosengul spaceship crash-lands into his new house, he's not exactly surprised. From the wreckage, a pair of ordinarily reclusive small Rosengul emerge and spin a tale of kidnapping and deceit. Of course, AJ, not always the most sensitive, asks the pertinent question of how that involves him and his friends. The simple answer is that AJ and crew have developed a reputation of getting things done, probably because his methods skirt Galactic Empire rules.

Silk Dragon is a story of adventure on the high seas, fierce battles with hostile kings and behind-the-scenes intrigue within the imperial court. It's a story of competition among royal concubines, accumulation of fabulous riches and justice by the sword. Silk Dragon is also a beautiful love story. Zheng He's childhood sweetheart, Morning Sun, is forced to become a lady-in-waiting to the imperial court. She desperately loves Zheng He and has pledged never to share herself with another man. But when Emperor Zhu Di requests Zheng He bring Morning Sun to his private chambers, the faithful ...

Enter the Hundred Isles, where ships made from the bones of extinct dragons battle for supremacy on the high seas. Our hero Meas Giryn must unite a crew of condemned criminals for a suicide mission when the first live dragon in centuries is spotted in far off waters.... From David Gemmell, Kitschie and British Fantasy Award-nominated RJ Barker, author of Age of Assassins.

Albert Jenkins would like nothing more than to putter around his junkyard, selling parts and working on old cars. When an alien spacecraft is shot down by US Air Defense and crash-lands on his newly rebuilt home, he’s dragged back into the fight of his life. Light years away, a war for the control of Earth looms, and humanity’s freedom hangs in the balance. Previously kicked off Earth, the Korgul are back, and they are willing to destroy any who stand in their way.

It's sink or swim for Jack and Annie when Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean. And that's just the beginning....

Treasure is within reach. Nineteen original tales of swashbuckling glory are at your fingertips in this anthology. From pirates lured into traps, treasure hunting gone wrong, and epic battles on the open sea. From vengeful ghosts to gruesome mutinies. Living on the edge comes with high costs. Featuring stories by Paulene Turner, James Romag, Maeve A. Baird, Matthew Fryer, Isa Ottoni, Bianca Breen, Charles Kyffhausen, Allison Tebo, Douglas Allen Gohl, Edgar Mahaffey, Jennifer Strassel, Stephen A. Roddewig, Robert Allen Lupton, K. Anders, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Melody Bowles, and C.L. Hart.

When a coming-of-age tradition sends young Floyd on The Journey, he soon encounters a fantastical world filled with mythical creatures and real danger. Unfortunately, he also attracts the attention of a violent press gang intent on making him a galley slave. With a little luck and the help of a magical elf in disguise, Floyd escapes and finds himself aboard a ship bound for the Far East. Let the adventure begin! Onboard, Floyd befriends a fellow passenger named Jonathan Swift, a young writer suffering from debilitating writer’s block. When the ship wrecks on an uncharted island, Floyd ...

Nadia barely escaped her last quest alive—now her brother’s missing, the galaxy’s deadlier, and her power’s running out. Still reeling from her brush with galactic death, teenage exile Nadia Khan faces her cruelest twist yet: her genius brother Cyrus has been kidnapped by Silas, the pirate lord obsessed with the Ring of Power she’s trying to restore. With only half a map, glitchy compass of destiny, and a ship on its last leg, Nadia must chase cryptic coordinates through debris-choked warzones, hacker-infested cloud cities, and the cursed moons of a forgotten empire—all while ...

Jump into the dark and thrilling expanse of Star Dragon 13, where survival hinges on stealth, and strategy. Step aboard the deep-space stealth warcraft SD13, this tale follows a crew caught in the middle of an unexpected attack in a world rich in opportunity—and danger. With Earth over five years away, the stakes are monumental, and every decision carries the weight of life, and death. The sleek spacecraft is #13 of a twelve-ship build, which means only a select few of the Legion Command brass even know it exists. It is the only of its kind, and not even the crews of the twelve standard ...

"Entertaining story of fascinating other realms." –Kirkus Reviews "Magic and other races really add to the magnificent story!" –Auburn, Vine Voice Tolkien meets Herbert and takes us on an incredible two world struggle for survival of humankind! To avoid a confrontation with the Creek sisters—Crystalyn and Jade—a parasitic alien calling itself the One Mind, escapes to the land of Terra, and grows quickly stronger. Gorging on the brain neurons of organic beings, the creature scales up a planet-wide plan for genocidal control, using someone dear as a host. With a small band of fighters...

Silk Dragon (Part One) described how Friar Odoric left Venzio, Italy in 1385 to start a religious mission in China. After almost losing his life following the old Silk Road over the Himalaya mountains, he met the caravan of Zhu Di, ruler of China's Northern Province in Beiping (modern day Beijing). Many miles away in Yunnan Province, two teenagers, Ma He and Xi Chen, who play to be married soon, pledge to remain faithful to each other "as long as they both shall live." Unfortunately, both are captured and taken as slaves by General Ho on his way back to the capital city of Nanking. When Zhu...