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Portal to Nova Roma by J.R. Mathews
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo find peace, Alexander must first embrace war.After tragically losing the only person he ever cared about, Alexander, a rogue artificial intelligence, opens a portal to an alternate dimension to escape his grief... -
![Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by T. Kingfisher]()
Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWinner of the Nebula and WSFA Short Fiction Awards From award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes a collection of short stories, including "Jackalope Wives," "The Tomato Thief," "Pocosin," and many others. By turns funny, lyrical, angry and beautiful, this anthology includes two all-new stories, "Origin Story" and "Let Pass The Horses Black," appearing for the first time in print... -
![Incubus Inc. III by Randi Darren]()
Incubus Inc. III by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(Minor Spoiler and Warning at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.)Sameerixis, or Sam for those who actually know him, isn’t what you’d call normal.He had been a door-to-door salesman, of sorts.One that peddled wares, wishes, and whims to anyone willing to pay his prices.Except that life is gone now.His old business model had been modernized... -
![Life at the Coffin Joint by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky]()
Life at the Coffin Joint by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeadwood (late 1876) ... A rowdy and reckless undertaker’s delight. What better place for a killer to blend in?Enter undertaker Clementine Johanssen, tall and deadly with a hot temper and short fuse, hired to clean up Deadwood’s dead … and the “other” problem. She’s hell-bent on poking, sticking, or stabbing anyone that steps out of line... -
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![Power Mage 4 by Hondo Jinx]()
Power Mage 4 by Hondo Jinx
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUNLEASH THE BEAST! Deep in the heart of Texas, Brawley vows to build a base, explore Red Haven, and protect his women. Seven orders. Seven amazing powers. Seven beautiful teachers. He needs to work hard, crack strands, and avoid the attention of those hunting him. And oh yeah, his family and friends want to know why he’s shacking up with five gorgeous women and stockpiling a mountain of ammo... -
![A Long Way from Ordinary by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky]()
A Long Way from Ordinary by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“There’s gold in them there hills!” … and something deadly, too. Danger the likes Boone McCreery has never seen is brewing in the Black Hills. Fresh in from Santa Fe, he’s returned to Deadwood to seek justice for his uncle, and maybe to see about a girl. Little did he know his search for justice would have him stumbling into a hornets’ nest beyond his worst nightmare... -
![Wraiths of the Broken Land by S. Craig Zahler]()
Wraiths of the Broken Land by S. Craig Zahler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA brutal and unflinching tale that takes many of its cues from both cinema and pulp horror, Wraiths of the Broken Land is like no Western you've ever seen or read. Desperate to reclaim two kidnapped sisters who were forced into prostitution, the Plugfords storm across the badlands and blast their way through Hell... -
![Red Elf Ranch by Michael Dalton]()
Red Elf Ranch by Michael Dalton
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cowboy is just a man with guts and a horse.Connor Mills is only trying to earn some summer money for school by working the Green River Drift cattle drive in Wyoming. The Fates have something else in mind for him... -
![Apex Magazine Issue 56, January 2014 by Sigrid Ellis, Ursula Vernon]()
Apex Magazine Issue 56, January 2014 by Sigrid Ellis, Ursula Vernon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsApex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month. We are a 2013 Hugo Award nominee for Best Semiprozine! FICTION Pale Skin, Gray Eyes by Gene O'Neill Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon [pseudonym: T... -
![Night Calls by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel]()
Night Calls by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe werewolves came shattering the peace of the village of Sun Return. Five were taken before the girl's parents agreed to give her up. They called in Cousin Cory, Aunt Marta, all the known practitioners. The ones who could teach me how to hide in a leaf, dip into minds, and find the secret herbs that heal. Her childhood now over, the girl must face the Dark of the Other Side...Categorized as:
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![The Magpie Coffin by Wile E. Young]()
The Magpie Coffin by Wile E. Young
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe year is 1875 and outlaw Salem Covington has spent the last twenty years collecting stories, possessions, and lives. Nicknamed "The Black Magpie" for his exploits during the war, Salem has carved a bloody trail across the western territories. Informed that his mentor, Comanche shaman Dead Bear, has been murdered. Salem vows vengeance on the perpetrators...Categorized as:
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![The Headless Horseman by Thomas Mayne Reid]()
The Headless Horseman by Thomas Mayne Reid
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTexas in the 19th century. The War with Mexico is still a recent memory, marauding Comanches are a daily threat for new settlers of the Lone Star State. Louise Poindexter, a beautiful newcomer, is courted by two men - the arrogant and vindictive Cassius Calhoun and the dashing but poor mustanger Maurice Gerald... -
![Power Mage 5 by Hondo Jinx]()
Power Mage 5 by Hondo Jinx
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter winning the range war, Brawley is rich, heavily armed, and surrounded by potential wives.Seven orders. Seven amazing powers. Seven beautiful teachers.Will Brawley bond with the soulful Bender, Tammy? Or will he tame the lovely yet willful Arabella? Can he find a match among the mysterious Cosmics?Meanwhile, the world is going crazy.The Tiger Mage escalates his attacks... -
![Remnant II by Randi Darren]()
Remnant II by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSteve doesn’t know who he was. He does know a lot more than he did previously though. He’s in a country called Lamals where men are required to have children, then more often than not go fight and die. And that’s just how it is. Things are at least improving though. Steve successfully put a stop to the Creep’s advance. He’d buried it under a mountain of broken wall and escaped with his life... -
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![Sunshield by Emily B. Martin]()
Sunshield by Emily B. Martin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lawless wilderness. A polished court. Individual fates, each on a quest to expose a system of corruption.The desolate canyons of Alcoro - and the people desperate enough to hide there - couldn’t be more different from the opulent glass palace and lush forests of Moquoia... -
![High Lonesome Sound by Jaye Wells]()
High Lonesome Sound by Jaye Wells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the sleepy mountain town of Moon Hollow, Virginia, there is a church with a crooked steeple. No one will say for sure how it got that way, but it’s the reason the whole town gathers every Decoration Day to honor the dead.But this year, there are two fresh graves up on Cemetery Hill, a stranger’s come to town, and the mountain’s song is filled with dark warnings... -
![Ghostly Murders by Paul Doherty]()
Ghostly Murders by Paul Doherty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPilgrim Poor Parson tells the tale of Brothers Philip and Edmund, who are appointed priests of the small Kentish village of Scawsby, where they quickly decide to build a new church and graveyard for the town. When the two relocate the graves to the new site, some coffins are uncovered empty and others with the remains of townsfolk buried alive... -
![Ghost Maker by Robin D. Owens]()
Ghost Maker by Robin D. Owens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClare Cermak has a gift for speaking to ghosts of the Old West, but in the latest from the author of Ghost Talker, she may soon join their ranks.. -
![The Queen of Swords by R.S. Belcher]()
The Queen of Swords by R.S. Belcher
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1870. Maude Stapleton, late of Golgotha, Nevada, is a respectable widow raising a daughter on her own. Few know that Maude belongs to an ancient order of assassins, the Daughters of Lilith, and is as well the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Anne Bonney, the legendary female pirate... -
![Last Train from Perdition by Robert McCammon]()
Last Train from Perdition by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver on the hunt for LaRouge, Lawson still travels by night, but no longer alone. Crack-shot, whip-smart Ann has become his companion, on her own search for her vampire-taken father and sister. Lawson has been summoned from New Orleans and the Hotel Sanctuaire to Omaha by a wealthy man who needs his son retrieved from a band of outlaws... -
![The Star of New Mexico by Seanan McGuire]()
The Star of New Mexico by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAlmost twenty years ago, Jonathan Healy rode a train across the country to investigate reports that something was killing people in the wake of a small family circus. Almost twenty years ago, he brought home the woman who would be his wife, the mother of his children, and his partner in the endless quest to protect the cryptids of the world...Categorized as:
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![Grandmother Spider: A Charlie Moon Mystery by James D. Doss]()
Grandmother Spider: A Charlie Moon Mystery by James D. Doss
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA lawman with a hardy appetite for life and an unshakable faith in the explicable, Southern Ute Acting Chief of Police Charlie Moon is not prepared to accept a purely supernatural explanation for the recent strange events of April 1... -
![A Congregation of Jackals by S. Craig Zahler]()
A Congregation of Jackals by S. Craig Zahler
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne of Oswell's old bank-robbing gang is getting married out in Montana Territory, and the rest of the boys are all invited. But someone else will be there too. Quinlan. He was part of the gang once, but betrayal turned an ally into a bitter enemy, one who will stop at nothing to get his revenge... -
![The Brothers' War by Jeff Grubb]()
The Brothers' War by Jeff Grubb
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Myth. The Magic.Dominarian legends speak of a mighty conflict, obscured by the mists of history. Of a conflict between the brothers Urza and Mishra for supremacy on the continent of Terisiare. Of titantic engines that scarred and twisted the very planet. Of a final battle that sank continents and shook the skies.The saga of the Brothers' War... -
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![Demon Realm by Road Warrior]()
Demon Realm by Road Warrior
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Do you truly believe that you can delay the Calamity? Even if it could be delayed, how much more sacrifice can you justify? Until everyone except you lot is killed?”The journey of the Enemy of the World continues as he steps foot in the fields of conflict on the frontlines of the Demon Realm...Categorized as:
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![Remnant III by Randi Darren]()
Remnant III by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSteve doesn’t care who he was.He knows more than enough to realize it doesn’t matter at all.Now living in what had once been the Creeplands and maintaining a thriving farm there, they are under constant siege from the Creep itself.It's still better than life in Lamals.And that’s just how it is... -
![The Best of Robert E. Howard: Crimson Shadows (Volume 1) by Robert E. Howard]()
The Best of Robert E. Howard: Crimson Shadows (Volume 1) by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRobert E. Howard is one of the most famous and influential pulp authors of the twentieth century. Though largely known as the man who invented the sword-and-sorcery genre-and for his iconic hero Conan the Cimmerian-Howard also wrote horror tales, desert adventures, detective yarns, epic poetry, and more...Categorized as:
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![The Best of Robert E. Howard: Grim Lands (Volume 2) by Robert E. Howard]()
The Best of Robert E. Howard: Grim Lands (Volume 2) by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“[Behind Howard’s stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams.” –Robert Bloch “Howard’s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.”–Stephen KingThe classic pulp magazines of the early twentieth century are long gone, but their action-packed tales live on through the work of legendary storyteller Robert E. Howard...Categorized as:
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![Lifeblood by Tom Becker]()
Lifeblood by Tom Becker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollow Jonathan Starling on another creepy adventure on the dark side of town in the highly anticipated second book in the thrilling DARKSIDE series!A series of unexplained murders on the Darkside of London has Jonathan tangled up in another dangerous mystery...Categorized as:
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![Skin Medicine by Tim Curran]()
Skin Medicine by Tim Curran
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unspeakable evil is stalking the territory. Civil war veteran and bounty hunter Tyler Cabe, who is tracking a merciless murderer, must find a way to battle something beyond the imagination of living man... -
![Fate & Fortune by Maz Maddox]()
Fate & Fortune by Maz Maddox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Skinwalker named Sky dreams of a dark fate.Marked as a death omen by his tribe, he lives on the fringes of Stallion Ridge, silently guarding the citizens and their lawmen. As his dreams become darker each night, he begins to dread that there is something unstoppable closing in.As darkness surrounds him, Sky becomes captivated by a spark... -
![The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Ninth Annual Collection by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling]()
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Ninth Annual Collection by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis renowned series, recipient of three World Fantasy Awards, continues to captivate and fascinate readers. Stories by such notables as: Scott Bradfield, A.S. Byatt, Pat Cadigan, Peter Crowther, Charles De Lint, Ellen Kushner, Tanith Lee, Ursula K. Le Guin, Patricia A. McKillip, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Douglas E...Categorized as:
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![Uncanny Magazine Issue 10: May/June 2016 by Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas]()
Uncanny Magazine Issue 10: May/June 2016 by Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe May/June 2016 issue of Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Seanan McGuire, Kat Howard, JY Yang, Alyssa Wong, and Haralambi Markov, reprinted fiction by Kameron Hurley, essays by Foz Meadows, Tanya DePass, Sarah Monette, and Stephanie Zvan, poetry by Beth Cato, M... -
![Deadman's Crossing by Joe R. Lansdale]()
Deadman's Crossing by Joe R. Lansdale
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeadwood meets The Walking Dead in this wild and profane Western romp featuring zombies, werewolves, killer bees, and one pissed-off gun-slinging preacher.The Wild West has never seen the likes of Reverend Jebidiah Mercer, a hard man wielding a burning Bible and a bottle of whiskey in the battle between God and the Devil. Frankly, he's not sure he gives a damn who wins...Categorized as:
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![Foreign Devils by John Hornor Jacobs]()
Foreign Devils by John Hornor Jacobs
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is on the brink of war. Fisk and Shoe - mercenaries, very much not wanting to get caught in the middle of a political whirlwind - must deliver a very important message, and find a very dangerous man. They have caught the eye of the powerful men of the world, and now the stakes are higher than they like...Categorized as:
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![The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Dress by Shani Petroff]()
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Dress by Shani Petroff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAngel Garret knows two things for sure. The first is that she inherited some of her dad's powers. The second is that she wreaks havoc whenever she tries to use them - especially when she's trying to impress her crush, Cole. Angel's only solution is to stay as far away as possible from him until she learns how to harness this new gift... -
![Dungeon Bringer 2 by Nick Harrow, Alex Knox]()
Dungeon Bringer 2 by Nick Harrow, Alex Knox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExpand your territory. Defeat your rivals. Satisfy your monster girls! Raiders Guild crushed, Clay can finally relax and spend his time clearing the pesky monsters from around his dungeon.But when a routine zombie bash uncovers a sinister new danger, Clay and his guardians find themselves locked in battle with a rival dungeon lord who really, really hates Lord Rathokhetra... -
![Sellsword: The Amoral Hero by Logan Jacobs]()
Sellsword: The Amoral Hero by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Great West stretched on endlessly, and it was filled with pioneer mining towns, magic, and opportunity. But it was also filled with brigands, monsters, and the unknown. Fortunately, I was around to protect people. For a price that is. And I only have three simple rules. My code, if you will: I’ll kill anything or anyone for a price. I get paid up front... -
![The Devil's Mouth by Matt Kincade]()
The Devil's Mouth by Matt Kincade
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only things Alex Rains cares about are rock ’n’ roll, classic cars, and killing vampires—that is, until he meets Carmen, a tough-as-nails cop who's hot on the trail of her missing little sister... -
![Dust Devils by Jonathan Janz]()
Dust Devils by Jonathan Janz
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeware when the vampires come to town! When traveling actors recruited his wife for a plum role, Cody Wilson had no idea they would murder her. Twelve-year-old Willet Black was just as devastated the night the fiends slaughtered everyone he loved. Now Cody and Willet are bent on revenge, but neither of them suspects what they’re really up against. For the actors are vampires... -
![The Legend of Charlie Fish by Josh Rountree]()
The Legend of Charlie Fish by Josh Rountree
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs an unlikely found-family flees toward Galveston, a psychic young girl bonds with Charlie Fish, an enigmatic gill-man. Meanwhile, they are pursued by bounty hunters determined to profit from the spectacle of Charlie. But the Great Storm—the worst natural disaster in U.S. history—is on its way...Categorized as:
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![The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin]()
The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLouis L’Amour meets H.P. Lovecraft in this thrilling western epic about a former Civil War soldier following enigmatic visions that started coming to him after he survived one of the war's bloodiest battles . . .Set in the 1880s, the story follows Ovid Vesper, a former Union soldier who has been having enigmatic visions after an explosion at the Battle of Antietam... -
![Engraved on the Eye by Saladin Ahmed]()
Engraved on the Eye by Saladin Ahmed
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStories to Captivate the Imagination: Welcome to the worlds of Saladin AhmedA medieval physician asked to do the impossible. A gun slinging Muslim wizard in the old West. A disgruntled super villain pining for prison reform. A cybernetic soldier who might or might not be receiving messages from God. Prepare yourself to be transported to new and fantastical worlds... -
![I Travel by Night by Robert McCammon]()
I Travel by Night by Robert McCammon
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor Lawson, the horrors that stalked the Civil War battlefield at Shiloh were more than just those of war. After being forcibly given the gift of undeath by the mysterious vampire queen LaRouge, Lawson chose to cling to what remained of his humanity and fought his way free of the Dark Societys clutches... -
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![The Plague Charmer: A gripping story of dark motives, love and survival in times of plague (171 POCHE) by Karen Maitland]()
The Plague Charmer: A gripping story of dark motives, love and survival in times of plague (171 POCHE) by Karen Maitland
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Plague Charmer, by Karen Maitland, Queen of the Dark Ages and bestselling author of Company of Liars, will chill and delight fans of C.J. Sansom and Kate Mosse's Citadel in equal measure. 'A compelling blend of historical grit and supernatural twists' - Daily MailRiddle me this: I have a price, but it cannot be paid in gold or silver.1361. Porlock Weir, Exmoor... -
![Dead Acre by Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle]()
Dead Acre by Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAward-winning voice actor Roger Clark, the voice behind Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan, brings you a world of rugged outlaws, dark magic, and plenty of six-shooters. The Witcher meets the Dresden Files set in the Wild West in this guns-blazing Weird Western by a number-one Audible bestselling duo.James Crowley met his mortal end in the West in a hail of gunfire... -
![An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories by Ambrose Bierce]()
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories by Ambrose Bierce
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmbrose Bierce wrote stories so dramatically different from those of his contemporaries that they hardly seem like they were written in the nineteenth century... -
![Bloodrush by Ben Galley]()
Bloodrush by Ben Galley
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Prime Lord Hark is found in a pool of his own blood, his only son Merion Hark finds his world turned upside down and inside out. The Prime Lord’s last will and testament forces Merion west across the Iron Ocean, to the very brink of the Endless Land and all civilisation. To a place they call Wyoming...Categorized as:
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![The Silver Shooter by Erin Lindsey]()
The Silver Shooter by Erin Lindsey
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsErin Lindsey's third historical mystery The Silver Shooter follows Rose Gallagher as she tracks a monster and searches for treasure in the wilds of the Dakota Territory.It's the spring of 1887, and Rose Gallagher is finally coming into her own... -
![Those Who Went Remain There Still by Cherie Priest]()
Those Who Went Remain There Still by Cherie Priest
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeaster Wharton is dead, and his passing might mean an end to hostilities between the Manders and the Coys. If the the elderly patriarch showed the kindness and foresight to split his land cleanly between his feuding descendants, then a truce could be arranged.But his final request is a strange one, delivered across the country to the straggling remnants of his tribe...Categorized as:
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