Bridge & Sword Series by J.C. Andrijeski

Born in a cyber world. Hunted by an ancient cult.Allie Taylor lives in a world populated by seers, a second race discovered on Earth.Psychic, hyper-sexual and enslaved by governments, corporations and wealthy humans, seers are an exotic fascination to Allie, but one she knows she'll likely never encounter, given how rich you have to be to get near one.Then her boyfriend has a band concert in New York.In New York, seers are already visible fixtures on the sex club and business scene... moreBorn in a cyber world. Hunted by an ancient cult.Allie Taylor lives in a world populated by seers, a second race discovered on Earth.Psychic, hyper-sexual and enslaved by governments, corporations and wealthy humans, seers are an exotic fascination to Allie, but one she knows she'll likely never encounter, given how rich you have to be to get near one.Then her boyfriend has a band concert in New York.In New York, seers are already visible fixtures on the sex club and business scene.During her trip, Allie survives a terrorist attack, sees seers tasered on the street, deals with boyfriend troubles and someone leaving her cryptic and creepy notes.Weirder still, a tall, black-haired guy with strangely colorless eyes keeps showing up everywhere Allie goes.When a bizarre seer religious cult targets Allie for an end of the world ritual, her visit goes from bewildering to quite probably fatal.NEW YORK is a prequel in the Bridge & Sword series. It is also related to the Quentin Black World, and takes place in the wider history/world of the seers.From USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestselling author, a psychic warfare adventure set in a gritty alternate version of Earth. Contains strong romantic elements. Apocalyptic SciFi. Psychic Romance.Standalone novel. No cliffhanger.NOTE: An alternate version of this story was previously published as part of the "ALLIE'S WAR" series (this version has been heavily revised and has more than doubled in length).THE BRIDGE & SWORD SERIES is a dark, gritty science fiction and apocalyptic series with strong romantic elements, starring Alyson Taylor and her partner, dark and dangerous infiltrator, Dehgoies Revik. For fans of gritty, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who can be equally relatable (and sometimes the same people). The Bridge & Sword books span continents and historical periods as Allie and Revik try to save the human and seer races from destroying one another, and keep their friends and loved ones alive in the process.The world is dying. Everyone feels it, and yet... no one knows.They said that when the end was near, a Bridge would come, and lead them out of the darkness of that dying world.My name is Allie Taylor, and I am that Bridge.BRIDGE & SWORD WORLD Reading Order:Rook (Bridge & Sword Series #1)Shield (Bridge & Sword Series #2)Sword (Bridge & Sword Series #3)Shadow (Bridge & Sword Series #4)Knight (Bridge & Sword Series #5)War (Bridge & Sword Series #6)Bridge (Bridge & Sword Series #7)Prophet (Bridge & Sword Series #8)Dragon (Bridge & Sword Series #9)Sun (Bridge & Sword Series #10)Prequel Novels:New York less

Was he her enemy? Her savior? Her guardian? Or something much more terrifying?Seers, the mysterious race of beings discovered on Earth, have fascinated Allie since childhood, since the first time she went to see them in an exhibit with her father at the Oakland Coliseum in California.But you have to be rich to own a seer, and it’s illegal to let them roam un-collared, since they’re dangerous as hell... moreWas he her enemy? Her savior? Her guardian? Or something much more terrifying?Seers, the mysterious race of beings discovered on Earth, have fascinated Allie since childhood, since the first time she went to see them in an exhibit with her father at the Oakland Coliseum in California.But you have to be rich to own a seer, and it’s illegal to let them roam un-collared, since they’re dangerous as hell. With their insanely strong psychic powers, seers have been used to wage wars, commit terrorism, expand organized crime, even take over governments.As a waitress and college dropout, Allie only sees seers at a distance, usually working in front of sex clubs, or on the leash of powerful businessmen… until Revik bursts into her life.Before long, Allie is thrown into a world behind the world, one most humans never dreamed existed, where she discovers she may not be all that human, after all.Worse, Revik tells her that the seers believe she will destroy the world.She will kill all the humans.She will be the one to finally free them from slavery.Psychic romance. Apocalyptic.The first chapter in an epic, soul-crushing, science fantasy romance.THE BRIDGE & SWORD SERIES is a dark, gritty psychic warfare romance, from a USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestselling author. Set in a gritty, alternate version of Earth, it stars Alyson Taylor and her partner, dark and dangerous infiltrator, Dehgoies Revik. For fans of romantic, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who are sometimes the same people. The Bridge & Sword books span continents and historical periods as Allie and Revik try to save the human and seer races from destroying one another, and keep their friends and loved ones alive in the process.The world is dying. Everyone feels it, and yet... no one knows.They said that when the end was near, a Bridge would come, and lead them out of the darkness of that dying world.My name is Allie Taylor, and I am that Bridge. less

ONLY 99 CENTS FOR 1ST WEEK OF RELEASE!! From USA TODAY bestselling author, a psychic warfare alternate history set in a gritty version of Earth. Contains strong romantic elements - a book in the Bridge & Sword World. Apocalyptic. Psychic Romance."And Death will live among them in the guise of a child..."Grappling with her new identity as "Bridge," a being meant to herald the end for all of humanity, isn't even Allie's biggest problem... moreONLY 99 CENTS FOR 1ST WEEK OF RELEASE!! From USA TODAY bestselling author, a psychic warfare alternate history set in a gritty version of Earth. Contains strong romantic elements - a book in the Bridge & Sword World. Apocalyptic. Psychic Romance."And Death will live among them in the guise of a child..."Grappling with her new identity as "Bridge," a being meant to herald the end for all of humanity, isn't even Allie's biggest problem. A new set of rules around Seer culture and her relationship with the infamous Seer infiltrator, Revik, keep getting her in trouble, and the power-hungry Rook she helped put in the White House wants war with China. Then the boy appears. A sociopath with all of the energetic markings of Syrimne, a deadly telekinetic who killed thousands during World War I, he doesn't appear to have aged in one hundred years. Worse, he thinks Allie belongs to him. NOTE: An alternate version of this book was previously published as part of the "ALLIE'S WAR" series (this version has been revised/edited prior to re-release).Standalone novel. No cliffhanger. *Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence. Mature readers only. Not intended for young readers.*SHIELD is book 2 in the Bridge & Sword: Awakenings series - a series set in the Bridge & Sword World. It is also related to the Quentin Black World, and takes place in the wider history/world of the seers. Next in the Bridge & Sword world: SWORD (Bridge & Sword: Awakenings #3) - coming soon! Or if you'd like to read more about seers, check out BLACK IN WHITE (Quentin Black Mystery #1), which occurs in a version of Earth much closer to our own. THE BRIDGE & SWORD WORLD encompasses a number of dark, gritty science fiction and apocalyptic story arcs with romantic (and sexy) elements, starring Alyson Taylor and her partner, dark and dangerous infiltrator, Dehgoies Revik. For fans of gritty, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who can be equally relatable (and sometimes the same people). The Bridge & Sword books span continents and historical periods as Allie and Revik try to save the human and seer races from destroying one another, and keep their friends and loved ones alive in the process. less

From USA TODAY bestselling author, a psychic warfare alternative history set in a gritty version of Earth. Contains strong romantic elements - a book in the Bridge & Sword World. Apocalyptic. Psychic Romance."I was now, officially, a real terrorist..."After losing her husband, Allie finds herself the new official face of seers as she fights to prevent the human and seer worlds from exploding into all-out war. But her husband, Revik, isn't really gone... moreFrom USA TODAY bestselling author, a psychic warfare alternative history set in a gritty version of Earth. Contains strong romantic elements - a book in the Bridge & Sword World. Apocalyptic. Psychic Romance."I was now, officially, a real terrorist..."After losing her husband, Allie finds herself the new official face of seers as she fights to prevent the human and seer worlds from exploding into all-out war. But her husband, Revik, isn't really gone. Instead he's transformed into someone she barely knows. Before she can adjust, the two of them are on different sides at the brink of racial war--a war he wants to see play out, a war he's ready for, and worse, one he's already fighting. Compromise with him might be impossible, but it also might be the only way she can save him from himself and keep him from killing everyone she loves. NOTE: An alternate version of this book was previously published as part of the "ALLIE'S WAR" series (this version has been revised/edited prior to re-release).Standalone novel. No cliffhanger. *Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence. Mature readers only. Not intended for young readers.*SWORD is book 3 in the Bridge & Sword: Awakenings series - a series set in the Bridge & Sword World. It is also related to the Quentin Black World, and takes place in the wider history/world of the seers. Next in the Bridge & Sword world: SHADOW (Bridge & Sword: Awakenings #4) - coming soon! Or if you'd like to read more about seers, check out BLACK IN WHITE (Quentin Black Mystery #1), which occurs in a version of Earth much closer to our own. THE BRIDGE & SWORD WORLD encompasses a number of dark, gritty science fiction and apocalyptic story arcs with romantic (and sexy) elements, starring Alyson Taylor and her partner, dark and dangerous infiltrator, Dehgoies Revik. For fans of gritty, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who can be equally relatable (and sometimes the same people). The Bridge & Sword books span continents and historical periods as Allie and Revik try to save the human and seer races from destroying one another, and keep their friends and loved ones alive in the process. less

Librarian note: alternate-cover edition of B00CR43UWM.The year was 1974...and she'd finally found him.Prior to meeting Allie Taylor in San Francisco in 2012, infamous seer and infiltrator, Dehgoies Revik, lived life as a senior lieutenant of the Rooks. By 1974, he's worked for Galaith for over thirty years, ever since he and Terian first pulled Revik out of a Nazi prison in Berlin, in 1942... moreLibrarian note: alternate-cover edition of B00CR43UWM.The year was 1974...and she'd finally found him.Prior to meeting Allie Taylor in San Francisco in 2012, infamous seer and infiltrator, Dehgoies Revik, lived life as a senior lieutenant of the Rooks. By 1974, he's worked for Galaith for over thirty years, ever since he and Terian first pulled Revik out of a Nazi prison in Berlin, in 1942.Revik tells himself he's helping his people, working for "the Org," as he thinks of the Rooks' network these days. He believes it, too, until a strange female Seer finds him in Vietnam and forces him to confront who he really is...and who he's let himself become as a slave of the Dreng. less

From USA TODAY bestselling author, a psychic warfare alternative history set in a gritty version of Earth. Contains strong romantic elements - a book in the Bridge & Sword World. Apocalyptic. Psychic Romance."All what he has done, he has done for the greater good..."Following the disappearance of the infamous "Sword" and leader of the anti-human rebellion, Allie finds herself despised by every free seer in the western world, and most in the East... moreFrom USA TODAY bestselling author, a psychic warfare alternative history set in a gritty version of Earth. Contains strong romantic elements - a book in the Bridge & Sword World. Apocalyptic. Psychic Romance."All what he has done, he has done for the greater good..."Following the disappearance of the infamous "Sword" and leader of the anti-human rebellion, Allie finds herself despised by every free seer in the western world, and most in the East. Hiding in an underground cell to stay alive, she struggles with yet another visage of Revik, who turns into a feral animal once free of his dark masters.She only has one shot at saving him, and it means learning more about his past than she ever wanted to know. It also means re-earning his trust, a near-impossible task given what she had to do to get him free.Meanwhile, a mysterious force rises, known only as "Shadow," boasting an army of powerful and ancient seers--seers with a darker agenda than even the Rooks.NOTE: An alternate version of this book was previously published as part of the "ALLIE'S WAR" series (this version has been revised/edited prior to re-release).Standalone novel. No cliffhanger.*Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence. Mature readers only. Not intended for young readers.*SHADOW is book 4 in the Bridge & Sword: Awakenings series - a series set in the Bridge & Sword World. It is also related to the Quentin Black World, and takes place in the wider history/world of the seers.Next in the Bridge & Sword world: KNIGHT (Bridge & Sword: Apocalypse #1) - coming soon! Or if you'd like to read more about seers, check out BLACK IN WHITE (Quentin Black Mystery #1), which occurs in a version of Earth much closer to our own.THE BRIDGE & SWORD WORLD encompasses a number of dark, gritty science fiction and apocalyptic story arcs with romantic (and sexy) elements, starring Alyson Taylor and her partner, dark and dangerous infiltrator, Dehgoies Revik. For fans of gritty, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who can be equally relatable (and sometimes the same people). The Bridge & Sword books span continents and historical periods as Allie and Revik try to save the human and seer races from destroying one another, and keep their friends and loved ones alive in the process.BRIDGE & SWORD WORLD Reading Order:Rook (Bridge & Sword: Awakenings #1)Shield (Bridge & Sword: Awakenings #2)Sword (Bridge & Sword: Awakenings #3)Shadow (Bridge & Sword: Awakenings #4)Knight (Bridge & Sword: Apocalypse #1) - Coming Soon!War (Bridge & Sword: Apocalypse #2) - Coming Soon!Bridge (Bridge & Sword: Apocalypse #3) - Coming Soon!QUENTIN BLACK WORLD Reading Order:Black In White (Quentin Black Mystery #1)Black As Night (Quentin Black Mystery #2)Black On Black (Quentin Black Mystery #3)Black Is Back (Quentin Black Mystery #4)Black And Blue (Quentin Black: Shadow Wars #1)Black Of Mood (Quentin Black: Shadow Wars #2) less

"I thought the two of you were scary individually. Together, you're worse. You know that...right? A lot worse, man..."Plagued by prescient-seeming nightmares, and with hostile seers hot on their trail, Allie sets up camp in New York, along with Revik and the remnants of their seer alliance.Not long after they arrive, a human-killing virus strikes in San Francisco, and Allie's loved-ones start to disappear... more"I thought the two of you were scary individually. Together, you're worse. You know that...right? A lot worse, man..."Plagued by prescient-seeming nightmares, and with hostile seers hot on their trail, Allie sets up camp in New York, along with Revik and the remnants of their seer alliance.Not long after they arrive, a human-killing virus strikes in San Francisco, and Allie's loved-ones start to disappear. Fielding off attacks by the Lao Hu and the mysterious Shadow out of Argentina, Allie and Revik are forced to make impossible choices as they learn how to work together again. Before they can decide what to do, tragedy strikes their group, and they realize they might be outmatched.Meanwhile, Allie’s brother, Jon, seems to be going through some big changes of his own as he and the ex-rebel, Wreg, work to find humans on a list marking them as important in the coming Displacement.When Allie finds out she’s being stalked by the lead infiltrator of the Lao Hu, she has to decide whether to risk everything to save the people she loves, or go to war with the enigmatic Shadow, who wants to bring the end of the world on his own terms, and doesn’t care how many humans he has to kill to do it. less

For her Light shines the brightest, in the very Darkest of times… Shadow’s deadly disease now blankets the planet.Everything points to the apocalypse, with earthquakes, rising tides, hurricanes, and New York now a military-run lockdown guarded by rich humans.To top it off, Allie’s husband, Revik, is acting really strange––and everyone seems to know why but her.Sociopathic seer Ditrini tells Allie Shadow is coming for her next... moreFor her Light shines the brightest, in the very Darkest of times… Shadow’s deadly disease now blankets the planet.Everything points to the apocalypse, with earthquakes, rising tides, hurricanes, and New York now a military-run lockdown guarded by rich humans.To top it off, Allie’s husband, Revik, is acting really strange––and everyone seems to know why but her.Sociopathic seer Ditrini tells Allie Shadow is coming for her next. Only this time, he’s bringing his new pet intermediary, War, the fourth of the Four.War is hell-bent on bringing the end of human race for good––and Allie along with it.Unfortunately, she’s also one of Allie’s closest friends. less

"In through the out door. Further down. Below..." Allie and Revik race against the clock, looking for the remaining names on the Displacement List before Shadow can consolidate his hold over Earth. Meanwhile, a mysterious new player starts buying up List seers and humans on the black market faster than Revik and Allie can save them... more"In through the out door. Further down. Below..." Allie and Revik race against the clock, looking for the remaining names on the Displacement List before Shadow can consolidate his hold over Earth. Meanwhile, a mysterious new player starts buying up List seers and humans on the black market faster than Revik and Allie can save them. Whoever they are, they seem to have their own copy of the Lists, and while they aren't killing them, more and more Listers disappear into Dubai, the most heavily guarded of Shadow's quarantine cities. Before Allie can decide her next move, another group appears, this time to offer a safe haven for her family. But as Allie finds out more about this new group, everything in her world starts to unravel. Worse, the people closest to her seem to be turning against her, including--maybe even especially--her own husband. Praise for the Allie's War Series "Highly Recommend!" Escape Into A Book "Word of advice...remember to breathe!" The Cabin Goddess "If you are looking to dip your toe into the New Adult genre or looking for a gritty, fresh new series, then Allie's War is definitely for you." The Speculative Salon "The sexual tension is scorching..." The Muses Circle "[B]eware; you'll immediately want to dive into the next installment." The Indie Bookshelf Series Summary The Allie's War series is a psychic romance set in a unique, gritty version of Earth populated by a second race of psychic beings called Seers. Its heroine, Allie Taylor, was marked "The Bridge" from birth, born to be the leader of the Seer race and the bringer of the next stage in humanity's evolution. Unfortunately, to many Seers, that means the death of just about every human on the planet. She is helped and hindered, awakened and impeded by her antihero partner, Dehgoies Revik, whose on-again-off-again relationship with the dark beings known as the Dreng may destroy them both. The series takes place in a modern version of our world at the brink of apocalypse and a dystopian future. It spans centuries along with the lives of its main characters, the Seers, and the wars they fight with themselves and their human allies and enemies. less

Everyone said to let her go.To let the devil and her dark masters have her.But he can’t do that.He just can’t. Everyone told him Cass couldn’t be saved. All of them, even Allie and Jon, Cass’s childhood friends, believe she’s too far gone. She chose the darkest of dark paths, betraying everyone who loved her, nearly killing her best friend, Allie, and destroying Allie’s mind in the process. After Cass became a minion of the dark being, Shadow, she nearly killed them all... moreEveryone said to let her go.To let the devil and her dark masters have her.But he can’t do that.He just can’t. Everyone told him Cass couldn’t be saved. All of them, even Allie and Jon, Cass’s childhood friends, believe she’s too far gone. She chose the darkest of dark paths, betraying everyone who loved her, nearly killing her best friend, Allie, and destroying Allie’s mind in the process. After Cass became a minion of the dark being, Shadow, she nearly killed them all. After everything she put them through, the rest of their team mostly wants her dead. But Balidor can’t bring himself to let her go. Using his vast abilities and psychic training, he leads Cass through the darkness of her own mind, trying desperately to bring back the woman he loved before Shadow broke her. In the process, he is forced to face a darkness in himself, something he thought he'd left behind long ago.SERIES NOTE: This is a companion novel to the Bridge & Sword world, and takes place between books #8 and #9 in the main series.Synopsis for the Bridge & Sword SeriesThe Bridge & Sword series is a psychic romance set in a unique, gritty version of Earth populated by a second race of psychic beings called Seers. Its heroine, Allie Taylor, marked "The Bridge" from birth, was born to be the leader of the Seer race and the bringer of the next stage in humanity's evolution. To many Seers, that means the death of just about every human on the planet.She is helped and hindered, awakened and impeded by her antihero partner, Dehgoies Revik, whose on-again-off-again relationship with the dark beings known as the Dreng may destroy them both and the entire human race. less