Alternate World Fantasy

Rick Strickland hasn't flown a plane since he died over three centuries ago. But after being sucked into the vortex during a fae attack on Headquarters, he lands in the back of a doomed airliner bound for London crowded with helpless passengers and a poisoned crew. He soon discovers this world is strangely different from the one he's used to. The American Revolution failed and territory east of the Mississippi remains colonized. The Republic of Texas controls land to the west and is the dominant hemispheric power. Nazi Germany controls most of Europe, but despite the date there has been no ...

The Walker's best huntress is trapped between worlds. Tiff only appears for a few moments off the coast of France every few years, in a different alternate each time. Now, Nazi paranormal researchers have picked up a faint signal . . . British and Texan bombs rain down across Europe, but a bigger battle will be fought at the French version of Stonehenge. Darius Booker lost Tiff before, but this time he and the Walker are bringing every resource they have, in this world and others. The fae and the hunters are destined to face off in a battle never seen before, in any parallel universe. And ...

Three men in three different parts of the world are murdered by a supernatural creature. One that is able to hide itself in the body of a human. Holmes must solve the mystery of the mouth of horror before many more men die.

Sherlock Holmes at his finest in... Twelve short stories that plunge... into the mind of Sherlock Holmes. Each case provokes a new emotion. Each story dives deeper into the mysterious Baker Street Universe. A realm that is parallel to ours in another universe. A world where anything is possible. A place where anything can happen. And often does! That needs a smart man, a clever detective to solve crimes… That lurk in the darker regions of a Victorian London… Where monsters and mad men dwell.

This is the second story of adventure set on His Majesty's New World. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment is sent to the American Pacifica Territory to assist with a new mission on the grasslands. Partnered with the buffalo soldiers of the 25th United States Infantry Regiment, Waller, Smith, Emily, Caralynne, and the b'ys must march out onto the new world called Frontier. But the American lands are lawless and full of unexpected foes, and the blue enemy has learned from the Newfoundlanders' previous mission. New challenges await on the Frontier.

Professor Johan Eschbach had hoped for a quiet life in retirement from the intelligence service, teaching environmental science and living with his new wife, but an unusual invitation from the Mormon nation of Deseret inexorably drags him back into the spy business, though he isn't quite sure why or for whom. It quickly becomes apparent that he is being used as a pawn in a deadly game of international maneuverings that are leading the world closer to war.

The bond between a mother and her child is the strongest in the natural world. So, why would a young woman, dreaming of America, throw her newborn baby into the waves of the wild Atlantic ocean? Life in the Scottish Hebrides can be harsh - 'The Edge of the World' some call it. For Kirsty MacLeod, the love of Murdo promises a new life away from the scrape of the land and the repression of the church. But the Great War looms, and Kirsty is overpowered and raped by an unknown assailant.

The fourth novel of adventure set upon His Majesty's New World. A new year brings ominous silence to the new world. As the b'ys of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment await their next mission, British and American leaders on the old world plan for the worst, and seek options that might give humanity a hope of surviving war with the blue men. When intelligence appears suggesting help might almost be within reach, the b'ys are sent on a risky mission into the unknown. Led by the son of a politician, will Waller and his men have a fighting chance? A dangerous drive awaits them.

Playing celestial blues in dive bars is better than leading armies to slaughter - just ask Kaltron, the most reluctant God of War ever. He'd rather go by Carl, strum to his songs, and avoid his dysfunctional divine family's endless power games. Too bad his overeager brother Yond unleashed Jegu, a soul-devouring horror, threatening gods and mortals alike. Now Carl's got problems. His manipulative dad wants him to pick up the Bright Sword again. His seductive sister keeps trying to rope him into cosmic schemes. The beautiful mortal barmaid Angelina has caught his eye. And oh yeah - there's ...

What will the eminently logical Sherlock Holmes do when he finds himself in a world where nothing makes sense? Where knights in shining armor fight the Trojan War, where he must ally himself with a famous outlaw from the American West, and where Doctor Watson's insights are just as relevant as his own? Dennis McCarty has written the most unusual piece of Sherlock Holmes fan fiction ever, and possibly the most literary.

In the foreboding halls of Worthington Manor, eighteen-year-old Briar has always known she was different. Raised by a stern housekeeper and a reclusive uncle, her only friend the housekeeper's daughter, Briar's sheltered life is shattered when she stumbles upon a chilling secret. Every week, a mysterious coach leaves the manor at midnight. But where does it go? And what sinister purpose does it serve? As Briar delves deeper into her family's shadowy past, she uncovers a legacy of dark rituals and otherworldly power. With each revelation, the line between reality and the supernatural blurs, ...

The year is 1942. The world is at war. Almost every major nation has declared for the Allies or the Axis. Europe is occupied by the Third Reich, and the British Islands have been invaded and conquered by the Germans. Only one major power is still on the sideline. Imperial Japan, already busy in its war of conquest in China, dawns to the idea of conquering the Pacific and Southeast Asia, following German successes in Europe and the subsequent weakening of the resource-rich Franco-British and Dutch colonies.

What if legends aren’t really legends? What happens when pixels, imagination, and dice are replaced with steel, flesh, and arcane power? Shad, Derek, Fred, and Jeff are just ordinary guys. They did their time in Iraq, hold regular jobs, and spend some of their free time playing RPGs on their game platforms and at the table. Until they were shanghaied into a place where magic and the mystic had been banished from Earth. Eventually, with great difficulty they returned home and got on with their lives, only to be blackmailed into returning yet again. They chose to pursue their blackmailer ...

It’s Victorian London. China Town A crisis is about to explode. Ghosts are marauding the merchants. Merchants are being murdered in ghastly ways. But only certain items are being stolen. Why? And what need to ghosts have of physical Things? None of it makes sense. Detective Dee is asked to help solve this growing Puzzle and trend of violence. But how do you stop marauders who Are not ghosts, and yet can materialize And vanish like one?

In the Shadow of the Towers compiles nearly 20 works of speculative fiction responding to and inspired by the events of 9/11, from writers seeking to confront, rebuild, and carry on, even in the face of overwhelming emotion.

Nine exciting tales at a greatly reduced price. Follow Sherlock Holmes, Watson and his friends from one end of Victorian England to the other as they chase down demons, monsters, villains and even alternate earth beings who want to control London and the world. Urban fantasy at its finest, blended with elements of Steampunk science fiction as the Heroes of Baker Street draw upon their deductive powers and sometimes weapons of defense to keep London and England free of tyranny and murderers. An alternate Victorian London that exists in a parallel universe where every writer that ever lived ...

Pulled from his world by an experiment gone wrong, Darwin Lloyd is one of the few who can see the Threads - quantum strings that can be manipulated to change or control reality. On an alternate Earth ravaged by war, Darwin is torn between the Qabal and SafeHaven, his only goal to find a way back home and stop the same fate from happening in his time line. Threads - thought of as a gift from the machine he helped his father create - and Threaders are both loved and hated, treated as gods by some and as criminals by others.

After months of mystery, the true power of the blue men has finally been revealed, plunging the fate of both new and old worlds into question. Working together with their new dragon allies, Britain and the United States must find some way to survive in a cosmos at war.... But when a new blue man threat is discovered, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, and all the heroes of the new world, must rally for a dangerous mission - one that offers them only a slim chance of survival. The time has come for humanity to truly face the Empire....

While researching why Freud failed to win a Nobel Prize at the Nobel Archives in Sweden, a psychiatrist makes an unusual discovery. Among the piles of papers in the "Crackpot" file are letters addressed to the executor of Alfred Nobel's will, written by several notable Nobel laureates - including Rudyard Kipling and Marie Curie - each offering an explanation of why and how Stonehenge was constructed. Diligent research uncovers that Alfred Nobel added a secret codicil to his will, a prize for the Nobel laureate who solves the mystery of Stonehenge.

What if legends aren’t really legends? What happens when pixels, imagination, and dice are replaced with steel, flesh, and arcane power? What happens when a campaign hook isn’t just an opening dialogue, but rather what awaits you in life? Shad, Derek, Fred, and Jeff are just ordinary guys. They did their time in Iraq, hold regular jobs, and spend some of their free time playing RPGs on their game platforms and at the table. Until they were shanghaied into a place where magic and the mystic had been banished from Earth. Eventually, with great difficulty they returned home and got on with...