Stephen D : 387 books

The five stories in this collection were written by Sullivan in the hours and days immediately following the attacks on the US, on 9/11/2001, and showcase the author's attempts to come to terms with the disaster and what it would mean for his nation, and the world, in the days to follow. The stories...

Some people will do anything to reach the Gates of Paradise, and Crimson will do anything to get one of them out. Fan fave Crimson, the woman warrior with attitude, faces off against drug lords. Unhinged in time, she often finds herself in life-or-death situations, and this one is as desperate...

When disaster strikes, morality is often the first casualty. "The Gift of the Dragons" blends action and adventure when a tsunami overtakes the Blue Kingdoms. The formidable wiles and strength of the Starcutter's crew may not be enough to see them through, this time. A disaster on...

What would you do to gain the riches of the gods? Ancient Khef-Tui treasure is a strong lure for Captain Marg and the Coralshell Sisters, but the question remains: How far will the warrior women go to become the richest pirates in the Blue Kingdoms? This action-packed adventure features the saucy Coralshell Sisters before they joined Captain Ali and the Starcutter crew.

Four frightening tales. A couple visiting a Ren Faire takes a terrifying trip in "Renaissance Fear." The "House of Mirrors" shows an aging bombshell that her past may be her future. A family of human canonballs risks everything when they plunge "Into the Fire." Finally,...

The lost treasure of Isla Sangre waits for those bold enough to discover it. Now, a ruthless team of mercenaries comes to claim the riches of the Blood-Red Queen, though doing so demands a terrible sacrifice ... in lives! The Blood-Red Isle is an action-packed fantasy-horror novella...

Some people seem to have all the luck! Roguish Shawn O'Gale has won and lost some big gambles in his day - and he prefers to win! Join our hero (and a bevy of hot babes) as he travels from Boston to the glitter and glitz of Las Vegas. But be wary! Not all that glitters is gold - and even a lucky pocket watch isn't much help when you've been thrown out of an airplane!

When the eclipse comes, can even the Unicorn Cavalry hold back the darkness? Festival at Wolfnacht features battles to death between the Unicorn Cavalry and their supernatural foes - zombies, werewolves, and things even worse. This is the first published story in the Unicorn Cavalry series. The story appeared previously in the book Zombies, Werewolves, & Unicorns.

“Weaves exciting tales with historical and diving facts, peppered with antique illustrations of ships and photographs of their remains” (Courier-Post). An estimated three thousand shipwrecks lie off the coast of New Jersey—but these icy waters hold more mysteries than sunken hulls. Ancient...

A controversial look at the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity, peace, and the global economic order Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s, open capital...

Lauded as a hero in his native land for his sensational but ultimately unsuccessful exploits during the 1848 German Revolution, Franz Sigel—who immigrated to the United States in 1852—is among the most misunderstood figures of the American Civil War. He was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as a political...

A new edition to the HHC Library, Contemporary Guide to Headache and Its Disorders™ is written by Stephen D. Silberstein, MD, the Director of the Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the current editor of Headache Review. Headache patients, especially...

Meet Sahib, Sampson, Zulu, Rouge, Blaze—just a few of the 200 big cats that await visitors at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center. The EFRC, in Center Point, Indiana, is a nationally recognized leader in big cat rescue, conservation, and care. Almost all of these cats—tigers, bobcats, lions, pumas,...

Can you converse in Klingon? Ask an Elf the time of day? Greet a speaker of Esperanto? These are among the more than 100 constructed languages you'll find in this book. For each one, author Stephen D. Rogers provides vocabulary, grammatical features, background information on the language and its...