William Kenney: 14 books

The jade was cursed, that's what the people believed and it quickly grew out of favor. The city of Maidenjade relied on the stone, it was the entire reason for its existence. As those with coin left the city, only the most dangerous scavengers remained; thieves, assassins and those with nowhere else...

A Horror NovellaA madness had hung over the Dinbury house for years. After his father commits suicide in front of him and on a public street, Chet sets about trying to unravel the mystery of his father's insanity. What secrets lie hidden in his father's study, full of odd artifacts...

Twelve years ago, The Battle of the Black Sun had left Hagan scarred inside. The scent of blood and the incessant ring of steel were etched in his mind. Though his sword had turned the tides, he had sworn off war and become a recluse, retiring to the hills above his hometown of Lauden and turning...

This is Book 2 in the Tales of Embremere series. Book 1 is simply called Embremere. Horrific creatures have begun to appear in The Under. Through the careless use of Wychan magic, Grivvin has unknowingly resurrected long dead monsters lying at the bottom of Lake Embremere. It is soon discovered...

This short story takes place roughly forty years before A Dream of Storms (Book 1 of the In the Shadow of the Black Sun series) and the author highly recommends that you read that book before Shadewraiths over Pandaria. Within the city of Lauden, the old man Trune is known as the village drunk,...

In the Shadow of the Black Sun: The Complete Trilogy contains the following books: Book One: A Dream of Storms, Book Two: Shards of S'Darin, Book Three: Mournenhile All 3 books are included in one file with illustrations by the author. Hagan wanted nothing more than to be left...

Picking up where A Dream of Storms (In the Shadow of the Black Sun: Book One) left off: Harquinn has fallen. Malhain and the forces of Mournenhile now occupy the west's most important stronghold. After narrowly escaping the battle, Davaris, possibly now the last living mage, pulls the...

The bitter cold of Mournenhile's power has gripped the land, his horrific armies sweeping into the west, intent on destroying all who oppose him. His most deadly creations, his twin children born of a mortal woman, lead his armies against the servants of the Wind. Malhain now has command of S'Darin's...

Intended for Mature Audiences. Violence, language and sexual situations. A fatal accident befalls police officer Simon Heath while in pursuit of suspected criminals. A woman and her two children are killed and Simon is injured. After lawsuits and months of rehabilitation, he finds himself with...

These are not your typical zombies. Shots to the head do little to stop them. Cut them to pieces, their body parts will continue to flail about, still attempting to feast on your flesh. In a club in downtown St. Louis, a rock band performs onstage. The power goes out to the entire city, throwing everything...

From the writer of the In The Shadow of the Black Sun trilogy. Book One: A Dream of Storms Book Two: Shards of S'Darin Book Three: Mournenhile comes a new fantasy novel. The majestic city of Embremere had been built on an immense platform high above the surface of the lake, with the poor and criminal...

Have records, compact discs, and other sound reproduction equipment merely provided American listeners with pleasant diversions, or have more important historical and cultural influences flowed through them? Do recording machines simply capture what's already out there, or is the music somehow transformed...

The setting is the Royal Gardens Cafe. It's dark, smoky. The smell of gin permeates the room. People are leaning over the balcony, their drinks spilling on the customers below. On stage, King Oliver and Louis Armstrong roll on and on, piling up choruses, the rhythm section building the beat until...

When Edward J. O'Brien asked me to cooperate with him in choosing each year's best English short stories, to be published as a companion volume to his annual selection of the best American short stories, I had not realized that at the end of my arduous task, which has involved the reading of many hundreds...