Showing titles in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Two enemy factions race toward a childbirth: The Circle of Benediction, a secret society whose mission is to destroy anyone with supernatural abilities, and the Watchers, an underground group sworn to protect those with powers. The Watchers, led by Jacob Pennington, an elderly man of unnatural strength, secure the child just before the Circle destroys him. But, can they keep him alive despite the Circle's resources? Held up at Pennington's Rampart Industries, the Watchers will make their stand.

Having narrowly escaped their enemies, Sephone, Dorian, and Cass continue their search for the elusive Silvertongue, the only one with knowledge of the Reliquary’s whereabouts. But time is running out for Sephone, and with Dorian accused of high treason, the quest takes on a new urgency. As secrets from each of their pasts drive a wedge between them, Sephone invests all her hopes in finding her homeland, Lethe—where her family may yet be alive. But nothing about Lethe is as she expects, and disappointment, betrayal, and danger await her at every turn.

A queen in need of a husband and a prince who had never been truly loved—will they overcome opposition to find happiness? Brianna Reaner, Queen of Aisling, has never been on a date, been in love, had a suitor, or has even had a crush on a boy before. According to the laws of her country, she must marry by her eighteenth birthday or risk losing the right to rule her kingdom. How is she supposed to find a suitable husband in less than six months? What will the consequences be if she makes the wrong choice? With the help of her advisors, she compiles a surprisingly short list of suitable ...

War has come to Anistemia. As four armies stand at their doorstep, the city must find a way to survive in the face of sure defeat. With the city's bravest fighters spread out across the land, Felicia is the only person who can lead her people against their foes. But, can they stand against an army of giants and an army of the dead? Or, do they flee and live to see another day? Collin is a slave in the mines beneath the City of Mal. He's all but given up on life, and ever finding his brother. There is no use trying to escape, so he drifts through each day like a mindless laborer. His only ...

Deep in a forest glade, the fey folk dance with a young human child. Their kinship is the fabric of Isidore's childhood. But when her mother dies and her world darkens with sorrow, Isidore finds her belief in the fey folk wavering. The love of her new step-sister, Blessing, proves an unexpected gift in her time of need. Yet even as their friendship blooms, Isidore begins to see that Blessing is everything she herself has always wanted to be, but is not. Jealousy grips Isidore as she watches this beautiful new sister steal away all she holds dear.

Chris Loury is penniless and painfully geeky. So when the struggling illustrator makes a wish that grants him supernatural visions, the lines start to blur between his comics and reality. After he crosses paths with a protector who calls himself an angel, Chris must decide if being a hero is worth the danger. When his newfound confidence helps him connect with the girl-next-door, he hopes he can balance a relationship and a superhuman secret.

"It's all about blood, Ivy. It always has been." I've known something was wrong. I've sensed but avoided the truth that I was slipping. You'd think if you recognized that you were dying that you'd hurry to stop it, to heal whatever is sick. It's innately human to struggle for life. But for some reason, though it makes no sense, it's also innately human to lean away from eternal life. Six years ago, when millions of people disappeared from the face of the earth in a silent instant, all hell broke loose. People did what you'd expect: they panicked. We've been programmed with the will to ...

Andre Schmidt has one outstanding talent—killing people! An Iraq war hero, he returns to a country that has no use for the skills he acquired as a soldier. Chronically unemployed and out of his element, he is driven back to drink and begins to follow a life of crime. Eventually, he ends up in a tough, overcrowded prison, where only his military skills can keep him alive. His only reprieve from his harsh reality is found in his dream life. Along with dozen other inmates, he is chosen to participate in an above-top-secret experiment that is code-named "Lazarus." Andre soon discovers the ...

Caleb decided to follow the Great King and, in doing so, discovered a prophecy that changed his life. Nearly 20 years later, the followers of the Great King are being hunted not only by dragons, but also by the Castle. When people begin disappearing, Caleb must infiltrate the enemy’s deepest ranks to find the answers. What he discovers is the most destructive plot of the enemy thus far.

After his first Holy Communion, a boy secretly builds his own Jesus out of communion wafers and the flesh of his dad. On Halloween night, his Jesus shall rise. After a tragic death, a girl tends to the Cemetery of the Innocents, a memorial to the holocaust of abortion and children killed before their time. On Halloween night, the children shall live, and they need to be fed.

Beloved's adventure with her friends continues as they journey through the snow-covered Perilous Pass toward the Formidable Mountain Range. Fraught with dangers and assaults from Satan and his demons, they are always under the invisible, but ever-watchful, eye of Master Potter. Aided by Holy Spirit and the angelic hosts mobilized by their prayers, they press on to the Mountain of Fire. In the midst of the painful high fires, Beloved is also confronted by the death of a loved one as she struggles with why Master Potter let it happen.

At great personal cost, Nara Dall has defeated King Vorick, yet the Great Land is still not free. Her twin sister, Kayna, has taken the throne and is committing unspeakable acts. If the terrifying rumors hold true, she will soon have cursed warriors at her disposal - an army to hunt Nara down and destroy everything she holds dear.

In 2034, medical student Ellen McCarthy took an internship at the mysterious Grindland Institute to fulfill a graduation requirement. But what at first seems like a boring job supervising children soon has her tangled in questions about the Institute’s Resurrection Project. Meanwhile, ER nurse Mamie Simpson is grieving the loss of her daughter, Lainey, and hoping against hope that a new scientific breakthrough will provide a miracle for her and her husband.

Magic exists where we cannot see. It lives in unexplained phenomena, in attraction to strangers, in a pen and crimson inkwell, from a trunk, in a tent, at a fair, in the fog...The Crimson Inkwell is a story about journalist Luella Winthrop. In her journey to become Dawnhurst-on-Severn's most acclaimed writer, she discovers that her city houses dark, magical secrets too uncomfortable to believe.

Is a demon retaliating, or are there natural explanations? You decide... Warriors who take cybernetic control of predatory animals.... A wounded soldier-turned alcoholic exorcist.... Psychics learning to kill.... As Nick Slate learned to wield eagles, wolves, and leopards as weapons, he became a target. Now, someone–or something demonic–wants to crush him before he can threaten the established order. To survive, Nick must master the paranormal rules of engagement to battle an unseen enemy. But he’s not alone. Unexpected allies like the CIA, the Catholic Church, and the American ...

The Baron's Ward is an entertaining and uplifting adventure story set in a medieval-like fantasy world. It is also included in the award-winning collection The Venturous Tales by Isabella Berdyna Zysk. Eustacia Rose, a mixed-race young woman, was orphaned at the age of eight and sent far away to a convent school. She believes that her father's cousin, Lord Eustace, the Baron of Galeva, wishes to cut off relations between them. Though he pays for her schooling for eight years, he never replies to her letters. At the age of eighteen, having completed two years as a teacher in the convent ...

With airplanes falling out of the sky and all things electric rendered useless after a mysterious flash, skills instilled by Jackson's marine father move front and center. With a fierce determination to keep his 13-year-old sister, McKenzie, and nine-year-old brother, Cooper, safe, the high school freshman is compelled to leave their Irving home in the shadow of the DFW airport. Thrust into a lawless, chaotic world, he's guided by an ever-changing cryptic note that leads his growing troupe along the King's Highway in search of their grandparents.

Within the palace of Sunkai, evil stirs. Loyalties are tried, love tested. And amidst these strange events, the Winter Queen prepares her storm...and Nfaros is not ready for her rage.

This Christian classic, originally published in 1678, has become one of the most significant and influential books in the English language. Travel with Christian on the road to the Celestial City as he fights temptation, evil, spiritual terrors, and religious pitfalls, but also encounters such helpful characters as Hopeful, Faithful, and Charity.

Special Agent John Jameson has been assigned a daunting task - to take out the vicious leader of the militant Islamic mujahideen that has been menacing the world in the wake of the Rapture. Caught between his duty to country and his newfound faith, Jameson has learned a terrible secret. Desperate to relay this information to the highest level of the American government, Jameson enlists the aid of journalist Cat Early.