Since time immemorial, the most evil of souls have sought after a legendary weapon rumored to grant its welder the power lay waste to their enemies, crush empires, and rule in absolute power. The Rune Breaker. The truth behind the legend is far stranger: the Rune Breaker is really Ru Brakar, an ancient wizard bound to serve whosoever controls the spell that binds him—and that spell just fell into the hands of the ang'hailene woman, Taylin. From the deepest, most dangerous mines to the front lines of airborne combat, Taylin has spent her entire life as a slave, hating her masters more and more every moment. She wants no part of keeping a slave of her own, no matter how powerful. The choice is soon taken out of her hands, as the pair find themselves stranded in an alien future. There, they will need to rely on one another and a host of new allies; not only to navigate their new world, but to fend off the machinations of Immurai the Masked, a demon with a history with Ru and whose plans for them pose a threat to the very gods. Rune Breaker:The Complete Saga collects the entire webserial novel series, Rune Breaker by Landon Porter, reprinting the following books: A Girl and Her Monster, Lighter Days, Darker Nights, The Path of Destruction, and Evil Unto Evil. It also reprints bonus material from Evil Unto Evil and includes a pronunciation guide.

From the pages of the superhero series, The Descendants. New York has a reputation for being one of the angriest cities in the world, but when normal citizens start flying into violent rages for no reason, something is clearly wrong. It's up to Alan Roshard, New York's not-so-premier superhero The Whitecoat, to find out why and put a stop to it. But with powerful enemies in his way, he's going to need to give up being a lone wolf and get a little help from his fellow heroes. He's going to have to get... Networked. The Whitecoat: Networked is a miniseries spin-off of the series, The Descendants, taking place after The Descendants Special #2, which is collected in A Magitech Crisis (The Descendants Basic Collection, #4).

With Pele suffering a bizarre mental crisis, her friends scramble to find answers. Believing that the link is to blame, Ru seeks out a cadre of magi whose research might hold insights into its inner workings. At the same time, Kaiel, Brin and Layaka uncover more of the terrible sins the hailene visited upon Pele. Meanwhile, a new assassin is dispatched to put an end to Vul Azan—and it's a very familiar face. Return to the World of Ere and the lives of Pele, Ru, Kaiel, Brin, Raiteria and the other characters from Rune Breaker for the start of an all-new adventure. Witness new places, new wonders—and new threats while along for a ride every bit as thrilling as the first series.

They survived an evil sorceress. They stood up to an organization bent on experimenting on them. They even weathered their own, internal storms. Now the Descendants must face a new challenge: living their lives. From reconnecting with their families and mentors, to delving into romance, they're about to learn that there's more to being superheroes than squaring off against bad guys. Of course, while they try tending to their personal lives, evil isn't lying idle. They face new baddies in the form of New York's Tongs, extra-dimensional monsters and... cyborg nerds? They are heroes. They are people. This is their story. Styled after works from the Bronze Age of Comic Books, The Descendants is presented in a unique manner: as an all-prose comic book complete with issues, specials and annuals, each telling a complete story that ties into the overall tale of the titular superheroes. It is also written as a throwback and love letter to an earlier age of superheroes, to a time before everything was grim and gritty and when comic books were fun. Collects Issues #13-20 of the web serial The Descendants by Landon Porter. Start from the very beginning with We Could Be Heroes (Descendants Basic Collection, #1)

Every month, in a different town across the wide World of Ere, the fresh, untested initiates of the Fellowship of Assassins convene for the Hearing of Grievances. There, petitioners attempt to prove that their would-be victim deserves death and the initiates compete to prove themselves worthy to deliver that death and become a full member. Rakne nil Thraeci has seen Hearings come and go. For years, she's honed her skills and waited for her chance. When she gets it, she'll learn that not everyone falls to a simple knife in the dark. It will take guile, strength and luck to make sure she isn't the one that ends up dead in the end. Rakne's Tale: Hearing of Grievances is a 13K word short story taking place in the World of Ere, a land where high magic Fantasy and Steampunk adventure collide into a new genre called Dungeonpunk. The World of Ere is also the setting of the series Rune Breaker, the pages of which Rakne first appears.

The Psionics Training and Application Academy was founded with the promise of teaching psionics, people born with superhuman powers, to apply their abilities toward the good of all people. But in reality, they were merely a front to kidnap and experiment on the most powerful among them. One group discovered the truth. And they've just uncovered the long, harrowing history that led to it. But even so armed, the tiny group of psionics living in Mayfield, Virginia; in hiding from the Academy's forces, is plagued with internal conflict as well. They'll have to settle their differences before it tears them apart—or before the sinister Project Tome and their cybernetic hellhounds, the inugami do... They are heroes. They are people. This is their story. Styled after works from the Bronze Age of Comic Books, The Descendants is presented in a unique manner: as an all-prose comic book complete with issues, specials and annuals, each telling a complete story that ties into the overall tale of the titular superheroes. It is also written as a throwback and love letter to an earlier age of superheroes, to a time before everything was grim and gritty and when comic books were fun. Collects Issues #8-12, Descendants Special #1, and Descendants Annual #1 of the web serial The Descendants by Landon Porter.

Scientific experimentation in the twentieth century caused later generations to give birth to a new breed of human gifted with the genetic potential for superhuman feats, both mental and physical. In the United States, the Psionics Training and Application Academy was founded to train the most powerful of these psionics and the Enforcer Corps was created to stop those who used their powers for ill purposes. But the Academy had a more clandestine agenda, one that has recently been discovered by three of its former students. Their desperate crusade to save the children exploited to the Academy’s dark ends leads them to the city of Mayfield, where they face not only the threat from the Academy, but from a powerful crime lord, an ancient witch, and all manner of villain in between. They are heroes. They are people. This is their story. Styled after works from the Bronze Age of Comic Books, The Descendants is presented in a unique manner: as an all-prose comic book complete with issues, specials and annuals, each telling a complete story that ties into the overall tale of the titular superheroes. It is also written as a throwback and love letter to an earlier age of superheroes, to a time before everything was grim and gritty and when comic books were fun. Collects Issues #0-7 of the web serial The Descendants by Landon Porter.

Best historical fiction book of 2023 - Bjørn Larssen, blogger at Queen’s Book Asylum ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'So good I read it twice,' Lesley Walters, goodreads Shortlisted for the 2022 Selfies Award and the 2022 Chaucer Award; Quarter-Finalist in The Booklife Prize. Loyalty has a price the children pay In the twilight of the old gods, when the last Vikings rule the seas, two cursed orphans meet on an Orkney beach and their fates collide. Stripped of honour, facing bleak loneliness ahead, Skarfr and Hlif forge an unbreakable bond as they come of age in the savage Viking culture of blood debts and vengeance. To be accepted as adults, Skarfr must prove himself a warrior and Hlif must learn to use women's weapons. Can they clear their names and choose their destiny? Or are they doomed by their fathers' acts? The award-winning author of The Troubadours Quartet returns to the 12th century, with skalds instead of troubadours and Viking warriors instead of crusaders. Get ready for authentic medieval adventures steeped in poetry, politics and passion. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell Matthew Harffy and Madeline Miller. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A skilfully written, beautifully researched coming-of-age story set in Viking Orkney.' Lexie Conyngham, the Orkneyinga Murders series' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reads from start to finish like a saga straight from a skald's mouth.' B.A. Morton, The Favour Bank ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'All the hallmarks of a Jean Gill novel - political intrigue, action and adventure, and a love story fraught with difficulties!' Jane Davis, Small Eden

The Saga of the Volsungs is an Icelandic epic of special interest to admirers of Richard Wagner, who drew heavily upon this Norse source in writing his Ring Cycle and a primary source for writers of fantasy such as J. R. R. Tolkien and romantics such as William Morris. A trove of traditional lore, it tells of love, jealousy, vengeance, war, and the mythic deeds of the dragonslayer, Sigurd the Volsung. Byock's comprehensive introduction explores the history, legends, and myths contained in the saga and traces the development of a narrative that reaches back to the period of the great folk migrations in Europe when the Roman Empire collapsed.

Reproduction of the original: Saga of Halfred the Sigskald by Felix Dahn