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In The Atlantic Abomination, an exploratory expedition to the bottom of the ocean discovers the remnants of a long-lost civilization, and then, the enormous body of an alien being preserved for unknown millennia. An attempt to raise the body unleashes a horror beyond imagining as the creature revives from a long sleep and begins to exert control over men's minds throughout the world. This is a classic SF horror story in the mode of John W. Campbell's The...
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Does the Pentagon have the body of Bigfoot on ice?
What is the U.S. military hiding from us about lake monsters?
What is the link between the CIA and the abominable snowman?
Why is there a British government file on sea serpents?
What do the Russians know about animal ESP? For decades there have been persistent rumors, tales, and legends that government agencies all around the world have been secretly collecting and studying data on bizarre beasts,...
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Madeline volume 10
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Madeline, Pepito and the girls visit Miss Clavel's aunt and nephew in their Alpine chalet. The trip is laden with adventure - from skiing and skating to an abominable snowman sighting. Later, when the group is trapped in the chalet by a terrifying avalanche, it is Madeline's spirit and ingenuity that saves the day.
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In 1858, members of Found Grace Church launched a Holy Crusade to travel from Illinois to Kansas in order to fight the abomination of slavery and cast votes to join the state to the Union as free. In 1859, they fight to protect the town of Brotherton (Fictional) from pro-slavery maraiuders bent on their destruction. To the people of Brotherton, their crusade brought them not to a Holy Land, rather to a Holey Land, one full of bullet holes.
5) Witch
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Revolution has come to Starfall.
To some, Mirei is a savior. Born from the union of opposing forces, her existence offers a way to heal the division between warrior and witch, and brings powerful new magic into the world.
To others, Mirei is an abomination. She overturns the ancient traditions of the witches, threatening their stability and corrupting their magic with an influence that should be destroyed.
But even Mirei's power is not enough...
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The goddess of nightmares is dead, but Nicce and Eithan now face the threat of Sullo, the sun god and Nicce's father. Arrogant and vain, Sullo thinks of his children as possessions, extensions of himself. And no daughter of his should be dallying with an abomination like Eithan.Sullo wants Eithan dead and Nicce to do exactly as he says.Ciaska's body isn't even cold and they're already back exactly where they started. They are scraping and bowing and...
7) Shadow World
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He is the supernatural world's hand of justice. She is the abomination he's sworn to kill. Their love conquered all. Until now. When a dark spell hits San Francisco, former mercenary mage Sera Dering and dragon shifter Kai Drachenburg find themselves on opposite sides of a supernatural war that has been raging for centuries-with no memory of their love or the world that was. They have every reason to hate each other, but if they want to survive this...
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Legends claim they are a pair born with souls so tarnished that they steal all the light and happiness from those who dare cross their path. Revered as beings of myth and legend, they are the first twins born in the Realm for eons. They have become the monsters parents warn children about when they misbehave. Many of the kingdoms see them as a dangerous abomination. Authenticity has been lost in time, leaving only the twisted and embellished tales...
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Adrian Cole's acclaimed "Star Requiem" series welcomes readers to Innasmorn, a planet where the elements are worshipped as gods....and where mankind is considered the enemy. MOTHER OF STORMS Star Requiem, Book 1 It is on this planet, where only the Windmasters can summon the devastating power of rain, gale, thunder, and lightning, that the last surviving remnants of humankind have come, fleeing the destruction of their empire at the hands of the alien...
10) Believe
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She believed in her destiny, then fate tore up their pact.Princess Samara, daughter of the Sorcerer King, is unimpressed with the current turn of her fortune. Her father's chosen another successor, after promising that she would one day be Sorceress Queen. Then, he begs her to go fetch the very boy who is to usurp her place on his throne. When a reluctant knight, who only thinks of bedding women or hunting dragons, is assigned as their escort, she's...
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2018 Readers' Favorite Book Award Winner in Fiction - Mythology. A Paranormal Romance meets Percy Jackson all grown up! Dive into mythology with a Dark Fantasy flair found in the Sookie Stackhouse and Black Dagger Brotherhood series. For almost a century, Lord Cedric has hunted the supernatural, hiding the fact he's one of Sorceress Morrighan's abominations. Fearful of others discovering his true nature, he weds the Lady of the Court, Angeline, after...
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Savage Sword of Conan volume 1
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The Savage Sword of Conan is back from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics!
Featuring an epic new Conan tale from John Arcudi and Max von Fafner, the rousing return of Solomon Kane written and drawn by Patch Zircher, an electric prose story from Jim Zub, spectacular art pin-ups, and more. The Savage Sword of Conan #1 heralds a new era of adrenaline-fueled adventure!
CONAN THE GENERAL - Warrior. Thief. And now, General... Promised riches beyond...
13) Obsidian Hunger
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The darkest magics feed the darkest hunger. I will raze the Unseen realm and every abomination that lives in it. The obsidian fae abducted and tortured me, murdered my best friend, and ruined my life. After thirteen years of being the crazy girl no one wants around, I've finally found a portal to the other world. But I need an elemental to take me through it. The only one who'll do the job is Max, a sex-starved incubus who wants my body as payment...
14) Homesmind
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Anra is a solitary. She was born without the power to mindspeak, and unlike her fellows, she cannot communicate in unspoken thoughts. In the past, she would have been killed at birth, but the arrival of the Wanderer, the comet controlled by the cybernetic intelligence known as the Homesmind, has changed everything. The people of the comet, the skydwellers, now supply solitaries with implants that allow artificial mindspeaking. The solitaries are sequestered...
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The most evil book ever conceived falls into the hands of the leader of the Spanish Inquisition in this ingenious bibliomystery from the bestselling creator of Repairman Jack. In the fifteenth century, the Spanish Inquisition spreads terror throughout the land, with Prior Tomás de Torquemada serving as the ultimate judge of who will live and who will be consigned to the purifying flames. Never has Torquemada questioned his own faith or his sacred...
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For over a century, Kita has paid for his sins in innocence and blood. The sin of being born, for daring to exist, and for polluting the fae race with his tainted, mixed heritage. Half fae and half human, he is an abomination belonging to neither race, yet caught in the midst of their feuding. After winning his freedom from a lifetime of slavery to the fae, a ghost from his past has come to pull him back into the depths of hell. And this time, there...
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Mohammed Ali, widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer in history, renounced Christianity and embraced Islam, convinced that it was the original faith of his ancestors. This decision had a profound impact, with over two million predominantly black African-Americans following his lead. The matter of salvation was left to chance, as many believed that if it was good enough for Ali, it was good enough for them. This book chronicles Mohammed...
18) The Others
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This is the continuing story of the adventures and misadventures of our two adolescent kids growing up on an uninhabited planet in another galaxy! Trouble seems to find them when they just want to have fun!Ruby and Nolan were responsible for uniting the humans and the dragon community to work together to stop the Consortium from trying to extract payment for "settling" the planet with humans.These dragons are artisans and more technologically advanced...
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The inquisitive Miss Dido Kent returns in A Place of Confinement to elucidate the mysterious disappearance of a young woman in the fourth installment of Anna Dean's charming Regency era series
The dependably sharp Miss Dido Kent is suffering her sister-in-law's attempts to marry her off to the ghastly clergyman Doctor Prowdlee. Dido, however, is determined to refuse him, as well as his abominable side whiskers. As punishment she is sent to accompany...
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Readers call the ARISEN series: "the wildest and best rollercoaster I've ever been on" … "Pulse-pounding action at a relentless pace" … "THE ABSOLUTE BEST FREAKING SERIES IN THIS GENRE" … "the most unputdownable military zombie apocalypse arc ever" … "for adrenaline junkies only" … "A full-on express elevator to hell!!!" … "A one-of-a-kind ZA opus. The indomitable warrior spirit shines through from start to finish" … "the best I have...