Following the death of Imperial Guard turncoat Carnor Jax at the hand of the last Guard, Kir Kanos, the Galactic Empire suddenly finds itself devoid of a leader, and an Interim Council is assembled to rule the Empire until a new Emperor can be selected. But when Council members become targets for assassination, Kanos becomes the prime suspect and again stands at the center of a storm! *

Cold Cobalt, the Banshee with a Blade, First Among Villains . . . Queen Zosia When there were no more titles to win and no more worlds to conquer, the warrior queen Zosia faked her demise and gave up her legend to history. But when violence finds its way to her door years later, she must round up her adventuring companions - each surprised to see her alive - and set out for revenge. Time has not been kind to her old comrades, and some have only their own goals in mind. Not only that, but there's a young, beautiful and skilled general out there, gathering soldiers to her banner for a war against the deadliest of enemies. The girl is using a legend she did not earn, and calling herself by a name that was never hers - that of Zosia herself.

FIVE HEROES. NO HOPE. A WAR AGAINST DEVILS. Once a warrior queen, now a pariah among her own people, Cold Zosia wakes in the ashes of a burning city. Her vengeance has brought her to this - her heroic reputation in tatters, her allies scattered far and wide and her world on the cusp of ruin. General Ji-Hyeon has vanished into the legendary First Dark, leaving Sullen alone to carry out the grim commands of a dead goddess. The barbarian Maroto is held captive by a demonic army hell-bent on the extermination of the Crimson Empire, and only his protégé Purna believes he can be saved. Zosia must rally her comrades and old enemies one last time for a battle that will prove the greatest of her many legends . . . if anyone lives to tell of it.

A graphic novel in which Kir Kanos, the most loyal warrior in the Emperor's Imperial Guard, leaves the other members of his unit to hunt down a renegade warrior who has betrayed the emperor.

The sequel to Alex Marshall's A Crown for Cold Silver, an outstanding, game-changing epic adventure featuring an unforgettable warrior. After five hundred years, the Sunken Kingdom has returned, and brought with it a monstrous secret that threatens to destroy every country on the Star. As an inhuman army gathers on its shores, poised to invade the Immaculate Isles, the members of the Cobalt Company face an ugly choice: abandon their dreams of glory and vengeance to combat a menace from another realm, or pursue their ambitions and hope the Star is still there when the smoke clears. Five villains. One legendary general. A battle for survival.

An evening at a night club goes horribly wrong for Enola. From a prank by her work mates, to being kidnapped by the sexy man she had noticed earlier that evening. To top it off, he turns out to be a vampire. Soon it becomes clear he is being hunted as he keeps her with him. By who? She doesn’t know. What does he want with her? Will he hill her, or will she give in to his charms as the chase throughout Brisbane continues? Looking like the ‘girl next door’, Sonja works as a PA in an advertising company. Until her second job demands her attention. Then she is anything but. Accepting a job with next to no details, her reconnaissance finds her embroiled in vampire politics when her Mark turns up at the same venue as the Prince of the City. It turns out he too is a vampire. Is he a good guy or not? She doesn’t know. Assigned to kill a major player, Sonja must decide between carrying out her assignment or following her heart. Not just because she is attracted to her mark, but for humanity’s sake. Enola and Sonja are from different sides of life, but their paths cross when each of them meet the men of their dreams in two separate events. Or are the events separate? The only hitch is a situation that could lead to a battle of control over the capital city of Queensland. Have the two women chosen the right side? Only time will tell.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.