Attacked by mysterious assassins…Landing on a hostile foreign shore…Janis must fight to survive… They attacked in the night. Elite assassins with skills he’d never confronted before. As he tried to rescue Shle and Ruck, Shle punched a hole in the hull and the water took him. He wakes on a beach littered with the flotsam of crashed ships from around Urias. Soldiers in strange armor pick among the ruined hulls, looking for something. A little girl brings him to safety, but how much can he trust her? He doesn’t speak the language or understand the customs, but he must learn to if he wants to survive, find his friends, and continue his hunt for Renea. Janis uncovers how wide and deep her conspiracy goes, and how shattering the consequences will be if she succeeds in her plan. He has to catch her, but this strange land and its politics stand in his way. With every fresh kill, he feeds the beast inside himself. He knows it will consume him soon. Time is running out... Read Paladin of the Eclipse and escape to a gigantic universe filled with unique magic, high-stakes rivalries, and complex cultures. It’s Book 3 of The Shattered World series, which tells a bloody story of self-discovery as Janis realizes he’ll have to face the demon inside himself if he wants redemption. Reviewer Adam Wright at Reedsy Discovery calls it “A short but satisfying action-packed epic adventure with lots of magic and revenge. ...If you like series such as Elric of Melnibone by Micheal Moorcock and Bloodstone by Karl Edward Wagner you'll enjoy Disciple of Vengeance [Book 1].” If you enjoy this and want more free content, visit https://www.ccrasmussen.com/.

A New York Times Notable Book and Hugo and Nebula Award Finalist: This epic chronicle of ten immortals over the course of history “succeeds admirably” (The New York Times). The immortals are ten individuals born in antiquity from various cultures. Immune to disease, able to heal themselves from injuries, they will never die of old age—although they can fall victim to catastrophic wounds. They have walked among mortals for millennia, traveling across the world, trying to understand their special gifts while searching for one another in the hope of finding some meaning in a life that may go on forever. Following their individual stories over the course of human history and beyond into a richly imagined future, “one of science fiction’s most revered writers” (USA Today) weaves a broad tapestry that is “ambitious in scope, meticulous in detail, polished in style” (Library Journal).

In the northern reaches of Eon, there lies a city cast in shadow, a place for the outlaws and the rogues of the realm to dwell. Free from the reach of Eon's mighty guilds, it is a place where adepts come to live by their own rules and test their strength with techniques long forbidden.The Sky Wolves are no different.Pursued by a group of ruthless killers, Roy and his guild of mavericks have set their sights on the city of Shadowreach in hopes of finding refuge. However, not everyone in the guild may be strong enough to withstand the many threats that lie within the city's walls...In pursuit of greater strength, Roy will attempt to transform his body into a weapon able to withstand the strike of a soulblade or the burn of a mystic's spirit flame. The question is, will it be enough to ensure his survival in the city of rogue adepts?****This is a cultivation novel with wuxia / xianxia and LitRPG elements.****

Order has collapsed in Deepgate. The chained city is now in ruins, and the Deadsands beyond are full of fleeing refugees. Meanwhile, the Spine militia is trying to halt the exodus of panicking citizens through brutal force. Rachel and the young angel Dill are dragged off to the Temple torture chambers . . . but strange things start to happen as a foul red mist rises from the abyss beneath the city. For the god Ulcis's death has left the gates to Hell unguarded, and certain forces in the fathomless darkness beneath Deepgate have noticed an opportunity. Only the offspring of the dread goddess Ayen understand this new danger. Already, Cospinol, god of brine and fog, is coming to save his brother's temple -- and to hunt down Ulcis's murderers. His foul, fog-wreathed skyship has already reached Sandport, bringing along its own version of hell. By now, Rachel just wants to keep her companion alive. Escaping their prison, and with enemies closing in on all sides, she is forced to undertake a perilous journey across the Deadsands towards the distant land of Pandemeria. But there the battlefield at Coreollis is fated to witness a clash of powers -- a contest between men and gods and archons and slaves, all forced into desperate alliances.

An exploration of the possibilities of hypertext fiction as art form and entertainment

This book is an analysis of literary texts that question, critique, or subvert anthropocentrism, the notion that the universe and everything in it exists for humans. Bryan Moore examines ancient Greek and Roman texts; medieval to twentieth-century European texts; eighteenth-century French philosophy; early to contemporary American texts and poetry; and science fiction to demonstrate a historical basis for the questioning of anthropocentrism and contemplation of responsible environmental stewardship in the twenty-first century and beyond. Ecological Literature and the Critique of Anthropocentrism is essential reading for ecocritics and ecofeminists. It will also be useful for researchers interested in the relationship between science and literature, environmental philosophy, and literature in general.