The complete collection of short stories about Subject Zero. Who and what is he? From his mysterious introduction in "Hero's Break", to the final startling revelations in "Invaders", revealing his true identity and mission. #1 Hero's Break #2 Halloween Party #3 Wedding Anniversary #4 Invaders At the height of happy Christmas shopping in the downtown plaza, two superheroes unleash their powers to destroy each other. Bolt and Accel, smash cars, shops and restaurants to rubble in their desire to win the heart of Psy, a female superhero. Ultra-violence, chaos and fear wipe out the happy Christmas spirit. The General helicopters in to stop them with the rest of the superhero unit of Flame, Amazon and Psy. But they are too late. Bolt's and Accel's actions have unleashed an unstoppable terrifying power, Subject Zero. But how can they set aside their differences and fight together? First in the superhero series of books featuring the mysterious Subject Zero. Other stories in the 'Wrong Place, Wrong Time' Science Fiction series #2 Halloween Party Sarah Hargreaves is walking through the emerging dawn streets after another night’s work, when she is bundled into the back of a van by six figures dressed in black. She is taken to an underground location, where she is interviewed by a smartly dressed woman and a man from a secret organisation. They have one question: ‘What really happened at the Halloween Party three weeks ago?’ Sarah is forced to retell the terrifying truth. She is an experienced member of Dark Watch, an organisation set up to eliminate the threat from the creatures of the night. On the hunt for a vampire cell, she and her new boyfriend get an invitation to a Halloween Party – the Vampire Special. She suspects that humans will be lulled to their deaths. What happens at the party surprises even her. #3 Wedding Anniversary Hiding in time a superhero, Subject Zero, enjoys the delights of the wild west; the women, the drink and the fighting. After another night of fun, Zero is alerted to the presence of another time traveller who has sought him out across time and space. The traveller is his wife he hasn’t seen for fifty years. She has come to remind him it's their Wedding Anniversary. They discuss old times together and make plans for a reconciliation in the future. Zero is happy, until a massive time disturbance breaks the peace and Zero and his wife are forced to reveal their true powers to the inhabitants of the wild west town. #4 Invaders Marines and special forces are defeated. Then werewolves and vampires are killed as well. An army of robots easily dispatched. Finally, the superhero unit of Accel, Bolt, Psy, Flame and Amazon are defeated and they trudge back through the hot desert skirting past bodies of the other fallen attackers and back to the army base. Alien invaders jeer them home and shout victoriously believing the Earth will soon be theirs. Earth has one last hope, a man called Subject Zero, else the Earth will be defeated and the alien invasion will begin. The problem is how do you convince Subject Zero to fight? Time and place for everything he would say. This isn’t his concern. keywords: sci-fi, science fiction, superhero, vampires , time travel

The Queen of the Vampires kidnaps Damien Argent, the captain of the vampire hunters, away from his loving family. He suffers years of torment at her hands, still holding on to the idea of his human life. Eventually, he accepts the position of King of the Vampires and marries the Queen, Heloise. He uses his new power to broker a peace deal with the humans, saving hundreds of lives. Although not everyone is happy with the new found peace. Aliens descend and with it the opportunity to win the old feuds between humans and vampires. Factions conspire against him, setting human against vampire in a renewed battle, killing his queen. But first contact is not as peaceful as thought. It is an alien invasion, wanting only to replenish its food supplies with the warm bodies of the local inhabitants. How can he put aside his feud with Ridley, the vampire hunter, his queen's killer? How can he embrace the unexpected friendship of Lorna, a sultry dark witch? Trust, Jack, the alpha of the werewolf pack? Then work together if they are to survive against the monstrous alien race? Vampires Vs Aliens: A Dark Alliance, is a mash up of when the worlds of science fiction, paranormal and supernatural collide. This is what could happen if aliens and vampire battled. Keywords: vampires, aliens, alien invasion, witches, werewolves, action adventure, war. paranormal, science fiction, sci-fi, mashup

For lovers of sci-fi thrillers, alien invasion stories, space opera, and sprawling first contact science fiction, this is an unforgettable post-apocalyptic epic about perseverance and survival in a harsh new world where humanity is just another item on the menu... First Contact doesn't go as anyone expected. Now they own us. The Legend of ZERO: Forging Zero is the epic journey of 14-year-old Joe Dobbs in a post-apocalyptic universe following a massive galactic empire's invasion of Earth. The oldest of the children drafted from humanity’s devastated planet, Joe is impressed into service by the alien Congressional Ground Force—and becomes the unwitting centerpiece in a millennia-long alien struggle for independence. Once his training begins, one of the elusive and prophetic Trith appears to give Joe a spine chilling prophecy that the universe has been anticipating for millions of years: Joe will be the one to finally shatter the vast alien government known as Congress. And the Trith cannot lie.… But first Joe has to make it through bootcamp.

Following the successful repackaging of Bruce Coville’s My Teacher Is an Alien series, great new covers for another popular backlist series from the bestselling author. IT’S THE WEIRDEST ALIEN INVASION EVER! “I cannot tell a lie,” says Rod Allbright. And it’s the truth. Ask him a question and he’s bound to give you an honest answer. Which is why, when his teacher asks what happened to last night’s math assignment, Rod has to give the only answer he can: “Aliens ate my homework, Miss Maloney!” Of course, no one believes Rod this time, so they don’t bother to ask him why the aliens are here. It’s just as well, since he is sworn to silence about their secret mission and the fact that he has been drafted to help them!

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What happens when fire-breathing dragons battle Stukas for aerial supremacy over a battlefield? Can an earth wizard's magic defeat a panzer? Krish, a farmhand turned mercenary, witnesses this and much more as he confronts the Necromancer King's new war machines resurrected from before the First Civilization's fall. Worse yet, a wounded prince tasks Krish to find the fabled Colonel of the West and barter the royal family's malevolent Blood-Sword for a weapon to thwart the Necromancer King's victory. Flank Hawk is set in the distant future where magic exists and brutish ogres are more than a child's nightmare. "Buy it or chalk it up on that long list of things you regret not doing!" Stephen Hines, author of Hocus Focus "A classic epic fantasy with plenty of original twists. You won't want to put it down, even when you've reached the end." -David Debord, author of The Silver Serpent and Keeper of the Mists "Grab hold! Ervin's got the magic!" -C. Dean Andersson, author of the Bloodsong Trilogy

Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.