Ten creepy, scary dark fantasy short stories that will turn you blood to ice.The hour is getting late. A fire crackles and pops and the group huddles together closer to the fire, basking in the comfort of its warmth and light. The s'mores are a pleasant memory.Somewhere off in the distance an owl hoots. Crickets are chirping and the eerie howl of the coyote punctuates the symphony of night sounds.It is time for spooky campfire stories. You know, the...

Detective Gabriel Collins is the new guy to vampire crimes and he's ready to make a difference. But his new partner, Harper, turns everything into a joke. Now with the biggest murder Vampire Crimes has ever seen, Gabe needs every advantage. But how can he solve this case with his partner holding him back every step of the way?

There are werewolves in the subways! Teeth of Beasts, Marcus Pelegrimas's third dark, violent, action-packed Skinners paranormal adventure, is a must for Jim Butcher and Laurell K. Hamilton fans, for Halo aficionados, and for anyone who loves a good, gory, supernatural story that creeps under the skin. Bram Stoker Award-winner Jonathan Maberry calls Pelegrimas's series "A hell of a lot of fun," and the latest chapter goes to glorious new extremes,...

The stellar writing team of Debra Doyle and James Macdonald work their magic once again with Lincoln's Sword-a gem of alternate Civil War history that brilliantly compliments their superb Land of Mist and Snow. A remarkable blending of fact and fantasy, Lincoln's Sword transports readers to the heat and fire of a very different War Between the States-as the fate of the Union rests with a traveler from the future and in the prophetic dreams of First...

Like 'Game of Thrones' meets Lovecraft!Winning the demon war was the easy part. Rebuilding the Empire is a nightmare.Revised Edition Two years after the war, wealthy commoner Tia Samos comes to a backwater barony hunting for a suitable highborn husband. She finds an impoverished province stalked by a monster straight out of legend. Still, the baron is decent enough, so she decides to linger a bit – then matters go from 'bad' to 'terrifying.' Fortunately,...

He picked up the radio for a bargain price at a pawn shop. But it only played death and destruction! A classic fantasy in the Twilight Zone style by the King of Gonzo!

In a bizarre twist of events, Callo falls into the Cavern of the Righteous and emerges elsewhere from a forgotten cave. His leg is still broken, but Mishami carries him into an impressive land full of both sublime beauty and vicious horrors. The fourth Companion arises and starts training. June travels with a group of people as different as snowflakes, and Jray drags June into fighting warriors for money. Diamond, who is cursed, compliments of Seamus...

A young apprentice chipmunk in a guild of craftsanimals strikes up an unlikely relationship with a dragon who teaches him the meaning of true friendship.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL SHIVER. Remember us, so sing the dead, lest we remember you James Morgan has an almost unearthly gift for music. And it has attracted Nuala, a soul-snatching faerie muse who fosters and then feeds on the creative energies of exceptional humans until they die. James has plenty of reasons to fear the faeries, but as he and Nuala collaborate on an achingly beautiful musical composition, James finds...

There are some things that cannot be taken from you.The humans have conquered the Maer capital, and they show no signs of leaving. Cloti and her spouses cling to each other in the hollow shell of their occupied city. Each day is a bitter gift; they may not be free, but they have each other.When the city's human Administrator offers to let Cloti restart her meditation practice in the temple, she jumps at the chance to spread a little hope in such dark...