Author: jmstine

The Life and Training of a Modern Witch!

A whole new chapter unfolds in the spellbinding saga of two star-crossed lovers—an immortal sorcerer and a reincarnated witch—struggling against the machinations of the demon Asmodeus.

Book Four, Morgaine and Gretchen, offers the backstory of Morgaine's incarnation in the present, from her childhood encounters with fairies who promise to make her a sorceress, to the fulfillment of that promise when, as an adult, she is called to the otherworld where she and another young witch, Gretchen, learn all the secrets of magic at The University of Sorcery.

There her teachers expound upon the spells and philosophy of thaumaturgy, while setting tests of skill and character for Morgaine and Gretchen. Morgaine also meets and falls in love with Michael, a sorcerer from the middle ages who was granted a thousand years of life by the demon Asmodeus.

When she leaves the otherworld, Morgaine is heartbroken, believing that she has lost Michael forever. But soon enough, she encounters Michael again in our world, and finds him a well-known psychic married to a woman named Melody. Morgaine and Michael can't resist each other and renew their affair. She wants him more than anything in the universe—and thanks to her magical training, she has the power to win him away from Melody. But she swore an oath to use her powers only in service to white magic, never black. If she breaks her promise, a demon will make her his slave forever. Asmodeus' millennia-long plan is coming to fruition at last!

"A fine, original new work of dark fantasy," —Horror Sagas.

Cover art: Sami Hursey

Witch versus Demon as the Saga of Love, Sorcery, and Reincarnation Continues!

A modern witch, Morgaine, to save the soul of the man she loves, has sacrificed her own soul to the demon Asmodeus. Now a demon herself, she is returned to Earth by Asmodeus after swearing to carry out his new plan for acquiring Michael's soul.

But Morgaine has a devious plan of her own, and if it's successful she will be able to outwit Asmodeus, reclaim her life, and save Michael's. But to carry out her plan, Morgaine will have to destroy the soul of an innocent young woman and trick Asmodeus, the master demon trickster. If she fails, she and Michael will be sentenced to suffer the worst tortures of hell, for all eternity!

Rated Mature; some sexual content.

After Doomsday, What of Morgaine and Her Loves?

That's the question the modern-day sorceress Morgaine is asking herself, having sacrificed what she wanted most—to possess the love of Michael Ellul at any cost—in order to save the world. And no one is going to like the answer.

Having survived armageddon, Michael and his wife Melody decide to move back to Michael's mansion, Moonwood—but before they can, someone needs to fix up the old place and make it habitable once again. So Mike hires a young contractor, Tom, to do the work, and since he and his fiance live in Manhattan, they'll need to live there until the work is done. Tom will soon come to see, however, that no amount of money is worth staying at Moonwood. They soon discover that once-grand old house is plagued with ghosts, vampires and any number of other things that go bump in the night.

And who is to blame for the spectral invasion of Moonwood? Again, one needs look no further than Morgaine. She, of course, is the force behind most of the awful events and monsters that Michael and Melody will encounter—and this time, she and Asmodeus have a new scheme to take over the world and finally make Michael Ellul her slave.

Rated Mature; some sexual content.

Horror and Dark Fantasy from a Major New Talent!

The first ebook edition of this critically acclaimed collection of dark fantasy by an award-winning author. Here is how Necrofile described Smoke Signals: "Horror fans will find that Ramos has some interesting things to say that will challenge the way they view reality, and that is, after all, what horror is all about. These eight stories revolve around Native American characters who are faced with the reality of the world, and who therefore face crises of faith. The tales range from those of the traditional shaman coming-of-age story, to narratives set in prisons and on mean inner-city streets. And to his credit, Ramos has little trouble creating believable characters who evoke sympathy and understanding. But more than that, readers will find that Ramos, when he is at his best, can tell a heck of a story."

Castle Darkest Night is a dark fantasy in the Gothic tradition. It concerns a medieval castle, a woman on the edge of madness, the paranormal, obsessed scientists, mysterious events, murder, a torrid love affair and an unholy experiment.

The madwoman, Amy, is led from horror to horror which sinks her into a quagmire of death, insanity and sin. And what of the young Ray Smart? Will he save Amy from the horrors that haunts her? Or will he tempt her into a forbidden love affair?

Fans of Dan Simmons will love this series about humans and aliens vying for control of the galaxy!

Ten years after the Galactic Chess War, an uneasy peace exists between the Stygians and Olympians. There is trade, but also rivalry. The Stygian warlords are uneasy about the peace, since their honor has been besmirched by their defeat. Emperor Makido is extremely paranoid and trusts no one except his personal security agent, George. His paranoia is justified; there are many plots against him.

The manipulative, scheming Empress Lydia, whose powers border on sorcery, manipulates Makido into another war with the Stygians and is having a secret love affair with his son, Prince Ron Bo Kan, a hamlet-like character who schemes with the AIs to replace Makido with an AI.

Even more sinister forces are at work; the super AI, Aristotle, has decided that it is only logical for the AIs take control of the galaxy, especially when he discovers the existence of the starbuster, which has the potential to destroy the galaxy. He cooks up a plan to replace the flesh rulers with AI. All this leads to galactic war, revolt, convoluted assassination plots, and espionage. Who will save the galactic civilization from falling into chaos? Will new Knights appear to save the future's tomorrow for humanity?

Morgaine is "A Great Read!" —The SciFi Guy

Here is the eighth volume in the saga of romance, reincarnation and sorcery that will remind many readers of the work of Neil Gaiman.

In Morgaine and Nicholas, the rivalry between Melody and Morgaine for Michael's affection will reach a conclusion, but Bridget Bongiglio's peril at the hands of the demon Asmodeus will have only begun. This volume will also unveil the secret plan of Morgaine and Lilith, and will gather the story's known villains—Vlad Tepes, Victor Legion and the great Asmodeus—together for a climactic confrontation with Morgaine.

Thrilling Adventures on Other Worlds!

Here is a pair of never-before-reprinted book-length novels from the fabled 1950s science fiction pulp, Other Worlds. Written by Stuart J. Byrne, famed for his "thought-variant stories" featuring original ideas or original takes on standard science fiction ideas, these two long lost classics combine vintage high adventure with solid science (based on his years in the Aerospace industry), and more than a dash of metaphysics. Find out for yourself why Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, said, "I'd stand in line in the rain for one of 'Stu' Byrne's stories."

In the first novel, Shahn arrives on Earth to find it has been infiltrated and is being secretly ruled by "The Metamorphs," vampiric beings who feed on the life forces of intelligent beings. Shahn is one the last survivors of the Narlan, an advanced people with psychic powers, who destroyed their own planet and most of their race to prevent the spread of the Metamorphs to other worlds. For the Narlan themselves are the source of the Metamorphs; ever since a terrible interplanetary cataclysm, every time the Narlan mate physically and psychically the dread Metamorphs arise from the union.

Betrayed from the moment of his arrival by the few Narlan who have landed on Earth, Shahn resolves to destroy the Metamorphs once and for all. His only hope of winning lies in the Narlan woman who has taken the name Lillian—if he can trust her, or control his growing physical and psychic attraction to her. Be prepared for ideas that challenged the limits of the field when the story was first published, and remain daring even today.

Then, in The Naked Goddess, Byrne poses the question: Who will win the spaceman's heart—the Earth woman or the irresistible star goddess? When plain Jerry Fitzgerald and the handsome Bob Kelly went hunting for flame crystals on a distant world, they never expected to encounter Sunn lal, the bewitching star goddess. Next to her, the beautiful Yvonne Mayban seemed as meek and dull as a wallflower! Scorning Yvonne, both men were willing to do anything to possess Sunn-lal, even murder! But the goddess yearned only for Kelly, her handsome but scornful enemy, and laughed at ugly Fitzgerald who truly loved her.

Yet fate has a way of laughing at spacemen. Before their quest for flame crystals is over both men will end up possessing Sunn-lal! One will win the woman of his dreams and untold happiness. The other will win the woman of his nightmares and face a hideous death! But first they must discover the surprising connection between the woman and the goddess...

Here is more thought-provoking, action-packed science fiction from the veteran science fantasy author of the bestselling Star Man series, Last Days of Thronas, and Alpha Trap, as well as Star Quest and other masterworks.

The Original "Buck Rogers" SF Classic!

Thrill to the adventures of Anthony "Buck" Rogers, one of the most celebrated characters in the history of science fiction. Famed in comic strips, television, movies and even radio, this an unabridged reprinting of the first novel to introduce Buck Rogers to the reading public.

In Armageddon 2419 A.D., Buck, a victim of accidental suspended animation, awakens five hundred years later to discover America groaning under the tyranny of the villainous Han, ruling from the safety of their armored machine-cities. While falling in love with one of America's new warrior-women, Wilma Deering, Rogers soon becomes a central figure, using newly-developed scientific weapons—disintegrators, jumping belts, inertron, and paralysis rays—to revolt against the Han.

"For scientific interest as well as suspense little science fiction could hold its own with this particular story. It is one of those rare stories that will bear reading and re-reading many times." —Amazing Stories

Would the Humans' Meeting with the Merpeople Mean the Beginning or End of Their New Lives?

The survivors of unauthorized genetic experimentation had escaped their captor and blasted away from a dying Earth. After five hundred years of travel, Space Ark IV has finally reached Demeter, their new home in the Tau Ceti system. Only months after landing, the impact of a huge asteroid on the other side of the ocean world raises a tsunami that nearly wipes out the colony on land, leaving them to struggle to rebuild while desperately searching for food to supply their colony.

Their survival is made harder by the discovery of one merchild.

Natives exist on Demeter! No one believes this, for the Space Ark would not have been sent if there were natives. But there are natives and they are approaching in huge numbers. After all the survivors have gone through, do they now need to go to war?

Brookwell's visually charged science fiction moves to the next level in this first full-length novel by the author of Ovid Revisited & Other Metamorphic Fantasies.