As the twenty-fifth century draws to a close, Prime Cornelian, a ruthless usurper of Martian rule, will do anything to control all of human civilization, and the fate of all humankind is in the hands of the exiled King of Earth, Dalin Shar. Original.

Exile (Five Worlds)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Al Sarrantonio

Fantasy

Roc+

While the Five Worlds teeter on the brink of disaster, the High  Leader of Mars and his plasmatic soldiers prepare to invade Jupiter,  and the exiled King of Earth struggles to escape from his icy prison on  Pluto.

Journey: Five Worlds Saga #2

Science Fiction

In this third exciting installment in the series, the Five Worlds are once again teetering on the brink of oblivion, as the evil tyrant Prime Cornelian has murdered his arch enemy and conquered both Mars and Titan. With his sights now set on Venus--the last planet for the taking--the exiled Earth king is now the universe's only hope in halting Prime Cornelian's unstoppable army!   * Powerful commercial science fiction that compares to Simon R. Green's Deathstalker * We have another novel coming fromAl Sarrantonio * Beautiful cover art by Donato

Return (Return of the Five Worlds book 3)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Haydn of Mars: Princess Haydn's arranged marriage cannot save her beloved Republic. Her archenemy, the warrior-woman Frane, seeks to make herself queen while Haydn-the rightful heir-must flee for her life, a reluctant symbol for those who would restore the monarchy. Determined to become a great queen, she makes an arduous desert trek into the heart of chaos, where she will find her true love, make unexpected allies-and meet unexpected treachery. Sebastian of Mars: Aided by a trusted regent, Haydn's son, Sebastian, rules the Second Republic. But the sickly young man is unprepared for the crisis brought on by Frane, whose gathering army is transporting a weapon of monstrous power. Taking refuge in the caverns beneath the great Olympus Mons, Sebastian gets ready to make his stand. For there amid its wonders, he uncovers a secret from the ancient past that may save Mars' future.... Queen of Mars: Five years later, as young Princess Clara struggles to hold her world together, Frane resurfaces, determined to wipe the Second Republic and its hard-won technology off the face of Mars. She must be defeated, for more than the freedom of Clara's people is at stake. The Red Planet is dying, its atmosphere slowly leaking away. Clara's scientists need to activate the oxygenation stations the Old Ones left behind-or life on Mars will cease to exist.

Masters of Mars

Science Fiction Book Club

Stories

"The joy of fiction is the joy of the imagination. . . ."  The best stories pull readers in and keep them turning the pages, eager to discover more—to find the answer to the question: "And then what happened?" The true hallmark of great literature is great imagination, and as Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio prove with this outstanding collection, when it comes to great fiction, all genres are equal.  Stories is a groundbreaking anthology that reinvigorates, expands, and redefines the limits of imaginative fiction and affords some of the best writers in the world—from Peter Straub and Chuck Palahniuk to Roddy Doyle and Diana Wynne Jones, Stewart O'Nan and Joyce Carol Oates to Walter Mosley and Jodi Picoult—the opportunity to work together, defend their craft, and realign misconceptions. Gaiman, a literary magician whose acclaimed work defies easy categorization and transcends all boundaries, and "master anthologist" (Booklist) Sarrantonio personally invited, read, and selected all the stories in this collection, and their standard for this "new literature of the imagination" is high. "We wanted to read stories that used a lightning-flash of magic as a way of showing us something we have already seen a thousand times as if we have never seen it at all."  Joe Hill boldly aligns theme and form in his disturbing tale of a man's descent into evil in "Devil on the Staircase." In "Catch and Release," Lawrence Block tells of a seasoned fisherman with a talent for catching a bite of another sort. Carolyn Parkhurst adds a dark twist to sibling rivalry in "Unwell." Joanne Harris weaves a tale of ancient gods in modern New York in "Wildfire in Manhattan." Vengeance is the heart of Richard Adams's "The Knife." Jeffery Deaver introduces a dedicated psychologist whose mission in life is to save people in "The Therapist." A chilling punishment befitting an unspeakable crime is at the dark heart of Neil Gaiman's novelette "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains."  As it transforms your view of the world, this brilliant and visionary volume—sure to become a classic—will ignite a new appreciation for the limitless realm of exceptional fiction.

Neil, Gaiman

Short Stories & Anthologies

Headline/Review

The Boy with Penny Eyes

Genre Fiction

Tor Books

Scared? You will be! Feel your nerves jangle and chills run up and down your spine thanks to the hair-raising genius of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, E. F. Benson, H. P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Stephen Crane, Charles Dickens, Robert Barr, and many others who know well how to manipulate a reader's emotions. From Washington Irving comes "The Adventure of My Grandfather" and from Saki, "The Cobweb." Bill Pronzini plays a horrifying game of "Peekaboo," while Frances Garfield portrays "The House at Evening" to alarming effect. This unique and very special collection is like a carnival ride of terror that you'll want to go on again and again.

100 Hair Raising Little Horror Stories

Barnes&Noble

Book by Al Sarrantonio, Rick Hautala, Gary A. Braunbeck, Nancy A. Collins, Thomas Tessier

Trick or Treat

Nancy A. Collins

Thomas Tessier

Gary A. Braunbeck

Rick Hautala

Cemetery Dance Pubns

Mona Gallagher is having a very bad day, and it's only going to get worse when she looks into the mirror and sees the enormous swirling dent in her forehead...

Looking Glass (Cemetery Dance Signature Series #1) [Signed and limited]

Joe Hill

Brian Keene

Thomas F. Monteleone

Tim Lebbon

John Skipp

Bev Vincent

Tom Piccirilli

Kealan Patrick Burke

Ray-garton

Robert Morrish

Dominick Canci

Cemetery Dance Publications

eaturing Jack Ketchum, Gary Braunbeck, Thomas F. Monteleone, Ray Garton, Brian Hodge, Ed Gorman, Al Sarrantonio, Mick Garris, and many others, these eighteen original tales celebrate Hollywood and the horror movie-going experience with affection, devotion, and fear. In Midnight Premiere you'll discover how many of these authors have worked in film as screenwriters, actors, and directors and put their particular experiences to use in showing you the dark underside of the Hollyweird dream and the LaLa Land facade. The opening credits are about to roll. Prepare yourself for the shocking and the illuminating, the strange and the fanciful...the real and the lies of celluloid that may well mean more to you than the truth. And remember All the many screaming folks they torment up on the big screen and across these pages...? The leering mad smiles, yowling creatures, and the brandishing of sharp weapons...? All the havoc and mayhem and anguish and horrors...? They do it because they LOVE you. Join a cast including Mick Garris (director of Stephen King's THE STAND and DESPERATION), Patrick Lussier (director of WHITE NOISE: THE LIGHT, DRACULA 2000), William Smith (actor in hundreds of classic B-films including RUN ANGEL RUN and GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE), Kyra Schon (zombie-girl extraordinaire from NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD), the number one scream queen of all time Linnea Quigley, and many others as they return to the

Midnight Premiere

Jack Ketchum

Lisa Morton

T.M. Wright

Ed. Gorman

Linnea Quigley

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