In LIGHT OF THE OUTSIDER, a group of desperate people are thrown together to recover a kidnapped infant prince before ethnic, international, and magical pressures can threaten the stability of the entire continent and millions of lives.LIGHT OF THE OUTSIDER is a character-driven fantasy adventure / thriller hybrid with touches of noir and the threat of cosmic horror. Even though it's the first of a trilogy, the book stands on its own. I won't cliffhanger you on the last page!Is there magic? You bet!Crime? The whole thing's set off by a vile act. A few, in fact.Violence? Um? yep.Intrigue? Sure! The fates of a child, a city, an empire, and maybe an entire world are at stake.LIGHT OF THE OUTSIDER is the first novel of the Shaper's World Cycle and volume one of The Outsider Trilogy.The Shaper's World is a fully-realized original fantasy setting in which three sentient hominid species struggle to peacefully co-exist? while encroaching forces from beyond reality threaten existence itself.

Light of the Outsider (The Shaper's World Cycle)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Selznick, Matthew Wayne

Fantasy

MWS Media

Brave Men Run is an alternate history fan favorite, now revised and expanded -- including a sneak peek at Pilgrimage, the second volume of the Charters Duology and the Sovereign Era storyworld! ABOUT THE BOOK April 18, 1985 – A startling revelation shocks a world already wound tight by the desperate tensions of the Cold War: super-humans exist... and they demand autonomy. Until that day, high school sophomore Nate Charters thought he was just an outsider and self-proclaimed freak. His unusual appearance, hair-trigger reflexes, and overactive metabolism could have made him something special, but his differences and low self-esteem marked him as a target for the jocks and popular kids long ago. Now, just as his unique nature catches the eye of a self-assured older girl and the sinister attention of the enigmatic Dr. Brenhurst, Nate must solve the mystery of his origins and find his place in the world. Is he part of a remarkable, powerful new minority... or just a misfit among misfits? He’d better find his answers quickly. A shadowy organization knows more about him than he could ever imagine. And they're closing in... ABOUT THE EXPANDED EDITION The revised, expanded edition of Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era incorporates the short story "Brenhurst's Tale -- Another View of Brave Men Run." Now you can see beyond Nate Charter's point of view and get the entire story in one place! Additionally, every line of the text has been examined, refined, revised, and, where necessary, corrected so that it fits perfectly in the canon with the stories and events presented in The Sovereign Era: Year One and Pilgrimage. This revised, expanded edition is the definitive one. About 65,000 words.

Brave Men Run: A Novel of the Sovereign Era

Teen & Young Adult

Nominated for an Origins Award (2013).Nominated for an ENnie Award (2013).You want to make a fictional world. Twenty authors want to help.There's a moment when you can close your eyes and see a world of your own making.It might start from a grain of sand, the way light filters through the trees, the feel of satin robes, the smell of cooking soup, or simply a wish for somewhere, somewhen else. It happens for different reasons for different people. Something, anything can pull your mind from the boundaries of our mundane world and set it to creating somewhere else.Featuring Maurice Broaddus, Tim Waggoner, Matthew Wayne Selznick, Donald J. Bingle, Janine Spendlove, Bryan Young, and fifteen more authors, these essays range from crafting believable ecosystems, creatures, and legal systems to the ways you can most effectively share your world with your audience.Eighth Day Genesis is meant to help writers with their worlds. The depth of your world is important…even essential. Worlds should be able to be touched, smelled, seen, and heard. Each of these things is vital to creating reality. The smallest details can illuminate volumes. It is surprising what details with bring forth entire feelings, associations, and images. Stereotypes can be broken, archetypes deviated from, and wonder spilled forth like gossip from an old friend.This book will help you fill in those details and create the world you've always imagined.

Eighth Day Genesis: A Worldbuilding Codex for Writers and Creatives

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Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Alliteration Ink

April 18, 1985-Into a world already wound tight with the desperate tensions of the Cold War comes Dr. William Donner with a startling declaration: superhumans exist, they demand autonomy, and he has the reality-bending power to enforce their status. The traditional balance of power is thrown askew by the addition of not one super-powered human, but six thousand. Before the Donner Declaration, high school sophomore Nate Charters was just an outsider and self-proclaimed freak. His unusual appearance, hair-trigger reflexes, and overactive metabolism should have made him something special, but his differences and low self-esteem have long since marked him as a target for the jocks and popular kids. Now, just as his unique nature brings him the attention of a self-assured older girl, Nate must find his place in the world. Why is he the way he is? What really happened to his long dead father? Why is his biggest rival suddenly interested in a private meeting? Is he part of a remarkable, powerful new minority... or just a misfit among misfits? Nate must discover the answers to these questions quickly, because those in power know more about him than he could ever imagine. And they're closing in...

Brave Men Run - A Novel of the Sovereign Era

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Swarm Pr

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