The Ultra Thin Man: A Science Fiction Novel

In the twenty-second century, a future in which mortaline wire controls the weather on the settled planets and entire refugee camps drowse in drug-induced slumber, no one―alive or dead, human or alien―is quite what they seem. When terrorists manage to crash Coral, the moon, into its home planet of Ribon, forcing evacuation, it's up to Dave Crowell and Alan Brindos, contract detectives for the Network Intelligence Organization, to solve a case of interplanetary consequences. Crowell' and Brindos's investigation plunges them neck-deep into a conspiracy much more dangerous than anything they could have imagined.
The two detectives soon find themselves separated, chasing opposite leads: Brindos has to hunt down the massive Helkunn alien Terl Plenko, shadow leader of the terrorist Movement of Worlds. Crowell, meanwhile, runs into something far more sinister―an elaborate frame job that puts our heroes on the hook for treason.
In this novel from Patrick Swenson, Crowell and Brindos are forced to fight through the intrigue to discover the depths of an interstellar conspiracy. And to answer the all-important question: Who, and what, is the Ultra Thin Man?

Literature & Fiction

Swenson, Patrick

United States

Tor Books

In the twenty-second century, a future in which mortaline wire controls the weather on the settled planets and entire refugee camps drowse in drug-induced slumber, no one―alive or dead, human or alien―is quite what they seem. When terrorists manage to crash Coral, the moon, into its home planet of Ribon, forcing evacuation, it's up to Dave Crowell and Alan Brindos, contract detectives for the Network Intelligence Organization, to solve a case of interplanetary consequences. Crowell and Brindos's investigation plunges them neck-deep into a conspiracy much more dangerous than anything they could have imagined.The two detectives soon find themselves separated, chasing opposite leads: Brindos has to hunt down the massive Helkunn alien Terl Plenko, shadow leader of the terrorist Movement of Worlds. Crowell, meanwhile, runs into something far more sinister―an elaborate frame job that puts our heroes on the hook for treason.In this novel from Patrick Swenson, Crowell and Brindos are forced to fight through the intrigue to discover the depths of an interstellar conspiracy. And to answer the all-important question: Who, and what, is the Ultra Thin Man?

Rain Music

There's magic in the forest and it sings . . .Truman Starkey heard it once, there in the ancient rain forest. A song that could raise the dead, a song that could bend time to its will. A song that might finally solve the puzzle of what Truman has lost-his ability to compose music.But every magic needs fuel, and this magic, this song, demands a soul, a heart, or the most dangerous drug ever invented: Moss.Kat Gregory is a bar singer who hopes there's no such thing as destiny, because if she can't change hers, someone's going to die. She knows. It's happened before. Kat must risk her mind and soul on Moss, and on a man she's never met. Joel Hines knows he can thwart his destiny if he can just bring his mother back from the dead. To do it, he needs more of the Moss that has warped him into a mage of terrifying power. That means hunting down Kat. He'll torture and kill anyone who gets in his way. What Truman doesn't know is that the mysterious song in the rain found him for a reason. His true destiny is to compose the music that will defeat the mage. If only Kat can find him.If only Hines doesn't find them first. If only Truman trusts in destiny . . .

Genre Fiction

Fairwood Press LLC

The Ultra Big Sleep

Dave Crowell is a hero of the eight worlds of the Union, but he doesn't want fame or fortune. These days he just wants to run his private detective business with his partner and forget about the Ultras, the insidious aliens that attacked the Union, then vanished. But a client turns up dead under mysterious circumstances, and Crowell knows the Ultras have not gone away. With the help of a beautiful alien, he uncovers fragments of memory that might lead to his missing father. When it becomes clear that Crowell's past also contains the information he needs to save the Union, he is caught up in a conspiracy beyond his understanding and pulled into an underworld drug war on a hostile planet. With the crisis deepening, Crowell must learn the answer to the biggest question of all: Where are the Ultras?

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Fairwood Press

From the editor of the award-winning anthology Unfettered comes the newest installment in the science fiction and fantasy series, Unfettered III.
Be haunted by the chilling ghost story of Megan Lindholm. Revisit the Magicians world with Lev Grossman. Return to Osten Ard in an epic first look at Tad Williams's Empire of Grass. Share a heartfelt story of loss and gain with Callie Bates. Cross the sands of the desert planet Dune with Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Travel the Ways in a new Wheel of Time novella with Robert Jordan &amp; Brandon Sanderson. Enter the amazing potter city of Seven with Naomi Novik. And many more stories, all wondrous alongside beautiful art by Todd Lockwood!
 More than 700 pages of stellar SF&amp;F from the likes of:
 <ul>
<li>Callie Bates</li>
 <li>Terry Brooks</li>
 <li>Delilah S. Dawson</li>
 <li>Jason Denzel</li>
 <li>David Anthony Durham</li>
 <li>Lev Grossman</li>
 <li>John Gwynne</li>
 <li>Brian Herbert &amp; Kevin J. Anderson</li>
 <li>Robert Jordan &amp; Brandon Sanderson</li>
 <li>Mark Lawrence</li>
 <li>Megan Lindholm (Robin Hobb)</li>
 <li>Seanan McGuire</li>
 <li>Naomi Novik</li>
 <li>Peter Orullian</li>
 <li>Cat Rambo</li>
 <li>Robert V.S. Redick</li>
 <li>Ken Scholes</li>
 <li>Scott Sigler</li>
 <li>Anna Smith Spark</li>
 <li>Shawn Speakman</li>
 <li>Anna Stephens</li>
 <li>Patrick Swenson</li>
 <li>Ramon Terrell</li>
 <li>Marc Turner</li>
 <li>Carrie Vaughn</li>
 <li>Tad Williams</li>
 <li>Deborah A. Wolf</li>
</ul>
Lacking health insurance when he was diagnosed with cancer, Shawn Speakman asked friends in the science fiction and fantasy writing community to donate short stories he could use to counter mounting medical debt. The result was Unfettered, an anthology offering tales from some of the best authors working today.
Now, in Unfettered III, Speakman continues to pay forward the aid he received, raising money to combat medical debt for SF&amp;F artists and authors. He has gathered together a great mix of new and favorite writers―free to write what they like―the result a powerful new anthology perfect for all readers.
Unfettered III is sure to astound with the magic bound within its pages. All the while raising money for a charitable cause.
Because protecting our artists and authors is as important as the stories they tell.

Unfettered III (Unfettered, 3)

Sigler, Scott

SANDERSON, BRANDON

Anderson, Kevin J.

GROSSMAN, LEV

Durham, David Anthony

McGuire, Seanan

Williams, Tad

Stephens, Anna

Gwynne, John

Scholes, Ken

Lawrence, Mark

Dawson, Delilah S.

Lindholm, Megan

Orullian, Peter

Bates, Callie

Rambo, Cat

Denzel, Jason

Wolf, Deborah A.

Terrell, Ramón

Speakman, Shawn

Spark, Anna Smith

Turner, Marc

Lockwood, Todd

Redick, Robert V.S.

Novik,Naomi

Vaughn,Carrie

JORDAN, ROBERT

Brooks,Terry

Herbert,Brian

Grim Oak Press

About the Author\nShawn Speakman is the award-winning editor of Unfettered, Unbound, Unfettered II, Unfettered III, and the author of The Dark Thorn, an urban fantasy novel Terry Brooks called “a fine tale by a talented writer.” An avid fan of SF&F, he owns The Signed Page and Grim Oak Press. He currently lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and two sons.\nA magical collection of seventeen original stories by an amazing list of contributors—including a Dune story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson! 
Like Unbound and Unfettered before it, Unbound II boasts a collection of SF&F writers allowed to submit the tales they've been wanting to write for a long time—without the constraints of theme. The result? A new anthology as powerful as the first. The stories gathered here are only bound by how enchanting and enthralling they are.\nEnter an underworld of history and dark creatures with Kristen Britain. Return to the aftermath of Dune's Butlerian Jihad with Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson. Revisit the Broken Empire trilogy with Jorg Ancrath and Mark Lawrence. Go on the most enchanting and dangerous of knight quests with Anna Smith Spark. Discover how Gladys got her name in a new Ink & Sigil story by Kevin Hearne. Uncover the magical truths of the Frasier family with Tamora Pierce. These tales and the others that comprise Unbound II will leave you reading long into the night and early morning hours.\nFeaturing all-new stories by: Dyrk Ashton Kristen Britain Saara El-Arifi Kevin Hearne Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson Mark Lawrence Peter Orullian 
Tamora Pierce Jordan Ross 
Ken Scholes Anna Smith Spark Shawn Speakman Jon Sprunk Anna Stephens Patrick Swenson 
Adrian Tchaikovsky Django Wexler\nAnd an introduction by Shawn Speakman! 
Following the award-winning success of the Unfettered anthology series, Unbound II offers the best manner to discover great new writers while reading authors you've followed for years—all of them master storytellers of the highest caliber.\nPraise for Unfettered III: 
"This powerhouse addition to the Unfettered series... boasts an incredible lineup of stories by pillars of the fantasy genre, many of whom contributed works set in the fictional worlds for which they are best known." - Publishers Weekly

Unbound II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy

TCHAIKOVSKY, ADRIAN

PIERCE, TAMORA

Hearne, Kevin

Wexler, Django

Britain, Kristen

Sprunk, Jon

El-Arifi, Saara

Ashton, Dyrk

Ross, Jordan

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

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