A Dark Wars Tale
A woman is gruesomely murdered in Cold War Germany and the only witness is her 5 year old daughter who can't remember what happened. Memories, though inaccessible to investigators, linger and change a once adorable little girl. And murder, especially of a loved one, can place that girl on the path of destiny. Odd occurrences, inexplicable enemies, and Cold War intrigue with an odd flavor alter this girl's life, shifting her from the front lines of the Cold War to the middle of the Dark Wars. / (Reviews)
A Story in the Greenies/A Perfect World Universe
A sequel to Greenies, in Al Steiner’s Greenies/Perfect World Universe, Martian Justice tells the story of the second Martian invasion. WestHem wants Mars back and doesn’t care if any Martians are in the way.
Waging war and physical conflict is humanity's ode to entropy. Nature disallows violations to the 2d law of thermodynamics. Armed conflict is humanity's alter of sacrifice to the physics of an uncaring universe.
The cross-hairs of my sniper scope was lined up on her face and I started to squeeze the trigger. Suddenly, she looked directly at me. She was in a situation that should have terrified her, yet I could see no fear in her eyes. I could see anger, defiance and then a look I could only call relief. She gave a half-smile, then nodded her head. Was she was telling me to shoot? It was impossible that she could know I was there, yet I felt she knew. For the first time, I failed to eliminate a target! / (Reviews)
A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
At 11 years of age, Thomas Grey goes to sea as a volunteer in a small sloop of war, commanded by his father, to learn seamanship prior to joining the Royal Naval Academy. Thomas has to mature beyond his years, surviving sea battles and yellow fever, but he joins the Academy as an accomplished sailor and leader in the making, finding friends for life in the process. This is the prequel to the novel The Return of Thomas Grey
Imperium (4) The Tide Turns. Britannia is finally free from Carthaginian rule. Now it is up to Ky, a test pilot from the far future and current Consul of the new Britannic Empire, to take the fight to the Carthaginian Empire. The continent, with its vast resources and manpower, awaits. However, it takes more than new weapons to turn an ancient army based around heavy infantry into one out of the Napoleonic era.
Ana is an Arachne (half human, half spider). Living among humans, her survival is threatened when a drifting Vietnam vet named Darren triggers her desire to mate. Matters are made worse by a group of monster hunters who are poking around town looking for her. Will her love of humans win out, or will her killer instincts prevail? Sex and violence go hand in hand as Ana faces an uncertain future as the last of her kind. This story takes place in the HFHM Universe.
A story in the Von Solon's Universe Universe
The third in the Von Solon series, this story returns him to Haven. Lady Derwen is particularly pleased to see her husband, because she needs him to accompany an envoy from Conquest Point to visit an influential princess on the Amarian coastline. Our intrepid hero knows Derwen's shipping empire funds much of his family needs, and if the leadership of the independent city state called in a favor then he needs to assist the mission. It just wasn't as trouble-free a trip as everyone thought.