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Ruled by a perverse and malevolent Nature, roamed by lawless remnants of humanity, the Deathlands is what's left of the continental US after a nuclear apocalypse unleashed hell on Earth. Here, only a few can survive and still retain hope for the future and of these, none are more determined than the exiled son of a coastal baron and his closely knit band of warrior survivalists. The years of struggle in the new reality made Ryan Cawdor a bold and undisputed leader, but now he may have to contend with his former mentor, the enigmatic Trader.

Without technology, survival is hopeless. Then intelligence data confirms rumors of an alliance being forged between the warring Soviet factions. Almost as a warning, New Germany is ravaged by a hellish bombing raid of unprecedented magnitude. John Thomas Rourke and the Free World have no choice: a duel strike, simultaneously against the Soviet undersea forces and the Soviet Underground City, must be launched.

Annja Creed jumps at the chance to join a fellow archaeologist on a quest to find a relic. But she's not so thrilled about northern Siberia, where they are hoping to discover something buried in the long-undisturbed soil of Russia's frozen terrain. When they reach the town of Jakutsk, Annja is put off by its gray landscape and highly superstitious inhabitants. They claim they are being hunted. Then one of the Villagers goes missing.

When X attacks the notoriously corrupt narcotics squad known as "The Dogs of War," the manipulative Lt. Setter fights back by pitting him against the last few honest cops in Arcadia... and X's battle escalates into a war for the soul of the city!

Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come. On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine. Brought into the Wolves - an elite guerrilla force sworn to win back Earth - Valentine leads his first command in the Kurian Zone.

In the shocking conclusion of Deathstalker: Return, King Douglas is brought to trial before his treacherous former Champion, and the Paragon Emma Steel seeks the aid of Finn Durandal’s fellow conspirator. Elsewhere, the quest of Lewis Deathstalker and his weary band of renegades has finally brought them to the legendary planet Haden, home of the mysterious Madness Maze. Surprising developments there and an unexpected visitor strongly compel Lewis to risk his life and sanity by entering the Madness Maze to learn the truth about his legendary ancestor.

A vacationing Harold Smith finds himself in the middle of a war zone when World War II planes bomb London and Nazi-attired skinheads goose-step through the streets. To complete the weird déjà vu, the guy responsible is a raging Nazi, part of a secret brotherhood with a high-tech agenda for recapturing the dream of a certain evil visionary. But this rogue Nazi devised a new blueprint for world domination that sets him on a path of violence in pursuit of the glorious dream.

On a planet where all is not what it seems, Earth's largest space station is home to America's Navy; a society born of science strives to find it's place in war; and 500 year old history comes to blazing life. John, Michael and Annie Rourke, Paul Rubenstein and Natalia Anastasia Tiemerovna battle ancient foes even as they long for a world without war.

A young autistic man with psychic powers is called upon to help solve a missing-persons case in the small mountain town of Renfro, PA. The story includes gangsters, moonshiners, and a touch of autism.

The fiery destruction of nuclear war and its deadly aftermath have driven the free world to its knees, enslaved by the victorious Soviet invaders. John Thomas Rourke - ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist and supreme survival expert, leads the forces of freedom in the bloody fight against oppression to save an all but devastated future Earth. In the post war world, John Rourke lives as a god in the minds of Eden's population. Their leaders debase the principles of freedom and individual rights Rourke fought for.

Five centuries after nuclear war laid waste to the land, the future of humankind may rest with the fishes. John Rourke, Natalia Anastasia Tiemerovna and a band of Marines battle tyranny beneath the sea to defend liberty and justice under the stars.

Krysty Wroth's sentient power comes under psychic attack by a mortally wounded doomie desperate to find a new vessel for her mystical abilities, placing Ryan's group in double jeopardy. As the group flees a firefight in Idaho, escaping upriver with the ragged survivors of a savaged ville, the voyage through the mutie-infested waters leads to a confrontation with a baron who discovery of pre-dark space technology may lead them to the shocking truth of the legacy of Deathlands....

The last time the racist dictator known as the Archon came to Arcadia, he mistook X for an old nemesis and beat him to within an inch of his life. Now the Archon is back, along with his actual nemesis, a mysterious figure called the Mark--and their ancient battle threatens to tear Arcadia to the ground! Even if X can halt a superpowered grudge match, can he rescue his beloved city from the scars it leaves?

Tango’s gang was a handful, but the Archon and his army, the Chosen, are more powerful than any enemy X has ever faced! Betrayed or abandoned by his allies, X must face Arcadia’s newest threat the old-fashioned way: alone!

Arcadia descends into chaos as old villains return to town and new ones are born! While X faces down suicidal psychos, superstitious mobsters, and thrill-junkie assassins, Leigh uncovers the secrets of his past . . . before he locked on his mask and became X!

Aidan Edwards verlässt immer als Letzter das Büro. Umso verwunderlicher ist es, dass er eines Nachts nicht allein im Fahrstuhl steht. Sein Boss Cole McCarthy ist schon drin und seiner düsteren Miene nach zu urteilen sehr schlecht gelaunt. Aidan versucht seine Angst vor ihm zu verbergen. Doch das Schicksal ist ein mieser Verräter - denn der Fahrstuhl bleibt stecken. Als dann auch noch das Licht ausfällt und Aidans Wange ein heißer Atem streift, begreift er, dass er dem Raubtier direkt in die Falle gegangen ist.

Ein Sommercamp in den Wäldern von Ashton Grove. Eine Außenseiterin. Drei Rebellen, die wie Rockstars gefeiert werden. Keine Grenzen, keine Regeln. Mein Name ist Teagan Moriarty und ich bin Abschaum. Nirgendwo bin ich willkommen, nirgendwo gehöre ich hin. Ich bin achtzehn, aber vor mir liegt keine Zukunft. Vier Monate im Sommercamp für schwer erziehbare Jugendliche sollen mich wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen. Weg von den Schlägereien, dem Trailerpark und den Machtkämpfen an der Highschool. Ich dachte, mein Leben wäre kompliziert, aber ich habe nicht mit ihnen gerechnet.

Fix und Foxi werden von Onkel Fax zu einer Bootsfahrt eingeladen. Natürlich fährt Lupo mit. Aber Zeit, um Streiche zu machen, haben sie gar nicht, denn sie landen auf einer geheimnisvollen Insel, auf der keine Vögel singen. Dafür gibt es aber Fritz den Fischadler, Tölpel den Angstfrosch, und Fridolin das Flusspferd.

Mehr als acht Jahre lang und fast dreitausend Meilen weit bin ich vor allem davongelaufen, besonders vor ihr. Nur, um ihr jetzt in meinem eigenen Nachtclub zu begegnen. ETHAN: Ich bin das erfolgreiche Arschloch, das reihenweise Weiber flachlegt und sich ab und zu einen Adrenalinkick holt. Ein wunderbares Leben, könnte man meinen. Bis meine erste Liebe auftaucht und unsere verkorkste Vergangenheit heraufbeschwört. Und damit auch mein dunkelstes Geheimnis.

Ich hatte genug von all den Lügen und wollte nur noch weg. Weit weg! Diese Flucht plante ich seit Monaten, doch nun war nicht nur meine Familie auf der Suche nach mir, sondern auch Greg Di'Marco. Was hatte mein Vater sich nur dabei gedacht ausgerechnet den Drogenbaron und Mädchenhändler zu meinem Beschützer zu erklären? Und warum brachte ausgerechnet dieser Mann meinen verräterischen Körper dermaßen zum beben? Dark-Romance. Dominante Männer, widerspenstige Frauen und prickelnde Erotik.