The Holes Around Mars
Jerome Bixby
Publisher: Ozymandias Press
Summary
Science said it could not be, but there it was. And whoosh—look out—here it is again!
Publisher: Ozymandias Press
Science said it could not be, but there it was. And whoosh—look out—here it is again!
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass. Revived after months of being cursed and comatose, I'm thrown straight into Christmas and a chaotic case of carnivals, cannibals, and country cops. Seriously, I can't make this stuff up. Team Trouble continues to bust our butts to smooth out the rough edges between the empowered and ordinary communities. The problem is . . . the wacked and weird isn't slowing down. It's been a year, and something has got to give—Sloan's worried it will be me. With family, friends, and Tarzan the Magical Marvel at my side, s'all good. Well, other than Dionysus trying to convince us to run away with the circus.Show book
"Stephen walked into the office which Barnabas was using as his judge's chamber. While the massive amount of data Bethany Anne’s team was throwing at him was more than enough to assuage his curiosity, he had never felt this way in the last one hundred and fifty-two years.He wanted a vacation.He pulled the top manila-folder and took a look at the name, “Clarissa Bernier, CEO.” He opened the folder, and it was now in the agreed upon fashion. There was one page with her typical information of name, age, location, and a two paragraph background and the requested punishment. It was a type of joke now between Barnabas and Bethany Anne. No matter the requested punishment, she would strike it out and write “DEATH” and put a happy face on, with fangs.It let him know that she was not letting up on her desire to make a lot of people pay for Michael’s death.The team had already executed six individuals across the world in the last three months. Sean Truitt was just the first one.Stephen interrupted him, “You look tired,” he spoke as he took a seat in one of the two blue chairs facing Barnabas’s desk.Barnabas leaned back, keeping the folder open, “Is she serious?” He pointed to the document, “Even ADAM, using our agreed punishment matrix is calling for this lady to be punished financially.” He closed the folder, “She walks the line towards Michael all the time, brother...”To be continued...Performed by Colleen Delany, Stephon Walker, David Engel, Anthony Palmini, Bianca Bryan, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby, Matthew Pauli, Chris Stinson, Holly Adams, Bradley Foster Smith, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Danny Gavigan, Eva Wilhelm, Rayner Gabriel, Terence Aselford, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Steve Wannall, Marni Penning, Andy Clemence, Matthew Schleigh, Christopher Graybill, Dan Delgado, Triya Leong, Jacob Yeh, Matthew Bassett, Yasmin Tuazon, Daniel Llaca, Nora Achrati, Tyler Hyrchuk, Scott McCormick, Christopher Walker, Tony Nam, Michael Getz, James Konicek, Elias Khalil, Richard Rohan, Julie-Ann Elliott, David M. Jordan, Michael John Casey, David Cui Cui, Ken Jackson, Nicole Perez, Zeke Alton, Eric Messner, and Karen Novack."Show book
David's life is spiralling out of control. To put a past relationship behind him, he goes on holiday to Mexico. Meanwhile, on the US-Mexican border, brothers Luis and Alfredo fight to maintain their family’s drug-trafficking empire. Alfredo is forced to flee, and Luis takes on the most feared of all the cartels. Reunited in the Yucatan Peninsula, the brothers temporarily outwit their pursuers. As David and an eclectic mix of fellow travellers stumble through the jungles of ancient Maya, powerful spirits are stirring. Events long past are brought to the fore. Tourists, traffickers and Mayans combine and nothing is quite as it seems.Show book
Tessa never trained as a ghostbuster, but that doesn't stop her from taking a mission involving one. Tessa's well-deserved vacation on the island after her last adventure doesn't last. Being the top agent in her organization comes with a price, and her services are soon needed to help an important supporter of the telepaths' cause with a peculiar problem: a death threat that may or may not have something to do with the house ghost. "I don't believe in ghosts," I said. I didn't, but the idea still gave me a shiver along the spine, so I had to say that out loud. I didn't have to read the entire dossier to understand that I had been chosen for Mission Impossible. Besides McIntosh himself, the house was infested by an incredible assortment of people; those included family members of all kinds, as well as permanent guests, occasional guests, house staff, and a couple of dogs who were the only ones I felt like writing off my list of potential murderers. I dropped the dossier on the table as instructed and added a sticky note on top of it, on which I drew a sad emoji.Show book
It's been almost a year since the magical apocalypse closed off the city of Manchester from the rest of the world. The vampires, werewolves and humans within the city all now live together in relative harmony . . . but trouble is brewing on the horizon. Supplies are starting to run out and, despite their best efforts to grow crops and create a sustainable future, everyone knows that it will be an uphill battle. Still, the magic swirling in the city air is an incredible bonus. Charley, the most magical of them all, is determined to do whatever she can to help out her new community and with Monroe by her side, she's confident that things will turn out alright. But when someone from beyond Manchester's walls makes contact, what happens next will be anyone's guess.Show book
In this “riveting account of the future,” America has ceded the heavens to the tyrants and the renegades—from the six-time Hugo Award–winning author (Wall Street Journal). The US has abandoned its quest for the stars, and an old enemy has moved in to fill the void. The potential wealth of the universe is now in malevolent hands. Rebel billionaire Dan Randolph—possessor of the largest privately-owned company in space—intends to weaken the stranglehold the new despotic masters of the solar system have on the lucrative ore industry. But when the mineral-rich asteroid he sets in orbit around the Earth is commandeered by the enemy, and his unarmed workers are slaughtered in cold blood, the course of Randolph’s life is changed forever. Now cataclysm is aimed at the exposed heart of America—a potential catastrophe that Randolph himself inadvertently set in motion. And the maverick entrepreneur must use his skills, cunning, and vast resources to strike out at his foes hard, fast and with ruthless precision—and wear proudly the mantle that fate thrust upon him: space pirate! “Swashbuckling action, a likeable—if macho—hero, and a down-to-the-wire plot.” —Library Journal “A solid, well-plotted tale that maintains a pleasing balance and tension between the politicking, the romancing, and the action-adventure. One of Bova’s best.” —Kirkus ReviewsShow book