Böcker av Ian Thomas Healy

Book Two of The Pariah of Verigo series As one life ends, another begins anew for Giele Pariah as he settles among the Horks and prepares to become a father. But as a former soldier, he knows peace can only last so long. A young Hork woman from a distant tribe reaches out to Giele for help in dealing with a local coal mine that has poisoned their water and brought them to the brink of starvation. Giele is the only Elf who can find common ground between Elves and Horks. Giele and his companions travel to the valley of the Blackwater Horks, where Elven farmers who inhabit the land are not only dealing with constant raids from the desperate Hork population, but are also paying the mine company's mage to provide them with clean water. Faced with the valley's long-standing forces of greed and social strife, Giele must take up the mantle of military leader once again to unite a divided populace of farmers, miners and Horks and liberate the valley from the mine owner's iron grip.

ALMOST OFFICIALFor the kids of the Neighborhood Watch, the final weeks of middle school are interminable. In the fall they will get to attend the Hero Academy, studying to become Just Cause superheroes. Their plans get derailed when police officers gun down an unarmed black man. Annalisa, aka La Capitána, gets video of them trying to cover up the killing.The incident leads to protests, which inevitably turn violent as emotions run high. The kids of the Neighborhood Watch do their best to calm things down and keep people civil, but situations escalate and people get hurt. How can a group of fourteen-year-olds keep their hometown from dissolving into riots, especially when the protests attract the attention of a pair of supervillains who thrive on chaos?

HOPE WAS PLAYING FIVE-CARD DRAW WITH UNDEAD ELVIS WHEN THE WORLD ENDED.Before the world ended, Hope was a down-and-out virgin stripper. Now she's pregnant with a baby prophesied to be the world's salvation. Undead Elvis promises her that Graceland is the only safe place left even though the rest of the world has become sand and ash. Hope must undertake the perilous journey across a broken, unfamiliar landscape to reach it.Although she finds precious few allies and friends on her path, the black moments never seem to stop and somehow, she must find the resolve she needs in order to birth her child and ultimately heal the world that seems far beyond redemption.

A multi-author collection of eighteen original superhero tales ranging from the dark to the hysterical to the downright bizarre."And Introducing the Scarlet Scrapper" by Leonard Apa: A Golden Age tale of an actor who hates playing a superhero on the radio but discovers a new role awaiting him."Sovereign's Last Hurrah" David Court: In a retirement home, elderly supervillains scheme to return an item of power to their greatest enemy."RIGHTMAN! Loses the Faith" Gary Cuba: Being a superhero is what you make of it, and what you can make from it."Dax and the Red Eyes" Adrienne Dellwo: Dax's disability prevents him from telling anyone about his brother using powers to hurt people."Dum Dum" Leod D. Fitz: Some supervillains are geniuses, and others are simply well-trained."Light Therapy" Che Gilson: Being a sidekick is a thankless job."Pinning Portugal" Elliotte Rusty Harold: A group of supervillains hatches a new scheme that naturally goes awry."When Fukayna Danced Her Libraries" Jake Johnson: Eventually even superheroes need to step away from the job."Super Frenemies" Stephen Kotowych: A group of super-powered children take on the neighborhood bully with surprising results."The Faces of the Wind" Laura Lamoreaux: After World War II, the country no longer needed superheroes, leaving the heroes with difficult decisions."Capacity Crowds" Paul McMahon: He wants to be a real superhero, but can't seem to find a villain to match him."Heart of the Matter" Robert J. Mendenhall: Cameron's powers are preventing the medical treatment that may save his life."Ebony Boneshaft, Secret Superhero" Wendy Qualls: She didn't mean to discover Ebony Boneshaft's secret identity, and when she did, it caused no end of trouble for her."Eye of the Beholder" Dave Ring: Being seen as the object of everyone's desire is a poor way to live life."I Am Hathor" Aaron Michael Ritchey & Jason Henry Evans: Balancing superheroics and motherhood is a difficult dance for Hathor."The Romulus Proposition" Tim Rohr: When the mighty have fallen, it's probably because they were pushed."Saul, Again" Eric Rosenfield: A time traveler takes a circuitous, long-term approach to facing a dangerous villain."Damn the Dark, Damn the Light" K. H. Vaughan: There's a fine line between heroism and nihilism and sooner or later everyone crosses it.