As a Psychic Investigator, Jack Stein’s specialty is drawing clues from dreams and psychic impressions. It’s not a line of work that draws a lot of respect in The Locality, where the rich live high and dry, and the poor rot at the roots. His latest client is Outreach Industries, a mega-conglom that’s reached out and grabbed every resource on every chunk of rock in the galaxy—including the rim planet Dairil III, where a mining crew has mysteriously disappeared. Jack’s been hired to sniff them out. In his dreams. One problem: Jack’s visions are cluttered with strange mystical symbols and red herrings. It’s enough to make him wonder if Outreach really wants the miners to be found. When Jack gets his hands on a seemingly minor piece of evidence, suddenly half the Locality is after him. And nobody’s willing to tell him why. This could be part of something that’s too big for even Jack to wrap his mind around.
Two years after the Wyrmhole incident, Jack and Billie, his ever-enigmatic fourteen-year-old ward, have set up a new shop in a new town. Yorkstone, with its clean streets and virtual sunny skies, is a far cry from the hellhole of the Locality. It’s also far more difficult to drum up business—until Bridgett Farrell darkens Jack’s door. The job: Find a metallic tablet inscribed with ornate writings. It’s very valuable—and made of a substance unlike any known to science. It seems an antique-dealing associate of Miss Farrell’s has made off with the valuable artifact, which may have been stolen from an archaeological dig in the ruins of an unknown civilization on the planet of Mandala. The catch? Miss Farrell is far more deceptive than she seems…
Psychic Investigator Jack Stein’s latest case takes him to strange new landscapes—and equally bizarre mindscapes. He’s on a search for Billie, his sixteen-year-old ward, who accepted an invitation to study archeology at the University of Balance City in Utrecht, and suddenly disappeared. Complicating his investigation: the professor, Hervé Antille, who embarked on a mysterious interstellar journey, accompanied by Billie; the millionaire, Maximilian Aire, the overlord of Balance City, who has a disturbing connection to Jack’s past; and the ghost, who’s been appearing in Jack’s dreams, guiding him to a mysterious destination. Now, what began as a search for Billie has turned into something far more dangerous—not only for Jack, but for all of humanity.
Starting a new life in Yorkstone, Jack and his fourteen-year-old ward are hired to find a metallic tablet that holds the key to an extraordinary scientific discovery that has fallen into the wrong hands, leading Jack into the middle of a political organization that will do anything to stop him
While trying to decode the dreams he is being sent by aliens, psychic detective Jack Stein is kidnapped by agents of Outreach Industries who want to exploit his talent. He is rescued by Billie who reveals that there is a traitor in their midst. Jack needs to find the solution.
While searching for his sixteen-year-old ward, Billie, who vanished with Dr. Antille, a professor on a quest to find a tablet of alien origin, psychic investigator Jack Stein stumbles upon an alien conspiracy that may alter the future of humanity
Set in a distant binary star system, warring families struggle for supremacy. Against a backdrop of cataclysmic conditions, an alien race and a society forced to come to terms with the cyclical changes of their colony world, politics and intrigue thrive. Caselberg gives us a new interpretation of a classic tale. "Really liked this book, overall. Couldn't put it down. there's some brilliant writing in there, and the characters are really well done. Even the anatagonist characters' actions are understandable and rational, and for a long time, the story keeps you guessing on who is pulling the strings. The plot is very complex. " -- Goodreads Reviewer
There is something that awaits you on the road ahead. It's there, lurking in the darkness at the intersection between the here and the hereafter. Whether we choose to admit it or not, just ahead of each and every one of us on the road of life is a place we will all arrive. It's here, at the intersection of this existence and the next, where the forces of the Living and the Dead converge in a terrifying place known as Death's Realm. And it's here that those from either side of the veil meet to wage their everlasting battle in the struggle for control over the other. Both sides have their agenda. And both want to win.DEATH'S REALM: Where the Here and the Hereafter Collide is the next volume of terror from Grey Matter Press. It features sixteen tales of dark, speculative horror fiction from modern masters of the genre. Contributors to DEATH'S REALM include the two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author and World Fantasy Award nominee Hank Schwaeble; the award-winning, Bram Stoker Award-nominated and Shirley Jackson Award-finalist Stephen Graham Jones; the Bram Stoker Award and Thriller nominated JG Faherty; editor-in-chief of the highly respected Jamais Vu magazine Paul Michael Anderson; critically-acclaimed authors Jay Caselberg and John F.D. Taff; emerging masters of modern horror Aaron Polson, Gregory L. Norris and Martin Rose; co-authors known for their extremely disturbing horror fiction, Simon Dewar and Karen Runge; critic favorites Brian Fatah Steele, John C. Foster and Jane Brooks; the twisted, Lovecraft-influenced Rhoads Brazos; and recognized authors of literary fiction Jay O'Shea and Matthew Pegg.
Join Jack Stein, psychic investigator and his ward Billie as they navigate the four novels of the science fiction noir series. Comprises WYRMOLE, METAL SKY, THE STAR TABLET and WALL OF MIRRORS. First it is Outreach Industries and then a steadily growing alien threat.
The multiple Bram Stoker Award(R) nominated Horror Library anthology series is back! Shepherded by new editor Eric J. Guignard -- himself a past Stoker winner -- Horror Library Volume 6 is imbued with a new level of literary energy and purpose. It features 27 brand new horror short stories, written by 27 different authors, including well-known pros and up-and-coming new talents. As always, if you'd like a snapshot of where modern literary horror fiction is headed, you've found the right book. Don't miss Horror Library Volume 6! The Librarian wants to see YOU.
The first of the Jack Stein novels. When Pyschic Investigator Jack Stein is hired by Outreach Industries, a massive conglomerate, to find the truth surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a mining crew on Dairil III, he finds himself the target in the Locality when he gets too close to the truth.
Janessa seemed totally happy with their existence, here in their floating city. She seemed happy with many of the aspects of their life. Justin was not so sure, but lack of contentment was not quite enough to send him on the Long Walk down First Avenue. But when their friend Ben took the Long Walk, all that was about to change.A compelling contemporary fantasy.
Dark, strange, and questioning, a collection of unsettling tales and poetry wandering across the genres. Sprinkled with tales of ghosts, or nightmare visions that deal with separation, loss and transformation and the occasional journey into science fiction, these stories and poems will be sure to leave you thinking.
Everything was going fine for Chris until he found the comatose jogger. Then started his quest to discover what had happened to his wife and his life. Chris was happy with his suburban life until he found the comatose jogger. When his wife suddenly collapses and mysterious men in white come and take her away, he is left wondering what has happened to his wife, his life, who the men in white really are and what is their sinister purpose. "Painful, powerful and haunting." - Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award winner. Grab your copy today! Free with Kindle Unlimited. Thank you for your interest in our novel. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed presenting it. - Digital Fiction Website: DigitalFictionPub.com Facebook: Facebook.com/digitalfictionpub Twitter: @DigitalFicPub
Gerry reckons he's getting used to country life and the rural veterinary practice he's taken on. Nothing prepared him, though, for the strange wind that springs up to stir the leaves in unnatural fashion, nor for the strikingly beautiful woman the villagers are so reluctant to talk about...
What happens when you mix speculative fiction and romantic or erotic elements? In this anthology, you'll go on a sensual journey. From a lonely wife in The Mending Tool to a supernatural creature that inspires passion in Want, these characters and stories will draw you in. Paint portraits with the main character of The Knight's Collection. Or make love to a deity as in Sarvāngāsana or Lady Eros visits a Coffee Shop. Some of these stories provide the expected Happily Ever After/Happy For Now ending of a traditional romance plot. Others will subvert your expectations in delightful ways." --Delilah Night, author of deliciously naughty bedtime stories
In Woodford Park, a small seaside town, Angelica and Walter's paths cross by accident, drawing them into discoveries about the town, themselves and each other. A mysterious child, an empty hotel and an unexpected death, all combine to make this tale a philophical and literary adventure.
While trying to decode the dreams he is being sent by aliens, psychic detective Jack Stein, kidnapped by agents of Outreach Industries who want to exploit his talent, is rescued by a woman named Billie who reveals that one of his friends is a traitor. Original.
Two years after the Wyrmhole incident, Jack and Billie, his ever-enigmatic fourteen-year-old ward, have set up a new shop in a new town. Yorkstone, with its clean streets and virtual sunny skies, is a far cry from the hellhole of the Locality. It’s also far more difficult to drum up business—until Bridgett Farrell darkens Jack’s door. The job: Find a metallic tablet inscribed with ornate writings. It’s very valuable—and made of a substance unlike any known to science. It seems an antique-dealing associate of Miss Farrell’s has made off with the valuable artifact, which may have been stolen from an archaeological dig in the ruins of an unknown civilization on the planet of Mandala. The catch? Miss Farrell is far more deceptive than she seems…
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