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Tag lives a peaceful life with his family, working their homestead away from the bustle of the nearby city, and trying to forget the war from twenty years before. But trouble rises as Kuran, a ruthless general and conqueror from the nation of Thrall arrives with an army at his back. In a split-second decision, Tag plunges his family into great danger, and is forced to take them on the run

None of the exiles know it, but they are connected and are about to be unwittingly swept into a heroic adventure spanning many worlds. If these reluctant heroes cannot come together and set aside their differences, a whole star system will be plunged into ruin and mindlessly enslaved to an ancient evil creature bent on destruction.

Allen DeShawn believes his monster-hunting days ended five years ago after he killed the werewolf. Now it’s December 1994 and he’s itching for his high school’s Christmas Break and goofing off with his new friends. But when attractive girls go missing and Allen stumbles on the hottest teacher in school half-dead outside her house, he suspects something bad is going around and it isn’t the flu.

Allen DeShawn enjoys his tenth summer astride a new bike. It’s 1989 and he doesn’t have a care in the world… because he’s oblivious to the ravenous monster that stalks his town in Michigan. One fateful night his best friend is slaughtered and the Werewolf responsible soon seizes upon Allen’s scent. What follows is a relentless season of blood and survival. Bodies turn up shredded and eviscerated while the townspeople grow ever more concerned. But one boy armed only with a love for horror movies is uniquely equipped to uncover the truth.

Steve Nicholas was desperate for work and alone. Fired and running low on funds, he is frantic enough to accept a janitorial job. That is until the ghost of a little girl begins haunting him. Moreover, she is terrified and under threat by a dark and dangerous spirit. Thrust on a path of supernatural conflict, Steve gains unlikely friends while making deadly enemies among the dead and the living. A series of paranormal adventures ensues, driving Steve to his limits. Can he overcome increasingly insurmountable ghostly challenges, or will Steve become a ghost himself?

Ava’s family has just moved into an abandoned school. The empty hallways are as lonely as Ava feared. When she finds a raggedy stuffed rabbit, she feels like she’s finally made a friend. But there are others within the eerie classrooms. They also want to be Ava’s friends. They’ve been in this old school a long time, and they have their own wicked ideas for Ava and her family…

On a simple farm far outside of town lived a man with his family and with his secrets. Violent secrets. When a rising tide of war approaches, those secrets see the light of day, and no one around him is safe. He will take his wife and twin sons from their homestead and flee to escape the violence of his past and his future.

It’s been a hard year for Steve and Katie Nicholas. They fought vengeful ghosts as well as psychotic living relatives, and that was just their first year of marriage. But when Steve surprises Katie with a peaceful Christmas getaway at a secluded cabin in the mountains they awaken slumbering spirits with unfinished business. Tying together seemingly unrelated supernatural threads Steve fears his picture-perfect vacation will be shattered and his peace dashed.

Tag and his family have resolved to enter the fight against Kuran's seemingly unstoppable hordes. What's more, he sees an opportunity to gain powerful new allies - but they are disparate factions who strongly distrust all but their own kinds. Complicating matters, one of Tag's sons has been gravely wounded and requires a powerful healer.

Tag, Willow, and their twin sons, Brass and Brandt, have only barely escaped with their lives. However, as they leave behind one threat, they do not realize they are heading right into the jaws of another - for they have fled into a dangerous mountain pass where the endless maze of turns is the least of their worries. Lurking in the vast series of canyons are great and powerful creatures, hungry for hapless travelers. But there are new friends to be counted upon, also. But will it be enough to tip the balance?

Tag dreams of forging his own path as he works on his father's modest farm. But, the dream becomes a nightmare when a troop of black-armored men arrive and begin shedding blood. He is forced to go on the run to preserve his life and all he has with him is his father's mowing scythe. He is alone and wanders the woods, but he won't remain by himself for long. Soon, he meets with and joins a growing force of resistance who stand against the invaders.

Tag marches the gathered forces of the Brotherhood of the Scythe on a dangerous mission. They intend to secretly pass through the land of Vulca and infiltrate the Citadel of Thrall, ruining its supplies of food and water, while cutting off all aid from outside. He believes Kuran has taken his forces far away from the Citadel on a futile hunt for the Resistance. But instead, Tag is heading into a trap. Kuran has gathered his entire army, which vastly outnumbers the Brotherhood of the Scythe, and lays in wait along their path through Vulca.

In chapters 56-69A, Kuran gains more and more power for himself and increases the size of his army. Tag and the other members of the resistance begin to liberate conquered towns and cities. In doing so, they start to add numbers to their forces in an attempt to prepare for the coming war. Meanwhile, Willow, Shalah, and the twins - Brass and Brandt - scheme with the island natives of Gahkul to overthrow the forces of Thrall along with the deadly firemancers occupying Shalah’s former homeland.

The war begins to take shape. While Tag makes a bold move to gain more allies in the coming battle, Kuran - now ascended higher than ever in the ranks of both power and madness - plots his next moves. Treachery abounds on both sides, with spies and turncoats alike risking everything to further their dangerous agendas. Sariya, Ghenn, and others work as many angles as they can manage to wreak havoc against their enemies. But who will rise victorious?

On the far side of the Great Northern Mountains, Tag and his family emerge, hopeful their great troubles are now behind them. But what awaits them in the first town they come to causes a rude awakening. For, the forces from which they have fled are waiting for them. Even worse, Tag will also encounter old allies - men who want to draw him back into his life of war.

Captain Reeds and his crew are on their way to a salvage job when they encounter an intriguing signal. They go to check it out, which may be their undoing. The signal originates from a long-derelict space station drifting in deep space. But something is not quite right aboard the station. Something dark and sinister lurks in the shadows. Something waits to feed.

Katie has left. Trent is missing. Steve Nicholas is alone now more than ever. But, the worst of it is still to come: During his search for his missing friend, Steve is led to a small Oklahoma town where a spree of murders has the people shaken and short on trust for strangers. What's more, dark supernatural forces appear to be behind the recent killings, as well as some very old ones. Will Steve uncover the killer spirit in time to save his friend....and himself? Start listening!

In the Atlantic Ocean, north of the Caribbean Sea, there are waters of legend. Three points serve as the boundaries of these waters - the southern tip of Florida, the island of Puerto Rico, and the mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda. This is the Bermuda Triangle. Throughout history, many ships and planes have mysteriously gone missing in these cursed tides. What dark thing resides there? One year after the events of A Ghost of Fire, newly married Steve and Katie Nicholas are about to find out the answer to one of the ocean's darkest mysteries. But will they make it out together?

Sheriff Stuart Benson of Forgetful, Nevada, leads a quiet life and has come to expect nothing will change that. But when an idling rental car is left, doors locked, in the parking lot of a local diner with what appears to be an urn of human remains on the front passenger seat, his life will be turned upside down. Soon, he is swept up in an FBI manhunt across several states for a dangerous man. But as the hunt progresses, he begins to find strange clues that point to something much different than what he has been led to believe about his quarry.

Steve Nicholas wasn't looking for drama. He was just looking for a job. But when he lands a position as a janitor at a respectable data processing company, strange things begin to happen. There's the smell of smoke and the echoes of childlike laughter. But these inexplicable things may only be the beginning of something much more menacing.