Kirjahaku

Kol runs down the corridor, agents of His Eminence hot on his heels. He needs escape, a way out, but all he sees is a heavy wooden door. Does salvation or capture lie behind it? In "The Last Ereph," he finds the answer and more than he could have ever expected. That and nine other short stories make up this debut collection from an exciting new voice in science fiction and fantasy. Other stories include: -"Of That Alluring Fruit," in which a young woman is tempted to risk all to discover the secret of a mysterious island. -"The Dragon of the Bailey," in which a prisoner seizes his opportunity for freedom when it presents itself in the least likely of forms. -"To Watch the Storms," in which careful observation brings reward to a weary traveler. -"The Missing Legion," set in the world of the forthcoming novel The Water Road, in which a big game hunter stumbles into a harrowing ritual he was never meant to see. -And "Memory of Water," in which a man is haunted by dreams of a past he cannot escape. Ten exciting stories - ten new worlds.

Ben Potter's life is a shambles. As a journalist he's hit rock bottom, writing dreck about monsters and ghouls to make ends meet after a big story blew up in his face. As a son he's a disappointment, unwilling to follow his father, grandfather, and great grandfather into the family business. As a father, he's mostly just not there.Now a new assignment could change all that. All he has to do is go from London to the hills of West Virginia to investigate the strangest of stories his great grandfather told. Did a sleazy politician really raise the dead to try and win an election? And if he did, what happened to the zombies? Could they still exist? Ben needs to find out, to solve the mystery and find a way to get his life back on track.But finding the answer only presents Ben with a whole new batch of problems. Does he use what he learns to put his life back on track? Or will he be compelled to do the right thing, even if it leaves his life a mess?The hardest part of a mystery is deciding what to do once you've solved it.

Two women are about to expose a terrible secret that will turn their world upside down. For centuries the great river known as the Water Road separated the Altrerians in the north from the Neldathi in the south. When the Neldathi clans united and struck out across the river, the nations of Altreria formed an alliance, the Triumvirate, to drive them back. For more than a hundred years after, the Triumvirate kept the Neldathi barbarians at bay, fighting amongst themselves across the Water Road. Antrey is a woman without a country, the daughter of a Neldathi mother and an Altrerian father. She's found a role for herself in Tolenor, the headquarters of the Triumvirate, that's given her access to a secret the alliance has kept for generations. When she finds it, she explodes with rage and embarks on a quest to find justice for the Neldathi people. Strefer is a reporter without a story, desperately working the streets of Tolenor for any kind of lead. When Antrey flees the city, Strefer slips in and discovers her uncovered secret, stained with blood and fury. It's the story of a lifetime, one powerful forces want to keep her from telling. With the help of a renegade Sentinel, Strefer sets out for a mythical city in hopes she can make the world listen to the truth. Together, they'll inflame the passions of a people and set the world alight. The Water Road - first book of The Water Road trilogy.

The Second Great Neldathi Uprising has begun, setting the world of the Water Road on fire. United by Antrey Ranbren, the Neldathi clans have attacked across the great river, laying waste to the metropolis of Innisport. Now they hunt the Triumvirate army in the Endless Hills of Telebria. Antrey knows a crushing victory in pitched battle is what they need to win this war. The Neldathi have swept aside everything in their path, but time is not on their side. That's why she's sent Naath and Goshen on desperate missions to find help. Trapped in Oberton by the negative reaction to her book exposing the Triumvirate's treatment of the Neldathi, Strefer wonders how the Neldathi have been so successful on the battlefield. She leaves the safety of the city in the trees to find the truth. Along with Rurek, she traces the evidence back to the last place she ever expected. A world torn apart by war and a dwindling sense of hope for the future - the next chapter in the epic saga of The Water Road.

Aton Askins finds things and people that don't want to be found, but is barely making a living. Now if he takes a new mission for a mysterious, wealthy patron, to find lost artifacts of the gods who left Oiwa centuries ago, he could make a life for himself and his sick daughter.Lady Belwyn lost much in the Port Ambs bombing seven years ago - her husband, her right leg, and her confidence. Fitted with a new mechanical leg and taking her first steps back into society, she begins to ask questions about Port Ambs and why the perpetrators have never been caught - questions others don't want to be answered.While the Unari Empire begins to pull itself apart, two people will search for their own truths and learn things about their world that will change their lives forever.