Jason Ridler

Famed fight coach Ned Bangs was down and out, until he saw Sakura fight four deadbloods like a champ. The catch? Unlike Ned, she was human. Under Ned's guidance, Sakura fights from the street to the big time, gather fame and enemies as they reach the arena of Cascadia. Can they both survive when her courage fans the flames of a human revolution against their vampire overlords? What cost will they both pay for a Triumph for Sakura.

Black Chaos comes again in 25 MORE frightful - and frightfully funny - tales of the zombie, from the wilds of 19th century Canada to the farthest edge of the galaxy, and from college dorms to Wal-Mart. You may think you know zombies, but not these Featuring work by: Terry Alexander, Bo Balder, Aislinn Batstone, Steven E. Belanger, Thomas Canfield, Angel Luis Col n, D. Jason Cooper, Jim Cort, James Dorr, J. Boone Dryden, Sean Ealy, Gary Ives, W.P. Johnson, Brenda Kezar, DeAnna Knippling, Wayne Laufert, Jason S. Ridler, Anna Sykora, Gabriel Valjan, Deborah Walker, Ian Welke, R.A. Williamson, Dawn Wilson, Joriah Wood, and Nu Yang.

San Diego 2014 ... Carlos may be the deadliest vale tudo street fighter in Brazil, but he's no match for the drug lord on his tail. Haunted by the death of his best friend and on the run from a Mexican hit squad, Carlos is forced into hiding with a traveling carnival crawling its way from San Diego to LA. Within this world of freaks and con-men, Carlos has no choice but to become the one thing he hates - a masked luchador wrestler. However, once he has donned the mask, Carlos finds there is much more to being a luchador than fake wrestling moves and cheesy showmanship. There is a mystique and a responsibility carried by those who become true luchadors. But will being a fake hero, no matter how inspired or mystical, save him from the drug lord's henchmen...Can it erase his tortured past...Or will he be forced to once again become the killing machine he has always been? Rise of the Luchador is the next installment of the acclaimed Fight Card Series.

Whether you fight for law, chaos, or a philosophy in between, Pathfinder Player Companion: Champions of Balance allows you to tip the scales in your favor! Make sure your resolve is known by claiming the new options in this book designed specifically for neutral characters-hone your pragmatic battle prowess with new combat feats, overwhelm your extremist rivals with never-before-seen items, and even command opposing forces from the Outer Planes with powerful new summoning magic.

The son of a smalltown sheriff takes crime prevention into his own hands, but his curiosity may get the best of him in Arley Sorg's "Catskin," the cover feature of the Summer 2013 issue of Big Pulp. This issue also features more than 2 dozen SF, mystery, horror and fantasy stories, including work by Andrez Bergen, Geoffrey W. Cole, Daniel Davis, Adele Gardner, Tracy Hauser, David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Chris Longhurst, Paco Jos Madden, Django Mathijsen, Catfish McDaris, Brandon Nolta, Terrie Leigh Relf, Jason Ridler, Philip Roberts, WC Roberts, Scotch Rutherford, Gwyn Ryan, Timothy A. Sayell, Natalie Stachowski, Michael D. Turner, and Nu Yang. Cover illustration by Phil Good