Michael A. Stackpole

JUMP BACK INTO THE COCKPIT Picking up the battle standard for BattleTech fiction, Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine continues the tradition of hard-hitting stories set in the war-torn interstellar future of the 31st century and beyond. Fire up your 'Mech's fusion reactor, secure your neurohelmet, and wade into battle with stories from the merciless front lines of the Clan Invasion and other eras, conspiracy theory articles, game scenarios, and more from veteran BattleTech authors, fan favorites, and some new recruits.Featuring: Michael A. StackpoleBlaine Lee PardoeKevin KillianyCraig A. Reed, Jr.Chris HusseyJason HansaLance ScarinciMichael J. CiaravellaPatrick WynneAaron Cahall

In Chaos, a new power arises.An evil more ancient and more awesome than Fialchar himself, the one who broke the Seal of Reality and let the Wildness spill over the world.Locke became a Chaos Rider to find his lost father, and now Locke must become the very hero that he himself has been seeking. The only hope of defeating this new Darkness is with an unlikely alliance of Empire and Chaos forces, led by an untried swordsman from beyond time.The final installment of the Realms of Chaos duology.

A sweeping epic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Glory War and Star Wars novels.An apprentice swordsman, Locke has ridden the narrow trail to the City of the Sorcerers to see with his own eyes the Ward Walls that hold back the Realms of Chaos. It is Locke's dream to become a Chaos Rider, and he seeks his destiny beyond the Wall. And it is Locke's hope that somewhere in the Wildness, where time and change rage out of control, his lost father still survives.But more than mere survival is at stake. For on the other side of the Wall awaits a Darkness beyond all ken-a burgeoning evil that will test the steel of one young hero ... and the entire bold and foolish race called Humanity.Stackpole spins tales which grab you by the heart, throat, and imagination."-Dennis L. McKiernan, author of The Dragonstone

Defenders of the New Republic Wedge Antilles and his fellow starfighters are the heroes of the Battle of Endor. Now they protect the New Republic as the crack team of ace pilots known far and wide as the Rogue Squadron And with remnants of the Empire seeking vengeance across the galaxy, the team is never short of high-flying X-wing action. Imperial terrorists target Wedge's home planet The Cilpari are no friends to the Empire - but they don't like the Rebel Alliance either Jabba the Hutt left a deadly legacy - a cache of stolen Imperial weapons hidden on Tatooine, which must be kept out of enemy hands And one of Rogue Squadron is...a princess? COLLECTING: STAR WARS: X-WING ROGUE LEADER 1-3; STAR WARS: X-WING ROGUE SQUADRON 1-16, SPECIAL; MATERIAL FROM STAR WARS TALES 12, 23

WAR IS COMING Vol'jin, courageous leader of the Darkspear tribe. His strength and cunning are unmatched even among the Horde's most exalted champions. Now, on the legendary continent of Pandaria, the troll chieftain faces his greatest trial yet, one that may redefine his purpose in the...WORLD OF WARCRAFT Warchief Garrosh's assassins strike at Vol'jin, leaving him at death's door. But fate smiles on the wounded Darkspear leader when renowned brewmaster Chen Stormstout transports him to the safety of an isolated mountain monastery. There, Vol'jin wrestles with old hatreds smoldering between the Alliance and the Horde as he struggles to recover alongside a mysterious human soldier. Yet this is only the beginning of Vol'jin's worries. Soon, he becomes embroiled in an invasion of Pandaria launched by the Zandalari, revered trolls driven by dreams of conquest and power. This ancient tribe offers Vol'jin a chance to seize the glory that is the birthright of all trolls…an offer made even more tempting after Garrosh's brazen treachery. Amid these troubling events, Vol'jin is rocked by intense visions depicting his race's grand history. As he questions where his loyalties lie, he knows he must make a choice about his own destiny that could save his people or damn them to languish under Garrosh's heel in...SHADOWS OF THE HORDE

In the sequel to Fortress Draconis, Fortress Draconis has fallen to the enemy, the evil Chytrine's dark forces are heading south to seize control of the shattered DragonCrown, and a courageous band of rebel heroes must risk everything to stop Chytrine and find the lost fragments of the Crown for themselves. Original.

Now, in a climate of mistrust - especially of the Jedi - Leia cannot convince the New Republic that the threat may not be over, even as the next wave of alien warships are entering the galaxy. It is up to Leia, Luke, the Solo Kids - Jedi Knights all - and the few who believe to defend the Outer Rim planets from invasion.

Now, in a climate of mistrust - especially of the Jedi - Leia cannot convince the New Republic that the threat may not be over, even as the next wave of alien warships are entering the galaxy. It is up to Leia, Luke, the Solo kids - Jedi Knights all - and the few who believe to defend the Outer Rim planets from invasion!

In this epic of unsurpassed action and imagination, Michael Stackpole helps to launch an exciting new era in Star Wars® history. ONSLAUGHT pits the battle-tested heroes of the past--Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa Solo--along with the next generation of Jedi and droids, against fearsome never-before-encountered enemies from beyond the galactic rim . . .It is a perilous time for the New Republic. Just when unity is needed most, mistrust is on the rise. Even the Jedi feel the strain, as rogue elements rebel against Luke's leadership. When alien invaders known as the Yunnan Vong strike without warning, the New Republic is thrown on the defensive. Merciless warriors, the Yunnan Vong glory in torture. Their technology is as strange as it is deadly. Most ominous of all, they are impervious to the Force.Now Luke must wield all the awesome powers of a Jedi Master to defeat the gravest threat since Darth Vader. As Leia and Gavin Darklighter lead desperate refugees in a fighting retreat from Yunnan Vong forces, Mara Jade, Anakin, Jacen, and Corran Horn find themselves tested as never before by a faceless, implacable foe determined to smother the light of the New Republic forever beneath a shroud of darkest evil . . .

From one of the most exciting new voices in fantasy fiction comes a spellbinding epic of adventure and mystery, intrigue and magic.... Eight centuries ago, the legendary Keerana Dost conquered a vast empire.Now younger nations battle for the remnants of his realm.As the turmoil spreads, princes and spies, priests and heretics are drawn into the fray.Nomad leader Rafiq Khast fights to reclaim his homeland and avenge his family honor.Princess Natalya undertakes a journey for love and finds herself standing alone against forces that could shatter her nation.And the warrior-priest Malachy Kidd, blinded in combat years before, finds himself holding the fate of the world in his hands, using his powerful battlemagicks in service to his god...protecting a figure who may be the very devil himself. From the Paperback edition."

When the Alliance Fleet mounts a major campaign against a deadly warlord, tyrant Ysanne Isard has taken control of Thyferra, intending to use its supply of medicinal bacta to destabilize and destroy the New Republic. Undermanned, deprived of Alliance support, Rogue Squadron must oppose Isard's plans, defeat her Star Destroyer fleet, and free Thyferra from her rule in a winner-take-all battle against a seemingly superior force.

A rousing adventure of mystery and magic, in the best tradition of Robert Jordan and David Eddings, by one of the most exciting and imaginative voices in fantasy A LEGEND COME TO LIFE Half a millennium ago Neal Elfward, a legendary human warrior, fought alongside his Elven friend Aarundel for the freedom of mankind against the tyranny of the sorceress Reithrese's empire. But Neal's victory began a genocidal war that cost him dearly. Now the future he hoped for is unraveling. Count Berengar has invited the lovely Genevera, Aarundel's granddaughter, to join in a quest to bring stability to the land. Pressed to accomplish the impossible, Genevera suggests the unthinkable--raising Neal from the dead. But what is true in legend is not always true in reality. A hero from yesteryear may be a hero still, but is Neal the hero they want? Praise for Once a Hero "Magic, action, adventure, romance . . . This book has it all "--Jennifer Roberson "A magnificent tale A page turner."--Dennis L. McKiernan