John Ringo Knihy

This is New Orleans. That mantra had rung in Chad Gadenier's ears since his first day working in the Big Easy. Everything was different in New Orleans. The food. The climate. The monsters. Even the shadowy and reprehensible MCB was different. But that is just the beginning. The real reason New Orleans is so different is a larval Great Old One growing day by day in power and just about ready to pop. If Chad can't convince "the powers that be" to get involved not only New Orleans but the entire world is going to fall under the power of the nastiest of nasties. Now on the outs with the US Government and in exile from his usual job of saving the world, Chad must rally the forces of light against the coming darkness. The problem is one guy with a sword and a sub-gun isn't going to solve this one. Fortunately, Chad's made a few friends over the years. And the Fey hate Old Ones as much as God's people, and they're not about to give up this world without a fight. If the Saints don't come marching in on this one ... there won't be a Final Battle. There will be a final massacre. Now, where'd he put that number for the ditzy fey princess ...?

The "Vorpal Blade" crew returns, facing new complexities in a universe rich with nonstop action and unique characters. This sequel builds on the rigorous science rooted in contemporary theories, blending adventure with an eccentric cast that navigates challenges with valor and humor.

NIGHTMARE IN THE BIG EASY With New Orleans out of control, Chad Oliver Gardenier, one of Monster Hunter Internationals premier hunters, has been dispatched from Seattle to reinforce the beleaguered members of MHIS Hoodoo Squad in their fight against the darkness. Chad had once taken a werewolf while wearing only jogging gear. With half a dozen or moreloupgarouappearing every full moon, mysterious shadow demons,houdounnecromancers, fifty-foot bipedal crocodiles showing up every couple of months and more vampires than a Goth concert, New Orleans in the 80s gives a whole new perspective to the term Hell on Earth. In

First Time in Paperback. The Sequel to Into the Looking Glass, Vorpal Blade and Manxome Foe. It's Not Over Til The Skinny Lady Sings . . . Working off of a piece of intelligence from our alien allies, the Vorpal Blade is dispatched to investigate rumors of an ancient and powerful civilization that may have been the creators of the “black box” that drives humanity's only space ship. Any remnant technology would be nice but what the Blade finds is much more than they bargained for. Worse, the ship is infested by an alien species of scorpion-like arachnoids that has the potential to wipe out a world. Worst of all, instead of being Astrogator, Captain William Weaver is now the XO and he is not getting along with the new commander. And the new commander does not get along with Weaver, the ship's female savant-linguist or most of the rest of the original crew. And what is that weird noise the ship makes every time it's in hard maneuvers? Leave it to the oddball geniuses of the Blade to sort it all out. And the Dreen are not going to like the answers.

"Roger Ramius Sergei Alexander Chiang MacClintock has had a really bad year. Bad enough to be the spoiled rotten fop of a prince no one wanted or trusted."--Jacket.

Prince Roger MacClintock was a spoiled rotten, thoroughly useless young pain in the butt. But that was before the Royal Brat and his guards were marooned by an assassination attempt and had to march half way around the planet. Under the right circumstances, even a brat can grow up fast, and it turns out that under his spoiled exterior, Prince Roger is a true MacClintock like his warrior ancestors.

Roger Ramius Sergei Chiang MacClintock is young, handsome, athletic, an excellent dresser, and third in line for the Throne of Man. But that's before his mother the Empress packs him off to a backwater planet, a saboteur tries to blow up his ship, and he finds himself shipwrecked on a jungle planet filled with damnbeasts, killerpillars, carnivorous plants, and barbarian hordes with really bad dispositions.

"When Marine Private Oliver Chadwick Gardenier is killed in the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, somebody who might be Saint Peter gives him a choice: Go to Heaven or return to Earth. The Boss has a mission for him. He's a Marine: he chooses the mission. Eventually, it appears that God's will is for Chad to join a group called 'Monster Hunters International' and protect people from things that go bump in the night. From there, things trend downhill"--

Readers can't get enough of Honor Harrington and her world, and here David Weber is again, accompanied by some of the top science fiction writers in the field, with new adventures of the best starship commander in the galaxy, and explorations of previously uncharted corners of her universe. It's a party-and you're invited!

The narrative centers on a high-stakes conflict between humans and alien invaders, with a focus on Major Michael O'Neal, who leads the charge to reclaim Earth. However, the Clan-Lord of the Sten has his own sinister agenda, setting the stage for a dramatic confrontation. As the battle unfolds, the stakes rise, revealing that the true victor may not be among the combatants but a darker force altogether. The story explores themes of warfare, strategy, and the moral complexities of survival in a world under siege.