Bøger af Blaze Ward

Harper Morita wants to play in the big leagues. To be invited to the biggest, richest cons against the wealthiest marks.She has the brains and the smile for it. Best of all? The girl has luck. Time and again, she falls into the crap, and somehow it never sticks.Come enjoy three Harper grifts. Three elegant cons. Watch them go wrong, because they always do at some point.The key is getting away. And hauling off a suitcase full of money when you run.

Trevor works the day shift. Coffee, egg rolls, hot dogs, and cans of cold drek.And, occasionally, dangerous revolution, like when Neon Butterfly needs to break in and hack the store's control systems.And then, it gets worse.Three stories of Everymart, your corner bodega for needs.And corporate espionage.

Jessica Keller's conquest of an Imperial world drives the Fribourg Empire to seek a 25-year Peace with Aquitaine.Now the harder challenge awaits: an Invitation from the Red Admiral to his youngest daughter's wedding. On the Imperial Capital world of St. Legier. Just her and the crew of Kali-ma.Who can she trust? What traps and conspiracies await?Flight of the Blackbird continues the story of Jessica Keller, Aquitaine's premier Fleet Centurion. Be sure to enjoy the rest of the series, starting with Auberon.

Wizards, warriors, professional adventurers, and actors trapped in a role. Here is a collection of fantasy short stories set in fantastic worlds: From an Imperial Rome that never was, to forgotten towers on the edge of the Wastelands, to a magical mirror, and beyond.

Revisit many of the exciting places you visited in Volume One. Whether it is the meddling of the Gods in their endless games, an magical Imperial Rome, or adventures in the desert, the mountains, and the forest, the tales continue with new heroes returned and rebels emerging.

The old-timers say it started back in the middle somewhere, when hope was still an option. Before some idiot decided the best way to break the back of the Resistance was to use The Bomb. Everything went to hell at that point.Dale just wants to be a Park Ranger, a warrior on the front lines between the Coastal Republic and the New Confederacy. His youth counts against him, but he will inherit the wisdom and strength of Stan Hawkins, The Last Ranger, if they both live long enough.A new, post-apocalyptic, dystopian world about a handful of men and women trying to hold things together after the world falls apart and the war continues. The Rangers contains The Last Ranger (previously published in Alternate Truths) and four additional stories about Dale Embry.

A map that shows a world nobody knows has Fin all a-lather to go investigate. He draws the rest of the crew with the craziness. New friends, new enemies, and ghosts before they're done.Book Two of the Last Stand, a shiny, new space western science fiction adventure series full of bright characters, messy worlds, and all manner of ethical conundrums. Start first with Lost Dreams and then continue on and pick up the rest of this series!

Come with us as we explore Alternate Worlds, places where Science and Fiction intersect. See how the past could have changed, how the present might be greater than you imagine, or how different futures could unfold. Return to the dieselpunk pulp era to adventure against the fascists. Go to war with the Red Army heavy tanks. Hide in the shadows of the Gods. Travel across the stars and the future, to uncover lost secrets from the distant past.

I like my science...mad.How mad, you ask? Come with us on a twisted journey of science gone wrong and gods rising to threaten us all. Of private detectives on the moon and dieselpunk ladies saving the day. Academics making dark pacts and taking vengeance into their own hands.Mad.The second Blaze Ward Presents anthology asks writers and readers to envision mad science and entertain us all.They succeeded. Come see.

Rick Pine--veteran, ex-convict, and now, chef and part owner of a French bistro--needs a cigarette and about twenty hours of sleep after working all day at the restaurant. He does not need this cute Japanese-American woman coming into the bistro and asking for him by name. Particularly not returning his coffee mug. The one he lent the alien. Just before she blasted off in her spaceship. And he really does not want to know what sort of trouble this woman has gotten herself into. However, like the last time, he has no choice.Imposters introduces us to Rick Pine and the fascinating universe of The Collective in this fast-paced near-future science fiction novel.

The War is eternal. Gods, Dragons, Heroes. Lovers, Betrayers, Defenders. The Great Wyrm. The Blacksmith. The Earthmother. The Forestal. All together in an epic poem that sings of a war older than the world, as well as the greatest clash of all between good and evil.

Jessica Keller faces court martial for disobeying a direct order.Her actions also prevented a massacre during the latest starship battle between the Republic of Aquitaine Navy (RAN) and the Fribourg Empire.What does this maverick commander have to do to impress the RAN high command? To get the Fribourg Empire to declare her a threat? And at what cost to herself?Auberon--the first novel in The Chronicles of Jessica Keller--combines adventuring to distant stars with seat-of-the-pants excitement. A fascinating expansion to the Alexandria Station universe.Be sure to also read the continuing adventures of Jessica Keller and the rest of this series!

Javier lebt sehr glücklich auf seinem Langstrecken-Erkundungsraumschiff. Allein. Weit entfernt von anderen. Zusammen mit seinen Hühnern, seinen Bäumen und Suvi, einer künstlichen Intelligenz, die seine einzige Gesellschaft ist und das Schiff bedient.Als Raumpiraten Javiers Schiff angreifen, handeln sie sich Ärger ein.Richtigen Ärger.Begleiten Sie Javier Aritza, den sarkastischen, eigenwilligen Helden, in der rasanten, abenteuerlichen Science-Fiction-Novelle "Der Wissenschaftsoffizier", der ersten Geschichte in der Serie "Der Wissenschaftsoffizier".Sie spielt im Alexandria Station Universum.

The world has changed.If you want to be a successful Indie writer these days, you need to keep up. You are your own publisher, and need to be seen as a professional.I can't guarantee that you'll have success by following the suggestions in this book, but these are the things that I've done. By learning and executing on these marketing techniques, I've built myself up to be a successful mid-list career and punching well above my weight class.Topics we'll cover: The Author as a Brand Active versus passive marketing Looking like a professional on the web and in person Narrowcasting and the future of social media Physical media and books New services you can take advantage of If you are a new publisher just starting out, or an experienced hand who woke up one morning and discovered that the old tricks didn't work anymore, this book is for you. The Business for Breakfast series contains bite-sized business advice. This is a 201 level book, with intermediate-level advice for the professional. Be sure to read all the books in this series!

An Ewin attack on Meerut provoked First Centurion Kosnett to strike back. Boldly. Rudely, even.Now, he must travel to the heart of the Ewin Principalities and negotiate a new peace.Except that the King orders an attack that will turn into a civil war if Phil doesn't manage to stop it.Book Four of a new Republic of Aquitaine Navy series: First Centurion Kosnett, and a sequel to The Jessica Keller Chronicles. Be sure to start with Book One: Encounter at Vilahana.

Phil's victory at Vilahana opens up the interior of the Balhee Cluster to diplomacy and trade, even as it upends centuries of piracy by all the major players. But the Ingham Syndicate won't go down easy.Basant Utkin-Commander of the pirate Enforcer Tango-starts a civil war against his own bosses. He recruits every warship he can find on his side to help him carve out a new Pirate Kingdom.First Centurion Kosnett must gather all his new friends and stop Basant. If he can.Book Two of a new Republic of Aquitaine Navy series: First Centurion Kosnett, and a sequel to The Jessica Keller Chronicles. Be sure to read Book One: Encounter at Vilahana before moving on to Hegemony at Dalou.

As Captain Navarre, the Science Officer rescued his greatest enemy and destroyed her captors.Now, someone else wants to hire the ruthless pirate Navarre, and Javier must take Sykora with him to help.Their mission? To raid the most luxurious starship in space: Shangdu, The Pleasure Dome.Be sure to enjoy all the books in the Science Officer series!Part of the Alexandria Station universe.

Daniel still doesn't understand why he lives, but the Commander won't allow him to die, so he still has a purpose. And a book in a language nobody recognizes.Kathra welcomes the first alien into her comitatus, a young Kaniea woman named A'Alhakoth. Together they travel to A'Alhakoth's home sectors to find allies that might help the Mbaysey resist the might of the Sept Empire.Amarin Pasdar decides that the only way to capture and kill Kathra and the Mbaysey lies in building his own ship: SeptStar.Strange alliances will be forged and tested in a war for the future of the entire galaxy.Be sure to look for the rest of the Star Tribes series!

Buran returns, a greater raid than ever envisioned striking the Imperial capital and forever changing everything about the war in a single afternoon.Unlikely heroes must rise, in the face of unimaginable tragedy.Jessica Keller must press her personal war forward, not knowing if any of her friends have survived.St. Legier-the seventh novel of the Chronicles of Jessica Keller-begins Jessica's battle with a threat to the entire galaxy and every human alive or ever to be born. Be sure to enjoy the rest of the series, starting with Auberon.

Lost.Abandoned behind enemy lines. On a captured, enemy vessel.Ensign Ulysses Fortier must figure out how to fix the damaged freighter he has taken command of, even though his people are severely outnumbered by the existing crew.And there is the cargo. Or rather, the alien slaves being transported.Uly has his work set out for him, forging three different crews into a single entity.When the pirates capture them, his challenges only escalate.But nothing will stop Uly from rising.Book One of the Corsac Fox, an exciting new military space opera series.

Dan and Stewie get call the call from a real estate agent friend. Issues with a distant property, outside of Seattle. In the middle of a labyrnth built by a now-deceased wizard, they must clean up a stepping disk-a type of portal-so that innocents won't activate it accidentally. Little do they know the trouble awaiting them.

Tessa and her crew want to stay out of debt. Maybe get a little ahead. Even if that involves looting wrecks and occasionally robbing banks.When three new passengers bring a passel of trouble with them, Tessa and the gang must define what family means. And what they will do to protect it.Last Stand is a shiny, new space western science fiction adventure series full of bright characters, messy worlds, and all manner of ethical conundrums. Start here with Lost Dreams and then move on to Ghost Towns. If you dare.