Bøger af Dan Melson

Kusaan del. It means 'divine finger' The Empire of Humanity is locked in a war for survival with the Fractal Demons. Years on, the dice are still tumbling. Billions have died and planets have been destroyed. Meanwhile, an old loose end has resurfaced and forced Grace to confront a mistake from her teenage years - her son by a long-dead lover has lost his adulthood, and only Grace can save him from exile. But the Fractal Demons initiate a new strategy, and are starting to turn the tide in their favor. Grace is unlucky enough to be assigned to deal with one of their first strikes under the new strategy, and she's unable to prevent several million deaths. But she's learned enough to master her problems, both as the new mother of a two hundred year old son, and as one of those defending the masses of the Empire from assault by the demons. She has grown from her origins, and just because she seems to have a knack for attracting trouble doesn't mean she can't handle it. When the divine finger points at her, she steps up to deal with it.

The first thing Alexan knew was standing over an impossible corpse with an ichor-stained sword. Exiled from home for reasons of politics and health, he has to orient himself in a new home, but he still has the skills he was 'born' with, skills which make him a wizard in his new homeland. A blasted, sterile cavern has many portals, but the one he chooses leads to the top of a huge tree, the source of magical power for an entire world. Power is plentiful in Aescalon, but those who have it want to keep it all for themselves, and the arrival of a new wizard upsets the balance. It seems everyone who doesn't attack immediately wants something from him - including a cursed demi-goddess desperate to escape her fate who thinks Alexan may be able to help her. But Alexan can't even help himself until he unravels the secrets of The Fountains of Aescalon

Graciela Juarez di Scimtar has saved Earth from itself. What will she do for an encore? Become a real hero, as well as demonstrating that the Empire has earned her loyalty. Along with her husband, she joins the Imperial Military. But she and her husband have unique talents - the military will not let them go to waste

Joe and his wife Asina were coming home to Hell. Calmena was a primitive planet where descendants of abductees were enslaved by enemies of humanity, hoping to breed docile servants. It hadn't gone well for anyone.A century ago, the Empire found the planet and began using it to trace the fractal demons back to their home. Joe and Asina's role has been helping the human slaves throw off the demonic yoke, always careful to camouflage their help as native ingenuity. In that century, Calmena has gone from isolated villages at the demons' mercy to independent towns and cities.But the real power of the fractal demons was never on Calmena. When the fractal demons prepare to strike at the Empire, the Imperial missionaries must blunt or divert the blow, lest it completely crush the nascent Calmenan freedom.

Throwing off the Demonic Slave-Masters! Joe and his native wife Asina have spent the last twenty years helping the natives of Wimarglr Continent on Calmena throw off their overlords, both demonic and human. Now it is time to spread the rebellion to the rest of Calmena, which requires bringing the art of shipbuilding to a world that has never known a boat more advanced than a canoe. But the demons are not willing to give Calmena up easily, and a counteroffensive is on the way that will rock the free humans to their limits!

Earth needed help - and nobody else was going to step up Graciela Juarez has gone from a late-twenties college student to Second Order Guardian and one of the Empire's better pilots. But events on Earth are building to a climax, and the Empire is determined to let Earth sort things out for itself - or not. It really doesn't matter to them. But it matters to Grace. By whatever means necessary, she will save Earth from the demons - and from its own insanity.

You'd think there'd be more for a god to do. Alexan and Petra have become Eternals - minor gods, binding themselves together in their divinity. According to most stories, that's where 'happily ever after' would start. However, there's a divine ecosystem, as red in tooth and claw as any other part of nature, competing for power and worshippers and other divine benefits. There's also the diligar deity Klikitit, who's appointed Alexan his personal enemy for having dared defend himself against one of Klikitit's Sons. Then there is the question of how do they achieve the next step on the divine ladder? All of this while dealing with divine curses which bind both of them - for all divinities are cursed. The Connected Realms are certainly more complex than they appear at first glance

The stons were dead, but that left Grace alone to try to learn to control her new abilities. When a solution presents itself, she begins learning just how far there is to go on the new journey she started. A new family, a new home, and learning to adapt to a completely different environment. But for greater challenges, she also discovers there are greater rewards - and the universe always has a greater challenge in store.

A duel in the shadows an echoes of an ancient war wash up on the shores of a new planet! Life in the Empire has finally settled down. The last of the ston rebels have taken amnesty, and re-joined civilization - or have they? A massive terrorist attack kills millions and the trail leads the investigator straight to a remote world with no known Imperial contact - a world known to its inhabitants as Earth

Mark Jackson's problems begin when he wakes up with his ex-wife's mummified corpse. Seven years ago, she walked out on him and vanished. Now she's back desperate for help. She claims a cult cured her cancer. Now they want to kill her. Sceptical, Mark agrees to help. But when she knocks on his door, she looks like a teenager. They patch things up and one thing leads to another... In the morning, she's a mummified corpse and LAPD thinks Mark did it. The solution to his problems can only be found in The Gates to Faerie

It started innocently enough. Joe was the engineer on one of Earth's first explorations beyond the Solar System, using borrowed Imperial technology. Captured on a hostile planet, he has to make a plan for his crew to escape - and then he discovers his real mistake! He becomes a Missionary of Civilization on a primitive planet caught between massive empires - and the enemy has to think it's all native ingenuity!

Four complete novels - the story of Graciela Juarez from college student to hero!It started by accident - she was in the wrong place at the right time. But she was the right person to be in that place. From helping to defeat an ancient enemy of humankind, to learning to stand on her own and keeping the planet from rushing off a cliff to its own destruction, she becomes a force to be reckoned with. She doesn't do it all on her own, but she's the driving force of will behind saving the Earth from its own problems. She truly is Amazing Grace!

Pregnancy is dangerous in the Empire For thousands of years, Imperial women have used artificial gestation. But Grace was born on barbarian, pre-contact Earth. She can't call herself a mother without doing it the hard way at least once. Grace has married into one of the most important families in the Empire - and Imperial politics are deadly at the top. Despite the risks, she discovers that there are advantages, both to herself and to her unborn baby. The Empire will never be quite the same again.

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Beware goddesses giving gifts. Especially ones you didn't intend to ask for. Mark and Julie managed to stop the regular profaning of the goddess' ritual. But that doesn't mean everything is coming up roses. What pleased The Mother angered The Mad God. He is angry with Mark and Julie, and his acolytes are using deadly magic against them, but sorcery leaves no fingerprints, no facial recognition, and no evidence of who is responsible. Mark and Julie will do anything for a lead back to their enemies. But anonymity is a fragile shield.

The die is cast. The demons have mobilized to attack the Empire, and Joe and Asina are behind enemy lines. For 150 Earth years, Joe and Asina have been clandestinely helping the humans of Calmena prepare for the coming war. In that time, the Calmenans have gone from barely Iron Age to the brink of space. From scattered starveling communities hanging on by their fingernails to proud independent city-states. But now the demons are pushing enough troops through the Seven Gates of Calmena to wipe out the human cities in passing. Joe and Asina will not allow that to happen.

The die is cast. The Empire has caught the fractal demons marshaling troops for assault, and there is no avoiding the decisive Armageddon between humanity and the fractal demons. Both sides have their strengths and there is no certainty about the outcome. While the Empire is free-falling towards open war, Grace is tasked with nudging the odds a little bit, ferreting out traitors to humanity, bribed with the seeming of the most precious gift possible but with a nightmare catch. Then at the moment of the first skirmishes, personal tragedy strikes, clearing the way for a long-delayed impulse, which results in horror and more personal tragedy. But out of the disaster, a new Grace emerges - one ready to stand on her own, fully realized as a potent force in her own right.

Throwing off the Demonic Slave-Masters! Joe and his native wife Asina have spent the last twenty years helping the natives of Wimarglr Continent on Calmena throw off their overlords, both demonic and human. Now it is time to spread the rebellion to the rest of Calmena, which requires bringing the art of shipbuilding to a world that has never known a boat more advanced than a canoe. But the demons are not willing to give Calmena up easily, and a counteroffensive is on the way that will rock the free humans to their limits

A nuts and bolts guide from the author of a popular consumer website that explains real estate in a logical fashion, laying bare common fallacies and explaining where most consumers go wrong in their quest to buy their first home. Written from a point of view of helping you, the consumer, achieve a better result, make better decisions, and end up with a better property at a lower price with fewer problems. The techniques illustrated are cumulative. Applying even a few of the easiest lessons will dramatically improve your outcome. The more you apply, the better your outcome will likely be.