New Releases by Chuck Wendig

Meet Mookie Pearl. Father, barkeep, former Mafioso. The Organization is back, and they''ll do anything to get Mookie on board, but Mookie has gone legit, and it''s taking every ounce of effort for him to keep his new bar from crashing and burning. To top it all, his daughter is missing, and when Nora''s not in plain sight, that''s usually a sign of bad things to come! On one hand, the Organization. On the other, Nora. Why can''t Family ever be easy...? File Under: Urban Fantasy [ Tell Nora I Love Her Mookie''s Back Family Man Going On A Bar Hunt ]

Roll the Bones! In a world ruled by chance, one rash decision could bring down the house, one roll of the dice could bring untold wealth, or the end of everything. The players have gathered around the table, each to tell their story - often dark, always compelling. Within you will find tales of the players and the played, lives governed by games deadly, weird, or downright bizarre. Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Oliver (The End of the Line, House of Fear, Magic, End of the Road) brings together new stories featuring a diverse collection of voices. Here you will find incredible new fiction by Chuck Wendig, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Lavie Tidhar, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Paul Kearney, Libby McGugan, Yoon Ha Lee, Gary Northfield, Melanie Tem, Hillary Monahan, Tade Thompson, Rebecca Levene, Ivo Stourton, Gary McMahon, Robert Shearman, Nik Vincent, Helen Marshall, and Pat Cadigan.

Along with his pals Lane and Rigo, Cael journeys to the Empyrean to rescue his sister and Gwennie, risking everything while outmaneuvering Boyland, while Gwennie makes a bold move that changes the course of an Empyrean man''s life.

Mara Dyer est une jeune fille de 16 ans comme les autres, jusqu’au jour où elle s’éveille dans un hôpital, sans aucun souvenir de l’accident dans lequel ses trois meilleurs amis ont perdu la vie. Dévastée par le chagrin et un terrible sentiment de culpabilité, elle souffre terriblement de la perte de ses proches. Pour pouvoir repartir à zéro, la famille de Mara part s’installer en Floride. Mais là encore, les nuits de la jeune fille restent agitées alors que des visions de l’accident hantent son esprit. Mara a l’impression de revoir ses amis décédés, et même de sentir la mort de certaines personnes. Mais que lui arrive-t-il ? Est-elle en train de devenir folle ? Qui est vraiment Mara Dyer ?

Miriam versucht, ein normales Leben zu führen. Doch das ist nicht so leicht, denn sie hat eine außergewöhnliche Gabe: Bei der Berührung eines Menschen sieht sie den Moment seines Todes. Dann bekommt Miriam von einer Lehrerin an einem Mädcheninternat Geld geboten, damit sie ihr "die Hand auflegt". Als sie dort ist, berührt sie aus Versehen eine Schülerin und sieht: Das Mädchen wird in wenigen Jahren brutal ermordet. Und es wird nicht das einzige Opfer bleiben. Kann Miriam die Mordserie verhindern?

The journey to become a successful writer is long, fraught with peril, and filled with difficult questions: How do I write dialogue? How do I build suspense? What should I know about query letters? How do I start? The best way to answer these questions is to ditch your uncertainty and transform yourself into a KICK-ASS writer. This new book from award-winning author Chuck Wendig combines the best of his eye-opening writing instruction--previously available in e-book form only--with all-new insights into writing and publishing. It''s an explosive broadside of gritty advice that will destroy your fears, clear the path, and help you find your voice, your story, and your audience. You''ll explore the fundamentals of writing, learn how to obtain publication, and master the skills you need to build an army of dedicated fans. No task is too large or small for the kick-ass writer. With his trademark acerbic wit and gut-punch humor, Wendig will explain: • How to build suspense, craft characters, and defeat writer''s block. • How to write a scene, an ending--even a sentence. • Blogging techniques, social media skills, and crowdfunding. • How to write a query letter, talk to agents, and deal with failure--and success! Whether you''re just starting out or you need one more push to get you over the top, two things are for certain--a kick-ass writer never quits, and chuck Wendig won''t let you down in this high-octane guide to becoming the writer you were born to be.

Cael McAvoy, living in the corn-overrun Heartland below extravagant sky flotillas, grows tired of scavenging and living in the Empyrean Empire''s shadow and vows to do something to change his lot in life.

Life begins when your boss is killed. Five years ago, Cason Cole walked away from his wife and son and became a chew toy to an actual god. Now, as the being he both loves and hates lies dying at his feet, the explosion still ringing in his ears, Cason is finally free. For the past thirty years, gods and monsters have walked among us, making us their pawns and playthings. But mortals aren’t the poor things they were in aeons past. It’s time for payback. Includes Bonus Novella Drag Hunt by Pat Kelleher Someone has stolen Coyote’s penis. His quest to retrieve it—his latest victim, Richard Greene, in tow—will drag him into a terrifying conspiracy. Saving the world is going to take everything in his bag of tricks—and he’s suffering from the ultimate performance anxiety. “Ultra-twisted.” Charlie Jane Anders, io9 “A grittier version of American Gods... Unclean Spirits is a lesson in how to write godpunk.” Starburst Magazine “There is a powerful edge to Wendig’s writing, a unique voice that stands apart. This voice is dark, gritty, dirty almost, but elegant and rich and absorbing.” SFBook Reviews

The force of nature that is Chuck Wendig returns with an original urban fantasy novel, creating a brand new series for Abaddon Books. Five years ago, it all went wrong for Cason Cole. He lost his wife and son, lost everything, and was bound into service to a man who chews up human lives and spits them out, a predator who holds nothing dear and respects no law. Now, as the man he both loves and hates lies dying at his feet, the sounds of the explosion still ringing in his ears, Cason is finally free. The gods and goddesses are real. A polytheistic pantheon—a tangle of divine hierarchies—once kept the world at an arm’s length, warring with one another for mankind’s belief and devotion. It was a grim and bloody balance, but a balance just the same. When one god triumphed, driving all other gods out of Heaven, it was back to the bad old days: cults and sycophants, and the terrible retribution the gods visit on those who spite them. None of which is going to stop Cason from getting back what’s his...

Meet Mookie Pearl. Criminal underworld? He runs in it. Supernatural underworld? He hunts in it. Nothing stops Mookie when he''s on the job. But when his daughter takes up arms and opposes him, something''s gotta give... File Under: Urban Fantasy [ Family Matters When Underworlds Collide Thrill of the Hunt Chips and Old Blocks ]

Thrown through time and space, Jet Black and his friends find themselves in a future that has changed everything they''ve ever known. Hunted, exhausted, and desperate to return home, they must stay one step ahead of the conquering psychosaurs who have taken over the world and enslaved humanity! But as the world changed, so did the people they left behind. Bitter enemies turn into vital allies and old friends sacrifice their ideals to seek victory by any means necessary in this fast-paced sequel to Dinocalypse Now!

In the Zombie apocalypse the last vampire on Earth has a hell of time keeping his food alive... A Vampire In Zombieland Coburn''s been dead now for close to a century, but seeing as how he''s a vampire and all, it doesn''t much bother him. Or at least it didn''t, not until he awoke from a forced five-year slumber to discover that most of human civilization was now dead – but not dead like him, oh no. See, Coburn likes blood. The rest of the walking dead, they like flesh. He''s smart. Them, not so much. But they outnumber him by about a million to one. And the clotted blood of the walking dead cannot sustain him. Now he''s starving. And on the run. And more pissed-off than a beestung rattlesnake. The vampire not only has to find human survivors (with their sweet, sweet blood), but now he has to transition from predator to protector – after all, a man has to look after his food supply.

Midnight Roads is a supplement for the World of Darkness Storytelling game.

This book includes: A comprehensive look at the spirit reflection of the World of Darkness, designed for mortal and supernatural chronicles alike, Extended rules on the interplay between the flesh and the spirit, providing ways to use spirits and the spirit-touched in any chronicle, A variety of mortal perspectives, as well as an extensive selection of antagonists that come from the other side, New spirits, Ridden, rules and setting lore for Vampire: The Requiem[Registered], Werewolf: The Forsaken[Registered], Mage: The Awakening[Registered] and more. Book jacket.

"I see you You go about your life like nothing ever happened. You think you''re safe now that it''s done, like a problem that you''ve solved once and for all. You''re wrong. I remember what you did. You might have killed me, but I''m not gone. I stayed behind and I won''t go until you''ve paid." This book includes: * Your first opportunity to play mortals as characters with the Storytelling System * The mystery of the World of Darkness grows with five ghost stories to play around your gaming table * A great prequel to Vampire, Werewolf and Mage chronicles.

When hunters are first awakened to the supernatural, all they know is terror, paranoia and chaos. The unseen world is a nightmare. But the imbued have a dream. They imagine a paradise free from monsters'' grip, a world of humanity''s own. And they set out to achieve it, even if it means sacrificing everything they -- and the rest of humanity -- hold dear. Hunter: Utopia explores ways in which hunters might strive to break monsters'' hold over humanity, whether in a neighborhood, throughout a city or across the world. But can such a Utopia be achieved? Can the monsters be defeated or is it an unattainable dream? You decide. Book jacket.