New Releases by Shannon Eric Denton

Race through an exciting and dangerous fantasy world on the back of a toad in this wildly original combination of Hunger Games and Amulet. Kayla is a peasant who cares little about the world outside her town or the wildly popular Kingdom Races. That is, until her best friend, Mal, finds herself in trouble and Kayla must enter as a rider to save her. But the prize for winning this series of races is more than Kayla could ever imagine. With control of the entire kingdom at stake, Kayla finds herself thrust into political intrigue and lurking danger. Readers follow Kayla as she adventures into the wider world while putting her own life on the line for her friends, both old and new. No one has ever even finished the Kingdom Races. Will Kayla be the first?

In rural New England, a hiker is infected with an ancient curse days before his ten-year high school reunion. If his soul is pure, he will be able to resist its bloodlust, if not... nothing will be able to stop him! Created by veteran storytellers Shannon Eric Denton (Graveslinger), Keith Giffen (Justice League), and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Gutwrencher features dynamic art by Anthony Hightower.

Amanda Lam always finds herself fighting. Humans or monsters—it’s what she knows best. Kidnapped by an undead creature as a child, she had to fight to survive and eventually fight for her freedom. Since then she has vowed to eradicate the world of the kinds of monsters that caused her so much pain. But when the mother and father she never knew die, her life becomes entangled with her family in ways more complicated than she could imagine. Join Amanda as she’s recruited to do what she does best in a fight against werewolves, vampires, and more—from master storytellers Steve Niles, Shannon Eric Denton, and legendary artist Tom Mandrake!

Since defeating Gongar and his hordes in a battle that cost them their headquarters, the P.O.O.P. Ops scour the universe looking for the fiend. But when Gongar finally does turn up, it''s with a devious plan to legally take over one of the most powerful planets in the galaxy! Now it''s up to Armand to save the day, and make it to the school dance... hopefully, alive!

Since being inducted into the ranks of P.O.O.P (Pan-galactic Order Of Police), 12-year-old Armand Jones has had more trouble keeping out of detention at school than he has with capturing alien outlaws. But now, there''s major turmoil spreading across the galaxy, and it''s got Mr. Big, Red and Ugly''s fingerprints all over it!

Meet Armand Jones, a typical boy from small town U.S.A. Doesn''t like his teachers. Doesn''t like homework. Can''t stand the bullies constantly harassing him on the bus every day. But what he really won''t like is getting ZAPT! Armand is about to be inducted into the ranks of the Pan-Galactic Order Of Police, where, like it or not, he''ll have to save Alien Races and outwit marauding Space Pirates! And he''ll still have to be home in time for dinner. Being a kid is about to get a lot harder!

"Travel to a galaxy far, far away in this collection of Star Wars comic book tales!" --

FN-2187 turns a bad day and troublesome pest into praise from Captain Phasma . Luke and Leia undertake a high-stakes, two-part undercover mission on Tibrin with explosive results. Plus more stories with K-2SO , Cassian , Emil , CR-8R , and the rebels vs. the Empire expand the world of Star Wars into new territory for a new generation of fans.

Drawn together in a scheme to fake the legendary Zorro''s death, the outlaws Lady Rawhide and Lady Zorro leap to action when they discover a far-reaching plot to abduct female villagers, children and adults alike, and sell them into bondage. To emancipate the girls from a fate worse than death, these masked women would ride into Hell itself... with such fury that the Devil would fear their coming! But with gangs of evil slavers, deadly natural elements, a cold-hearted madam, and a pack of frenzied wolves to contend with, will the valiant ladies survive the very worst that the lawless Californian wilderness has to offer?

In the snowy mountains north of Los Angeles, Lady Rawhide and Lady Zorro reach the end of the trail. They''ve successfully tracked the slavers convoy but their success is short lived as they find themselves surrounded by the slavers and the brothel owner''s gun-girls! Will this snowy mountain pass lead lead them all home or will it be their final resting place? The epic conclusion to this four part story of babes, blades, and blood!

Now in hot pursuit of the slavers, Lady Zorro and Lady Rawhide run into a surprise winter storm just as they find the enemy! With foul weather in the mountains, it may not be bullet or blade that ends their lives but nature itself!

Lady Rawhide and Lady Zorro set out to find the men responsible for the abduction of the village girls but their trail leads them into a remote mining camp! Death is at every turn in a town full of men with nothing to lose but none of it is as dangerous as the women running the brothel! Have Lady Zorro and Lady Rawhide finally met their match?

Zorro is murdered! Who stands ready to emancipate all the girls of an entire village from the evil slavers who would prey upon them? Lady Zorro and Lady Rawhide -- would sooner ride alone another than ride together, but that''s just what they''ll have to do to free all the missing girls from a fate worse than death! Featuring cover artwork by Lady Rawhide co-creator, Mike Mayhew!

Raised to be perfect both mentally and physically, Doc Savage travels the world using brains and brawn to right wrongs.

"Knight rider created by Glen A. Larson."

Since being inducted into the ranks of P.O.O.P (Pan-galactic Order Of Police), 12-year-old Armand Jones has had more trouble keeping out of detention at school than he has with capturing alien outlaws. But now, there''s major turmoil spreading across the galaxy, and it''s got Mr. Big, Red and Ugly''s fingerprints all over it!

Richard Wentworth has been brought low, but his costumed alter-ego, The Spider, must still protect New York! As a terrible new wave of violence sweeps across the city, the Spider faces a ring of crooked cops, a deadly uptown gang, and a terrible new enemy who will stop at nothing. But when an honest cop comes along for the ride, the brutal vigilante has to protect the life of an innocent amidst the chaos. With the odds stacked up so high, The Spider has never been more desperate - or more dangerous! Collecting issues 13-18 plus the 2013 annual and a complete cover gallery!

A young Hopi girl bonds with an alien rebel to stop the Earth from being invaded. Kaia Little was unhappy to leave her Hopi heritage behind and move to the big city, and unfortunately, all of her fears have come true: she''s been relentlessly bullied, and has made only one friend, a deaf boy named Danny. Designate 5309 is an alien rebel on a world far across the universe who is on the run from bounty hunters who want to send him off to oblivion. But when a freak accident occurs at a radio telescope and allows 5309 to cross over into our world, both of these "misfits" are forced to find their courage, as their bodies are bonded together and forced into battle against a race of terrifying alien warriors. It''s a race against time to save the world, with only Kaia, Danny, and 5309 standing in the way of a full invasion!

Flynn Friedrich was built for speed. He has never met a race he couldn''t win. But there''s one thing he isn''t fast enough to outrun...his destiny. Flynn is the latest host of "The Road Rager," an immortal, monstrously powerful supernatural entity made entirely of momentum and fueled by the will of the greatest racers who ever lived. Nipping at his heels are a gang of evil bikers, "The Dark Drivers," who will stop at nothing--including using the darkest black magick--to take that power for themselves and use it to conquer the world. Does Flynn have what it takes to kick these evildoers to the curb? It''s time to put the pedal to the metal and find out!

Two boys awaken with no memories of whom they are and must bond as frenemies to survive a war-ravaged world where ever-battling, improbable creatures rule the day!

When the speedy hare teases the slow and steady tortoise, he is challenged to a race. Will he be fast enough to beat the tortoise? Find the moral to Aesop''s fable in the easy-to-read, brilliantly illustrated Short Tales Fable The Tortoise and the Hare. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.

Markus Fang has been trained to battle an opposing evil agency. But while Fang is out in the field, he returns to find his own agency has been wiped out. It''s up to Fang and a handful of survivors to bring the opposition down - but they must do that without the weapons, technology and support network they were trained to use.

When the Aldens visit their cousins, they''re in for a surprise-there''s an amusement park nearby! It has everything they could ask for, with plenty of rides and games. But the children see strange lights coming from the closed park at night. And then a mysterious phone call warns them to stay away! Just what is going on at the amusement park?

The Aldens are having a delicious time helping out at a pizza parlor! They toss dough in the kitchen and even invent a new kind of pizza. But when a blackout and other problems hurt business, they begin to wonder if someone is trying to shut down the pizzeria. It''s a piping hot mystery for the Boxcar Children!

In ancient Asgard, a redheaded boy was born to Odin, All-father of the Norse gods. The story of how Thor proved himself to be the mightiest of all Asgard''s warriors is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Norse myth. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.

Odin became the most powerful Norse god due to his immense knowledge. The myth of how he became the All-father of the Norse gods is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Norse myth. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.