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More than a century after a multi-warhead nuclear strike wiped out nearly all of earth's population, humanity's feral instinct to survive has spawned a savage new America. Here, the brutality of man and nature conspire against hope. Yet despite its chaos and bloody turmoil, Deathlands is a second chance for the human race…and for a group of warrior survivalists led by a man called Ryan Cawdor.Deathlands is a living hell, but there is someplace worse: a parallel Earth where the atomic mega-cull never happened. Now this Otherworld Earth is in its final death throes. Yet for an elite few, the reality portal offers a new frontier of raw energy, expendable slaves–a bastion of power for Dredda Otis Trask. Her invasion force of genetically engineered warrior women has turned the ruins of Salt Lake City into the deadly mining grounds of a grotesque new order–one that lies in wait for Ryan and his companions.In the Deathlands, danger lurks beyond the imagination.

In a nuclear wasteland where death and destruction are the norm, Ryan Cawdor and his fellow survivors seek out refuge while looking to one another for protection. Civilization no longer exists in the barren Deathlands.There is only the will to survive and the dim hope of a promised land. Taken captive on a ship in the former Caribbean, Ryan and his companions must work as part of the crew or perish at the hands of the captain. But the mutant in charge of the vessel is the least of their worries. Each day is a struggle as they face rivalry among the sailors, violent attacks and deadly storms. Worse, a powerful enemy is hunting the ship to destroy everyone on board.Fighting for their lives and those of their shipmates, the companions must find unity within the chaos or die in the attempt.

Return to a world of magic and adventure from best selling author Raymond E. Feist. This bundle includes the complete Legends of the Riftwar Trilogy.The bundle includes: Honoured Enemy, Murder in Lamut, Jimmy the Hand.The Legends of the Riftwar bundle includes co-authored works by Raymond E. Feist, William R. Forstchen, Joel Rosenburg and Steve Stirling.Honoured Enemy follows the story of a crack band of Kingdom raiders designed to infiltrate and fight behind enemy lines. When they unwittingly head to a frontier garrison at the same time as a Tsurani patrol does. When they arrive, both sides are confronted with a mass of migrating Moredhel.The only problem is, who do they hate the most – their mutal enemy, or each other?Murder in LaMut follows the story of three mercenaries who have spent twenty years fighting other people’s battles. The prospect of a few months garrison duty offers a welcome respite; but at the last moment they are given an assignment that seems like cushy work – to protect a lady and her husband and deliver them safely to LaMut.It should have all been so simple…Jimmy the Hand follows the story of the enigmatic boy thief of Krondor. Fearing reprisal after helping Prince Arutha and Princess Anita escape the Duke of Bas-Tyra’s secret police, Jimmy flees the city and ventures north to the relative safety of Sarth. However, Jimmy is ill-prepared for what greets him…For Sarth is home to a dangerous, unknown presence, hidden even from the local thieves and smugglers…

From #1 Bestselling author Morgan Rice comes the debut of a dazzling new fantasy series. A QUEST OF HEROES (BOOK #1 IN THE SORCERER’S RING) revolves around the epic coming of age story of one special boy, a 14 year old from a small village on the outskirts of the Kingdom of the Ring. The youngest of four, the least favorite of his father, hated by his brothers, Thorgrin senses he is different from the others. He dreams of becoming a great warrior, of joining the King’s men and protecting the Ring from the hordes of creatures on the other side of the Canyon. When he comes of age and is forbidden by his father to try out for the King’s Legion, he refuses to take no for an answer: he journeys out on his own, determined to force his way into King’s Court and be taken seriously.But King’s Court is rife with its own family dramas, power struggles, ambitions, jealousy, violence and betrayal. King MacGil must choose an heir from amongst his children, and the ancient Dynasty Sword, the source of all their power, still sits untouched, waiting for the chosen one to arrive. Thorgrin arrives as an outsider and battles to be accepted, and to join the King’s Legion.Thorgrin comes to learn he has mysterious powers he does not understand, that he has a special gift, and a special destiny. Against all odds he falls in love with the king’s daughter, and as their forbidden relationship blossoms, he discovers he has powerful rivals. As he struggles to make sense of his powers, the king’s sorcerer takes him under his wing and tells him of a mother he never knew, in a land far away, beyond the Canyon, beyond even the land of the Dragons.Before Thorgrin can venture out and become the warrior he yearns to be, he must complete his training. But this may be cut short, as he finds himself propelled into the center of royal plots and counterplots, ones that may threaten his love and bring him down—and the entire kingdom with him.With its sophisticated world-building and characterization, A QUEST OF HEROES is an epic tale of friends and lovers, of rivals and suitors, of knights and dragons, of intrigues and political machinations, of coming of age, of broken hearts, of deception, ambition and betrayal. It is a tale of honor and courage, of fate and destiny, of sorcery. It is a fantasy that brings us into a world we will never forget, and which will appeal to all ages and genders. It is 82,000 words.