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Gulchwater is a bog town on stilts, dying in the shadow of Galahan's mighty walls and towers of arcane knowledge. In its pleasure district of Joy Quarter, Wrath is the loved and feared kingpin. When an innocent stranger arrives amidst the insidious distribution of Glitter by an opposing crime lord, Wrath's interest is piqued. But Glitter isn't only a problem in the Gulch. The big city of Galahan faces its own issues with the drug, and only one Arbiter of the law has an eye for true justice.

Osmond Banes is at his wits' end. Plagued by nightmares from 12 years ago, constant worry about his family, and an unsettling fear of immortality. The one thing keeping him afloat is his longtime partner, Christian Baker, who just returned from a trip across the sea. Upon their reunion, they learn of a growing threat from a monstrous force. This duo of monster hunters sets out to investigate the creatures rumored to have murdered Oz’s father figure and to finally exchange the vows they have been postponing for years.

When Jorn Vjostersson returns to his native village after a stint in prison, he can’t decide which new addition is worse: the abusive imperials who want to sell everything that isn’t nailed down; or the peace-and-love hippies who think eating magic mushrooms is a form of protest. The only positive is that he lands unrestricted access to flying, rideable reptiles called wyrms. He'd leap atop one and start a rebellion by himself, but things aren’t so simple. Wyrms are no match for the imperials’ court wizards, nor can they take on an army of professional wyrmriders.

Late 1941. Allied shipping is easy prey. Focke-Wulf Condors roam at will across the Atlantic, sinking ships and shadowing convoys for the Wolfpacks. There are no aircraft carriers to spare. Drastic times call for drastic measures. Put an 80-foot-long rocket catapult on the front of a civilian transport ship and stick a Hawker Hurricane on a launch cradle. It takes a certain kind of pilot to sign up for a one-way trip. Once they've dealt with the Condor. They can either ditch, or bail out and hope that someone picks them up before they freeze to death in the middle of the Atlantic.

The latest action packed novel from Vincent FormosaIt has been a long war for Tim Chavell. A veteran of operations in France, Malta, the Adriatic, and off the Dutch coast, he is long overdue for a rest. Instead, he finds himself posted to Scotland to take command of a Mosquito strike wing at RAF Aberdour. In headlong retreat, the Germans are being pressured from all sides. The iron ore that keeps heavy industry going comes from a precarious supply line that must be protected at all costs.

Once passionate about the theatre, playwright Martin Cheveril is now disillusioned and contemplating a change of career. His new play, a bitter and cynical piece, is about to premiere when something strange happens. After stumbling upon an old pamphlet about a talented young actress named Jenny Villiers who died in 1846, Cheveril dozes off and finds himself somehow transported back to the theatre of her day. By some mysterious means, he will find himself a spectator of the tragedy of Jenny's life and death-a tragedy whose effects will echo strangely into the present day.