Showing results for "The Canyon" in Fantasy

For Maddy Madrigal, preserving the peace in her exclusive neighborhood feels like walking a razor’s edge. Her grasp on her newfound magic is tenuous at best. And now, there are disturbing signs the spell she cast to keep supernatural entities at bay may be beginning to falter.

Esteemed bounty hunter Charlie Archer isn’t looking for that one last majestic ride into the sunset. He’d much prefer to spend his days hitting the bars and blackjack tables, and his evenings mourning the loss of his family. But when a representative from the United States government comes knocking on the door with an opportunity too good to turn down, well...looks like Charlie will be jumping into that saddle for one last hunt—track down the bastard Francis Burner, murderer of his wife and child.

More of the ongoing struggles in the life of John Walker and his ladies in the aftermath of a worldwide EMP event. Life for the people of America is very hard for those who won't or don't work together; but for those who do, life has taken a strange and funny twist. For these people, going back to the old 'modern' way of life is not something they want.

Tag, Willow, and their twin sons, Brass and Brandt, have only barely escaped with their lives. However, as they leave behind one threat, they do not realize they are heading right into the jaws of another - for they have fled into a dangerous mountain pass where the endless maze of turns is the least of their worries. Lurking in the vast series of canyons are great and powerful creatures, hungry for hapless travelers. But there are new friends to be counted upon, also. But will it be enough to tip the balance?

When Akutak, a Greenlandic Shaman Eskimo, decides to take action against the things that are destroying his country, he uses the ancient arts and creates a tupilak and with it and conjures a curse. Designed in the form of an octopus, this Goliath is going to become Greenland's guardian and do everything within its power to stop the erosion of the ice sheet. But not everyone sees the Tupilak Octopus as a champion and they seek to destroy it. But the only way to destroy it is to conjure something more powerful, and Akutak may be Greenland's most powerful shaman.

This 30th issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of five sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - each from a different featured master of speculative fiction. This issue includes the short stories: "Something Bad" by Jeremy Essex, "On a Front Porch on a November Afternoon" by M. Regan, "The End of the World and a Super 88" by Michael Ezell, "Winning in Real Estate" by Lara Frater, and "The Lost Tapes - Shane Starr" by Daniel Arthur Smith.

This 33rd issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of four sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - each from a different featured master of speculative fiction. Tales from the Canyons of the Damned is a dark science fiction, horror, and slipstream magazine we've been working on since 2015. What is dark science fiction and horror? Think of it as a literary Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, or Outer Limits, it's Netflix's Black Mirror and Amazon's Electric Dreams in the short story format. And it's a bargain.

This thirty-first issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of five sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - each from a different featured master of speculative fiction. Tales from the Canyons of the Damned: No. 31 features "Fortune Cookies" by Hunter C. Eden; "That Time of Year" by D.K. Cassidy, "The Pairing Witch" by David Alan Jones, "Similar" by Holly Heisey, and "#Eddie_and_June" by Daniel Arthur Smith.

Lauren Jacobs, a young rookie cop, and her grizzled veteran partner, Darrell J. Cook, are called to break up a wild party in the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, where people are supposedly being torn apart by drug-fueled cannibalism. When they arrive at the scene, it is eerily quiet - but they soon realize that they may have bitten off more than they can chew.

This 29th-issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of three sharp, suspenseful, thought-provoking short stories - each from a different featured master of speculative fiction.

Cynthia Lathem loves caring for the griffins and pegasuses her employer recently inherited, even if her fellow stable hand, Andrew Spurgle, trails chaos everywhere he goes. She knows he means well, but when Andrew accidentally destroys the interior of the barn the animals are kept in, Cynthia knows it will take more than a miracle to save Andrew's job.

When travel writer and werewolf Ashlee Scott is approached with a shocking offer to be the mother of a new race, she must decide where to place her trust: in the hot new werewolf in town, in her first love Will, or even in the shadowy vampire lurking in the background. Pulled in all directions by her family, she must confront her own demons while trying to exorcise others.

Au coeur du canyon se cache une vallée luxuriante où la nature et les animaux vivent en paix. Un homme découvre ce trésor naturel et trouve dans un ruisseau quelques paillettes d'or. Ce filon pourrait bien s'avérer être un véritable gisement d'or qui lui apporterait la fortune. Alors qu'il découvre de véritables pépites d'or, l'homme sent une présence menaçante derrière lui. Il n'est pas le seul à convoiter ce trésor. Avec le soutien du CNL.

Serena is my bonded spirit. The first time I saw Serena I was mesmerized by the water nymph playing naked in the stream. I knew immediately that she was mine. As a human, she’s not aware of my lion. I make plans to share my secret and propose. Taking her to my favorite spot in the hills for a special date. But before I can claim her as my own, my father is murdered, and I become the prime suspect. They have issued a warrant for my arrest. My brothers convinced me to hide in the wilderness while they work to find the killer.

When travel writer and werewolf Ashlee Scott returns to her hometown to recuperate from a shooting, she must confront a place full of painful and pleasant memories while dealing with her identical twin sister, Amber, and the complications of family. Throw in the full moon, old boyfriends, old ghosts, and new enemies, and Knightsbridge Canyon will never be the same for her again.

A hidden, sacred canyon. Eight women. Twelve centuries. And a mystical song that connects it all. Deep in the wilderness lies a hidden canyon, one that calls out to travelers with its haunting siren song. Sacred wisdom, terrible secrets, and a veil of mystery shroud it--but the power of nature cannot be ignored. Seen through the eyes of eight women across time, Sedona’s Oak Creek Canyon calls through the ages, echoing across 12 centuries to capture the minds of visitors from ancient hunter-gatherers to Spanish conquistadors to modern-day seekers of truth.

A giant boardwalk has been resurrected high up in the Indonesian rainforest canopy, offering guests stunning, spectacular, and unparalleled views of the rainforest. However, the boardwalk is incomplete and in need of more funding. The creator, John Corstine, assembles a group of potential investors for a weekend tour of the boardwalk. Little do they know that high up in the rainforest canopy, they are being watched, but more importantly, they are not alone.

Puppies and poodles and phantoms, oh my! When Ashlee's mate Will pushes for lupine breeding just as her twin Amber is exploring new magical powers, the impending Blood Moon threatens to turn a difficult situation into a total fiasco. Add in a witches' brew of mysterious out-of-towners, old and new enemies and creatures familiar and strange, and once again her life is turned upside-down.

Growing up in a secluded area of Alaska has its perks, but the ability to find a mate isn’t one of them. Bear shifter Jake is convinced a dude ranch in Wyoming that caters to shapeshifters is the perfect place to start looking. Though his plan to find his match is a success, things don’t go as he’d expected. Instead of welcoming him into her arms and her heart, Fred, the most beautiful fox he’s ever seen, does everything possible to avoid him. Circumstances in Fred’s life forced her into a life of hiding.