Maxtla Colhua is an Investigator for the Empire—a 21st-century Aztec Empire that, having successfully repelled Hernan Cortes in 1603, stretches from one end of what we know as the Americas to the other. In Aztlan: The Last Sun, someone has decided to punctuate the end of the Aztec calendar with a series of grisly murders reminiscent of the pagan sacrifices carried out in ancient times. Can Maxtla find the killer before his city is ripped apart and the Last Sun becomes the death knell for the Empire? In Aztlan: The Courts of Heaven, Maxtla is looking for the missing star of a brutal Aztec ball game in which gambling fortunes are won and lost. To find the idol of millions, he will have to challenge the most powerful men and women in the Empire—or see the streets of Aztlan run red with blood. Two murder mysteries set in an exciting world that never was but could have been—collected in a single volume!

Aztlan: The Maxtla Colhua Mysteries

Friedman, Michael Jan

Literature & Fiction

Crazy 8 Press

In the spirit of  Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure meets The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ...Traversing Europe, New Zealand, and the backbone of Eternity, Finders Keepers is a raunchy, sci-fi backpacking comedy that not only tackles friendship, sex, commitment, and desire, but also God, reincarnation--and what really happened to the dinosaurs!On a backpacking trip through Europe, Jason Medley and Theo Barnes stumble through hash bars and hangovers; religious zealots and stalkers; food poisoning and thunderstorms; cute girls; overnight trains; fever-pitch hallucinations--and the spectre of adult responsibility!But when a jar containing the Universe's DNA falls from Eternity, these new friends find their loyalties put to the test . . . unaware that a motley crew from another realm is chasing them across the globe, with the fate of the Milky Way hanging in the balance.For fans of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Christopher Moore, Tom Robins, Third Rock from the Sun, Groundhog Day, Hot Tub Time Machine, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Finders Keepers is the first book in author Russ Cochamiro's scifi comedy trilogy. 

Finders Keepers: A Tale of Cosmic Lunacy

Colchamiro, Russ

Humor & Satire

Don’t freak out. Tim Cruz was the average kid. He loved the things lots of kids love. Then, one day at a baseball game, everything began to change. He got sick. Real sick. The kind of sick people don’t recover from. So Tim did the reasonable thing. He went into a cocoon and waited for the end. But just when he thought he thought he was toast, game over, yesterday’s news . . . it turned out he wasn’t. His sickness went away. Just like that. Now he’s in re-entry mode, trying to do all the things he used to do. Trying to get back into the world. But it’s not easy, especially when the world’s got a few surprises for him. Tim finds himself changing—turning into something he never would have imagined possible. Something stupid and horrifying and, frankly, kind of disgusting. Which would be crappy enough even if he knew why it was happening. But he doesn’t have a clue. And the only person who might have one has disappeared. So all Tim can do is tell himself, over and over, as the stakes skyrocket and his life gets crazier and crazier: Don’t freak out.

I Am The Salamander

Children's Books

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Best pals Jason Medley and Theo Barnes barely survived a backpacking trip through Europe and New Zealand that -- thanks to a jar of Cosmic Building Material they found -- almost wiped out the galaxy. But just as they embrace a future without any more cosmic lunacy: The Earth has started fluxing in and out of Existence; Theo's twin girls are teleporting; and Jason can't tell which version of his life is real.All because of Milo, the Universe's ultimate gremlin. Joined by the mysterious Jamie -- a down-and-out hotel clerk from Eternity -- Jason and Theo reunite on a frantic, cross-country chase across America, praying they can retrieve that radioactive jar, circumvent Milo, and save the Earth from irrevocable disaster.In author Russ Colchamiro's uproarious sequel to FINDERS KEEPERS, he finally confirms what we've long suspected ... that there's just no de Milo quite like a GENIUS DE MILO.

Genius de Milo (Finders Keepers)

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

What did Glenn do to make so many people want to kill him? Nothing, really. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. A tossed-off joke resulted in Glenn Hauman, one of the most prominent members of Crazy 8 Press (and certainly the tallest), becoming the target of nearly two dozen of the most demented names in science fiction: David Gerrold • David Mack • Joe Corallo • Robert Greenberger • Russ Colchamiro • Keith R.A. DeCandido • Dean Scott • Mary Fan • Kathleen O’Shea David • Setsu Uzumé • Lorraine J. Anderson • Hildy Silverman • Aaron Rosenberg • Blair Learn • Brett Hudgins • S. Brady Calhoun • Michael Jan Friedman • Amy Lewanski • Jenifer Purcell Rosenberg • Paul Kupperberg • Peter David Each of these authors set about to kill Glenn in their own inimitable fashion. Some went bloody. Some went metaphysical. Some went accidental. Some went very, very deliberate. Never has one person been killed by so many. So what are you waiting for? Start reading, and see which is your favorite in the end. Glenn’s end, that is. And end . . . and end . . . and end . . .

They Keep Killing Glenn

DAVID,Peter

Short Stories & Anthologies

Many years ago, Darkness of the Light introduced us to the Damned World, where creatures of myth and magic had invaded the Earth and destroyed nearly all the humans. In this nameless planet, we met Jepp, a female Mort (mortal woman) who met a group of vagabonds and roamed the world, seeking fortune and survival. In the sequel, Heights of the Depths, Jepp was brought before the Overseer, the ruler of the Damned World, who threatened to hunt her and companions to their deaths…until a loopy female Mandraque named Norda shot him to death, thereby supposedly ensuring the end of the World. Now Order of the Chaos brings us to the concluding chapter as a group of Phey embark on a journey to the far reaches of Dizz to find out why the world hasn’t ended yet and what they should do to keep it going. Meanwhile Jepp, reunited with her friends, is being transported back to Paris or, as they call it, Perriz. There a final confrontation awaits Jepp and her companions against a colony of underground vampires (Piri, as they are called) who has a helpless Piri mother-to-be in their clutches: A Piri who is going to be giving birth to the first mixed breed child in the history of their twelve races. Provided her vampire queen mother allows it to happen. Terry Brooks called the first book in this series a “quirky, intriguing, wonderful tale, filled with adventure and unexpected plot twists.” The concluding novel gives you more of the same, and a rousing finale to the tale of the Hidden Earth.

Order of the Chaos (The Hidden Earth Chronicles)

Science Fiction

Astropalooza (Finders Keepers)

"15 high-energy and sentimental stories of love, fatal crimes of passion, and paranormal troublemaking. An entertaining mix of styles for fans of cross-genre SF/F." - Publishers Weekly Love science fiction stories that all include elements of Love, Murder & Mayhem? Then welcome to the latest anthology from Crazy 8 Press! This amazing collection from 15 all-star authors will delight you with superhero and supervillain stories. AI, off-world, and space cruiser stories. We've also got private eyes, sleep surrogates, time travel, an aliens/monsters mash-up and ... one DuckBob! With tales ranging from wild and wacky, dark and gritty, to heartbreaking and fun, take the deadly leap with authors Meriah Crawford, Paige Daniels, Peter David, Mary Fan, Michael Jan Friedman, Robert Greenberger, Glenn Hauman Paul Kupperberg, Karissa Laurel, Kelly Meding, Aaron Rosenberg, Hildy Silverman, Lois Spangler, Patrick Thomas, and editor Russ Colchamiro. You'll never look at Love, Murder & Mayhem the same way again ... and that's just the way we like it.

Love, Murder & Mayhem: Cosmic Tales of the Heart Gone Deadly Wrong

Kupperberg, Paul

Daniels, Paige

Greenberger, Robert

Fan, Mary

Hauman, Glenn

Crawford, Meriah

Laurel, Karissa

Fantasy

In the spirit of The Good Place, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, author Russ Colchamiro has gone back to the future to deliver his wildest, funniest novel yet-the updated Sci-Fi/Fantasy tale Finders Keepers: The Definitive Edition. When a jar containing the Universe's DNA falls from Eternity, bumbling backpackers Jason and Theo find their loyalties-and sanity -put to the test. Unaware that a motley crew from another realm is chasing them across the globe to retrieve that radioactive vessel, these intrepid new friends are forced to contend with passion, responsibility, and their own mortality-and the fate of the Solar System, which hangs in the balance.Traversing Europe, New Zealand, and the backbone of Eternity, Finders Keepers: The Definitive Edition ultimately asks one simple question: Is the life you're living the life you actually want . . . or does the Universe have more to offer than you can possibly imagine?

Finders Keepers: The Definitive Edition

For fans of Doctor Who, Blade Runner and Philip Marlowe...Angela Hardwicke isn't just any private eye. She's a PI from Eternity, the cosmic realm responsible for the design, creation, and maintenance of the Universe.When accountant Gil Haberseau hires her to find an intern with stolen corporate files, Hardwicke soon finds herself embroiled in a deadly case of lies, intrigue, and murder, clashing with vengeful gangsters, MinderNot rallies, and a madman who's come a long way to get what he wants.In Russ Colchamiro's thrilling Sci-Fi mystery Crackle and Fire, Angela Hardwicke learns once and for all that when it comes to being an intergalactic private eye, there's no telling what threats she may face on-realm and off... including the demons that lurk deep within her soul.Bonus story included! The AI-themed Angela Hardwicke murder mystery, "The Case of Jarlo's Buried Treasure"

Crackle and Fire: An Angela Hardwicke Mystery (The Angela Hardwicke Mysteries)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

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