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In Paris, a delegate from Hezbollah’s March 8 Alliance is gunned down as he arrives at a summit to broker peace, with all blame placed on Israel. As the world teeters on the edge of war, an unseen force moves in the shadows—a Hamas cell with plans to turn a diplomatic crisis into an all-out catastrophe. When the Vatican Knights uncover a plot that threatens not just the summit but the very stability of the region, one man is sent into the depths of a conflict where alliances blur and enemies strike from the dark.

During a visit to the United States, Pope Pius XIV is caught within the crosshairs of a lethal assassin. After scores of people are killed during an event featuring the Pope's address, a conspiracy theory emerges that the killings were conducted by one of the CIA’s own. As the data trickles in, it becomes clear that the assassin is none other than Shari Cohen.

While on a mission in Jarablus, Syria, Jon Jericho, codename the Hunter, is severely wounded, ending his career as a Special Field Operative for Delta Force. When he returns stateside to begin life anew, he quickly finds himself caught up in a scandal involving the appropriation of documents for an undetectable state-of-the-art ICBM by the Islamic State. But what if Jon Jericho discovers something different?

In the Apuseni mountain range in Romania, it’s said that a fabled Keep made from the bones of Vlad the Impaler’s victims stands high enough to touch the sky. At night, things run through the forest claiming those who get too close to the truth. Some people call them demons and trolls known as the Vladorians; others say they don’t exist at all but are the creations of imagination. So, when Kimball Hayden and his team of Vatican Knights are called to investigate, they discover a horror that’s far greater than folklore.

Beneath the city of Venice lies a mysterious warren filled with dark secrets. When Vatican Intelligence discovers that a sacred artifact is about to be claimed by a treasure hunter, the Vatican Knights are sent on a mission to stop the thievery of the church’s most cherished article. But to reach the treasure, they must solve the Templar riddles that are as deadly as they are complexing while opposing an elite group of assassins, the Russian Spetsnaz.

After John Savage and Alyssa Moore realized that mankind was on the brink of an extinction-level event, they seek the one relic that could elevate mankind to the next step of evolution - or be destroyed by it. As John and Alyssa discover the secrets of man’s future through the written prophecies of the doomsday calendar, one thing is for certain: in the mountains of Tibet, a sleeping giant has awakened. And the only thing that may save them is the Emerald Tablet.

Fearless or feral? Liberating or life-threatening? The wild side of life takes many forms. It seeps through the cracks of our world in the form of stray cats, tenacious weeds, oppressive relationships, and haunting memories. These 14 stories by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers explore the wildness that lives inside all of us—and what happens when we let it out.

This anthology presents an assortment of seven articles from the Journal of Asian Martial Arts that deal with Japanese weaponry: archery, short staff, naganita polearm, and test cutting (tamashigiri) with the long sword. A few articles are highly academic and others are easier reading, based on interviews or actual practice. There is a common theme: the importance of these to Japanese martial traditions.

Wann immer die Grundfesten der Welt oder das Leben gottesfürchtiger Menschen in Gefahr ist, wird diese geheime, unter dem Zeichen des Tatzenkreuzes vereinte Spezialeinheit ausgesandt, die Ordnung wiederherzustellen. Bewaffnet mit dem modernsten Waffenarsenal und verborgen vor der Öffentlichkeit stellen sich die Ritter des Vatikan unermüdlich den zerstörerischen Kräften dieser Welt entgegen. Während eines Besuches in den Vereinigten Staaten wird Papst Pius XIII von einer Terrorgruppe entführt, die sich selbst "Soldiers of Islam" nennt.

In Streatham, a couple comes under fire with threats of assassination. At the heart of it all, Chadwick Sommers becomes central to a global trade that defies morality, crafting designer children through illicit DNA restructuring, who are then sold at The Midnight Auction, a clandestine event where the wealthy and corrupt bid for the genetically engineered future built for immoral reasons.

In an exclusive restaurant in Budapest, Kimball Hayden confronts his protégé, The Black Monk, for the final time. Two weeks later, in a Texas town, Kimball finds himself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy after the shocking and violent murder of a news reporter in an adjacent room. When the body is discovered, it becomes the catalyst for an explosive cover-up involving high-end corruption linked to a local mining company.

In 1943, the Eldridge, part of the Philadelphia Experiment, disappeared, only to reappear elsewhere, with its crew either driven mad or fused to the ship. A month later, the SS Proteus, an American tender ship, also vanishes under similar circumstances in what becomes known as Project Quantum Veil. More than eighty years later, while the Arctic Explorer, an American commerce ship, is studying the effects of global warming in the Arctic, an iceberg calves, revealing something trapped within the ice—a ship.

Sie sind Elitesoldaten der ganz besonderen Art, denn sie stehen allein im Dienste Gottes: DIE RITTER DES VATIKAN. Auf ihrem Flug in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika bringen Angehörige einer Terrorzelle die SHEPHERD ONE, das Flugzeug Papst Pius XIII, in ihre Gewalt. Sie fordern die Exekution der fünf ranghöchsten Mitglieder des MOSSAD, oder der Papst wird sterben – und mit ihm unzählige Menschen, denn an Bord befindet sich noch ein nuklearer Sprengsatz. Sie nennen sich die "Muslimische Revolutionäre Front", und ihnen ist das Unmögliche gelungen – die Maschine des Papstes zu entführen.

Ashley Quinton is on the verge of madness after the release of a killer she helped put behind bars 19 years ago. Upon the exact moment of his discharge, she immediately receives calls from a local payphone from someone who tells her things only the killer would know. And then she begins to see items connected to her past - items that were given to her by this man when she was a child, only for them to disappear in a haze of smoke and mirrors before others can confirm her claims.

In the third installment of the Genteel Man series, the Sons of Perdition find themselves up against a formidable foe. Still, they must also encounter and contain an indescribable power that can destroy planets. Will the Sons of Perdition succeed? Or will they fail like previous special forces units who believed they could control the artifact?

Einer Splittergruppe des Islamischen Staates gelingt es, die sagenumwobene Heilige Lanze aus der Kaiserlichen Schatzkammer in Wien zu stehlen. Da die Stadt sofort abgeriegelt wird, verschanzen sich die Terroristen in einem hochmodernen Hotelkomplex, bringen einige Geiseln in ihre Gewalt und stellen Forderungen ihre Flucht betreffend. Unter den Geiseln befindet sich auch ein Kardinal des Vatikan, weshalb Kimball Hayden und seine Vatikanritter für eine Rettungsmission entsandt werden.

In a dystopian future, a self-contained valley in Argentina serves as the "far arena" for those convicted of a crime. Inside the Valley: carnivorous dinosaurs generated from preserved DNA. The goal: cross the Valley to get to the Gates of Freedom. The chance of survival: no one has ever completed the journey. Convicted of crimes with little or no merit, Ben Peyton and others must battle their way across fields filled with the world’s deadliest apex predators in order to reach salvation.

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In the near future when the art of computer graphic imaging has been perfected, there are no longer flesh-and-blood actors, only CGI characters who look as real as their human counterpart. Having been instilled with artificial intelligence, they begin to evolve naturally with human-like facets. When they learn, however, that they’re no longer a box-office draw they once were, they’re termed as obsolete and scheduled for disposal.

In Niger, a coup that is staged and funded by ISIL puts a vicious leader in command. People are summarily slaughtered, the government is in shambles, and a terrorist regime rules with impunity. But deep inside the sublevel of a defunct hospital is the key to annihilation. It is a secret known only to the members of the ISIL regime and the Iran Ministry of Intelligence. The world is impotent to respond, and there seems to be no counteroffensive to stop the rogue efforts that could bring the world to its knees.