James Patrick Cronin
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"It's 1951 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Blackburn Gant, his life irrevocably altered by a childhood case of polio, seems condemned to spend his life among the dead as the sole caretaker of a hilltop cemetery. It suits his withdrawn personality, and the inexplicable occurrences that happen from time to time rattle him less than interaction with the living. But when his best and only friend, the kind but impulsive Jacob Hampton, is conscripted to...
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"Grimsby, the newest Auditor in the magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, finds himself in hot water when he intercepts a friend's case in this fast-paced and thrilling urban fantasy. Against all odds, Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby has become an Auditor, enforcing laws about magic for Boston's Department of Unorthodox Affairs. But Grimsby soon realizes the daily grind of his job is far removed from the glamour he imagined. Overlooked for every exciting...
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What's worse than a sharp-tongued cat in a heatwave? Being stuck inside with her. When my friend Kayla asks for my help as a wizard, I jump at the chance to escape my apartment-and Tabitha. In New York's inner city, a child's closet hides a monster. At least according to my starry-eyed friend, who claims powers of intuition. But this time she might be onto something. The scariest part? The child will only confide in Tabitha. Now I need to convince...
4) Pox You
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Warning: Foul-mouthed cat ahead
Prof Croft here and, yes, I trapped a murderous succubus in a kitten's body and made her my pet. The alternative was to behead her, and as wizards go, I'm just not that callous.
Do you think Tabitha shows any appreciation? Two years old now, her speech has grown along with her girth, and when not insulting me, she's plotting ways to devour my soul.
But that's the least of my problems. An early winter storm has plunged...
5) Camp Dread
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Your monster hunting pros
When a camp counselor goes missing under shadowy circumstances, the Blue Wolf and his team race to an idyllic summer camp to recover her.
But the mystery of the counselor only darkens. Prior to disappearing, she shook her cabin with supernatural tales of the deadly and deranged… and now they're coming to life. Towering over them all is Tommy Wortmann, a demonic brute intent on turning the camp into his grisly killing grounds.
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6) Suck It Up
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They say it takes a predator to catch one. Does an overweight cat qualify?
With my apartment scheduled for fumigation, Tabitha and I are forced to pitch camp in my friend's living room.
Fortunately, Kayla already knows my succubus cat can talk-and that she doesn't hold back. But something's been preying on our host. I immediately suspect her new roommates, mainly the creep with the vampiric vibes.
The feeder could also be lurking inside Kayla's favorite...
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A case they'll never forget… if only they can remember.
Professor Croft here, partnered once again with the gambling, spell-slinging James Wesson.
Four Grimstone teens are dead, the life seemingly vacuumed from their withered bodies. The lone clue, a magic residue in their blood. Convinced it's the work of a supernatural drug, Sheriff Jackson entrusts the case to us while she's away. I just need to keep my junior partner in line.
Suddenly it's the...
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Desperate times
As two worlds reel from a colossal final pulse that cuts off all contact between them, two unimaginable discoveries raise the stakes even further.
In a secret American facility, a power hidden from society for a decade is about to break free.
And something much bigger, buried deep beneath the Scottish Highlands for thousands of years, is about to rise up.
Desperate measures
All hope of restoring the gateway to New Kerguelen lies in...
9) Origins
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The scene is set. The truth is coming...
Five years in the making
Not Alone: Origins is a collection of exciting character origin stories designed to provide exclusive insights into the people who make Not Alone tick, as well as to show how they first became embroiled in the grandest conspiracy of all time.
From Emma Ford's early days with Jack Neal at XPR, all the way to John Cole's ruthless rise to the top and Timo Fiore's early interests in space...
10) Endgame
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Under siege
As the relentless approach of a truly gargantuan mothership sparks chaos on Earth, many believe the end times are here.
The unknown beings are more technologically advanced than humanity can even comprehend, let alone match.
Worst of all, observation makes one thing clear: they aren't coming to chat.
United in fear
For the first time since Dan McCarthy's initial contact with aliens a full sixteen years earlier, the whole world is united...
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A secret like this doesn't keep itself....
Not Alone: First Encounter is a prequel to the globally acclaimed Not Alone series, set several years before two worlds collide under the weight of the grandest conspiracy of all time.
For the first time ever, First Encounter lifts the curtain on a deadly series of events surrounding the initial meeting between the ruthless Richard Walker - untouchable head of the controversial Interspace Defense Agency...
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The pulse hits without warning
In one harrowingly destructive instant, a mysterious seismic pulse in the Scottish Highlands rips away all semblance of global security.
Complacency grew in the years since Dan McCarthy brought humanity into contact with intelligent aliens, but those days are gone.
When peace is shattered, fear takes over.
The stakes rise without mercy
As the pulse's chaos spreads, it becomes painfully clear that Dan's teenage daughter...
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Vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment, six Alexandrians grapple with the ethics of their astronomical abilities while the outside world mobilizes to destroy them, forcing them to decide what they're willing to betray for limitless power and who will be destroyed along the way.