Böcker av D A Roberts

In 1865, the frontier was a dark and foreboding place. For settlers and pioneers, there was danger at every turn. It took a special breed to tame this land and face the threats that lurked just outside the firelight. To help with this task, the US Marshals dispatched Declan Caine and his Nightmare Hunters to hunt the most hazardous creatures that stalked the land. Creatures that most people refuse to believe exist.A series of grizzly deaths near the small settlement of Fair Grove come to the attention of the Marshals. Declan soon learns that more of the strange Oolonga-Doglalla creatures have established hunting grounds near the village, killing local farmers and residents alike. Before he can investigate further, more enemies from his past come back to haunt him. The mystery deepens when the enigmatic Father Caldera visits him.The trail leads them to the small town of Fair Grove, where they find more than they bargained for. Declan deals with the demons of his past, and this fateful encounter will forever change the destiny of the Nightmare Hunters. A far greater adversary than any of them have ever experienced is now hunting them.Can Declan and his band of warriors defeat this enemy, or will they fall victim to its evil? Will they defeat this nigh insurmountable threat while facing betrayal from within? New allies and old enemies await them at every turn, yet nothing has prepared them for what awaits. Blood and death lie at every turn of the trail and will take them from the farms of Fair Grove to the Mighty Missouri River. Mere survival isn't enough. The fate of humanity lies in the balance.

In May of 1865, the United States has just emerged from the bloodiest chapter in her young history. The loss of life will be unmatched by every war the US will fight for the next hundred and fifty years combined. Yet out of this turmoil, a new breed of hero arises.A new branch of the United States Marshalls Service is assembled in secret. They're tasked with the elimination of non-human threats to settlers and travelers. These special deputies will take on any challenge, face any creature, and go anywhere to ensure the success of their mission. Assembled from all walks of life and both sides of the war, only the strongest and most cunning warriors are chosen.Declan Caine is a former Rebel Soldier, a Gambler, and a Deadly Gunfighter. They call him the Widowmaker. He's recruited after he survives an encounter with a group of creatures that the Cherokee call the Oolonga-Doglalla. Declan's deadly skills make him the perfect candidate, but he has a dark secret. An agenda of his own.With a trail of bodies in his wake, Declan takes on the challenge of hunting the nightmares that other men fear. With his band of Nightmare Hunters, they'll clean up the territory or die trying. These deadly deputies will carve their names in blood across the Dark Frontiers.

In the last days of Earth, Mega-Corporations controlled the bulk of the planet, becoming governments unto themselves. After they depleted Earth's resources and destroyed the environment, the survivors had to abandon Earth. Then it was time to search out new planets to exploit. With little to no regard for the inhabitants, no one could stop the corporations from taking what they wanted.Formed by survivors, cast-offs, and refugees of these planets to push back against corporate exploitation, Mann's Marauders was united under one banner by Dietrich Mann. This mercenary team began by fighting on land with troops and Grav-tanks, then grew to include starships and heavy fighters.When corporations threaten your planet, you need Mann's Marauders.