Böcker av David V Stewart

The Wasting Desert For Millenia, it has stood as an impassable barrier between the kingdoms of the Divine Strand and the ancient Draesenith Empire. Those who enter never return to say why it cannot be crossed.Alastan, a disgraced soldier and merchant, believes he can cross to the empire and return, bringing with him a valuable secret that will allow him to settle his debts and repair his tattered life. Guiding him is the enigmatic dark elf Mondal and the warrior-mage Thokar, himself a descendant of the empire's strange race of giants. They alone know the secret of the blasted miles of sand.Once they enter, they soon find that the ever-shifting paths of the desert are but one hazard. Phantoms and forgotten spirits wander, lost and hungry for the human soul. But, within the shifting sands and ruins, too, lives an ancient terror far more dangerous than lost souls-a horror that frightens even the mighty Thokar and the ageless killer Mondal.And the only escape is through to the other side.

Is Andrew Dalatent Insane? If he is, that madness has saved him and turned him into something powerful - a being that can see both past and future, but only if any of the minds that occupy his head can be believed. The distant Mining colony of New Gibraltar has gone quiet. Andrew, a mercenary known for his unique ability to survive one deadly encounter after another, is sent to investigate. The colony is empty but nothing remains of the people that once lived there. Whispers, though, are coming from the darkness below. The horror that waits for him at the bottom of the mine, and the end of his mission, is what every mind within his head fears, save for one. It is a thing unspeakable, indescribable, unknowable, and it has changed the colonists in a way no man can witness and retain his sanity... But is Andrew Dalatent sane to begin with?

Life, death and dark dreams...Alshafaltha, elven city of a thousand towers, has stood far beyond memory, on the shores of the first sea.The warrior-poet Darusuo grows weary of life as king, his malaise quickened by the mortal blood of the dim-men who walk the streets of his ancient capital. And yet, among the strange race of mortals, there stands a lady so fair as to cause madness, Dolina. And, as the bards say, she was the one thing in the world he could not have and, perhaps worse, could not keep, for she was betrothed to another and destined to quickly die. Aided by his friend and wizard Nomundal, he sets out to not only capture his beloved but to solve the riddle of mortality for one, and perhaps for all. But to do so, he will have to journey to dark places and cavort with eldritch powers.And haunting his dreams, the legendary Unbinder waits... From David V. Stewart, author of Needle Ash, The Water of Awakening, and the Moonsong series comes a new, fantastical tale in the form of a traditional tragedy.

Memories Adrift Who was Generation Y? Not even they themselves seem to remember. Perched between the cynical Generation X and the activist millennials, Generation Y was a cohort that lived on both sides of the divide. They had an analogue childhood, and a digital adulthood, and grew up playing with the best toys ever made. Children before 9/11 and adults afterward, they were raised to survive in a world that no longer exists, and as a result they have been afflicted by nostalgia to a near clinical degree. From David V. Stewart, author of Eyes in the Walls, comes an eclectic collection of stories, scenes and aphorisms exploring the perspective and emotions of those born in the late 1970s to late 1980s, the forgotten "Gen Y." Wistful childhood experience and painful memory mix with future vision, leading past despair to hope and finally acceptance. Afterglow offers the literary equivalent of a house of mirrors: reflections that are familiar and calming, and yet uncomfortable when viewed askew.

An Ocean of TroubleRone and Charlotte have escaped the clutches of the maniacal count Catannel and his captain Vindrel - temporarily - on board a covert pirate's ship.Undermanned and sailing into an unexpected naval war with a strange race from the east, Big Johnny must put his ship into port in the infamous island of Tyrant's Gallow, home to the pirate lords of the North Sea. Trouble is still hot on their heels, however, and Johnny ends up in prison before they can resume their journey.Rone now faces the immense challenges of securing an alliance with the Lords of the Gallow, freeing his friend Johnny from certain death at the hands of his enemy, Vindrel, and sailing their ship through fleets of enemies, both new and old.The grand adventure begun in The City of Silver continues!

DEMONIC AI The face... So human, yet not human, the face of an old woman, man...monster. It haunted me, a demon reaching out, looking out into the world beyond cyberspace, beyond printed circuits. Buried in the background of art generated by "Artificial Intelligence," was the visage of evil, taunting me with the mystery of its true nature. For a rational mind like mine, it was absurd, but ultimately, undeniable. It had to be living in the software, in the magical machines. But I was alone in the "real" world. Nobody would believe me, because demons aren't real (a sentiment I shared) and yet here was one, gazing into me. It left a trail through the digital highways of its reality, and I was bound to follow, to confirm its existence, and destroy it if I could. But I'm an academic, not a mystic. Until now, I never thought gods were real. How could a man like me fight the devil? From David V. Stewart, author of Eyes in the Walls, Voices of the Void, and The Wasting Desert comes a horror tale born of born of our modern dystopia and the cosmic terror of H.P. Lovecraft.

A cursed blade; a legendary tale...At the bidding of his lord, master swordsman Taoka Yoshio follows the bloody trail of a murderer who is seemingly empowered by sorcery. As samurai, Yoshio acts as retainer to the beautiful and enigmatic Amaya, the daughter of his sworn liege, on their quest. Amaya, however, has ambitions and plans that are quite different from the tasks appointed by her father. Along their way, they meet and befriend a legendary swordsmith, with whose help they begin to uncover the terrifying truth of the mysterious killer and his demonic blade. As they all become entangled in the webs of the Ashikaga shogunate's schemes, they must each face the hard truths of their pasts to survive their trials and defeat evil.Danger, intrigue, bloody revenge, and demons await Yoshio, is he strong enough to survive?