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JEMMA 7729 JEMMA 7729   JEMMA 7729 by Phoebe Wray Release date: February 15, 2008. The Government’s dossier on Jemma 7729 flagged her as “independent thinking” of a “rebellious nature“ exhibiting inappropriate behavior. Jemma’s mother tried to instill the “women’s decree” into Jemma’s life, but her father showed her the past and what life had been like before the government’s control and suppression of women’s rights. Then, on the day Jemma was to freely choose what she will be for the rest of her life, the state intervened and chose for her: REMAND: committed to custody without parole! But before the government could act, Jemma escaped and found her way out of the domed city and into the vibrant green countryside — to the land the government claimed was toxic and uninhabitable! Clever and lucky, Jemma criss-crossed the country, challenging the law, avoiding recapture, and single-handedly destroying the chemical plants used to “alter” women the government couldn’t control. To some Jemma is hero, to others, the enemy of the state. Finally captured, Jemma 7729 must face the possibility of deletion. The charges against her are: Inappropriate Behavior, Rebellion, Female Aggression and Failure to Make Choices. But Jemma knows she has made the best choice of all — FREEDOM! Sword Masters Sword Masters   Sword Masters by Selina Rosen Release date: February 15th, 2008. Tarius, the daughter of a great warrior, is determined to avenge the death of her father, Jabone, despite her country’s archaic rules of the place of women, or her breaking down those rules — especially the one that says women can’t wield steel. The Amalites, mortal and ancestral enemy to the Jethrik, have slaughtered two of the greatest warriors the Jethriks have; Tarius’ mother and father. Her father’s cause becomes hers and like her father, she joins the Sword Master’s academy. But, while her father kept only one secret from his family, she is keeping the deepest secret of all. When the head master’s beautiful, wilful, daughter Jena falls in love with Tarius, thinking she’s a man, Tarius knows an enemy’s sword, or spear, will not be her undoing. Tarius leads the Jethrik armies to victory after victory against the maniacal Amalites, for her king. Even though she saved the kings life twice, this will not stop his wrath when he learns fully the truth behind Tarius and her skilled sword play. Lachlei Lachlei   Lachlei by M. H. Bonham Release date: March 15th, 2008. Pitted against the god of death, Lachlei only has one chance to avenge her husband’s murderer... or join him. Two thousand years after the world’s total destruction, Areyn Sehduk, the god of death, has returned to rekindle the war. Appearing as a warrior from a rival clan, Areyn slays the king of the Lochvaur, knowing that he can shift the balance in the world of mortals. But the king’s death brings an unlikely adversary. Lachlei, the queen of the Lochvaur, proves to be a daunting warrior. Swearing vengeance against the rival clan, Lachlei thrusts her people into a deadly war against demons and undead. Only Rhyn’athel, the god of warriors, can help her. Disguised as a mortal, Rhyn’athel joins Lachlei’s elite guard in the hopes of preventing total destruction of the world. But Rhyn’athel has fallen hopelessly in love with Lachlei, and his presence in the world changes the very fabric of the future. Lachlei soon becomes the focus of two power gods as she becomes the fulcrum for the fate of the entire empire. Clan of the Dung-Sniffers Clan of the Dung-Sniffers   Clan of the Dung-Sniffers by Lee Danielle Hubbard Release date: April 15th, 2008. “Wounds of the body heal swiftly in comparison to those of the mind.” In the center of the Marble Tower, in the center of the City, there hangs the Radiance, a mystical object of prayer and devotion. One day the Radiance breaks and the eight young men that are present: a nobleman’s son and his servant; a Bedouin mystic; a cobbler and his cousin; a City guard; a cross-dresser; and Glane, are suspected of the theft and damage. As the clan is formed these eight unlikely conspirators must devise a way to replace the Radiance before the authorities catch them. The bonds that are formed carry them through the rebellion that is stirring outside the city walls and over the lakes of acid. The clan must face their true fears trying to repair and replace the Radiance and try and piece together the fragmented friendships that have been lost and tattered in this ordeal. Operation: Save the Innocent Operation: Save the Innocent   Operation: Save the Innocent by Tony Ruggeiro Release date: April 15th, 2008. As he begins his teaching career, John Reese is suddenly recalled to active duty. The strings behind the recall come from a dark governmental agency buried deep within the Pentagon as well as the American political system. Reese learns that General Stone had additional vampires that he never knew about. But what’s worse is that they have been kidnapped or stolen from the secure holding that Reese helped design. Now it is an issue of National Security because if the two young vampires fall into the wrong hands they could potentially attack those that captured them. Reese becomes the hunter as he is watched not only by his military leaders, but by a government group known only as the Agency. He is bluntly warned that if he fails to cooperate fully in finding the vampires, he may spend the rest of his life in a military prison. As he studies the escape and those that were responsible for it, he recognizes that only one group could be responsible for it and it is the group that he has sworn to his superiors he killed as they tried to escape: The Team of Darkness. Reese now has a double edged sword at his throat. Does he tell the General that he lied and knowingly loosened General Stone’s prized vampire team on the city to feed off of the humanity that they had sworn to protect? As Reese searches for these answers he meets Christina, a mysterious and voluptuous woman that he is taken with. Their relationship follows the twists and turns that the search takes Reese on—leaving one to wonder if Reese and Christina have their own secrets that seek to be reveal yet another mystery to be told. The Hounds of Ash and other Tales of Fool Wolf   The Hounds of Ash and other Tales of Fool Wolf by Greg Keyes Release date: May 15th, 2008. Thrust into periless action by his father’s spirit and his village’s shaman, Fool Wolf, perhaps the laziest of heros in his father’s eyes, must face his battles, or face the wrath of his ancestors. In this collection of short stories by Greg Keyes, Fool Wolf is thrown into the mercy of the gods of whom he worships and loaths. He is forced to defend himself against the destiny that he is to fulfill. The mysteries of his ancestors is brought to light as Fool Wolf traverses the vast empire of his people’s land in search of answers, both surprising and expected. He must face his gods and goddesses and they use his body as a vessel to due their biddings. Fool Wolf’s tale is one of extraordinary feats that allows him to overcome his dark and secretive past that plays a toll on what is to come. Firestorm of Dragons Firestorm of Dragons   Firestorm of Dragons edited by Michelle Acker and Kirk Dougal Release date: May 15th, 2008. So you want to know about dragons? Read this new collection of short stories revolving around dragons! Start with “Dragonscaling!,” a tongue-in-cheek look at a future where the world’s most extreme sport involves the use of genetically engineered creatures. Continue on to read how dragons are kept out of sight in modern Hong Kong in “Dragonkeeper” before turning the page for a humorous look at the importance of listening to one’s mother in “Lessons.” “The Druid’s Dragon” reveals a possible connection between the ancient people and an enslaved dragon before “Dragon Eye, P.I.” twists all conventions and makes a dragon the lead in a 1940’s-style detective story. “Poison Bird” brings the reader back to modern day for a coming-of-age story told through the eyes of the protagonist’s boyfriend. “A Reptile at the Reunion” pulls together two things that most people fear: dragons and high school reunions. A hunter learns compassion for his prey in “Dragon Blood” while “No Time for Dragons” takes a humorous tone when an example is made of dragon who is a pesky door-to-door salesman. “For Your Eyes Only” reveals the power of devotion when lovers encounter a dragon. Both sides of a human and dragon interaction, with wildly different conclusions, are examined in “Shattered Dreams” before the influence of hatred and the cost of sacrifice battle each other in “A Darkness of Spirit.” “A Firestorm of Dragons” finishes with a trilogy of stories depicting some possible ends of dragonkind. “Dragon Fruit” reveals the happiest of conclusions when a symbiotic relationship between humans and dragons leaves both to lead their own lives. Dragons continue to live on throughout time in “A Dragon’s Dawn,” though they are relegated to lonely and unfulfilled lives. “Inside the Cavern” is the ending no one wishes for the majestic beings, their race dying in obscurity under man’s unyielding pressure.

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