Thousand Faces Publishing: 72 books

Xorek: legendary warrior, demon-binding warlock, and wielder of the fell sword Shadowcarver. Xorek: praying in the temple of Suuni the Passionate when a pack of killers finds him. And getting past those killers means facing their master... "Half a Pound of Magic" - a...

A new face. A new body. A new time. But before the traveler can learn his mission in this time and place, an assassin shoots at him. Only a crucial mission would draw an opposition agent. He'll change the future. If he survives. The Face of Trouble, a time travel short story from Stefon Mears, author of Stealing from Pirates and Fade to Gold.

If their minds don’t kill me... The perfect grad night kiss with the girl of my dreams. Then her ex- had to go and clock me. With the whole graduating class watching... I woke up in the hospital a week later — reading the thoughts of everyone around me. Now I can’t stop. Secrets...

Theodore Smith likes people to call him Dore. A strong but simple man, with simple pleasures. Snoopy comics. Bits of licorice dipped in chocolate. But the simplest man can foil the cleverest crime. And all because of Dore’s favorite candy. “How Many Angels” – a fascinating...

Exhausted, starving, and out of magic: a terrible way to meet your assassin. Terlik meets the warrior woman beside a river. Him: an exhausted apprentice wizard on a mission for his master. Her: a dishonored warrior-turned-assassin, hunting for Terlik. Terlik will die ... unless his wits...

Lloxup awakens amid mud and driving rain. Robbed and left for dead. Yet another failure, in the life of a noble's fourth son. But that stone shaped like a giant wing. The first sign of the Fennigsan, the legendary Dark Lady of the Woods. Her power could change his life, if he can pass...

Portland, Oregon. A beautiful city, with a dark underside. Few suspect what monsters lie waiting in its shadows. Or its light rail tunnels… Derrick, in his best blue suit. Still clutching a dozen roses. Nursing a freshly shattered heart. Derek, riding on a MAX train to terror. “Too...

An idyllic picnic in the park. A marvelous day for the young couple, Harrison and Sheila. A perfect date -- until she asks the wrong question: "What's the worst thing you've ever done?" Harrison raises the dead. But not because he wants to. Worse, now that he tells her, he...

Jimmy "Snake" Silver -- shredding guitarist of the Zoo, and the last torchbearer of a dying sound. Still living on the proceeds of his big hit single. Jimmy's bandmates -- late for rehearsal. Again. And they arrive bearing bad tidings. Jimmy's band teeters on the brink. He'll...

Dusk. When darkness rises and daylight safety ebbs away. Even here, in a suburb of Portland, Oregon, where streets border forestland. Harold fears the night. Legacy of a fright at Crater Lake. But a success seminar sends Harold outside the safety of his home, facing his greatest fear. Unaware...

A ruined castle in the distance. Too small for a king or duke. Probably home to a baron or count. Before the Uprising. No nobles anymore. The emerald isle in the hands of clans, raiding each other’s cattle. The wizards, all gone. Their memory alive in men like Mitom. Riding the land...

On a deep space prospecting trip, Andrei Kreutzmann finds a planet valuable enough to set him up for life. Buy a new ship. Maybe even win back his lost love. Unfortunately, the imperial military recalls him to active duty. His old captain, now a marshal, orders him to scout a key strategic...

Catastrophic power failure. The worst thing that can happen to a warship in battle. Four hundred lives, on the shoulders of tech first-class Johnny Rossi. He needs to find and fix the power loss before everyone dies. In the dark, but not quite all alone... "Crawlspace",...

Two alien empires control known space. Caught between them, the human race clings to a handful of planets. On the fringes of all three, Captain Dara “Dare” Ross makes her living. Her “easy job” starts with a shootout in the streets. Pirates, Port Authority, and an alien empire...