The Dark Lands

Copyright page and covers taken from original BenBella Books trade paperback edition, 2005.

Lured by her high peaks and vast forests, adventurers swarm to the siren call of Alaska's backcountry. Her harsh bite scars many. Some never return. "Please find my son's remains..." Haunted by the last request of her foster mother, experienced outdoorswoman, Rose Long, skis into the Wrangell-St. Elias wilderness to search for clues surrounding the missing man. Concerned about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the older woman's death, her childhood friend, Ulrik, joins the quest to protect the woman he secretly loves. Ancient evil seethes in the ice-locked boreal forest, watching their every move during the long northern nights. The legend of the Headless Ravine is steeped in blood. The Dark Land's hunger for flesh never sleeps, even in the deepest cold of winterƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"and it has marked Rose as its next victim.

An adventuress, dark forces, gunpowder, steel, and magic: AENLIN KANE is looking for the heritage of her father, SOLOMON KANE in THE DARK LANDS! 1629. The Thirty Years' War with its conflicts shakes Europe and rages particularly mercilessly in Germany. The young adventuress Aenlin Kane travels to the neutral city of Hamburg to explore the legacy of her famous father, Solomon Kane. Together with her friend Tahmina, a Persian mystic, she is drawn into the turmoil of the war. They accept a momentous mission from the West Indian Company: A motley crew is supposed to fight its way behind enemy lines to the Southern German town of Bamberg, where the stakes are already burning for most cruel witch trials – however, things take an unexpected turn. That cannot be a coincidence! Aenlin and Tahmina know about the evil and the demons that walk the earth and use the turmoil of war to their advantage. Soon, it will be more than just another mission from the Company. For Nicolas, the leader of the troupe, has a dark secret - more about that in LEGACY OF THE DARK LANDS!

What is a Fairy without her magic? Life hasn't been the same since Izzy found out she was a Changeling during a trip to the magical land of Faerie. Sure, she's glad to be back on Earth with her human family, but she can't stop thinking about the amazing friends she left behind. Even worse, Izzy can't seem to change anymore. She can't stand the thought of losing all ties to the one place she felt like she truly belonged. So when Izzy gets a chance to return to Faerie, she's quick to say yes. But when a new evil threatens not only Faerie, but Earth itself, will Izzy get her magic back in time to help save everyone she loves? Praise for The Changelings: "A richly drawn fairy world that will have readers staying way up past their bedtime to read what their plucky herione, Izzy, does next." —Jen Calonita, author of the Fairy Tale Reform School series "Fresh and imaginative—new inventions on every page. I loved every ingenious twist and turn right up to the wonderfully satisfying ending." —Katherine Catmull, author of The Radiant Road and Summer and Bird "The Changelings is charming! Perfect for readers who love stories full of magic, adventure, mystery and fairies, topped off with a satisfying and very happy ending. Soontornvat's debut sparkles and delights!" —Nikki Loftin, author of The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy

Fifteen-year-old Jim Lake sets out in the strange realm known as the Darklands and encounters a new horde of trolls while his friends in Arcadia look for a way to reunite with him.

Tony Wheeler encounters the challenges of travel in the world's dark lands. He gets stoned (of the thrown variety) in Palestine, scores a speeding ticket in Zimbabwe and visits Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad in Pakistan.

Fallon: You can bring them in from the wild, but you can't always tame them.. Would you date a killer? Fallon is a man with a bloody past and a rough and ready way with justice. Rain is a woman on the run, and now she's under his command. She's outsmarted men before, but is she woman enough to handle him? Homecoming: She can feel it in the air.they're coming for her. She fears the wolf in her blood--and the man hunting her is the king of them all. Can a woman who fights her inner beast let the master of the hunt rule her, too? Rating: Contains graphic sexual content and mild violence.

Nineteen-year-old Myla Lewis is loving life-she's now a wife, mother, and Queen of the Thrax. Oh yeah, and being a super-powerful demigoddess who moves souls into Heaven or Hell doesn't suck, either. In fact, everything is pretty much awesome. Until something craptastic happens. Her honorary older brother Walker enters the Dark Lands, home to the rule-loving ghouls, and vanishes without a trace. Now it's up to Myla to solve the mystery of Walker's disappearance. Of course, Myla likes interacting with ghouls about as much as elective dental surgery. To make matters harder, everyone thinks that Walker is simply taking a well-deserved vacation. But Myla and her Angelbound love, Lincoln, both suspect that a new criminal called the Viper took Walker in order to release Lucifer, the ex-King of the Angels and a bloodthirsty killer. Long story short, Myla and Lincoln have only twenty four hours to rescue their good friend and stop Lucifer from taking over the after-realms. Even for them, this may be a too-tall order, especially when Lucifer's mysterious past with Myla's father threatens the very future of the after-realms.