Bøger af Jaleta Clegg

The sixth volume in the LTUE Benefit Anthologies series.Princesses and troubadours have long been a staple of adventure fiction. The tradition continues here, with princesses going on epic journeys, a tune worthy of a royal rodent, the power of a forgotten song, the secret music of DNA, a wandering wizard takes the stage with his favorite rock band, a musician who sacrifices everything for the ultimate gig on Mars, and more. Join sixteen authors celebrating the work and influential life of David Farland through these stories-thirteen never before published! Just as these princesses and bards strongly influenced their worlds, Dave's influence stretches far and wide. And he loved the Life, the Universe, & Everything symposium.Start your next adventure today!

Ready to feel the chills running down your spine? Wait, that's just the green gelatin monster from one of the stories in this collection of very silly (and a few not-so-silly) horror stories. Vampires, werewolves, demons, mummies, and zombies compete with evil little Shirley Temple look-alikes and their collectibles, centerpieces and church women, cops and monster hunters, for your laughs. It's a light-hearted take on the horror genre.

Dace thinks the worst when Tayvis doesn't make their meeting at the Golden Pig on Proxima. After all, the last time she saw him, he arrested her. The time before that, she shot him. Their romance was doomed before it began. But it isn't that simple. His ship is missing. And the Eggstone's shattered remains offer the only clue. Something is seriously wrong and Dace is the only one who can unravel the mystery. Her decision might cost her heart and her freedom.

Dace believes Tayvis is dead, so when Lowell sends her to her homeworld to start a civil war, she doesn't care if she survives or not. But as she struggles through the tangle of deceit, betrayal, and lies of the rebellion and the crushing oppression of the government and startling revelations about her own past, Dace finds she does want to live. At least long enough to see Jasyn again. But her chances dwindle as the planet plunges into war and the Patrol abandons the sector. But her biggest enemy proves to be her own heritage.

They roll in from unknown places, mysterious and unexplained. They take root, take over, spread to all corners and refuse to be eradicated. No one can say why they came, but there's no arguing that they're up to no good. These plants are out for blood, and getting rid of them will take a certain kind of hero-the best kind. Wandering Weeds. Twenty-five tales of evil weeds to entertain, enthrall and change the way you look at the unwelcome invaders in your lawn. From feral tumbleweeds to ravenous seaweed, from alien lifeforms to migrating asteroid fields, in these pages you will find fairy tales and weird westerns, space romps and chilling horror stories. Scary or silly, wicked or wily, these plants are here to stay. Author list: Rebecca L. Brown, Kevin J. Childs, Jaleta Clegg, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Duane Ackerson, C. H. Lindsay, M. Pax, Terry Alexander, Berin Stephens, Mo Castles, Adriane Ceallaigh, Voss Foster, Brian D Mazur, Katherine Sanger, Eric J. Guignard, Audrey Schaefer, David J. West, Robert Borski, Frances Pauli, Andrea Tantillo, V. Hynes Johnston, Ann Willows, James Hartley, Louise Maskill, Katie M John

The Empire is falling, torn apart from the inside by the mysterious Ice Queen. The syndicates are snatching power. Civilization is crumbling. The Federation might survive, but only in fractured systems. Roland names Dace as the Federation ambassador to the Empire in a last ditch effort to save what he can. If she can't drive the Ice Queen out of the shadows nad into the light, no one can. Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to the Fall of the Altairan Empire.

When a desperate stranger accosts Dace to demand her help, it leads to a tangled morass of treason and secrets that could destroy everything she loves.

Nexus point - a beginning, an origin. With a single flap of a butterfly's wing, a giant typhoon is born. Within a single moment, a single act, lie the seeds of salvation or destruction. The Altairan Empire contains thousands of worlds, trillions of citizens. One woman's destiny could destroy them all. It begins with a chance meeting, a random encounter on a planet trapped in an age of feudal overlords and warring factions. Dace only wants the freedom to fly her merchant ship where the trade takes her. But fate has other plans. Her crew betrays her and destroys her ship, stranding her on Dadilan. The natives of the planet think she's a demon dropped from the sky in a ball of fire. The smugglers think she's the competition. The Patrol are convinced she's a pirate or worse. Her only hope of rescue is to convince the Patrol agent currently hunting her that she's innocent. But on Dadilan no one is innocent. Nexus Point, the beginning of the Fall of the Altairan Empire. Book 1 in the series by Jaleta Clegg. Check out the Fall of the Altairan Empire.

What if? This is how Jaleta Clegg looks at the world, and her mind is constantly churning through ideas. The most persistent get written down. Waiting for Elephants contains 34 of these ideas-five of them in the form of poetry-and 21 of those appear here for the first time!You'll find twisted and reimagined fairy tales, stories of derring-do and adventure in the far reaches of the galaxy, strange game shows, ramen delivery (no, really!), spacefaring housekeepers who strive for more, interstellar transplanted Irish ghosts, angelic voices on frontier desert planets, and more.Don't take anything at face value in these stories, though. What you least suspect or never expected is the norm here. Start your journey into the unknown with this imaginative collection!

The Targon Syndicate wants revenge, to the tune of half a million credits for Dace's head. And Jerimon, Jasyn's brother, is about to hand it to them. It doesn't matter that he's working undercover for the Patrol and Lowell. Targon isn't about to wait for Lowell's timetable. The two stowaways aren't helping matters. They're being hunted by the Sidyama for crimes against their government and their religion. It's only a matter of who will catch up to Dace first - Targon, the Patrol, or the Sidyama.

The Phoenix is deep in syndicate territory and they're out for blood. Lowell's power base is broken, leaving Dace unprotected. Jasyn will have to marshal all her resources to rescue Dace from the wrath of her enemies.

Pull up a chair, make yourself at home. That's right. Kick off your shoes, put your feet up on the footstool. Pour a glass of lemonade and settle in. "Llama" tell you a story or three. How about Lassie fighting a tribe of mutant tumbleweeds? Or a unicorn meeting her destiny at the hands of a djinn? Maybe a story of giant dragonflies wreaking vengeance on playground bullies is more your style. Or a butterfly transformed into a woman. Or dust bunnies waging a war. Perhaps a tale of courage and justice meted out by a rattlesnake, a jackal, and a horny toad? Or the tale of the time when Cthulhu was summoned, on accident. In an outhouse. It's all here, in this collection of fifteen stories, fifteen tales of beings human and not trying to find their heart's desire-whether vengeance or justice or happiness or just a bovine companion. Some find it, some find only disappointment. You'll just find some darned tootin' good tales.

Ten science fiction and fantasy stories of mystery, romance, space travel, and magic to tickle your funny bone and entertain. Taste a sampling of different worlds and characters. Includes three exclusive stories not found anywhere else.

With their own ship and freedom, life is sweet; until Dace disappears and Jasyn learns the truth about their new copilot. Everyone wants Dace. Commander Lowell wants her in the Patrol. The Targon Syndicate wants her head. But when she's kidnapped, it's by mistake. She isn't the one Luke wanted. If he finds out she isn't Miya Daviessbrowun, he won't hesitate to kill her. It's up to Jasyn to rescue her, even if it means giving in to Lowell's demands.

Dace faces her most challenging assignment yet - mingling with the high society of Linas-Drias, capital of the Empire. Vance hands her a golden opportunity to look for the traitors pulling the Empire apart, but when her pretend engagement becomes all too real, she's in too deep to escape.

Pursued by the Targon Crime Syndicate bent on revenge, the Patrol intent on recruitment, and the Sessimoniss who want their god back, the last thing Captain Dace needs is a handsome copilot with romance on his mind. It isn't Dace's fault she leaves chaos everywhere she goes. She didn't know Belliff, the company who hired her to courier sensitive materials, is a front for the Targon Crime Syndicate. Now Targon is after her for stealing their shipment of smuggled goods. The Patrol is chasing her for piracy, smuggling, and disruption of trade on a dozen different planets. But that's nothing. Her copilot, Jerimon, has an entire sentient species chasing him for stealing their god, the Eggstone. The two of them set off on a desperate chase to get the Eggstone back to avert war with the Sessimoniss while evading the Patrol and the Targon Syndicate. But the Eggstone isn't just any rock. The Patrol isn't chasing her for the reasons she thinks. And Targon's days are numbered.

A banished Seligh lord rules the Winterlands with an iron fist and his pets, the balmorae, patrol the borders against all intruders, guarding the secrets hidden beneath his icy lair. A young woman rediscovers her heritage, a gift of magic and dancing that opens portals between worlds. She holds the fate of their world in her hands. A strange prophecy haunts the Seligh lords, rulers of the Fey and controllers of all magic in the Summerlands, a prophecy that foretells their fall. All who live within the lands of the Fey must choose where they stand-beside the Dancer or opposed to her.

The Kumadai Run is a dangerous route - radiation storms, nebulas, and the occasional black hole. Dace is certain her ship can handle those. But she didn't plan on the five-hundred-year-old distress call. And no one mentioned the dozens of ships missing over the last hundred years. The trap at the heart of the Kumadai Run might prove her undoing.

A consultant discovers how to communicate effectively with ancient, alien beings who have an entirely different perspective on the universe. A human dies, then becomes a hero for taking action after his death. Hard choices must be made to save loved ones. When trying to prevent imminent death, insanity becomes a real asset. Aliens explore humans' need for independence and attachment. A transport worker must balance the needs of the few against those of the many. Journey into the last frontier with these seventeen tales of wonder and science, including award-winning stories by some of the top writers in science fiction and brand new tales by promising up-and-comers.Hemelein Publications, in cooperation with LTUE Press, is proud to present this exciting collection of space opera and hard science fiction tales. Proceeds from this volume go to support Life, the Universe, & Everything's mission of educating and helping new writers, artists, editors, and other creatives in learning the skills they need to become successful in the speculative fiction field.Trace the Stars collects stories from Nancy Fulda, Sandra Tayler, Kevin J. Anderson, Brad R. Torgersen, M. K. Hutchins, Eric James Stone, Daniel Friend, Emily Martha Sorensen, David Farland, John M. Olsen, James Wymore, Eric G. Swedin, Jaleta Clegg, Paul Genesse, Wulf Moon, Beth Buck, and Julia H. West.

Not Your Standard HeroWe all know what heroes are like, right? Brilliant smiles, superpowers, above average beauty, love to pose for the cameras and bask in the limelight? The heroes found here are not your standard hero. Here you'll find shapeshifting (but ditzy) detectives, considerate sidekicks, avid romance readers, lunar garbage collectors, and more!These stories tell of heroes like Tom Grover, who was a hero of a different stripe in the Utah sf&f community in the 1980s. He was always willing to help, he took care of issues that came up without being asked, and he rarely received accolades for all he did. Support the unsung heroes in your life and start reading today!