Christopher Rowley

For a thousand years and more, The Worlds of Man had been dominated by the Laowon Imperium. The aliens thought humans made good slaves and better pets, and they were fond of creating new breeds. And the Laowon made sure that their playthings never grew too powerful. Born one day, on the edge of Human Space, Jon Iehard was ordered to hunt Eblis Bey, a terrorist for Old Earth. And that was the beginning of the end for the Laowon. Because Iehard had been a Laowon slave. And Eblis Bey held half the key to a weapon that could destroy the Laowon tyranny and bring freedon once more to Mankind!

The city of Marneri gives no thanks for the century-old protection of the Great Spell this year. Dark Masters of Padmasa want to end all freedom and color in the world and kidnap Princess Besita. If village dragon Bazil Broketail and his Orphanboy Relkin cannot prove their lighting mettle in an arena of honor, can they rescue Besita from Doom's fortress?

THE 109TH DRAGONSThe most loyal bunch of dragon warriors and human attendants ever to march on campaign had just been reformed when Bazil Broketail and his human boy, Relkin, returned from a fruitless search for Bazil's beloved green dragoness. Eager for action against the evil enemy forces, the dragon and his boy were delighted to discover that during their absence a new sword had been crafted for Bazil by the elves, a sword even more powerful than the one he'd previously lost. So armed, how could they possibly fail to defeat all the foes who awaited them?But there was one danger neither Bazil nor Relkin could possibly anticipate - the forces of the Goddess of Death had marked them both as her chosen victims for capture and sacrifice...

GOLDEN ELVES FORETOLD RELKIN'S FATEThere is a field in Arneis, a garden of flowers. There Relkin will stand, when all has failed and the dark forcMtave triumphed. And on his shoujders will rest the destiny of the world....A shadow of war hung over the peaceful land of the Argonath as The Masters prepared to unleash hideous new monstrosities from their dread fortress. The Great witches of Argonath, unable to pierce the magical barriers of the enemy, did not know when or where the evil blow might fall. Only one thing was certain: the Dragon Legions would be crucial to the Empire's survival. Yet for Dragonboy Relkin and the dragon Bazil Broketail, surviving long enough to fight was the problem at hand - especially after an irregular rescue mission saw Relkin up on a murder charge - and the fate of his own world seemed far beyond his control...

Picking up where "Battledragon" ends, Bazil and his dragoneer Relkin find themselves lost in a vast and trackless jungle inhabited by the mysterious people called the Ardu. As the Ardu are captured and sold to the sadistic Elven-mage lords of Mirchaz, Relkin is kidnapped trying to help the Ardu--and it's up to Bazil to save the day!

THE LEGENDARY PROPHEThas been drawn back from the dead by a spell of unspeakable power. And with the Prophet's return, the Master of Darkness prepares to launch a devastating new attack against the Empire of the Rose - a war fueled by the most evil of sorceries and by a new magic-cast weapon which, could wipe out legions of men and battledragons alike.The Empire has no choice but to take the fight to the enemy before the Master can build, hi forces, to an undefeatable strength. Now Bazil the battledragon and his dragonboy Relkin set sail with their fleet. But are they embarking on a bold campaign of conquest - or a journey from which none of them will ever return?

A SORCEROR'S REIGN OF CHAOSBattle-scarred and weary, the mighty Bazil Broketail and dragoneer Relkin return home to cheering crowds, great feasts, and raging bonfires. But now, out of the mists and across the green valleys of their native land comes the savage clamor of war, pitting Bazil and Relkin against an enemy more terrifying than any they have confronted before.A BATTLEDRAGON'S LAST STANDThe Dominator, crusher of worlds, has risen to sow royal intrigue and rebellion within the Empire of the Rose - a diabolical scheme that could destroy armies of men and battledragons alike. In this realm of treachery and bloodlust, Bazil and Relkin's beloved Empire teeters on the brink of annihilation. And as he raises his sword in defense of freedom, Relkin realizes that the only way to destroy the Dominator is to draw on his own untested - and frightening - powers of magic... A magic he might not be able to control.

He is Called Many Names - Deceiver, Dominator, Burner of Men, Lord of Evil...Plague after plague has decimated the Empire of the Rose. Sensing its vulnerability, a terrible army amasses for a final onslaught against its age-old enemy - a battle that will once and for all satisfy the bloodlust of the Deceiver... and render him powerful enough to challenge the High Ones with his dark and deadly magic....And He is Awake.The dragonboy Relkin knows that his destiny is at hand. With the legendary battledragon Bazil Broketail at his side, he must tap into his own potent magic. Now - in a realm and reality not their own - Relkin and Bazil are the only force standing between the fragile protectors of the worlds - and the most devastating evil imaginable...

Eons ago, a war was fought to the death between the parasitic and ferocious Vang and a gifted but doomed race. As a last resort, these gentle beings were forced to use the Starhammer to smash the Vang spacefleets and homeworld, leaving only a handful of survivors. For a billion years a silvery shape drifted through space. More than three thousand years after humanity first went to the stars, an asteroid miner named Seed of Hope was illegally prospecting for radioactives in the Forbidden Areas of the saskatch star system. There it chanced across an alluring silvery object which looked like it would fetch a good price in the market for alien antiques. It was an encounter most of the crew would never remember.

Kirsti Rivers is an LA girl suddenly transplanted to the small New England town of Arkham Woods. Kirsti and her mother, Victoria, are tasked with clearing out and selling the old house left to them by Silas Scadmore, Victoria’s recently deceased eccentric uncle. In the basement of the house, Kirsti and her friends unwittingly unleash an ancient evil that could spell the end of the world—unless Kirsti can find a way to stop it!Arkham Woods is an original stand alone manga tale of supernatural horror that draws on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft.

The heir to the first settler of the planet Fenrille must ally her people with the planet's native Fein in order to protect an indigenous material capable of conferring immortality from the humans who would exploit it. From the back cover: Until bad investments robbed him of all but the poorest of his family estates, Count Geezl - "Emperor" - Karvur had ruled the debauched nights of the planet Wexel. Now circumstances forced him to take his sadistic pleasures among the uncouth peasants of Wexel's hilly outback. But the count was driver to return to his old haunts, and that he could do only if he was rich - immensely rich. So he wore the tattoos off his peasants-skin boots desperately searching the family's ancient and barren lands for any salable commodity. It was there, embedded in rock 84 million years old. that Emperor Karvur found the huge alien artifact that transformed him into something he's never imagined - or desired ... something that would threaten the very existence of humanity. Cover Art: Stephen Hickman

Presenting Heavy Metal Pulp, a new line of novels combining noir fiction with fantastic art featuring the themes, story lines, and graphic styles of Heavy Metal magazine.In Pleasure Model , the first book in the Netherworld trilogy, down-and out police detective Rook gets a big break when he's assigned to a bizarre and vicious murder case. The clues are colder than the corpse and the case looks like it'll remain unsolved―until an eyewitness is discovered. But the witness is a Pleasure Model, an illegal gene-grown human. Plesur's only purpose is to provide satisfaction to her owner―in any way. When the murderer targets Plesur in order to eliminate the one witness, Rook takes her into hiding to protect her. Thus begins a descent into the dark world of exotic pleasure mods and their illicit buyers and manufacturers. Rook frantically looks for clues, struggling to stay one stop ahead of those looking to kill them both. But is Rook falling under Plesur's spell….?

AGAINST AGELESS WIZARDRY THEY HAD ONLY THEIR OWN CUNNING AND BRAVERYSet in a different realm of the same mythical world as the Bazil Broketail books, this fantastic saga of sorcery and swordplay will dazzle fans of Christopher Rowley. Prince Evander had barely escaped the treacherous usurpation of his throne with his life. Now, in exile across the sea, he stumbles into an epic struggle between good and evil that will decide the fate of an empire. The fabled city of Monjon, floating aloft with the magical power of the Blessed Thymnal, must placate the fell wishes of a foul, ancient wizard - or suffer ruinous consequences.Within the wondrous walls of Monjon await many exotic challenges for the noble Evander - not least the beautiful Serena, Princess of the Realm. Determined to escape the circumstances that threaten their future together, the young lovers face wicked witches, fantastic beasts, underworld thugs, and incredible necromancy - only to find themselves magically transported to a war - ravaged netherworld ruled by an entity darker and more sinister than any they could have imagined...

The human colonists and the native bearlike creatures of the planet Fenrille join to resist an invasion from Earth

Fenrille faces two new threats when a wayward scion of the Fundan clan revolts and a huge spaceship from Earth attacks clan strongholds hoping to steal longevity drugs

Presenting Heavy Metal Pulp, a new line of novels combining noir fiction with fantastic art featuring the theme, story lines, and graphic styles of Heavy Metal magazine.Following the explosive events of book one, Pleasure Model , Detective Rook Venner, Mistress Julia, and Plesur are on the run from the government troops trying to kill them and from a shadowy group that wants to capture Plesur alive for its own purposes. What secrets have been implanted in Plesur's head―and why are they worth killing for?Caught between these two powerful rivals, the trio hides out in the lawless New Jersey territory. Betrayed by gang members looking to collect the bounty on Plesur's head, the three are separated, and Rook and Mistress Julia find themselves in mortal danger. Julia, given as a prize to a gang member, finds herself in chains, but not without her own means of fighting back. Rook, forced to fight for his life in the gang's bloodthirsty gladiatorial games, must stay alive long enough to rescue Plesur, but time is running out.The Bloodstained Man is a fast-paced, adrenaline-filled ride through a future where pleasure has a price, and Plesur holds the key to a secret that could rock the country to its very core.

Young watermot Thru Gillo left behind the life of a farmer and became a student of the Assenzi, a race of scholars. Among them, he learned the history of his race and of how Man the Cruel destroyed the world before disappearing into the mists of time and legend.Or have they disappeared..?

The Dragon Legions Need You!In the city of Marneri, it's the annual thanksgiving for the century-old protections of the Great Spell – a time when common village dragons such as two-ton Bazil of Quosh and his strappy squire, Relkin, prove themselves worthy of the Dragon Legions by fighting in the arenas. But there will be no celebration this year. The Doom Masters of Padmasa have renewed their efforts to dominate the human realms and annihilate the witch order that protects them. The kingdom's only hope of survival against the monsters of the Doom is to assemble a new strike force of armored Battle Dragons and human partners to undertake a great quest and save their world.Prolific author, fantasy and battle master, Chris Rowley invites you to begin the epic adventure of his award-winning series, Battle Dragons, with the complete unabridged first book, Bazil Broketail.

The 109th Fighting Dragons Need You!In the city of Marneri, it’s the annual thanksgiving for the century-old protections of the Great Spell – a time when common village dragons such as two-ton Bazil of Quosh and his strappy orphanboy, Relkin, prove themselves worthy of the Dragon Legions by fighting in the arenas. But there will be no celebration this year. The Dark Masters of Padmasa have renewed their efforts to dominate the human realms and annihilate the witch order that protects them. The kingdom’s only hope of survival is to assemble a new strike force of armored Battle Dragons and human partners to undertake a great quest and save their world.Multiple award-winning science fiction and fantasy author Christopher Rowley is one of the most highly regarded and popular writers working today. His first novel, The War For Eternity won the prestigious Compton Crook Award as “Best First Novel.” Since then, Chris has had a prolific output of books building legions of fans worldwide. In addition to Battle Dragons, Chris’s series include The Fenrille Series, The Vang, The Books of ARNA, the Netherworld Trilogy for Heavy Metal Pulp and graphic novels, The Third Degree and Arkham Woods.

By the 25th Century CE the slow building conflict between the billions trapped a greenhouse Earth and the 20 million Offworlders spread across the solar system approaches the breaching point. In the distant Uranus system, Edward Fundan, a habitat builder with vast resources, builds a star ship. Other, earlier treks to the nearby systems were begun long before, but Fundan will use Phoenix reaction energies to achieve much higher velocity. Before he can finish the job, he is poisoned. His grandson, carefully raised to handle the job, takes over. Despite resistance from his own family, a powerful spacer clan, Dane completes the "Founder". On the way he strikes a pact with the devil, in the shape of the Khalifi Clan, a semi-outlaw group that clings to ancient Arab ways. The Founder escapes the system ahead of the efforts by the Earth Social-Synthesis government to prevent it, possibly the last star ship that will ever do so...

Thru Gillo has proven his courage in battle against the invading forces of Man the Cruel. But when he falls into the hands of the enemy and is taken to the distant land of Shast, he will be forced to trust a most unlikely ally -- a human woman....

Detective Rook Venner was a successful investigating officer for the Hudson Valley Police Department€”until the General Sangacha murder case came across his desk and his world exploded.Now after being dragged through hell and back, Rook is on the run with Plesur, a Pleasure Model who is the one eyewitness to the murder. Plesur carries a secret in her brain that terrifies the powers-that-be. A secret that they will do anything to destroy€”even bring in a Tactical Robotic Regiment to track Rook and Plesur down and annihilate them.The only choice the two have is to locate the coordinates that were planted in the pleasure mod€™s head to the isolated mountain ridge where it all began. Deep underground, in a warren of machine halls and ice caves, something so horrific is happening that just knowing three code words is enough to get you Operation Taste Imperative.Rook and Plesur have no way back and no way out. If they want to su

Surrounded and outnumbered by the forces of darkness, the 109th Fighting Dragons make their final stand!Destiny falls on the dragons and dragoneers of the 109th Fighting Dragon Legions. On the battlefield, they will make their stand, a valiant few against an army of horrors bred in the hellish pits of the Doom Masters of Padmasa. If they should fail, the Nine Cities of the Argonath will be at the mercy of the dread enemy. Mountains of skulls amidst burning ruins, the collapse of civilization and the onset of a new dark age will be the inevitable result. But for Dragoneer Relkin and battle dragon Bazil Broketail, surviving long enough to fulfill their destiny won’t be easy. After an unauthorized rescue mission to save Bazil’s mate, High Wing, Relkin finds himself up on an unjust murder charge. How can he save his friends from the monsters of the Doom when his own fate seems beyond his control?

The entire population of Calabel, a frontier world, is abducted by mysterious, ruthless aliens and transported to an unknown planet where the sun stands still in the sky

As the battle continues, Thru Gillo has ever-harder work cut out for him. For one, the land wars have moved to sea. For another, the hero will have to choose from the three females who lay claim to his heart. But first he'll have to survive the iron-fisted clutch of Man the Cruel...

Enter A Lost World of Monsters and Magic!The legendary Dark Prophet has been drawn back from the dead by a spell of unspeakable power. And with the Prophet's return, the Doom Masters of Padmasa prepare to launch a devastating new attack against the Empire of the Rose—a war fueled by the most evil of sorceries and by new weapons that could end the world of the Empire, the legions and the battle dragons. The Empire has no choice but to take the fight to the enemy before the Masters can build their forces to an undefeatable strength. Bazil Broketail, Dragoneer Relkin and the 109th Fighting Dragons set sail in an armada from the Argonath to the far away continent of Eigo, an ancient land of prehistoric monsters. There a desperate race begins, with the legions and battle dragons marching into the Lands of Terror to confront their gravest threat yet in a struggle of epic scale.Battledragon continues the adventures of Bazil Broketail, written by Dragon Master and prolific, award-winning author, Christopher Rowley.

The heir to the first settler of the planet Fenrille must ally her people with the planet's native Fein in order to protect an indigenous material capable of conferring immortality from the humans who would exploit it. Reprint.

Meet Your Doom! Aided by a hideous terror of unbelievable cruelty known only as the Doom, dark forces, led by the evil magician, Thrembode the New, have kidnapped the Princess Besita, heir to the throne of Marneri. Its up to Bazil Broketail and the scattered forces of the 109th Fighting Dragons to rescue her from the Doom’s fortress before she can be corrupted by its powers. If the Doom succeeds, an age of darkness and savagery will descend and the light of civilization will be snuffed out. Lost in a labyrinth of evil, Bazil and Relkin must go to the very heart of the Doom’s realm, the dreadful city of Tummuz Orgmeen, and there, somehow, bring down this terrible power. About the Author: Multiple award-winning science fiction and fantasy author Christopher Rowley is one of the most highly regarded and popular writers working today. His first novel, The War For Eternity won the prestigious Compton Crook Award as “best first novel.” Since then, Chris has had a prolific output of books building legions of fans worldwide.

You're Going to Need a Bigger Sword!Bazil Broketail and the 109th Fighting Dragons are dispatched to the ancient land of Ourdh where an insurgency is being fueled by the Masters of Padmasa. A powerful Meso-Master has been sent to unleash a devastating a demon from a hot, heavy world, summoned to drive a maddened army of fanatics and bring down the land of Ourdh. When corruption and betrayal within the city leads to the capture of the Great Witch, Ribela, and her apprentice, Lagdalen, the Dragon Legions face an army of blood-soaked mud giants wielding weapons of brutal power while Bazil and Dragoneer Relkin mount a suicidal rescue mission to save their friends.Multiple award-winning science fiction and fantasy author Christopher Rowley is one of the most highly regarded and popular writers working today. His first novel, The War For Eternity won the prestigious Compton Crook Award as “best first novel.” Since then, Chris has had a prolific output of novels and manga, building legions of fans worldwide.

THIS IS HOW IT ENDSHe is called many names—Deceiver, Dominator, Burner of Men, Lord of Evil—and he has come back for revenge.The explosive final volume in the saga of Bazil Broketail and his dragoneer, Relkin, takes them on a journey like none other as they confront their terrifying enemy for the last battle. A terrible army amasses for an onslaught against the Legions of the Argonath—a battle that will once and for all satisfy the bloodlust of Waakzaam the Deceiver, and render him powerful enough to challenge the High Ones themselves with his dark and deadly magic. Dragoneer Relkin’s destiny is at hand. With the legendary battle dragon, Bazil Broketail, at his side, he must tap into his own potent magic. Now, in a realm and reality not their own—Relkin and Bazil are the only force standing between their fragile world—and the most devastating evil imaginable.