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100th Power Volume 1
Imagine a pair of high-tech smart-briefs on a quest to save the world for underwear-kind…a shrinkable crime-fighter hunting a killer of pint-sized superheroes…and an unseen tentacled parasite forcing human puppets into sacrificial horrors. You will meet all these wondrous oddities and more in Volume One of this brand-new collection of the unique short fiction of USA Today-bestselling author Robert Jeschonek. The 100 stories in the 3-volume set span multiple genres—everything from science fiction to fantasy to mystery to superheroes—and an abundance of sub-genres and cross-genres in between. Discover a wealth of dynamic characters, startling settings, shocking situations, and challenging ideas…plus loads of thrilling action, whiplash plot twists, and inspirational revelations. Explore a realm of mythic innovation by a writer who might just change the way you think about fiction, a treasury of stories unlike anything you have ever experienced in the universe of imagination…or will ever experience again in your wildest dreams and nightmares.
100th Power Volume 2
Imagine a killer snack cake with a murderous mind of its own…a loose cannon cop with a rose for a head…and a futuristic warrior chicken in a finger-lickin' free-for-all. You will meet all these wondrous oddities and more in Volume Two of this collection of the unique short fiction of USA Today-bestselling author Robert Jeschonek. The 100 stories in the 3-volume set span multiple genres—everything from science fiction to fantasy to mystery to superheroes—and myriad sub-genres and cross-genres in between. Discover a wealth of dynamic characters, startling settings, shocking situations, and challenging ideas…plus loads of thrilling action, whiplash plot twists, and inspirational revelations. Explore a realm of mythic innovation by a writer who might just change the way you think about fiction, a treasury of stories unlike anything you have ever experienced in the universe of imagination…or will ever experience again in your wildest dreams and nightmares.
The Foolproof Cure for Cancer
Tom, a Marine who fought in Iraq, faces a nightmarish bargain. His wife has terminal cancer. Mr. Mayflower, the Billionaire Samaritan, has a miracle cure...for a price. To save his wife, the Marine must cross a line he thought he'd never cross and commit a crime that goes against his deepest convictions. He does it all for his wife, but Mayflower's deal has dark and terrible strings attached. The double-crossing billionaire drags Tom deeper into a nightmare of pain and brutality, one in which the final price for a foolproof cure might be everything he cares about and the only salvation he has left in the world. Don't miss this exciting tale by award-winning storyteller Robert T. Jeschonek, a master of unique and unexpected crime fiction and mysteries that really pack a punch. His stories have appeared in books, magazines, websites, and podcasts around the world. He won the national grand prize in the Strange New Worlds writing contest from Pocket Books. DC Comics, Simon & Schuster, and DAW Books have published his work. His young adult novel, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, was named a Top Ten First Novel for Youth by Booklist.
Universal Language
One mistake by space linguist Jalila could cost an alien species their lives. The crew of the starship Ibn Battuta has 24 hours to prepare the people of planet Vox to face an approaching invasion fleet. But when Jalila mistakenly uses a forbidden slur, the Vox locals attack their supposed saviors. Drawn into a violent revolution, a “war of words” to decide language dominance, Jalila must rely on other resources when deprived of communication technology and even the power of speech. As revolution and invasion collide, only Jalila can save her shipmates and the planet Vox by revealing the secret behind the slur that started it all, the dark secret linking Vox and invaders in an ancient cycle of slavery, suffering, lies, and death. Don't miss this exciting tale by award-winning Star Trek and Doctor Who author Robert T. Jeschonek, a master of unique and unexpected science fiction that really packs a punch.
The Masked Family
A super-heroic tale from a DC Comics writer. Meet Cary Beacon, a super-hero in his own mind. Cary's mission to rescue his kidnapped step-kids leads him to Mexico, where he teams up with El Yucatango, a gonzo masked wrestler on a mission of vengeance. As Cary and El Yucatango fight the battle of their lives to save the kids, Cary's disappearance forces together his fractured family back home, torn apart by a fiery tragedy years ago. The parallel quests of Cary and his family link to an explosive moment in true-life history: the KKK's 1924 siege of the immigrant mining town of Lilly, Pennsylvania, which left a curse on the Beacon family. Can delusional Cary break the curse? If he and his siblings reunite as their childhood backyard alter egos, The Nuclear Family, maybe they stand a chance. Don't miss this action-packed thriller with a comic book sensibility. Award-winning author Robert T. Jeschonek writes for DC Comics and brings a super-hero state of mind to this mind-bending, history-spanning adventure.
A Matter of Size
A Super-Hero Tale by a DC Comics Writer. Who is killing the world's smallest super-heroes? Down-on-his-luck masked avenger Man-Child takes the case, but can he save the remaining Small Wonders from a killer with a twisted crush fetish? Man-Child takes on villainous Mammon and Stigmata without missing a beat, but his own dark secret might be enough to bring him down for good. Fighting through the shadows and gutters, Man-Child confronts the horrors of yesterday and today, learning a brutal lesson the hard way: even a size-changing super-hero can't afford to shrink from the darkness around him...or in the depths of his own heart. Don't miss this action-packed super-hero tale with a difference from Robert T. Jeschonek, whose work for DC Comics laid the foundation for this thrilling new adventure.
The First Detect-Eve
Eve, the first woman in the world, wants one thing. To find who killed her son, Abel, and make them pay. Down on her luck since she got thrown out of Eden, Eve combs the darkest corners of a godless no man's land on the trail of a killer. Could her own flesh and blood hold the key? Or has her own worst enemy slithered back into her life to finish what he started in the Garden? When Eve becomes the first detective in history, she might end up dead before she can solve the first murder mystery of all time. And snakeskin might be the last thing that flashes before her eyes. Don't miss this exciting tale by award-winning storyteller Robert T. Jeschonek, a master of unique and unexpected fantasy and mystery tales that really pack a punch.
Fear of Rain
Thanks to the sorcerous Mr. Flood, Johnstown, Pennsylvania has drowned three times...and the fourth time will be the charm. By the time he gets done flooding Johnstown, the city will vanish beneath the waves forever...unless his flood-making apprentice, Dee, has anything to say about it. Refusing to let the fourth flood sink Johnstown, young Dee uses her own powers against her wicked mentor, setting off a battle of magic rainmakers in the heart of the raging storm. Will thousands of people drown in the ultimate deluge? Will madness and destruction doom Johnstown to an eternal watery grave? Or will hope and heart turn back the tide of history, striking a blow against darkness and disaster? Wh...
Off the Face of the Earth
Where do all the missing children go? The answer could be more incredible than you can imagine. When a little boy disappears off the face of the Earth, his good-for-nothing father turns over a new leaf and sets out to track him down...but it takes a strange visitor from the future to point him in the right direction. Has the little boy been swept into a horrifying hell on Earth, or is he bound for a miraculous world beyond forever? His fate reveals a glorious destiny for the missing, one that rests on the shoulders of the boy’s father. Can this man, plagued by his own dark demons and addictions, find redemption—and perhaps secure the future of all mankind—by making the ultimate sacrifi...
Six Fantasy Stories Volume Two
In these pages, Robert T. Jeschonek will take you on a tour of the wildest places and people you've never imagined. You've never met anyone quite like Tizona, the talking sword of the Spanish warrior El Cid...Omar Wild, the dying jazzman whose tunes foretell the future...Terpsichore the muse, who creates a monster when she makes a certain piper a medieval idol...Virgil the mind reader, who sees terrifying visions through the eyes of his true love...Alice, who finds that Wonderland can be a nightmare for grown-ups...and Vincent, an artist haunted by creatures with top hats for heads. Don't miss these edgy, exciting, and surprising fantasy tales by a Doctor Who author who was nominated for the...
