Bill D Allen

Playing celestial blues in dive bars is better than leading armies to slaughter - just ask Kaltron, the most reluctant God of War ever. He'd rather go by Carl, strum to his songs, and avoid his dysfunctional divine family's endless power games. Too bad his overeager brother Yond unleashed Jegu, a soul-devouring horror, threatening gods and mortals alike. Now Carl's got problems. His manipulative dad wants him to pick up the Bright Sword again. His seductive sister keeps trying to rope him into cosmic schemes. The beautiful mortal barmaid Angelina has caught his eye. And oh yeah - there's that apocalyptic entity consuming everything in its path. With clever wit and a seriously bad attitude toward godly responsibilities, Carl must figure out how to stop Jegu without becoming the bloodthirsty deity he once was. Can a blues-playing immortal who just wants to rock the tavern save creation while keeping his humanity intact? DUTY CALLS is an irreverent fantasy adventure that proves family drama hits different when your relatives are gods. Grab your copy today - divine entertainment guaranteed

"Tinker's Damn"-A young cowboy falls for a singing girl in a medicine show. But the wonders of Herr Uhrwerk's magic wagon are stranger than he realizes. "Clay Allison and the Haunted Head"-Gunfighter and rogue Clay Allison's posse make quick work of the man who has been killing travelers and robbing them of their loot, cutting off the man's head in a an act of frontier justice. But when the head won't die, and worst yet, when it refuses to give up the location of the treasure, Clay is mighty put out. "Annie Oakley and the Terror of the World's Fair"-The 1893 World's Fair was a turning point for America and the start of the true industrial age. Nicolas Tesla, Harry Houdini, Susan B. Anthony and many others were on hand but the stars were Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley and their Wild West show. When death stalks the grounds of the show, Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill must fight an evil from the distant past.

A collection of six science fiction short stories, from the Outyonder universe featured in the novels PIRATES OF THE OUTRIGGER RIFT and FREE TRADER'S FORUNE. Included are: "Bear" A young boy discovers that even a cybernetic companion can't protect him from evil. "Totem" A stranded pilot meets a far different enemy that he expected. "Liberation" Starport bars are dangerous places for both predator and prey. "Truckin" Even in space the goods still have to get to market, and hitchhikers still roam the byways. "Guardian" A mystic martial artist is entrusted to a holy task.and... Star Gazing" A vignette in which we learn something of the nature of true wisdom.