Michael Vance

IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACEIn 1947, just outside of Corona, New Mexico, on a hot July day, a flying saucer crash lands in the desert. The government immediately sends in the military and has the alien craft and its crew transported to an airbase in Roswell. Four of the five alien voyagers are dead, the fifth, a huge, gelatinous creature, becomes the sole focus of their investigation. Leading in the study is C. I. A. officer Celeste Gains. By accident she creates both a mental and physical bond with the alien who refers to itself as Sslits. For the next fifty years it will be the entire purpose of her existence. Her mission is twofold. First to keep it out of the public eye and second, prevent unscrupulous government agencies from exploiting Sslits' amazing abilities. Among these is nullifying the aging process for her. At ninety, Celeste doesn't look older than her mid thirties. When a second Sslits arrives on earth, its sole purpose to locate and destroy the first, Celeste is faced with her greatest challenge yet. Veteran writer Michael Vance offers up both a fresh and frightening look at a "first encounter" unlike anything ever imagined.

BOUNTY ON A KILLERIt's 1935 in Detroit, the city is in the midst of a heat wave when a beautiful white woman is brutally raped and murdered setting off a powder keg. The chief suspect is a recently paroled black man. Fearing for his life, he goes into hiding only to discover that the victim's father, a rich retired judge, has put a bounty on his head; one million dollars for his apprehension; dead. Standing between the fugitive and a lynching mob are detectives Michael Yellowstone, an Osage Indian, and his partner, Lt. Jack Hill. Yellowstone is determined to find King and bring him in alive. What he doesn't know is that Hill has a totally different goal in mind. Writers Michael Vance and R. A. Jones offer up a tense, suspenseful thriller that explodes across the pages wherein money hungry citizens are transformed into blood thirsty hunters in the biggest manhunt of them all.

THE SNAKE STRIKES In the last few years of World War II, a group of brave Germans who opposed Hitler and his Third Reich orchestrated an underground movement that worked from within to defeat the Nazis. These brave men and women were constantly at risk being hunted by the ruthless Gestapo. Their fate, if captured, was agonizing torture and death. Still they struggled on. Six years later, in the back alleys of New York's Bowery district, a mysterious masked avenger calling herself the Snake appears. She recruits denizens of the street to be her agents and begins a ruthless campaign against organized crime. Who is she and what is her connection to the events in Berlin prior to the collapse of the Third Reich? Based on a six-page synopsis by legendary comics writer, Richard Hughes, author Michael Vance has woven a thrilling, fast-paced adventure that will keep readers guessing and on the edge of their seats from start to finish. You've never met a character like the Snake. She's sexy. She maybe crazy. But she is most of all, deadly

Before He Was NemoIn 1870, French science fiction author Jules Verne published "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," and introduced the world to Captain Nemo, commander of the world's first submarine, the Nautilus. But what of Nemo's origin? He was an Indian whose title and name at birth were Prince Rajesh Dakkar, son of the Rajah, or King, of the then independent territory of Bundelkund. His father hired a teacher whose own reputation for wisdom would spread across the nation. His name was Indra Singh, and his principal purpose was to mentor Rajesh and to secure the best tutors and materials for the instruction of his student. But book learning within the confines of palace walls was not enough for th eyoung prince. H elonged for adventure and at the age of eighteen purchased a 150-ton ship with square rigged sails, dramatically modified and improved the efficiency of the craft. He set out to conquer the world leading an international crew of rogues and thieves soon to be called the Black Knights. These are their amazing stories.

"A thrill ride across space and time." R. A. Jones The Thief of Two Worlds, introduces us to Caleb and Veyda McGreggor, a brother and sister who join their father and an alien from Alpha Centauri to capture an intergalactic, power mad thief. This unusual pairing of humans and aliens team up to time-jump into earth's past to help track and capture the renegade who has stolen the greatest treasure of the planet Tugz, "The Egg" On their Angkor Wat adventure they cross paths with -- a rogue elephant, a ruthless "bird god", Kai the Tiger Killer, and... Albert Einstein They meet every challenge with intelligence, faith, courage, and metallic crabs called Twydddle The Thief of Two Worlds connects with readers in their everyday life as they discover how twelve year old Caleb learns science cannot solve every problem, and his ten year old Christian sister, Veyda, gains understanding in how overcome fear with faith. Educator Nancy Carlson writes: Vance has skillfully crafted a Christian science fiction tale. Young people will be captivated by this story that begins with an alien enlisting the help of scientist-inventor Jon McGreggor to travel to 12th century Cambodia. There's just one problem---his children are stowaways which adds an unexpected ingredient to the mission. I highly recommend this book which grapples with faith and fear along the way.

Light's EndTHE HORROR RETURNSAirship 27 Productions is thrilled to announce the release of the third and final chapter in Michael Vance's WEIRD HORROR TALES trilogy. WEIRD HORROR TALES - LIGHT'S END, is an amazing, page turning suspense thriller that is one of this author's finest works to date and a fantastic culmination to this masterful terror filled series. Welcome to Light's End, a small, quaint little fishing town on the rugged coast of Maine. It's a quiet place much like many other such communities throughout New England. And yet there is a presence of evil about the streets and byways of this harmless appearing hamlet. For here, amidst the age old Yankee traditions of its citizens lurks a dark secret, a brooding, religious philosophy which infects every aspect of daily life. Dare you enter Light's End and uncover what lies beneath its pleasant, homey fa ade? Dare you challenge your sanity and confront the sublime horrors that await you here, in this cursed nexus of dementia. Award winning author, Michael Vance unleashes his dark imagination in this tense, gripping novel of sheer terror that readers will never forget. Often compared to the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, Vance's work is not for the faint of heart, featuring a cover by famed painter Keith Birdsong and ten interior illustrations by Eric York. Bolt the door, lock the shutters and keep the candle lit, the end is near, Light's End.

PRAISE FOR WEIRD HORROR TALES Vol. One"..seems to draw from the some of the same tainted wells that Lovecraft did.." Mark Orr"..is a must read for genre fans.." Frank Creed"If you loved the Twilight Zone ...where you would enjoy reading short stories in that style, then WHT might be for you..." It's Dark in the Dark Blog"...entertaining and engaging stories which will surprise you with its variety and reward you with each re-reading." Michelle SouliereAnd Now Volume TwoAward winning writer, Michael Vance returns with another baker's dozen of gripping, horrific and deeply moving stories of people caught in unimaginable horror. Douse the lights, bolt the doors and get ready to be frightened by this all new collection of the macabre by a true master. Illustrated throughout by fantasy illustrator, Earl Geier, Weird Horror Two - The Feasting is custom made for the jaded horror fan wanting something new. Pulp horror at its finest.

Somewhere on the rocky coast of Maine there exists the small, quiet town of LIGHT'S END. Built along a metaphysical fault line between the universal forces of good and evil, it has been the setting for countless episodes of mind-numbing horror and depravity. Horror master Michael Vance chronicles a baker's dozen of terror-inducing tales that will leave you shivering in the night. These razor-sharp gems are fiendishly illustrated by artist Earl Geier. Welcome to classic pulp horror at its most gruesome, courtesy of Airship 27 Productions.

A comprehensive history of a small, but important, comic book publisher, this work reflects the reading tastes of tens of millions of Americans during the Golden and Silver ages of comics (1934-1970). The earlier Sangor Shop reinvented itself as the American Comics Group and by 1967 had published over one thousand issues. ACG was a microcosm of the larger industry, publishing magazines in every major comic book genre. Best known titles include Herbie and Forbidden Worlds. It was ACG's Adventures into the Unknown that sparked a new genre—horror—which led to the Comics Code Authority, and industry-wide self censorship.