Nicholas: 2917 books

Nicholas Rescher's book Axiogenesis: An Essay in Metaphysical Optimalism is a detailed exposition of axiogenerts: the philosophical theory seeking to explain the world's facts on the basis of evaluative considerations. In classical antiquity, this theory was espoused by Plato (in the Timaeus) and...

A land destroyed by war. An army of giants on the rampage. Can a broken girl heal the world before it dies? All 16-year-old Khaidu ever wanted was her own hunting eagle. Her ten brothers laugh at her. After all, the rule-bound world of the Gumiren nomads has no place for a girl hunter, much...

"Blending European folklore and epic fantasy, Kotar is a brilliant new voice in speculative fiction!" - Miles Cameron, bestselling author of the Traitor Son Cycle In The Song of the Sirin, Voran, a young warrior of Vasyllia, seeks a miraculous cure for his dying city. As his quest...

Northern Nigeria. A wild, harsh land. A master criminal with a master plan. Magunta, the Witch Doctor, Wizard and master criminal who first appears in THE CHAOS PROJECT plans to take over West Africa by resurrecting the infamous Leopard Men. Fear is his key, and the Great Black Leopard his weapon....

In the year 2050, Earth was on the brink of collapse. Pollution, deforestation, and overpopulation had left mankind's fate up in the air. There was no hope, that is, until something extraordinary happened. Scientists discovered a wormhole to Mars. After much deliberation and endless research, the...

Late Night Dungeons is a periodically published volume of ebooks collecting eccentric, nostalgic nonfiction -- primarily concerning retro gaming and 1980's popular culture -- as well as fiction coming from the genres of fantasy, sword and sorcery, science fiction, cyberpunk, steampunk, magical realism, horror, and much more.

Maxim Gunn, having attended to a little matter of Malay pirates in the Malacca Straights, gets a call from a Doctor Rainbird in Perth, Western Australia. There’s a problem of a missing American physicist who has an unusual speciality. There’s also the mystery of Manfred Markstein, a billionaire...

I’ve been betrayed by someone I trusted. Because of him, I was captured by my loathed enemy: The vampires. Right now, the sun is still high in the sky, but I know when it sets, I’m as good as dead. They can’t wait to get their fangs into me. I guess some would say I have it coming. I did raise...

THE JOURNEY GOES DARKFor where there was war, there was always death; and death meant life for the Lord of Nundric.In the bowels of Parthaleon, Sorcerian's power grows. Every soul on which he feeds increases his strength, and with war on the cusp of waging in the west, the anticipation...

Ken Dahlgren watched the economy tumble. He knows the end is near. He and his wife plan for an economic cataclysm and stock their lake home with necessities. What Ken lacks are the guns to protect himself and Patty from the unknown. The search costs him dearly. The second story is about the rich Peterson...

He's a teacher. She's a student. But who's really the victim here? An opportunity to coach at the same high school where he was the star basketball player has brought 25-year-old Mason Harper back to the small town where he grew up. From an outside perspective, he's life might seem perfect....

A red, flickering light made the blood only brighter, as Don Marzio smoked his synthetic cigarette over the corpse of his trusted informant… Something is wrong with Galis City. There’s a rot in this sea of shanties. Don Marzio, head of one of the largest gangs on this skiting planet,...

Galis City, crime-ridden capital of Zona Nox, was formed in the desperation of war. For mafia boss, Danny Marzio, this desperation is opportunity. Where the rest of the city sees grit and dirt, he sees glitz and red lights. For Danny, crime is a business. Violence is just a part of the job....

When social recluse, Peter Swart, manages to survive an attack by an insane homeless man, he soon discovers that Cape Town is not going to be a good holiday spot for much longer.In the wake of a failed government state of emergency, society crumbles in South Africa as a virus turns people into...