Bøger af Michael Atkinson

In a fantasy inspired by a misheard lyric in the TLC song "Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls," Sally, the Sanguine Sorceress of the South, has been cast out of the Land of Oz, and found herself stranded in a mysterious island. There, with lovelorn fanfiction character Darlene Dove, the Ghost of Hamlet's Father, and more, she teams up with Jason Waterfalls, Lord of Charmingfell, in a heroic attempt to escape the Island. Little does she know what peril awaits her...

Princess Catrina knows she's a story character, and she's learned to love it. Almost too much. She knows she's the heroine, which means she always wins and her arch-nemesis, Susan, always loses. Even when she gets killed, her author always finds a creative way to resurrect her. She's got mad sword-fighting skills, and she's saved her world at least twice. She's even started a relationship with her sidekick, Perry, cousin of the librarian of Shmirmingard Castle. Princess Catrina believed that her story was destined for a happy ending. But then Susan shows up, and Catrina is suddenly plunged into an entirely different story. Now she must face a nemesis that makes Susan look like a cuddly snuggle bunny, not just a Big Bad, but a Bigger Bad. Her only chance is to join forces with the valiant hamsters of the starship Dangling Participle, in a desperate attempt to withstand the peril before it becomes really perilous. But even with the space hamsters, Catrina isn't sure if she'll survive. Because now, the rules have changed. Now the heroine doesn't always win. Now, if she wants a happy ending, she's going to have to earn it.

It all started with Charles the assassin. If he hadn't tried and failed to murder Princess Catrina, she wouldn't have sought out his employer, Vladimir the Marauder. If she hadn't done that, she wouldn't have gotten killed and sent to Character Heaven, and she never would've learned that she was a story character and not a real person. And all her many adventures after that might never have happened. This book contains all those events and more, in a collection of the first episodes of the Catrina Chronicles. These stories explain just how Catrina came to be, how she first met her love interest Perry, and how she fought her first battle against her arch-nemesis, Susan, leader of Character Hell. There's also the first Zombie Penguin Apocalypse, Velociraptors in helicopters, Gaseous Girl, and even Santa Claus!

Captain Happily Married, the heroic and dutifully wedded defender of Edison City, believes life is going well. Super Soccer Mom fights by his side, he wields incredible strength, flight, and the ability to hurl a unity candle with deadly accuracy, and, for the moment, he doesn't have any really serious enemies. All that's about to change. The Malevolent Med-Student has hatched a diabolical scheme to wreck the good Captain's marriage to Super Soccer Mom, so that he can claim their secret superhero base by intestacy! Can he be stopped? Will Captain Happily Married be able to retain his title? Will their marriage survive the onslaught of supervillainy? Who knows?

Dusk Stories is here! In Trade Size! 14 tales to entice and excite! First follow the tale of a samurai on the path of blood! Then watch a brother get revenge on . . . death and the devil??? And many more! Also includes some artist renditions of scenes for your enjoyment! They are yours to enjoy!

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