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It all started with a simple, yet sneakily difficult challenge from global best-selling author Harlan Coben: Pick a bird of prey, then use it as the inspiration for a brand-new story. The response from some of the best writers on the planet: Game on! The result: Eleven stories that are twisty, scary, surprising and bursting with imagination. An egg worth more than its weight in gold. A mysterious operative known only as Owl. An eagle-watcher who sees more than she should. Even a story that somehow places the Maltese Falcon in a nursing home.

Stories with depth, strong protagonists, high tension, all told while pulling at your heartstrings, or making you smile with understanding. In this anthology, you'll find fifteen stories, including many novelettes. Go on adventures with heroes old and young, a couple of war pigs, and visit many new fantasy worlds. Watch out for the dragons! Deep Magic: Volume 3 has stories that will satisfy your hunger to escape.

The five members of an elite commando group nicknamed “the Stone Wolves” once raged against Creterakian rule. Now, four decades after their heyday, they each try to stay alive and eke out a living. But a friend from the past won’t let them move on, and neither will their bitterest enemy. Hopscotch, RedWire, the Killer, Lulz and Recoil will soon wish their pasts could stay dead.

The 32nd edition of Writers of the Future may be the best new book yet! Brand-new adventure through space, time, and possibility. Along the way these new authors will introduce you to fascinating characters such as Nate, a very loyal companion - like most werewolves would be. Keanie has a parasite that lets her morph and so transform into anyone. Liz owns a dinosaur maker, but raw ingredients can be a problem. Anna slaves away in a factory but her magic leaves her unfulfilled. These authors take creative writing to a whole new level!

In the heart of the Andes, an archaeological dream is threatened by a sinister plot. When former black ops field agent Rex Dalton and his trusty K9 companion, Digger, form an unexpected friendship with a retired American couple, they are invited to join an expedition to a secluded village...

In a struggle to escape his past, Rex Dalton is unleashed against those who prey on the innocent. To stay alive, Dalton must live as though he’s dead, and fleeing to India with his military dog, Digger, is the ideal escape. Heading for Kapal Mochan, Dalton wants more than just refuge. He...

When a beautiful woman breaches Rex Dalton’s defences, he will stop at nothing to save her. Ex-military operative Rex Dalton's quest for a new identity in Thailand takes a treacherous turn when his captivating language teacher, Sunstra, disappears during a catastrophic tsunami. As Rex and his...

Ancient secrets. Modern threats. Can the truth about human history be revealed? When journalist Daniel Rossler and researcher Dr. Sarah Clarke stumble upon a fascinating secret encoded within the Great Pyramid of Giza, they become entangled in a web of intrigue that threatens to unravel the very...

When corruption runs deep, Rex Dalton will stop at nothing to shatter a drugs empire. On a critical mission to Afghanistan to investigate the opium trade, Rex Dalton stumbles across spine-chilling deceit and corruption that snakes through the highest echelons of power in Afghanistan, America...

A Tragedy Forged the Vigilante. A Warzone United Him with His Dog. The must-read prequel to the Rex Dalton K9 Thriller Series. When Rex Dalton’s family is killed in the Madrid train bombings on March 11, 2004, he emerges from the shadows with one purpose: to hunt the perpetrators who shattered...

A catastrophe of biblical proportions, 35,000 years in the making. The world as we know it is on the verge of destruction. There is no escape. . . or is there? The discovery and excavation of a 35,000 year old city hidden deep within the Transantarctic Mountains releases a pandemic across the...

Was there a human civilization in Antarctica in the past? Will we ever know? In November 2002 a special U.S. Navy SEAL team is sent to Antarctica to locate and rescue a film crew that has become lost. No trace of them is found, except for film footage of strange artifacts buried under the ice...

The blood drained from Daniel Rossler’s face as he read the words from a letter written more than 50,000 years ago. We gave away our freedom. We gave away our blood. My time is here. The beast knows my blood, it knows my name, and the invisible messenger of my death from the sky is on its way...

200 million souls are screaming for revenge. The Sword of Cyrus will extract that revenge. This time there is no escape. That oath “May Allah let me die a death a thousand times worse than this if I do not avenge the deaths of my loved ones on the evil one who did this” has become a refrain...