Cirrus@Austlit

'Zai is an international assassin who’s in it for the travel. So, when his new agency starts to send him on assignment to places that do not exist, it’s a dream come true.

'Crooked accountants, faerie industrialists, hero scientists, down-at-heels gods, secret police chiefs. A hidden continent colonised by refugees from sunken Atlantis, a secret space station, an aerostatic city-state, a post-apocalyptic Faerie Land, a Britain that has taken the hardest Brexit of all.

'Whoever you are, and wherever you hide, X-Dimensional Assassin Zai will find you… but not until he’s taken some happy snaps and tried the local cuisine.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'On a mountain that does not exist, there is a school where they teach the impossible.

'From his first day at the Academy, things have been difficult for Quay. Though he has surrendered his name, like every other acolyte at the magical school, Quay is the son of a disgraced professor, and he finds that his father’s old enemies are already lined up against him–while the professor’s own faction is just as suspicious. Quay refuses to take a side, but as his powers grow it becomes apparent that the damaged young boy may prove a greater threat than his father ever was.

'Deep in the Library of Shadows Quay finds a way to survive his father’s treacherous legacy, but the price is high indeed.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A couple of unwitting EPA workers on a routine assignment in the middle of nowhere encounter the noxious Martian weed, a Martian war machine, and a country town politician who doesn't understand that 'alien invasion' is not part of an EPA officer's job description.'

Source: Foreword.

'Over the centuries the Faerie Realms have drifted away from the mortal world. But for some, the Doors will open. For some, there is a Way to travel there, if they want it badly enough. If they dream it hard enough. In this era, only lovers, poets, and madmen can access the Realms of the Land—and for good reason. A succession of mortals travel to Faerie: a veteran seeking beauty; a magus seeking power; an urchin seeking his wayward father; an engineer seeking meaning. These mortals bring the horrors of our age to the Land, and the Folk who live there respond in kind.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Two prisoners–one human and one non-human–attempt to escape the space prison of a galactic empire.

Source:

'Story behind the Story 2', Feathers of the Firebird, 7 January 2017. (https://firebirdfeathers.com/2017/01/07/story-behind-the-story-2-and-then-authors-and-their-contribution/)

'When need somebody dead, but they’ve disappeared down a rabbithole, X-Dimensional Assassin Zai is the man for the job. Atlantis, outer space, Faerieland, the Dirigible City: wherever you hide, Zai-san will find you… once he’s finished taking photos of all the tourist spots. “The Wild Hunt” finds Mr Zai on the trail of his most dangerous quarry yet: the down-on-his-heels Norse god Odin.'

Source: Author's website (https://www.jasonfranks.com/2010/01/xda-zai-in-assassins-canon/). (Sighted: 18/11/2016).

'The Sixsmiths are a family of suburban Satanists recovering from the global recession. Their eldest daughter, Jezabelle, has returned to the fold with a frightening amount of zeal. Meanwhile, recently converted Dennis O’Dowell finds that adapting a new faith has not made him as cool as he had hoped. But when the church burns down, the whole community is embroiled in a crisis. What hidden enemy has brought them low? Or is the Dark Lord punishing them for their weakness?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When problem solver and amateur cryptographer Layne becomes involved with translating an ancient druidic diary, it looks like a hopeless case. But when the cadences start to create rhythm, Layne starts to connect with the work in a way he couldn’t have predicted.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.