Ergebnis für "The Curtain" in Action & Abenteuer

Enjoy an anthology of short stories, poems, and essays by Tony Martello. Some stories and poems are reprints while others have yet to be discovered. Included is a personal essay on his perspective of the COVID-19 shutdown. Some called it a curse while others discovered opportunities in its wake!

Max was never meant to be a hero. Twisted by demonic power and hounded by the corrupting effects of Crimson Shadow gang's ruthless leader, Lady in Red, he's somehow still standing. Alongside his Party, he's carved a bloody path through the System's mindless NPCs, felled Crimson Shadow members, and nearly repaid his token debt.

On the coal-choked island of Luisonn, the tyrannical Stav Regime breeds rebellion among the working class. Firin, a face-changing con artist trained by her domineering father, dances between fake lives to escape punishment for her crimes—until armed rebels topple the regime. With freedom finally within her grasp, she discovers one of the heroes is her former lover, Bregan, who introduced her to her second love: the theater.

January 1946: Two WACs leave an officers' club in Munich, and four Soviet NKGB agents kidnap them at knifepoint in the parking lot and shove them in the back of an ambulance. That is the agents' first mistake, and their last. One of the WACs, a blond woman improbably named Claudette Colbert, works for the new Directorate of Central Intelligence, and three of the men end up dead and the fourth wounded.

Tucked away in a secret CIA bunker, Terry Ferrow, a genius in Artificial Intelligence, has dedicated decades to the "Bright Futures Project." His creation, an advanced AI neural brain chip, was meant to change the world for the better. However, as Terry delved into his groundbreaking work, the world above descended into chaos. Society became trapped in a web of mass surveillance, its freedom slipping away under the watch of a corrupt government. These "Enlightened Ones" twisted Terry's invention into a tool of oppression.

For six centuries, the utopia of Elusis has thrived—a society of supernatural Gifts, peace, and prosperity. But beneath the surface, secrets stir. Arkarian Story, a long-lost warlord, lies frozen in a hidden cryo tank, his name a whisper of fear and rebellion. His awakening could destroy everything. Kansis, isolated and rejected, longs for freedom. Pypen has chased the warlord’s shadow for eight years, risking everything. Flister, an immortal, fears the cost of Arkarian’s return. And Amelia, a girl out of time, holds a secret that could tip the balance.

Luisonn’s citizens are finally united, but they don’t see the monster behind President Hulei’s lies. Firin does. He destroyed her life and turned the only man she’s ever loved against her. Now presumed dead, she resurfaces with a new face and a thirst for vengeance. The president must die. Bregan lost everything to rebellion and betrayal: his family, his theater, and now Firin. When gruesome murders rise in the city’s shadows—with many of the victims children—and clues implicate the president, Bregan starts investigating.

Кровь, кишки и прочие неприятные вещи–так порой заканчиваются неудачные рейды масок по ту сторону портала. Но когда ты получил силу всего несколько дней назад, влипнуть в историю особенно обидно. Миша Хвостовский, обладатель маски Труффальдино, застрял в другом мире, и теперь ему предстоит познать все прелести выживания.