Bøker av Brian Koscienski

A thousand years ago, a mad wizard ensorcelled five gemstones, giving them the power to call forth and control the demons that haunt Hell itself. After a blood-filled battle with the mercenaries who helped him in his bid for this power, the wizard was defeated and the stones were spread across the continent, hidden from all but legend and bard's tale. Now, the kingdom of Tsinel threatens the tenuous peace with Albathia. King Theomann, ruler of Albathia, sets his oldest son upon a quest with his Elite Troop of warriors to find the stones. As they soon discover they're not the only ones searching for the stones. Unbeknownst to everyone, King Theomann's youngest son, Daedalus, has designs for power, aligning himself with the blood-thirsty leader of The Horde, a band of vile fiends razing town after town in the kingdom.A band of ne'er-do-well thieves. A pack of insidious trolls. A group of wizards with dubious intent. All searching for the stones for their own purpose, none prepared for the power that the stones possess.The power to control Hell will be held by one hand. Whose will it be?

"Nine out of ten of all US military personnel who served the Vietnam War did not fight. Instead, they served in support of those who did. They were postal workers, military police, guards, office clerks, mechanics, cooks, and drivers. Very few of their stories have ever been told. Van Carter was an Iowa boy who was sent to Vietnam as an infantry lieutenant, but who instead served as one of these rear echelon personnel. He discovered the other side of Vietnam, the side where all these people lived who worked in support of the soldiers in the field. He saw rampant drug use, prostitution and a huge racial divide between black and white American soldiers. He saw the absurdity of poor leadership, bad planning and even worse implementation of America's war effort. He saw how everything and everyone became corrupted in Vietnam. And he, himself, succumbed to this all-pervasive corruption. He smoked dope, visited an authentic opium den, enabled some of the prostitution, openly defied authority, and made new rules he still hopes saved many from life-long addictions to heroin. And he fell in love. These are his recollections."--

After learning a little more about their lycanthropy, Chad and his friends no longer have a bully problem. They're now free to explore what college life has to offer in the tri-city area known as The Bends. Or are they?While Cooper joins the Lacrosse team, Kyle joins the eSports team, and Heston reshapes his body, Chad learns about a new and dangerous pack of lycanthropes coming to claim The Bends as their new territory. He and his friends gather information from their sworn enemies - the jocks - and form an uneasy alliance with The Ink Stains, a group of predatory lycanthropes with a history of eating people, while keeping their abilities secret from their parents, who are spending more time with a pair of lycanthrope hunters.Old threats are new friends. Trusted allies show signs of betrayal. Truths have the potential to turn into lies. In a race against time, Chad and his friends must piece together an ever-changing puzzle as their past threatens to ruin their future.

Michael has power. He doesn't want it. Any of it. And he doesn't think anyone else should have it either.After the entire town of Mills Hook, West Virginia had been wiped away, the coverup has been exposed on the internet, though there is much speculation about the authenticity of the information. There are enough people who believe it happened and it was caused by people with superhuman abilities. An impassioned senator named Alistair Varney starts a federally funded task force to find such people.Michael and Claire Roseman, as well as their associates, know the truth about Mills Hook. They were there and barely escaped with their lives. They explore the ethics of using their abilities while trying to help others who are being hunted by Varney and his task force. As they try to live their lives in anonymity, they must contend with the secret organization that created them, a hungry journalist looking to expose them, and figures from their past that threaten to ruin their future.

Your inner beast may be an unpleasant surprise ...Chad and his friends have a bully problem. The quarterback who harassed them for years is now on their college football team and eager to pick up where he left off. The Ink Stains, a gang of local thugs, offer to help Chad. He's grateful until he learns the truth - they are a pack of lycanthropes who slaughter and eat a few of the tormenting football players. Chad and his friends have fallen prey to all new problems.In a misguided attempt to take control of their lives by releasing their own inner beasts, Chad and his friends discover a way to become lycanthropes. When they change, they do not transform into the powerful werecreatures they had hoped. Instead, their inner beasts are a rabbit, a pheasant, a ferret, and an ox. Life has taken a turn for the worst.The Ink Stains are anxious to eat them. A group of football players want revenge for their missing teammates. A pair of lycanthrope hunters with dubious intentions could help them or turn on them. They're still trying to keep this a secret from their parents. It's one thing to act like an animal, but what happens when you become one?WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: "Say hello to my furry little friends!" -- Baron Wertheimer, socialite and author of snobby art books"If you've ever decided to stand up to a bully, failed gloriously but never given up -- choosing self-induced lycanthropy may not be the best answer, as Chad and his friends discover. A humorous, gory look at how becoming the best you can be may require several tries." -- Jeff Young, author of Spirit Seeker"Gather round, boys and girls, for a wonderful little story about some furry creatures .... alas I introduce to you: Satan's Petting Zoo!" -- Brahm Stroker, author of the Rated Z series

King Oremethus has been on the throne for ten years, bringing ruin to the country of Albathia. Madness consuming him, he commands his dragons to destroy entire towns believing that he is ridding the country of demons. His sadistic brother, Prince Daedalus, twists information and preys on his insecurities. The duo rule the country through fear and death, their only threat to their reign is their brother, Perciless. Evading capture, Prince Perciless and his entourage have been traveling from city to city, recruiting a secret army of citizens ready to revolt against the tyranny of Oremethus.During a fit of lunacy, King Oremethus and his dragons attack a mining town, but because of the efforts of siblings Ideria and Nevin, one of the king's dragons is killed. Once it is discovered that the siblings are the children of Dearborn Stillheart, a warrior worthy of legend, it becomes a race between the princes to find them. Daedalus wants to kill them and Perciless wants to use them as beacons of hope to inspire the downtrodden to rise against oppression. Through the new chaos that has become their lives, Ideria and Nevin learn a gut-wrenching secret - they've been lied to by those who have raised them for most of their lives.Common people against tyranny. Brother against brother. Children against family. Who will find favor within the devil's judgment?