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I Bring the Fire Part I : Wolves (A Loki Series)

I Bring the Fire Part I : Wolves (A Loki Series)

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

In middle America, on Route 44, Amy Lewis has to get to her grandma’s house in time for dinner — but she’s being pursued by a very bad wolf. Galaxies away, when Loki wakes up in prison cell without a hangover he knows something has gone very wrong. Can a nice midwestern girl help a so-called God of Chaos? Can he help her...or even help himself?In the middle of America, on Route 44, Amy Lewis has a plan to get to her grandma's house in time for dinner. But she's being pursued by a very bad wolf. Galaxies away Loki is waking up in a prison cell, strangely without a hangover, and with no idea what he's done wrong—this time anyway. But he does know Thor is hiding something, Odin is up to something wicked, and there seems to be something he's forgotten ...In this tale that is equal parts "Another Fine Myth," "American Gods," and "Once Upon a Time," a very nice midwestern girl and a jaded, still very mischievous Loki must join forces to outwit Norse gods, elves, magic sniffing cats, and nosy neighbors. If Loki can remember exactly what he's forgotten and Amy can convince him not to be too distracted by Earthly gadgets, her breasts, or three day benders, they just might pull it off.This first installment of "I Bring the Fire" is for anyone who suspects chaos, tricksters, and mischief makers might have their own redeeming qualities, and anyone who just wants an epic fantasy romp through contemporary Earth, ancient Asgard, and beyond!THE I BRING THE FIRE SERIES:I Bring the Fire Part I (Free eBook!)Monsters: I Bring the Fire Part IIChaos: I Bring the Fire Part IIIIn the Balance: I Bring the Fire 3.5Fates: I Bring the Fire Part IVThe Slip: a Short StoryWarriors: I Bring the Fire Part V
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Starship Waking

Starship Waking

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

On an icy, barren world, a starship dreams of doom…
 Throughout the galaxy, the reclusive alien race known as The One are incapacitated by terror. On the planet Luddeccea, wolf-human hybrid Volka harbors a terrible secret…a secret that must explain her nightmares.
 Trapped on a luxurious asteroid, pleasure ‘bot 6T9 struggles to find purpose—until he receives a message from an Unidentified Caller. The worlds of The One, Volka, and 6T9 are about to collide. The galaxy will be shaken to its core. The starship is waking.
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Monsters & Empire

Monsters & Empire

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

Grendel never believed love could conquer all. She'd better be wrong. Beowulf's brother, the Dragon King, has found an unstoppable weapon, and that weapon is Beowulf. With Beowulf's Magick, the Dragon King is creating an army capable of destroying all in its path. Can Grendel convince herself love is a force strong enough to break down the most powerful walls ... the ones inside? Can she convince Beowulf she is not the enemy, or will Beowulf follow the path of his namesake, and let pride and a thirst for vengeance destroy Grendel's homeland and himself? Grendel's faith and Beowulf's choice will decide the fate of empires, humans and non-humans, the living and the dead.
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The Defiant

The Defiant

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

The Darkness is coming …When it strikes, Volka, Carl, 6T9 and Sundancer will have to join forces with an unlikely ally to learn the key to defeating it. An ally that is cold, cunning and despises all of them—Alexis, Captain Darmadi's wife.If Volka and Carl can manage not to kill her, 6T9 can refrain from sleeping with her, and Sundancer can keep them all from being blown up, humanity may have some hope. Strap in! It's bound to be a bumpy ride.
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Darkness Rising

Darkness Rising

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

At the edge of the galaxy, a research station has gone dark…Volka, 6T9, and Carl Sagan are called to help in the rescue mission … A mission that triggers telepathic nightmares in their starship so terrifying battle hardened Galactic Marines break down and weep.They're about to discover some nightmares are real.The Darkness is Rising.
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Supernova

Supernova

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

The final chapter in the Archangel Project Series.Beyond the borders of known space a Dark Fleet is gathering...Volka, 6T9, Carl Sagan, and their band of sentient faster-than-light ships are charged with finding the Dark's forces. But the enemy is closer than any realize, and the Dark's next strike will be sooner than they think.When the attack comes our heroes will be forced to evolve once more. Volka has become a true telepath. To fight the Dark, she must become a true leader as well. 6T9 is capable of destruction with a machine's lack of remorse. He must learn when to stay his hand...not just to save humanity, but to keep the woman he loves.They must succeed, because the Dark has been evolving too. Carefully. Methodically. And it will stop at nothing short of the extinction of the human race.
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Blood So Red

Blood So Red

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

Fairy tales often have grisly endings ...Fairy tales don't always go by the book either. Cherie, the Charming Princess, rescued Jack, her sleeping prince, but she didn't receive her happily ever after.Jack is distant, the city is in turmoil, and Cherie's made new friends, but new enemies, too.And all the while, the Evil Queen is watching, scheming, and waiting for her chance to strike.
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Android General 1

Android General 1

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

The Darkness will strike again …The last time Carl, Volka, and 6T9 fought the Dark, 6T9 failed Volka. If he wants her and all the carbon based life forms that he loves to survive, he needs to change. Change for an android is as easy as flipping a switch, but dealing with the consequences is not so simple.To save Volka, he'll have to give up part of himself that Volka adores. He'll need to become something an innocent, peace loving sex 'bot was never designed to be, something he despises.To save Volka and the galaxy he'll need to become … Droid General 1.
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Mother of Monsters

Mother of Monsters

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

Once upon a time Beowulf defeated the bloodthirsty Vampire Grendel in the worst possible way ... he captured her heart. Grendel has mixed feelings about this. Beowulf is as brave and self-sacrificing as he is arrogant and stubborn. She fears his idealism will be his undoing, and maybe hers as well. After freeing enslaved Ember miners, Beowulf and Grendel are escorting the former captives on a desperate dash to safety, traveling deeper into Beowulf's homeland, where Vampires are staked on sight. Unknown to Grendel or even Beowulf, greater dangers than slave traders or Vampire hunters wait for them. Dangers neither of then can begin to imagine. A new human king is rising, with dreams of empire. A Fae King sees a great game afoot and won't be denied a play. Meanwhile, the trickster God Coyote has motives of his own. Grendel and Beowulf will have choices to make. Choices larger than the...
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Grendel & Beowulf

Grendel & Beowulf

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

Once upon a time, in our ordinary world, there was a grandmother.She died.She was reborn as a Vampire in a world of Magick. The grandmother de-aged. Her ailments healed, her body became strong, and her wrinkles faded.Her wisdom, however, did not diminish. She knew monsters need monstrous names, so they never forget the monsters they are.She named herself Grendel, after the medieval haunter of borderlands and drinker of warriors' blood, vanquished by the hero Beowulf.The name seems appropriate. Grendel the Grandmother haunts the borderlands and drinks the blood of (mostly) evil warriors.But in a Magickal world, names don't just have meanings—they are prophecies.And a new hero is rising. He has been molded since birth to fight evil and been given the skills to vanquish the most insidious evil of all: Vampires.His name is Beowulf, and he's coming for...
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I Bring the Fire Part I : Wolves (A Loki Series)

I Bring the Fire Part I : Wolves (A Loki Series)

C. Gockel

Fantasy / Science Fiction

In the middle of America, on Route 44, Amy Lewis is on her way to her grandma’s house. Galaxies away Loki is waking up in a prison cell, strangely without a hangover, and with no idea what he’s done wrong — this time anyway. But he does know Thor is hiding something, Odin is up to something wicked, and there seems to be something he’s forgotten… In this urban fantasy tale that is equal parts “Another Fine Myth,” “American Gods,” and “Once Upon a Time,” a very nice midwestern girl and a jaded, mischievous Loki must join forces to outwit gods, elves, magic sniffing cats, and nosy neighbors. If Loki can remember exactly what he’s forgotten and Amy can convince him not to be too distracted by Earthly gadgets, her boobs, or three day benders, they just might pull it off… This first installment of "I Bring the Fire" is for anyone who suspects chaos and mischief makers might have their own redeeming qualities, and anyone who just wants a good fantasy romp through modern Earth, ancient Asgard, and beyond! THE I BRING THE FIRE SERIES: I Bring the Fire Part I (Free eBook!) Monsters: I Bring the Fire Part II Chaos: I Bring the Fire Part III In the Balance: I Bring the Fire 3.5 Fates: I Bring the Fire Part IV The Slip: a Short Story Warriors: I Bring the Fire Part V Ragnarok: I Bring the Fire Part VI
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