The year is 2300. Humanity has survived a devastating war, but will it survive the AI who brought them peace?The genetic super soldiers are no more - their wars long lost. A singularity rules the planet which knows no equal. Life is perfect. Efficient. Monitored. You can be anything, do anything…in the VR worlds of the Nexus.For M@ti, that isn't enough. She wants to tear it all down. She wants revenge.An experiment from birth, M@ti sees the Manhattan Preserve differently than the tens of millions who inhabit the city. With her eyes to the stars instead of hidden behind VR gear, she uncovers their caretaker's secret plans for galactic expansion.But when a deadly hunter finds out she's hacked the networks, M@ti's forced to leave her quiet life behind. She must decide if her unique skills are a curse or a blessing and choose sides in a centuries old war which pits hackers against their AI overlords.Can she cling to her humanity long enough to deliver the world from AI domination? Or will old wounds finally bring humanity to extinction?Blade Runner meets Ready Player One in this standalone novel which takes place in the far-flung (alternate?) future of the Crimson Son Universe. Join the revolution today!

Fresh out of prison, Ace returns to Saint Augustine to find that his victory over the Sunset King has fueled unintended consequences. The dead wander the streets of the ancient city, and it's up to him to stop them from dragging away the population, one by one.But can he do it alone? His new partner, Araceli, continues to cling to her secrets. History buff Caleb isn't ready for primetime when it comes to facing the forces of evil. And Atofo? His crude mentor is MIA as the dead patrol the streets.Ace can only rely on his magic and the mysterious force known as Kibaga's Cloak. But even those magics have been affected by the necromantic wave.With no way to hold back the disease ravaging his insides, this might just be Ace's final mission. Only a grave sacrifice will see him through. But is he ready to pay the price?

The Crimson Mask has fallen. Spencer and his allies have been scattered across the globe. In the wake of Aurora's final expression of grief, the United States has suffered a massive blackout.Imprisoned in a country under martial law, Spencer accepts help from the wily and ruthless CEO of Nanomech. He makes a bargain to become what he's always feared and loathed - The Black Beetle.His father gone, this is not a time for heroes. This is a time for revenge.Spencer must find a way to deal with the loss and prevent his quest for vengeance from consuming him. New Augments will rise to test his mettle, and one may just save him from himself...Buy your copy today!

When his mother disappeared, Spencer went on a suicidal mission to find her.When his father fell, he became the one thing he feared most.Hacker misfit. Augment hunter. Now he's got to figure out how to be what he never wanted to be: a hero.With the world order crumbling and the rise of an Augment epidemic, Spencer and his unlikely crew of Not-So-Super Friends must confront the crisis which they helped unleash upon the world.There's Eric, a fellow hacker seduced by a digital revolution he struggles to control. Hound, an aging veteran who has lost his place in a rapidly changing world. Jackie, a newly minted speedster determined not to be just another Augment weapon like Ember her short-fused, fire-wielding mother.Throw in a couple former traitors and a clairvoyant mother who can't seem to keep out of his headspace and this may just be Spencer's last stand…Spencer must make a team out of them and fast as their growing list of enemies tries to determine the fate of the world.But can the powerless son of a superhero ever fulfill his father's legacy? Read the exciting conclusion of the Crimson Son Universe, the superhero series that turns the genre on its head, and find out!Praise for the Crimson Son Universe:"This bright, quirky fantasy, gives "superhero" a whole new meaning...""Like an origami creation, he builds his tales in subtle layers, crisp folds of storytelling that make a shape far different than first expected.""A brilliant scary story that may well happen someday…""<Russ> infuses his action-packed story with a genuine emotion that is often overlooked in tales like this."Suggested reading order for Crimson Son Universe:Crimson SonEmpty Quiver (Short Story Collection)Crimson Son 2: MotherlandCrimson Son 3: AshesUnder the Flickering Light (standalone novel)Crimson Son 4: Legacy

All Spencer really wanted was a normal life. College. A job. Maybe a research fellowship which culminated in freeing his mother from the psychic snow globe where he last saw her...Then again, "normal" might be too much to ask for the powerless son of the world's most dangerous Augment.Spencer is soon sucked back into his father's world of weaponized superhumans. Augments long forgotten have emerged from their former prison with their powers amplified. While Spencer and his team race to contain the threats, a digital cabal weaves a vision of the future as infectious as the computerized plague set to deliver it.The Avengers meets Mr. Robot in this thrilling superhero universe. Advance readers have called the plot "scary brilliant and hopefully just fantasy". But will it become Spencer's new reality? Buy your copy today and find out!

Can the powerless son of a superhero do what his father couldn't?Spencer Harrington is the son of the Crimson Mask, the world’s most powerful Augment. Ever since witnessing his mother’s abduction by a psychotic supervillain two years ago, he’s been confined to his father’s arctic bunker. Haunted by nightmares and tired of eating cardboard rations in the “Icehole”, Spencer launches into his father’s dangerous world to uncover his mother's fate. With no superpowers of his own, Spencer stumbles through a web of conspiracies and top secret facilities armed only with his multi-tool and an arsenal of weapons grade smart-assery. Along the way he rallies a team of everyday people and cast-off Augments, but soon discovers that his father's nemesis, the Black Beetle, isn’t his only enemy or even his worst. Crimson Son isn’t your typical superhero fantasy. Fast-paced, engaging, with all the action you’d expect but set in a believable world and helmed by a vulnerable hero with an unmistakable voice.Click the Buy Now button to escape the Icehole with Spencer!

Empty Quiver (n) – A U.S. Military term to identify and report the seizure, theft, or loss of a nuclear weapon. They were never designed to be heroes. Hurricane. Ember. Aurora. Danger. State-sponsored superhumans known as Augments. Weapons created to end a war. With the war over, their creators couldn't surrender the power and sought to hide it in the shadows. They forged ahead with covert operations and proxy wars despite growing condemnation. But one by one, Augments begin to ignore their handlers or disappear altogether. The quiver emptied. Empty Quiver takes a dark dive into the Crimson Son universe. Not your typical superhero tales, this short collection pulls no punches as it examines the clandestine program that changed Spencer’s world.

The Jadugar is scheming. Kaaliya knows the look in his eyes. When he proclaims himself Sidge's sponsor for the pilgrimage, the royal court is in an uproar - a bugman elevated to the ranks of Cloud Born? Sidge and Izhar continue their pilgrimage. They quickly find that each has their own ideas on how to secure the future of the Stormblade Temple. At Sidge’s insistence, they follow the mysterious Chuman into the lost reaches of creation. Deep in the marshes, Sidge must face the terrifying truth about his true nature and confront a lie buried at the very foundations of the temple he has devoted his life to preserving. In Stronghold, Kaaliya delves into the Jadugar’s carefully held secrets. But when commoner’s tales and legends grace the sky, she embarks on her own journey only to find the past she is running from has finally caught up to her. Will they find a way to appease the gods before it is too late? Forge of the Jadugar is the second book in the Stormblade Saga, a unique epic fantasy told from an unconventional perspective. Book three, Wake of Alshasra'a, is scheduled for release in early 2017.

Acolyte Sidge must leave the isolated Stormtemple to fulfill his destiny and become a Cloud Born, sworn to protect humanity against an ancient foe. But Sidge isn’t human and he struggles to understand his place in this newly revealed world as his religious pilgrimage tests not only his faith but his sense of identity.