An impulsive decision. A chance to gain a lot or lose everything. An odd discovery catapults Sam Whayler into a world of crime and intrigue. Just when he thinks he's on the verge of a breakthrough the worst happens. Sam finds himself on a spine-chilling quest for answers. He soon realizes that nothing, is as it seems. Onslaught is, a fast-paced murder mystery within a mystery buoyed, by an adrenaline-fueled adventure, against the backdrop of the stunning...

When Steve Flynn-- former Royal Marine, ex-cop and sportfishing skipper-- is accused of murdering his boss, he finds that his idyllic life on the Canary Island has suddenly lost its charm. Arrested by a tenacious and corrupt Spanish detective, Flynn knows he is facing a grim future unless he can somehow prove his innocence. Matters take a turn for the worse however when Flynn's ex-girlfriend is kidnapped and her life used as a bargaining chip. The...

A jagged beam of flame, intenser than the hottest furnace leaped through the air, struck the green globe and reached the earth in a thousand tiny rivulets of light. A fantastic futuristic tale of science fiction awesomeness, brought to you by Fletcher Pratt!

Trapped on a dying planetGeneral Cherry Lindstrom made a decision that killed millions of a friendly alien species and threatens the future of humanity.A deadly poison is creeping across the surface of her planet, but the allies of humanity won't reach Concordia in time to mount a rescue.While the scientists battle to find a way to neutralize the lethal toxin, Cherry is chasing down another threat: an enigmatic visitor who arrived just prior to the...

After 27 years of service, energy executive Kevin Walters is fired when he reports a lethal mine explosion. Attorney Scott Winslow takes on the case, and soon finds it rife with blackmail, sanitized records and treachery. When Scott and his client are threatened by someone who wants the lawsuit dismissed at any cost, they race against time to gather enough evidence to prove the case on trial. But can Scott and his team prove their theory, and bring...

Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #333-337; X-Men (1991) #53-57; Onslaught (1996): X-Men, Marvel Universe, Epilogue; Avengers (1963) #401; Fantastic Four (1961) #415; Wolverine (1988) #104; Cable (1993) #35. The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones! And this event rocked not only the X-titles, but the entire Marvel Universe! For months, the force of nature known only as Onslaught has struck from the shadows...

In 1990 Michael A. Stackpole's novel Lethal Heritage introduced readers to the Clans, genetically enhanced MechWarriors from beyond the Periphery who returned to the Inner Sphere to conquer the Successor States. With advanced BattleMechs and unstoppable skills, they crushed all who stood in their way, changing the BattleTech universe forever. Now, seven stories have been gathered from the BattleCorps fiction website to showcase this universe-altering...