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The Interludes by Santino Hassell, Ais
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThe Interludes is an anthology of stand alone stories that exist between Book #2 (Afterimage) and Book #4 (Fade) of the In The Company of Shadows series. This anthology contains key plot points and major development of characters and relationships that cannot be missed... -
Fade by Santino Hassell, Ais
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsYears after the bombs of WWIII have changed the physical and political landscape, the Agency ruthlessly works behind the scenes to take down rebel groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means. Hsin Liu Vega (Sin) is their most efficient and deadly assassin ever... -
Afterimage by Santino Hassell, Ais
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn the Company of Shadows is a series about two people who are thrown together as partners in a secret agency; their mission is to disband rebels who have propagated in a post-war future, but they have to deal with everything that comes with an unlikely partnership as well... -
小蘑菇 by 一十四洲
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAn Zhe was a mushroom whose lifelong mission was to raise his own spore.One day, he lost his spore.He searched all over the world for a long time before finally seeing a familiar spore on the news.An Zhe desperately knocked on the door of a colonel in the human military.“Hello, Sir. Did your research turn out well? Can I have my son back after the research?”The colonel looked cold... -
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Little Mushroom [小蘑菇 上] by 一十四洲
An Zhe was a mushroom whose lifelong mission was to raise his own spore.One day, he lost his spore.He searched all over the world for a long time before finally seeing a familiar spore on the news.An Zhe desperately knocked on the door of a colonel in the human military.“Hello, Sir. Did your research turn out well? Can I have my son back after the research?”The colonel looked cold... -
Evenfall: Volume 1: Director's Cut by Ais, Santino Hassell
Available at: www.inthecompanyofshadows.com In a post-apocalyptic future, the Agency works behind the scenes to take down opposition groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means, even when it comes to their own agents. Sin is the Agency's most efficient killer. His fighting skills and talent at assassination have led to him being described as a living weapon... -
Control by Manna Francis
Power Writes Its Own RulesGaining it, keeping it, or losing it, control is more than just a game--it's a critical tool for survival. No more so than in the Administration, where the Investigation and Interrogation Division's Val Toreth faces professional and personal hazards every day... -
For Certain Values of Family by Manna Francis
Every silver lining has a cloud. After the revolution, stability returns for most of the citizens of the European Administration. Revolution has delivered a little more freedom, if not as much as its architects hoped. Some, however, are finding that change also brings more complications and fresh dangers... -
The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 2 by Quil Carter
The Ghost and the Darkness Vol. 2 continues with Reaver and Elish desperately trying to find Killian and Jade. Forced to work together, they scour the northern greywastes for clues of their whereabouts. Though finding the two boys isn't as simple as following a trail. Something happened to them that no one expected... -
1/27: An ICoS Anthology (In the Company of Shadows extras) by Santino Hassell, Ais
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJanuary 27, 2027 - One day around the world. Weeks after the last page of the In the Company of Shadows series, seven stories show glimpses of the lives of fifteen characters, scattered across the globe. In Ireland, an unexpected reunion takes a terrible turn. In Australia, the tides are changing while those involved never stop watching... -
Kensho by Lyn Gala
Kensho and Other Short Tales and Tails from the Claimings UniverseLiam and Ondry have a stable relationship. However, the universe continues to move on even when their unconventional romance has settled into a comfortable partnership. Humans and Rownt struggle to find a place of mutual respect and understanding. Assumptions on each side make that difficult... -
The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 1 by Quil Carter
I would say that my life changed as soon as those gunshots went off, but in reality everything changed the moment Leo and Greyson loaded that decapitated body into the truck back in Donnely. Now I am in a place I do not recognize, with people I had once seen as enemies... -
Evenfall: Volume 2: Director's Cut by Ais, Santino Hassell
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn a post-apocalyptic future, the Agency works behind the scenes to take down opposition groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means, even when it comes to their own agents.In the newly revised Director's Cut of Evenfall, the second volume follows Sin and Boyd through a long-term undercover mission in Mexico... -
Evenfall: Volume 1: Director's Cut by Ais, Santino Hassell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn a post-apocalyptic future, the Agency works behind the scenes to take down opposition groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means, even when it comes to their own agents.Sin is the Agency's most efficient killer. His fighting skills and talent at assassination have led to him being described as a living weapon... -
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Pancakes by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAnother short story based on The Administration series. Warrick's and Toreth's relationship goes to the next level but it frightens Toreth off... -
Evenfall Volume One by Santino Hassell, Ais
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn a post-apocalyptic future, the Agency works behind the scenes to take down opposition groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means, even when it comes to their own agents.Sin is the Agency's most efficient killer. His fighting skills and talent at assassination have led to him being described as a living weapon... -
Clyde and Hay by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Charybdis Station!Clyde Dailyn is a Grell that knows his own mind, thank you very much! He wants absolutely nothing to do with a life mate, despite the restless loneliness that's keeping him awake. A mate means trusting another person and that is one thing he refuses to do... -
The Bewitchments of Love and Hate by Storm Constantine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 16 ratings‘Never speak his name, never!’ Cobweb warned. ‘Never whistle in the dark for it summons evil and he will hear it. In the treetops, the feathered ones will know. Watch them, Swift, watch the birds!’ That night I had a terrible dream. In the dream, the yellow-haired har was standing in a wreath of shadowy flames and his beauty was ugliness. He saw me and snared me in horror... -
The Captain's Mate by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWelcome back to Charybdis Station and the crew of the Blue Solace: (Sixth Book in the series) Draif Ando started life as a slave on Vextonar. When he was fifteen, he met his best friend, Leti Ando, and life got a lot better. Now he's a Charybdis Station captain and works closely with the Lord Admiral of the Station... -
Beyond Happily Ever After: Beyond Denial by Kit Rocha
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCaution: this story is not meant to stand alone . The Beyond Happily Ever After stories are vignettes and outtakes showing the O'Kanes in their daily lives, in between the adventures and often after their happy endings. These stories were written exclusively for readers and fans of the series, and will probably not make very much sense to anyone not familiar with the characters... -
The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire by Storm Constantine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 13 ratings‘If life is a battle, then my inner scars are medals for valour, for swiftness, for courage, for passion. Evil is the dark-haired sibling of Good; they walk hand in hand—always. And, by the way, whatever it sounds like, that is not an excuse.’ Calanthe, erstwhile companion of Tigron Pellaz, is on the run... -
Wait For It by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series.Warrick asks Toreth to wait for it as long as he can stand it. It being sex... -
The Engineer's Mate by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWelcome back to Charybdis Station and the crew of the Blue Solace: (Fifth Book in the series) Beck Brackenstone is a simple Grell. He loves his family and friends and enjoys tinkering in his shop. His greatest dream is to meet his life-mate, settle down, and raise a bunch of babies. When he finally does meet his mate, he realizes how completely unprepared he really is... -
Withered + Sere by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOnce upon a time, humanity could no longer contain the rage that swelled within, and the world ended in a wave of fire. One hundred years later, in the wasteland formerly known as America, a broken man who goes only by the name of Cavalo survives... -
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Sand and Ruin and Gold by Alexis Hall
Once upon a time . . . that’s how the old stories always begin. Once upon a time there was a king of a fallen kingdom. He was just and he was beloved. Or so the numbers said. One day, he gathered together the greatest, wisest minds in all the land—not sorcerers, but scientists—and he bade them fashion him a son. A prince. A perfect prince to embody his father’s legacy... -
The Hands We're Given by O.E. Tearmann
Aidan Headly never wanted to be the man giving orders. That's fine with the Democratic State Force base he's been assigned to command: they don't like to take orders. Nicknamed the Wildcards, they used to be the most effective base against the seven Corporations owning the former United States in a war that has lasted over half a century... -
Starfighter Chapter 3 by Hamlet Machine
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCain and Abel are transferred to the battleship Sleipnir for a critical mission, and the further they venture into enemy space, the deeper their relationship becomes. As Cain struggles to make a name for himself among his new shipmates, the Commanders assign Abel to a project that may give the Alliance a decisive advantage in the war against the Colterons... -
Lonely Shore by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBook two of Chaos StationAll they can do is live day to day... Felix Ingesson has returned to his duties as the Chaos's engineer with Zander Anatolius, his ex-boyfriend-turned-broken-super-soldier, at his side. Hope means something again. But there's nothing Felix can do to battle the alien poison flowing through Zander's veins, or his imminent mental decline... -
Caged by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series.Toreth is bored, so Warrick takes him to the zoo... -
Without The Game by Manna Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnother short story in The Administration series...
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