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Hell Bound or Heaven Sent?

Some of us will never know until it''s too late.

From an infernal fiend reduced to baking cookies to distract a small child, to a pastor''s kid rescued from a fall from grace by an unlikely pair, and every iteration in between, Devilish & Divine explores the spectrum of mankind''s encounters with beings of power beyond our comprehension.

Are you ready to explore otherworldly hosts-both heavenly and otherwise?

With stories by

James Chambers, John L. French, Robert E. Waters, Jenifer Purcell Rosenberg, Christopher J. Burke, Michelle D. Sonnier, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Russ Colchamiro, Michael A. Black, Patrick Thomas, Hildy Silverman, and, John G. Hartness

There are creatures lurking in our world. Obscure creatures long relegated to myth and legend. They have been sighted by a lucky-or unlucky-few, some have even been photographed, but their existence remains unproven and unrecognized by the scientific community.

These creatures, long thought gone, have somehow survived; creatures from our nightmares haunting the dark places. They swim in our lakes and bays, they soar the night skies, they hunt in the woods. Some are from our past, and some from other worlds, and others that have always been with us-watching us, fearing us, hunting us.

These are the cryptids, and Systema Paradoxa tells their tales.

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In the dark days of Prohibition, in the wilderness just outside Harbor City, not all ''monsters'' walk on two legs, and the ones that do aren''t all men up to no good. Creatures that long ago retreated into the venue of folklore have crept from their dark corners of the world to harry the ''Shiners minding their illicit business in the deep woods.

A faithful few recall the legends, and try their luck working for the roadhouses that seek to skirt the law. But life among the crime syndicate can be harrowing.

The wise get out, those that don''t, gamble their tomorrows against today...even before the Bosses get the idea to weaponize the living legends lurking in the heart of the forest in a bid to win their bootleg war.

Because when the moon shines, danger is afoot...or awing.

There are creatures lurking in our world. Obscure creatures long relegated to myth and legend. They have been sighted by a lucky-or unlucky-few, some have even been photographed, but their existence remains unproven and unrecognized by the scientific community.

These creatures, long thought gone, have somehow survived; creatures from our nightmares haunting the dark places. They swim in our lakes and bays, they soar the night skies, they hunt in the woods. Some are from our past, and some from other worlds, and others have always been with us-watching us, fearing us, hunting us.

These are the cryptids, and Systema Paradoxa tells their tales.

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Same ol'' Syn, all new mischief...

Just when Theodore Syn starts thinking about sinking roots, the military comes calling, needing a man with his... unique qualifications to deal with a need-to-know problem that''s cropped up in the Chesapeake Bay.

Something is out there, frightening fish and fishermen alike.

But that''s not the real problem. Someone is masquerading as a military official on American soil, and with war on the horizon, steps need to be taken to safeguard the East Coast, before the Axis Powers drive a U-boat--or something more unexpected--right up the mouth of the Bay.

There are creatures lurking in our world. Obscure creatures long relegated to myth and legend. They have been sighted by a lucky-or unlucky-few, some have even been photographed, but their existence remains unproven and unrecognized by the scientific community.

These creatures, long thought gone, have somehow survived; creatures from our nightmares haunting the dark places. They swim in our lakes and bays, they soar the night skies, they hunt in the woods. Some are from our past, and some from other worlds, and others have always been with us-watching us, fearing us, hunting us.

These are the cryptids, and Systema Paradoxa tells their tales.

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Theodore Syn has already led an interesting life full of events best left... unexplained. All he wants now is to put in his time as a detective with the Harbor City Police with nothing much of note going on.

More the fool, he.

When shredded bodies start popping up with bits of them eaten away by something noticeably larger than your average rat, Syn races to solve the case before more bodies hit the morgue.

Only Detective Syn uncovers more than he''s prepared for, and no matter which way he turns, the finger of guilt points at someone he knows...