Nicholas Samuel Stember – författare

Welcome to the 24th Century – Angel is a street rat who escaped a dying Earth colony only to end up in prison. She has a secret unknown to even herself, and it's about to change her life in a fiery way. Tanis Adalric is the Overlord of a rising stellar empire that views Earth and its Alliance of peaceful worlds as the ultimate prize. He's but a heartbeat away from the throne of the Dire Queen, needing just the right edge to challenge her. A prophecy exists which will bring these two together in a struggle for their very survival. A conflict filled with dangers, epic space battles, and romance.

Tucked deep in Colorado's Wet Mountains, where pine forests whisper with the wind and the night sky twinkles with unfiltered stars, is Mission: Wolf; a place where the voices of wolves echo across the ridges. Within these pages, authors from around the world honor that spirit in tales that span the mystical and the modern, the feral and the familiar. From legends of the first howls to stories of companionship, sacrifice, and survival, Spirit of the Wolf explores the timeless bond between wolves and humans. For wolves are the guardians of the wilderness and reflections of our own souls. Each story sings with the essence of the pack: loyalty, freedom, courage, and the enduring hope that even in captivity, the wild heart endures. Proceeds from this anthology will be donated to Mission: Wolf, a sanctuary built on compassion and dedicated to the care and preservation of wolves and wolf-dogs, and to teaching respect for the delicate balance between humans and nature. So settle in. Listen closely. Within these pages, you may just hear the wolf's call as it awakens the wild within your own soul.  Authors appearing in Spirit of the Wolf: Michael La Ronn, Janice Rider, Steven Lente, Marisca Pichette, Ville Merilainen, Deborah Fredericks, Robert Lupton, Jenna Hanan Moore, Andrew M Seddon, Oakley Beaumont, Missy Stephenson, Dana Bell, Rodney G Hatfield Jr., Laura Rodley, Henry Herz, Carol Hightshoe, Nicholas Samuel Stember, Mea Andrews, Maria D'Antonio-Reich, and Robert MacWolf

What if the key you're searching for isn't what you expect?Or was never meant to be found?Inspired by the familiar command to "e;press any key,"e; this anthology gathers stories of quests where the treasure is uncertain, the rules are unclear, and the outcome is never guaranteed.Across genres and worlds, writers explore searches for power, truth, survival, compassion, and meaning. Sometimes on Earth, sometimes far beyond it.In Search for the Any Key, jungles conceal deadly secrets, frozen landscapes test the heart, technology reshapes human desire, and myth walks quietly beside the modern world.Some seekers uncover riches. Others find loss, transformation, or revelation. And some discover that the real prize lies not in the finding, but in the seeking.Open the door.If you can find the key.