Books published by Apex Publications

War has come in this sequel to the best-selling novel THE LOST LEVEL. The snake-like Anunnaki have always been a blight for the people living in the hidden dimension known as the Lost Level, but now, the denizens are fighting back. After their community is decimated and their loved ones are enslaved in the aftermath of a devastating Anunnaki attack, Aaron Pace leads a diverse group of warriors -- including the bowwoman Tolia, the mighty Karenk, a baby Triceratops, and a time-displaced Ambrose Bierce -- on a trek through primordial jungles, dark forests, and a sun-blasted desert while battling pterodactyls, man-eating worms, and other dangers.Can their small band lay siege to the Anunnaki city and rescue their friends, or will they suffer the same cruel fate so many others have before them? Find out in Brian Keene's RETURN TO THE LOST LEVEL.Includes a bonus short story!

Here is the help you have been waiting for. Ray W. Lincoln has once again hit a home run in his teen parenting book, I'm Still a Keeper. Understand your teen as never before. Reduce those conflicts and fights to a minimum by parenting your teen with confidence, understanding, and love. Parenting is not the same when your child turns the corner into the teenage years. Discover what changes will occur and learn how to deal with the teen mind and brain. When those teen emotions flare, know your teen and give them the all-important knowledge of how to manage their emotions according to how they have been designed. Need to reduce the stress of teen parenting? Who doesn't? In these pages you will find the help you crave and the way to a happier home and the treasured peace of mind and heart you seek. Teens can benefit, too from understanding themselves and developing their emotional and social intelligence. Of greatest importance is this self-discovery and knowing how their happiness and the path to fulfillment in their lives can be found.

Want to know where exceptional wines of world-class quality are to be found in Colorado? Colorado's white gold is waiting to be mined with glass in hand and taste buds at the ready. Yes, Colorado wine has come of age. You will be introduced to prestigious "best in the world" wines, grapes of excellent quality, winemakers with impressive training and, most importantly, wines that can compete with any region in the $20 to $40 range - and win. They have! It's time to experience Colorado white wines in world-class mountain splendor. This premier guide to Colorado wines will: Introduce you to the white grapes and wines of Colorado Educate you about Colorado wine, its wineries, and winemakers Direct you to quality in your chosen style of wine Let you see the wines through the winemaker's eyes Stir pleasurable emotions and motivate you to rush to the store In this "Top of the World" wine experience, knowledgable tasters offer you their perspectives on the wines they tasted, and the stories behind the wines will energize your conversations.

Welcome to Glitter & Mayhem, the most glamorous party in the multiverse.Step behind the velvet rope of these fabulous Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror tales of roller rinks, nightclubs, glam aliens, party monsters, drugs, sex, glitter, and debauchery.Dance through nightclubs, roller derby with cryptids and aliens, be seduced by otherworldly creatures, and ingest cocktails that will alter your existence forever.Your hosts are the Hugo Award-winning editors John Klima (Electric Velocipede) and Lynne M. Thomas (Apex Magazine), and the Hugo-nominated editor Michael Damian Thomas (Apex Magazine). Join glittery authors Christopher Barzak (One for Sorrow) and Daryl Gregory (Pandemonium) on the dance floor, drink cocktails with Maria Dahvana Headley (Queen of Kings: A Novel of Cleopatra, the Vampire) and Tim Pratt (Marla Mason series), and skate with Seanan McGuire (InCryptid series), Diana Rowland (Kara Gillian series), and Maurice Broaddus (The Knights of Breton Court series). The fantastic Amber Benson gets the party started with her floor-rattling introduction (Calliope Reaper-Jones series).We're waiting.TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction by Amber BensonSister Twelve: Confessions of a Party Monster by Christopher BarzakApex Jump by David J. SchwartzWith Her Hundred Miles to Hell by Kat Howard Star Dancer by Jennifer PellandOf Selkies, Disco Balls, and Anna Plane by Cat RamboSooner Than Gold by Cory SkerrySubterraneans by William Shunn & Laura ChavoenThe Minotaur Girls by Tansy Rayner RobertsUnable to Reach You by Alan DeNiroSuch & Such Said to So & So by Maria Dahvana HeadleyRevels in the Land of Ice by Tim PrattBess, the Landlord's Daughter, Goes for Drinks with the Green Girl by Sofia SamatarBlood and Sequins by Diana RowlandTwo-Minute Warning by Vylar KaftanInside Hides the Monster by Damien Angelica Walters (formerly known as Damien Walters Grintalis)Bad Dream Girl by Seanan McGuireA Hollow Play by Amal El-MohtarJust Another Future Song by Daryl GregoryThe Electric Spanking of the War Babies by Maurice Broaddus & Kyle S. JohnsonAll That Fairy Tale Crap by Rachel Swirsky

White brings with it dreams of respect, of wealth, of simply being treated as a human being. It's the one thing Walter will never be. But what if he could play white, the way so many others seem to do? Would it bring him privilege or simply deny the pain? The title story in this collection asks those questions, and then moves on to challenge notions of race, privilege, personal choice, and even life and death with equal vigor.From the spectrum spanning despair and hope in "What She Saw When They Flew Away" to the stark weave of personal struggles in "Chocolate Park," Let's Play White speaks with the voices of the overlooked and unheard. "I Make People Do Bad Things" shines a metaphysical light on Harlem's most notorious historical madame, and then, with a deft twist into melancholic humor, "Cue: Change" brings a zombie-esque apocalypse, possibly for the betterment of all mankind. Gritty and sublime, the stories of Let's Play White feature real people facing the worlds they're given, bringing out the best and the worst of what it means to be human. If you're ready to slip into someone else's skin for a while, then it's time to come play white. Blurbs:"These raw, brutal stories, often with intriguingly open endings, display an odd and unsettling relationships to the poetry of violence. These dark tales announce the arrival of a formidable new master of the macabre." -Samuel R. Delany, author of Dhalgren and Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders"What a stunning collection. Let's Play White... and so on time. [Chesya Burke has] touched something special in [her] stories. I'm a big Octavia Butler fan and I see a peek of that as well as some latter-day Toni Morrison [within these pages]. I see the light and warmth [Chesya is] offering. There definitely is magic in that. The short story, next to poetry, is the most difficult writing form. [Chesya has] tamed it and made it yield to [her] touch."-Nikki Giovanni, Grammy-nominated spoken word artist and poet Cover Artist:Jordan Casteel About the Author:Chesya Burke has published over forty short stories in various venues including Dark Dreams: Horror and Suspense by Black Writers, Voices From the Other Side, and Whispers in the Night, each published by Kensington Publishing Corp. as well as the historical, science, and speculative fiction magazine, Would That It Were, and many more. Several of her articles appeared in the African American National Biography, published by Harvard and Oxford University Press, and she won the 2004 Twilight Tales award for short fiction. Chesya attends Agnes Scott College, where she studies creative writing and the African diaspora as it relates to race, class and gender. Many of these themes find themselves appearing in her fiction.

Visit the edgier side of science fiction. From funkadelic airships to post-apocalyptic advertising, you're sure to find brilliant and original short fiction in our second Book of Apex. These stories represent the second year of original online content from Apex Magazine. Enjoy work from acclaimed story masters such as Jennifer Pelland, Ekaterina Sedia, Mary Robinette Kowal, Peter M. Ball, Seanan McGuire, Mark Henry, and many more! Table of Contents"She Called Me Sweetie"-Glenn Lewis Gillette"...That Has Such People in It"-Jennifer Pelland"Pimp My Airship"-Maurice Broaddus"Kenny 149"-Brad Becraft"Advertising at the End of the World"-Keffy R.M. Kehrli"Fungal Gardens"-Ekaterina Sedia"Ghost Technology from the Sun"-Paul Jessup"A Poor Man's Roses"-Alethea Kontis"To Dream of Stars: An Astronomer's Lament"-Peter M. Ball"Benjamin Schneider's Little Greys"-Nir Yaniv"After the Fire"-Aliette de Bodard"Overclocking"-James L. Sutter"59 Beads"-Rochita Loenen-Ruiz"Wondrous Days"-Genevieve Valentine"White Christmas"-James F. Reilly"The Lady or the Tiger"-J.M. McDermott"p.a. chic"-Tobias Amadon Bengelsdorf"Beyond the Garden Close"-Mary Robinette Kowal"The Bride Replete"-Mary Robinette Kowal"Dying with Her Cheer Pants On"-Seanan McGuire"Seafoam"-Mark Henry"The Last Stand of the Ant Maker"-Paul Jessup"City of Refuge"-Jerry L. Gordon"Sol Asleep"-Naomi Libicki"Laika's Dream"-Holly Hight"Artifact"-Peter Atwood"Schrodinger's Pussy"-Terra Lemay

Are there such things as intelligent emotions? This book will argue that there are and they are the ones we must focus on if we want to know success. Drawing from the critical literature on temperament psychology, Ray W. Lincoln will show how understanding the patterns of emotion in our temperament will enable us to manage our emotions effectively. Frustration, hurt, anger, loneliness, and jealousy are just some of the emotions we need to have in our control - not "off the leash" and attacking us. Too many people cry out, "Show me how to control my feelings!" Combining temperament's urges and emotional drives, Lincoln does not depend on general methods but on how you are made and can learn to overcome emotion's tyranny. Discover your uniqueness. If you long to know how to understand your emotions and the immense power of your feelings, learn how here. Loaded with application and practical help At last, successful ways to master yourself, not just general tips Makes sense of who you are and how you operate Guidance to master your emotions From children to adults, the problem of emotional management is paramount to a satisfying life. It is not just a matter of self-awareness and self-discipline; it is understanding how we function. Your eyes will be opened to see yourself as never before, and the facts about how your emotions operate may surprise you.

Want to understand yourself and other people better? Want to be a highly effective leader? The intricacies of how we are designed are here along with the solutions to our frustrations with people. Moments of insight and epiphany will leap at you from these pages as you read. You will become equipped to help lead and teach people of all ages as never before. Don't live without this knowledge. Keep this indispensable reference book with you in all of your attempts to succeed. You will find: * Help for self-discovery and self-actualization * Understanding for all your relationships and team environments * The vital information you will need to lead with an intimate knowledge of people * Help with children for parents * Help for teachers, educators, and therapists * Help to motivate adults according to how they are made * Why and how stress affects different people and what to do to help them handle their stress * The Achilles heal that can derail and demotivate each type * Help in a very usable form - resulting from a greater understanding of people - for all those who help, lead, train or teach others. Tapping the vast research of temperament studies and the intricacies of how we are designed, bestselling author and international speaker, Ray W. Lincoln, explains in simple terms how to be better than you ever imagined you could be. Grab this long-awaited companion to his breakthrough book, INNERKINETICS. You'll be glad you did!

Are there such things as intelligent emotions? This book will argue that there are, and they are the ones we must focus on if we want to know success. Drawing from the critical literature on temperament psychology, Ray W. Lincoln will show how understanding the patterns of emotion in our temperament will enable us to manage our emotions effectively. Frustration, hurt, anger, loneliness, and jealousy are just some of the emotions we need to have in our control - not "off the leash" and attacking us. Too many people cry out, "Show me how to control my feelings!" Combining temperament's urges and emotional drives, Lincoln does not depend on general methods but on how you are made and can learn to overcome emotion's tyranny. Discover your uniqueness. If you long to know how to understand your emotions and the immense power of your feelings, learn how here. Loaded with application and practical help At last, successful ways to master yourself, not just general tips Makes sense of who you are and how you operate Guidance to master your emotions From children to adults, the problem of emotional management is paramount to a satisfying life. It is not just a matter of self-awareness and self-discipline; it is understanding how we function. Your eyes will be opened to see yourself as never before, and the facts about how your emotions operate may surprise you.

Visit the darker side of science fiction. From post-apocalyptic punkbands to the unearthing of ancient beings in a coal mine, from Moreau'sbeast men to a dreamy theatrical wonderland, explore the fiction thatdescends from the darkest pits of the human mind. These storiesrepresent the first year of original online content from Apex Magazine.Enjoy work from acclaimed masters such as Theodora Goss, EkaterinaSedia, Mary Robinette Kowal, Lavie Tidhar, Gord Sellar, JenniferPelland, George Mann, and many more!Contains the following dark SF stories published in Apex Magazine from January 1, 2008 through June 30th, 2009: Table of Contents¿Post Apocalypse¿ ¿ James Walton Langolf¿These Days¿ ¿ Katherine Sparrow¿In the Seams¿ ¿ Andrew C. Porter¿The Nature of Blood¿ ¿ George Mann¿Scenting the Dark¿ ¿ Mary Robinette Kowal¿The Limb Knitter¿ ¿ Steven Francis Murphy¿I Know an Old Lady¿ ¿ Nathan Rosen¿Blakenjel¿ ¿ Lavie Tidhar¿Behold: Skowt!¿ ¿ Jason Heller¿A Splash of Color¿ ¿ William T. Vandemark¿A Night at the Empire¿ ¿ Joy Marchand¿Organ Nell¿ ¿ Jennifer Pelland¿Starter House¿ ¿ Jason Palmer¿On the Shadow Side of the Beast¿ ¿ Ruth Nestvold¿Cai and Her Ten Thousand Husbands¿ ¿ Gord Sellar¿Dark Planet¿ ¿ Lavie Tidhar¿The Pumä ¿ Theodora Goss¿Mind of a Pig¿ ¿ Ekaterina Sedia¿Waiting for Jakie¿ ¿ Barbara Krasnoff¿Hindsight, In Neon¿ ¿ Jamie Todd Rubin¿Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens¿ ¿ Peter M. Ball¿Hideki and the Gnomes¿ ¿ Mark Lee Pearson¿Plebiscite AV3X¿ ¿ Jason Fischer¿Shaded Streams Run Clearest¿ ¿ Geoffrey W. Cole