Landon Porter

There is a legend in the world that tells of a weapon sought after by only the most wicked of souls. Passed down through the years since before the coming of the gods, it grants its master the power to conquer and rule. The Rune Breaker. After decades of dormancy, it just found a new master in Taylin, an escaped slave, who stumbled upon its resting place and found it bound to her will. But as it happens, the Rune Breaker is really a person: the shapeshifting master and dark mage, Ru Brakar, who has been cursed to serve whoever finds him since prehistory. Taylin refuses to keep a slave, but an accidental order to Ru lands them both flung far into the future, where they must rely on one another and their new allies to brave a world alien to both of them and the attentions of a foe who stalks them in hopes of gaining access to a power beyond the gods.

A Girl and Her Monster

The Descendants Collection 1

School's out and summer is officially underway! But it's not all fun and games, as it becomes clear that with the Academy gone, all new threats are popping up to try and take advantage of descendant kids. Laurel and Alexis set out to deal with this while the teens head to Dawson Bay for a weekend at the beach. Summer for the Descendants promises to be packed with fun and fulfillment. Too bad it will also be packed with magical monsters, killer robots and maybe even a super-powered team-up! They are heroes. They are people. This is their story. Styled after works from the Bronze Age of Comic Books, The Descendants is presented in a unique manner: as an all-prose comic book complete with issues, specials and annuals, each telling a complete story that ties into the overall tale of the titular superheroes. It is also written as a throwback and love letter to an earlier age of superheroes, to a time before everything was grim and gritty and when comic books were fun. Collects Issues #25-31 of the web serial The Descendants by Landon Porter.

Strange Days

Cheyanne Young

Drew Hayes

Jim Zoetewey

Warren Hately

Marion G. Harmon

Scott Bachmann

Frank Byrns

Hydrargentium

Michael Ivan Lowell

T. Mike McCurley

R. J. Ross

The Pen & Cape Society, in conjunction with Local Hero Press, is proud to present The Good Fight, an anthology of superhero fiction from some of the best authors working in the genre. Collected within this volume are stories by Scott Bachmann, Frank Byrns, Marion Harmon, Warren Hately, Drew Hayes, Ian Thomas Healy, Hydrargentium, Michael Ivan Lowell, T. Mike McCurley, Landon Porter, R. J. Ross, Cheyanne Young, and Jim Zoetewey. After enjoying the stories in The Good Fight, please be sure to check out the works of the individual authors, because they're just super!

The Good Fight

There is a legend in the world that tells of a weapon sought after by only the most wicked of souls. Passed down through the years since before the coming of the gods, it grants its master the power to conquer and rule. The Rune Breaker. After decades of dormancy, it just found a new master in Taylin, an escaped slave, who stumbled upon its resting place and found it bound to her will. But as it happens, the Rune Breaker is really a person: the shapeshifting master and dark mage, Ru Brakar, who has been cursed to serve whoever finds him since prehistory. Taylin refuses to keep a slave, but an accidental order to Ru lands them both flung far into the future, where they must rely on one another and their new allies to brave a world alien to both of them and the attentions of a foe who stalks them in hopes of gaining access to a power beyond the gods. Collects the first book of the web serial novel, Rune Breaker by Landon Porter with cover art by Clay Kronke. Keywords: Free, sword & sorcery, steampunk, dungeonpunk, shapeshifter, dragon

Scientific experimentation in the twentieth century caused later generations to give birth to a new breed of human gifted with the genetic potential for superhuman feats, both mental and physical. In the United States, the Psionics Training and Application Academy was founded to train the most powerful of these psionics and the Enforcer Corps was created to stop those who used their powers for ill purposes. But the Academy had a more clandestine agenda, one that has recently been discovered by three of its former students. Their desperate crusade to save the children exploited to the Academy’s dark ends leads them to the city of Mayfield, where they face not only the threat from the Academy, but from a powerful crime lord, an ancient witch, and all manner of villain in between. They are heroes. They are people. This is their story. Styled after works from the Bronze Age of Comic Books, The Descendants is presented in a unique manner: as an all-prose comic book complete with issues, specials and annuals, each telling a complete story that ties into the overall tale of the titular superheroes. It is also written as a throwback and love letter to an earlier age of superheroes, to a time before everything was grim and gritty and when comic books were fun. Collects Issues #0-7 of the web serial The Descendants by Landon Porter.

We Could Be Heroes

The Descendants is styled after works from the Bronze Age of Comic Books, a time before superhero comics were dominated by grim and gritty deconstructions; when comic books were fun. It is presented in a unique manner: as an all-prose comic book complete with issues, specials and annuals. Each tells a complete story that ties into the overall tale of the titular superheroes. In the first exciting volume: Three friends discover the their old school, The Psionics Training and Application Academy is actually a front for a clandestine organization dedicated to exploiting young people with powers rather than helping them. They band together, managing to rescue a small group of such people, bringing them to Mayfield, VA for safekeeping. Unfortunately, fate puts them in harm's way from new and dangerous sources beyond what they were already facing; from a resurrected sorceress, to the local crime boss, and a mad-woman with powered armor and a robot army! If our heroes want to live, they'll have to learn to come together as a super-team and as a family. They are heroes. They are people. This is their story. Collects the entire first volume of the webserial, including The Descendants #0-12, Descendants Special #1, and Descendants Annual #1. Bonus content includes the short story Who is... The Whitecoat?, and the Rise of Morganna miniseries. Content in this collection was previously published in the ebooks We Could Be Heroes, Tome Attacks, and Rise of Morganna.

The Descendants - The Complete Volume 1: Welcome to Freeland House

Just a few weeks after the events of A Girl and Her Monster, Taylin, Ru, Kaiel and the entire Clan of the Winter Willow return! The caravan heads to Daire City for trade, only to run afoul of the ever-changing politics of Novrom. While Grandmother and King Solgrum lock horns, Taylin and her companions take advantage of the delay to enjoy what the city has to offer. Along the way, they meet a skilled contractor for the Historical Society of Kinos, her less than skilled ward, and a pious swordsman. But even the thick city walls of Daire can't protect them from the machinations of Immurai the Masked forever, and the demon has plans within plans in store for them. Collects Book 2 of the webserial novel, Rune Breaker by Landon Porter Cover Art by Clay Kronke Keywords: sword & sorcery, steampunk, dungeonpunk, shapeshifter, dragon

Lighter Days, Darker Nights

With Pele suffering a bizarre mental crisis, her friends scramble to find answers. Believing that the link is to blame, Ru seeks out a cadre of magi whose research might hold insights into its inner workings. At the same time, Kaiel, Brin and Layaka uncover more of the terrible sins the hailene visited upon Pele. Meanwhile, a new assassin is dispatched to put an end to Vul Azan—and it's a very familiar face. Return to the World of Ere and the lives of Pele, Ru, Kaiel, Brin, Raiteria and the other characters from Rune Breaker for the start of an all-new adventure. Witness new places, new wonders—and new threats while along for a ride every bit as thrilling as the first series.

City of Bards

The Descendants is styled after works from the Bronze Age of Comic Books, a time before superhero comics were dominated by grim and gritty deconstructions; when comic books were fun. It is presented in a unique manner: as an all-prose comic book complete with issues, specials and annuals. Each tells a complete story that ties into the overall tale of the titular superheroes. In the second exciting volume: After fending off the threat of Morganna and the forces of Project Tome, The Descendants turn their sights to the homefront. The teens need to be reunited with their parents and the older members have families of their own to reconnect with. Of course, they'll have to do this while dealing with an anti-descendant religious movement as well as all-new villains like the Interfacers, Aces High and Mad-Mad Madigan. And if that wasn't enough, an old enemy returns with some monstrous new friends! They are heroes. They are people. This is their story. Collects Issues #13-24, Descendants Special #2, and Descendants Annual #2 from the web serial The Descendants by Landon Porter. Content in this collection was previously published in the ebooks The Devil Came Down To Mayfield, and A MagicTech Crisis.

The Descendants - The Complete Volume 2: Magic and Machines

Since time immemorial, the most evil of souls have sought after a legendary weapon rumored to grant its welder the power lay waste to their enemies, crush empires, and rule in absolute power. The Rune Breaker. The truth behind the legend is far stranger: the Rune Breaker is really Ru Brakar, an ancient wizard bound to serve whosoever controls the spell that binds him—and that spell just fell into the hands of the ang'hailene woman, Taylin. From the deepest, most dangerous mines to the front lines of airborne combat, Taylin has spent her entire life as a slave, hating her masters more and more every moment. She wants no part of keeping a slave of her own, no matter how powerful. The choice is soon taken out of her hands, as the pair find themselves stranded in an alien future. There, they will need to rely on one another and a host of new allies; not only to navigate their new world, but to fend off the machinations of Immurai the Masked, a demon with a history with Ru and whose plans for them pose a threat to the very gods. Rune Breaker:The Complete Saga collects the entire webserial novel series, Rune Breaker by Landon Porter, reprinting the following books: A Girl and Her Monster, Lighter Days, Darker Nights, The Path of Destruction, and Evil Unto Evil. It also reprints bonus material from Evil Unto Evil and includes a pronunciation guide.

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