In the time after The Black, human survivors of the Southern Claw Alliance clash with vampire legions of the Ebon Cities in a constant war for survival. Earth as we know it has been forever damaged by an arcane storm that fused our world with distant realms of madness and terror. Things that once existed only in our nightmares stalk the earth. Now, humanity is threatened by one of its own. Eric Cross, an enlisted warlock in the Southern Claw military, is part of an elite team of soldiers and mages in pursuit of a woman known as Red -- a witch whose stolen knowledge threatens the future of the human race. The members of Viper Squad will traverse haunted forests and blighted tundra in their search for the traitor, a journey that ultimately leads them to the necropolis of Koth. There, in that haven of renegade undead, Cross will discover the dark origins of magic, and the true meaning of sacrifice... Experience a dark and deadly new world in the debut novel of the "Blood Skies" series from author Steven Montano.About the AuthorSteven Montano is an accountant who thinks he's a writer, based mainly on the fact that he managed to get a few D&D adventures published roughly 2,000 years ago. He's been writing as a hobby for almost 20 years. Steven graduated with distinction with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He and his family live in Washington State, where they are losing their valiant battle against the rain. Steven is currently hard at work on the next book in the "Blood Skies" post-apocalyptic dark fantasy fiction series. Like every book in the series, it will have magic, guns and vampires. (Really, what more could you want?) Visit Steven's website at www.bloodskies.com.

BOOK FIVE OF THE BLOOD SKIES SERIESA new evil is born.The Ebon Cities have created a deadly new breed of undead called the Witchborn, whose very existence spells doom for the entire continent. To make matters worse, a nihilist cult called the Black Circle has learned of the Witch's Eye, the source of the Witchborn virus and an item capable of opening a portal to The Black.Eric Cross's scattered and war-weary team must find the Eye before it's too late. With the aid of some unlikely allies, the mercenaries will fight their way across the wastelands and challenge the horrors at the edge of oblivion. And before the battle is won Cross and his team will make the ultimate sacrifice, and face one of their own...Check out the entire Blood Skies seriesBLOOD SKIES BLACK SCARSSOULRAZORCROWN OF ASHTHE WITCH'S EYEEach just $3.99! Book 6, CHAIN OF SHADOWS, coming Fall/Winter 2013!Review"Well written, page turning, descriptive insight in to a dark world. A fantastic enjoyable read with a satisfying end. Superb example of its genre." -- Jaco, Amazon.UK ReviewFrom the AuthorCheck out the entire Blood Skies seriesBLOOD SKIES BLACK SCARSSOULRAZORCROWN OF ASHTHE WITCH'S EYEEach just $3.99! Book 6, CHAIN OF SHADOWS, coming Fall/Winter 2013!

Product DescriptionThe war continues… Eric Cross and his team of elite mercenaries are the bane of the Ebon Cities. Armed with the cutting-edge arcane weaponry of the Southern Claw, Cross and his crew – Black, Kane, Ronan, Maur, Grissom and Ash – have become a veritable thorn in the side of the vampire armies. Now the team is tasked with halting vampire activity near the remote city-state of Fane, where the Ebon Cities have teamed up with a former Revenger in search of a deadly weapon called Soulrazor. To make matters worse, something sinister has happened to Cross, and the key to his salvation is somehow directly tied to the Ebon Cities’ new soldiers: a host of necrotic angels who bear traces of divine power. Cross and his team must travel across a blighted wilderness and do battle with a vile array of enemies as they race not only to save the city of Thornn from total annihilation, but to rescue Cross’ very soul from an enemy more powerful than he could ever imagine…About the AuthorSteven Montano fell out of the sky one day and landed behind an accountant’s desk. Rather than write novels about his experiences in an alternate post-apocalyptic world besieged by vampires, he decided to reconcile accounts and calculate journal entries. He still writes in his spare time.

Return to the world of Malzaria in the highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling epic fantasy adventure CITY OF SCARS. Hunted by Empires and crime lords alike, Ijanna Taivorkan and the young warrior Kath Cardrezhej make their way north through the dire Bonelands, a twisted wastelands populated by unnatural terrors. Hoping to find the answers to her dark destiny and driven by a need to escape her fate, Ijanna won't rest until she locates the last of the Skullborn. Azander Dane, fallen Dawn Knight, pursues Ijanna to help her as a way of making amends for the crimes of his past. Aided by an exiled giant and gripped by a magical disease that is slowly driving him mad, Dane must brave the dangers of the Phage-controlled city of Kaldrak Iyres in order to reach the Dream Witch in time. Beset at every turn by evil magic, powerful assassins and dark revelations, Dane and Ijanna will ultimately find themselves in the ruined city of Corinth, where ancient artifacts may hold the key to the world's salvation...or its untimely doom. Path of Bones is the second volume of The Skullborn Trilogy. The first volume, City of Scars, is now available; the third volume, The Black Tower, will be released in 2014.