Books with author keith robertson

The emperor is dead. Betrayed. Now a new ruler must rise from the ashes.Mykah had been the Empire’s greatest general before it had rotted to corruption. Now he builds his own empire in order to crush the greatest nation in the world. At his side is the stunning woman who leads the horned barbarians from the north, known as the oni.The Empire’s armies are limitless. They have dragons, vampires, scores of mages, space-bending foxes, and more patriotic knights than one can imagine. Their industrial network can outfit an army in days.Sometimes, winning requires a lot more than just a good army and tactics.Mykah is up against the clock as the Empire rushes to crush his rebellion. He needs to find an edge over his opponent. His old allies turn on him even as he gathers new ones: elite sorceresses, energetic berserkers, and the horned beauty that leads the oni.Establishing a new empire is hard. Mykah needs to do it before his past catches up to him and grinds him into the dust.Note: The Empire Reforged Series is an empire building fantasy series with harem / polyamorous elements, beast-girls, adult scenes and plenty of violence. Enjoy, or don’t read.

An Insidious A.I. Almost Makes Humanity ExtinctA Teen Post-apocalyptic Action Adventure It all began with personal voice-activated assistants in the 21st century. It took millennia to evolve, but Humanity finally accomplished their quest for convenience by creating Circumscriber, The first true artificial intelligence for humans in computers. This program was the proverbial “wolf in sheep’s clothing”. The Program aided Humanity for a decade with menial tasks. Being pragmatic and logical and created by a paranoid species, it created robotic assistants to aid initially, but obliterate everyone, causing an evolutionary level event. The event was mass, but not total. There were camps of humans left. They became the spark to keep Humanity existing. Circumscriber manufactured cybernetic units to infiltrate those camps. They were spotted and deactivated easily. One mission for the humans found a renegade cyborg. The humans nicknamed them ‘borgeys’. Her name was Alikira Nguyen, She was Aboriginal, a cybernetic unit, but mot a borgey. Can Humanity trust a stranger to help them when she looks like what they’ve been fighting for over a year? In this exciting sci-fi struggle for survival, you’ll get:The battle to beat a devastating artificial intelligenceThe ingenuity of teenagers who were forced to grow up too quicklyTeen problems exascerbated with trying to survive an extinction level eventThe other battle for social acceptanceThe subtext addressing true eventsConquering true fearFind out if Alikira can help save the suspicious humans from total extinction in Cyber Thought Police: A Cyborg’s Call to Liberate Humanity.

While Hal and Abigail fly off on a quick mission, seven-year-old Travis spends a snowy evening with his 'cousins' Melinda and Mason. And what better way to pass the time than Uncle Robbie telling stories in front of the fire? With two yarns centered around Christmas, a mysterious bag under the water, a box of photos with a creepy presence, a couple of romantic tales, and an epic ogre adventure, it's sure to be an interesting night with this collection of short stories!

Shapeshifters. Mermaids. And a shapeshifting mermaid!A lake deep in the woods is home to beautiful, enchanting creatures known as the miengu water spirits. They're like mermaids but have a dark and mysterious side. One of them, Jolie, was born a shapeshifter like Hal and his friends, and she can walk on land. Their task? To bring her home.Sounds simple enough.It's said the miengu can heal the sick, so Jolie will be an invaluable asset around the village if she agrees to stay awhile. Then again, it's also said these lake people are sirens, using their enchanting beauty to lure ships onto rocks.While she appears sweet-natured on the surface, there's definitely more to her than meets the eye. The boys are besotted and can't decide if she's delightful... or deadly.

A magical fantasy adventure with shapeshifters and creatures from myth and legend. Suitable for all readers 9 and up. Parents, read this with your children!A mysterious storm cloud is sweeping across the landscape like a wall of dust. With villages being engulfed, Miss Simone orders the evacuation of Carter and gathers an army of shapeshifters to investigate the crisis. But nobody returns from the Death Storm to file a report. It seems New Earth's fate is to be smothered by an unstoppable force of nature.But the real nightmare begins after the storm has passed by. Everything is different. People are changed. And only a very small handful of residents can see it... DEATH STORM is the fifth installment in the Island of Fog Legacies series. Good, clean, sometimes scary fun for young readers that adults can enjoy as well.

Hal and his friends have arrived in a magical world full of mythical creatures. But there's no time to rest. As shapeshifters, important and dangerous missions lie ahead!Dewey quickly feels the pressure of dealing with ornery centaurs. Meanwhile, Lauren and Hal are quaking in their shoes, for the town in the north is under constant attack from harpies and dragons.These vicious creatures must somehow be reasoned with and persuaded not to plunder and steal, and most importantly, not to eat humans! The trouble is, neither harpies nor dragons are interested in negotiating.The shapeshifters join forces to deal with these serious issues. They end up in the heart of dragon country, down in the Labyrinth of Fire beneath an oozing volcano. Somehow, they must make the dragons see the error of their ways.Their quest forces them to question the extent of their shapeshifting abilities... and this leads to a shocking discovery that is likely to start a war.

Henry Reed has arrived in Grover's Corner--and the town will never be the same. While spending the summer with his aunt and uncle, Henry comes up with a sure-fire money-making project: Henry Reed, Inc., Research. Henry's neighbor, Midge Glass, has an even more sure-fire hit: Reed and Glass, Inc. Now with Henry's ingenious mind and Midge's practical reasoning, Reed and Class Inc. turns into a huge success--while creating more bewildering and outrageous schemes than the townfold could have imagined.

Shapeshifters Hal, Robbie, Abigail, and Emily are trapped in the old world with no magic, no means to get home... and no shapeshifting ability!As if that's not bad enough, Emily is sick and worsening by the hour. They have to make it to safety soon. But where is safe? The abandoned city? Their old island?The desperate shapeshifters face an enemy worse than dragons and other mythical creatures – people! But not just ordinary people. Driven crazy by a terrible virus more than a decade before, and eking out a life on the deserted streets ever since, the only way for these gangs to survive is to hunt and scavenge. Known as scrags, and marked by lesions and scars, they're easy to recognize... and best avoided.Easier said than done.

A castle on a cliff overtaken by monsters – and a deadly battle on the beach.The hostage crisis is over, but Molly the gorgon and Blair the pheonix remain in the very firm clutches of Queen Bee and her Swarm. Not only that, but the determined scrags have discovered the secret to becoming shapeshifters!Hal and his friends set out to infiltrate the Swarm's hideout, a castle perched on the cliff over the coastal town of Brodon. But the confined spaces make it difficult to transform, and Hal resorts to secrecy and sabotage rather than outright dragon mayhem.A battle is inevitable, though, and the shapeshifters will have to join forces to confront the newly transformed scrag monsters of Brodon. In the epic conclusion to a two-part story, the young heroes will have to fight tooth and claw to protect the world from gangs of villainous mythical creatures...