Time War Twofer

By Stephen D. Sullivan

The Time War is raging on many fronts with heroes from all over time and space coming together to fight the forces of chaos and evil. Now you can join eternal warrior Crimson, elf raconteur Brion Wilde, Orm the demonborne assassin, Martian Knight Sigourney Saxon, a rogue time traveler known as The Professor, and battle mage supreme Lian Fyre on the front lines in this special two-in-one edition.

This twofer includes both TIME WAR and TIME WAR: SECOND FRONT in one specially priced e-book.

Stephen D. Sullivan is the award-winning author of trilogies for Legend of the Five Rings, Spider Riders, and Dragonlance.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stephen D. Sullivan
• Release date: Sep 20, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301486595

Stephen D. Sullivan

Stephen D. Sullivan has written more than 50 books across many genres: fantasy, SF, horror, detective, movie adaptations, and more. Readers the world over enjoy his fast-moving prose style and hard-hitting action sequences. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the 2016 Scribe Award for his horror-comedy novel, Manos: The Hands of Fate.Not sure where to start? Try these:NEW! Manos: Talons of FateBEST SELLER: Manos: The Hands of Fate (2016 Scribe Award Winner)HORROR & MONSTERS: Daikaiju AttackFANTASY: Tournament of Death novelsSCIENCE FICTION: Heart of Steam & RustADULT: Elf Erotica (Elf Princess on Mars)OVERVIEW: Martian Knights & Other TalesThere are plenty of others to choose from, too. (Including some books from other authors published by Steve's Company, Walkabout Publishing.)Browse! Buy! Enjoy!

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Stephen D. Sullivan

Novels & Collections

The Crimson Collection

Martian Knights & Other Tales

Luck o’ the Irish

Zombies, Werewolves, & Unicorns

Tournament of Death (free online novel)

Dragonlance

The Dragon Isles

The Dying Kingdom

Warrior’s Heart (Catriona trilogy)

Warrior’s Blood (Catriona trilogy)

Warrior’s Bones (Catriona trilogy)

Legend of the Five Rings

The Scorpion

The Phoenix

The Lion

Spider Riders

The Shards of the Oracle

Quest of the Earthen

Reign of the Soul Eater

And more…

E-Books & Stories

Elf Princess on Mars (regular or illustrated Elf Erotica editions)

Heart of Steam & Rust (steampunk - 2012)

Ghosts of 9/11

Monster Shark

The Candle Goes Dark, But the Light Remains (Crimson)

Crimson & Dragons (Crimson)

Crash of the Titans (Crimson)

Thor Loser (Crimson)

Snowraven

Kidnapped by Saurians (Dungeons & Dinosaurs)

And more…

Anthologies

Blue Kingdoms: Mages & Magic

Uncanny Encounters: Roswell

Hot & Steamy (steampunk)

Steampunk’d

Sol’s Children (sci-fi)

Lilith Unbound

And more…

TIME WAR

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TIME WAR SECOND FRONT

~ Special Twofer Edition ~

Stephen D. Sullivan

• Walkabout Publishing •

Smashwords Edition.

© 2012 Stephen D. Sullivan

I worked hard on this book, and I hope you enjoy it! I’m a real person trying to make a living, not some faceless mega-corporation. Your purchase of this book makes it easier for me to write more stories for you to enjoy. So…

This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to the vendor of your choice and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, scanning, or any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission of the author.

Special thanks to my first readers, Kifflie Scott, Jean Rabe & Paul McComas for reading, valuable advice, and corrections of tense. And Karen Conlin for twofer cover advice.

Cover art & design © 2012 Stephen D. Sullivan.

Time War was originally published in Stalking the Wild Hare, Walkabout Publishing, 2010.

Time War: Second Front was originally published in Carnage & Consequences, Walkabout Publishing, 2011.

Get a free wallpaper of this and other stories at www.stephendsullivan.com –where you can find out more about me, as well. Thanks!

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CONTENTS

TIME WAR

TIME WAR: SECOND FRONT

Samples of Other Stories

Crimson & Dragons

Monster Shark

Snowraven

Tournament of Death

About Time War

About Time War: Second Front

About the Author

Original Book Covers

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TIME WAR

~ A Crimson Story ~

Stephen D. Sullivan

Our sasquatch battalion storms up the time fortress’s left flank, throwing scorpion riders into the abyss along the way. The enemy’s ZTZ-99s roll out in defense, so we send our dragonfly squadron on a bombing run, knocking out several of the tanks and pushing the bulk of the enemy’s defenders back toward the citadel. Naturally, they call in a retaliatory strike from their starfighters. As is usual with these things, the whole situation rapidly degenerates into a shitstorm of blood and guts and firepower. If war is hell, then Time War is a quadruple-scoop of hell with flaming jalapeños on top.

Magical and technological bolts of energy blaze through a sky filled with stars, planets, galaxies, and some forms of cosmology I don’t recognize. The landside battlefield is a broad two-dimensional checkerboard, suspended in thin air, surrounding the fortress. Neither the heavens, the earth, nor anything else around us seems possible—and, of course, without the time meddlers, it wouldn’t be possible.

My name is Crimson, and today, I’m a grunt. Being semi-immortal, I get swept up in this kind of thing more often than you’d probably believe. Sometimes I even survive. Most who live through a Time War forget it ever happened. I remember—thanks to the gift from the gods who put me in this situation. That and a talent for killing things is probably why I’ve been chosen to lead the infiltration squad on the right flank.

While my team is going in on the right, Carnelian Fyre’s troops are keeping the enemy busy on the left. Yeah, that Lian Fyre, the hero of the Fourth Wizard War—the Fire Mage who can toast you with a glance. I know. I thought she was dead, too. But who knows what portion of space-time the meddlers plucked her out of. We’ve met before, she and I, either in my past or her future. So, for me, this battle feels like a Warrior Chicks Reunion Tour: Lian and Crimson together again, for the first time. Scarlet Fire and Red Death the troops called us—among other, less repeatable things.

My team’s job—and the