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ADAM J. WHITLATCH
The Weller
ISBN - 978-0615820125
Matt Freeborn is a weller, one whose job is to seek out the most valuable commodity in the wastes: clean, potable water. The weller's precious cargo makes him a prime target for attack from savage road pirates, grotesque mutants, ravenous cannibals and ruthless private armies. Armed with his trusty sidearm, the Well Digger, Freeborn is fully prepared to handle any of these terrors, but there are still things even the weller fears: the bogeymen of the wastes... distillers.
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The Weller - Night of the Cicada
ISBN - 978-1541116139
Matt Freeborn’s travels have brought him to the abandoned river city of Burlington, Iowa. Unbeknownst to the weller, terrible things hunger in the darkness, and their eyes are fixed upon him! Matt soon finds himself running for his life, seeking shelter in the city in hopes to survive the Night of the Cicada.
Winner of the 2016 Burlington Bloodbath short story writing competition.
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The Weller - Fear of the Dark
ISBN - 979-8628469316
Still healing from his battle with the distillers in Iowa City, legendary weller Matt Freeborn crosses into Missouri, where foes both old and new await him. Finding himself dangerously low on precious ammunition for the Well Digger, the desperate weller accepts a perilous job on the mighty Mississippi. Armed with only his wits and experience, Freeborn must descend into places no man dares go and face unknown terrors that hunger and hunt in absolute darkness.
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War of the Worlds: Goliath
ISBN - 978-1717896964
On the eve of World War I, the Martians from the original H.G. Wells classic have returned to finish what they started, but this time humanity is ready. Armed with steam-powered battle machines created from reverse-engineered alien technology, the global defense force A.R.E.S. prepares for the coming conflict as tensions rise in Europe. Captain Eric Wells, an orphan of the first War of the Worlds, commands Earth's newest, most formidable weapon... the colossal battle tripod GOLIATH.
Based on the award-winning animated film from Tripod Entertainment.
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Vengeance for My Valentine
ISBN - 978-1980858331
When his fiancée is brutally murdered on Valentine’s Day, Ash Corvus is unwittingly plunged into the nightmarish world of the Arpadeem, or as the movies call them… Vampires.
Ash must cast off his humanity and become a monster himself if he hopes to bring vengeance upon the monster who murdered his love… the man with the scar.
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Vengeance for My Valentine:
Heartbreak Edition
ISBN - 978-0578807157
Back by popular demand, the original gruesome cover to Vengeance for My Valentine returns to grace the dust jacket of this beautiful collectible hardcover edition available exclusively from Barnes & Noble.
It's the same story of grief and revenge, now bloody and brutal both inside and out. Introducing the Heartbreak Edition.
Birthright
Book I of the Temujin Saga
ISBN - 978-0692390962
Alien warmongers have cloned an ancient emperor to lead an unstoppable army. Gifted with superhuman powers and advanced technology, he sets his sights on his home planet, Earth, and then… the stars! However, countermeasures have already been set in place. A young Iowa farm boy, oblivious to his powers or destiny, is thrust into a battle that will decide the fate of humanity against the new and improved Genghis Khan!
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Five Stories Up
A Tale of the Temujin Saga
ISBN - 978-1790389438
After a lightning strike damages his suit's systems, Samrai and his brother Moe find themselves stranded in a strange city with the United States Air Force hot on their trail. With no reinforcements, the Replodians must hold their own against an old foe with a score to settle.
An entry in the 2018 Burlington Bloodbath short story competition, sponsored by Burlington By The Book!
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War Machines
Book II of the Temujin Saga
COMING SOON!
TEMUJIN LIVES!
The entire world is abuzz with news and speculation about Earth’s newest heroes, the Terran Defense Corps. But who are they? Where do they come from? What are their true intentions? There’s only one question on the TDC’s minds, however, and that is… Where is Temujin?
Humbled by his recent defeat but not broken, Temujin labors in secret to rebuild his forces so that he may strike back against his enemies and deal the finishing blow. A brilliant doctor holds the key to unlocking the full deadly potential of Temujin’s war machines.
October Ballet
A Collection of Poems and Short Fiction
ISBN - 978-1530560462
From the fields of Iowa to the farthest reaches of space, Adam J. Whitlatch takes readers on a journey of the senses in this collected volume of his early works of short fiction and poetry, some forgotten and others never before seen. Terror, sadness, laughter, wonder, and romance all await within these pages.
Come along and dance the October Ballet.
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