Code of the Kyoushi

Code of the Kyoushi
Author: James Litherland
Publisher: Outpost Stories
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2015-11-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A wanted rebel tries to infiltrate the enemy hunting him in this gripping spy story set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic Japan. IN THE SHADOW of Mt. Fuji, the oppressive Batsu government controls the rebuilding of a devastated country, bestowing boons on privileged citizens while leaving most to fend for themselves on the fringes. After a disastrous job ends with Batsu enforcers hunting him, reformed thief Roshike runs—right into the heart of their regime, the fortified Gaku complex, to take on an almost impossible task. And he just might stand a slim chance of success, if only he’ll accept some help. But first he has to decide who to trust… Miraibanashi Book 1. The trilogy continues with Book 2: Enemies of the Batsu and concludes with Book 3: Endurance of the Free.

Enemies of the Batsu

Enemies of the Batsu
Author: James Litherland
Publisher: Outpost Stories
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2017-04-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

An unlikely revolution has begun… ROSHIKE AND FRIENDS must work from within the beating heart of Batsu society while enforcers edge ever closer to discovering—and eliminating—at least one of their number. When it comes down to a decision between their own safety and everyone’s future, what will they choose to do? This thrilling tale of dystopian espionage in a post-apocalyptic Japan concludes with Book 3: Endurance of the Free.

Miraibanashi the Trilogy

Miraibanashi the Trilogy
Author: James Litherland
Publisher: Outpost Stories
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2017-11-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In this dystopian future Japan, a few brave souls take on a corrupt system—from the inside. In the shadow of Mt. Fuji, the oppressive Batsu government controls the rebuilding of a devastated country, bestowing boons on privileged citizens while leaving the rest to fend for themselves on the fringes. After a disastrous job ends with Batsu enforcers hunting him, reformed thief Roshike runs—right into the heart of their regime, the fortified Gaku complex, to take on an almost impossible task. And he just might stand a slim chance of success, if only he’ll accept some help. But first he has to figure out who to trust. An unusual revolution has begun… Get all 3 novels of adventure and revolution in 1 huge volume! (*Contains the complete text of Miraibanashi Book 1: Code of the Kyoushi, Book 2: Enemies of the Batsu, and Book 3: Endurance of the Free.)

Endurance of the Free

Endurance of the Free
Author: James Litherland
Publisher: Outpost Stories
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2017-06-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This trilling tale of espionage and revolution in a future Japan completes the story that started with Whispers of the Dead. HAVING LITTLE HOPE left, Roshike’s friends refuse to give up as they approach the endgame of their effort to take down the power behind the Batsu. Against almost impossible odds, they’re ready to risk their lives to remake the system—but what else are they willing to do, and what are they prepared to lose in order to win?

Critical Contingencies

Critical Contingencies
Author: James Litherland
Publisher: Outpost Stories
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2013-08-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Everything will change. But the moment has been prepared for. Katherine Miles and David Belue, students at the first Federal University and Research Complex in central Florida, face a new and dangerous reality when the compound is sealed to keep the facilities out of the hands of a secessionist governor. Each will try in their own way to protect the community from threats without and within. That could cost them their lives… Slowpocalypse Book 1. The adventure continues with Book 2: Threat Multiplication, Book 3: Compromised Inside, and Book 4: Peripheral Encounters.

Threat Multiplication

Threat Multiplication
Author: James Litherland
Publisher: Outpost Stories
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2014-04-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A perfect storm of trouble is brewing. Mysterious power outages, disrupted communications, and a rash of illness among the guards are only the beginning. Soon FURC Security Chief Anthony Nelson and his small, mostly inexperienced staff are overwhelmed by the hacking of the local network, the contamination of the food supply, and a seemingly impossible murder. And Lt. Katherine Miles can’t help. She’s far from the FURC on a secret mission and unable to warn them—if she can make it back at all, she’ll be bringing even more trouble with her… The series continues with Book 3: Compromised Inside, Book 4: Peripheral Encounters, and Book 5: Political Homicide.

Prohibited Activities

Prohibited Activities
Author: James Litherland
Publisher: Outpost Stories
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A Matt and Page Prohibition Era Adventure. Courting their way through the nineteen twenties, time-travelers Matt and Page just want to enjoy the Jazz Age, but between corrupt cops and agitating anarchists, their concern quickly turns to making it to the thirties alive… (Watchbearers, Book 4)

Catalytic Agents

Catalytic Agents
Author: James Litherland
Publisher: Outpost Stories
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2021-12-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Two worlds collide! Kat and Tony’s unconventional arrival at the Northwest FURC disrupts the delicate détente between Tekihara’s administration and its opponents, causing the conflict to escalate into violence and setting off a struggle for the soul of the community—even as an unknown third party prepares to break into the compound…

Belated Witness

Belated Witness
Author: James Litherland
Publisher: Outpost Stories
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2021-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

It’s never too late to uncover the truth. In a Seattle suburb in the summer of 1989, someone saw a woman pushed out a window and plummet to her death. Unable to identify the killer, the witness chose not to come forward. And Dorothy ‘Ace’ O’Reilly’s death was written off as an accident, the murderer never brought to justice. But when time-traveling sleuths Sam and Bailey are asked to investigate, they can change the rules and discover what really happened. And in the process put more lives at risk… This is the second Sam and Bailey mystery. The first is Uncertain Murder, but their story starts in Watchbearers Book 1: Millennium Crash. And their next adventure after Belated Witness is in Book 5: Temporal Entanglement. That’s time travel.

Starting the Slowpocalypse

Starting the Slowpocalypse
Author: James Litherland
Publisher: Outpost Stories
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2015-07-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Everything will change. But the moment has been prepared for. When Director Jonathan Miles seals the compound containing the first Federal University and Research Complex to keep the facilities out of the hands of a secessionist governor, he sets off a chain of events hastening the collapse of an already crumbling civilization. Facing threats from without and within, the imperiled community created to build a better future will struggle to survive… (Contains the complete text of Slowpocalypse Book 1: Certain Hypothetical, Book 2: Threat Multiplication, and Book 3: Compromised Inside, plus the prequel short story Durable Impressions.) And the adventure continues in Book 4: Peripheral Encounters.