Alan Baxter Books in Order

Murderer Samuel Harrigan has used blood magic to evade a bargain with the Devil. Isiah must protect him from Lucifer long enough to fulfill his destiny, because keeping this dangerous man alive may be essential to humanity's survival.

Bounty hunter Ghost accepts a job tracking a rogue magician across the galaxy. The quarry’s mounting violence threatens more than his professional reputation, pulling him into a pursuit that could cost him his sanity as well.

Three years after confronting Samuel Harrigan and the Devil, Isiah searches for Harrigan's sorcerer mentor. What seems a manageable hunt reveals a powerful blood cult, forcing him and new allies to prevent a plan that could transform the world.

Drawing on his experience as a martial artist and instructor, Alan Baxter explains what writers should consider when creating fight scenes. This short guide focuses on believable physical conflict, the experience of fighting, and details that make fictional action convincing.

Fey abduct Alex Caine from the mortal world, leaving Silhouette struggling to secure help and find him. Meanwhile, Claude Darvill pursues revenge in Iceland, as old enemies and supernatural threats place the couple under mounting pressure.

Illegal cage fighter Alex Caine can anticipate opponents' moves before they act. When a mysterious Englishman exposes his secret, Alex enters a magical world where a cursed grimoire binds him to a dangerous being and threatens his control.

Alex Caine's attempt to rebuild his life with Silhouette is interrupted by a secret operation responding to a foretold catastrophe. Pursued by an enemy, he is swept into an isolated city ruled by monsters and must find an escape.

Nineteen horror and dark fantasy stories explore people pushed beyond familiar boundaries by uncanny forces. Devils, grieving families, strange magic, and impossible inventions make everyday choices dangerous, with consequences that linger long after the encounter ends.

When Kate fails to return from her book club, Jason Wilkes faces suspicious police and evasive acquaintances. Hearing his wife's distant voice and seeing reaching shadows, he undertakes his own investigation into a disappearance with increasingly supernatural implications.

Matt McLeod uses the malevolent darkness haunting him as a weapon against criminals. A failed attack traps him between a corrupt police officer and a mobster, while a woman sharing his power offers help with dangerous motives of her own.

Steven Hines has an uncanny connection to Cleveport and senses that the city is ill. Helping Detective Abby Jones investigate unexplained deaths, he confronts strange fungal growths that provoke violence as authorities move to isolate the increasingly dangerous streets.

Hitman Eli Carver finds himself fleeing in an unfamiliar car with a terrified woman after a psychological crisis. As fragments of memory return, they uncover dangerous secrets and face criminal enemies in a struggle haunted by guilt and supernatural forces.

Sixteen stories lead ordinary people into encounters with predatory horrors and the unexplained. Blending dark fantasy with human heartbreak, Baxter follows characters toward places where curiosity, vulnerability, and the desire to survive can become dangerous liabilities.

When a protective jade dragon is stolen from Long-En's temple, two cousins set out to recover it. A Shaolin-trained monk and a geomancer combine their abilities on a journey through unfamiliar lands to restore their village's treasured safeguard.

Returning from exile in Canada, Eli Carver hopes for a fresh start until meeting a mysterious woman on a train. Their arrival in New York draws them into rival criminal syndicates, occult rituals, and the ghosts of his violent past.

Disappearances unsettle the remote Australian town of Morgan Creek, prompting Patrick and Sheila McDonough to investigate. As the missing-person count grows, residents discover an unexpected threat and must fight to survive the violence consuming their outback community.

Eli Carver enjoys a quiet spell in Las Vegas with his girlfriend's gambling winnings until a dangerous secret society draws him in. Facing powerful adversaries and dark magic, he must confront the past he has tried to ignore.

Five interconnected horror novellas explore Gulpepper, an isolated Australian harbor town known for swallowing people. A truck driver, teenage siblings, backpackers, a drug courier, and a fisherman encounter dangers beneath the routines of a community accustomed to strange events.

Alan Baxter draws on decades of kung fu practice to examine writing discipline, effective fight scenes, and the appeal of horror. These essays follow his creative process through broken manuscripts, darker impulses, and the work of continual improvement.

The search for two missing teenagers brings residents of Sallow Bend together, but finding them signals deeper trouble. As a carnival promises entertainment, an ancient evil rises and one man recognizes a danger the town has faced before.

Five further novellas return to Gulpepper as the town's strange events spiral beyond control. A retiree, fishing crew, farmer, and scout troop encounter its darkness, extending the linked horrors of an isolated Australian community that habitually swallows people.

Fleeing a failed bank robbery, criminals take a family hostage in a remote lodge. Spilled blood awakens an ancient presence, leaving an unseen teenage son to seek help while the same malevolent influence begins working on him.

Five connected novellas return to Gulpepper, an isolated Australian town accustomed to swallowing people. Drug dealers, young lovers, and children of violent parents face its darkness, while an old enemy’s return threatens the existence of the town itself.