Most Popular Books by Dan Jolley

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! You are caught in a time machine! How will you escape the perils of the past and the frights of the future? Every Twisted Journeys® graphic novel lets you control the action by choosing which path to follow. Which twists and turns will your journey take?

Staci Glass feels cursed—whenever there''s a crisis, she''s stuck in the middle. Now her best friend, Faith, has a new hobby, and against her better judgment, Staci conjures up the courage to go along. They join a trio of wannabe witches for a magical ceremony in an Incan history exhibit. Their chanting is loud enough to raise the dead, it seems. Why else would a shriveled-up mummy go missing—and a mysterious Incan prince suddenly appear? Prince Pachacutec—or "Chuck"—is a man with a past. He died tragically five hundred years ago, but that''s all ancient history as far as Staci is concerned. He is everything she could want—kind, charming, and drop-dead gorgeous. But the witches aren''t willing to live and let live. Will Staci fight for Chuck? Or do the witches have a point when they say reanimated corpses make bad boyfriends?

Staci Glass feels cursed-whenever there''s a crisis, she''s stuck in the middle. Now her best friend, Faith, has a new hobby, and against her better judgment, Staci conjures up the courage to go along. They join a trio of wannabe witches for a magical ceremony in an Incan history exhibit. Their chanting is loud enough to raise the dead, it seems. Why else would a shriveled-up mummy go missing-and a mysterious Incan prince suddenly appear? Prince Pachacutec-or "Chuck"-is a man with a past. He died tragically five hundred years ago, but that''s all ancient history as far as Staci is concerned. He is everything she could want-kind, charming, and drop-dead gorgeous. But the witches aren''t willing to live and let live. Will Staci fight for Chuck? Or do the witches have a point when they say reanimated corpses make bad boyfriends?

You’ve survived a shipwreck, but mad scientists and mutants are hot on your trail! Will you escape them . . . or join them? Every Twisted Journeys® graphic novel lets YOU control the action by choosing which path to follow. Which twists and turns will your journey take?

The story of a girl and her dog—in space. Sienna Barlow loves nothing more than riding around New Kansas on top of her mega-dog, Gus. He''s one of the massive pooches protecting the human settlers of a strange planet. In fact, Sienna connects better with Gus than with other kids. So when a visiting official threatens to shut down the mega-dog program, Sienna sneaks off with her best friend. After she, Gus, and a stowaway crash their escape ship, they discover a danger to every human in their community—and launch a wild plan to save New Kansas.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! After finally winning the decade-long war against the Trojans, Odysseus, captain of the Greek Army, only has to guide his men back home, across the sea. Yet the journey will prove just as perilous as the battles they have just won, as they encounter the monstrous, man-eating Cyclops, the irresistible song of the siren, and the wrath of an angry Poseidon, god of the sea. Are he and his men destined to die at sea? Or can Odysseus''s cunning, strength, and courage bring them safely home?

Your spaceship needs a new part, and you’ll never get off this planet if you don’t make peace with the Makaknuk, the Zirifubi, and the Frongo! Every Twisted Journeys® graphic novel lets YOU control the action by choosing which path to follow. Which twists and turns will your journey take?

Mysterious meteors are making massive mayhem! You could end up as small as a bug or trapped on another planet. Will you become an alien’s pet? Or return to Earth as a rampaging giant monster? Every Twisted Journeys® graphic novel lets YOU control the action by choosing which path to follow. Which twists and turns will your journey take?

From a life filled with heartache and hardship, comes an unmatched beauty destined for a fairy-tale ending: Pear Blossom, a young Korean girl, leads a happy life with her parents—until her mother dies and her father remarries. Her new wicked stepmother and stepsister make Pear Blossom the victim of their cruelty. They give her the nickname Pigling, or little pig, and do everything they can to torture her. But soon, magical creatures come to Pear Blossom’s aid—and one day, the girl meets a handsome magistrate. Will Pear Blossom’s luck change for the better? Or is she destined to suffer at her stepfamily’s hands forever?

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Vanessa Shingle has a knack for choosing boyfriends who need fixing—the juvenile delinquent, the school cheat, the slacker....Then she meets Jean-Paul McClellan—the perfect project! Vanessa is determined to find out Jean-Paul''s story. Why would such a smart hunk waste his life as a janitor? She drags her best friend Stork on a nighttime mission to learn more. What she sees makes her blood run cold. Suddenly, Vanessa''s little New Mexico town is overrun by vampires—obnoxious ones at that. And Vanessa seems to be their target. Is Jean-Paul one of them? If so, why is he being so nice to her? When he talks about prophecies and legacies and Romania, what''s he really up to? Vanessa finds herself with a real situation to fix—and she stakes her life on being able to rise to the challenge.

Take a trip to the other side with these standout stories of world mythology In Marwe''s East African village, food is scarce. When she ruins the village''s crops, she can''t face her angry family. Instead, she runs off—into the Land of the Dead. Marwe knows her home is elsewhere. But will she find the courage that will return her to the land of the living? The Mayan gods have blessed Hunahpu and Xbalanque with special gifts. One of them, the twins'' skill at the ball game of Pok-ta-Pok, draws the resentment of the lords of death. When the lords challenge the brothers to Pok-ta-Pok in their realm of Xibalba, Hunahpu and Xbalanque must use all their power and cunning to survive the challenge.

Your top-secret mission: defeat an evil mastermind. But you’ll have to find him first, and spies are all around you! Every Twisted Journeys® graphic novel lets YOU control the action by choosing which path to follow. Which twists and turns will your journey take?

Lifelong nerd Pete Ford''s been living two lives since starting at his new school--in one, he''s a member of the cool crowd and the tennis team, and in the other he is Lord Blackmane, scourge of the Southern moors. It''s probably best if the cool kids don''t find out about that, but hiding Pete''s live action roleplaying gets harder when he falls for a teammate. Can Pete have it all, or will his separate lives collide, threatening all his friendships? And what of the shady other club trying to horn in on the LARPers'' game space?

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The mummies of Pyramid X are on the move—against you! How will you escape? Every Twisted Journeys® graphic novel lets YOU control the action by choosing which path to follow. Which twists and turns will your journey take?

As the youngest operative in a secret agency, the reader is asked to make choices throughout the story to save the world from an invasion of monstrous bugs.

As a castle-dwelling vampire pitted against a visiting group of vampire hunters, the reader makes choices to determine the outcome of the story.

Set sail for adventure with these stormy Greek legends Jason''s uncle Pelias has seized the throne of Argos. Before Jason can take his rightful place there, he must retrieve a magical item: the Golden Fleece. To capture this treasure, he gathers a ship full of Greek war heroes. But as they set off for the fleece, many dangers lie ahead. Odysseus, captain of the Greek army, has won a decade-long war. Now he faces his greatest trial: leading his men home. His journey will feature threats from the monstrous Cyclops to the irresistible song of the siren to the wrath of the sea god Poseidon. Will his men die in ocean waters, or will Odysseus guide them back?

From one of China’s most famous epics comes a righteous hero and god of war. Guan Yu, an ancient Chinese warrior, fights side by side with his blood brothers Liu Bei and Zhang Fei to squash the menacing Yellow Scarves. He defends his country and his honor, but his troubles are just beginning. All over China, opponents pose grave challenges, each one more trying than the next. Will Guan Yu prevail against the forces that threaten him? Or will the obstacles prove too much for even the brave warrior to handle?

When two meteorites crash to Earth and open portals to fantastic adventures, the reader must decide whether to take the path to a planet filled with giant aliens or the gateway that offers the power to change one''s size.

Can two young boys outsmart and outwit the lords of death? The Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, were blessed by the Mayan gods with special powers. But their incredible skill at playing Pok-ta-Pok, the Mayan ball game, angers the lords of Xibalba, rulers of the land of the dead. When the lords challenge them to a Pok-ta-Pok game in Xibalba, the twins know they must use all of their powers and cunning to defeat the lords’ many challenges. Will they survive the land of the dead?

The second book in an epic middle grade series with awesome elemental powers, nightmarish creatures, and nonstop adventure that will thrill kids who love Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rick Riordan, and Brandon Mull. Five elements. Two worlds. One city…and one chance to save it. In the past two weeks, Gabe Conway has fought a six-winged dragon, bound himself to the element of fire, and rescued one of his best friends from the twisted parallel dimension known as Arcadia. Now he has to find a way to do something even more impossible: destroy Arcadia forever—before a sinister cult unleashes its nightmare of death and destruction across San Francisco. “Thrilling entertainment. This fast-paced fantasy adventure should please readers of Cassandra Clare and Holly Black’s Magisterium series.”—School Library Journal

Don’t miss the epic, action-packed finale of the middle grade series School Library Journal called “extremely entertaining and sure to be popular with fans of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson books and the 39 Clues series.” Five elements. One terrifying new world. One final stand. Gabe and his friends thought they had finally discovered a way to destroy the shadow dimension of Arcadia forever. But they were tricked—and instead of saving San Francisco, they’ve merged it and Arcadia into one nightmarish reality. To undo their mistake, they’ll have to risk the ultimate sacrifice in a high-stakes battle that will unite all five elements…one last time.

Another issue of 2012''s best anthologyanother collection of amazing comics, natch! Premiering this issue: Dan Jolley and Leonard Kirk''s supervillain tracker Clev is back out of prison to help the FBI hunt an invisible killer, Fred Van Lente and Freddie Williams II delve into a world of psychic espionage in _Brain Boy_, and Peter Hogan and Phil Winslade pull you into another magical dimension with _King''s Road_. * Dan Jolley''s _Bloodhound_ comes to Dark Horse! Dark Horse''s prestigious anthology series . . . showcases emerging talent alongside some of the greatest writers, artists and cartoonists comics has to offer, as well as promising new and underground talents.�ComicsAlliance

**Introducing Blackout, An all-new hero!** Step into the darkness with the brand-new Dark Horse superhero Blackout, written by Frank Barbiere with art by Micah Kaneshiro! Get ready for sci-fi action with the return of Ron Randall''s _Trekker_! Take the case and save the world with Donny Cates and Eliot Rahal''s _Hunter Quaid_! Plus, new installments of _Alabaster: Boxcar Tales_, _Nexus_, _Crime Does Not Pay_, _Brain Boy_, _King''s Road_, _Bloodhound_, and _Villain House_! "Dark Horse''s prestigious anthology series . . . showcases emerging talent alongside some of the greatest writers, artists and cartoonists comics has to offer, as well as promising new and underground talents."-ComicsAlliance "Seriously, this is comics'' best kept secret trove of great comics."-Comic Book Resources'' _Robot 6_ blog

Travis Clevenger was America''s top superhuman tracker until the day he accidentally killed his partner and ended up in a maximum security prison on a 20-year sentence. However, he may just have been handed a shot at redemption; he is the only man in the country who can locate a new super-powered serial killer. Can the disgraced hero redeem himself... And can the FBI control him once they''ve set him loose?

"When an unstoppable killer from the future targets Dr. Elise Fong, her only hope for survival comes in the unlikely form of Farrow Greene, the ex-CIA operative tasked with kidnapping her for a shady firm"--

While Clev investigates whether teleporting man in black Terminus is friend or foe, controversy rages over a scientist''s promise to grant superpowers to private citizens he deems worthy. And when an attempt at crime fighting by one of the newly empowered goes explosively wrong, of course Clev''s caught in the middle! - The acclaimed series is back with a vengeance! - From Dan Jolley (_Prototype 2_) and Leonard Kirk (_X-Factor_)!

Superpowered criminals don''t stand a chance when the FBI unleashes the bloodhound! Ex-cop Travis Clevenger was the most effective tracker of superhumans in the country, until he was sentenced to twenty years in a maximum-security prison for killing his partner. Offered a reduced sentence in exchange for helping the FBI capture a superpowered serial killer, Clevenger agrees when he learns that the killer''s next intended victim is his dead partner''s daughter. Can the disgraced hero redeem himself, and can the FBI control him once they''ve let him loose? Collecting the acclaimed DC series from Dan Jolley, Leonard Kirk, and Robin Riggs! * From fan-favorite creators Dan Jolley (Prototype 2, JSA: The Liberty File) and Leonard Kirk (JSA, Ultimates, Agents of Atlas)! * Foreword by Kurt Busiek!

Need to corral a group of giant monsters that fell through an interdimensional gateway? Need to get your brand-new planetary computer system working -- but the instructions are written in an alien language? Contact the Starfleet Corps of Engineers team on the U.S.S. da Vinci. Led by Captain David Gold and former Starship Enterprise™ engineer Commander Sonya Gomez, the crew live by their motto: Have tech, will travel. Overseen by Starfleet legend Captain Montgomery Scott, the S.C.E. crew must solve the mystery of an outpost attacked by a strange new weapon and improvise a way to defeat a foe who has them outgunned in a heart-stopping space battle. Join Starfleet''s miracle workers for a death-defying journey! SCE OMNIBUS BOOK 3: SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED contains the complete eBook editions of S.C.E. adventures #9-12.

A superhuman tragedy becomes Clev''s biggest case to date, as a rogue scientist declares that the only way to stop a bad guy with superpowers is with a good guy with superpowers. To get the superpower-granting technology under control, Clev finds himself drafted by top military brass! From Dan Jolley (_Prototype 2_) and Leonard Kirk (_X-Factor_)! For fans of _X_ and _The Boys_! "_Bloodhound_ is a truly modern take on heroism that doesn''t pull its punches." Johanna Draper Carlson, _Comics Worth Reading_

Five elements. Four friends. One city—and its sinister shadow. This epic middle grade series is filled with awesome elemental powers, nightmarish creatures, and nonstop adventure that will thrill fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rick Riordan, and Brandon Mull. When Gabe Conway and his friends find a strange old map in his uncle’s office and follow it to a crumbling secret chamber beneath San Francisco, they think they’re just having one last adventure before Gabe moves away. They don’t expect to end up bound to the magic of the elements, or to set off a chain of events that none of them can explain. But they’re about to get more of an adventure than they bargained for. A power-hungry cult is plotting to merge our world with a twisted parallel realm—and now it’s up to Gabe, his friends, and their new elemental powers to save San Francisco from utter destruction.

Cape hunter Travis Clevenger''s biggest case becomes his most personal! As Clev learns the terrible secret behind Dr. Morgenstern''s ability-granting Power Chip, he''s also reeling from the family tragedy it''s caused. All that''s left is the choice between self-destruction and unleashing brutality on a level even Clev''s never reached before! * The penultimate chapter of the acclaimed series'' return! * Dan Jolley (_Prototype 2_) and Leonard Kirk (_X-Factor_) don''t pull any punches! "Five Brass Knuckle Sandwiches out of Five."Fanboy Comics

From the ancient legends of the Aztecs, comes the story of a love as enduring as a mountain: The Aztec Emperor has many children, but Princess Izta is dearest to his heart. The Emperor has enemies as well, but he also has brave warriors, and Popo is one of the best. Popo cares only about battle . . . until he meets Izta. To prove his worth he accepts a difficult task, but he promises Izta he will come back to her and watch over her—always. With jealous rivals plotting against him, will Popo find a way to keep his vow?

Cousin Eerie''s back to write you a prescription for terror! Prepare to show symptoms of psychological disturbance after psychotreatment by Professor Al Ewing and Kelley "Sawbones" Jones, while Dan Jolley, MD and Dr. Norm Breyfogle diagnose you with eternal doom! It''s time for your annual chilling checkup! Stomach-turning tales ripped from _Grey''s Scarenatomy_! Kelley Jones (_Criminal Macabre_) and Norm Breyfogle (_Batman_) lay down the ink with surgical precision! Monster gallery by Howard Chaykin!