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Coscom Entertainment

Coscom Entertainment

About

Founded in 2004, Coscom Entertainment began its journey as a small press publisher and quickly developed a thick catalogue of Speculative Fiction books, novellas, comics and a couple of magazines.

In 2008, the company changed its focus and began the process of narrowing its backlist, focusing more on superhero books, comics and monster-themed fiction.

The First Book of the Gastar Series: "Act of Redemption"

The First Book of the Gastar Series: "Act of Redemption"

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The once-great city of Gastar stands in ruins following centuries of war by undead monsters driven by an evil temple.  Victory cost the people of the knowledge to defeat another enemy, Zermon, ruler of hell, who seeks to extend his realm by annihilation of the few people left.  With the help of a sympathetic ancient dragon, volunteer fighters from the past war, and the arrival of a teen assassin named Shevata who is known to Zermon, they combine efforts for the existence of the people of Gastar.

Story Behind The Book

Be careful what you wish for . . . Lonely, overweight Billy Barton's birthday has come except he has no friends to share it with. So he wishes upon a shooting star for a friend and is almost immediately granted his wish. His friend: a zombie named RIP. Chaos and blood-soaked mayhem ensues as Billy, with RIP's help, seeks to level the playing field between him and the school bullies who make fun of his weight. But all is not what it seems, and when a new girl arrives at the school who piques Billy’s interest, it soon becomes apparent that RIP has an agenda of his own.

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<p><font size="2">&quot;<em>R.I.P.</em>'s mad cocktail of <em>Night of the Living Dead</em>, After School Specials, and coming-of-age drama is sure to plaster lunatic grins on the faces of horror fans of all ages.&quot;</font></p><p><font size="2">- Lorne Dixon, author of <em>The Lifeless</em> and <em>Snarl</em></font></p><p><font size="2">&quot;Harrison Howe has crafted a hilarious, action-packed, and occasionally moving 'be careful what you wish for' tale.&quot;</font></p><p><font size="2">- Tom Piccirilli, author of <em>A Choir of Ill Children</em></font></p><p><font size="2">&quot;Harrison Howe takes readers on a fast, funny, and gruesome ride. <em>R.I.P.</em> is a treat for twisted kids of all ages.&quot;</font></p><p><font size="2">- Lee Thomas, Lambda Literary Award- and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of <em>In the Closet, Under the Bed</em> and <em>The Dust of Wonderland</em></font></p><p><font size="2">&quot;Harrison Howe writes as if he's channeling nightmares, which, for ordinary writers wouldn't be possible, but because Harrison is no ordinary writer, it works achingly well.&quot;</font></p><p><font size="2">- T.M. Wright, author of <em>Blue Canoe</em></font></p>