From the outside, The Lyon’s Den doesn’t look like much; there isn’t even a sign. But Mercs of all species know that if you head to Southwest Houston, near the Starport, there’s a particular run-down strip mall that looks like it’s been abandoned for years. The glass door second from the south end of the strip is plastered over on the inside with blue paper, and the faint golden outline of a rampant lion is the only clue.

The door is locked, of course, and beyond the door is nothing but a darkened hallway with a downward slope and a slight curve to it. Once you follow this curve far enough, you are greeted by two very large, very well-armed Lumar. “Welcome to the Lyon’s Den,” the larger of the two says without a translator, and without a trace of an alien accent. “You know the rules?”

Welcome back to the Four Horsemen universe, where only a willingness to fight and die for money separates humans from the majority of the other races. Edited by best-selling authors and universe creators Mark Wandrey and Chris Kennedy, The Gates of Hell: More Tales from the Lyon’s Den includes 15 all-new stories in the Four Horsemen universe by a variety of best-selling authors - and some you may not have heard of...yet. Want to know why Asbaran Solutions changed its logo or where Roland’s head went? Better learn the rules to the Lyon’s Den...and then step inside!

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Author	Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey, Kacey Ezell, Zane Voss, Kevin Ikenberry, Richard Alan Chandler, Jon R. Osborne, Kevin Steverson, Terry Mixon, Dan Bridgwater, Rob Howell, William Alan Webb, Casey Moores, Alex Rath, Quincy J. Allen
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Shawn Carey

Not to be Confused With (Redacted).

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2020

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The Gates of Hell is an exceptional anthology, all the stories were entertaining and fun to read. Something that seems to be an ongoing theme with any anthology that is released by Chris Kennedy Publishing. The collection opens solidly with a story by Kacey Ezell that the rabid fans of the 4HU Universe should enjoy. Quincy J. Allen continues to impress me with his “longer” short stories and The Thelosi Gambit continued this trend. Unnatural Selection by Dan Bridwater is a solid and entertaining first short story by a new author whom I have read many book reviews by. Rob Howell has a story about his spy from his novel Feeding of Sorrows. If you liked that novel, you will love this story. The same can be said for Kevin Steverson’s They Call Him Pops which I believe is an origin story for two supporting characters from Redacted Affairs. Jon R, Osborne has a Bjorn’s Berserkers story in the collection that fans of Bjorn should find appealing. Mark Wandrey provides cultural insight into the Aposo in his contribution to the book. I am glad I am not an Aposo. William Alan Webb closes out the book nicely with what I found to be a farce of a story in Roland The Headless Mech Driver.

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willbilly3

Outstanding collection of short stories!

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2020

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Another great collection of stories from an outstanding group of authors. Each individual story left me wanting more. If I was at the Lyons Den I'd buy the next round to hear more of each story.

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WA2AMX

Always good value from CKPublishing

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2020

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I have most (all) of the 4HU books. There is not a bad on in the list. When you get and read this; first, you are going to enjoy it and second, you are going to get more from these folks. Mark Wandry is the colsest to John Ring I have found and Chris Kennedy is up to Dave Weber.
This on e spends more of the time out among the various worlds in the universe and they are a varied and interesting selection.

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Christopher W

Dang. That last story is a whopper.

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2020

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Once again, an all-star anthology with some rookies in the lineup. This one has something for practically everyone. It's hard to pick an absolute favorite one, but there are a couple that stand out to me. One tells of the origin of the Casper mech, and the other about an old man who adopted two alien boys. Get this anthology, you will be so glad that you did.

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Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020

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Loved this collection and am amazed at the high quality and talent of the many authors. They are the greatest

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JOAT guy Steve

Fun myths and tales...

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2020

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Very entertaining with several early Human Merc adventures. Loved them! Answers the question of how CASPers came to be. Also a tale of Galactic Haulers. But wait ✋, there's more...!

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Ray

Gates of hell

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2020

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Another great read. The stories keep coming better and better. Hopefully they will be expanded even more in the near future.

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Thomas R. Trotter

Enganging read

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2020

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A group of Authors have gathered a collection of experiences in a shared Universe with a flair that provides the reader a jolt of enjoyment at each entry. Enjoy.

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Jude

OK So I'm Picky

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2021

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Most of the stories were OK, so why I only 3 stars?

First: I've had to wait 4 Books to find what CASPers stands for !

Second: the CASPers Mark #s reveal that the anthology is NOT in historic sequence which is just plain WRONG!!! and a failure of editing, which should rightly be punished.

Editing is a privilege and a responsibility, "money for nothing and the chicks are free". Sheer idleness is not an option.

Komiker

50 is the number

Reviewed in Germany on May 1, 2020

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Ok, you could say 15 with the number of stories in the anthology, but The Gates of Hell is the 50th book in the 4HU universe.
It is the 4th "Lyon's Den" anthology. Named after the infamous bar.
The book doesn't disappoint. As with every anthology, you will have favorite or less favorite stories, depending of the setting, the characters or simply the style of the author, and it's normal. Nonetheless… ALL of the stories are at the very least very good!
Frankly, one can't do justice to such an anthology with a short review but I am not keen to do a long one as I try to review "spoiler free".
The rich 4HU universe just got richer and it's a good news for fans of military SF all over the world!
An to think there are 2 more books coming this month… YAY!!!!

Scott Osmond

An Entertaining Collection

Reviewed in Australia on May 3, 2020

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The 4hu setting is a broad canvas. This was a great collection of stories. Some of them are slice of merc life tales with plenty of action and several are continuing stories. These authors bring the goods.

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