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After being an unwitting pawn in a nefarious plot to overthrow the Emerald City, the once proud and noble Leopard King of Oz has returned home to the Quadling Wilds to recover from his challenging ordeal. Alas, the intended respite becomes quickly engulfed by the intentions of another: one of the great demigods of the forest, a mysterious white stag who takes the animal on a spiritual journey into a past full of trauma, excitement and tragedy.

Travis is a wealthy entrepreneur who’s sold his business and moved out into the country. He wanted to get away from it all. But once he meets a young woman out there in the middle of nowhere, he stops worrying about what he’s gotten away from and focusing on the amazing thing he’s come to.

A darkness moves around us, a world asking to enter the other side. People inspired by the entities that lie beyond the stars, and even our dimension. To fight the dark comes a light. S.T.A.N.G.E. is the only thing keeping our world safe, but it comes at a cost. Fighting for us in the background, these are their tales of horror and loss. Four stories of the otherworldly show the impact The Damned and the precursors have made on our world. From 1860 to the 90s, a darkness has tried to break through. The final question remains. Will they save us, and what will be the aftermath if they succeed?

This book is very, very funny unless you are one of the authors whose manuscripts he ruined for his warped sense of amusement. It is like watching an opera singer whose trousers fall down in front of the audience. It is a bundle of laughs. After being hit on the head by his wife's lover, Jay Jackson changed the plots of the books he narrated to incriminate his attacker for humorous revenge.

Essential Robert Sheckley Short Stories brings together three clever and imaginative science fiction tales by one of the genre’s most inventive writers. Featuring Accept No Substitutes, Ask a Foolish Question, and Bad Medicine, this collection offers sharp ideas, wit, and classic speculative storytelling for fans of vintage sci-fi.

In The Nightingale and the Rose, Oscar Wilde delivers one of his most haunting and lyrical works—a story where beauty and devotion meet indifference, and where love is measured not in words, but in what one is willing to give.

A minimalist science fiction collection featuring three classic Murray Leinster stories: The Ambulance Made Two Trips, The Machine That Saved the World, and The Other Now. A clean retro-futurist anthology for those who enjoy timeless speculative fiction, imaginative concepts, and vintage sci-fi adventure.

Everyday Life with a Small Twist is a quietly powerful exploration of intuition, awareness, and the hidden signals woven into ordinary life. In a world dominated by constant notifications, endless scrolling, and algorithm-driven noise, one woman begins to notice something different—a subtle internal “buzz” that appears just before messages arrive, calls ring, or moments unfold. At first, it feels like coincidence. Then it becomes something harder to ignore.

Learn more about Diana, Zaf and Gus! In these bonus stories, you can get more of the Chartwell and Crouch team's exploits and sleuthing, as an exclusive addition to the main books.

When the world begins to collapse and the dead start to rise, ordinary people are forced to face impossible choices. Only God Can Save Us is a collection of gripping stories about survival, fear, faith, and the moments that reveal who we truly are when everything falls apart. Because when the world reaches its darkest hour… only God can save us.

The DS Tomek Bowen Series are fast-paced crime fiction stories featuring DS Tomek Bowen. The third set of three full-length audiobooks in this gripping series are brought together for the first time in this great value boxset.

Homelessness in America is not a distant crisis. It is a countdown—and most people don’t know their number. The people in this audiobook did not wake up one morning and decide to disappear. Their lives did not collapse in a single, dramatic moment. They narrowed. One bill came late. One diagnosis arrived. One job ended. One rent increase landed. One relationship failed. One caregiver died. One rule changed. One door closed that was supposed to stay open.

Él era dueño de la ciudad, pero era prisionero de su propio oro. En el calor sofocante de la Jericó del siglo I, Zaqueo es el hombre más poderoso a las puertas, y también el más odiado. Como jefe de los publicanos, ha abusado de su propio pueblo para servir al Águila Romana, construyendo una fortaleza de plata para ocultar al hombre pequeño y hueco bajo las vestiduras púrpuras. Para la élite religiosa, es un "moser": un traidor sin redención. Para los ocupantes romanos, es una herramienta útil. Para sí mismo, es un hombre que se muere de sed en medio de un bosque de bálsamo.

"Short Stories" by Larry L. Farmer is a rich collection of nine evocative tales that delve into the heart of the American experience, particularly rooted in Texas. The stories explore universal themes of struggle, redemption, family, legacy, and the search for meaning. From a former country singer testing his mettle against the land and its legends in "The Ranch," to a gambler seeking salvation in the depths of the Great Depression in "The Promise," Farmer's characters are deeply human and compelling.

Em uma Nova York implacável, a jovem Miss Leeson sobrevive em um minúsculo quarto de pensão cuja única janela é uma claraboia voltada para o céu. Entre a fome e o isolamento, ela encontra consolo ao batizar uma estrela solitária de Billy Jackson. Enquanto sua saúde definha e os outros moradores desdenham de seus devaneios, Miss Leeson mantém o olhar fixo no alto — sem imaginar que o universo pode responder às suas preces de uma forma que ninguém esperava.

Quando um desastre no mar tira a vida de um grupo de pescadores, um nome reaparece como uma ferida antiga: mestre Javel. Entre tempestades implacáveis, laços de família e decisões impossíveis, Correntes de Sangue revela o horror e a humanidade que emergem quando a sobrevivência está em jogo. Um conto realista e implacável de Guy de Maupassant, onde cada onda carrega culpa, coragem — e um segredo enterrado.

Im Moloch Paris treiben sich die seltsamsten Gestalten herum. Der prosaische Großmeister Victor Hugo nutzt diese Weltbühne, um Charaktere unterschiedlichster Couleur aufeinanderprallen zu lassen und entfesselt ein spektakuläres Realitätsbild der wahnwitzigen Gesellschaft. Sorgenlose und mutige Glücksjäger, ausgestoßene Einzelgänger, vom Teufel besessene Priester, die leidenschaftlich morden und in alchemistischer Besessenheit nach Goldformeln suchen, wunderschöne Frauen, Studenten u.a.

Jack London gehört zu den großen Erzählern des Abenteuers und der Wildnis. Seine Geschichten sind geprägt von der rauen Natur des Nordens, von Grenzerfahrungen und vom unerbittlichen Kampf ums Überleben. Mit Der Ruf der Wildnis und Wolfsblut schuf London zwei der bekanntesten Tier- und Abenteuerromane der Weltliteratur. In ihnen erzählt er vom Spannungsfeld zwischen Zivilisation und Wildnis, von Instinkt, Freiheit und Anpassung. Die Geschichten von Buck und Wolfsblut gehören bis heute zu den eindringlichsten literarischen Darstellungen des Lebens im hohen Norden.

Dr. Autumn Trent, forensische Psychologin und Kriminalpsychologin, will beim Wechsel in die Abteilung für Verhaltensanalyse des FBI weiter Erfahrung sammeln und routinierter werden. In Lavender Lake, Florida, verschwinden hochschwangere Frauen. Den einzigen Hinweis auf ihr Schicksal stellt eine einzelne Hand dar … gefunden in einem Sumpfgebiet, in dem es von Alligatoren wimmelt. Ein kaltblütiger Unmensch befindet sich auf einer heiligen Mission, um sein Licht in die dunkle Welt zu bringen. Wie schnappt man einen Kriminellen, der dafür sorgt, dass alle Beweismittel aufgefressen werden?

If you have ever felt that reality is more flexible, more alive, and more responsive than most people admit, this book is for you. In St. Pete Academy of Real Magic: The Welcome Lecture, I invite you into a fictional world set in St. Petersburg, Florida that may not be fiction at all. I speak to you as if you are one of the first eight students enrolled in a yearlong private academy where the central lesson is simple and radical: you are the creator of your reality.