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In a quiet, timeless bookshop—where every shelf cradles secrets of lost days and every well-worn page murmurs forgotten dreams—the solitary Book Collector has spent his life safeguarding memories too fragile to be left unspoken. Hardened by a past filled with unnameable loss, he has grown accustomed to the steady rhythm of solitude amid the rustle of paper and the soft glow of lamplight. Then, one fateful afternoon, a mysterious young boy wanders in. His eyes, wide with innocent wonder, seem to carry an inexplicable pull—a spark that unsettles the collector’s carefully maintained reserve.

The title story of this collection - a devilishly ironic riff on H. P. Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model" - was nominated for a World Fantasy Award, while "Probiscus" was nominated for an International Horror Guild award and reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 19. In addition to his previously published work, this collection contains an original story.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that are difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this volume we examine one of the great names from the past whose works invite life, rituals and the spirit world together to fashion dramatic and chilling unforeseen happenings.

The People We Know is a collection of stories about ordinary lives that linger long after the moment has passed.

Delve into the festive world of Charles Dickens with this collection of twenty stories originally published in the Christmas editions of his periodicals Household Words and All the Year Round. While some tales brim with holiday spirit, others reveal Dickens' sharp critique of the social and economic injustices of his time. Each story offers a unique glimpse into the complexities of Victorian society, blending warmth, wit, and social commentary.

13 Relats desconcertants és una col·lecció de contes breus que conbinen el terror psicològic, l'humor macabre i la crítica subtil al món que ens envolta.

Beth Brockington thought she had everything figured out—until her marriage fell apart just before the holidays. Now she’s struggling twin five-year-olds, a bustling family store, and trying not to think about the empty space where her husband used to be. The last thing she expects is to feel her heart skip when Brett shows up looking like the man she fell in love with instead of the stranger they’d both become.

An animal can be many things. Such is very much the case in this collection of 10 creature-themed horror stories that delve into the dark, the sinister, and the absurd. A taxidermist’s life is turned upside down after he accepts a bizarre project request; a vet trip reveals horrific secrets within a man’s newly adopted cat; a struggling young woman develops a psychic connection with a great white shark.

L'éveil de la jalousie chez un garçon de douze ans, qui, en villégiature, a innocemment rapproché sa mère d'un comte oisif dont l'amitié l'emplissait de fierté. La découverte pour cet adolescent privilégié de la vie réelle, d'autres réalités que celles de son milieu d'origine. La puissance du secret.

في هذه الرواية البديعة قرر ديستويفسكي كتابة الرواية الرومانسية، ليلة رقيقة حالمة نقضيها مع بطلي هذه الحكاية، حيث يقرر البطل عدم الإفصاح لحبيبته عن مشاعره العميقة تجاهها خوفًا من فقده لصداقتها، بينما تعيش البطلة حالة من الارتباك والتردد وهي تحاول أن تتبين مشاعرها تجاهه دون إفصاح أو مواربة.

In a bustling crowd, the narrator encounters Evelyn, a frantic woman claiming they are married in a future where time is collapsing. She believes they are the only ones who can fix it. Initially skeptical, the narrator is drawn in when Evelyn reveals a chronometer from their future, which only activates in the presence of its counterpart. As the narrator finds a matching device in their pocket, the two devices resonate together, hinting at their shared past. Faced with the surreal reality of their connection, the narrator concedes belief in Evelyn's mission.

Jeannette is a very talented mage, but life is not fair on the magical island of Umbria. She has always had to fight to be heard and understood, but when King Marcus is creating policies that will take away the Mages' control of the Eastern Forests enough is enough. Jeannette and her brother Isaac create a magical sword to stop King Marcus, but not everything goes as planned and she accidentally starts a hundred-year war that threatens to destroy the majestic island of Umbria once and for all.

La passion sincère du cruel don Blas pour sa jeune épouse Inès cause bien du malheur aux protagonistes de ce drame de la jalousie. Celui-ci envie en effet à Fernando, fiancé d'Inès, sa jeunesse et sa candeur. Pour le punir de ce crime, il envoie le jeune homme en prison, épouse Inès et fait le vide autour d'elle. Le retour inattendu de Fernando, qui s'introduit chez sa belle dissimulé dans un coffre, provoquera la chute. Que faire ? Fuir à nouveau, renoncer, avouer ?

Un père tue son fils après que celui-ci s'est laissé subordonner et a livré un voleur à la police. Le devoir et l'amour, la malice de l'enfance et la loi inflexible du clan s'y affrontent tragiquement. Cette nouvelle de 1829 a vu le jour dix ans avant le premier voyage de Mérimée en Corse. Pour l'élaborer, l'auteur devait s'inspirer d'un récit fort répandu et plusieurs fois rapporté par écrit, partie prenante enfin, d'une certaine « légende corse ».

Los enrevesados rituales de la burocracia, lo extraordinariamente inútil que resulta la tecnología nacional, el interminable examen de conciencia que un ciudadano común tiene que hacerse antes de decidir por quién votar y las peculiares maneras de los mexicanos para dar malas noticias o presentar a dos extraños… Jorge Ibargüengoitia exhibe en esta colección de textos la inexplicable lógica detrás de la vida en este país.

نظر بجانبه فوجد كشكولاً صغيرًا. أمسك به محاولاً معرفة صاحبه، فلم يجد عليه توقيعًا أو اسمًا فتركه وأتى القطار وغادر.. ولكن تكرر الأمر في اليوم التالي.. فأمسك به وقرأ ما بداخله، حيث بدأ صاحب الكشكول بمقدمة أثارت ذهن مصطفى فقال الكاتب في لهجة لا تخلو من مرح: (عشت كثيرًا في الحزن والتشاؤم إلى أن قررت أن أغير حياتي؛ أن أعيش.. أفرح وأتفاءل.ليس من المهم أن تتحقق كل أحلامي ولكن الأهم أن تكون نفسي راضية، ولمن يقرأ تلك المذكرات.. هتتفائل يعني هتتفائل غصب عنك..)ماشي يا سيدي اشجيني..

In this emotionally charged story, Max faces the complexities of life, death, and the profound connections that transcend the boundaries of time and space. After Max's passing, he finds himself reborn on a distant planet, navigating a new existence. The story weaves through themes of love, loss, and the enduring bonds that persist even in the face of unimaginable circumstances.

The Bookkeeper presents a gripping trilogy of short stories, each emerging from the shadows to serve as a stark warning for the intrepid listener.

This Is the Night is a powerful collection of Easter short stories for mature Christian listeners who long to feel the mystery of resurrection come alive again and again. Inspired by the ancient readings of the Great Vigil of Easter, each story reimagines a moment from salvation history—Creation, the Exodus, the Prophets, the Passion, and the Resurrection—through a blend of modern settings, rich emotion, and theological depth.

Former model Astrid Lane lives a quiet life as a caterer, far from her days as rock star Callum Blake's famous wife. When a retrospective about the 1970s music scene sparks renewed interest in that era, Astrid's estranged daughter Zara reaches out about a podcast discussing her father's career—and a long-buried tragedy that changed their family forever.

مع بدء العد التنازلى ،نحو القرن الحادى والعشرين ..مع التطور السريع للعلوم والفنون والاداب ..مع ضرورة أن تصبح المعرفة حتمية كالماء والهواء ..مع كل هذا جاءت كوكتيل 2000 ، بمثابة باب إلى المعرفه ....إلى الحضارة ...إنها ثقافه الغد ... لشباب اليوم

ansa is a stress expert who can't manage her own stress. A mother whose children barely call. A daughter haunted by her mother's dementia. A woman one breath away from breaking. When she steps into a rickshaw in Mumbai, everything changes. Kirit, her calm driver, navigates impossible chaos with inexplicable peace.

In a world that was already tearing itself apart, imagination connoisseur and obsessive inventor Alan creates the world's most advanced AI-powered android, Benign Artificial Robot Technology or BART. Who he loves and wants to protect. Bart is new to the world but soon learns that everything around him is falling apart and he wasn’t exactly accepted into this new world he was created into. Subsequently BART encounters a force he doesn’t understand and soon, he is pushed into a problem that even he, with all his brilliance, cannot stop.

In the collection’s first story, a Japanese woman finds healing in a secret life as a sex advice columnist after being fetishized by her white husband for decades, while in the fourth story, Ronald Reagan is reincarnated as a puppy and must cope with being squeezed, dropped, and controlled by his young, queer owner. And in “Thank You No Thank You” a young woman who grew up in a cloistered religious community and escaped to a liberal law school grapples with the rules she learned in childhood, the rules of her new life, and her actual desires as she vacations with her long-term boyfriend.

Dans ce premier volume des Fleurs animées, Grandville convie à un jardin où l’esprit du XIXe siècle fleurit. Sous la plume malicieuse d’Alphonse Karr, Taxile Delord et du comte Fœlix, les fleurs, quittant l’herbier des savants et la vitrine des amateurs, se font personnages, allégories et confidences. Fantaisie, satire légère et poésie s’y entremêlent pour célébrer la nature, épingler les travers du monde et réveiller une tendresse simple pour ce qui pousse et parfume.

Com uma habilidade ímpar, Shirley Jackson vai do hilário ao horripilante para demonstrar seu poder de contar histórias. Única coletânea publicada enquanto Shirley Jackson ainda era viva, A loteria e outros contos traz histórias que incorporam tanto as características marcantes da escritora quanto seu poder de navegar pelos diversos aspectos da ficção. Publicado pela primeira vez em 1948 na revista The New Yorker, o conto "A loteria" é considerado um dos mais importantes da literatura americana.

Laurel Holden has lived an isolated life of her own choosing. An accomplished food and travel writer, Laurel never stayed long in one place, and she liked it that way. Her career has taken her to some of the finest bistros, cafes, and resorts in the world; but now she is about to immerse herself in a region and culture more foreign to her than any she’s known…the Deep South.

À la fin du XIXème siècle, dans le Jura Suisse, un pasteur marié recueille une orpheline dont la seule famille vient de mourir. Dès que celle-ci passe le seuil de sa maison, il s'attire la déception et la tristesse de sa femme. Puis plus tard celle de son fils Jacques, quand il s'avère que celui-ci aussi tombe amoureux de la jeune fille.

The Glamour of the Snow is one of Algernon Blackwood’s most haunting supernatural tales—a hypnotic blend of winter wilderness, psychological tension, and eerie elemental forces. When an English traveler becomes captivated by a mysterious woman who appears only in the snow-covered Swiss Alps, he is drawn into a chilling dance between beauty and danger. As fascination deepens into obsession, the seductive pull of the mountains reveals its true, otherworldly power.

Sins, Tragedies, and Other Things That Make Us Human is a collection of five thought-provoking short stories that blend historical fiction, dark humor, and contemporary drama.