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Piena anche per gli olivi, quell’annata. Piante massaje, cariche l’anno avanti, avevano raffermato tutte, a dispetto della nebbia che le aveva oppresse sul fiorire.

Rafi is an 8 year old child living on a volcanic island who becomes trapped in a cave when a volcano unexpectedly erupts and covers the child's home and village with lava. On the 77th day, Rafi awakened to tears again, waking up every day crying. Rafi was sad and disillusioned and was beginning to give up hope. One day, Ifar appeared and rescued Rafi. They lived together for a while, fought vultures, constructed a glider based upon the great thinker Leonid's drawings and prepared to fly to a new life in the green land.

Protagonista il vicequestore Rocco Schiavone, un personaggio fuori dagli schemi: scontroso, irritabile, trasgressivo al limite del lecito, ma con un senso della giustizia tutto suo. Una rilettura della tradizione del giallo all'italiana, capace di coniugare lo sguardo dolente del neorealismo e la risata sfrontata di una commedia di avanspettacolo.

Der schwimmende Tod hat Blut gerochen. Nur knapp entgeht eine junge Frau einem fürchterlichen Angriff durch einen albtraumhaften Hai. Im verzweifelten Kampf ums Überleben kann sie sich an die unwirkliche Küste einer von den Wellen verborgenen Insel flüchten. Doch dieses geheimnisvolle Stück Land ist weit mehr, als es zu sein scheint. Mysteriöse Gestalten kauern zwischen schattenverhangenen Klippen.

Bishop Rider Lives! And for a dead man, he’s been busy. His story and the parts of it yet to be told being what populates Brand New Dark.

Maya Brown: Driven and passionate, I’ve staked my career on a groundbreaking exhibition in London’s eclectic art scene. The centerpiece? A stunning comeback by the elusive artist, Alexis Sanchez. But as anticipation builds, disaster strikes. Alex’s masterpiece is vandalized, and all fingers point inexplicably to me. Overnight, my dreams are on the verge of collapse, and my reputation is in tatters. Despite the chaos, I’m determined to clear my name and save the exhibition.

Marigold is a short fairy tale of unwavering love and quiet heartbreak—a sister’s desperate fight against a curse that slowly steals her brother away. Though she and the villagers do all they can, nothing breaks the spell’s hold. Then, one night, a stranger arrives with a sliver of hope: her brother can be saved. But the cost is hidden, cruelly withheld—and by the time she learns the truth, her choice is already made, and there is no undoing it.

In this new collection of short stories, Dactyl Literary Award winner Tom Newton once again playfully transmutes base reality into startlingly novel shapes and forms, shifting paradigms from beneath the listener's feet by deftly metamorphosing quotidian banality with whimsical, illusory invention.

Ayurveda: 50 Stories of Healing & Wisdom Through the Ages takes you on a transformative journey through the ages, exploring the timeless healing practices of Ayurveda. This collection of 50 stories offers a rich tapestry of wisdom that spans centuries, from ancient remedies to modern-day adaptations.

Josephine is left heartbroken after her boyfriend of three years, Thomas, breaks up with her. She thought she could handle it, but living in England all by herself with no one is making her lonely. Her only resort is to turn to writing letters to Thomas, who she misses everyday. She doesn’t know what it will fix, but she needs to get it off her chest and tell him how she really feels.

When the bruises appear, a teenage girl knows what they mean. Her mother once told her stories—half warning, half confession. But some legacies don’t stay buried, and some hungers are harder to silence than others. A quiet horror story about the ache for affection—and the monsters we sometimes become to survive.

Cada historia ha sido escrita con una sensibilidad especial, narrada con ternura y acompañada de sonidos delicados que acarician el alma. Aquí se unen la ciencia del sueño y el arte de contar historias para crear un refugio nocturno donde el día se desvanece, los pensamientos se aquietan… y el sueño llega de forma natural, sin esfuerzo. Perfecto para quienes les cuesta desconectar, quienes desean un ritual nocturno lleno de paz… o quienes sueñan con noches envueltas en un toque de magia.

Travis is convinced that he is being haunted by a doppelganger, a ghostly double. His therapist isn't so sure. Is this dead ringer just a look-a-like, a figment of his imagination, or a supernatural twin with a sinister purpose?

Twisted Tales takes us through scenes of familiar human conditions. From complete inebriation through a marriage without love via a gambling addiction ruining lives past the sometimes mean streets of Hamburg then onto to the sunshine of Thailand.

Absolution is a haunting and psychologically rich short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in 1924. In this deeply introspective tale of guilt, imagination, and spiritual crisis, young Rudolph Miller—a devout eleven-year-old boy—finds himself entangled in a web of religious expectations, private transgressions, and the fragile dance between truth and illusion. When he tells a lie during confession, a crisis of faith erupts, leading him down a path of inner turmoil that starkly mirrors the disillusionments of adulthood.

Join the job search. Experience employment. A fun-filled non-stop comedy satire about employment counselling services and survival jobs.

In the remote village of Ashbrook, the twelve nights leading up to Christmas are filled with a silence as thick and eerie as the snow blanketing the cobbled streets. Clara has returned to her childhood home after years away, drawn by an inexplicable urge to confront her past, but what she finds is a town gripped by terror. An ancient curse has reawakened, one that visits its wrath each night on those who harbour dark secrets.

Are you lost in the noise of daily life, searching for stillness and peace? If you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or spiritually worn down, this gentle parable is your lantern through the fog. Step into the journey of a weary Seeker wandering through a misty world of confusion, guided only by the dim glow of a mysterious lantern. Along the way, each step reveals simple truths about clarity, self-compassion, and rediscovering your inner light.

Harry Turtledove earned the title "master of alternate history" from Publishers Weekly for his thought-provoking novels that turn historical facts into gripping tales of possibility. But his writing talent goes much further. We Install offers a showcase of styles, from humor—in "Father of the Groom," a scientist with a penchant for wild experimentation helps his love-struck son by synthesizing a wedding ring out of two carrots—to classic science fiction.

In downtown Chicago’s festive Christmas market, strings of twinkling lights and carollers in Victorian attire mask an unimaginable horror. Gabe, a jaded mall Santa with a troubled past, Vicky, a desperate mother searching for her daughter, and Leo, a down-on-his-luck survivor, find themselves thrust into a nightmare as the idyllic holiday scene erupts into chaos. A mysterious snowfall triggers a horrifying transformation among the crowd, turning ordinary people into bloodthirsty, glowing-eyed predators.