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Marion Hale believes in order. As a senior archivist, her work is simple in principle: preserve what exists, document what does not, and never interfere with the integrity of a completed record. When a manuscript by the late Calder Rowan enters the archive, it appears ordinary—carefully formatted, fully intact, legally clear.

The stories in this collection stretch across a wide canvas of genres, horror, science fiction, and poetic fables -- just to name a few. However, they are all united by a common thread, the examination of what truly separates the sane from the insane, the natural from the supernatural.

In “The Hoard of the Wizard-Beast,” the official Yalden discovers that the treasury of the strange city of Zeth has been emptied by corruption, and on the advice of the dubious oracle Oorn he is sent to recover the legendary treasure of the monstrous sorcerer Anathas, who dwells in the dreaded Cave of Three Winds. Armed with magical protections and driven by duty, greed, and youthful ambition, Yalden survives a hazardous journey across an alien wasteland and reaches the wizard-beast’s lair, where he finds an immense hoard of jewels and relics beyond a floor of blazing coals.

In "I'll Visit You As A Butterfly," one man's battle for life becomes a battle for death. What good is money when it can't buy health? When there's nothing left of love but memories, what do we live for? How much suffering can we force ourselves to withstand to avoid letting go? A wealthy old man in his cliffside home seeks answers to the universe, his past, and his lack of future in this thought-provoking, awe-inspiring short story.

Embark on an emotional journey through the touching narrative of "We Don't Kiss Hello and Goodbye Like They Do." This short story delves into the intricate relationship between a father and his son, exploring the delicate threads that connect them even as emotional distances widen. The protagonist, haunted by enigmatic thoughts of his father, delves into a labyrinth of memories in search of understanding.

1710 - Nassau burns with ambition and deceit. Aboard The Sable Wraith, Elias Grey serves a captain who mistakes cruelty for strength. When an act of mercy brands him a mutineer, Grey's choice sparks a reckoning that will forge legend from ruin. From the taverns of Nassau to the decks of ships set a flame, The Devil's Share follows a man who learns that conscience is the costliest treasure of all - and that mercy always demands its due.

Descend into the chilling depths of revenge with The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe. Set beneath the shadowed streets of carnival-season Italy, this classic Gothic tale follows Montresor’s calculated plot against the unsuspecting Fortunato. With razor-sharp irony, mounting psychological tension, and a haunting final twist, Poe crafts one of the most unforgettable short stories in American literature.

Bir salonun loş ışığında başlayan, masum görünen bir sohbet… Ardından hızla büyüyen yanlış anlamalar, gururun ve kırılgan egoların tetiklediği bir dizi komik ama acıtan olay… Başkasının Karısı, Dostoyevski’nin ince mizahını, keskin gözlemlerini ve insan karakterine dair derin bilgisini ortaya koyan kısa ama etkili bir anlatıdır. Burada ihanet, aşk ya da evlilik yalnızca birer tema değil; asıl mesele, insanların birbirlerine nasıl baktıkları, kendi kusurlarını başkalarında nasıl gördükleridir.

A collection of Scottish Spring stories to accompany nature’s reawakening. These traditional folktales introduce the plants, animals and spirits of the season. They remind us of our roots in the natural world and the enduring connection between the land and its legends. In the Spring collection, discover: Tales of the Cailleach, Scotland’s mother goddess, who wields the power of frost and snow; The legends of the cuckoo, whose spring return could bring good or ill for the coming year; myths of the mysterious stones once believed to be portals between worlds; and more.

Los doce cuentos que integran el libro de la escritora boliviana Giovanna Rivero, nos llevan una vez más al corazón de el misticismo gótico de ese país, el Caribe y Nueva York. En ellos vemos daños ecológicos, ritos y rituales, sociedades atrapadas en el desamparo, la deformidad y la enfermedad física y mental.

He owned the city, but he was a prisoner of his own gold. In the sweltering heat of 1st-century Jericho, Zacchaeus is the most powerful man at the gates—and the most hated. As a Chief Publican, he has climbed over the backs of his own people to serve the Roman Eagle, building a fortress of silver to mask the small, hollow man beneath the purple robes. To the religious elite, he is a "moser"—a traitor beyond redemption. To the Roman occupiers, he is a useful tool. To himself, he is a man dying of thirst in the middle of a balsam grove. But the winds are shifting.

Thought-provoking philosophical fiction. Psychological literary fiction. Dark, dialogue-driven stories about guilt, grief, trauma, identity, and the lies we tell ourselves to survive. There's a voice in your head that won't let you hide. In this collection, that voice has a face. Across twenty existential, emotionally layered stories, ordinary people at their breaking points find themselves seated across from a figure who calls himself the Devil. Sometimes he's calm. Sometimes cruel. Sometimes unsettlingly compassionate. Always precise.

Critical mass may be a minimum for chain reaction or a maximum for stability. Either way, things go off. Collective consciousness and common behaviors accelerate in chaos. Subtle change builds to drastic consequence. Mass media covers hateful simpletons gaining market share on slap diddle, shouting lies on fire. Road rage is self-expression. Stress compresses, on the way to another big bang.

A captivating volume of over forty short stories full of love, hope, and fear, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay. Barbara Erskine is a born storyteller. The tales in 'Encounters' illustrate her extraordinary talent for capturing the spirit of a place and drawing us into the...

What happens when beauty, privilege, and celebration collide with the quiet reality of death? This powerful audiobook brings to life a story where elegance and unease exist side by side—where a perfect summer garden becomes the stage for a profound awakening. Follow Laura Sheridan as she prepares for a lavish party, surrounded by comfort, charm, and effortless wealth. But when tragedy strikes just beyond her family’s world, her growing empathy clashes with the indifference of those around her.

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a haunting psychological short story that explores isolation, mental health, and the constraints placed on women in the 19th century. Through the unsettling diary of a woman confined to a room with disturbing yellow wallpaper, Gilman crafts a chilling descent into obsession that remains one of the most powerful feminist works in American literature.

George arrives in New York with a suitcase, a British accent, and the uneasy confidence of someone who believes reinvention should feel steadier than this. Act I traces his first days in Manhattan: Bowery apartments, Equinox workouts, subway lines learned too quickly, and a series of encounters that blur the line between intimacy and distraction. Through hookups, half-dates, and carefully misjudged connections, George begins to understand that desire can anchor you just as easily as it can unmoor you.

S tem nazivom je Franci Pavšer zelo rad nagovorjal svoje prijatelje in znance. Večini moških je ta nadimek godil, nekateri so se nelagodno namrščili, vsi pa so se po nekaj stavkih muzali. Ženskam vseh starosti pa je ob srečanjih zaklical: "Poslušaj, mlada dama!", kar je navduševalo zlasti zrele dame. Franci je možakarje okrog sebe pogosto poimenoval kar Jože in velikokrat se je v kakšni prijetni družbi zgodilo, da so se začeli vsevprek klicati Jože in tako so vsi kmalu postali Jožeti, s Francijem vred.

Nelle vaste pianure dell’Africa centrale, tre regni — leoni, iene e licaoni — si contendono da secoli il dominio dei territori. È una guerra antica, tramandata come un destino inevitabile, che decide chi vive, chi muore e chi governa. In questo mondo nasce Leo, un cucciolo fragile che cresce tra privazioni, diffidenza e il ricordo di una madre che gli sussurrava: «La guerra non ha vincitori, solo orfani.»

We’ve been sold a hollow myth of dimples and a chubby baby face. The true Cupid is no cherub; he is a gilded plague. His arrows don’t spark romance; they carry a fever that rots the mind. There is no grace in his archery, only the copper tang of blood and a fixation so violent it consumes everything it touches. In this forgotten chapter of the Hellenistic world, the God of love and desire stalks the streets of Rome with a quiver full of poison.