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A miller's daughter. An impossible bargain. A name that changes everything. When a poor miller boasts to the King that his daughter can spin straw into gold, she's locked in a tower and given one impossible night to prove it — or die trying. A strange little man appears with an offer she can't...

Michael Henrik Wynn, the editor of the educational net radio stream Historyradio.org, narrates a classic boys’ adventure by Emilio Salgari (1862–1911), one of Italy’s most prolific and bestselling authors. Set in the jungles of the Amazon, the tale follows hunters in pursuit of a legendary...

Some stories are found on the page. The ones that change your life are written in the margins. Brandon has built a quiet life among the shelves of Oak & Ink, the little bookstore he calls home. Protected by a carefully guarded secret, he's convinced some chapters are better left unopened. Then Isla walks through his door carrying a box of books she never imagined she'd have to part with. After trading the warmth of her family's farm for the uncertainty of the city, she's still trying to find her footing and a place that finally feels like home.

Some messages are meant to be sent. Others are the only thing standing between you and finally letting go. Every night at 2:17 a.m., Adrian still reaches for his phone. For almost two years, that was when Maya would finish her hospital shift and send the same simple message: Are you awake? He always was. But Maya no longer calls. Three months after their relationship ended, Adrian is still surrounded by reminders of the woman he loved.

In an age dominated by logic and science, we’ve forgotten why we instinctively fear the dark. The ancient stories passed down by our ancestors, meant to warn us of the horrors lurking just beyond the reach of light, have faded into obscurity. Yet the entities that stalked them are not gone—they wait in the shadows, watching and waiting for their next unsuspecting victim.

Some secrets aren't just buried—they're hungry. Marcus Adams hasn't set foot on the Stamden University campus in twenty years. He promised himself he never would. But when a cryptic invitation to a special Thanksgiving Homecoming arrives, the past becomes impossible to ignore. For decades, Marcus and three others have carried a weight that would crush most men. Now, the silence is breaking. As the holiday weekend approaches, Marcus realizes he isn't just returning for a reunion—he's returning for a reckoning.

An all new edition of the much-loved novella. For fans of Jojo Moyes' The Girl You Left Behind, this is the prequel novella, Honeymoon in Paris. Sophie, a provincial girl, is swept up in the glamour of Belle époque Paris but discovers that loving an artist like Edouard brings undreamt of...

Dramatised readings from the award-winning Jan Carson, plus bonus interview with the author herself Northern Irish writer Jan Carson won the EU Prize for Literature 2019 for her novel The Fire Starters, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023. Her work has been...

Handlungsort bildet ein Kuratorium mit Schwerpunkt Atem- und Nervenerkrankungen, deren mehr oder weniger freiwillige Patienten alle ihre ganz eigene Geschichte haben.

I Annie Proulx’ mesterlige historier er livet råt og hårdt, landskabet stort og åbent. Som den betagende natur, fortællingerne udspiller sig i, drives bogens personer af en kompromisløs og kraftfuld energi. Her er vanviddet og ensomheden på spil, men også den uforudsigelige og svimlende...

„Als würde man eine Tür zur Twilight Zone öffnen, wo das Verstörende, Exzentrische und Grauenhafte nur darauf lauert, dich in seine Fänge zu bekommen.“ – Julia Ash, Autorin von Find ThemBegleiten Sie Ihren Guide Travis Brown, einen der NoSleep-Horrorautoren mit den meisten Upvotes auf Reddit, auf einer Tour durch seine schaurigsten Geschichten. Darin erwarten Sie …Ein Team, das ein scheinbar endloses Haus erkundet, in dem jede Tür noch tiefer in eine Welt des Wahnsinns führt.

El nacimiento de las islas y otros cuentos del Japón es una colección de narraciones populares que nos ponen en contacto con las raíces más puras de esta cultura milenaria. Desde antiguo, el País del Sol Naciente desarrolló una tradición narrativa de gran influjo social. En estos relatos se incluyen elementos cotidianos y folclóricos sobre la forma de vida de las gentes de este lugar, lo que los convierte en documentos sociológicos de importancia.

La faceta cuentística de Enrique Jardiel Poncela es, quizá, una de las menos conocidas, pues fueron sus comedias y sus novelas las que le dieron fama internacional. Sin embargo, el autor fue muy prolífico en este campo y publicó desde bien joven gran número de historias en distintos diarios y revistas humorísticas, que recopiló luego en dos volúmenes: El libro del convaleciente y Exceso de equipaje. Los cuentos de Jardiel son muy vanguardistas y en ellos hace despliegue de gran cantidad de innovaciones literarias en lo referente a planteamiento y construcción, recursos tipográficos, etc.

¿Quién no se ha reído con un chiste de Pepito? Ismael Martí nos invita a recorrer con humor, picardía y mirada crítica el universo de Pepito, Jaimito y sus múltiples encarnaciones latino-hispanas. Este libro reúne los cuentos más divertidos, irreverentes y entrañables del niño más travieso del habla hispana, desde las aulas mexicanas hasta las colas venezolanas, pasando por los buses colombianos, los recreos argentinos y las clases de religión en España.

Während du schläfst, arbeitet die Welt sehr leise weiter. Zehn ruhige Geschichten über das, was in der Nacht geschieht. Kein Krimi, kein Rätsel, keine Wendung, die dich wachhält. Nur langsame, wahre Vorgänge, weich erzählt und so gebaut, dass du an jeder Stelle einschlafen darfst. Jedes...

One town. One nightmare per night. Welcome to Ghoulsboro, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Insurance scams gone horribly wrong, red-light districts with rising body counts, mysterious airplanes that should never be boarded. An assortment of chilling short stories await —bite-sized horrors told in a gripping, "true story" style that will make you question the quiet towns around you. Consume one per night... or devour them all at once. Ready for your next night in Ghoulsboro?"Hudgins is a Horror-Meister to reckon with!" —VICTOR MILLER, Writer of Friday the 13th

Some friendships last only a few years, yet shape an entire lifetime. At secondary school, Suat is the boy everyone overlooks: overweight, painfully shy and burdened by an illness he refuses to discuss. Behind his quiet manner, however, lies an extraordinary intelligence and a rare generosity of spirit. When he befriends a struggling classmate, Suat becomes far more than a companion. Through patience, discipline and kindness, he changes the course of another child’s life.

I didn’t plan on meeting my new neighbor for the first time wrapped in a towel, dripping wet, and half-awake. The worst part? She’s glaring at me like I just ruined her morning, but the way her eyes roam over me tells a very different story. I definitely didn’t plan on mistaking her for the dog walker who was supposed to be here an hour ago. Kara isn’t late, she also isn’t who I hired. She’s my new neighbor —and the second I see her, I know she’s the kind of trouble I wouldn’t mind getting into. What starts as irritation turns into heat so fast it knocks me off balance. Every run-in crackles.

Some monsters are born. Others are chosen. When a lonely man finally begins rebuilding his life after years of depression, the last thing he expects is to meet Samantha, a captivating, fiercely independent woman with a dangerous secret. One impulsive act of chivalry draws him into her world, where vampires are real, immortality comes with a brutal price, and humanity is nothing more than a matter of perspective. As he embraces his new existence, the pair travel across Europe, hunting together and discovering that vampires aren't the only creatures lurking in the shadows.

Twenty unique nightmares await you in this chilling short story collection. Lost in a pitch-black labyrinth, I followed the footsteps of my missing expedition. My wickedest friend committed suicide just to see if he could conquer death. Now, a silent figure in a black veil is following me home. My daughter is having terrible nightmares about her older sister. But my daughter is an only child. Five of us broke into the abandoned Morgan House on Halloween night. We really should have listened to the local legends.