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A spine-tingling selection of detective stories including contributions from Edgar Wallace, Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton.

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialized in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians.

Cuando el amor es el único camino. María y Tomás han conectado a la primera. Cuando están juntos la magia flota en el aire, aunque ellos sean los últimos en enterarse. Pero ni la vida es un camino de rosas ni este audiolibro es un cuento de hadas. Ellos lo descubrirán enseguida. Como también descubrirán el dolor, el temor, la amistad y, sobre todo, el amor. Esta es una historia de decisiones difíciles, de hacerse mayor de golpe, de realidades que nunca se soñaron y de ilusiones que se cumplen a base de tesón. Pero también es una historia sobre el valor de tomar las riendas de tu propia vida.

Los nigromantes de la Torre de Idyll no son como dicen los cuentos. Allí nadie sacrifica doncellas ni juega con la muerte, sólo se estudia entre libros y hechizos. Clarence, que siempre ha vivido ahí, adora esa calma. Hazan, que conoce el mundo exterior, comienza a cansarse de ella. Sin embargo, cuando unos venenos letales empiezan a comercializarse por toda Marabilia, ambos deben abandonar esa paz.

When Maud Marsh flings herself into George Bevan's cab in Piccadilly, he starts believing in damsels in distress. George traces his mysterious traveling companion to Belpher Castle, home of Lord Marshmoreton, where things become severely muddled. Maud's aunt, Lady Caroline Byng, wants Maud to marry Reggie, her stepson. Maud, meanwhile, is known to be in love with an unknown American she met in Wales. So when George turns up speaking American, a nasty case of mistaken identity breaks out.

Apophis, der wiedergeborene Gottkönig des Aternien-Imperiums, hat den Neuronalen Nexus entfesselt und seine schreckliche Fähigkeit demonstriert, ganze Planeten zu zerstören. General Carter Rose, Hauptkommandantin Carina Larsen und die Besatzung der Breitschwert Ascalon sind noch immer von der apokalyptischen Macht der Waffe überwältigt.

The darkness holds more than dreams in Louisiana... Every night across the bayous and cities of Louisiana, people awaken gasping, paralyzed, crushed by an invisible weight that science cannot fully explain. They speak of shadowy figures, suffocating pressure, and the unmistakable presence of something ancient and malevolent. Meet the Cauchemar—Louisiana's most terrifying sleep spirit.

They performed for millions while secretly serving their nations. The audience never suspected the deadliest act was happening offstage. What if the most celebrated entertainers of the 20th century were also its most effective spies?

Who wears lipstick today – as a matter of routine? And for those who do, is it out of obligation to a strict feminine standard, or some other reason entirely? Lipstick reconsiders the beauty world’s most conspicuous – and contentious – tool of artifice. Tossing expired ideas about femininity like so many tubes of melting wax, Lipstick explores how self-adornment can be a source of play, pleasure, and transformation, as well as how lipstick can knock gender norms off balance.

Ein unbekannter Himmelskörper bedroht das Sonnensystem, Erdbeben, Flutwellen und Vulkanausbrüche werfen die Menschheit ins Chaos. Die Städte versinken, Menschen fliehen, beten und kämpfen – doch die Katastrophe ist nur der Anfang. Erfahre, wie Wells meisterhaft Spannung, kosmische Bedrohung und menschliche Ohnmacht vereint.

The essential introduction or reconnection to the Bible for queer readers from the co-founders of QueerTheology.com. “As we dove back into the story of creation in Genesis 1 and 2, trying to look at it with fresh eyes, I realized I had visited the Garden of Eden before. It was as if, like Saul...

They harvest us. They breed us. They feed from us… There is no hope… Not until one fateful moment when my eyes open and I see something streaking across the skies.

Delve into the rich tapestry of Armenian folklore, where history and storytelling intertwine. Armenians trace their roots back to the era before the Babylonians, to Togarmah, a grandson of Japhet, who settled in Armenia after the Ark found its resting place on Mount Ararat. Notably, Armenia was the first nation to embrace Christianity as its official religion around the 3rd Century AD. This enchanting collection features captivating folk and fairy tales gathered by scholar and storyteller Mr. A. G. Seklemian, reflecting the deep connection between the Armenian people and the natural world that...

Terry and Connor never expected to be chased through a hidden gateway. On the other side lies Verios, a world of vast star ships, strange empires, and a war already burning.

When criminals take to the skies, even the most secure fortress becomes vulnerable. At 5:19 AM on September 23, 2009, the impossible happened. A Bell 206 helicopter appeared over Stockholm's Västberga district, descended onto the roof of Sweden's most secure cash depot, and in twenty minutes, changed the face of international security forever.

Across centuries and continents, real love stories unfolded quietly behind palace doors, in secret letters, and across battlefields unseen by history textbooks but etched in time. Scandalous and Sacred dives deep into the lives of real couples who dared to love beyond society’s rigid lines of race, class, gender, and religion.

Alan Kershaw is Cross Security's typical client, a wealthy businessman with a problem. However, his problem isn't the kind Cross Security usually handles. Kershaw was scammed by an unknown entity after being informed he'd won an online jackpot. Kershaw's bank account was zeroed out, but it's not the money he wants back. It's his dignity.

Tantalizing, eye-opening, and witty, Watching Porn is a provocative book about an average girl’s foray into the porn industry and the people who make it what it is, both in front of and behind the camera.

In this historical fiction following Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, join the story from Scotland in 1746. This dramatic story is based on the true events surrounding the Jacobite Rising in the mid 1700s, in which the young prince is embroiled. In Bonnie Prince Charlie’s attempt to tamp out a revolution he finds himself entangled in politics, love, life, and the crushing weight of royalty.

Miraculously unabridged, Maori and Settler by G. A. Henty explores the adventures, misfortunes, and joys of the Renshaw family, who emigrate to New Zealand in the 19th century after suffering a financial disaster that wipes out the family savings. The story follows the head of the family, Wilfred, as they emigrate to New Zealand in the 1860’s in hope of a better life.