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A selection of Sci-Fi Fantasy stories from a legend in science fiction and fantasy writing. Tanith Lee was a British writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. She was the author of over 90 novels and 300 short stories, a children's picture book (Animal Castle), and many poems. She also...

The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It’s also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it’s made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone. Michael Lewis invited his favorite writers, including Casey Cep, Dave Eggers, John Lanchester, Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Vowell, and W. Kamau Bell, to join him in finding someone doing an interesting job for the government and writing about them.

Lester explores the ethical and existential challenges posed by exponentially advancing technologies—namely robotics and artificial intelligence. He warns of how advanced robotics—particularly androids—could replace all human labor, unravel the family unit, and challenge the fundamental human needs for meaning and purpose. He analyzes the potential rise of technocratic oligarchy, where the few control the many through increasingly disruptive technologies threatening political order, the erosion of rights, and social stability.

A brutalized young woman is dropped at the ER, but her captivity was so traumatizing she’s terrified to talk about it. Fearing she’s part of a kidnap spree, Detective Jackson launches an investigation into several missing women. But shortly after, Eugene’s mayor is shot dead in her home, and the taskforce must prioritize the high-profile murder. While they analyze the shocking crime scene, an obvious suspect surfaces, and the case seems open-and-shut. Yet, as they dig deeper into the mayor’s life, they uncover more suspects and motives: a bitter brother, a cheating wife, and dangerous debts.

Are your children bursting with Christmas wonder and excited about the holidays? Would they like stories about kindness, courage, and believing in something bigger than themselves? Or maybe you just want Christmas stories that actually mean something? Then this audiobook was made for you. Voiced by a real narrator with a holiday feel, these fictional and never-heard-before stories will fill your home with laughter, wonder, and important morals that really help kids to develop!

When a woman is found murdered and eerily staged to resemble Attorney Sabre Brown, it becomes clear this is no random crime—someone is sending a message. As Sabre fights in court to protect a vulnerable child, her personal and professional worlds begin to collide in chilling ways. Soon, more women turn up dead, each with disturbing ties to Sabre’s past. With the help of her investigator and partner, JP Torn, and a close-knit team of family and friends, Sabre races to uncover the truth.

Attorney Sabre Brown has dealt with her share of predators over the years as a child advocate, but the defendant in her latest case is the worst—having targeted vulnerable women and their young daughters for decades. When the predator is abruptly murdered, Sabre’s investigator reluctantly takes the case, but with so many victims, who are now suspects, JP struggles to make progress.

Attorney Sabre Brown runs from a horrific assault and loses her memory of it with every step. When a dead man turns up in the same area, Sabre blames herself. Did she witness the murder? Or worse—did she kill him? Before Sabre and her private investigator, JP, can solve that mystery, a minor client, Angela, disappears near the murder scene. Sabre must find her. But as Sabre’s memory slowly returns, she realizes the killer may be coming for her next. Can she and JP find Angela in time to save them both?

After a young girl, Zena, turns up dead, Detective Jackson discovers she recently fled from a mysterious cult in fear for her life. But the physical and psychological walls around the anti-technology group derail his investigation. Meanwhile, pressure builds as a ruthless criminal takes aim at police officers. Needing more help with his case, Jackson recruits Agent Dallas to go undercover. She infiltrates the secluded cult and soon discovers a bizarre form of abuse. To bring down the egomaniacal leader, Dallas takes a risk that puts her life in danger.

District Attorney Clara Hitchens faces two major battles—exposing a corrupt DA, who might be her boss, while handling a high-profile trial with a victim who isn’t sympathetic. When Hitch runs into Nate Conner, he’s the last person she would expect support from. Newly released from jail, Conner has his own problems. A thug is pressuring him for money, and his little sister Kaylee is missing. Determined to go straight, Conner decides that Hitch is the one person he can trust with his suspicions. They develop a plan, but everything goes sideways.

Private Investigator Jack Fox is not sure how he went from being a freewheeling bachelor to the father of two daughters: a baby girl, who is the product of his less-than-stellar life choice of hooking up with a convicted serial killer, and 19-year-old Enid Iglowski, who is going to her court-ordered anger management counseling sessions with the intelligent and sexy Dr. Melody Stuckley who, unbeknownst to Enid, Jack can't seem to get out of his mind - or his bed.

Acclaimed Australian actor and theatre director John Bell, AO, OBE, will set the stage for William Shakespeare's lessons on life and leadership in the 21st century in this years' ABC Boyer Lectures. Bell's four lectures, which mark the 63rd year of the ABC Boyer Lectures, will explore how Shakespeare remains essential reading in the 21st century, including his role in setting the stage for strong, smart and compassionate women. Bell will also draw on his personal experiences to reflect on what Shakespeare might teach us about how to live a 'good life'.

When a young girl goes missing from a Hutterite colony, the case is personal for Tuper. So, his tech-loving sidekick, Lana, volunteers to go undercover in the isolated community and dig for the truth. She quickly learns that Rita has a love interest on the outside, but as they start to think she eloped, another Hutterite girl disappears.

When a victim with no ID is found murdered, Detective Jackson believes it’s another hate crime. He rounds up members of a local white nationalist group, but his task force doesn’t have enough evidence to hold them. Soon after, another woman dies of what looks like a possible suicide. Yet a witness claims the victim had argued with her estranged husband right before. The team has to split up to investigate both deaths, and the detectives are pushed to their limits.

When Attorney Sabre Brown’s eccentric Aunt Goldie dies, leaving a series of cryptic notes, Sabre launches the most intriguing and frustrating investigation of her life. While sorting through the piles of junk her hoarder aunt left behind, Sabre must keep Goldie’s greedy, dysfunctional children at bay. But she also discovers unexpected treasures, family secrets, and her aunt’s suspicions that someone was trying to kill her.

When a woman is murdered with her own food product, Detective Jackson takes the case - even though his brother is hospitalized with a mystery illness and his heart is torn between two women. A Peeping Tom neighbor surfaces as an obvious suspect, but when a second woman with similar looks is strangled, the task force fears they’re dealing with a serial killer.

When a frustrated ex-con takes a young family and their home hostage, the only officer he’ll speak with is Detective Wade Jackson. But Jackson already has his hands full running the Eugene Violent Crimes Unit and overseeing the investigation of a series of seemingly random assaults. While Jackson juggles the hostage negotiations with his chaotic single-parent home life, the assaults point toward a troubled company that recycles industrial oil.

Attorney Sabre O. Brown receives a text with an image of a dead man, a social worker she recently opposed in juvenile court. Did he fall, or was he pushed? As she and JP, her private investigator, search court cases for the suspected killer, the texts become more frightening and personal. Soon packages with dire warnings threaten Sabre and her loved ones. Their frantic search uncovers disturbing revelations, putting Sabre in the crosshairs of a clock-ticking threat. With her life on the line, will she discover the stalker in time - or become a victim of the Advocate's Killer?

A body wrapped in plastic turns up in the middle of the road — with no ID and no viable explanation. The pressure builds when Detective Jackson must also locate a missing woman that few people seem to know. Both victims lived on society’s edge, so witnesses and leads are scarce. Worried that the woman’s life is in peril, Jackson resorts to following her ex-boyfriend, but the effort backfires in a deadly way.

A hit-and-run driver leaves Tuper’s best friend for dead. But why? And how did Squirrely, a homeless man, acquire a duffle bag stuffed with thousands in cash, a pistol, and a 25-year-old newspaper? As Squirrely lies in a coma, Tuper’s techie sidekick Lana uncovers 50-year-old secrets about his connection to the death of a high school classmate. The cold case pops to the front burner when a second classmate dies in the same manner.