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In this engaging social history New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, “the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today” (Wall Street Journal), completes his epic Last Kingdom series with this companion book featuring three exclusive short stories and...

All the delightful and bizarre inhabitants of Wonderland are here: the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, the hooka-smoking Caterpillar and the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Ugly Duchess... and, of course, Alice herself - growing alternately taller and smaller, attending demented tea parties and eccentric croquet games, and observing everything with clarity and rational amazement.

The weird, wild west - an American frontier populated by gunslingers, rattlesnakes, outlaws, zombies, aliens, time travelers, and steampunk! Twenty-three of science fiction and fantasy's hottest and most popular authors create all-new tales, written exclusively for this anthology. Aliens and monsters, magic and science are introduced to the old west, with explosive results.

Told by Alexander the Great himself, this “sharp and colorful” (Washington Post Book World) novel presents a stunningly intimate account of the battles, the loves, the triumphs, and the tragedy of a man who conquered the world, from the bestselling author of Gates of Fire. “Simply superb...

Told by Alexander the Great himself, this “sharp and colorful” (Washington Post Book World) novel presents a stunningly intimate account of the battles, the loves, the triumphs, and the tragedy of a man who conquered the world, from the bestselling author of Gates of Fire. “Simply superb...

With more than 120 titles still in print, Louis L'Amour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular American authors in history. Though he met with phenomenal success in every genre he tried, the form that put him on the map was the short story. Now this great...

Join us for epic adventures in the UP on land and lakes! Pirates, thieves, shipwrecks, sexy women, lost gold, and adventures on the Lake Superior frontier await you! In this audiobook, you’ll sail on a ship full of gold, outwit deadly shapeshifters, battle frontier outlaws, and even meet the mysterious agent that Andrew Jackson called "the meanest man" he ever knew. Packed with action, adventure, humor, and suspense, this audiobook has something for every listener.

This collection of standalone stories follows an unnamed female protagonist as she navigates a wasteland where civilization's collapse has stripped away everything but the brutal necessities of existence. Each story delivers visceral combat sequences rendered with technical precision—from silent takedowns to the strategic management of limited resources. Listeners will witness survival craft at its most authentic: improvised medical procedures, tactical shelter assessment, and the unflinching arithmetic of risk versus reward that defines life in this gritty apocalyptic fiction.

Teddy is running across the U.S. to win a 1962 Cadillac on a bet. Indio's second swing hit Sparky's rough skull. Robert, Deputy-of-Noddingoff & Sir-Georgie do battle. Yanko & Veracruz are 2 members of "The Songbirds." Dalton entered a nightmarish scene at the office. Stinky agreed with Skeeto's idea about the dancers. Mongo and cave dwellers make strange music. Fred left the elevator smelling like Ben-Gay. Emerson removed the diaper & Leonard peed a stream. Ingeborg vomited from the cave water. Larry's omelette has 12 eggs & a pound of bacon. Felix the cat munched the fresh baked pie.

This is a spin-off story to Bloodlines and Black Flags. This is a collection of stories and perspectives from more minor characters in Diego's crew from Bloodlines and Black Flags.

More unpublished works from the archives of Louis L’Amour: complete short stories, partial novels, treatments, and notes that will transport readers from the Western frontier to India, China, and even the future. Exploring the creative process of an American original, the Louis L’Amour’s...

Este libro tiene las obras completas de Emilia Pardo Bazán.

The North American Jules Verne Society is pleased to present its first-ever anthology of short stories, written by a select group of modern authors, inspired by classics like Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days, and other novels and stories by the 19th-century master of “Extraordinary Voyages,” Jules Verne.

"Fade-Out" - Comedy/Drama/Action. A tiny commercial film crew find themselves stranded after a coup d'état in a foreign country, with no means of escape and no help coming from the USA. The crew devises a plan to use the products for the advertisement, plus their former trades, and their current expertise as filmmakers; they hide their planned escape in plain sight. "Spray" - Coming of Age. An impoverished Tennessee country girl rises from obscurity to become one of the most celebrated woman surfers in America.

Culling the vastness of experience--from its bizarre fringes and breathtaking pinnacles to the mediocre and desperately below average--like an expert curator, Jim Shepard populates this collection with characters at once wildly diverse and wholly fascinating. A "black world" operative can't tell his wife a word about his daily activities, but doesn't resist sharing her confidences. A young Alpine researcher is smitten by the girlfriend of his dead brother, killed in an avalanche he believes he caused.

Humanity begins to move out from a dying earth. On a particular planet, colonists are attacked by monsters looking like an ancient Egyptian God. On another planet, a young explorer finds a race of dragons through a transit portal. Befriending them, she discovers how to use powerful space ships left behind by another race, long gone.

Ever thought about visiting the beautiful and rugged state of Montana? If so, be sure to listen to these stories before you go, for there may be more there than you ever imagined in your wildest dreams. These all new stories are sure to make you want to hide deep in your sleeping bag if you’re brave enough to listen to them at night by headlamp while camped in one of the state’s beautiful campgrounds. And what just brushed against your tent? A wolf? Grizzly bear? Or was it something even bigger and more terrifying?

In this baker's dozen of all new and original stories from Rusty Wilson, the World's Greatest Bigfoot Storyteller, you'll see an Alaska that few see, an Alaska that maybe even fewer want to see, and an Alaska that puts all the other states to shame for mysterious places and happenings, as well as having the highest number per capita of people who go missing without a trace.

Ready for some stories from the vast wilderness of Canada? It's home to the sasquatch: a creature that's revered and feared by the natives there since before time was recorded. Settle back with a cup of hot chocolate, lock the doors, and be ready to call your best friend in case you start seeing big hairy faces in the window (but be aware that your friend may also be listening to these stories, so have a backup plan).

If you like varied genre short stories, you will like these 27 short stories. This eclectic book has everything from adventure to love.