Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Henry Wallace Phillips is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Henry Wallace Phillips then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Princess Arsinoe came of age in the glittering court of Ptolemaic Egypt. Abused by her ruthless sister, a pawn in the dynastic ambitions of her father, and dismissed by the king who claimed her for a bride, young Arsinoe finds herself falling in love with a young man forbidden to her.(Novelette, 11k words.)Princess Arsinoe came of age in the glittering court of Ptolemaic Egypt. Abused by her ruthless sister, a pawn in the dynastic ambitions of her father, and dismissed by the king who claimed her for a bride, young Arsinoe finds herself falling in love with a young man forbidden to her. She dreams of a destiny as Egypt's queen, but first she must survive the nest of vipers otherwise known as her family.(This novelette originally appeared in the ETERNAL SPRING anthology of young adult fiction and readers who enjoy it should snap up that collection, too.)

Wealdland is being overrun by troops of vicious garonds, led by the 900 year old, evil lord of magic, Deifol Hroth. Iounelle, last of the elves, embarks on a dark journey of revenge for the extinction of her race by the garond army. But, one of the humans she rescues, with the help of the mysterious Archer, knows how to find the sword of power, the Mattear Gram, the edge in the coming battle.“Jack the Boy’s life was now in the hands of the mad man who had just held him so tightly, the strange ghost of the seas with beard as blue as the waters he sailed on. To have deceived him now would cost him the air in his lungs; even if he did lead Captain Bluebeard into a successfully orchestrated ninja trap, his last act before meeting his end at Eastern hands would be to take the Boy down with him, to deprive him of life just as he was suffering the same. It would not do to disappoint his Captain.”When Jack the Boy betrays Captain Bluebeard and steals his booty, he provokes the final phase of a war which has spanned eons: the war of Pirates versus Ninjas. Which side will win? Or, as the enigmatic Liu predicted, do they both face doom at the end of a reptilian foot?

When a Pincent Pharma lorry is ambushed by underground activists, its contents come as a huge surprise - not drugs, but decomposing corpses. It appears Longevity isn't working and the drugs promising eternal youth are failing. A virus is sweeping the country, killing in its wake, and Longevity is powerless to fight it.

In the future... people all over the world have been swept up in a new cult of happiness called The One True Way. A reporter tells of the harrowing assassination attempt on the cult's leader by a motley crew featuring a priest, a scientist, and a mystic. As the team infiltrates the cult's fortress, they'll each reveal their own perspective on the path to eternal happiness, their "Modus Operandi".In the future... people all over the world have been swept up in a new cult of happiness called The One True Way. Ryan Poole of the Washington Sentinel reports on the harrowing assassination attempt on the cult's leader by a motley crew featuring a priest, a scientist, and a mystic. As the team infiltrates deeper and deeper into the cult's fortress, they'll each reveal their own perspective on the path to eternal happiness – their "Modus Operandi".This short story is part of the "In-Futura ( In the future... )" collection. To find out more, visit www.JohnKrissilas.com

Grand Canary is a novel by author A. J. Cronin, initially published in 1933. It tells the story of Dr. Harvey Leith, an English physician who is wrongfully blamed for the deaths of three patients and leaves his country in disgrace, ultimately finding redemption when thrust into the middle of a yellow fever epidemic in the Canary Islands.

Torn between loyalty to her sister and the man she loves, Damiah hopelessly pours out her heart to a golden canary - without realising that her little bird's song is full of the hope she lacks.Inspired by the twelfth century lais of Marie de France, this modern folktale tells of Damiah, a young woman torn between loyalty to her sister and the man she loves. One day she hopelessly pours out her heart to a golden canary - without realising that her little bird's song is full of the hope she lacks.

A love story that will make you cry. In this story it has been shown that the love between the true lovers could be easy but how it got complicated. If anyone achieves his/her love then there is no limit of his/her happiness, but if fails, it is extremely painful, a person becomes abnormal just thinking about that what should not have been happened.If there is true love then no one can forget it.This story is a complete image of romanticism. The script is such an awesome that everybody will love this by heart. The story creates a strong feelings in readers. The writer Mr. Manoj Kumar Dash assure you that there will tears in your eyes after reading this. Most thrilling is the end.....

STORY LINE: IT IS THE STORY OF THAT LIVING MAGICAL BOOK WHICH HAS THE ANSWER OF THE EVERY EVIL SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE.THERE IS AN INDICATION OF FOUR FIERY SUPERNATURAL BALLS WHICH DECIDE THE FATE OF ALL WORLDS.IF THIS BOOK FALLS IN WRONG HAND,THEN THE VERY DESIGN OF THE UNIVERSE WILL BE CHANGED. GIANTS, MONSTERS, DEMONS, WITCHES, AND ALL THE EVIL AGENTS MAKE DAY AND NIGHT ONE IN ITS SEARCH. BUT THTHE FIRST MEETING Today’s foggy wintry night is magnificently mysterious. The night seems as a sparkling spell of a fairy. The faint silvery light of the new moon has added a magical thrill. It is so charming, so exciting, and so adventurous, that it is beyond expression…The little neglected orphanage is surrounded by jungle and now it is in deep slumber. Suddenly Ray wakes up in cold perspiration.Oh! The same vision! His heart is beating fiercely fast.

Demons can't scare you, unless you let them. Face some demons inside.Other books by Dan:How to Eat a Human BeingLunacyThe Unauthorized Autobiography of Ethan Jacobs andWhat Tangled WebsandGiving Up The Ghost"Enjoyable and nasty: the stories are impressive." 5 Stars."Icky." 5 Stars"Humor and horror and shivers, excellent combination." 5 Stars"Dan Dillard has written a great book, loaded with some creepy short stories." 5 Stars"...this book will snare you in its gloriously wicked clutches and drag you kicking, screaming, and sometimes laughing from one creepy story to the next." -Stalk and Slash"...creative and very entertaining in some cases while truly horrifying in others." 4 StarsA collection of 17 short horror stories and poetry for grown-ups with non-traditional twists and a load of dark humor.

Ithaka - a forgotten island where myth and reality collide and an old warrior returns to a place he long thought lost. What happens when memory fades and all one is left with is a past that you can no longer trust?A nameless crossroads in a forgotten European country and an Old Woman toils endlessly in the dirt. When a scarred Veteran drifts aimlessly down the crossroads, old wounds and bitter losses are opened - and a deeper truth emerges. This short play was staged as part of The National Theatre of Scotland's 5-Minute Theatre Festival in June 2011 and premiered at the Glasgow Theatre Arts Collective.

When Polly's parents go away for a week, Great Aunt Mabel comes to babysit. Polly can't wait for Auntie to meet her best friend, Gertie. But when Auntie catches Polly and Gertie chewing filthy bubble-gum they collected from the pavement, she bans them from playing together.Polly won't let anyone keep her away from her bestest friend. The next day, she sneaks off for a joyride on Gertie's bicycleWhen Pollyweena Grubble's parents go away for a week, Great Aunt Mabel comes to babysit. Polly can't wait for Auntie to meet her best friend, Gertie. But when Auntie finds out that Polly and Gertie have chewed filthy bubble-gum they collected from the pavement, she bans them from playing together.Polly's miserable enough without having to eat Auntie's disgusting cooking. And if she throws it in the bin, she'll be in even more bother. Though there is one solution. Polly waits until Auntie's not looking, then stuffs the yucky food in-between the clean sheets in the lined cupboard. But nothing gets by that mean old crab-apple. Auntie discovers the filthy mess and sends Polly to bed with no supper.The next morning, Polly sneaks off for a joyride on Gertie's new bicycle. As she sits in the basket attached to the handlebars, Gertie whizzes down the hill. Trouble is, their headmistress is standing on the footpath and Gertie can't stop. Now the rascals are in more trouble and someone's called the police

Premature Eradication is a two-part suspense series that has a unique spin on the age-old tale of a woman scorned, and a man unknowingly chosen to endure the greatest of all nightmares. As the saying goes, “when a woman’s fed up, there ain’t nothin’ you can do about it” ... except run.Way too often, the fire flickers out in a relationship. Many men become lazy, striving to get quick-draw, “drive-by” satisfaction from their partners. That leaves wives and girlfriends frustrated and wide awake, while their male companions lay satisfied and meeting the Sandman within minutes. Just another uneventful night of “dip, dive, and doze” that has become the routine. Robert Johnson is no different with Tosha, his wife of five years. The marathons of the past have long become 50-yard sprints. When introduced to a new pill called Erectz, the mindless humping doesn’t improve; they just become more frequent. Fed up with the "male species," Tosha bands together with other like-minded women to expose men for what they really are—vile, selfish, lazy, and completely unnecessary. But they are good for one thing. Premature Eradication is a two-part suspense series that has a unique spin on the age-old tale of a woman scorned, and a man unknowingly chosen to endure the greatest of all nightmares. As the saying goes, “when a woman’s fed up, there ain’t nothin’ you can do about it” ... except run.

How does a virgin lady let her steady date know she has determined to marry him? That's all I'll tell you. Click the blue below to see why. Here it suffices to say that the story is short and free. Why read a summary when with little more effort you can read the whole thing? If you can't spare a moment more, you shouldn't be wasting time reading fiction anyway. Go back to work!"One can not judge a book by its cover." So we are told. But a cover is usually the only thing a reader has to base a judgment on. Smashwords tries to aid readers by providing summaries, one short, one long, for each book it distributes. For non-fiction this works well. But this, it seems to me, defeats the whole purpose of fiction. After all, one reads a story to find out what will happen. It’s the uncommon twists and turns that make a story interesting. But if a summary has told all this beforehand, what fun is to be had in the reading? Therefore, no summary of the present short story is given. It's short and it’s free! So read the whole thing and see if you like it.I ask you to do this because I think it is the best book judging method. To find fiction you like you must first read around enough to learn something of the style and stories of different authors. Then you can judge books, not by their cover, but by the your opinion of the writer. I'd like to help you do this. The present short story is one of several which I will make available free at Smashwords. Read a few (or all of them) and decide if you like them. It won't cost you a dime. If you like them, you can then purchase some of my not free (but still inexpensive) longer stories.All these stories are of one particular kind. To reflect this similarity all have the same cover picture, the Kitty & Rose shown above. So after you’ve read a few, you can, in fact, judge them by their cover.The common theme of the Kitty & Rose stories is human sexuality. This is not unusual. Most fiction concerns sex in one way or another; ranging from romances so sedate and demure an extraterrestrial could never know sex is at the root of everything described, to erotica so unrestricted even an extraterrestrial might blush. Kitty & Rose stories are in the middle of this range. All deal with human sexuality, but none do so explicitly. Rather, they are seemly.The dictionary gives three meanings for seemly: Attractive or agreeably fashioned; Decorous or conventionally proper; and Appropriate or suited to its purpose.With respect to appropriateness, seemly sex stories range from the humorous to the inspirational, but all concern human sexuality. So they are clearly appropriate.These stories are also seemly in the decorous and conventionally proper sense. For, while they treat sex candidly, they do not do so graphically. There is nothing pornographic nor erotic in any seemly sex story. Of course, different persons’ opinions about this may differ. A few consider frank pornography decorous. At the opposite extreme are those like the abbot of the monastery where the great biologist Gregor Mendel did his epochal research. This abbot thought Mendel’s studies were decidedly indecorous because they involved the sex of pea plants!Finally, there is the principal sense of seemly, attractive and agreeably fashioned. Like every author I exert my every effort and ability trying to make these stories seemly in this regard. But like every author, I must await your determination of the degree of my success. Since both of us will be pleased if you find them attractively seemly, I very much hope you do.Happy reading!BobbyB P.S. This story is being uploaded on 2-14-2017, Valentine's Day! Fourteen more short stories will be uploaded, one each weekday. Then four longer stories will be offered for sale.

A young boy, Eli, goes to high school. He constantly has to deal with the pain of a heartbreak and deals with the troubles and pains of it.Nyx's little brother Atalo is a monster. After he assaults her with a banana, pages from her most precious book are ruined. The book is all the girl has left of her estranged father. Upset at how her feelings are disregarded by her family, the eleven-year-old tries to repair the damage, only to realize that perhaps it isn't the book she's really so upset about...An Eikasia prelude about love and family.

I believe the world needs more humor, optimism and relaxation through creative thinking. This book is my small contribution – you have to read it to see.This book is free. I believe the quality will prevail. If you enjoy the reading, you’ll come back and put some money or buy another book. From my side I promise to provide more similar stories!The book can not be easily described, it is a collection of stories and each one is different. I believe the world needs more humor, optimism and relaxation through creative thinking. This book is my small contribution – you have to read it to see.Hope you’ll like it! If you do, look for more books from my ‘Intergalactic Stories’ series.If you prefer a novel, check the book ‘Cloud Whale’ – might change your view of the world.

Winston finds out why bad things happen, through otherworldly means, after his untimely death. Along with an influx of other souls, after a deadly hurricane, Winston learns from angelic sages that good really does come from the bad. It boils down to love. (Inspirational Short Story)From Cattimothy House comes the apex of Military Science Fiction anthologies. Edited by the outspoken and fearless Timothy the Talking Cat, one of America's foremost political philosophers and one of the aspiring leaders of the future, There Will Be Walrus contains stories of adventure and excitement but also insightful essays into the nature of war, politics and the a brilliant take down of the evil presented by squirrels.If you value good old fashioned science fiction with actual stories, if you hate squirrels, if you value people speaking the TRUTH to you, then this the book for you.Yours, united in the struggle against squirrelsTimothy the Talking Cat

Inaction Man, a quixotic superhero, lives as a bum on the streets of Paris, defending humanity against the forces of evil. He possesses the gift of sight, allowing him to see things that aren't really there, and exploits his superhuman powers of inaction, which enable him to do nothing for a very long period of time.Inaction Man lives as a bum on the streets of Paris defending humanity against the forces of evil. He possesses the gift of sight, allowing him to see things that aren't really there, aided by the consumption of copious amounts of methylated spirit vision juice. He also exploits his superhuman powers of inaction, which enable him to do nothing for a very long period of time. Together with his assistant, a broken bicycle called Symbol, and the world’s second great superhero, the Illogical Woman, he fights action with inaction. Watch him battle the dark pan-dimensional forces that surround us. From shape shifters masquerading as park attendants, to changelings who wear the skin of junkies, to vampire sewer rats and crack dwelling spectres. Only Inaction Man stands between us and the dark lords who wish to end time and space.A must read for all mortals. Let Inaction Man help you to escape the fatal fog of routine and stop your innards being ossified.

In The Silver Braid, the Infected – humanlike beings without a single shred of goodness in them – are out to destroy humanity. Eighteen-year-old Leigha Griffin, one of the top-class members of Force For Good (FFG), a secret organisation sworn to protect the world from evil beings, is sent out to save the world... again. Little does she know that, at the most magical time of the year, it will chanIn The Silver Braid, the Infected – humanlike beings without a single shred of goodness in them – are out to destroy humanity. Eighteen-year-old Leigha Griffin, one of the top-class members of Force For Good (FFG), a secret organisation sworn to protect the world from evil beings, is sent out to save the world... again. Little does she know that, at the most magical time of the year, it will change her future forever.

Mankind shows no mercy to those of the Black Sun Temple. For those cultists who warn those alien sirens are mankind's doom jeopardize the melodies those creatures share with humankind. But that zeal for justice blinds mankind's empathy, until the executioners attending to their duty upon Ganymede push too far and ruin any chance to some day sing alongside those incredible sirens mesmerizing man.Gunner has executed uncounted cultists of the Black Sun Temple as a sentry and executioner stationed on the penitentiary built upon Jupiter's moon Ganymede. War has ravaged his body, and escorting so many condemned prisoners to their deaths has shredded Gunner's soul to tatters. He would have forsworn his duty long ago had he not been blessed to hear the sirens' alien melody that heals the most wounded of hearts. For the sirens sing a different song to every prisoner facing whatever form of death Jackson Hardcase and his gameshow deliver. The sirens sing, and their notes lift the condemned and chase fear from their hearts. But Gunner's wounds are deep and unhealed, and even the most loyal of executioners can serve for only so long before his resolve shatters to show the sirens the frailty, and the danger, inherent in mankind.