In this short story, Vincent Pels struggles to save his daughter in life and death.Sun-dwellers are fowl monsters that eat a human’s flesh from their bones…or so sixteen-year-old Lyra has always been taught. To keep their citizens safe, her colony seals itself into the vaults by day. Moonwalkers are horrible beasts that feed on the blood of men…at least, that is what Perseus was told. The only sure survival for his people is to lock themselves into their repositories each night. Both labeled as undesirable by their respective kinds, a fated meeting in the forbidden forest offers Lyra and Perseus an unexpected chance at happiness. If they can overcome their own prejudices and discover the truth about one another before time runs out. Can the sun-dweller and the moonwalker learn that when reality is distorted by hate and terror sometimes the only thing to truly fear is fear itself? THE WAY LIFE WAS FOREVER – a YA short story from award-winning author, Carey Corp.

Ministry intelligence suggests a Karshi raiding party has an interest in an ancient object on Skathi, a small moon of Saturn. Bulays and Ghaavn will need to learn how to fight flying aliens from the ground, fast!A series planetary romance.Bulays and Ghaavn #13.A tragic childhood left Ellie Coulter with a supernatural gift that tells her a person’s true intentions. But even that didn’t protect her from a cheating husband with his own self-destructive secrets. After finding the strength to leave, she retreats from the world to heal. She’s drawn out of her protective shell when a friend insists on playing matchmaker. After some persistent coaxing, Ellie warms to the idea that she may have found a reason to let her walls down, and his name is David Mitchell. With things looking up in the romance department, Ellie finds herself the caretaker of the Bradford mansion, an impressive home that is also rumored to be haunted. Curious about what happened to the mansion’s former owners, Ellie finds herself entangled in the events that happened over a hundred years ago. It’s all part of the trap set by the one hiding in the shadows, and Ellie fell right into it. The complete Shadows trilogy:Edge of Shadows (Shadows #1)Shadows Deep (Shadows #2)Veiled Shadows (Shadows #3)

Science fiction

On a clear day in Blackbridge, Pennsylvania, where ghosts roam the streets and mysterious lights float through the forests, Milton Conroy's beloved wife is vaporized by lightning into nothingness . . . or so he thinks. Soon, Milton begins a frantic and obsessive search for his wife only to discover truths about her, and himself, that will change his life forever.Blackbridge, Pennsylvania. Ghosts walk the streets, mysterious lights float through the forests, and Milton Conroy thinks he's finally found happiness in his wife, Elizabeth.... Until lightning out of a clear sky vaporizes her into nothingness. Or so he thinks. As Milton begins an obsessive search to find the woman he loves, he discovers truths about Elizabeth--and himself--that lead him to examine his own life and the dangers of trying to find happiness in others. In his debut novel, Vincent C. Martinez combines the Bradbury-like strangeness of the supernatural with the emotion of reality to ask: What do we do when we lose the one thing that makes us whole?Recipient of 5-star reviews on numerous online bookstore websites, the completely revised edition "Electric Elizabeth" will make you feel the power and the pain that love and its loss bring.

Renowned Shakespearean scholar Dr. Marshall Emerson whose specialty was the bard’s The Tempest returns decades after his death, when McMaster University library and bookstore staff begin producing replica versions of the text on a newly acquired Espresso Book Machine. (Short story: 6000 words)Renowned Shakespearean scholar Dr. Marshall Emerson whose specialty was the bard’s The Tempest could never be spotted walking the grounds of McMaster University without the precious 1861 folio edition of Shakespeare’s works clutched in his hands.Decades after his death, when McMaster University library and bookstore staff begin producing replica versions of the text on a newly acquired Espresso Book Machine, Emerson, who was also known as Professor Prospero, returns, intent to put a stop to this “desecration” of his precious text.This short story of approximately 6000 words originally appeared in the book CAMPUS CHILLS (2009) and was written by McMaster Graduate Kimberly Foottit and Mark Leslie, whose alter ego ran the Espresso Book Machine at the McMaster bookstore from 2008 until 2011.

In a dimension where dragons in human form roam, a darker species struggles to come to light. They are the chaos. They have no morals. They taint whatever they touch. Austin, a halfling, isn't going to submit to the fear they cast. She isn't going down without a fight. She'll learn the ways of their species, she'll learn how to defend herself, and she'll learn how to make a mean cup of tea..In a dimension where dragons in human form roam, a darker species struggles to come to light. They are the chaos. They are spiteful. They have no morals. They taint whatever they touch.Seventeen years ago, a halfling was born in the human world. An abomination. Her parents were killed for committing such a crime, but Austin was kidnapped and taken in by one of them. She grew up as chaos dragons do, despite somehow remaining pure of their filth. She was, of course, rescued by the brightest minds of the opposing force. She was hidden in the human world until she would posses the power needed to defend herself.Except months before that time would come, the chaos have found her again. In order to protect her, she is brought to their home world--Affelil. In the famous stronghold, she is safe. No chaos in their right mind would dare infiltrate the city's walls, but chaos dragons aren't exactly known for their sanity.Her best friend, in love but friendzoned, plays the role of a knight in shining armor to slay the dragons that would ever dare harm her, but Austin doesn't need a knight nor prince. She isn't a damsel in distress, and her Once Upon A Time Kidnapper knows this. She's caught in her kidnapper's game, a game where she is his prize.Still, Austin isn't going down without a fight. She will learn the ways of their kind, how to defend herself, and along the way, she'll learn how to make a mean cup of tea. She is evolving. She is adapting. Still, there's a war brewing inside her; her human and dragon blood is fighting, ideals fighting against tradition. Like the chaos, her human side is fighting to be heard.

Mind Flights: Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Volume 2 is a collection of three short stories spanning science fiction and fantasy. In "Seconds", mankind faces horror the like of which would never be seen on Earth on a new world. In "Tear", the magic of the Divide is failing. If it goes, all the races will be in peril. In "Reaper" something insidious is unearthed, and it's hungry.Mind Flights: Fantastic Stories of the Imagination is a collection of three stories spanning the genres of science fiction and fantasy. In "Seconds", mankind faces tragedy on a scale that can wipe out the entire colonized planet, but one scientist holds the key to saving them all, if he can just figure out what that key is. In "The Tear of God", the magic of the Divide is failing, and if its protection isn't restored soon, hell will literally be released on earth. In "REAPER", mankind stumbles upon something on a new world, and ends up wishing they hadn't. Now, everyone's fate relies on a harvester who herself is now on the verge of death due to alien technology. Will she live? And what has this technology done to her? And finally, will she be in any shape to help if she does survive?

New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore channels William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe in this satiric Venetian gothic that brings back the Pocket of Dog Snogging, the eponymous hero of Fool, along with his sidekick, Drool, and pet monkey, Jeff Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy of Britain and France, and widower of the murdered Queen Cordelia: the rascal-Fool Pocket. This trio of cunning plotters-the merchant, Antonio; the senator, Montressor Brabantio; and the naval officer, Iago-have lured Pocket to a dark dungeon, promising an evening of sprits and debauchery with a rare Amontillado sherry and Brabantio's beautiful daughter, Portia. But their invitation is, of course, bogus. The wine is drugged. The girl isn't even in the city limits. Desperate to rid themselves once and for all of the man who has consistently foiled their grand quest for power and wealth, they have lured him to his death. (How can such a small man, be such a huge obstacle?). But this Fool is no fool . . . and he's got more than a few tricks (and hand gestures) up his sleeve.

A hidden evil stalks the city… Ari Calin refuses to believe her human friend Eddie murdered a vampire—in spite of his confession. Her human partner Ryan thinks the case is a slam dunk, even though there’s no weapon and no witnesses, but Ari’s not about to let her friend take the rap without finding out more. When Ari attends a charity event on the arm of a handsome werewolf, she finds someone she never expected to see again—Andreas De Luca, the charismatic vampire she used to date. When their eyes meet across the room, memories come rushing back. His kiss, his touch, a savage death…and a terrifying magical bond. A reconnection is the last thing she wants. Only by staying away and forgetting Andreas can she hope to avoid the Legend of Ramora. But when vampires keep dying, one thing becomes clear: Riverdale has a serial killer on its hands, and Andreas could be next. Ari begins to fear there’s more to it, though. Something truly evil is stalking the city, waiting to take control…

Katharine Kerr's richly imagined cycle of novels set in Deverry and the Westlands has earned a devoted following--and a reputation as the finest Celtic fantasy being written today. Now she returns to Deverry's war-ravaged past.... In a kingdom torn by civil war, young Lillorigga seeks to shield her dawning powers from her cruel mother Merodda's manipulation. Mistress of a magic that, untamed, could kill her, Lilli brings her terrifying visions under the kindlier tutelage of the mysterious dweomermaster, Nevyn. But soon she must choose between her own clan and the true king who fights to claim his rightful throne, between sanctuary and blood feud, loyalty and love. Little does she dream that the slaughter she invites, and the malevolence she defies, could stalk her across the ages...twisting and twining the strands of timeless destinies. From the Paperback edition.

Something vital is missing from David Hero's comfortable, ordinary existence. one day is much like the next, simple, predictable...boring.But the nights! Each night David Hero finds himself transported to a marvelous world where brave men and women battle terrible creatures possessed of cruel, dark powers.Despite his fears, the Dreamworlds tempt David, drawing him farther and farther from the waking world. Here he finds noble warriors; beautiful, loving women; and challenges almost greater than he can imagine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The first in the Spearwielder fantasy adventure series--from the author of the New York Times bestseller The Legacy. In a magical spot in a forest, Gary falls asleep . . . and wakes up in a dangerous realm of elves and dwarves, witches and dragons. There he discovers he is the only one who can wear the armor of the land's lost hero--and wield a magical spear.

The world of Ardhan is slowly losing its magic, but one wizard remains--a master of evil bent on claiming lordship over the entire world. To stop him, the Elders send Crystal, the Child of the Grove, daughter of Power and the last-born wizard to walk the world. The final war is about to begin.

In 1903 Lieutenant Olivier Ferrières of the French army welcomes Captain de Saint-Avit as the new commandant of his post in Algeria. Shunned by his fellow officers, the captain has been accused of the brutal murder of his friend Lieutenant Morhange, when the two were lost alone in the desert. To Ferrières’s horror, Saint-Avit soon confesses to the crime, unveiling a shocking tale of lost worlds, lust, murder, and the enslavement of desire in a forgotten desert kingdom—Atlantis! Antinea, the queen of Atlantis, seeks to destroy and imprison the men in her net through her beauty and cruelty, enshrining their electroplated bodies in a fantastic hall, assigning each doomed lover a number and a plaque in his memory. Caught in this web, Saint-Avit and Morhange attempt to escape until love, passion, and jealousy threaten their friendship and their very lives. For only one man has ever captured the heart of Antinea, and no one escapes the queen of Atlantis.