This is a short story about a teenage girl that befriends a group of Goths. One of her new companions has her questioning, is it possible that he is a vampire?When Lieutenant Adam "Hawk" Yazzie rescues Brett Weaver during a mission in Iraq, his faith in his team’s loyalty is shaken. Someone in the team attacked Cutter and left him for dead. But who?Zoe Weaver races to her brother Brett’s bedside. He stood by her while she fought her way back from a devastating injury, and she’s determined to do the same for him. Though drawn to Hawk’s good looks and steady strength, she’s reluctant to get involved with a man in uniform. But with Brett lying in a coma, Hawk may prove the key to what happened to her brother.Hawk is torn between loyalty to his men and his need to see justice done. When he tries to save a troubled teammate’s career, he unwittingly puts Zoe’s life in danger. Can he lead the rest of the team in a rescue operation to save her? Or will one of Hawk's brothers in arms destroy the woman he loves?

"Spider Legs" A disturbing tale of our own world, and the strange creatures with whom we share it.It is well and truly said that there are more things under heaven and earth than there are almost anywhere else; true also that many of them lurk, unsuspected, far below the surface of the ocean. For thousands of years, mankind has trusted in the sea's generosity while using it as a dumping ground, believing that in its vastness his garbage will be swallowed up and forgotten. But that was never really true. And now, when the earth's hungry inhabitants demand more than even the ocean's endless bounty can provide, strange things are being born in the oceanice depths - strange things that the sea throws back upon the land... The ultimate crustacean encounter.

Teenage Julian has perfect recall, which means he has trouble finding his place in the world. But he really does know his own mind. So when he starts experiencing someone else's memories, which are also glimpses of the future, Julian realizes he must find out why. It soon becomes clear that this unmet friend is in danger. And Julian resolves to do everything in his power to track down this mysterious other person - and prevent him from being killed.

By the time this present group of stories was written I had passed through the cultural turbulence that engulfed nearly everyone’s life in the wild, stormy period we know as “the Sixties,” which for me had actually lasted from 1968 to 1974 or 1975. I had come through my own angry four-year-long retirement from writing in the middle 1970s, and was working again at a steady pace, though not with the frenetic prolificacy of the pre-retirement years. At the beginning of this period my personal life was still pretty chaotic, a carryover from all that Sixties madness, and plenty of new chaos was going to descend on me while some of these stories were written, but I was tiptoeing toward an escape from the various messes that were complicating my life, and by the time the last five stories of this volume were being written I was heading into the stability of my second marriage. —Robert Silverberg, from his Introduction Table of Contents Introduction Tourist Trade Multiples Against Babylon Symbiont Sailing to Byzantium Sunrise on Pluto Hardware Hannibal’s Elephants Blindsight Gilgamesh in the Outback The Pardoner’s Tale The Iron Star The Secret Sharer House of Bones

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In the not too distant future society's problems haven't changed. What would happen if drug addiction could be cured by one simple pill?Tayt is a Tracker, a man whose job is to hunt those souls lost to drug lust and bring them back for rehab. When Tayt is called to identify one of his bounties who has overdosed he is dragged into something much bigger.

Are you playing the game - or is the game playing you? A highly addictive thriller about power, manipulation and revenge.

In 2085, Dr Josef Hanson, and the last survivors of humanity, watch the destruction of Earth from Chronicle; a billion-dollar moon base. Built to preserve world history, its library becomes a symbol of hope for survival. But that’s not all; inside lies a supercomputer known as the Black Box... Not everyone is convinced of hope. Conflicts lead to dire consequences. The world will shatter, again...In the year 2085, Dr Josef Hanson, his son Louis and less than two dozen others; possibly the last survivors of humanity, watch the destruction of Earth from Chronicle; a multi-billion dollar base on the moon. Built to preserve the world’s history, its library archive becomes an invaluable resource and symbol of hope for survival.But that’s not all; inside lies a supercomputer known as the Black Box, that stores knowledge of almost every past human achievement. When the survivors discover the technology, Josef struggles to step up in leadership, and deal with the rising tensions that follow his restriction on the use of the machine. Not everyone is convinced there is hope, and disagreements lead to dire consequences.The world will shatter before them, again...

In the war-torn Middle East a UN Weapons Inspector finds himself faced with a terrible choice. Forewarned of a chemical weapons attack on a civilian population Henry Jace must decide to unleashed an experimental defensive pathogen and violate all the rights and freedoms he holds most dear, or stand aside with the rest of the world and watch a genocide.Vaslus is a doomed world orbiting an unstable star. To preserve their civilisation the Vaslusians have embarked on the greatest colonisation scheme ever imagined. However the first intelligent beings they encountered have attacked them without provocation or reason. They are now at war and in a race with an unknown enemy with violent intentions. In this second story of the Prominence series follow Relv, survivor of the Abarath, as he fights in the first fleet to bring the attack back to the enemy.

Smoke! Drink! Chant! Fire! Vision! Inter-dimensional Travel! (or whatever). A road! A threat! Running! Escape! Sanctuary! Revenge! Sleep! (Spoilers. . .not!) The End! Enjoy :DMan-trouble is never a good thing, but for Julia, this time it’s just plain confusing. Her guy was all over her at the start, but now? She thought he was on the brink of popping-“the”-question. But so far there’s been no pop, only a slow fizzle. She’s decided it’s up to her; she’s going to have to pop a different question, since he’s suddenly working late, not answering her calls, or when he does he’s unsure if he’ll be able to keep their date.Julia needs to know, once and for all, whether Joe’s a keeper or a has-bean, and Morgana promises to have the answer.Gourmet coffee beans, custom ground, then analyzed to your specific needs. Who, in their right mind, would have thunk the spirit world was so-o-o trendy, so particular? But that’s how Julia’s modern psychic does business, so that’s how Julia will experience a slice of life where going beyond words means approaching the Twilight Zone.

A dystopic look at the future, where testing is not only mandatory—it’s deadly! Part of the forthcoming “Breach of Reality: Volume 1” collection. Bonus material included! Read a sample chapter of the newly released “UnAlive” Novel!Reminiscent of tales like “The Running Man,” this dystopic look at the future presents a world where testing is not only mandatory—it’s deadly! The first short story Kevin ever wrote and winner of the Young Georgia Authors Writing Exposition. Part of the forthcoming “Breach of Reality: Volume 1” collection. Bonus material included! Read a sample chapter of the newly released “UnAlive” Novel!

There will be one. One who rises above them all. A man of valor and great strength who will free us from the fall… Ever since Jonathan was a child, the prophesy has haunted him. He longs to find the one who will free the human race. When aliens rain death—destruction—and fear upon his village, he is forced into a life of slavery.There will be one. One who rises above them all. A man of valor and great strength who will free us from the fall… Ever since Jonathan was a child, the prophesy has haunted him. He longs to find the one who will free the human race. When aliens rain death—destruction—and fear upon his village, he is forced into a life of slavery. Zahara’s entire world shatters when her village is raided, and she is sold to an alien mistress. Beyond hope, she finds love with the handsome, red-haired, determined Jonathan. When peril arises, the two must flee, but where will they go in a city full of aliens? Will they escape? Will they unlock the mysteries of the ancient prophesy?

Michael Chabon is back with a brand-new collection that reinvigorates the stay-up-all-night, edge-of-the seat, fingernail-biting, page-turning tradition of literary short stories, featuring Margaret Atwood, Stephen King, Peter Straub, David Mitchell, Jonathan Lethem, Heidi Julavits, Roddy Doyle, and more! Margaret Atwood- Lusus Naturae David Mitchell- What You Do Not Know You Want Jonathan Lethem- Vivian Relf Ayelet Waldman - Minnow Steve Erickson- Zeroville Stephen King- Lisey and the Madman Jason Roberts - 7C Heidi Julavits- The Miniaturist Roddy Doyle - The Child Daniel Handler - Delmonico Charles D’Ambrosio - The Scheme of Things Poppy Z. Brite - The Devil of Delery Street China Mieville- Reports of Certain Events in London Joyce Carol Oates - The Fabled Light-house at Vi–a del Mar Peter Straub - Mr. Aickman’s Air Rifle From the Trade Paperback edition.

The War of the Spider Queen spreads...A hand-picked team of the most capable drow adventurers begin a perilous journey through the treacherous Underdark, all the while surrounded by the chaos of war. Their path will take them through the very heart of darkness, and the Underdark will be shaken to its core. If the powerful dark elves falter, the world below is open for Insurrection.

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