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Join the adventure through dystopian worlds, to outer planets and into a speculative future. Welcome to the Future Days Anthology. Seventeen authors imagine a future with thrilling tales, starships, unlikely heroes, and exotic aliens, all of which combine to make Future Days a must-listen sci-fi fantasy short story collection.

On the distant world of Zoe, an expedition finds DNA-based life. When alien invaders are also discovered, Glenn Hamilton calls on the U.S.S. Merrimack for help. But the Ninth Circle and the Palatine Empire have also found Zoe. Soon everyone will be on a collision course to determine the fate of this planet.

Continuation of the story from the Westbourne Cottage Curse, Murder on the Beach and a Premier Class Mystery. Retired psychology professor John Castellanos finds himself a pawn in a deadly game, his life hanging precariously in the balance. The Illuminés of Paris, a secret society whispered to have pulled the strings of history for centuries, are the puppet masters, and he, John, is their reluctant marionette. They are an enigma, a shadow lurking behind turning points of history. And the stage for this intellectual duel? The Louvre Art Museum in Paris. "So," a disembodied voice crackles ...

Meg finds out Sparrow has a sister. A beautiful and deranged sister that Sparrow's family is keeping locked in the basement. And now, they're locked up together while Sparrow attempts to make amends with family. Meg and Sparrow might be invincible together, but Meg is having a hard time getting along with Sparrow's father.

Welcome to FhCon. An event unlike any other, hosted by ancient and secret masters of fandom. They're insanely happy you're here. Nineteen popular, best-selling, and award-winning authors bring you stories of a convention experience only the Old Gods will make you forget.

This collection of short stories contains several gothic tales featuring the macabre and chilling voices of writers as diverse as Edgar Allan Poe, Rudyard Kipling, Edith Nesbit, and MR James. These tales are designed to unsettle you, just a little, as you sit back and take in their words as they lead you on a walk to places you’d perhaps rather not visit on your own.

Rewarding health secrets from the Bible will make a difference in your well-being! Get healthier with the glow and optimism of good news. Develop the willpower to say no to junk food and yes to nourishing food. What if you could eat more food and still lose weight? What if you could feel better every day by just moving more? Then start reading this book! In "7 Biblical Ways for Healthy Living," you will receive the therapy of God's love and wisdom as well as insights from medical research. You will see how relevant the guidance from God's word, the Bible is for your well-being. God’s ...

This is the story of Bess—or Dog-Bitch Bess as she came to be known. It's the story of the gun she carried, whose name was Wakeful Slim. It's the story of the dead man who carried that gun before her and left a piece of himself inside it. And it's the tale of how she turned from teacher, to renegade, and ultimately to hero. This is also the tale of the last violent engagements in an inter-dimensional war—one of the most brutal the multiverse had ever seen.

In the year 2448, the interstellar Empire of Rome spans an area almost as wide as the far-flung colonial worlds of the United States of America. Caesar Numa Pompeii is still rebuilding his shredded empire after the catastrophic war that his predecessor, Caesar Romulus, waged against the United States. War's end left Romulus in a nanovirus-induced coma, captive of Caesar Numa.

Liz Kendall wouldn't hurt a fly. Even when times get tough, she's devoted to bringing up her kids in a loving home. But there's another side to Liz, one that's dark and malicious. A version of her that will do anything to get her way - no matter how extreme. And when this other side of her takes control, the consequences are devastating. From the author of the million-copy best seller The Girl with All the Gifts comes an utterly unique thriller with a twist....

The death of a chief executive, regardless of the circumstances—sudden or expected, still in office or decades later—is always a moment of reckoning and reflection. Mourning the Presidents brings together renowned and emerging scholars to examine how different generations and communities of Americans have eulogized and remembered United States presidents since George Washington's death in 1799. Over twelve individually illuminating chapters, this volume offers a unique approach to understanding American culture and politics by uncovering parallels between different generations of mourners.

Xak, Garven, and Slayer leave Brytonia. Xak begins following a strange feeling drawing him deep into the frigid north. After hiring Nova Cordova, a northern barbarian girl with a reputation they assemble a motley crew of adventurers and set out to find a crystal palace in a hidden valley. Along the way they face terrible dangers and thrilling encounters, as well Nova's father, who raised her as a tomboy, but can't stand that she likes women. Xak, and those who survive, find way more than they bargained for when the witch who lives beyond Nova's village, decides to send her pack of malformed...

There is one thing that is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy, and civilization throughout the world - one thing which, if removed will destroy the most powerful government, the most successful business, the most thriving economy, the most influential leadership, the greatest friendship, the strongest character, the deepest love.

In "The Devil's Disciple," the remnants of the once-famous rock band The Serpents gather in the decaying grandeur of Steven Rex's French country house, now a haunting symbol of their past glory. As they confront their fading relevance, Steven proposes an outrageous plan: to invoke dark forces through an ancient ritual, hoping to regain their lost fame. Gathered with him are his bandmates—Mick, Barry, and Tony—along with Anna Divine, a former supermodel who embodies both beauty and desperation. The atmosphere is thick with tension as they commence the ritual, reciting archaic words from ...

Mystery surrounds a certain Mr. Karswell. He has purchased an old abbey, is a known alchemist, and has written a ludicrous history of witchcraft. Are these mysterious behaviors those of an irascible eccentric or a coldhearted murderer?

Meg’s hiding from the law after that event at the border put her on America’s Most Wanted List. She’s not very good at hiding, though, and she’s made a new friend, Reuben. Reuben might be Florida’s cheapest lawyer, but he also has a dark side. One Meg will have to learn about the hard way. As Meg fights her personal demons, Sparrow tries to lure her back to Hell and Nightingale keeps interrupting her dreams. To make it worse, someone keeps dropping zombies nearby.

Layke never thought the gods would bless him with a mate but there she was...standing before him, locked in the dungeons, tied as a participant in the king’s evil Trials. His heart skipped a beat, knowing he would do whatever he could to ensure she lives. Even bind his life to hers.

Um eine fantastische Welt lebendig erscheinen zu lassen, benötigt sie eine Vergangenheit. Daher erschuf Bestsellerautor George R. R. Martin den fiktiven Kontinent Westeros, auf dem sein Meisterwerk "Das Lied von Eis und Feuer - Game of Thrones" spielt, in jahrelanger Detailarbeit. Das Hörbuch präsentiert erstmals die Geschichte von Westeros - beginnend in der Zeit, in der die ersten Menschen den Kontinent betraten, über die Ankunft von Aegon dem Eroberer und seinen Drachen bis zu Robert Baratheons Rebellion gegen den wahnsinnigen König Aerys II. Targaryen.

We have been divided to be conquered. I made a deal to save Imani’s life….. but it means mine is over. And I would do it again in a heartbeat if it means she is safe from the Chancellor. How do you tell the person you love most in the world, you lost their family…… I’m alone. In the most inhospitable place to ever exist. Surrounded by exiled men. The rebellion has grown, the days dwindle, the end feels like it is barreling toward us. Everything we thought we knew unravels before our eyes.

Julie Larimer, a troubled teenage girl with the gift of unrelenting curiosity, teams up with two men twice her age and half a continent apart to solve a peculiar murder.