Classic Monsters

The adventures of four youngsters lost in a desolate world of giant trees. A story of dangers, challenges, ingenuity, courage, and friendship. After performing an experiment at the school science fair four youngsters Nathan, Perry, Melissa, and Michelle appear on a desolate planet, where a giant tree as large as a mountain, supports all life, including people, the Lorns, who live in medieval villages. They find shelter in the Lorn Tree, protected from the monsters that roam the land at night. This is another world, another planet, called Arboregal, and finding a way back home become their ...

In this sample of the Diner Tales, Princess Dee'la is kidnapped as part of a conspiracy to start a war and offered to a monster. Nothing goes according to plan when the Monster gets a crush on his intended victim. Told from the viewpoint of the monster this story asks the age old question, "Who really is more civilized?"

A mean wizard sends three monsters to torment the Kingdom of Glee led by King Gentle, with the hope of discovering: Why the people living there are so happy? One-by-one the monsters’ plans are spoiled, until the wizard succeeds in discovering a secret that changes his life, forever. This stunning addition to the New Classics Books collection contains a heartfelt story by Nicholas Tana with wonderful sound design and compositions by German film composer, Richard Albert, destined to delight children and adults alike for years to come.

Gunnar is the son of a Viking chieftain, living peacefully with his mother, father, and their people - until they are raided by Skuli and his Wolf Men, who raze his home to the ground and take his father’s life. Gunnar swears to avenge his father’s death and save his mother from Skuli - but first he must run to save himself facing murderous raiders, hand to hand battles, mythical flying wolves, and a relentless sea journey to the Land of Fire and Ice... Unknown to Gunnar, his life has been foretold, and he finds he has a destiny greater than his own story.

Having selflessly abandoned their identities, their pasts and their futures, the Monster Aces are all that stand between humanity and the fell creatures that lurk in the shadows. Four men and one woman use their amazing abilities as a team to scour the globe for monsters and bring an end to their unholy existence - whatever the danger, whatever the cost. Through five thrilling tales crafted by some of heroic fiction's most engaging authors you will ride alongside the Aces on the trail of monsters both classic and new.

Dracula, Wolfman, The Mummy, Frankenstein. You've lived with the stories your whole life. You've read the tales. You've watched the films. But what if the stories were different? What if the things you read about these monsters were warped and twisted? Here lie stories you may not have heard. Stories both weird and shocking. Bizarre and grotesque. Alternate versions of your favorite classic monsters you've never read and never will again. Featuring 13 stories by Jonathan Moon, The Sisters of Slaughter, Tom Lucas and more!