Short Stories

Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities...there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars.... Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand...to tread the jeweled thrones of the earth under his sandalled feet.

All of Edgar Allan Poe’s great short stories in one 16-hour collection.

In this anthology, you'll find 17 tales of conflict and heroism, exploration and discovery, endurance and triumph. Flee the apocalypse of modern-day Earth, fly a fighter in the cold emptiness of deep space, and find new life on the distant shores of an alien world. You might even discover something about yourself as each author opens a window on the soul of mankind.

Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his 16 Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his chilling, masterful short stories. Since his first story appeared in 1950, virtually every major writer of science fiction and fantasy has fallen under his influence, including Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, and Joe Hill, as well as filmmakers like Stephen Spielberg and J. J. Abrams.

For the first time - in one Audible-exclusive collection - it's 13 stories of Jane Yellowrock, the shape-shifting skinwalker and vampire hunter for hire whose business card reads, "Have Stakes - Will Travel". Jane carries inside her the soul of her Beast, the mountain lion's soul which merged with hers when she accidently performed black magic as a child. Now, she and her Beast stalk the dark streets of New Orleans, bringing rogue vampires true death.

Struggling writer Elijah stumbles on an antique fountain pen buried in a forgotten desk. The words flow like never before—vivid, raw, unstoppable. But something isn’t right. The stories feel too real. Too alive. As fiction bleeds into reality, Elijah must uncover the pen’s secret before it finishes his story for him. Dark, elegant, and addictive, The Ink Thief is a gothic short story that grips from the first line and doesn’t let go.

Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Lauren Groff has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices and including several stories in translation.

H.H. Munro (Saki) is one of the undisputed masters of the short story. In this complete compendium, the full gamut of his subjects and themes is experienced. His stories are imbued with humorous satire, biting irony, and often the macabre, all of which have one target: the stupidities and hypocrisies of Edwardian upper-class society.

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A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic best-selling short story collection.

In a dry spell with the ladies, Matt finds himself fantasizing about all sorts of things that he never would have before – including getting intimate with men! Out on an annual camping trip with his gay best friend, the sex starved Matt decides to make a little proposition: his tight little straight behind for some experimental pounding – hard and completely raw! Satisfy your fantasy and get this raunchy short story now for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! And for a naughty preview of the book, make sure to Look Inside!

In her second story collection, Sittenfeld shows why she’s as beloved for her short fiction as she is for her novels. In these dazzling stories, she conjures up characters so real that they seem like old friends, laying bare the moments when their long held beliefs are overturned.

What defines a modern short story is much more than a question of length. Despite the efforts of early pioneers like Edgar Allan Poe, the genre was originally synonymous with the anecdote or tale and seen more as entertainment than art. However it has become far more than that, and this Very Short Introduction considers afresh the form's ongoing innovations in plot construction, capacity for psychological insight, and ability to offer intensely concentrated perceptions.

A master storyteller at his best - the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each story. Magnificent, eerie, utterly compelling, these stories comprise one of King's finest gifts to his constant fan. "I made them especially for you," says King. "Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth."

Following the phenomenal success of Necronomicon, its companion volume brings together Lovecraft's remaining major stories plus his weird poetry, a number of obscure revisions, and some notable nonfiction, including the seminal critical essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature." athering together in chronological order the rest of Lovecraft's rarely seen but extraordinary short fiction, this collection includes the entirety of the long-out-of-print collection of thirty-six sonnets "Fungi from Yuggoth."

Rebekah Daniels is just your ordinary spunky nine-year-old girl living in the small town of Curtis Bay...except she is determined not to be ordinary at all! Her small town is filled with mysteries and Rebekah is sure that she, along with her best friend, Mouse, will be able to solve every last one of them.

The life of actor, choreographer, and musician Columbus Short has been punctuated with trauma that extends well beyond the plot lines of his previous role on the hit series Scandal. Short has lived many lives packed into one - from a family filled with turmoil to tumultuous love affairs and enough scandals of his own. But somewhere in the middle, Short’s realization that there has to be a better way comes into full view.

BUNDLE: First Time MILFs, Hotwife, & More! 9 Hot Short Stories Plus Bonus at a Great Price! 10 Stories Total.Stories Include: First Time Threesome With My Best Friend’s Brother & His BFF Seducing My Professor: Becoming His Toy Getting Dirty With... My Best Friend’s Mom ~ MILF Book 1 Getting Dirty With... My Best Friend’s Mom ~ MILF Book 2 The Widow & the Handyman Cuckolded By My Wife & My BFF My Poker Night-MARE! Taken By the Fog When My Husband’s Away… His Wife Becomes His Boss’s Prey PLUS Bonus Story: A Bet for the Best Sex - Ever! Read NOW if you love HOT stories and are not ...

Abby meets Zack in her yoga class and they exchange a simple glance. She has never been adventurous in the bedroom or with men for that matter, but there is something about Zack and she can feel her wild side start to emerge. Will she be able to step out and take a chance or will she go back to her cold apartment alone? The idea of the Foreplay Series came from the desire to help men and women enjoy each other on a deeper level. It is a series of short stories/scenes designed to arouse the reader or even to be read to a partner as part of foreplay. The mind is the most powerful and sexual ...

The apocalypse is coming. There's only one way off Earth. When a small-moon-sized asteroid is discovered hurtling toward Earth, billionaire scientist Darien Trass must deal with the hardships of finding the select few who will join him on his voyage to escape the apocalypse and rekindle civilization on another world.