H. C Turk
1) Black Body
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Originally published by Villard to rave reviews, BLACK BODY is the story of a white witch, Alba, and her struggles to survive 18th-century English society.
BLACK BODY is a sweeping tale of good and evil, and the captivating woman intimately acquainted with both. Set in England and Wales, the story is, told in the form of testimony given by an imprisoned witch, who must reveal all the secrets of her race or be, burned and become a "black body." Both...
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In this retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ, the original fantasy is shown to be the result of a virtual reality experiment gone wrong. Though still a poignant fable, this story has the bite of future science.
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A girl carries her doll in one hand and a fresh scalp in the other, on her way to a better land she'll have to make first.
Though her memory is faulty, Melody recalls leaving school after being accused of witchcraft. Her pseudo-doll, Dodo, defended...
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After Stan Power's ex-wife accidentally kills their daughter, heartbroken Stan vows to do anything to change this tragedy, even if it means living the events over again. And again. And again. His weapons are alchemy, magic, and a science that won't exist until he creates it.One morning, Stan has to pick himself up after falling on his face. He doesn't remember what caused the fall, but he's not injured. So, he continues with his day, which includes...
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The inner life of a man trapped inside himself.Wendell Calinar, 78, suffers a stroke. The physical result is slight paralysis, but the mental implications-stemming from memory loss-are more profound. A retired history professor, Wendell's culminating interest is in personal history as recorded by individual memory. A nurse speaks of burn patients suffering terribly during treatment who remember none of the pain after healing. She wonders how real...
5) Martian Dog
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Melody Keen is the first child born on Mars, where her family populates a research settlement. When Melody is two, the adults begin vanishing. Though they return minutes later, they are not completely human. Melody is left alone with aliens who are using the bodies of her family members as hosts.
Arriving days later, the rescue team finds Melody alive, and her family dead. The Terrans learn little of the aliens, the traumatized child remembers nothing.
Melody...
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A Memoir From The Future On How We'll Survive COVID-19. A story predicting the challenges facing us, and how we'll overcome the coronavirus pandemic:
→ Hospitals that become a second home.
→ A diet of beans and beans (and beans).
→ The "unusual" foods we'll learn to eat when we get tired of beans.
→ People so accustomed to isolation that every new acquaintance becomes family.
→ Communicating by coughing and sneezing.
→ Military engagements...