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After a long and arduous journey spanning the breadth of the empire, Belgrieve has finally laid his regrets to rest and can begin thinking about what the future holds for his steadily growing circle of family and friends. With the defeat of the imposter Benjamin and the restoration of the true prince to his rightful rule, Belgrieve returns home with Satie as his bride and quickly settles back into the rhythm of country living-too quickly, if Kasim,...
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The event is almost over.
Before Raven lies a new ball of questions that he cannot unravel alone. His acquaintance with Niyara makes it clear that the universe is not only a boundless bunch of galaxies but an entire system of thousands of servers connected by a network of teleports, inhabited by many different civilizations.
Raven is aware that he is far from undergoing one such trip himself. Instead, he decided to focus on new techniques, old friends,...
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What could be simpler? On my very first day in this world, I was given the title of a count along with all the trimmings: a castle, name, lands and power.
You'd think I had it made, but no . . . They seized my castle, took my lands, and now, I'm surrounded by enemies. Moreover, it's nothing but one headache after another with the authorities.
And even though I wrested my castle back, the neighbors aren't going anywhere, and they live and breathe...
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The West continues its precipitous decline. The ancient, magnificent, awe inspiring Christian Churches which had taken centuries to build, are burning all over Europe, and that tragedy and violence on the streets are becoming so commonplace that it barely is mentioned by the media. Even the most egregious terrorist outbreaks are passed over by politicians as something which occurs in big cities and the indigenous population should simply get used...
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The Unhallowed Order has been awakened. The threat that has struck fear in the hearts of all of Balmora has returned to claim what is rightfully theirs. All the while, Kaiis struggles to make sense of what he is and how he can save his soul. Baliaer and Velentus grow even closer, while Taliea and Rygar explore themselves. History is revealed; some not so pretty and others.... well.....
Falling Skies is the third installment of the Dreadmore Saga....
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I was a Hunter, and I honored the Code. For my services to humanity and for leading a "proper" life, I was to be rewarded. A new life after death, and a new world to give me some well-deserved rest.
But something went wrong. Once again, I must fight. The Monsters that face me here are far more terrifying than those of my past life. They are cleverer, crueler, more unpredictable. And their name is . . .
7) Steel Dragon
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Kristen Hall grew up a human-but she's not. She's a dragon.
And dragonkind will never be the same.
She's achieved some mastery over her powers and even defeated an enemy dragon.
But nothing she has done has prepared her for what's coming next. Kristen has been invited to join Dragon SWAT-a force of dragons which serves to keep order among their species. But not every dragon is happy with the status quo; some see humanity as a threat which should...
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A classic horror tale from the iconic gothic author and the inspiration for the Netflix series from the creator of The Haunting of Hill House.
As The Fall of the House of Usher opens, an unnamed narrator has been summoned by his childhood friend, Roderick Usher, who has succumbed to a mysterious illness and longs for companionship. Upon first glance of the gloomy family mansion, the narrator is plunged into an unnerving depression, a dread...
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More than 10,000 years ago a race of shepherd people colonized the banks of the river Ai in a land called Mnar. Craving more land, a group of these hardy people migrated to the shores of a lonely and vast lake at the heart of Mnar, founding the metropolis of Sarnath. But the settlers were not alone.
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The Call of Cthulhu is a science fiction short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. In it, the narrator recounts a sequence of portentous discoveries which indicate that a vast, ancient cosmic pantheon of supernatural deities with the power to erase humankind is awakening after a long slumber. Credited with inspiring the "Cthulhu Mythos", a kind of literary genre unto itself that expands upon the universe set forth in "The Call of Chtulhu", this...
11) Clan Dominance
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Nothing is ever given freely. One has to pay the full price for everything one gets. Easy money for a seemingly minor quest in a game? Well, you're obviously being played for a mark. Suddenly stumbled upon a unique spell coveted by the entire world of Waldyra? That automatically makes you the quarry for the game's top clans, each of which will be hunting you-IRL as well as inside the game. Or have you, perhaps, chanced upon a gift from a legendary...
12) Pickman's Model
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From "the original master of horror," a 1927 short story about an artist banished for his ghoulish paintings and the supernatural secret behind his art (Publishers Weekly).
In this classic short story from H. P. Lovecraft, enter the gothic world of Pickman, a painter notoriously banned from the Boston Art Club for his grotesque images. But once inside the artist's studio in the slums of the North End, the mystery behind Pickman's artistic choices...
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El profesor Aronnax y sus dos compañeros, Consejo y Ned Land, son capturados por el capitán Nemo en su submarino Nautilus, del que no podrán salir. Durante su viaje, explorarán los mares, descubrirán maravillas nunca vistas por el ser humano y se enfrentarán a enormes criaturas marinas.
Considerada como una de las novelas pioneras de la ciencia ficción, Julio Verne ofrece en ella una mirada temprana a la exploración submarina, la tecnología...
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At the Earth’s Core reveals an entire world 500 miles below the surface of our planet. With dinosaurs, cavemen, and perpetual noon, the eerie world of Pellucidar is the perfect setting for this adventurous science fiction novel.
David Innes is a wealthy miner who gave his friend, Perry Abner, the money to invent a powerful excavating vehicle. While the pair are carrying out a test run of the machine, they discover that it is incapable of turning...
15) Condemned
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Maximilian is the last of the noble Valevsky lineage. His entire family was put to death for an alleged attempt on the powerful Duke of Odoevsky, who had his eye set on the Valevsky's land.
The young man managed to avoid execution, but not punishment. From here on out, he's condemned to life as a doomed soldier. The front line in the fight against the dark god Skron's mutated creatures. "Do or die"-that's the doomer motto that has been drilled into...
16) Apocalypse Z
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Survival is just the beginning...
After being infected by the deadly Vita virus Dylan barely survives a harrowing journey through the zombie-infested United States. Finding refuge and a cure at a US military base, she believes the worst is behind her. Little does she know her nightmare is just starting.
The stakes couldn't be higher.
When the undead overrun the base, Dylan and a small group of survivors are forced to take matters into their own...
17) The Round Door
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Copper, Charli, and her six-year-old ghost friend, DJ, are so excited to stay with their Nanna and Pop at their beach house for a few weeks.
One day when Charli, DJ, Copper, and their friends decide to swim at a lake, they discover a willow tree that holds an exciting secret. When they decide to climb the tree, a round door suddenly appears. After Charli, DJ, and the others decide to investigate, they are transported to a water park that holds a...
18) Hell is a Harem
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Lucifer, the Lord of Hell, has reappeared into my life, and he owes a sh*t ton of alimony. Twenty-five years' worth to be exact, timed from the day he walked out on me and my mother and never looked back. And I plan on making his life a living Hell until he pays up. He just smiles, ruffles my hair and tells me I'm cute when I'm angry. But anger isn't all that's rising to the surface with this surprise reunion. The seal on my past has been broken,...
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Our secret is out, and now we’re marked for death.
A lone survivor escaped the mountain battle, carrying news of our dragons’ existence to the court of Prince Oblisii.
Utrea’s dragons were supposed to have been wiped out long ago. Only these five remain—a male and four females. They’re all that’s left to carry on the species, but first we have to keep them alive.
The prince will come soon with his army, and I’m stuck on a mountaintop...
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Carivel was born female, but she has been secretly living as a boy for years in her adoptive village of Draebard. The last thing she needs is to fall for not one but two unattainable men - a dominating warrior and a reluctant wolf-shifter with a horrific past. Now the Alyrion Empire is poised to invade, and Carivel must choose whether to keep her secret or reveal it - not only to the men she loves but also to the powerful female ruler whose army could...
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