Títulos en Antologías y relatos breves

In The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells, a man falls into a mysterious sleep and awakens two centuries later to a radically transformed world. Graham, once an ordinary Victorian gentleman, discovers he has become the richest and most powerful man on Earth—known as "The Sleeper." But with great power comes a shocking truth: society has evolved into a dystopian system controlled by elites, and his wealth is the backbone of a deeply unequal world. As Graham struggles to understand his new reality, he becomes entangled in political intrigue, rebellion, and the fight for freedom.

Sette racconti, sette storie, sette viaggi verso non si sa dove. Intorno a ognuno di noi, dentro a ognuno di noi, c'è sempre una parte oscura, un lato in ombra che la luce della ragione ha timore di illuminare per paura di ritrovarsi sconfitta. E in questa zona buia e fantastica si muovono i personaggi di questa antologia, uomini e donne che si trasformano in vittime o carnefici quando si trovano all'improvviso di fronte a un mondo sconosciuto, a un nuovo volto nello specchio, a quella cupa forma di angoscia che solo l'incomprensibile può trasformare in orrore.

The Beloved Classic Brought to Life in a Whole New Way! Adventure awaits in the heart of the jungle. Join Mowgli, the man-cub raised by wolves, on an unforgettable journey through the wild. From the wise old bear Baloo to the cunning tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli encounters a cast of unforgettable characters as he learns the secrets of the jungle. But danger lurks around every corner, and Mowgli must use all his courage and wit to survive. Will he be able to defeat Shere Khan and claim his rightful place in the jungle?

Mark Twain ist einer der bedeutendsten Erzähler der amerikanischen Literatur – berühmt für seinen scharfen Witz, seine lebendige Sprache und seinen unbestechlichen Blick auf Gesellschaft und Mensch. Diese Hörbuch-Edition vereint einige seiner bekanntesten Werke und zeigt die ganze Bandbreite seines Schaffens: von humorvoller Satire über große Abenteuerromane bis hin zu pointierten Kurzgeschichten. Mit "Die Abenteuer des Huckleberry Finn" schuf Twain einen Meilenstein der Weltliteratur.

Everything was fine, everything was a mess, everything was normal, until the truth was revealed. Cecilia Heyweather seeks to stand among the esteemed ranks of the Keepers of the Valley of Corsica. Gabriel Fisher has dreams of knightly heroism within the greatest city he has never seen. Launo Antoris, a seasoned mercenary marshal, cares little more beyond the needs of his army, and the quality of the coin for each completed job. Fourteen separate nations casually traded times of peace and times of war, until the Scorched Imperator arrived with a startling fury.

THE LION OF NEGEBThe Story of Othniel, The First JudgeThe giants are in the grave, and the fire of the Exodus has faded to embers. For eight years, the tribes of Israel have withered under the "Double Wickedness" of Cushan-Rishathaim. The Promised Land has become a labor camp of limestone and salt, and the sons of the conquerors have become the property of an empire. Othniel ben Kenaz is a man of the shadows. A former warrior reduced to a quarry slave, he has spent nearly a decade hauling the very stones used to build his enemy’s monuments.

The streets don’t love you back. In South Jamaica Queens, loyalty means everything… until survival becomes more important than the crew. Southside Kings is the explosive first short listen in the Southside Kings Universe—a gritty urban crime thriller series filled with betrayal, revenge, street politics, and the deadly pressure that comes with power. This fast-paced introductory story serves as the beginning of a much larger war still unfolding across the Southside Kings Universe.

Port Royal, 1699. Orphaned and adrift, Elias Grey finds his way aboard Equilibre under the command of Captain Thaddeus Locke—a man whose law is his own and whose code is carved from salt and consequence. What begins as a simple voyage soon becomes a crucible of loyalty, survival, and faith upon waters where mercy carries a price.

Sie erzählen von Schuld und Schicksal, von Liebe und Verzicht, von Menschen zwischen Pflichtgefühl und innerer Sehnsucht. Theodor Storm gehört zu den bedeutendsten Erzählern und Lyrikern des 19. Jahrhunderts. In seinen Novellen und Gedichten verbindet sich feine Sprache mit psychologischer Tiefe, atmosphärischer Dichte und norddeutscher Melancholie.

Hughie Erskine is in love and wants to marry, but the girl's father will not allow it, since Erskine has no money. Erskine's friend Alan Trevor is a painter, and he visits him at his studio one day to find him with a pitiable beggar—the model for his painting. Erskine only has one coin, on which he depends for transportation, but he decides he can walk for a couple of weeks and gives the beggar the coin.

Once every generation there is a Chosen One, who will stand between humanity and darkness. But why is the Chosen One so often a teenager? Why do only children get swept through portals to save the fantastic world on the other side? Whose idea was it to put the fate of the world in the hands of someone without a fully developed prefrontal cortex? In Never Too Old to Save the World, nineteen authors explore what would happen if the Chosen One were called midlife.

Am Stettiner Haff beginnt der Frühling. Mit ihm Geschichten, die Menschen verbinden und in kleinen Momenten zeigen, was bleibt. Zwischen Kirschblüten, Haffwind und den ersten warmen Tagen entstehen zehn Erzählungen über Hoffnung, Nähe und das leise Wunder dieser Jahreszeit. Eine ältere Frau wagt einen neuen Anfang. Ein Licht kehrt zurück. Erinnerungen duften nach frischem Osterbrot. Familien finden Worte, die tragen. Momente, die bleiben – ruhig, warm, klar.

Descend into one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most gripping sea tales, where terror, survival, and the overwhelming power of nature collide in a haunting classic of suspense and imagination.

Jack London gehört zu den großen Erzählern des Abenteuers und der Wildnis. Seine Geschichten sind geprägt von der rauen Natur des Nordens, von Grenzerfahrungen und vom unerbittlichen Kampf ums Überleben. Mit Der Ruf der Wildnis und Wolfsblut schuf London zwei der bekanntesten Tier- und Abenteuerromane der Weltliteratur. In ihnen erzählt er vom Spannungsfeld zwischen Zivilisation und Wildnis, von Instinkt, Freiheit und Anpassung. Die Geschichten von Buck und Wolfsblut gehören bis heute zu den eindringlichsten literarischen Darstellungen des Lebens im hohen Norden.

Zwölf Geschichten darüber, wie Veränderung beginnt–leise, klar und oft genau dort, wo man sie nicht erwartet.

1710 - Nassau burns with ambition and deceit. Aboard The Sable Wraith, Elias Grey serves a captain who mistakes cruelty for strength. When an act of mercy brands him a mutineer, Grey's choice sparks a reckoning that will forge legend from ruin. From the taverns of Nassau to the decks of ships set a flame, The Devil's Share follows a man who learns that conscience is the costliest treasure of all - and that mercy always demands its due.

Bandits & Rebels is an anthology of some of Jules Verne’s earliest work, including the first appearance of a submarine in his fiction. As well as his interest in science, it illustrates his geographical and historical range, with San Carlos, a story about smugglers in Spain; a story about the...

Everything is bigger in Texas — including the horror! A Piney woods meth dealer clones Adolph Hitler. A nightmare exorcist meets an inexorable fiend. An eyeball collector gets collected. The apparition of a lynching victim tracks down his executioners. A Texas lawman is undone by shades of his past. A Baphomet recruits converts as a local summer camp. The tales of the baker's dozen who appear in this anthology demonstrate why everything is scarier in Texas…

Trent and Louise have carved out a quiet paradise deep in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, living off the land, off the grid, and far from the chaos of the modern world. For years, their days have been measured in seasons, not headlines, their lives defined by self-reliance and hard-earned peace. But beyond the tree line, the world has shifted, fractured into something unrecognizable. And now, that world is moving closer, drawn by desperation and greed… and by the resources Trent and Louise have fought a lifetime to protect.

Unas veces nos oprimen y otras oprimimos en el juego de las relaciones y la amoralidad del poder. Esbirros todos: del jefe, del hermano, del policía, del asesino, cuando no de uno mismo. Somos amos, somos esclavos y compartimos la supervivencia y la caída de estos personajes, que nos asquean, aterran o alarman en la misma medida que nos reconocemos en ellos. No busquen historias Disney ni fábulas morales en estas páginas. Acaban de tropezar con la contundencia y la fuerza de la mejor literatura mexicana.