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The cultivator’s path is a double-edged sword. Around every corner hides death – and opportunity. Life in the Water Dragon Sect isn’t easy for Red. He must master his Crimson Sense, exploring the limits of his new power and its mysterious nature. He trains relentlessly, learning the skills necessary for the path of a cultivator.

The young John Updike’s portrayal of a haughty seminary student working as a lifeguard is witty and poetic, as the naïve hero surveys the beachgoers in his care, and contemplates a future of saving souls as well as bodies.

As the inheritance trial nears its end, the challenges only grow deadlier. The competition is fierce, and Red must rely on his hidden powers to outsmart opponents far stronger than him in order to advance. Winning the trial promises not only a path to power, but also answers to burning questions. Who was the cultivator behind the inheritance ground? How does the moon’s curse affect Red? And what is the nature of the red mist inhabiting his body?

With the help of an enigmatic ghostly cultivator, he must battle against the Moon itself. Meanwhile, a strange curse begins to take hold of the city. Red and his companions conduct an investigation that leads to a place that Red left behind long ago.

The guards say there are no children in the Moonstone Mines, a place walked only by men condemned to slavery and death. An unyielding curse ensures none can depart its dark depths. And yet, a child named Red awakens in the mines with no memory. Haunted by enigmatic dreams, he melds with the slaves, enthralled by tales of the world above. He learns how to cultivate and hunt the deadly monsters that infest the mines, but escape remains an impossibility. Until escape is the only option left.

Necromancers, demons, and ghosts—steeped in the forbidden arts, Red risks losing himself to the darkness he seeks to control. His efforts to protect his companions have come at a price and he finds himself entangled in a dangerous game with forces beyond his comprehension. Possessed companions, relentless Curse Breakers, and a sinister head lurking in the shadows – the trials have only just begun. As the beast horde descends, the Water Dragon Sect will be tested like never before. There’s more going on than meets the eye, and failure will have dire consequences.

With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect - and enjoy.

James Baldwin gives an electrifying reading about a young gay American in Paris recalling a dramatic and transforming incident from his boyhood, as he struggles to accept his sexual identity.

Naomi Carter thought her biggest life-and-death battles were dealing with terrible managers, inconsistent men, and praying her grits didn't scorch. Then she went and accidentally tethered her soul to Azarel—the exiled God of Infinity whose shadow-wrapped body, razor-sharp dominance, and "I do...

The stakes have never been higher. Brynlynn’s world is unraveling, and the weight of her kingdom, her love, and her own survival rests entirely on her shoulders. As danger closes in from every side, she must decide who she can trust and navigate a path where every choice could change everything. With love, loyalty, and magic all tested, Brynlynn will discover just how far she is willing to go—and what she is willing to risk—to protect the ones she loves and the life she has fought to reclaim.

Kingston Maverick didn't have time for love. His days were spent running a multi-million-dollar software company and being a single father to his nine-year-old autistic daughter. Love wasn't on his mind. Love wasn't in his plans. Love was an afterthought… until he met his new nanny. Could the...

On the eve of his kingdom’s fall, Prince Yi Jae Young clung to a single hope: His mysterious girl he danced with at the masked ball, and the enchanted watch his father left behind… a relic he was unaware could bend time. But fire consumed the palace before he could find her, and fate tore them apart.

This collection contains six classic Christmas radio productions from the '30s, '40s, and '50s.

Join author and adventurer Jim Pasmore on a fascinating and exciting journey that began with a three-and-a-half second near death "flash" - during which time he re-experienced his entire life, revealing insights and lessons that took him the next 40 years to fully understand...including 22 other near-misses. The author takes us on a journey of exploration, discovery, excitement and adventure leading to the tantalizing grand prize of existence: discovery of Self as Spirit.

James Baldwin reading from Another Country and Giovanni's Room; WIlliam Styron reading from Lie Down in Darkness; James Jones reading from From Here to Eternity; and Philip Roth reading from Letting Go.

James Jones brings powerful emotion and expression to his reading of the famous passage from his celebrated World War II novel in which Private Prewitt plays a version of Taps that expresses "the requiem of the common soldier".

In the first passage James Baldwin reads with passion about the suicide of a young black man in despair. The second passage takes place at his funeral service, where Baldwin speaks with both anger and eloquence, in the voice of the minister attempting to comfort his friends and family.

James Jones, who served in combat in the Pacific in World War II, creates a scene of confusion and brutal devastation, as American soldiers struggle against an invincible enemy, and valiant young lives are destroyed.

Nelson Algren brings a deeply personal tone to his reading about Sophie, the doomed wife of card dealer and drug addict Frankie Machine, wanted for murder, as she waits futilely for him to return home.

The anthology Songs of the Dying Earth has assembled one of the most distinguished casts of authors ever - including Dan Simmons, Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Paula Volsky, Mike Resnick, Robert Silverberg, Lucius Shepard, Tad Williams, Tanith Lee, Liz Williams, Glen Cook, and eleven other famous writers - to write stories in honor of the genius of Jack Vance, stories using the bizarre and darkly beautiful far future setting of the Dying Earth, near the very end of Earth's lifespan.