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M. R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge, and Eton College. He was a highly regarded scholar and academic in his time but today is remembered for his ghost stories, which are considered among the finest in the genre. Here is one of them: "Casting the Runes".

Few ghost stories are as chilling as the ones written by Victorian writers. Featuring work by Jerome K. Jerome, Rhoda Broughton, R.L. Stevenson and Violet Hunt, this second collection of eight enduring horror stories, some well-known, others less familiar, transports you to a candlelit fireside to hear tales of cursed paintings, mysterious locked chests and the consequences of promises broken....

On Earth, we’re dying; the ships have landed. On Proxima, we’re ignorant; the sabotage nearly complete. Our strongholds are routed. Our defenses crippled. Our wills are broken. Our hope is gone...or is it? Three heroes. Two battlefronts. One desperate chance for victory. Damnation is the exhilarating final installment of the Forgotten Vengeance series.

"Es curioso cómo nuestras creencias pueden llegan a afectar nuestro desarrollo y la evolución de las organizaciones. Vivimos en una cultura que ni tolera ni integra el error. El miedo a fracasar y al qué dirán nos bloquea, dejando pasar oportunidades, tanto en el...

I see the world through statistics. Logic and routine. That's what keeps me sane. Killian Doyle is my polar opposite. His merciless, passionate nature terrifies me. He kidnapped me to force his brother, my friend, out of hiding and back into the mafia. He says he'll let me go when he doesn't need me anymore. I understand what he wants. The only real question is what I want from him. Because right now, I'm confused enough to think I want him to keep me forever.

Maybe the mega-virus that threw the world into an apocalypse and turned the vampires into zombies did mess up my brain. Because the new officer at my compound—where I am kept to be used as a blood supply for the vampires—is strangely irresistible.

Billy Deep and his sister Sheena are spending another summer in the Caribbean on their uncle's totally cool floating lab. The weather is beautiful. And there are lots of neat places to go swimming and snorkeling. Billy and Sheena are great swimmers. But even great swimmers get into trouble—especially this year. This year there's something really scary going on under the sea. The fish all seem to be growing. Bigger and bigger. Into monster-sized sea creatures. With monster-sized appetites...

Convinced that there is something creepy about his new piano teacher, Jerry soon hears terrifying stories about Dr. Shreek's music school and students who never completed their lesson alive.

After a stressful day at work and a creepy first meetup, Sonya Romano goes on a mission: teach a lesson to the smarmy guys she's meeting on her dating app. But when one of them falls to his death as a result of her confrontation—a married man posing as a single guy—she realizes she's gone too far. Meanwhile, Jake Parker, a former Pulitzer nominee, has hit rock bottom. His boss gives him an assignment: go undercover and produce a clickbait story about dating apps.

Greyson's enemies are determined to destroy us all, once and forever. To survive, Sebastian, Carter, and Jack will have to join Greyson and his Jackals, even though they thought they left their criminal past behind forever when they joined the NHL.

After being dumped by his long-term boyfriend for being overweight, Henry Beckett decides to make some drastic changes. In a vain attempt at getting his boyfriend back, Henry does the most absurdly frightening thing he can think of. He joins a gym. Reed Henske is a personal trainer who isn't sure he'll ever be ready to date again. He's sick of guys who are only interested in the perfect body image, never seeing him for who he really is. As Reed tortures Henry with things like diet and exercise, Henry enamors Reed with recipes and laughter.

Juniper Walden has lived a life of quiet obscurity as a Beta and romance author. When one of her novels gains traction and she's suddenly trapped in a broken elevator with two strangers the night before her UK book tour, she realizes her future might not be so clear-cut. Seth Harding is a happily bonded Beta, but he can't get the pretty stranger's honey-sweet scent out of his head. Imagine his and his Alpha's surprise when they see her face on the news, because it's unheard of for a designation to emerge late.

After a difficult divorce, things seem to be looking up for teacher Nelly Peak when she takes a job at Overland Middle School. But then she's introduced to her new colleagues . . . And she's sure she recognizes one of them—Marshall Dawes, the man that assaulted her twenty years ago. Only now he goes by a different name—Emmett Moore. And Emmett is a highly respected teacher at Overland, beloved by pupils and staff alike. There's even talk of him becoming principal one day. But Nelly knows who he really is.

En este relato de terror para toda la familia de R. L. Stine, Amy y su amiga Lissa no saben qué hacer con el comportamiento abusivo y rebelde de Arnie, sus bromas pesadas y sus travesuras. ¡El pequeño monstruo está arruinando sus vidas! Las chicas deciden que es hora de vengarse. Una humillación total para Arnie. Encuentran una receta para hacer baba azul en un canal de YouTube y preparan un gran balde para derramarlo sobre Arnie durante su fiesta de cumpleaños.

Everyone knows my grandfather was a less-than-savoury human, but I didn't think he'd stick it to me in new ways after he died. I need a husband to claim my inheritance, and the sexy new lawyer in town volunteers to step in. A fake marriage is the easiest solution to my problem. Besides, it's only temporary, and it comes with perks. It's a simple business transaction. No feelings and no fuss. He's city and I'm country. He's Lexus and I'm a beat-up pickup truck. We couldn't be more different if we tried. So why does my chest hurt when I think of him leaving when our time is up?

"Was tot ist, kann niemals sterben." – Band 7 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Anders als ihre übrige Familie konnte Arya Stark ihren Verfolgern entkommen und ist unterwegs nach Braavos, eine der Freien Städte von Essos. Dort will sie das Mysterium um die geheimnisvolle Münze lüften, die Jaqen H’ghar ihr gab, nachdem sie sein Leben gerettet hat.

Descubre el legado de Pitágoras: Explora cómo este filósofo revolucionó la forma en que entendemos las matemáticas, las proporciones y la armonía, y cómo sus ideas sobre los números siguen influyendo en la ciencia moderna.

The never-before-seen history of Westeros and the lands beyond. With hundreds of pages of all-new material from George R.R. Martin. If the past is prologue, then George R.R. Martin’s masterwork—the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time—warrants one hell of an...

En ces temps-là nimbés de brume, où la belle saison pouvait durer des années, et la mauvaise toute une vie, se multiplièrent un jour des présages alarmants. Au nord du Mur colossal qui protégeait le royaume, se massèrent soudain des forces obscures. Au sud, l'ordre établi chancela. Le meurtre et la corruption, la lâcheté et le mensonge enserrèrent inexorablement le trône convoité...

New epic fantasy in the grand tradition—including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of...