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Etania’s wedding to Keyel should have been the beginning of a joyous union celebrated by the people. But the honeymoon is cut short by the drums of war. Damien, possessed by the demon Narak, has amassed a terrifying coalition intent on crushing the Southern Tamnarae. Desperate to protect those she loves and end the bloodshed, she faces a harrowing temptation: a promise of peace from the enemy himself. When she tries to take matters into her own hands, she learns that walking alone leads only to darkness.

Rick is just a normal guy, wanting to do normal things. He wants to go to school and tell his crush that he likes her. Granted, that seems to be harder than he was anticipating. It also doesn't help that he finds himself caught between new friends and a mafia run by the infamous "Skeleton Man," Meanwhile, Maralyn Rayne is working hard to earn her place in the Explorer's Guild. She has a lot to prove, and the Oasis Spark is still out there. She has to find it, because it may be the spark that sets the broken world ablaze.

All I wanted was a wild night in a new state not thinking about what my ex put me through. When a gorgeous, powerful woman takes an interest in me at the club I think I’m in for the night of my life. Arriving at her home to discover that her occasional friend-with-benefits is in town makes the offer all the more sweeter when my new billionaire offers to share me. ReeseI like to collect beautiful submissives who are ready to step into my side of wild.

There are moments when staying feels harder than leaving. Moments when addiction promises relief, when suicidal thoughts offer silence, and when the world narrows until the future feels unreachable. These moments are often misunderstood—not as responses to pain, but as moral failures or personal weakness. Staying offers a different understanding. Drawing from lived experience inside a men’s sober living house, and written with deep respect for trauma, nervous-system overwhelm, and human dignity, this book explores the shared roots of addiction and suicidal ideation.

The War of the Worlds introduced the idea of alien invasion to the world. Featuring inscrutable extra-terrestrials armed with a terrifying array of weapons, including the Heat-Ray, robotic killing machines walking on three legs, and 'black smoke', the novel resonated with Victorian Britain. The ingenious creations of Wells' mind stood out from the abundance of invasion literature that was flooding the market at the time.

Raduan Kyros hat im Spiel der Götter den denkbar schlechtesten Start erwischt. Benachteiligt durch die niedrigste Herkunft unter allen Champions und körperlich der tödlichen Welt von Jorden kaum gewachsen, scheint sein Schicksal bereits besiegelt. Doch als wäre das nicht genug, sind ihm nun auch noch gnadenlose Kopfgeldjäger auf den Fersen–Auftragsmörder, die ausgerechnet von seinen eigenen Eltern auf ihn angesetzt wurden.

Une déité neurodivergente. Les protectors obsédés par elle. Une déité n’a rien à faire au test d’entrée de la formation des sentinelles, mais bon, si c’est pour prouver au panthéon que je peux récupérer le trône laissé vacant à la mort de mes parents, je ne reculerai pas. J’ai un plan. Le Plan. Je deviendrai aussi forte qu’eux. En attendant, il reste un dernier obstacle à surmonter. Ou à éviter.

Penny: terminó la preparatoria y encuentra que su paso por ella fue irrelevante. Tenía amigos, sus calificaciones eran buenas y tuvo un novio, pero esa relación no significó gran cosa. Ahora se va a la universidad para estudiar literatura y convertirse en escritora. Está a ciento once kilómetros y millones de años luz de todo lo que le urge dejar atrás.

Between 1895 and 1898, H. G. Wells wrote five science fiction novels, which have become among the most celebrated examples of the genre. The first of these was The Time Machine, in which Wells explores not only the fascinating subject of time travel but also the potential dangers to human autonomy by the advance of civilization. Well's world-weary Time Traveller, who is the main narrator, is one of his most quirky and appealing characters.

“In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king” repeats in Chen Fangyuan’s mind after he finds himself trapped in a valley holding a community of people for whom a disease eliminated their vision many generations before and no longer have a concept of sight. Chen Fangyuan quickly finds that these people have developed their other senses to compensate for their lack of sight. His insistence that he can see causes the entire community to believe he is crazy.

Lovecraft est l'un des maîtres du fantastique et de la science-fiction. Il doit certainement à son enfance malheureuse l'inspiration de son œuvre. Alors qu'il n'a que trois ans, son père est interné dans un hôpital psychiatrique où il décédera des suites de la syphilis, maladie dont sa mère est également atteinte. A 13 ans, Howard rédige une première nouvelle fantastique. Un bref séjour à New York lui donne l'occasion, à travers le cercle d'amateurs de fantastique qu'il fréquente, de publier un premier récit.

Doug Bradley's Spinechillers takes you into the world of classic short horror stories read by Hollywood horror icons. We get underway with H. P. Lovecraft, who explores dark deception in "The Terrible Old Man". An unearthed, long-forgotten artifact, is protected by powers intent on punishing those who would remove it, in M. R. James' "A Warning to the Curious".

What if the greatest scientific breakthroughs were not miracles… but curses? In this haunting 2-in-1 audiobook, two of H.G. Wells’ most visionary works unfold—stories that question not what science can do, but what it should never do. In "The Invisible Man", a gifted scientist discovers how to erase himself from sight. Invisible, untouchable, freed from consequence, he begins to shed more than his physical form. As isolation deepens, something colder emerges—a quiet unraveling of conscience.

In this collection of classic science fiction tales you'll hear about a tribe that can turn hate into action, alien bombardments, naval actions, survival treks, rampant psionics and many other exciting concepts.

In the peaceful village of Lympne in Kent, Mr Bedford, failed entrepreneur and aspirant playwright, meets eccentric scientific 'investigator' Mr Cavor. Cavor is working to develop a marvellous substance opaque to gravitation; and while Cavor dreams only of scientific fame and the opportunity for further discovery, Bedford, more practically, sees the possibilities for wealth and power. With the substance finally made, they embark upon a test: a voyage to the moon...

Step beyond the veil of reality in Strange Tales of Other Dimensions by H. P. Lovecraft, a haunting collection of classic cosmic horror and weird fiction. Featuring The Quest of Iranon, The Silver Key, The Dreams in the Witch House, and The Trap, this volume explores forbidden knowledge, dream worlds beyond time, and terrifying gateways to unknown dimensions.

In “The Hoard of the Wizard-Beast,” the official Yalden discovers that the treasury of the strange city of Zeth has been emptied by corruption, and on the advice of the dubious oracle Oorn he is sent to recover the legendary treasure of the monstrous sorcerer Anathas, who dwells in the dreaded Cave of Three Winds. Armed with magical protections and driven by duty, greed, and youthful ambition, Yalden survives a hazardous journey across an alien wasteland and reaches the wizard-beast’s lair, where he finds an immense hoard of jewels and relics beyond a floor of blazing coals.

In “The Green Meadow,” an isolated narrator awakens in a strange, alien landscape between a sinister green forest and a distant, luminous meadow across blue water, with only fragments of memory and an overwhelming sense of cosmic dread. As the piece of land beneath him breaks away and drifts across the sea, he senses that the forest harbors hostile, sentient forces, while the radiant meadow exerts a terrible fascination and eerie promise of safety.

A chilling collection of classic cosmic horror that explores humanity’s terrifying place in an indifferent universe. Essential Cosmic Horror Story Collection brings together three unforgettable tales of the unknown: “The Colour Out of Space” by H. P. Lovecraft, “The Damned Thing” by Ambrose Bierce, and “The Man Who Found Out” by Algernon Blackwood.

Certains secrets ne devraient jamais être partagés... J'ai passé des années à fuir mon passé. Après ce qui est arrivé à mes parents, j'avais besoin de prendre un nouveau départ, loin des chuchotements et des regards. Maintenant, en tant qu'étudiante universitaire qui peine à s'en sortir, je survis à peine, vivant dans une nouvelle ville où personne ne me connaît ni ne connaît la tragédie que j'ai tenté d'oublier.