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The Necronomicon was not the first book by H.P. Lovecraft to terrify readers with tales of dark and twisted horrors from beyond. No, the Al-Azif, or Book of the Insect, is the first work that told mankind of Cthulhu, Azathoth, and other terrors. Indeed, it was the book that inspired "The Mad Arab" Abdul Al-Hazred to write its more famous successor.

Belfast, 1914. Two years after the sinking of the Titanic, high society has become obsessed with spiritualism, attending séances in the hope they might reach their departed loved ones. William Jackson Crawford is a man of science and a sceptic, but one night with everyone sitting around the circle, voices come to him – seemingly from beyond the veil – placing doubt in his heart and a seed of obsession in his mind. Could the spirits truly be communicating with him or is this one of Kathleen's parlour tricks gone too far?

Thriller-paced action, shocking twist endings, alternative history, engaging characters, visionary science fiction, suspenseful pause-resisters, epic adventures, and barbaric fantasy all wrapped up in one entertaining bundle. 5 Blades' authors are endorsed by an international and New York Times best-selling author, multiple magazines, and thousands of listeners and readers spanning dozens of countries across the world. This is your one stop for top-tier science fiction and fantasy short stories.

Yog-Sothoth, known as the Key and the Gate and a host of other names, is H.P. Lovecraft's most enduring creation after the Necromnomicon and Great Cthulhu itself. An eldritch god that occupies all time and space, Yog-Sothoth is most known for his role as the antagonist in The Dunwich Horror but has played a role in many other Cthulhu Mythos stories. Tales of Yog-Sothoth features several stories centered around the creepy deity and its monstrous intelligence.

J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - and coordinated its daily life - at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings, funerals, gardens, playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of Small Unit Action in Vietnam. This book was written as a "lessons learned" guide for fighting men. It relates incidents of actual small unit combat. Compiled by an author who accompanied the men into combat it relates the personal stories of the men on the ground. Included are the details of nine encounters. From fighting in mine laden paddies, ambushes, artillery spotting missions and dealing with snipers on the march.

The Prox don’t even notice us. They are simply devouring and reclaiming every scrap of metal they encounter. They have destroyed several colonies, killing everyone and leaving only wreckage in their wake. Captain Jeff Bowers is a shell of a man, reduced to solo missions where he can’t piss anybody off. He is spying on the Prox, when his ship crashes and he dies...kind of. When he wakes up, he discovers he has a new body and mysterious powers that could save the Earth or end all life as we know it.

An invincible alien army is closing in on Earth. Only one broken man has any hope of stopping them. Power up your weapons, boys - this shit is about to get real. Crossing the universe in search of a nameless Peruvian shaman, Jeff Bowers finds him...and the ability to control his own mysterious powers. Only the destruction of the universe stopped the Prox from attacking Earth. Now, here in a new universe, another Earth is staring down the most ruthless alien army imaginable.

Refugees in a hostile parallel universe, Captain Jeff Bowers and his crew narrowly escape to neutral space. But Jeff is haunted by a vision that just won’t let him go, and it sends him a quest he can’t justify or explain. At the same time, he is obsessed with finding the love of his life - Jo Taylor - who is still alive on this reality string. But when he finds her, will she be different? How different?

Captain Jeff Bowers has been resurrected by an alien race - leaving him with mysterious powers...powers that could turn the tide of galactic war in the humans’ favor. While testing those powers, a final experiment lands Jeff and his crew in an alternate reality, very much the same as their universe...and very different. Uncertain who to trust, Jeff discovers that enemies are friends, and old friends turn out to be enemies...and nothing is as it seems.

Belfast, 1914. Dimenticata ormai la lunga e pacifica età vittoriana, l’impero inglese è scosso dai cambiamenti. L’inaffondabile Titanic, forgiato nei cantieri navali della città, è affondato ormai da due anni, e la morte che ha portato con sé ha alimentato – specialmente nella classe media in ascesa – una passione bruciante per occultismo e spiritismo. William Jackson Crawford, ingegnere e professore all’Istituto tecnico municipale, benché tribolato da infinite ristrettezze economiche, è pieno di speranze nel futuro, finché sulla sua tranquilla vita familiare piomba, inaspettata, la tragedia.

As Sarah and Julian begin to forge ahead with plans for their life together, reality becomes an unwanted visitor, intruding at inopportune times. While they continue to search for the answer to Julian's curse, they realize that the solution may require the combined knowledge of all the vampires. In order to warn the others about the mysterious woman in Destin, an early conclave is organized, giving Julian the opportunity to tell them the information he's been able to gather so far and to ask them for their help.

As Sarah and Julian begin their quest to uncover the truth surrounding his curse, a new threat arises, endangering not only their lives but the future they hope to build with one another. In order to protect themselves and those they care about the most, Julian and Sarah must use all of the resources at their disposal to neutralize their adversaries.

Francis is found. Beyond Francis, a family is found—in archival material that barely deigned to notice their existence. This is the story of Francis Sistrunk and her children, from enslavement into forced migration across South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. It spans decades before the Civil War and continues into post-emancipation America. A family story full of twists and turns, Finding Francis reclaims and honors those women who played an essential role in the historical survival and triumph of Black people during and after American slavery.

Edgy and often deeply personal, the 21 essays collected here come from a wide variety of writers. Some identify as witches, others identify as writers, musicians, game developers, or artists. What they have in common is that they've created personal rituals to summon their own power in a world that would prefer them powerless. Here, they share the rituals they use to resist self-doubt, grief, and depression in the face of sexism, slut shaming, racism, patriarchy, and other systems of oppression.