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Classic Fantasy Tales of Robert E. Howard gathers some of the most powerful and influential tales of sword-and-sorcery ever written, showcasing Conan the Cimmerian at the height of his mythic legend.

On the night of September 12, 2014, the autumnal quiet of the Pocono Mountains was shattered by the crack of a .308-caliber rifle. At the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Blooming Grove, Corporal Bryon Dickson and Trooper Alex Douglass fell, victims of a calculated ambush launched from the darkness of the treeline. The shooter was not a phantom, but a neighbor: Eric Matthew Frein, a survivalist and military reenactor who had spent years preparing for a private war against the state.

When prominent Chattanooga businessman Augustus Aldridge III is found dead in his mansion’s library, Lt. Kate Gazzara discovers something chilling: nearly a century earlier, a young woman named Emily Caldwell was murdered in that same room. The cause of death: poisoning—carefully planned, expertly administered. The suspects include family members desperate for inheritance, longtime staff with hidden grudges, and a household full of people who each had means, motive, and opportunity. But as Kate digs deeper into Augustus’s death, she uncovers his secret obsession with Emily’s unsolved murder.

They don't know who they are. And they're who you least expect. Dr Christopher Rossi walked away from the programme he helped create. He believed the project was buried. He was wrong. Across Europe, sleepers are waking and cutting every link to their pasts. In London, the Palace of Westminster...

Beyond the last outposts of civilization, terror waits beneath the ice..."The Frozen Unknown" comprises tales of polar horror. Packed with lost ships, frozen corpses, and haunted seas, these stories journey into the coldest, loneliest corners of the Earth. Contents: The Ghoul and the Corpse by G...

A BookLife from Publishers Weekly Editor’s Pick – “A book of outstanding quality.” Kirkus Reviews calls Seaborne's work “…The best possible combination of the Odd Thomas novels of Dean Koontz and the Jack Reacher novels of Lee Child.” The twelfth DIVISIBLE MAN novel jumps to an...

Step into the haunted world of Robert E. Howard’s Solomon Kane in Skulls in the Stars, a chilling tale of supernatural horror and dark fantasy. Defying warnings to avoid a deadly moor, the grim Puritan adventurer confronts a vengeful spirit and uncovers a brutal secret of murder, guilt, and...

They never won the trophy. They won everything else. While Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic defined one of the greatest eras in tennis history, four Frenchmen were writing a different kind of story. Richard Gasquet's one-handed backhand became one of the most beautiful shots of his generation. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga brought explosive power and unforgettable big-match performances. Gaël Monfils transformed defense and athleticism into pure theater. Gilles Simon out-thought opponents with a remarkable brand of patient, analytical tennis.

Every Thursday night, closing time comes with a rule: nobody stays for breakfast. Roxy Delgado built The Midnite Sun into the best bar in the Central Valley, pouring drinks steeped in botanicals from her family's ranch and secrets she keeps even better than her cocktails. Sam Brandt bakes his grief into loaves at his grandfather's bakery, kind to every customer and closed to everyone else. For years they've met in the dark, told themselves it means nothing, and let the rest of Del Oro watch them almost love each other in silence.

Yap! A Short History of Small Dogs, by animal historian and dog-lover Stephanie Howard-Smith, tells the story of our first true pets. From the convents of medieval Europe, where nuns hid small dogs to be their faithful companions (despite the disapproval of male church leaders!), to King...

The first novel from award-winning author Gianfranco Calligarich to be published in English, Last Summer in the City is a witty and despairing classic of Italian literature. Biting, tragic, and endlessly quotable, this translated edition features an introductory appreciation from longtime fan...

In When the Goddess Wakes, the final book of the Ring-Sworn trilogy, Howard Andrew Jones returns to the five realms of the Dendressi to conclude his heroic, adventure-filled epic fantasy trilogy. The Naor hordes have been driven from the walls, but the Dendressi forces are scattered and...

Celephaïs fue creado en un sueño por Kuranes (que es su nombre en sueños) como hijo de la nobleza terrateniente inglesa. Un hombre de cuarenta años, solo y desposeído en el Londres contemporáneo, lo sueña de nuevo una y otra vez, buscándolo, se desliza lentamente hacia el mundo de los sueños.

Década de 1950. Con el fallecimiento de la Duquesita, matriarca indiscutible del clan de los Cazalet, desaparecen también para siempre los últimos vestigios del mundo de ayer, ese entorno privilegiado en el que prosperó la familia, un universo de grandes mansiones y leales sirvientes, un perfecto equilibrio entre clase, ocio y tradición.

After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She's determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves, even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles... and even if the only way to Wonderland, now that the rabbit hole is closed, is through the looking-glass world - a parallel dimension filled with mutated and violent netherling outcasts.

Judaism is not only a religious faith but also a set of beliefs, practices, symbols, and institutions. More than that, it’s a civilization and culture of a people both diverse and united by a history of exile and perseverance. Explore the storied history, texts, and traditions of one of the...

Lord Nathaniel Harte, the disagreeable duke of Beswick, spends his days smashing porcelain, antagonizing his servants, and snarling at anyone who gets too close. With a ruined face like his, it's hard to like much about the world - especially smart-mouthed harpies (with lips better suited to kissing than speaking) who brave his castle with indecent proposals. But Lady Astrid Everleigh will stop at nothing to see her younger sister safe from a notorious scoundrel, even if it means offering herself up on a silver platter to the forbidding Beast of Beswick himself. 

Robin Hood ist der König der Diebe, und getreu seinem Motto nimmt er von den Reichen und gibt den Armen: Robin Hood. Mit seinen Räubergefährten taucht er überall dort auf, wo Unrecht geschieht, kämpft unerschrocken auf der Seite der Schwachen und Unterdrückten und steht seinem König, Richard Löwenherz, treu zur Seite. Robin Hoods Aktivitäten ziehen das Missfallen des berüchtigten Sheriffs von Nottingham auf sich, der in Robin, dem „König des Sherwood Forest“, sehr bald seinen ärgsten Feind sieht.

The best-selling classic from the “Sherlock Holmes of Accounting” - updated to reflect the key case studies and most important lessons from the past quarter century. 

El de 1937 y el de 1938. Dos veranos inolvidables, a salvo bajo la dorada luz de Sussex, donde los días se consumen en una sucesión de juegos infantiles y pícnics en la playa. Tres generaciones de la acomodada familia Cazalet reunidas en su finca natal. Los quehaceres de dos abuelos, cuatro hijos, nueve nietos, innumerables parientes políticos, criados y animales domésticos que abarcan desde lo cotidiano hasta lo más trascendental.