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A Sherlock Holmes short story of 7,300 words, narrated by Dr. Watson. Holmes and Watson are in San Francisco, and find themselves defending a Chinese magician accused of kidnapping a little girl. Someone...

Sequel to Hambly's Windrose Series. Exiled wizard Antryg Windrose and his partner, computer programmer Joanna Sheraton, discover that a trans-dimensional monster is hiding somewhere in the vicinity of...

A novelette of 10,000 words, sequel to the Sun Wolf and Starhawk series. When the lovely Mira visits the hermitage of the local wizard, the former barbarian mercenary Sun Wolf, to beg his help in rescuing...

A novelette of 15,000 words, sequel to Hambly's Darwath series. The builders of the ancient Keep of Dare communicated with other Keeps via a transporter – whose instruction manual unfortunately did not...

A novelette of 13,000 words in the Benjamin January Free Man of Color historical mystery series. Benjamin is out of town again, and his wife Rose attends a party with her obnoxious mother-in-law, at a...

A novelette of 15,000 words; a sequel to Hambly's Dragonsbane (Winterlands) series. Everyone knows that when the faerie-folk of the marshes kidnap a human child, they replace it with a changeling, a shadow-baby....

Sequel to Hambly's Windrose series. A transport corporation in another dimension has run a trans-dimensional transport corridor through Los Angeles, and is powering it by draining the psychic energy of...

A novelette of 14,000 words, a sequel to the Windrose Chronicles, which began with The Silent Tower and The Silicon Mage. Antryg Windrose, exiled Archmage from another universe, is called upon by a Los...

The evil vampire Lord Napier Sandridge seeks to flee the vengeful sister of his most recent victim, a young man named Lionel Paxton. The sister, Alexandra, has proven so persistent that Lord Napier decides...

A novelette of 14,000 words, sequel to Hambly's Darwath series. The teleporter is due to open between the Keep of Dare and an unknown Keep, lost for three thousand years - and Archmage Ingold Inglorion...

Sequel to the Sun Wolf and Starhawk series. As Princess Tinomiel's wedding to a charming prince approaches, she falls prey to what her parents are pretty sure is a curse: she falls asleep constantly,...

A novelette of 12,000 words in the Benjamin January Free Man of Color historical mystery series. All of New Orleans is agog over Professor Tixall's telescope, which can reportedly see life on the Moon....

A Sherlock Holmes novelette of 10,000 words, set in the universe of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos, narrated by Dr. Watson. Holmes and Watson start out investigating the mysterious behavior of the inhabitants...

Sequel to the Sun Wolf and Starhawk series. In his quest for a wizard to teach him to use his powers, ex-mercenary captain Sun Wolf thinks he may have finally found one. Unfortunately, it looks like that...

A fantasy Sherlock Holmes novelette of 9,000 words, narrated by Mrs. John H. Watson. As a child, Mary Watson had an imaginary friend: Peter Pan. When Peter is blamed for the disappearance of a nobleman's...

Retrouvez tout l'univers Star Wars "légendes" chez 12-21, l'éditeur numérique ! L'AVENTURE EST ETERNELLE... La princesse Leia, Yan Solo et Chewbacca partent sur la planète Belsavis, dont nul n'est jamais...

A novelette of 12,000 words, sequel to Hambly's Dragonsbane (Winterlands) series. When a visiting wizard calls at Alyn Hold with the news that the region is about to be attacked by a horrible monster,...

A novelette of 12,000 words, sequel to Hambly's Dragonsbane (Winterlands) series. John Aversin, Dragonsbane and Thane of the Winterlands, and his partner the witch Jenny Waynest, are hired by a dragon...

A Sherlock Holmes tale narrated by Mrs. John H. Watson. While Sherlock Holmes deals with what appears to be a straightforward case of a missing wife, Watson's wife Mary is confronted by reports of a mysterious...

A novelette of 15,000 words, sequel to Hambly's Sun Wolf and Starhawk novels. Former barbarian mercenary Sun Wolf re-visits the ruined fortress of the Wizard-King, hoping to find the books of magic that...

A short-short story of 1800 words. What goes on in the Character's Locker Room before the story starts? How DO characters audition for Hero of the Book?

Knight of the Demon Queen is the third book in Barbara Hambly’s fantasy tour de force, The Winterlands – an epic, classic quartet full of high stakes, magic and dragons. Once the...

Knight of the Demon Queen is the third book in Barbara Hambly’s fantasy tour de force, The Winterlands – an epic, classic quartet full of high stakes, magic and dragons. Once the...

The thundering conclusion to Barbara Hambly’s landmark quartet, The Winterlands, Dragonstar is a riot of magic, demons and dragons that will stay with you long after you turn the final page....

A short story about free man of color Benjamin January (of the Free Man of Color historical mystery series). In pre-Civil-War New Orleans, musician Benjamin January is tasked by his obnoxious mother to...

A short story in the Benjamin January Free Man of Color series. Rose Janvier, Benjamin's wife, is left at home in pre-Civil-War New Orleans when Benjamin goes off to solve a crime in another city. When...

Sequel to the Windrose series. The Personal Paradise Secure Community Corporation specializes in producing tiny enclave universes as vacation homes for the rich and famous. Unfortunately, something goes...

Sequel to the Windrose series. Computer programmer Joanna Sheraton's hippie mother asks the help of her daughter's partner - exiled wizard Antryg Windrose - in getting rid of a spectre which seems to...

Short story of 5,000 words, sequel to Hambly's Benjamin January New Orleans murder mystery series. It's astonishing enough to everyone who knows New Orleans saloon-keeper Kentucky Williams that she owns...

Sequel to the Sun Wolf and Starhawk series. While her wizard partner Sun Wolf is away, warrior woman Starhawk gets a message from the band of mercenaries which Sun Wolf used to lead, and to which Starhawk...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...

"'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'"As he climbs...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Dune Messiah, the sequel to one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for...

"'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'" Dark times have...

"'There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways … their magical prowess - their daring - their powers of deduction - and, of course,...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...

Twins Sebastian and Julian are fierce dragon shifters who've lived long, lonely years without a woman to share their hearts—or their secrets. When they rescue a mysterious woman, kidnapped to pay her...

Standing on the beaches of the Island of Hesperides, Kate's happiness is feeling comfortable in her own skin for the first time in her life... Now moving forward, Kate has started rebuilding her life...

In the early 1600s, a mysterious disease burns through the small French town of Bastion. Out of ideas, Father Martine Donadieu sends pleas for assistance. He receives an answer in the form of a pair of...

Hunger, yearning lesbians, and monstrous love. Monsters are real, and Ryann is one of them. Chosen as a weapon in a war that is not her own, she finds an outlet for her anger in the fighting pits beneath...

She's a goddess. He's an Omnipotent Being.What was the Universe thinking?Take the Norse goddess of the Dead, the Queen of Helheim, the daughter of the trickster god Loki and Giantess Queen Angrboda no...

Fourth Volume in the acclaimed science fiction series!For years Connor Whiteley has written plenty of gut-punching, gripping and vivid science fiction short stories spanning multiple subgenres and selling...

Note to self: no matter how desperate you are, do not move in with someone you just met. They may end up as your best friend, or a serial killer. Turns out, Vic is both. 

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

A heart-wrenching grim cozy pirate's tale with a little bit of romance. This is not 'Cozy' in the traditional sense, unless you find misery and betrayal to be as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa."This...

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...