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Devil's Night, the night before Halloween. A night when Bishop York and his best friend, Anselmo, tell scary stories.Bishop and Anselmo plan big things for their senior year Devil's Night. First, the...

Blake loves fantasy novels. So much he even started a religion -- the First Church of Tolkien.He started the church as a lark. A tax dodge. But tonight an elf pounds on his door, begging for sanctuary.Elves,...

Jealousy and magic, a deadly combinationCharles, a Witch with an attitude. Driving through a storm to gather material for a new wand.But his Saturn sedan dies in the middle of nowhere. Hours from a tow...

A dozen exciting tales, from the funny to the wondrous to the thrilling…Every month Stefon Mears' Patreon supporters enjoy two new short stories. Stories never published anywhere before. In this collection...

Heath Cyr, conjure man. A top talent among those who sell spells in that magical melting pot -- Portland, Oregon.Heath, up too early to meet a client. Up far too early to deal with rival conjure man DeAndre...

The first manned mission to Mars. Paving the way for settlers. Every crewman the best of the best. But a long flight, where grudges and tempers have their chance to flare.Blaine, outside of the ship....

In a world full of gods and magic, a town stands ruined. Cursed by plagues that foul the water and fields, and reduce the townsfolk to rancid ghouls craving human flesh.The town's only hope? Two farmers-turned-soldiers....

Execution by Promotion?Take a small team of soldiers and escort an old man behind enemy lines? Yes, the team includes the legendary warrior Lunn, but Harkin's "promotion" still sounds like a suicide mission.Only...

In a dark near future, where social media ran wild, cooler heads created the Janitors. Amazing technicians, battling disinformation, revenge porn, and worse.Axton -- awkward among coworkers but the best...

The man they call Father Death kneels in prayer at the foot of a statue of Saint George.No longer a priest, but still a shepherd. He hunts the two-legged wolves who stalk the city. Those who prey and...

The first snowflake of winter. Whoever catches it can wish for anything and get it.This past winter, Simon caught that snowflake … and choked. Couldn't wish. Hid the flake away in a freezer.Today, he...

Half warrior, half wizard, all adventure.In a world where elves build on the bones of lost civilizations, Cavan Oltblood carves out a path to adventure. Not quite a warrior and not quite a wizard, this...

Pain.Pain revived Carl. Roused him out of the blackness…Carl: a college student, hitchhiking home for break. Along the Oregon coast. Now he wakes up in darkness. Suspended by his wrists.Carl faces the...

Xorek: legendary warrior, demon-binding warlock, and wielder of the fell sword Shadowcarver.Xorek: praying in the temple of Suuni the Passionate when a pack of killers finds him.And getting past those...

Selwyn Robertson hunts ghosts for a cable television show.Tonight his team chases a rumor into the Missouri backwoods. The rumor of a vampire.And none of their high-tech toys will save them.Hunting Monsters,...

Magic hides everywhere in this world. Sometimes even right next door. Consider Reuben. Just taking a shower when magic comes calling. Magic in the form of a talking cat. A cat with a problem only Reuben...

Carbine, the captain's cat. A magnificent white tomcat. Defeater of the Tabby of Beta Seven. Yanked cruelly out of sleep by an invasion of flashing noise monsters. Carbine vows to end them. The Quick...

Rumors abound about the Purple Gryphon. Some call the owner a witch. Others claim it sees a murder a week. Frequented by merchants, travelers, nobles, even adventurers. Local boy Zian Sonnalsson dreams...

Tough to grow up the child of two superheroes. Tougher still to do it half-broke. His parents save the world on a nightly basis. But they eat breakfast at a tiny table, surrounded by chipped counters...

The Broken Wand. A forgotten tavern for forgotten people -- failed apprentice wizards. Karzax, a failed wizard who hunts wizard lawbreakers. No one at the Broken Wand welcomes Karzax. They call him traitor...

Rod and Brenda. A seemingly normal couple, living in a seemingly normal neighborhood on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. But Rod and Brenda hunt monsters. Fight to keep Portland safe from creatures...

Many worlds. Many timelines. One force binds them all together. One force keeps them all moving. Rock and Roll. Leon, a world-hopping musician, awakens backstage before a gig. No idea where or when. Worst...

Today, the most dangerous Russian spy in Washington D.C. plans to buy United States secrets from a White House Staffer. That deal goes down at a coffee shop surrounded by arguing students and innocent...

Jason. A man breaking into his own apartment. Easy enough. He knows the weak points. The catch -- Jason must leave no evidence. He must move unseen. Unheard. For if anyone observes him, the paradox could...

Carteho, a small town along the coast of Northern California. A town not on any map, even in this age of satellites and GPS.Janet's beloved mysterious uncle died suddenly. Now she owns a house in this...

A universe where humans struggle to hold the few planets they call their own. Trapped between galaxy-spanning empires. The Kwa-Rekk Federation on one side, peopled by the lizardlike Sarkaanan. On the...

On a deep space prospecting trip, Andrei Kreutzmann finds a planet valuable enough to set him up for life. Buy a new ship. Maybe even win back his lost love.Unfortunately, the imperial military recalls...

Darien, a man on the verge of collapse. Not eating. Not sleeping. Not since his wife died. Not since the night of their last fight.Darien visits a psychic. A specialist in hauntings. His last hope.Darien...

Portland, Oregon. A beautiful city, with a dark underside. Few suspect what monsters lie waiting in its shadows. Or its light rail tunnels…Derrick, in his best blue suit. Still clutching a dozen roses....

Telepathy can't stop a bullet.Nineteen and home from college, Rick Blackhall starts a great summer vacation. His first real chance to enjoy full mastery of his telepathic powers.Only one problem – someone...

When the town's most eligible lion shifter discovers he has a secret four-year-old daughter, the last person he expects to fall for is her fiercely protective aunt. Hardware store owner Lionel Loewe's...

These race horses can talk, race riderless, and manage their own careers thanks to genetic manipulation in the past intended to make Thoroughbreds hardier. But living free doesn't mean living without...

Don't be late for your own funeral.An embittered soul ascends from the underworld to seek revenge on those who wronged her. ("The Dead Rise in Greece")In an online forum, a tight-knit group takes their...

Orestes flees from his mother's angry ghost, and Orpheus longs for his lost wife. Achilles cannot bring himself to bury Patroclus, and there are some nasty shocks waiting for Odysseus in the underworld....

A cynical mercenary. An elf warrior with a secret. A bond tested in a savage battle.News of the brutal invaders' march toward the Northlands sends battle-hardened mercenary, Prim the Grim, riding to defend...

Alexa and her crew made a dangerous choice to keep going even though they were low on fuel, and they had a rookie along who was freshly changed and very hungry. Their need to reach Pitcairn Island endangered...

A man is only as good as the promises he keeps.Kian O'Malley hides his pain behind his smile. A hopeless flirt with a pickup truck and a new girl on his arm every week, this Bull Shifter is doing everything...

A biker and a ballerinaGabe is a bad boy biker…as long as bikes refer to mountain bikes and bad boy only means more tattoos than anyone else in Green Valley (which is not a high bar). He's content being...

When Destiny Turns Its Back...After being cast out from human society but failing to reintegrate with her gorgon sisters, Medusa finds herself more isolated than she has ever been. She is shocked when...

Sleeping with your boss is awkward. Discovering he's your boss AFTER sleeping with him? That's a hex-level disaster.With hair that changes color with her moods and a passion for teaching defensive magic...

The hunter is now the hunted...Vampire Nix Hadley wants nothing more than for everyone to forget he exists. He's created a new life for himself far away from the bloody streets of the Melbourne feud that...

THE POWER IS GONE. IT WAS NO ACCIDENT. ONLY THE PREPARED WILL SURVIVE.Before the lights went out, Jack Warrant never considered himself a prepper. That was someone on the edge, a conspiracy theorist or...

When you travel the galaxy, you find that society's issues span the cosmos. Mars is for Millennials satirizes what's happening today, and this futuristic, shared-universe short story collection focuses...

Madeline passes judgement on her sister and nephew for trying to ruin Alice's happiness.

Why risk stepping into a world of bizarre violence, twisted justice, and cryptic revelations? You might lose sleep over the haunting twists, question the nature of truth, and find yourself unable to look...

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...

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...

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)...

For the readers who are moody, feisty, and in another world may also be stabby. She's her Captain's protector, and he's a rival Captain who just couldn't mind his own business.A Grim Pirates Fantasy With...

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, the Thought Police - the language of 1984 has passed into the English language as a symbol of the horrors of totalitarianism. George Orwell's...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

'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...

He wakes up in a house that doesn't remember him.And every morning, it forgets him all over again.A man with no name and no past finds himself trapped in a two-story house on the edge of nowhere — a house...