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Cats roam everywhere on the planet. Everywhere. Their breed names often betray their place of origin—or their strange origin story in some now-lost land.This collection honors that feline diversity in...

Blue Popcorn means sadness and loss and love. In the pages of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, it also means very weird and entertaining sadness and loss and love.The ten stories in this volume range from...

Webster defines "obsession" as an "a persistent disturbing abnormal preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling." Obsessions sometimes include a hobby or collection that has gotten out of...

In this latest volume of Fiction River, editor Dean Wesley Smith pulls together an eclectic but cohesive group of stories filled with difficult decisions. From a man who must question the line between...

Having very little brain can be a blessing. Or a curse! The Hundred Acre Wood has been part of the consciousness of the world for a very long time. For most of the history of the world, it existed on...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty-one fantastic stories by some of the best writers working...

Cats distract us. Cats make us think of things outside of ourselves. And cats love to involve themselves in human affairs.In this omnibus volume of WMG Publishing's notable series, The Year of the Cat,...

A collection of science fiction short storiesIncludes: RUMORS OF MY DEATH - Kim Taylor never expected to read his own obituary in the newspaper - or that he would have trouble proving he was still very...

Tour guide, emissary, diplomat, thief -- and a long-lived, genetically engineered Synth -- Brianna Rei travels the Hundred Worlds, hiding in plain sight. She knows her survival depends on staying one...

For centuries, the weather witches have ruled Nizam, protecting the oasis city from the devastating sandstorms that threaten its existence.But the aging queen is dying, and Yolara, the heir to the throne,...

Hide in plain sight: that's master thief Misha Kif's strategy for survival. Keeping her true identity as a genetically altered Synth secret with a bounty on her head from everyone in the Hundred Worlds...

Janek, Grand Vizir of Kushar, has done the unthinkable, kidnapping the last known weather witches – the twin daughters of the Gerlachi king – in an effort to claim the gift of their bloodline magic for...

A collection of oddly food-centric science fiction & fantasy short stories.Includes: Stone Soup To feed her family, Trishla is willing to pay the price for her magic. Hard Times Tara sees aliens...

Cats roam everywhere on the planet. Everywhere. Their breed names often betray their place of origin—or their strange origin story in some now-lost land.This collection honors that feline diversity in...

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath is a haunting exploration of the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of 1950s America, the novel follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman, as she...

Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three...

Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter.Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first,...

**Pre-order DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie now!** From the Women's Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun come twelve...

A psychiatrist treats his patients while referencing Led Zeppelin, a lone woman creates a soulmate through thought before destroying her through sex, and a boy's terror of the unknown leads him to welcome...

This ebook compiles Edgar Allan Poe's complete tales and poems, such as "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Raven" and "The...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless...

Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present...

Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present...

Relationships between nursing home staff and residents are at the heart of quality elder care. These connections go beyond routine tasks—they're built on trust, empathy, and genuine human interaction....

Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes,...

This book contains the complete Edgar Allan Poe’s tales and poems —over 135 works— in the chronological order of their original publication. Some of the most notable are: Tales: • "The Fall of the House...

If you love fairy tales with a twist, this book is for you. Recrafted introduces you to five reimagined fairy tale classics: Rapunzel,  Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and Rose Red, and...

Sometimes people need to find hope and inspiration. A collection of short stories and a novella about brokenness, healing, and unexpected blessings and miracles wrapped up inside all of the broken places.

Oskar and Nineteen Other Unexpected TalesA frozen cat comes back to life. A surgeon attempts the Tasman Sea in a paddleboat. An AI-powered car won't take 'no' for an answer.In this sharp, strange, and...

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)...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

Pemberton Manor: A place where misfits fit in, where normal is overrated, and where hope - and love - spring eternal. Thomas Chen's carefully ordered life as an economics professor shatters when his estranged...

Andersen's classic The Little Mermaid reimagined as a poetic, poignant short story of contemporary life in the 21st century! A picture book for grown souls Beautiful illustrations with lyrical prose...

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

From cuddly to explicit, romantic to platonic, unrequited to hopeful, silly to serious: enjoy twenty-five contemporary snapshots of queer love, each at one thousand words or fewer.Collection includes: Nearly...

A collection of short stories, serials and serialisations.In this issue:Short Story: Elvis is MissingShort Story: The Battle of Stubbins BridgeComplete Novella: A Mystery at Whitehorse FarmShort Story:...

A Suspect Quartet is the fourth book in The Suspect Speaker Series. It has four novelettes (well, three longer short stories and one novelette) about people with aphasia. The stories are gritty, tragic,...

From the pen of a multiple award-winning author comes this collection of stories about love, loss, religion, murder, memory, and mystery. In "Midnight Shift", a pair of doctors seeking intimacy instead...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books'When I decide to escape I shall want nobody’s assistance.’ In this thrilling collection, we meet Arsène Lupin, a brilliant, alluring master of disguise...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksBest known for his hardboiled Harlem Detective series, Chester Himes was also a superb literary writer, beginning his creative life by writing short...

90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksSaadat Hasan Manto, the most widely read and translated writer in the Urdu language, captured the devastation and absurdity of the partition of India...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksRabindranath Tagore was one of the greatest authors of his generation. In these two short stories – ‘The Broken Nest’ and ‘Dead or Alive’ – he is...

90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksWhat can you say, when a man asks you to dance with him? I most certainly will not dance with you. I’ll see you in hell first. Why, thank you, I’d...

A dark and disturbing ebook original from the master of the crime genre.A famous writer asks a boxman to open an old safe that comes with the mansion he's just bought. It's not as easy a job as he's used...