Tales of Mack 'n' Me - format ePub

A short story concerning, a cursed ghost, a queen—and her valet—haunted by more than memory, an assassin with a contract to fill, and a hidden truth.Can a queen find happiness when the needs of state...

A science-fiction short story involving: a crystalline canyon, cats and spinners hidden along the walls, a missing flyer, a stolen child, and an agent and her nemesis working together to bring them to...

A science-fiction short story involving: an alien autumn, an unseen predator, deadly burrowers and an oncoming winter, and bugs big enough to ride. Joaquin only wants to warn his daughter of a new danger,...

I came around to a stranger's touch.And familiar faces I didn't remember.Memories surfaced slowly, but would they return in time to save the mission?Or our lives?And what about those we're sworn to protect?Only...

A short story involving an undead prince bound to life by an oath. A treacherous best friend suborned by a succubus. And a sister in peril. Can Tanag rescue his sister from Arrin's clutches before the...

A short story involving: An elven wizard ready to transition to his fifth lifetime, a dragon who's always wanted an elf of his own, and memories locked away.When the dragon wants to unleash the pain of...

A science-fiction short story. I knocked over the beer. On purpose. In front of everyone.And then I ran.I think I saved the starman.The only question is: Can anyone save me? From the raiders and the forest.Can...

A spymaster's apprentice, a warrior from the Lands of Ice, and a high priest of the goddess of the night.A wizardess who can tap the realm of magic, and three apprentices of notable power.A king suborned...

A murdered lover…loved by all. A creature neither vamp, nor were. Can I catch Nicola's murderer before he kills again? And what price will I pay to do just that?

Science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, speculative fiction and a touch of horror, this collection plays with just about every genre, touching on everything from dragons to mermaids and pixies to zombies...

A short story involving a car crash, a cliff face, and a swarm of overexcited pixies. Given a choice between a very long drop and the very thing I'd fled didn't make things any better. How in either of...

A short story concerning an archaeological dig funded by tourism, where the tourists go missing. A mysterious cavern where the magic takes place. As an Odyssey agent, and a big brother looking for his...

From the personal to the impersonal, from times of kings, to the modern era, battle, its causes, and attempts to make peace has been a major part of human history…and so have those who've lived it, survived...

Made hostages for a world whose international leaders didn't know how to behave, we ended up on a new world, one we have to make our own, where every step of civilization has to be earned, all over again....

Shifters come in all shapes and sizes. Some can be found in the universes of Odyssey and Miss Delight, or the Pixie Dust setting, and some are found elsewhere. Whether they are laying their lives on the...

Being a bodyguard isn't easy, not even when you're the seventh son in a long line of seventh sons, not even when the magic comes when you call—and especially not when the man you are protecting is a treacherous,...

I ran away from home to find a better life—not be forced into one. You can call me picky, but a girl likes to be asked if she wants to work for you, not coerced—and Odyssey should know better. Now, I...

A science-fiction short story about a hard-kept secret, a protection job on a water-world gone very wrong, and an agent trying to avoid the legacies of her past. Will Jamie's secrets make, or break, her...

An urban fantasy short story involving: A treacherous colleague, mistake not my own, but laid at my door, my job in jeopardy…and a dragon I'd thought a figment of my imagination. So what does happen when...

An ancient deity in a failing prison.A priest passed from one deity to the next, but supported by the gods themselves…A Northlands warrior, a rogue without a master, and a wizardess and her apprentices...

Missing colonists found. Check. Treaties signed. Check. Request for assistance received. Che—What? With New Haven missing two colonists in suspicious circumstances, it's up to Mitch and I to find them....

A yearly tradition.A dance not forgotten.A planet torn by a long-running war.Hunted by an implacable, and driven into the ruins of a town he once called home, Mark Leader, Michael, must try to save his...

A fantasy short story A city under siege.A dragon under cover.Five kings lost to time.And two orphans running for their lives.Hunted by invaders, Valan races to find his sister before those seeking them....

An urban fantasy science fiction short story. Rescued by an elf.Approved of by the pixies.Protected by the unicorns.Harper returns to the world of man, to find it greatly changed.Fate has drawn her dance...

A science fiction short story that includes: A werewolf on the moon.A kit that wants to be a human girl.A vigilante corporation with interstellar reach.And dreams of an Earth return.When Chitin decides...

A science-fiction short story incorporating: A downed ship.An AI sentience in jeopardy.A hostile take-over in action.When Peony sneaks out to make sure the crashed ship's AI is okay, she has no idea of...

A science-fiction short story, incorporating: An endangered disappearance attempt.A botched comms hack.A ruthless communications company.And a hunt already in play.I was in more trouble than I could poke...

An urban-fantasy short story incorporating: A curious fairy.A terrified cargo hidden in a truck.An illegal auction.A troll.And desperate measures.When Mélange sneaks aboard a long-distance hauler to look...

This fantasy short story includes: A place by the fire in exchange for a story, the tale of a blind bard and a dragon, a knight and his squire, sharing stories for a place at a fire. It's a highlight...

An unwelcome reunionA missing childAn illegal take-over and a slaving operationAll I wanted to do was stay out of Mack's hands, and well away from whatever game he was playing while working another Odyssey...

“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...

"'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,...

"'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...

'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...

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...

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...

The Inner Machinations of the Ordinary & Imaginative is a collection of short stories that range from a boy with time-traveling pajamas, to a pair of friends searching for an urban legend, and a tale...

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...

First 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...

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...