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Clark’s investigation begins with cocaine and leads to cold-blooded murder - the discovery of one, and then another, headless corpse. Who is behind the slaughter? Are the killings tied to the drug traffic? Or is a deeper, darker, and even more sinister conspiracy unfolding in the carnival?

Beck’s suffering from his trauma over Miranda the vampire and Tobias the fairy. Tarn wants to help his lover recover as he's experienced similar pain in the past. Martin the satyr recommends a healer, Shannon, to discuss their respective woes and problems. But things go awry and Shannon forces them to help her. Can they crack the wizard's spell-book and save themselves? Eric, Nutmeg, and Cecily search for Tarn and Beck and meet Tobias the fairy.

In the shadowed heart of New York's Greenwich Village, a ruthless gang of white supremacists stalks the night, targeting the vulnerable LGBTQ community with chilling precision. Their next mark: a cross-dressing former boxer and Army veteran, whose haunted past hides a deadly resilience. As the predators close in, a jaded New York City police sergeant who is prowling the neon-lit bars, chasing a fleeting dream of love, stumbles upon a brutal assault. Outraged that the gang is assaulting a “woman”, his instincts force him to act, saving the male victim but thrusting himself into a ...

Percival Christopher Wren is best known as a novelist, publishing twenty-eight novels from 1912 to 1941, the most famous of which being Beau Geste (1924). Wren also published seven short story collections: Stepsons of France (1917), The Young Stagers (1917), Good Gestes (1929), Flawed Blades (1933), Port o' Missing Men (1934), Rough Shooting (1938), and Odd—But Even So (1941). These short story collections contained a total of 116 stories. There were also two omnibus collections published, Stories of the Foreign Legion (1947) and Dead Men's Boots (1949), containing stories taken from ...

Battling Boxing Stories presents 15 of the most intense and hard-hitting stories about the pugilistic arts collected in one place and written by some of the best of today's new crop of exciting writers. The stories in this book highlight all types of boxers and all aspects of the sport, from amateur bouts and illegal street fights, to heavyweight championship events. These are wonderful stories with unforgettable characters who are full of passion and emotion, action and rage.

La historia nunca antes vista sobre el origen de los reinos humanos y la decadencia de ellos en el universo de la Gran Cruzada Universal, con páginas de nuevos contenidos para quienes desean conocer el verdadero origen de todas las cosas. Este libro contiene la historia más completa del origen de los Reinos, las confrontaciones entre hombres y seres que pensábamos que hacían parte de la mitología, pero que existieron y ejercieron una influencia muy poderosa en la historia de la humanidad.

A blind obsession. A driving ambition. A relentless, unrestrained, single-minded pursuit of a shiny metal. These are the symptoms of a condition known as gold fever, and, like Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, American mining engineer Captain Humbert Reynolds has got it bad. Possible side effects include: temporary insanity, a propensity for violence, and death.

Orphaned during World War II, Roger MacKenzie Wakefield believed that his mother died during the London Blitz, and that his father, an RAF pilot, was killed in combat. But this may not be the whole story.

To protect humans from evil yet remain undetected, the Fangborn follow strict rules - but werewolf Jack Parker just keeps breaking them. Failing to disclose his relationship with a Normal could cost him his powers, yet there's something irresistible about waitress Emily Vargas. For one thing, she seems to have no past - at least not one she'll talk about. Jack has kept his affair from the Family but not from his partner, Sully. Lucky for Jack, Sully has more important things to do than report him - like the duo's strange new assignment.

The Legends of King Arthur & His Knights is an enthralling audio book read in an easily digestible format. Bringing together the many tales of the legend of King Arthur into one audio book, Sir James Knowles' descriptive narrative will transport you to times gone by.

In this audiobook, the Green Ghost will face a giant mechanical monster on a long abandoned boardwalk, attempt to solve the murder of his old mentor, and uncover a ring of foreign saboteurs using radio frequencies to carry out their missions of terror and destruction. Here are pulp thrills and spills showcasing one of the most original classic pulp heroes ever invented. Brought to you by Airship 27 Productions, the new home of high adventure.

Keawe, un marinero de las islas Hawai, compra una singular botella que hará realidad su gran sueño: una hermosa casa en las costas de su pueblo. Sin embargo, deberá revender la botella por un precio inferior al que la compró, de lo contrario, cuando muera, el demonio que habita en su interior lo arrastrará con él hasta las llamas del infierno. Este fascinante relato es una versión del clásico cuento del genio escondido en una botella, capaz de conceder los deseos de aquél que la posea.

The clock is ticking and Dr. De’Brouillard has a date. Dinner is at the Graves and a contract to cure one of the cursed is sitting on the plate. But when an old and dear friend reaches out from murky shadow for a helping hand, will the Doctor take it, risking all if he ends up being late?

Out there - somewhere beyond the familiar planets and the comfortable centuries - humanity keeps pushing into the dark. These are the stories of what we find. Starfall Stories gathers twenty sharp, imaginative science-fiction tales exploring the strange futures waiting on the other side of tomorrow. From abandoned stations drifting through silent space to fractured timelines, forgotten colonies, machine-haunted cities, and alien worlds lit by unfamiliar suns, each story delivers a quick hit of wonder, mystery, or awe. These are futures full of explorers, outcasts, synthetic minds, lost ...

"El experto observador de fantasmas sabe que debe optar por una mirada indiferente, nunca directa, aceptar esa percepción imprecisa, de costado, sin tratar de apropiarse de un significado evanescente que se deshace entre los dedos: textos translúcidos, medusas del sentido." Así arranca este espléndido volumen de micro-relatos de la mano de una de las mejores creadoras del género, la escritora argentina Ana María Shua. Van Gogh y Tarzán, sirenas y pájaros azules, filtros de amor y mapas del tesoro.

The saga concludes explosively in "LET FREEDOM RING Part- 2, where the stakes surpass all that has come before as heroic Marshal Nash Riker and his deputy McKenna grapple with dual threats that not only imperil California but the world beyond! After the Caballeros' historic plunder, Riker is left to navigate a labyrinth of danger and treachery that extends beyond Daniella Villanueva’s forces to include the mysterious Visionaries, their power magnified by the ultimate creation of a young genius—a wonder meant for good, now a weapon of war. Stacia and Davi, the Giannini sisters, along ...

Culling the vastness of experience--from its bizarre fringes and breathtaking pinnacles to the mediocre and desperately below average--like an expert curator, Jim Shepard populates this collection with characters at once wildly diverse and wholly fascinating. A "black world" operative can't tell his wife a word about his daily activities, but doesn't resist sharing her confidences. A young Alpine researcher is smitten by the girlfriend of his dead brother, killed in an avalanche he believes he caused.

When your secret identity is revealed.... When the monster is unleashed.... When the superhero’s child has no power.... When Death himself is caught unawares.... Pull back the mask to reveal 21 tales from seasoned and award-winning authors, of magical masks, gas masks, death masks, superheroes, secret identities, disguised robots, alien symbionts, a Napoleonic thief, a swindling demon - even a hidden clown.

Un hombre entra en un bar y se fija en una hermosa chica. desilusionado de todo le cuenta su vida.

The people you annoy might just come back to haunt you. Ronny likes things done his way. As one of London’s most respected mastering engineers, he doesn’t have time for cocky young musicians, squeaky chairs, or anyone messing with his process. Storm, unfortunately, is all three. When their clash in the studio ends badly, Ronny thinks he’s seen the last of the irritating teenager. But that night, alone in his house, a sound begins to follow him, a sound that won’t stop. Is Storm playing games, or has Ronny pushed someone too far? Set in the winter of 1986, Breakdown is a sharp, ...