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Short novels are movie-length narratives that may well be the perfect length for science fiction stories. This audio collection, nearly 16 hours long, presents the best-of-the-best science fiction novellas published in 2016 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form of storytelling.

For more than half a century, Julius M. Reynolds, Jr. has hunted waterfowl, and the Santee lakes of South Carolina have been his sporting paradise. Early mornings, cold duck blinds, and sunrises on the Santee compose some of his most prized memories. He has witnessed both the glory days and the decline of duck hunting in South Carolina. With this heartfelt memoir, Reynolds recalls his best hunting stories, shares his knowledge of waterfowling, and chronicles recent dramatic changes in his beloved sport.

Annie Smith who is friends with the Garland Roses rock stars is forced into protective custody to keep her safe from a chillingly cold-blooded killer who is responsible for the deaths of a state trooper and several undercover agents. Sheriff Andrew C. Blackner is assigned to be her primary bodyguard; while Nick Stone and his agents from the C.O.P.S. Investigation and Protection Agency go after the killer.

This is an unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction stories published in 2013 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster, as narrated by top voice talents. In "Zero for Conduct," by Greg Egan, an Afghani teenager, living in a near-future Iran with her exiled grandfather, makes a game-changing superconductor discovery. A young girl struggles to survive on a planet, with a stringent class structure, where Doors are used to go off-world in "Exile, Interrupted," by C. W. Johnson.

Step into the shadowy realms of the Black Forest, where Wagner, a destitute and solitary shepherd, strikes a devils bargain that gifts him youth and riches at a chilling cost he must transform into a ferocious wolf once a month. This gripping tale unfolds with elements of murder, kidnapping, robbery, sadistic nuns, lust, and the chaos of war in sixteenth-century Italy. Originally serialized as a penny dreadful, this work may not be hailed as fine literature, but it promises to entertain with its dark twists. Please note that this recording retains certain racial and societal prejudices ...

Remember frolicking outside during the long, jubilant days of summer? This vibrant collection invites listeners to breathe deeply and return to that “carefree” season. From riding bikes with friends through the neighborhood, to hopping the ferry to Boblo Island, catching catfish along the river, dancing on warm nights to Afrobeats and jazz music, and cooling off in the Swimmobile, those sun-drenched memories were often clouded by racism for the Detroiters in this evocative anthology.

For a banished god, there are no altars. Only assignments. Areon, an exile in the mortal realm, survives by answering the prayers of other gods. From the forests of Japan, across the deserts of Persia, to the rolling green lands of the Celts. His duty is to hunt the creatures and quell the chaos the ruling pantheons would rather ignore. His only guide is a simple, burning question: where does evil truly come from? But the deeper he digs, the more he realizes the monsters he hunts are merely pawns in a much larger game. A hidden power is stoking the flames of hatred, pushing the Nine Realms ...

Henley Stones Smith, 42, is a psychologist with three foster daughters: Paloma, Jackie, and Manhattan. Nicki Zabelle, 28, is a professional video gamer who sleeps in late and always orders takeout. The COVID pandemic hits and Nicki abruptly moves from Boston to Western Massachusetts, where Henley is juggling working from home, remote school, and single parenthood. Henley sees Nicki as an incredibly young neighbor who is kind enough to share her pool. Nicki sees Henley as an incredibly hot neighbor who she hopes is kind enough to share her bed.

On a map redrawn by the rampant sea-level rise of the twenty-second century, survivors war over the ruins of high-ground whilst pirates and slavers plague the vast new seas that surround them. But amidst the ashes of the world there remains a place for the young and the brave to call home: The Archon — a ship crewed by orphan thieves, escaped prisoners, and heretic runaways.

Aaron Taylor and his group of friends run missions in one of the most popular full immersion virtual reality games, Omicron Sector Online. Their most recent run was to be a simple extraction of a few scientists. Or so they thought. Finding the labs abandoned upon arrival, Captain Aaron Taylor and his fire team must face the dark secrets that await them inside the research facility. What they find reveals a darker mystery that will affect everyone logged into the game: they are all stuck in the game. Captain Taylor and his team have to find a way out of the system before they get stuck in ...

The Mysteries of London – Volume I, Part 1 introduces readers to a thrilling world of crime, poverty, and corruption in mid-19th-century London. Serialized as a Penny Dreadful, this wildly popular novel reveals the dark secrets lurking behind the city’s wealth and power.

With Hope fracturing, can Salvation lead the others to stop the one who has been torturing him the most? Can he finally have peace and be with the ones he loved? But the question still remains: who is the Death Bringer?

What would you do, if a menacing stalker was threatening your life? For Kathy Meadows this isn’t a philosophical question, but a fact of life. A psychotic madman who calls himself, The Doctor, is stalking her calling her at all hours, day and night. When famous rock star Joel Garland learns of the danger he steps in to protect her, and enlists his cousin, Nicholas Stone, to help capture the creep. Disgruntled at having been roped into chaperoning her three teenaged nieces to a Garland Rose concert, Kathy Meadows is not happy to be there. The only positive aspect in having been so ...

Garland Roses III When Amanda Parks literally slammed into Adrian Russell on the backstairs of Shadow Creek Memorial Hospital, she’d slammed straight into his heart and life. Amanda can’t believe who she ran into, for the rock star had unknowingly given her the strength and courage to carry on with her life after she’d survived a crash that had killed her family, critically injured her body, and left her life in ruins. She never imagined she’d ever actually get to meet him in person, or that he’d step in to help her when she opened her home to five orphaned children. But he did ...

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Step into the captivating world of mid-Victorian England with the fourth and final volume of The Mysteries of London. Originally serialized in gripping weekly installments, these tales laid the groundwork for todays soap operas. Often referred to as Penny Dreadfuls, they may not have aspired to literary greatness, but they delivered thrilling escapism filled with vice, poverty, wealth, virtue, mystery, romance, and scandal. This volume promises to entertain and excite, appealing to a wide audience eager for drama and intrigue. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Selene, a priestess devoted to the god Areon, is thrust into a world of chaos as Ragnarok unfolds. She witnesses the death of Thor, is granted godhood by Areon, and grapples with her newfound powers and responsibilities while navigating a world consumed by war and facing difficult choices to protect mortals and uphold her newfound purpose as the goddess of peace.

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