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No one could ask for a better present than a collection of Connie Willis Christmas tales. These are amazing stories, representing all the best of the Connie Willis experience: true Christmas gifts to her many fans. They are full of humor, absurdity, human foibles, tragedy, joy, and hope. They both send up and embrace many of the best Christmas traditions, such as the Christmas newsletter, Secret Santas, office parties, holiday pageants, and Christmas dinners (both elaborate and spare).

The high-concept thriller with a supernatural edge from the world-famous director, whose films include Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy. A plane lands at JFK and mysteriously ‘goes dark’, stopping in the middle of the runway for no apparent reason, all lights off, all doors sealed. The pilots...

Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar. With confidence and style, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is, was, and...

Faith, Fear, and Fortune-Professor Vlkoslag sells them all. In the rough-edged boomtown of Las Vegas, New Mexico, Professor Vlkoslag's Traveling Medicine Show rolls into town with its usual mix of spectacle, sleight of hand, and snake oil. But beneath the smell of camphor and sawdust lies something darker. Something born from the Professor's own forbidden magic. Vlkoslag isn't just a showman—he's a magician who wields real power and uses it to manipulate both magic and men.

This storybook offers engaging and mystical tales that explore the journey of our soul’s purpose. Through entertaining adventures, life lessons, and moments of transformation, these stories for all ages guide listeners to look beyond traditional ideas into a deeper meaning around defining our journeys through life. The book encourages listeners to embrace their unique gifts, and pursue a life that brings both fulfillment and joy to themselves and others. Each story offers a unique journey of courage, self-discovery, faith, and transformation.

Every day is a struggle. Xavier's debt is mounting, his boss is threatening to fire him, and an eviction might be around the corner. But that was about to change. A mysterious lawyer approaches him with promises of fortune and a hidden estate. But is the will real? Did some distant relative leave him millions of dollars and a mansion? Then, he meets a mysterious woman named Hayley, and she claims to help run Ironshire Estate and Xavier’s new home. But something is very different about Hayley. She isn’t human... and neither are the other women of Ironshire.

Step into the warm, enchanting Gullah Geechee Sea Island waters of the magical coral reef city of Geechmobo for the debut of this cozy Afro mermaid fantasy series that celebrates Soulaan heritage, Afrofuturism, and sacred West African sea deities. Deep beneath the Atlantic waters off the coast of the Lowcountry, you won't find traditional mermaids. Meet the Mersa: oceanic beings who carry the land-walking heritage of Southern Black Americans and the divine lineage of revered water spirits like Olokun, Yemọja, and Mami Wata.

Once again, five interconnected stories driven by a cursed chain of events. In the lantern room of a remote lighthouse on a stormy, starless night, a weathered, scarred keeper named Silas shares five interconnected tales of greed, curses, and the inescapable memory of the deep. He warns his listener that the sea always reclaims what is owed and that curses do not sleep.

Journey to one of the worlds next door in this short story of epic fantasy featuring Zaama, a deadly knight of the mystic order known as the Daughters of the Dawn. In "The Tainted Grove", Zaama is called upon by a sisterhood of tree spirits to find and aid a long-silent kinswoman of theirs. Narrated by Karliene Reynolds.

Cuando cierto día Amelia encuentra el viejo diario de historias de su abuela, ella insiste en que le lea uno de sus relatos. Pero no todas las historias son ficción con finales felices. Situado en un pequeño pueblo en decadencia, el relato nos pone en las vidas de una madre y una hija, quienes trabajan como floristas durante todo el año para sobrevivir a los hostiles inviernos. Cuando la niña encuentra una misteriosa anciana que también vende flores, recordará la frase que nos han dicho desde que éramos pequeños–“No hables con extraños”.

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer of weird, horror, fantasy, and science fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos, but his legacy is also apparent in terms like "Lovecraftian horror" and an enduring fandom. The H. P.

The Revelation: A name given to an event that, five years ago, changed the world forever. In a single day, humanity discovered that not only were they not alone, but they were not exactly at the top of the food chain. Living in the shadows for millennia, supernaturals now had no choice but to finally come into the light. Because of the fury of a mad god, humans and supernaturals now had to learn to coexist side by side for the first time in living memory.

A spellbinding urban fantasy that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Gemeinsam mit Nyx und Ruby verfolgen wir ein wichtiges Ziel: die Drachen retten, die gegen ihren Willen im Norden festgehalten werden. Kyra und Darius sind hin- und hergerissen zwischen Leidenschaft und Verantwortung, während sie das Schicksal des gefährdeten Königreichs in den Händen halten. Mit der Rückkehr der Magier, die sich gerade in der Akademie eingerichtet haben, den geflüchteten Shunas und der Wiederbelebung des Lebensbaumes weiß ich überhaupt nicht mehr, wo mir der Kopf steht.

Zwei Drachenprinzen. Einem versprochen, von dem anderen entführt. Ich hatte immer gehofft, aus Liebe zu heiraten. Doch das Schicksal hatte andere Pläne. Mein weltliches Leben gerät aus den Fugen, als meine Familie bedroht wird. Der Preis für den Schutz der Menschen, die ich liebe? Eine Zwangsehe mit einem gut aussehenden, rätselhaften Mann, der... dunkle Geheimnisse hat. Er kämpft in einem Krieg, von dem ich nicht einmal wusste, dass er existiert. In die Welt des Übernatürlichen gestoßen, werde ich von seinem Bruder entführt. Und jetzt bin ich zum Spielball in ihrem finsteren Spiel geworden.

A lonely man gets more than he bargained for after ordering a hand-in-a-can from an old magazine.

Daniel Chai has fallen into a routine of adventuring and dungeon delving with his friends. When his secret gift as a healer is exposed, Daniel's greatest fears come to play as adventuring guilds and the royal family attempt to recruit him. To survive, Daniel and his team won’t only have to face dangerous monsters and Master Class dungeons—they’ll have to escape a web of guild politics and conniving nobility. This box set collects the final arc of the Adventures of Brad series, following Daniel and friends in a LitRPG-inspired fantasy world. 

Return to the epic fantasy realm of Rokugan's samurai and magic in the collected Legend of the Five Rings novellas, featuring an all-new story of the Lion Clan. A shamed Lion Clan warrior finds a chance for redemption when she discovers a foundling with magical ancestry, whose secrets could change everything. A young monk with a mysterious tattoo must learn to embrace her destiny and become a superhuman hero of the Dragon Clan. The quest for a lost relic leads a team of bold Crab Clan samurai into a dangerous expedition through the monster-haunted depths of Shinomen forest.

A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night, taking one of the spectators along with it . . . In a novella set two years after the events of American Gods, Shadow pays a visit to an ancient Scottish mansion, and finds himself...

Seabury Quinn's short stories were featured in well more than half of Weird Tales' original publication run. His most famous character, the supernatural French detective Dr. Jules de Grandin, investigated cases involving monsters, devil worshippers, serial killers, and spirits from beyond the grave, often set in the small town of Harrisonville, New Jersey. Collected for the first time, The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin, edited by George Vanderburgh, presents all 93 published works featuring the supernatural detective.