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Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Nonfiction Finalist for the World Fantasy Special Award – Professional A captivating anthology and heartfelt tribute to the horror genre featuring essays from several of the most celebrated contemporary horror writers including...

Brought to you by Penguin. What causes addiction, and how should we treat it? Today it is understood primarily as a brain disease, yet in this bold reimagining of addiction, pioneering psychiatrist Elias Dakwar argues that this is false. It fails to explain, among other things, why many people...

Cândido Rondon is by any measure the greatest tropical explorer in history. Between 1890 and 1930, he navigated scores of previously unmapped rivers, traversed untrodden mountain ranges, and hacked his way through jungles so inhospitable that even native peoples had avoided them—and led Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, on their celebrated "River of Doubt" journey in 1913-14. Originally published in Brazil, Into the Amazon is the first comprehensive biography of the Indigenous Brazilian explorer, scientist, stateseman, and conservationist.

Finn Carey never quits. A young Irishman working in the mills of Massachusetts, he’ll fight tooth and nail for his family. But when the ship carrying them from Ireland drifts ashore with no one left alive, Finn refuses to believe they’re gone. Tales spread of an evil escaped from the ship, of churches and cemeteries defiled. Convinced they’re connected to the whereabouts of his kin, Finn leaps into a desperate race against a foe whose determination matches his own. 

From the author of The Lost Queen, hailed as “Outlander meets Camelot” (Kirsty Logan, the author of The Gloaming), a “work of epic fantasy” (Bustle) in which a forgotten queen of 6th-century Scotland claims her throne as war looms and her family is scattered to the winds. AD 573...

Ryan Cawdor is a true warrior of Deathlands, fighting for survival in a bizarre, freakish world. But now, beyond the unseen perils, a new threat emerges: Invaders arrive from a parallel Earth where the nukecaust never happened. Ryan is abducted through a time corridor to the twin Earth, where he discovers a nightmare that makes Deathlands look tame by comparison — and a new plot for its grotesque destruction....

The first hopeful book about climate change, The Future Earth shows readers how to reverse the short- and long-term effects of climate change over the next three decades. The basics of climate science are easy. We know it is entirely human-caused. Which means its solutions will be similarly...

Shad Williams joined the army to fight for his country, not to fight aliens. But when he's abducted through a portal along with his terminally ill grandfather and kid sister, that's exactly what he finds himself doing. Now, deep below the surface of the planet Ganymede, they find themselves with other equally confused groups of humans drafted into serving under extraterrestrials battling for control over the Reality Engine, an advanced supercomputer capable of producing miraculous resources and technologies. 

The crisis has passed. The Ordo Nobilis fleet that threatened Havenport lies broken at the bottom of the sea, and for the first time, Henry Folsom has room to breathe. Unfortunately, peace doesn't mean progress. Henry may be Level 4, but Havenport itself is still stuck at Level 0, an island with...

Where the Sea Remembers TobyThe first thing Toby forgot was the sound of his own name, but he never forgot the sea.He had known it all his life — the soft crash of waves against the shore, the gulls calling overhead, the smell of salt drifting through the back garden. It was the soundtrack of...

This collection contains three stories featuring the Hardy Boys. Frank and Joe are two teenage brothers who hope to follow in the footsteps of their father, a famous private detective.

Emily Heart finds the stakes even higher after another random time jump into the future. Only this time she didn't arrive alone. Someone else came with her, lurking just beyond the shadows. She can feel someone studying her every move, her every thought. Is it the Orange Men? Are they planning to return in full force to hunt her down? What is their secret agenda?

Emily Heart, a fifteen-year-old homeless girl, is forced to navigate the treacherous streets of the city after a traumatic event leaves her with a unique and terrifying ability—she can jump through time. The blue fire that consumes her during these jumps leaves her naked, disoriented, and alone, thrusting her into a relentless cycle of survival.

After a narrow escape, Emily Heart finds herself floating in a cold, damp place filled with a sea of colors and certain death. Drawing another breath won't be easy, not after her time jumps have become even more erratic and unpredictable. So, too, have her relationships with Derek and the rest of her friends, forcing Emily to question everything. Should she rescue Junie from a deadbeat mother and keep her friend from a life in foster care? Is the Orange Man stalking her, or just her friends?

Digging Up Bones is a nonfiction true-crime/investigative book centered on the controversial funeral and burial of Bobby Wilks in Robertson County, Tennessee. The book investigates the circumstances surrounding Wilks’ death, funeral, and burial, drawing on historical records, interviews, newspaper reports, and other documented sources. It examines conflicting accounts and unanswered questions surrounding the case while presenting the author’s research and findings.

Being undead is hard enough without a cosmic girlfriend, a vengeful family, and a city full of shadow creatures watching your every move. Eldritch Blackwood Jr. was supposed to spend his winter break catching up on spellwork, not figuring out the square footage of an apartment that no longer obeys Euclidean geometry. But the shadows are growing bolder, and the walls between realms are cracking. The cause? Lea, a reality-warping eldritch entity with a soft spot for stray cats... and one very special, very anxious necromancer.

Merritt Baker is older than he looks. Quite a bit older, in fact. He knows all about the woods and where one should never wander at night, but the fact of the matter is, sometimes men are the scariest creatures of all, and Merritt makes it his business to protect the innocents caught in their...

The arrival of Aslishtei's nieces brings an unexpected proposition: an expedition to Old Baxteiyel. The hierophant of Albei has turned the ruins into the site of a deadly race, pitting teams against one another to claim the treasures hidden within. But Aslishtei's nieces have a different plan. For them, the race is a distraction—a cover for their true goal of uncovering the secrets of the fabled Arc of Knowledge within the ruins.

'The pages sing in this beautiful book.' Bono 'Moving and lyrical, The Forest is the Path is an imaginative and deeply personal journey of self-discovery.' The Irish Times ‘[An] astoundingly poetic book’ Pandora Sykes You’re falling through time so all I can do is fall with you. The...

When life falls apart, sometimes the best way forward is through a looking glass to the future, especially if it leads to a town where magic is real, secrets are hidden in plain sight, and the local guide is a good-looking crush from years ago. Once Maeve finds out her husband has a mistress and her life has pretty much been a lie except for the beautiful daughter she created from nineteen years of marriage, she takes her friend up on an invite to Stonewick Village. The town is a quirky tourist trap, famous for its enchanted setting and mysterious beginnings.