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9301) The Conquered
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Three space explorers arrive on a new planet to find the hungry, desperate faces of a conquered civilization. These people are human, intelligent and aware of space travel. Why are they dressed in rags? Why isn't anyone allowed to own a tool, or medicine? What happened to their cities and culture? The chilling answer comes from the six-meter alien with smoke-colored armor and polished fangs, and he does not come in peace.
9302) Dangerous Toys
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Brian Knight's Dangerous Toys will break your heart, tickle your funny bone, and punch you right in the gut. Murderers and monsters, shapeshifters and the unquiet dead, cryptids and clowns…Dangerous Toys explores a world of small horrors from the subtle to the brazen, the serious to the slapstick.
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Original Stories and Novels by Kathryn Kaleigh. Each issue contains a complete novel and at least five full short stories.
Each issue is a sample of Kathryn's different stories that can include historical romance, time travel romance, and sweet wholesome contemporary. Most issues contain stories from her different series, but some issues have standalone stories not part of a series.
In this issue: SHORT STORIES...ALMOST MIDNIGHT. Almost Midnight....
9304) 5 of Swords
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Alice receives the 5 of swords and reflects over her life so far.
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When her beloved kitty Queen Sophie starts acting odd, Cass turns to a mysterious app to bridge the communication gap.But she soon discovers that no mews is good news…BAD TIDINGS FROM QUEEN SOPHIE is a quick fright perfect for any animal lover who's ever wondered what their pet is trying to tell them. If you're looking for scares that unnerve instead of nauseate, look no further. Horror stories from Danielle Williams lean towards slow-burn scares...
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Extrait : "La nuit approchait. Ils avaient fini de dîner ; les coudes sur la nappe, ils bavardaient, tandis qu'auprès d'eux une lampe brûlait toute rose sans les éclairer, et le jour, entré par la fenêtre, mourait en taches bleues sur la nappe. Mariés depuis quelques jours, ils se connaissaient à peine. Jean le premier, dans un besoin d'union absolue, s'abandonnait aux confidences qui livrent l'âme tout entière."
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Comment vivre lorsqu'on perd le contrle de son existence, lorsqu'on avance la peur au ventre? Comment vivre lorsqu'on comprend qu'il est trop tard et que son univers s'écroule? Des questions fondamentales auxquelles Joséphine, Sarah, Thibault et Amélie, confrontés de plein fouet à la vie et à ses tourments, vont devoir répondre chacun à sa manière. Suivez l'histoire de ces quatre destinées qui, entre doutes et douleur, vont se battre pour...
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One sad and lonely sheep needs Olga's help. When Olga looks out over a beautiful green field covered with sheep, she sees that one sheep is all alone. What will it take to help the grey sheep be happy? One of Olga's special rain showers! This book is part of the Olga the Cloud series. Each 12-page story features the charming cloud in simple situations, perfect for teaching babies and toddlers. Olga the Cloud stories were originally published in Italian...
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Assembled here is a selection of Mr. Leiber's best horrific tales, many of which have been virtually unobtainable for decades. From the riveting "Spider Mansion" and "The Phantom Slayer" from Weird Tales to the more recent "Lie Still, Snow White" and "Black Has Its Charms" from rare, small-press magazines, this collection provides an overview of Leiber's fifty-plus years as an acknowledged master of the weird tale. While much of Leiber's seminal science...
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Extrait : "Nous connaissons un homme qui, au milieu de la fièvre de changement et d'ambition qui travaille notre société, a continué d'accepter, sans révolte, son humble rle dans le monde, et a conservé, pour ainsi dire, le goût de la pauvreté. Sans autre fortune qu'une petite place, dont il vit sur ces étroites limites qui séparent l'aisance de la misère, notre philosophe regarde, du haut de sa mansarde, la société comme une mer dont...
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Twelve tales of the United States' early days, capturing moments in the lives of great leaders and farmers alike, all dreaming of the nation to come Written mostly while the United States was engaged in World War II, these patriotic stories imagine the best of the American spirit during its formative years. From "The Day of Victory," about a victorious George Washington meeting with his generals one last time to swap stories before they all return...
9312) Conexión temporal
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Por un instante, me perdí en los detalles: el rítmico tic-tac del reloj que marcaba las 20.26, el intenso tono rojizo del tobogán de afuera, la extremada limpieza de las copas, la conversación a mis espaldas…
9313) Si yo fuera un hombre
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En esta recopilación se puede apreciar la maestría de Charlotte Perkins Gilman para el cuento corto, reflexivo y con gran conciencia social.
Textos divertidos a la par que trágicos, donde sus protagonistas deciden dar un giro a sus ideas y convicciones para asumir un papel principal en sus vidas. Toda esta obra se puede definir como un clamor hacia el feminismo que ridiculiza con grandes dosis de ironía los cánones patriarcales establecidos hacia...
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These three delightful new children's stories are for readers of all ages.
For the older readers, the first story, The Giant People that lived in the Chateau, is about five teenagers who also happen to be giants. The teenage giants meet a French captain during a time of unrest in France and their exciting adventure begins.
Grandpas Don't Play is about a seven-year-old mixed-race girl of Syrian and Jamaican descent called Chantel. Chantel is determined...
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Most kids don't have to stress about things like exotic insects with a taste for human flesh when they go to class. But students at this school have to be ever vigilant. You never know when a supernatural pastry or a clay monster bent on revenge might be lurking just around the corner. Even a simple field trip to a local animal sanctuary can have ssserious consequences.
Dragged fresh from the grave and pulled out of the haunted corners of a...
9316) Reformed Rockstar
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Has the bad boy really reformed?
T is on a mission for forgiveness. He messed things up pretty badly with Aaron and Briana, almost getting Missy fired in the process.
Most importantly, he wants Missy to take him seriously. To take their relationship seriously.
Can he convince everyone?
This is the fourth short story in the Rockstar series. The first two focus on band frontman Aaron Brents and his romance with Briana Ambers.
Rose Garter writes...
9317) The Lucky Strike
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Combining dazzling speculation with a profoundly humanist vision, Kim Stanley Robinson, is known as not only the most literary, but also the most progressive (read "radical") of today's top rank SF authors. His bestselling Mars Trilogy tells the epic story of the future colonization of the red planet, and the revolution that inevitably follows. The Years of Rice and Salt, is based on a devastatingly simple idea: If the medieval plague had wiped out...
9318) The Syren Queen
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They said she is a tyrant of a Queen. And they are right.
Being the Queen meant she could be who she wanted. And what Sedna wanted, more than anything in the world, was justice. So when she whitenesses her lover cheating on her with her sister, she snaps. She didn't mean to kill him, at least, not really. With an impending war and her magic on the brink of destruction, Sedna must do what needs to be done to protect herself and her queendom, but...
9319) Ash
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Firefighters With Hearts' (Book Nine). No cheating. No cliffhangers. Guaranteed HEA. One ripped and rugged alpha firefighter. One curvy girl with her sights set on love. When their worlds unexpectedly collide, our troubled heroes are destined for an emotional ride that will tug, squeeze and heal your heart. A must read for anyone who believes that true love will ALWAYS win... no matter what. Lost. Scared. Hopeless. In her darkest moment, only his...
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The God of Love is bound by a mortal's curse. A baker's daughter learns the value of illusion. A pet detective receives unexpected help to solve a supernatural crime. A plant magician attracts the wrong person when she grows the tallest rosebush in the country. These stories and more are included in Ordinary Wonders, a fantasy short story collection of reprints and new works by Sandra Ulbrich Almazan. These eleven stories include seven stories with...
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